Amazon Hits 2,300 Cities Grocery Goal
Summary
These operational shifts in logistics, digital rights, and government standards reflect major changes impacting consumer access and content control this week.
- Grocery Fulfillment Surges Amazon expanded Same-Day Delivery for perishables to 2,300 US cities, enhancing logistics capabilities 1.
- Ebook Rights Shift KDP now permits authors to offer self-published e-books in DRM-free EPUB and PDF formats starting January 2 2.
- Political Font Ban Secretary of State Marco Rubio mandated a switch from Calibri to Times New Roman for official State Department documents 3.
- 2,300 - US cities now receiving same-day perishable grocery delivery from Amazon 1.
- January 2 - Effective date for authors to offer DRM-free formats on Kindle Direct Publishing 2.
- Times New Roman - The mandated font replacing Calibri for all official State Department documents 3.
Key Moments
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Same-Day Delivery service now covers perishable groceries in 2,300 US cities.
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KDP will allow authors to offer their self-published e-books in DRM-free EPUB and PDF formats.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio banned the Calibri font at the State Department.
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Different Perspectives
Supporting View
The move by Amazon to include perishables in Same-Day Delivery significantly broadens the scope of its logistics advantage over competitors.
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