Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Ten years of 'Earth's Biggest Selection'

An AP newswire article, via CNN Technology:

Soon after Amazon.com Inc. debuted 10 years ago, Jeff Bezos and his handful of employees spent late summer nights packing books in a tiny warehouse, scrambling to ship a growing gush of orders.

Today, the man who has grown accustomed to being hailed the king of Internet commerce runs a global powerhouse that did nearly $7 billion in sales last year, dealing in everything from banjo cases to wild boar baby back ribs.


...and don't forget: books. :-)

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