The website Amazon.com was launched in 1995. The name "Amazon" was choosen because it's the biggest river in the world. At first, only books were sold. Soon, Cds and DVDs were added. Today, all kinds of products are offered on their website. Thousands of ebooks are downloaded every day from the Kindle store. Last year goods worth $25 billion were sold.
The website Amazon.com was launched in 1995. The name "Amazon" was choosen because it's the biggest river in the world. At first, only books were sold. Soon, Cds and DVDs were added. Today, all kinds of products are offered on their website. Thousands of ebooks are downloaded every day from the Kindle store. Last year goods worth $25 billion were sold.