Amazon's public relations machine was in overdrive early this week, as the company announced that Black Friday sales of Kindle e-readers on Amazon.com were three times what they were last year, and Fire tablet sales were four times 2013 levels. The company also unveiled to the press its latest fulfillment center, where robot versions of Santa’s elves, and some 80,000 seasonal workers, pack up and dispatch all those orders from customers.
Cool stuff, and clearly, Amazon.com isn't exactly struggling. On the other hand, the "Everything Store" may be approaching a turning point in its corporate life.
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