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Online store Book Depository to close: S'pore customers lament loss as 'tragic' and 'heartbreaking'

SINGAPORE — During the Covid-19 circuit breaker period, content creator Natalie Tan ordered five or six books "every other week" from Book Depository, as it was the cheapest online bookstore and going to the library was not an option at the time. 

  • Online bookseller Book Depository is set to close on April 26 amid cost-cutting measures by owner Amazon
  • The popular online bookseller was founded in 2004 and was acquired by the global retail giant in 2011
  • TODAY spoke to 10 avid readers who lamented the news of the closure, calling the impending loss of Book Depository as "tragic" and "heartbreaking"
Source: TODAY
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