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Amazon’s often-overlooked Goodreads and Kindle services are undergoing significant changes. In a recent update, Amazon announced layoffs at its Books division, eliminating some of the workers from its already small department. The Amazon job cuts were confirmed by Reuters, which said that fewer than 100 workers were impacted by the change in an effort to improve the efficiency of the affected departments and streamline its operati
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ns. This is a common refrain among employers when it comes to layoffs, as businesses often benefit from trimming the excess and reassigning the remaining workers to posts where their skills can be better utilized.