Amazon To Shut Down Its Global Online Bookstore To Cut Costs: Report

The company would continue to provide support to customers with their orders until June 23, Book Depository said in a statement on its website.

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, but that customers could still place orders until midday UK time on that day.

The company would continue to provide support to customers with their orders until June 23, Book Depository said in a statement on its website.

Founded in the UK in 2004, Book Depository sells over 20 million books, and offers free delivery -- with no minimum spend -- to more than 120 countries, according to its website.

The bookseller's closure comes as Amazon is making drastic cuts to its workforce to reduce costs, according to CNN Business.