For those who are annoyed with my suggestions that Amazon could still contribute more to local literary arts, I would like to share with you this post on Geekwire, which reveals that Jeff Bezos owns a military-grade fighter jet:

A quick search indicates that [Bezos's Star Trek-themed wealth management entity] Zefram LLC also manage Poplar Glen LLC, the owner of record of a Dassault Falcon 900EX, a French-built corporate jet that’s also a favorite of the Italian Air Force and other military operators. Wikipedia pegs the price of a used Falcon 900 at $18,000,000-$40,000,000.

Don't get me wrong: I'm really grateful that Amazon contributed $25,000 this year to Hugo House's Youth Programs, among other literary causes. But I'm just saying that even at the lowest end of the price spectrum, that contribution to young writers is about .14% of what Bezos paid for that jet.