Amazon.com Company Description
What started as Earth's biggest bookstore has rapidly become Earth's biggest anything store. Expansion has propelled Amazon.com in innumerable directions. The firm's main Web site offers millions of books, music, and movies (which still account for the majority of the firm's sales), not to mention auto parts, toys, electronics, home furnishings, apparel, health and beauty aids, prescription drugs, and groceries. Shoppers can also download books, games, MP3s, and films to their computers or handheld devices, including Amazon's own portable reader, the Kindle. The company provides an array of services and products, such as self-publishing, online advertising, a Web store platform, and a co-branded credit card.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Amazon.com's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of Amazon.com's evolution in the marketplace.
