1. Group 4 Rian Bolin, Sherry Raynor, Colton Spain, Harold Zablocki

2. The Brains Behind Amazon: Jeff Bezos “Amazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they want to buy online.” Jeff Bezos

3. Humble Beginnings  Amazon was incorporated in 1994, in the state of Washington.  In July 1995, sold its first book on Amazon.com  Amazon issued its initial public offering of stock on May 15, 1997, at a price of US$18.00 per share

4. Today’s Money  Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)  NasdaqGS  Prev Close:185.48  1y Target Est:216.77  52wk Range:160.59 - 246.71  Market Cap:84.41B

5. What’s In a Name

7. The Mission The Company serves consumers through its retail Websites, and focus on selection, price, and convenience. It also provides easy-to-use functionality, fulfillment and customer service.

8. Who Compares? AMZNBKSEBAY Market Cap:84.41B770.51M42.53B Employees:56,20035,83527,770 Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy):34.60%-0.60%35.50% Revenue (ttm):48.08B7.01B11.65B BKSBKS = Barnes & Noble, Inc. EBAYEBAY = eBay Inc.

9. 1998: Bookpages.co.uk, a UK online book retailer, which became Amazon UK on October 15, 1998. 1999: Internet Movie Database (IMDb).;PlanetAll, a reminder service based in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Junglee.com, an XML-based data mining startup based in Sunnyvale; Alexa Internet, Accept.com, and Exchange.com 2003: Online music retailer CD Now. 2004: Joyo.com, a Chinese e-commerce website. 2005: BookSurge, a print on demand company, and Mobipocket.com, an eBook software company.CreateSpace.com (formerly CustomFlix), a distributor of on-demand DVDs, CreateSpace has since expanded to include on-demand books, CDs, and video. 2006: Shopbop a retailer of designer clothing and accessories for women, based in Madison, Wisconsin. 2007: dpreview.com, a digital photography review website based in London; Brilliance Audio, the largest independent publisher of audiobooks in the United States. 2008:Audible.com; Fabric.com; Box Office Mojo; AbeBooks; Shelfari; (including a 40% stake in LibraryThing and whole ownership of BookFinder.com, Gojaba.com, and FillZ); Reflexive Entertainment,a casual video game development company. 2009: Zappos an online shoe and apparel retailer Lexcycle 2010: Touchco., Woot Quidsi, BuyVIP, Amie Street. 2011: Lovefilm, The Book Depository, Pushbutton

10. The Kindle Family

11. Helping the Planet