John Jellinek blogs about the top acquisitions made by Amazon.com over the course of its internet history.

1. TOP FOUR A MA ZON
A CQUITIONS
Amazon.com has made some key business acquisitions
over the years. Here are the top 4 in order of price per
deal.
Quidsi- 2010
This was an acquitision of the parent company
for Soap.com and Diapers.com, two retail sites
that were redefining shipping of their specific
niche products. Amazon bought Quidsi and its
product offerings for $545 million.
Kiva Systems- 2012
Kiva used their technology to refine the picking,
packing and shipping system that Amazon’s
warehouses use today. Price- $775 million.
Twitch.tv -2014
Twitch.tv is another streaming video website
that focuses on video gaming content. Play
backs of games can be viewed as well as live
gaming. They offer live and on-demand options
for viewing. Amazon bought the service for a
whopping $970 million.
Zappos- 2009
The largest single acquisition in Amazon’s
history is Zappos, the Las Vegas online shoe
retailer. Amazon, being always focused on
expanding the availability of products, saw the
value in this company and in 2009 paid $1.2
billion for it.