Amazon has confirmed that it will be closing the Book Depository, an online bookstore that has been in operation for nearly 20 years. Visitors to the website can see a notice announcing its closure, which is scheduled for April 26th, 2023. Customers can still place orders until this date and official support will continue until June 23rd of the same year. Users can download their wish list data from the site.
Book Depository was founded in the UK in 2004 and was acquired by Amazon in 2011. Due to a sluggish global economy, Amazon is restructuring its book business after laying off more than 27,000 employees, and closing Book Depository seems to be part of this plan.