Amazon closes UK online store Book Depository

Book Repository Screenshot.Image source, Book Custodian
By Monica MillerBBC News

UK-based online store Book Depository is being shut down by its parent company, US tech giant Amazon.

Book Depository has announced to its customers that it would cease operations later this month after nearly two decades in business.

This comes after Amazon announced plans to remove thousands of jobs as it shakes up its global business.

The news was greeted with sadness by many Book Depository customers around the world. worldwide.

"We are sorry to let you know this book repository will close on April 26, 2023," the company said.

< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Customers can continue to order books until noon UK time on the last day of trading, the company's website added.

"I can confirm that we have made the difficult decision to close Book Depository," an Amazon spokesperson told the BBC.

Book Depository was founded in 2004 by former Amazon employee Andrew Crawford and his business partner Stuart Felton.

The global online book retailer, which was acquired by Amazon i...

Amazon closes UK online store Book Depository
Book Repository Screenshot.Image source, Book Custodian
By Monica MillerBBC News

UK-based online store Book Depository is being shut down by its parent company, US tech giant Amazon.

Book Depository has announced to its customers that it would cease operations later this month after nearly two decades in business.

This comes after Amazon announced plans to remove thousands of jobs as it shakes up its global business.

The news was greeted with sadness by many Book Depository customers around the world. worldwide.

"We are sorry to let you know this book repository will close on April 26, 2023," the company said.

< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Customers can continue to order books until noon UK time on the last day of trading, the company's website added.

"I can confirm that we have made the difficult decision to close Book Depository," an Amazon spokesperson told the BBC.

Book Depository was founded in 2004 by former Amazon employee Andrew Crawford and his business partner Stuart Felton.

The global online book retailer, which was acquired by Amazon i...

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