From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:36:10 -0500 Judy Luther and I have been studying this. We would welcome any information on this topic anyone can provide, on-list or off. Thank you. Joe Esposito On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 7:43 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > How many libraries are now ordering books via Amazon, any idea? > Print? Electronic? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gary Price <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 4:22 PM > > Full Text Here: > http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1895491&highlight= > > and below. > > Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for > its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013. > > Operating cash flow increased 31% to $5.47 billion for the trailing > twelve months, compared with $4.18 billion for the trailing twelve > months ended December 31, 2012. Free cash flow increased to $2.03 > billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $395 million for > the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2012. Free cash flow for > the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2012 includes fourth > quarter cash outflows for purchases of corporate office space and > property in Seattle, Washington, of $1.4 billion. > > Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards > totaled 476 million on December 31, 2013, compared with 470 million > one year ago. > > Fourth Quarter 2013 > > Net sales increased 20% to $25.59 billion in the fourth quarter, > compared with $21.27 billionin fourth quarter 2012. Excluding the $258 > million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign > exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 22% compared > with fourth quarter 2012. > > Operating income increased 26% to $510 million in the fourth quarter, > compared with $405 million in fourth quarter 2012. The favorable > impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates > throughout the quarter on operating income was $7 million. > > Net income increased to $239 million in the fourth quarter, or $0.51 > per diluted share, compared with $97 million, or $0.21 per diluted > share, in fourth quarter 2012. > > "It's a good time to be an Amazon customer. You can now read your > Kindle gate-to-gate, get instant on-device tech support via our > revolutionary Mayday button, and have packages delivered to your door > even on Sundays," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO ofAmazon.com. "In > just the last weeks, Forrester, YouGov, and ForeSee have all > rankedAmazon #1 - and we believe we're just scratching the surface of > what world-class customer service can be." > > Full Year 2013 > > Net sales increased 22% to $74.45 billion, compared with $61.09 > billion in 2012. Excluding the $1.28 billion unfavorable impact from > year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the year, > net sales grew 24% compared with 2012. > > Operating income increased 10% to $745 million, compared with $676 > million in 2012. The unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in > foreign exchange rates throughout the year on operating income was $29 > million. > > Net income was $274 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared with > net loss of $39 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in 2012. [SNIP]