Back from Rome/ Venice.
Heres one cracked and pooped out for TIME’s Andree Kahlmorgan. “No Changes”. I love hearing that. Thx AK. I also wrote ”a to Bezos” but doubt it’ll fly.
1995
Amazon launches
Jeff Bezos ditches his finance gig to start a new company via the nascent web. The first office is in Seattle.
1997
Offers recommendations
Amazon analyzes purchases to make personalized suggestions to customers.
1998
Adds music and video
DVDs and CDs are natural extensions of books; electronics and other fare soon follow.
2001
Unveils Marketplace
Creates a venue for third parties to sell used books and CDs next to Amazon’s new offerings.
2006
Opens Unbox
Bezos tries to get into the video-download business. He’ll later try to develop a music-download business to rival Apple’s iTunes Store.
2007
Releases Kindle
The first version of the lightweight e-reader is embraced by geeks and technophobes alike.