Daedalus Books
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Daedalus Books is an independent seller of books, music, and video founded in 1980. While it sells new titles, Daedalus Books' specialty is the remaindered book
. Their philosophy is to keep bestsellers, classics, and overlooked gems available to the reading public.
Daedalus Books' primary location is its 120000 square feet (11,148.4 m²) warehouse
and outlet store
located in Columbia, Maryland
. In 2006, Daedalus opened a second store in Belvedere Square, east of the Roland Park section of Baltimore
, and south of Towson, Maryland
.
Remaindered book
Remaindered books are books that are no longer selling well and whose remaining unsold copies are being liquidated by the publisher at greatly reduced prices...
. Their philosophy is to keep bestsellers, classics, and overlooked gems available to the reading public.
Daedalus Books' primary location is its 120000 square feet (11,148.4 m²) warehouse
Warehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
and outlet store
Outlet store
An outlet store or factory outlet is a brick and mortar or online retail store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public. Traditionally, a factory outlet was a store attached to a factory or warehouse, sometimes allowing customers to watch the production process like in the...
located in Columbia, Maryland
Columbia, Maryland
Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
. In 2006, Daedalus opened a second store in Belvedere Square, east of the Roland Park section of Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, and south of Towson, Maryland
Towson, Maryland
Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...
.