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Amazon Cuts 100 Jobs in Devices Unit Amid Ongoing Efficiency Drive

May 14, 2025
Bookshop.org’s CEO on Taking the Fight to Amazon With eBooks
eCommerce // February 10, 2025

In a world where eBooks are gaining popularity, traditional bookstores face an uphill battle to stay relevant. While Amazon continues to dominate the digital book market, independent bookstores have struggled to adapt to the shift. But one company is determined to change the narrative. Bookshop.org,...

Kindle eBooks Now Accessible Through Select Peloton Products
Fitness // August 20, 2024

Users of select Peloton products can now read their Kindle books on the screens of those products while exercising. This new feature is available to Peloton members in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Austria and Germany on their Bike, Bike+, Tread or...

Amazon’s ‘Your Books’ Lets Customers View Reading History, Recommends Titles
Retail // December 13, 2023

Amazon’s latest offering harkens back to its roots as a bookseller. The company’s Your Books feature, announced Wednesday (Dec. 13), lets users explore all their books in one place, while offering personalized features to find the next thing to read. The feature, Amazon said in...

Amazon Begins Layoffs in Devices & Services Organization 
Retail // November 16, 2022

Amazon has notified employees of layoffs after deciding to consolidate some teams and programs within its Devices & Services organization.  The firm did not specify the number of employees affected, but said it notified them Tuesday (Nov. 16), according to a blog post on the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Bookshop.org’s CEO on Taking the Fight to Amazon With eBooks

February 10, 2025
In a world where eBooks are gaining popularity, traditional bookstores face an uphill battle to stay relevant. While Amazon continues to dominate the digital book market, independent bookstores have struggled to adapt to the shift. But one company is determined to change the narrative. Bookshop.org, an online platform that has long championed local bookstores, is […]

Quick Reads
Amazon Cuts 100 Jobs in Devices Unit Amid Ongoing Efficiency Drive

May 14, 2025
Amazon reportedly cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit, saying it did so as part of a regular business review. The layoffs amount to a small portion of the unit’s total workforce, Reuters reported Wednesday (May 14), citing a company spokesperson. “As part of our ongoing work to make our teams and […]

Kindle eBooks Now Accessible Through Select Peloton Products

August 20, 2024
Users of select Peloton products can now read their Kindle books on the screens of those products while exercising. This new feature is available to Peloton members in the United...

Amazon’s ‘Your Books’ Lets Customers View Reading History, Recommends Titles

December 13, 2023
Amazon’s latest offering harkens back to its roots as a bookseller. The company’s Your Books feature, announced Wednesday (Dec. 13), lets users explore all their books in one place, while...

Amazon Begins Layoffs in Devices & Services Organization 

November 16, 2022
Amazon has notified employees of layoffs after deciding to consolidate some teams and programs within its Devices & Services organization.  The firm did not specify the number of employees affected,...