# Down East Books — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Down East Books]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-26T21:41:40.194Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 3 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: United States Scope: Wikidata Q135007782 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:down-east-books:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q135007782, revision 2365520363]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:17:30.419Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q135007782:P17@2365520363. - [Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q30:label:en@2556188301. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Rockport Scope: Wikidata Q135007782 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:down-east-books:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q135007782, revision 2365520363]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:17:30.419Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q135007782:P159@2365520363. - [Wikidata label: Q3448074, revision 2545831271]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:32:15.537Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q3448074:label:en@2545831271. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1967 Scope: Wikidata Q135007782 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:down-east-books:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q135007782, revision 2365520363]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:17:30.419Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q135007782:P571@2365520363. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.