Amazon (www.amazon.com) is a US e-commerce company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, currently headquartered in Seattle. Founded under the name of Cadabra.com and later transformed into Amazon after the name of the Amazon River, Amazon began as an online bookstore, although it soon expanded the range of products sold to DVDs, music CDs, software, video games, electronic products, clothing, furniture , food, toys and more.
The Amazon product par excellence is the Kindle, the e-book reader sold only on the Amazon website.
The company offers web service access to its catalog, integration with retailers such as Target and Marks & Spencer, reviews and feedback and electronic card payment system with PayPal, MasterCard and Visa. During the purchase, you can also opt for Amazon Prime, the free express delivery service.
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Over the years, Amazon has established offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, China and Japan and ships its products worldwide. In 2015 Amazon unveils its model of delivery of goods via drones: the goal is to deliver parcels via drone in just 30 minutes, defining its vision in more detail than in the past for the future of flight through systems not controlled by humans.
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