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Amazonhas cutjobsin itsbooksdivision, including at its Goodreads review site and Kindle units, the company said on Thursday.
The Seattle-based retailer said that fewer than 100 workers were impacted and the move was meant to improve efficiency and streamline operations.
“As part of our ongoing work to make our teams and programs operatemoreefficiently, and to better align with our business roadmap, we’ve made the difficult decision to eliminate a small number of roles within theBooksorganization,” anAmazonspokesperson said in a statement.
Amazonhas been making piecemeal jobcuts, most recently in itsdevices and services unit, as well as itsWondery podcastdivisionand stores and communications staff.
CEO Andy Jassy is undertaking an initiative to reduce what he has described as an excess of bureaucracy at the company, including by reducing the number of managers.
Through this year’s first quarter,Amazonadded about 4,000jobscompared to last year’s fourth quarter, according to a disclosure last month.
Shares ofAmazonclosed 0.3% higher on Thursday and are down 5.6% so far this year. The jobcutsin thebooksdivisionwere first reported by Business Insider.
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