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January 1, 1994
Jeff Bezos came up with an idea to launch the biggest online bookstore. Later on this would be known as Amazon. -
January 1, 1995
In January of 95’ Bezos launched his life changing business plan that would change the lives of many. -
May 15, 1997
Amazon had its Initial Public Offering, they priced it at $18 per share -
January 1, 1998
Amazon started to open their website into more than just books, they added CDs -
January 1, 2000
In January of 2000 Amazon started letting other retailers sell along side them. -
January 1, 2002
Amazon launched Amazon Web Services which provided online computing services. -
February 2005
Amazon launched Amazon Prime spending up the delivery process. -
January 1, 2007
The Kindle was released. it was an eBook that connected to WIFI and the users amazon account so they could download books. -
January 1, 2010
In 2010 a variety of Kindle apps wee released. -
January 1, 2011
sales were up 51% to 9.91 billion -
July 15, 2015
Amazon created Prime Day to celebrate their 20th anniversary -
2017
Amazon launched their Prime Visa Card that gives prime members more benefits than one time shoppers. -
2020
Amazon has expanded their same day delivery to more cities. They have also launched Prime Gaming which allows members to receive free games.
