Amazon lays off Kindle department employees following release of Boox Go 7 series

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Amazon has implemented job cuts in its Kindle department shortly after the launch of the Boox Go 7 series, according to Reuters. While details about the affected sub-units were not disclosed, a company spokesperson referred to the reductions as a small portion of the team.

Boox Go 7 series
The new Boox Go 7 and Go Color 7 (Gen II). | Image credit — Boox

The recently released Boox Go 7 series includes the Go 7 and Go Color 7 (Gen 2) e-readers, both running on Android 13. This allows users to access the Google Play Store, providing a wider range of reading apps and productivity tools compared to platforms like Kindle and Kobo.

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