Posted on 04/06/2023 4:02:05 AM PDT by EBH
The Book Depository is closing down after almost two decades in business.
The company, which is owned by Amazon, confirmed the move on social media
The decision was confirmed on 4 April when the company used Twitter to announce their closure.
It comes after parent company Amazon announced major changes and cost cutting exercises in their book selling department.
Amazon chief executive, Andy Jassy, said in a January blog post that more than 18,000 roles would be cut across the company, and discussed “the hard decision to eliminate a number of positions across our devices and books businesses”.
“We are working to support those who are affected and are providing packages that include a separation payment, transitional health insurance benefits, and external job placement support,” Mr Jassy added in the blog.
In March, a further 9,000 job cuts were announced.
The Book Depository Twitter account read: “We are sorry to let you know that Book Depository will be closing on 26 April 2023. You can still place orders until midday (12pm BST) on 26 April and we will continue to deliver your purchases and provide support for any order issues until 23 June 2023.
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Thanks for the link. Curious, I went to the About page and learned NOTHING about the service. But I learned plenty about its wokeness.
https://www.bookdepository.com/about-us
Great link.
One look at that page and I have no problems with it going outta business.
Lots of others in the bookseller biz to take their place.
Now if only we could get Jassy to pack up and leave.
I’ve never heard of The Book Depository. So I checked it out and found one book at three times the price at Amazon.
And Ebay and Aliexpress have a cheaper competitor now that sop far has checked out cheaper and considerate, https://www.temu.com. Made some small purchases (like bike handle grips and seat covers) and rcvd. two $5 credits due to late arrivals (they came), but which shipping time was normal for such as Ebay. Thank God we can even get such.
I’ll check it out. Thanks.
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