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Amazon will shut down global online bookstore Book Depository after almost two decades, CNN Business reported. The UK-based bookseller, bought by Amazon in 2011, announced Wednesday that it would cease operations on April 26.
In January, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced in a blog that the company would slash more than 18,000 roles globally, citing
Book Depository, a UK-based online bookstore owned by Amazon, will close down on April 26. Both Book Depository and Amazon confirmed the closure of the website, it's likely a result of Amazon's cuts.
Gloucester-based bookseller bought by the retail giant in 2011 will shut at the end of April
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Bookseller says impact of closure on Irish consumers unlikely to be pronounced given range of online options