In Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel Looking Backward, written in 1887, a young man falls asleep and wakes up in the year 2000. It’s a romance as well as a sci-fi story, so the time-traveling hero soon meets a young lady who helps introduce him to the brave new world of the future. Naturally enough, one of the first things they do … Read More
It’s Sunday and the Postman Cometh: Mysteries of the Amazon deal, continued
The arrangement between the Postal Service and Amazon to deliver packages to members of Amazon Prime on Sundays continues to make news, but details about the deal remain scant. Â In a post a few days ago, we speculated about how much the Postal Service might be making, and we took a look at a PRC docket that might have been … Read More
Mysteries of the Amazon deal: Why the Postal Service is skimming the cream on Sundays
Last week the Postal Service announced that it would be delivering packages for Amazon on Sundays, but only to Amazon Prime members (or those willing to pay extra), and only to customers living in New York and Los Angeles. The premium service will eventually be extended to some other big cities, but it’s not likely that those living in medium-sized … Read More
