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The Creation of Amazon.com
One shining light amidst the darkenss of Internet dotcom failures is Amazon.com. The world's largest e-tailer is the child of Jeff Bezos. The story of the creation of Amazon.com

Online Retailers
Although many specialty vendors like Pets.com have failed on the Internet, stalwarts (JC Penney) and upstarts (Amazon.com) have thrived.

How to Save with Amazon Coupons
This article shows you where to find the best Amazon coupon to help you save on your next purchase. This article also provides a review of the company.

Is Your Shopping Cart Effective? - 25 Ways to Improve It
Shopping cart abandonment is every online merchant's worst fear. After all, with all that you invest in marketing your website, it's painful to leave money on the table when would-be buyers don't convert to sales. In this article, I'll share some ways to improve your shopping cart that I've used or seen used by other savvy online retailers.

Amazon Founder Joins Budget Space Race
As the founder of the internet bookstore amazon.com, Jeff Bezos made a fortune selling cheaply to the online masses. Now the dotcom billionaire has embarked on another pioneering venture - to bring low-cost space travel into public reach.

Hidden Market Research on Ebay, Amazon, and Others
Are you looking to provide interesting content to your visitors? How about popular in-demand products? Do you know what your target customer is really searching for online? No worries. You are about to discover that there are literally thousands of untapped markets just waiting at your fingertips. To get started, let's go on a little virtual journey.

Amazon Will Not Handle Book on Bush-saudi Links
Amazon.co.uk was last night criticised for refusing to stock a controversial book which examines the links between George Bush's circle and rich Saudis.

US rich get richer
Executives at some of the best-known internet names - Amazon and Ebay - have shot up the rankings of the super rich, according to an annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans published today.

Amazon sales surpass expectations
Sales of the latest Harry Potter novel have helped Amazon, the world's largest internet retailer, beat second quarter sales and earnings estimates, the company said today.

Strong sales at Amazon push down losses
Online retail giant Amazon.com has reduced its losses further than expected after revenues leapt by 28% thanks to the popularity of its free delivery offer and strong sales in the UK and Germany.

Amazon backtracks on costly mistake
E-commerce giant Amazon has refused to honour orders from thousands of bargain hunters who snapped up handheld computers worth hundreds of pounds that were erroneously placed on sale for less than £10.

Amazon posts first UK profit
Online bookshop Amazon has reported its first profit in the UK with soaring sales over Christmas as shoppers abandoned the high street for the internet.

War of words as authors take on Amazon
The horror writer Stephen King's new book, Everything's Eventual, has been in US shops for barely a fortnight, priced at $28 (£20).

Invasion of the Amazons
Some companies are gambling on content distribution and the possession of the attendant digital infrastructure. MightyWords, for example, stealthily transformed itself from a "free-for-all-everyone-welcome" e-publisher to a distribution channel of choice works (mainly by midlist authors). It now aims to feed its content to content-starved web sites. In the process, it shed thousands of unfortunate authors who did not meet its (never stated) sales criteria.