[Amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com/Careers-Homepage/b?ie=UTF8&node=239364011) is the largest U.S. online retailer according to [Time.com](http://business.time.com/2012/07/16/will-amazon-take-over-the-world/) The company is also ranked 6th on the [Forbes.com](http://www.forbes.com/innovative-companies/list/) "Most Innovative Companies" List.
Amazon.com was incorporated in the state of Washington in 1994. Its headquarters are in Seattle. It was reincorporated in 1996 in the state of Delaware.
In 1995, Jeff Bezos successfully raised $1 million in venture capital for his new start-up, but it was not easy. Two years later, the stakes significantly changed.
Was NOT originally Amazon.com!
Amazon.com sells first book: "Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought", by Douglas Hofstadter
After Amazon.com was first launched, money was tight, so Jeff Bezos and his staff used homemade desks out of hollow wooden doors.
1-Click was created to streamline the ordering process for customers. It was patented in 1997.
Amazon.com Marketplace enables consumers to sell new, used, and collectible items alongside Amazon's new ones. Listing your items at Marketplace makes them accessible to millions of Amazon.com customers.
Amazon.com expands to home delivery of groceries first in the Seattle area, and later in California.
The first release of the Kindle was priced at $399 and sold out in less than 6 hours.
Between 2008 and 2014, Amazon purchased several online retailers and tech companies.
Consumers wanted to ensure delivery in time for the holidays.
The Kindle product line now offers tablets, the latest being the Kindle Fire HDX.
Amazon.com announces plans to launch a new delivery system using unmanned aerial vehicles.
Amazon.com (and Google) have been unable to properly test the delivery vehicles in the U.S. due to the FAA's strict regulations.
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