Prior to Amazon.com, did you know that it was originally named "Cadabra?" Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, quickly changed it when his lawyer misheard the name as "cadaver." Interesting. Let's learn more about this Internet titan. Here's a timeline of their evolution:

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HiredWoodyAllentocreatehisfirstTVseries.
Beganproducingmoviesfortheaters.
Introducedone-hourdeliveryfromlocalstoresinselectedareas.
2015
2014
-IntroducedFireTVdevicetoaddstreamingservicestoTVs,
PrimeMusic,3DprintedproductsstoreandFirePhone.
-JeffBezosboughttheWashingtonPost.
BeganofferingAmazonArtlogicservicestootherwebsites.
OpeneditsfirstBlackFriday-dealsstore.
2013
AcquiredAvalonBookstoaddapublishingarm.
Startedtextbookrentals.2012
Soldmoree-booksthanpaper.AddedAmazonLocalforlocal
dealsandaKindlelendinglibraryforPrimemembers.
FirstappearanceoftheKindleFiretablet.
2011
IntroducedmoreKindlehardwareandsoftware.Started
AmazonStudiostodeveloporiginalTVshows,movies
andcomicsusing,inpart,acrowdsourcingstrategy.
2010
AddedtheKindleappformobiledevices,XboxLivestore,
Androidshoppingapp.AcquiredZappos.com
andannouncedatextbooktrade-inprogram.
2009
2008
AcquiredAudible.com,Fabric.com,andAbeBooks.
AddedmotorcycleandATVsales.
LaunchedtheKindlee-reader.
2007
Begansellingtoysandbabyproducts,goingintocompetition
withpreviousbusinesspartners.Addeditsgrocerystore.2006
LaunchedtheAmazonPrimeprogram(whichwouldeventually
includefreeshippingandmusic,video,ande-bookperks).
Addedweddingproducts. 2005
2004 Addedjewelryandalineofbeautyproducts.
Addedhealthandpersonalcare,gourmetfoods,sportinggoodsand
outdoorssales.LaunchedanelectronicsstoreandstartedanR&D
developmentsubsidiarythatwouldhelpenablecomplexlegalstrategies
toreducetaxesbylicensingintellectualpropertyfromthesubsidiaryto
themaincompany.Addedsearchinginsidebooks.
2003
2002 Leverageditsinfrastructureinvestmentbyenteringcloudcomputingwith
thelaunchofAmazonWebServices.Begansellingofficeproductsand
apparelandaccessories.
2001
Offeredonline
previewsofbooks.
2000
-Openeditsmarketplacetoenablethird-partyorders.
-Startedsellingphotoandcameraitems.
-BegananalliancewithToys'R'Us.
-Offereditsfirstfreeshippingofferonordersgreaterthan$100.
-Launcheditsfirstoverseasoperations,inJapan.
1999
Begansalesofhome-improvement
products,software,videogames,
andgiftitems.
ExpandedbeyondbookstoincludemusicandDVD/videosales.
AcquiredInternetMovieDatabase,whichprovidesimportant
informationonwhattitlesarereceivingpublicattention.
1998
Openeditsfirstremotedistributioncenterandaddedone-click
orderingtospeedcheckoutsandlowerthenumberof
abandonedordersaproblemine-commerce.
1997
Launchedanaffiliateprogramtoexpanditsreach
andincreaseattention,frompeopleandsearch
engines,andhadamajorIPO.
1996
20yearsof ‘sexpansiveevolution