Poor people lose money and they are considered failures — sponges on society. Amazon loses money for years and it becomes one of the most powerful corporations on the planet.
It is reasonable to say that if Amazon failed much of the Internet would crash. And very little of it has to do with books or even with retail sales. It’s all about the backend infrastructure now.
Fearsome Beard 
I buy so much shit from Amazon it’s ridiculous, and I have no problem doing so.
Wow. Who knew! I have ordered books and movies, but if it ever comes to buying other things on line, I’m screwed. I’m a toucher.
The changed face of retail, I buy from Amazon almost every week, and we are seeing shopping malls fall empty.
I don’t buy from Amazon all the time, but if I know I’m looking for something that’s not available in stores I’ll buy it from them.
Poor people lose money and they are considered failures — sponges on society. Amazon loses money for years and it becomes one of the most powerful corporations on the planet.
It is reasonable to say that if Amazon failed much of the Internet would crash. And very little of it has to do with books or even with retail sales. It’s all about the backend infrastructure now.