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| + | As one of the first major companies to sell products online, it began as an online bookstore, but soon diversified its product lines considerably. Amazon was initiated by Jeff Bezos in 1995. Company was so named "Amazon" after the world's most ample river. One of the hottest stocks of the 1990's, Amazon survived the burst of the dot-com bubble. It announced its first gains in the fourth quarter of 2002. Earnings continued to bloom due to product diversity and international presence: US$3.9 billion in 2002, US$5.3 billion in 2003, US$6.9 billion in 2004, US$8.5 billion in 2005, and US$10.7 billion in 2006. | ||
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Revision as of 21:39, 6 June 2008
Amazon.com is an e-commerce company retailing a huge range of products online through third-parties. As one of the first major companies to sell online, Amazon was first well-known as a bookseller but today has an infinite number of other products. Through Amazon Web Services, they also provide marketing and web services for developers such as cloud computing and online billing. Product categories include...
- Books
- Music, Movies and Games
- Digital Downloads
- Electronics and Computers
- Home & Garden
- Grocery
- Toys, Kids & Baby
- Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry
- Health & Beauty
- Sports & Outdoors
- Tools, Auto & Industrial
Affiliated sites
For customers outside the U.S., Amazon.com offers services to Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, and China. The company also has acquired an impressive array of other enterprises, including the Internet Movie Database, Alexa Internet, Audible, and Exchange.com.
Contact
- 1.800.201.7575 (Toll free, US and Canada)
- 1.206.346.2992 or 1.206.266.2992 (Outside US and Canada)
- 1.877.586.3230 (Canada only)
Address
- P.O. Box 81226
- Seattle WA 98108 US
Headlines
- Reuters June 6, 2008
- TechTicker Yahoo Finance June 6, 2008
- BBSNews June 6, 2008
- TheStreet.com June 4, 2008
History
As one of the first major companies to sell products online, it began as an online bookstore, but soon diversified its product lines considerably. Amazon was initiated by Jeff Bezos in 1995. Company was so named "Amazon" after the world's most ample river. One of the hottest stocks of the 1990's, Amazon survived the burst of the dot-com bubble. It announced its first gains in the fourth quarter of 2002. Earnings continued to bloom due to product diversity and international presence: US$3.9 billion in 2002, US$5.3 billion in 2003, US$6.9 billion in 2004, US$8.5 billion in 2005, and US$10.7 billion in 2006.
