Amazon

www.amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. is a leading global Internet company and one of the most trafficked Amazon was found in 1994, Amazon Inc. is the world's largest

ecommerce retailer. Amazon currently
employs more than 43,400 people in 18 U.S. states
and 14 international locations. Amazon headquarters are

in Seattle, Wash.
In Amazon's mission statement, Amazon says
it's working towards becoming "Earth's most
customer-centric company where people can find
and discover anything they want to buy online."
Millions of new and used items are sold on
Amazon.com, Zappos.com, Endless.com,
Shopbop.com and on its international web
properties.
Items available for purchase on Amazon include books, movies,
music, games, sportswear, automotive parts and
more. Founder Jeff Bezos started selling only books
on Amazon.com in 1995. During the first 40 days
online, customers in 50 states and 45 countries
ordered items. He shipped packages from his
Seattle garage. In 2007, Amazon dove back
into the books industry by introducing the Amazon
Kindle ebook reader. There are over more than a
million books, newspapers and magazines available
for purchase on the Kindle, Kindle Touch and Kindle
Fire.