One of Amazon.com's top book publishing executive, Larry Kirshbaum is reportedly going to leave the company.
Amazon said that Kirshbaum, 69, will leave the company, facing difficulties in establishing itself as a major book publisher, early next year.
According to AllThingsD, Kirshbaum has been with Amazon since 2011, initially as vice president and publisher of Amazon Publishing's New York office and later as editorial director for imprints on both the east and west coasts.
The report added that Kirshbaum earlier ran the book operations formerly owned by Time Warner Inc.