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Who owns abebooks.it?
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Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2009 · no registrant change on record since 2009 · last checked Nov 5, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJan 23, 2009 – Mar 29, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described abebooks.it from Jan 23, 2009 to Mar 29, 2014 (6 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2009Jul 1, 2009“AbeBooks è una piattaforma on line per i libri. 110 milioni di libri nuovi, antichi, usati e fuori catalogo sono offerti in vendita sui siti internet AbeBooks da migliaia di librerie indipendenti di tutto il mondo. Dal …”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Registrar
No registrar observed yet. AboutUs has recorded registrars since Jul 20, 2026.
Registrant
Registrant recordsJul 21, 2009 – May 16, 2026Registration records for abebooks.it are held from Jul 21, 2009 to May 16, 2026 (56 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2009–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara)Nameservers: UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara)Jul 21, 2009 – Dec 31, 2016Registration records listed UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) nameservers (pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org…) for abebooks.it from Jul 21, 2009 to Dec 31, 2016.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
AmazonAmazonJun 30, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026 (latest)Amazon issued 36 certificates for abebooks.it from Jun 30, 2025, the latest valid until May 22, 2027. Seen in use on Nov 5, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 5, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (8)
Jan 23, 2009 – Mar 29, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described abebooks.it from Jan 23, 2009 to Mar 29, 2014 (6 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2009AboutUs record: “AbeBooks è una piattaforma on line per i libri. 110 milioni di libri nuovi, antichi, usati e fuori catalogo sono offerti in vendita sui siti internet AbeBooks da migliaia di librerie indipendenti di tutto il mondo. Dal …”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Jul 21, 2009 – May 16, 2026Registrant: Registration records for abebooks.it are held from Jul 21, 2009 to May 16, 2026 (56 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 21, 2009 – Dec 31, 2016Zone file: Registration records listed UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) nameservers (pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org…) for abebooks.it from Jul 21, 2009 to Dec 31, 2016.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 11, 2017 – May 16, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1207.awsdns-22.org, ns-1950.awsdns-51.co.uk, ns-61.awsdns-07.com…) for abebooks.it from Apr 11, 2017 to May 16, 2026.
Current AboutUs recordJun 19, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 11, 2017 – May 16, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1207.awsdns-22.org, ns-1950.awsdns-51.co.uk, ns-61.awsdns-07.com…) for abebooks.it from Apr 11, 2017 to May 16, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Apr 11, 2017abebooks.it's nameservers moved from UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Dec 31, 2016 and Apr 11, 2017. Last seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Dec 31, 2016 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Apr 11, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 11, 2017Zone file: abebooks.it's nameservers moved from UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Dec 31, 2016 and Apr 11, 2017. Last seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Dec 31, 2016 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Apr 11, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jun 30, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 36 certificates for abebooks.it from Jun 30, 2025, the latest valid until May 22, 2027. Seen in use on Nov 5, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 5, 2026
Jun 19, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
All 4 safety checks passed (Nov 7, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
not yet retrieved
Registrar and registration date not retrieved yet — we retry on every view.
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.abebooks.it.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as an online shop that runs a marketplace, mainly for the public as customers.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 78 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 78 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What abebooks.it said about itself, 2009
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2009
AbeBooks è una piattaforma on line per i libri. 110 milioni di libri nuovi, antichi, usati e fuori catalogo sono offerti in vendita sui siti internet AbeBooks da migliaia di librerie indipendenti di tutto il mondo. Dal libro da collezione al bestseller, dalla prima edizione autografa al libro di testo, dalla cinquecentina al tascabile: ogni lettore trova il suo libro.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2009
First tracked by AboutUs (Jan 23, 2009); profile edited 6 times through 2014.