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Amazon was founded in 1994, spurred by what Bezos called "regret minimization framework", his effort to fend off regret for not staking a claim in the Internet gold rush.While company lore says Bezos wrote the business plan while he and his wife drove from New York to Seattle, that account appears to be apocryphal.

The company began as an online bookstore; while the largest brick-and-mortar bookstores and mail-order catalogs for books might offer 200,000 titles, an on-line bookstore could offer more. Bezos named the company "Amazon" after the world's biggest river. Since 2000, Amazon's logotype is an arrow leading from A to Z, representing customer satisfaction as it forms a smile and the goal to have every product in the alphabet.

In 1994, the company incorporated in the state of Washington, beginning service in July 1995, and was reincorporated in 1996 in Delaware. The first book Amazon.com sold was Douglas Hofstadter's Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought.8 Amazon.com issued its initial public offering of stock on May 15, 1997, trading under the NASDAQ stock exchange symbol AMZN, at an IPO price of US$18.00 per share $1.50 after three stock splits in the late 1990s.

Amazon's initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was effective. Amazon grew steadily in the late 1990s while other Internet companies grew blindingly fast. Amazon's "slow" growth provoked stockholder complaints: that the company was not reaching profitability fast enough. When the dot-com bubble burst, and many e-companies went out of business, Amazon persevered, and, finally, turned its first profit in the fourth quarter of 2001: $5 million, just 1¢ per share, on revenues of more than $1 billion, but the profit was symbolically important.

The company remains profitable: 2003 net income was $35.3 million, $588.50 million in 2004, $359 million in 2005, and $190 million in 2006 (including a $662 million charge for R&D in 2006), nevertheless, the firm's cumulative profits remain negative. As of September 2007, the accumulated deficit stood at $1.58 billion. Revenues increased thanks to product diversification and an international presence: $3.9 billion in 2002, $5.3 billion in 2003, $6.9 billion in 2004, $8.5 billion in 2005, and $10.7 billion in 2006.

On November 21, 2005, Amazon entered the S&P 500 index, replacing AT&T after it merged with SBC Communications. On December 31, 2008, Amazon entered the S&P 100 index, replacing Merrill Lynch after it was taken over by Bank of America.

In 1999, Time magazine named Bezos Person of the Year, recognizing the company's success in popularizing on-line shopping.

Until June 30, 2006, typing ToysRUs.com into a browser would similarly bring up Amazon.com's Toys & Games tab; however, this relationship was terminated as the result of a lawsuit.[9]

Amazon.com powers and operates retail web sites for Target, Sears Canada, Benefit Cosmetics, Bebe Stores, Timex Corporation, Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, and Lacoste.

For a growing number of enterprise clients, currently including the UK merchants Marks & Spencer, Benefit Cosmetics' UK entity and Mothercare, Amazon provides a unified multichannel platform whence a customer can interchangeably interact with the retail website, standalone in-store terminals, and phone-based customer service agents. Amazon Web Services also powers AOL's Shop@AOL.

Fulfillment centers are located in the following cities, often near airports. Amazon offers warehousing and order-fulfillment for third-party sellers including large companies such as Target Corporation:

North America:

Arizona, USA: Phoenix, Goodyear
Delaware, USA: New Castle
Indiana, USA: Whitestown, Munster
Kansas, USA: Coffeyville
Kentucky, USA: Campbellsville, Hebron (near CVG), Lexington, and Louisville
Nevada, USA: Fernley and Red Rock (near 4SD)
New Hampshire, USA: Nashua
Pennsylvania, USA: Carlisle, Chambersburg, Hazleton, and Lewisberry
Texas, USA: Dallas/Fort Worth
Ontario, Canada: Mississauga (a Canada Post facility)
In March 2009, Amazon announced plans to close three U.S. distribution centers: Red Rock, Nevada, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Munster, Indiana.

