Amazon is closing down its Kindle store in China

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According to a post made to the company's WeChat account, Amazon stopped supplying retailers in China with e-readers and will shut down the country's ebook shop. Users in China will no longer be able to buy digital books from Amazon when the company pulls its app from Chinese app stores one year from now.

Current customers will be able to download titles purchased in the past, and after that, they will keep working, but without the cloud's backup. According to the tech giant, the move is unrelated to pressure from the government. Amazon said it was changing its focus. The company will continue to offer its other businesses in the country.

We are still committed to our Chinese customers. As a global business, we make adjustments wherever we operate. We will invest in businesses where we can provide value to our customers.

Amazon has scaled back operations in China recently. Last week, Airbnb pulled its listings in China due to a decline in business as a result of China's long COVID lock down and high costs made worse by the Pandemic. Outbound travelers will be the focus of the Beijing office.

Yahoo withdrew its services from China in November, a month after the local version of its platform was shut down. The country's "challenging operating environment" and increased compliance requirements were cited by both companies.