Amazon Turns $2.7 Billion Loss in 2022 to a Profit of $30 Billion in 2023 - Publishers Weekly

That's a huge profit jump for one year.

Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today took our traveling kitty pilot to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts he found one about Amazon's company profits.

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, Amazon announced a turnaround for a company loss in 2022 to a major profit in 2023. The company cut expenses by implementing employee layoffs and delivery reorganizations. The company also had a significant increase in sales. The combination of  these lead to the 2023 profit.

 

Panzer says, "The post has other information about an AI named Rufus. You need to read that too."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Profit

Publishers, Ingram Prepare for Possible UPS Strike - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer went to the Publishers Weekly site. There our illustrious kitty traveler found a post about the possible UPS strike and it's impact on the book industry.

 

I don't need to worry about it.

According to Jim Milliot's post, UPS will go on strike August 1 if an agreement between the Union and management can't be reached. Publishers and Ingram are making plans to get their books delivered to retail outlets before the strike. The post includes links to other information.

Panzer says, "A good reason to publish digitally."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of iced tea and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Possible UPS Strike

Supply Chain Problems for Publishers and Authors - Various

 Back in August Panzer told you about the upcoming supply chain problems Ingram was warning publishers to prepare for in the coming months. 

 

Other sources are now experiencing supply problems as well. Some authors' are reporting bookstores are unable to get their book orders filled by their publishers. Other authors aren't getting their books delivered to their book signings.

It's a mess and getting worse.

These problems are attributable to publishers' printers not being able to get the paper necessary to print the books and/or not being able to get the printed books delivered to the publishers. This is due to paper manufacturing problems and delivery problems caused by the pandemic.

If you plan to publish any books (paperback or hardback) before the end of the end of the year, you should read these posts to help plan your strategy.

Panzer says, "Every time humans think they have this Covid thingy under control, its cousin just comes right back."

 

To read the post at Kristine Kathryn Rusch's blog tootle over to supply chain woes

To read the post at Publishers Weekly tootle over to supply chain disruptions

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Ingram supply chain troubles 

Trump throws Amazon under the delivery truck in debate over U.S. Postal Service econmics - GeekWire

Panzer was shaken out of his kitty bed this afternoon by thunder and lightning coming from the Catosphere. Jumping into the Panzermobile, our brave kitty pilot headed into the storm. Following all the noise took him to the GeekWire site. There he discovered a post about President Trump, the postal service and Amazon was causing all the ruckus.

The post by Todd Bishop says U.S. President Trump has stated again he wants the United States Postal Service (USPS) to start charging Amazon more money to deliver the company's packages. Amazon has a contract with USPS to deliver the company's packages. According to federal regulations, if the money collected from Amazon's contract doesn't cover USPS's costs for delivery, the contract will be cancelled. The contract hasn't been cancelled, so USPS must already be charging Amazon the correct amount to deliver the company's packages.

Can somebody explain it to me?

Panzer says, "It makes no sense to me."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of iced tea and some ice cream for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon delivery

Jeff Bezos announces Amazon's 'Climate Pledge', promising to cut emissions and pushing other companies to follow suit - GeekWire

Panzer was washing the Panzermobile windshield (windscreen) when he discovered a post shoved under the wiper blade. Smoothing it out, our traveling kitty pilot discovered it was a GeekWire post about Amazon and the climate crisis.

Electric vans! Wind farms! Solar farms!

According to Lisa Shiffler's post, on September 19 Jeff Bezos announced Amazon will be carbon neutral within 21 years. The company is purchasing 100,000 electric delivery vans. The vans will begin deliveries in 2021. The company plans to get 80 percent of it's energy from renewable sources within 5 years. Amazon is already building wind farms and solar power farms. The post includes a lot more information on Amazon's future plans to address the climate crisis. The post also includes links to the Paris Agreement and other sites.

Panzer says, "Amazon's announcement came the day before the Global Climate Strike."

Note: This is a h-u-g-e post. Bring a thermos of tea, three muffins and six chocolate cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links, bring two gallons of tea and three dozen muffins.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Climate Pledge

Amazon's latest weapon in the e-commerce wars: Its own air force - The Washington Post

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he almost got side-swiped by a Boeing 767 jet. Following the big bully took our brave kitty boy to The Washington Post site. There he discovered the plane belongs to Amazon.

I am not a happy kitty.

A post at the site by Sarah Halzack explains it was Amazon One doing a test flight. Amazon has leased 40 planes as part of their delivery service to use between warehouses. They also own 4,000 truck trailers as part of the same delivery service. It turns out, Amazon has already been using 11 of the planes they leased before this official announcement, but this is the first plane to have the Amazon logo. The other planes will get the logos in the near future. There's a photo of the jet with the post so you can see the logo placement. The post also explains about the planes' uses in the delivery chain.

Panzer says, "Amazon better have good insurance ... That plane almost hit my Panzermobile."

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Amazons air force

"Amazon without Amazon": one-hour book delivery service launched - The Guardian

It's an interesting concept.

Panzer stopped in at The Guardian site today. With no digging at all our big bad kitty found a post about a new Amazon rival service called NearSt.

The post by Alison Flood explains about the start-up NearSt's London book order and deliver service. About 40 London book stores are currently using the platform. The customer places a book order either at the NearSt online site or by Smartphone app. In minutes the order is processed and ready for pickup at the store or one-hour delivery to the customer which ever the customer wants.

Panzer says, "Hmmm ... They don't have to stock inventory because the bookstores have the books. They just have to pay the delivery people. That means pretty low costs to the company. Let's watch this company and see what happens."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to book delivery service