Europe:
 
Amazon.co.uk warehouse, Glenrothes.Bedfordshire, England: Marston Gate
Inverclyde, Scotland: Gourock
Fife, Scotland: Glenrothes
Neath Port Talbot, Wales: Crymlyn Burrows near Jersey Marine
Loiret, France: Orléans-Boigny (2000)
Loiret, France: Orléans-Saran (2007)
Hesse, Germany: Bad Hersfeld
Saxony, Germany: Leipzig
Asia:
Chiba, Japan
Guangzhou, China
Suzhou, China
Beijing, China

Amazon has steadily branched into retail sales of music CDs, videotapes and DVDs, software, consumer electronics, kitchen items, tools, lawn and garden items, toys & games, baby products, apparel, sporting goods, gourmet food, jewelry, watches, health and personal-care items, beauty products, musical instruments, clothing, industrial & scientific supplies, groceries, and more.

The company launched Amazon.com Auctions, its own Web auctions service, in March 1999. However, it failed to chip away at industry pioneer eBay's juggernaut growth. Amazon Auctions was followed by the launch of a fixed-price marketplace business called zShops in September 1999, and a failed Sotheby's/Amazon partnership called sothebys.amazon.com in November.

Amazon no longer mentions either Auctions or zShops on its main pages and the help page for sellers now only mentions the Marketplace.Old links to zShops now simply redirect to the Amazon home page,while old links to Auctions take users to a transactions history page.New product listings are no longer possible for either service.

Although zShops failed to live up to its expectations, it laid the groundwork for the hugely successful Amazon Marketplace service launched in 2001 that let customers sell used books, CDs, DVDs, and other products alongside new items. Today, Amazon Marketplace's main rival is eBay's Half.com service.

Beginning August 2005,Amazon began selling products under its own private label, "Pinzon"; the initial trademark applications suggested the company intended to focus on textiles, kitchen utensils, and other household goods.

In March 2007, the company applied to expand the trademark to cover a larger and more diverse list of goods, and to register a new design consisting of the "word PINZON in stylized letters with a notched letter O whose space appears at the "one o'clock" position.

The list of products registered for coverage by the trademark grew to include items such as paints, carpets, wallpaper, hair accessories, clothing, footwear, headgear, cleaning products, and jewelry.

On May 16, 2007 Amazon announced its intention to launch its own online music store.The store launched in the US in public beta September 25, 2007, selling downloads exclusively in MP3 format without digital rights management.This is especially notable as it was the first online offering of DRM-free music from all four major record companies.

In August 2007, Amazon announced AmazonFresh,a grocery service offering perishable and nonperishable foods. Customers can have orders delivered to their homes at dawn or during a specified daytime window. Delivery was initially restricted to residents of Mercer Island, Washington, and was later expanded to several ZIP codes in Seattle proper.AmazonFresh also operated pick-up locations in the suburbs of Bellevue and Kirkland from summer 2007 through early 2008.

In 2008 Amazon expanded into film production and is currently funding the film The Stolen Child with 20th Century Fox.

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You sell it, we ship it. After 10 years and millions of orders and customers, Amazon has created one of the most advanced fulfillment networks in the world and your business can now benefit from our expertise. When a customer places an order we pick, pack, and ship it.

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Product Ads on Amazon

Product Ads is an advertising program that puts your products in front of millions of Amazon.com customers. As a seller, you simply upload your product catalog and set your cost-per-click bids and daily budget. Amazon will then display your ads in highly targeted placements throughout the Amazon.com site. When customers are interested in buying your product, they click through to your website and purchase the product directly from you.

No monthly fees and no minimum spend.Amazon delivers you engaged customers.You own the brand and buying experience.

It's easy to advertise Amazon products by building links and banners. When you add these links and banners to your web page and visitors click on them from your page, you can earn up to 15% on all purchases made during their shopping session.

How Do I Build Affiliate Links to Amazon?

Amazon helps you build links to Amazon.com and Endless.com with a range of tools.



Product LinksLink to a specific product on Amazon and show some information about that product. The Product Links tool lets you build customized Text Links, Text and Image links, and Image only links to Amazon products.

Your links will include your Associate tag and you will be paid for qualifying revenues coming through this link.Use Product Previews to enhance your Product Links

BannersLink to Amazon product categories and promotions using our stylish graphical banners.Many standard banner sizes and shapes available. Show special graphics for special Amazon promotions such as Back to School or Mothers Day. Easy to add. Earn referrals of up to 15% of sales.

