An anonymous reader writes: The BBC reports that Amazon has announced an end to part of its delivery contract with the Royal Mail, specifically the delivery of non-first-class postage such as that sent by Amazon's popular "Super Saver" delivery. Royal Mail, having recently lost its government-sponsored monopoly on the UK postal service, is already in some financial trouble and on the verge of its first strike in over a decade. The loss of the Amazon contract may be a sign that the Royal Mail is faltering, possibly to be overtaken by new businesses with better funding in the future.