I think there's no question that there is going to be an accelerating consolidation and that's very, very healthy for this industry, ... In the past, if you look at what ideas have gotten funded, basically all ideas gave gotten funded -- good ideas and bad ideas in the previous climate. |
I think what you're going to see going forward is that public investors and also venture capitalists and the whole chain of investors are going to be much more discriminating in their investments, |
I'm barely making ends meet. How can I start a business? |
If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful. |
Improvements in the year 2000 will not only be visible in terms of new products and services but should also likely be visible financially as well. |
In collaboration with our publishing partners, we're working hard to make the world's books instantly accessible anytime and anywhere, |
In January, we shifted money from TV and print advertising to customers through lower prices and free shipping, ... We're pleased with the results. |
In Q4 of '99, we did a great job of delivering for customers, but it was very costly for us, ... In Q4 of 2000, we did an even better job of delivering for customers, but at a much, much lower cost. |
In Q4 of '99, we did a great job of delivering for customers, but it was very costly for us. In Q4 of 2000, we did an even better job of delivering for customers, but at a much, much lower cost. |
In September, 6 of the 10 top-selling items on Amazon.com were from our electronics store. |
Internet company stocks in general are very volatile, and Amazon is definitely included in that, |
It would make sense to add one or two additional board members.. to increase even further [our] operational expertise, |
It's a great example of Amazon's relentless commitment to finding new and innovative ways to surprise and delight customers and deliver an unparalleled online experience, |
It's expensive, but it has a lot of benefits ... for Amazon and Amazon shareholders. It not only saves them on shipping; it changes the way they think about and use Amazon. We've seen significant lift in Amazon Prime members. It's a short-term investment, [but] one of the most important things that we're doing over the long term. |
It's getting easier and easier to do amazing things from wherever you happen to be in the world. You can physically be anywhere as you do it, and you can affect the entire world with what you build. |