Site StripeSite Stripe lets you build your Associates links right from any Amazon.com page. Quick and easy link building while browsing Amazon.

Short-cuts to Associates news and reports.Easy to configure.Completely compatible with Product Links.

Amazon Widgets are rich, interactive mini-applications that bring Amazon functionality to your website. Start by selecting one of the options below. You'll then be able to customize your widget and we'll provide the HTML for you to use on your site.

Auto Part Finder Widget

Drive your referral fees up by enabling your visitors to find car parts for a specific vehicle year, make, and model using Amazon's Automotive Part Finder

Search

Let your readers find and explore interesting products from Amazon.com without them leaving your site.

Carousel Widget

Take your products for a spin in the Carousel widget. Hand-pick your favorite products or choose from several lists including Amazon Bestsellers and Hot New Releases

My Favorites

Express yourself by recommending and commenting on products from Amazon.com. Let everyone know how you feel and what you like!

You can have up to 100 aStores per Associate account. Click the "Add an aStore" button to create a new aStore or click the "Edit" button to update an existing aStore. We recommend that you click on "Invalid Product Check" occasionally to remove any products that are no longer in Amazon catalog.

aStore Templates

Click The Banner "To See This Template" button to create an aStore using a pre-configured template. You can then customize aStore's content and settings any way you like.








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With Amazon's leadership status in Internet e-commerce, Amazon Associates have many ways to make money: not only will you earn money on the sale of books, music, and DVDs, but also on toys, electronics, kitchen, apparel, jewelry, and more. The Amazon.com Associates program differentiates itself from other affiliate programs by offering millions of products to choose from, industry leading conversion rates and competitive referral fee rates that produce more money for our Associates.

Our compensation philosophy is simple: reward Associates for their contributions to our business in unit volume and in growth. Amazon is a fast growing business and we want our Associates to grow with us.

Compensation Details

We offer Associates a choice between two compensation plans, the Classic Fee Structure and the Performance Fee Structure. You may select either structure at any time during the month. The deadline for making a selection is 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) on the last day of the month. At the end of the month, your most recent selection will be used to calculate your fees for the whole month. You will remain enrolled in the plan for the following month unless you choose otherwise.

To get you started out on the right foot, when you join the program you will automatically be enrolled in our Performance Fee Structure. After reading the descriptions below, we think you'll agree that the Performance Fee Structure is the most lucrative option. We hope that the additional earnings opportunity offered by the Performance Fee Structure will motivate you to start referring a high volume of traffic to Amazon.com as soon as you complete your application.

Option 1: Performance Fee Structure

When you join the program you are automatically enrolled in our Performance Fee Structure. The Performance structure allows you to earn higher fees when you generate a sufficient volume of referrals that result in sales at Amazon.com during a month. The higher your referrals, the greater your earnings will be.

Under the Performance Fee Structure, your referral rate will range from 4% to 15%, and be based on the total number of qualifying shipped items from both Amazon and third-party sellers. The same rate will apply equally to both Amazon and third-party items and will apply to all referred items shipped during the month. Please refer to the referral rate tier chart below for additional details.

Option 2: Classic Fee Structure

This is our fixed-referral-rate plan. You earn a 4% referral fee on items offered by Amazon or by third parties.

Caps: Personal computers (both desktops and laptops) have referral fees capped at $25, and Amazon Video On Demand as well as Amazonmp3 products are capped at $1.50 per item.

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Amazon.com Advantage is a proven means of distribution and order fulfillment. Work directly with the Internet's leading retailer to market your products to customers.
Please note that the Amazon.com Advantage program is intended for vendors that have Distribution Rights to sell their new, unused inventory to Amazon.com customers.

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At Amazon, we want our customers to have the best information and selection of products available on the Internet. With Product Ads, as a seller you can participate in this cost-per-click program that allows customers to see YOUR products and price offerings. Customers viewing your products can click over to your website where they can buy directly from you. If you would like to participate, please choose from the following options:

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Online advertising on Amazon.com can expose your creative to millions of qualified customers in a relevant and powerful way. The high-traffic, high-visibility placements are available throughout the Amazon.com site including the home page, search pages, product detail pages, and the order confirmation page.
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