Amazon has laid off a small number of employees in its books division, including staff at its Kindle and Goodreads units, as part of a continued effort to streamline operations and reduce internal bureaucracy, the company confirmed Thursday.

Fewer than 100 roles were affected by the latest round of cuts, according to a company spokesperson. The layoffs are the latest in a series of targeted staff reductions across Amazon’s business, following recent cuts in its devices and services unit, Wondery podcast division, and retail communications teams.

“As part of our ongoing work to make our teams and programs operate more efficiently, and to better align with our business roadmap, we’ve made the difficult decision to eliminate a small number of roles within the Books organization,” Amazon said in a statement.

CEO Andy Jassy has been spearheading a company-wide effort to improve efficiency by trimming what he has described as “excess bureaucracy,” including efforts to flatten management layers and simplify operations across departments.

Despite the ongoing layoffs, Amazon added approximately 4,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the final quarter of 2024, according to a company filing last month.

Amazon’s shares closed slightly higher on Thursday, rising 0.3%, though the stock remains down 5.6% year to date.