Anyone know what happened to bookpool.com?

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Bookpool.com, a popular online retailer for computer books in the UK, ceased operations approximately one month ago. The closure is attributed to the inability to compete with Amazon's pricing and delivery options. Bookpool previously offered significant discounts of 40% off on books priced in USD and utilized economical book-rate surface mail delivery, which appealed to customers. However, the transition to DHL for shipping and handling costs led to prices exceeding the cost of the books themselves, contributing to their downfall.

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Anyone know what happened to bookpool.com?
 
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They closed about a month ago.I suppose it's hard to compete with Amazon.
It's a shame, they used to be fantastic for the UK, before Amazon you generally had to pay £1=$1 for computer books with no discount.
Bookpool sold them in $ with 40% off and they originally did book-rate surface mail delivery which cost almost nothing if you could wait a few weeks. Then they changed their delivery to use DHL and the S+H was more than the book.
 

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