Company Profile for Amazon
Amazon.com, Inc.
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Industry | Internet, Online retailing Cloud computing |
| Key People | Jeff Bezos (Chairman, President & CEO) |
| Products | A2Z Development, A9.com, Alexa Internet, Amazon.com, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Studios, Amazon Web Services, Audible.com, dpreview.com, Endless.com, IMDb, LoveFilm, Zappos.com, Woot, Junglee.com |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Customer Service
PO Box 81226
Seattle, WA 98108-1226
206-266-1000 (Corporate)
Toll free: 1-800-201-7575
Automated: 1-866-216-2172
Fax: 206-266-2335
www.amazon.com
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Amazon Has A Strange Definition Of 'Counterfeit'
By Laura Northrup on May 15, 2012 12:33 PM
75 Comments
Philip has a fun and profitable hobby: he looks for great deals on items online, then resells those items on the Amazon Marketplace. Recently, he found a great deal on headphones on Amazon itself, so he bought the item before the price expired, then listed it on Amazon as usual. This resulted in a nastygram from Amazon telling him that his account had been suspended for listing counterfeit Sennheiser headphones. You know, the same ones that he just bought from Amazon. More »
Amazon Reportedly Set To Introduce Front-Lit Kindle In July
By Chris Morran on May 14, 2012 3:04 PM
26 Comments
Since the introduction of the iPad, e-book fans have generally fallen into two camps — those who prefer the E Ink technology in Kindles and Nooks because it causes less eye strain and uses relatively low battery power; and those who prefer the backlit screens of tablet computers, which allow them to read without the need for a secondary light source. The Nook has come up with one possible solution, and now Amazon is reportedly set to launch a Kindle that would use a front-lit system to allow people to read in the dark. More »
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How My Ex-Wife Is Unintentionally Keeping Me Away From My Money
By Laura Northrup on May 11, 2012 9:00 AM
21 Comments
If you're going to be goofing off on the Internet anyway, you might as well make some money at it, right? That's how so many of us find ourselves doing tiny tasks using Amazon's Mechanical Turk in the wee hours of the morning. Reader Alex recently started using it, too. He's built up a nice balance, which he would like to withdraw using his Amazon payments account. Only he can't, because that account is a joint one with his ex-wife. Who he never added to his payments account, but might have had a wedding registry with long ago. Now Amazon has locked him out of his payments account entirely, and he can't fix the situation. Hey, $75 is $75. More »
Now You Can Force Your Friends To Finally Read 'Harry Potter' With Kindle Lending
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 10, 2012 3:00 PM
35 Comments
If you're sick of trying to foist various large tomes from the Harry Potter series on your friends so they can finally see for themselves how exciting Quidditch is, there's relief in sight. Amazon announced today that Kindle owners can now borrow Harry Potter e-books from the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. More »
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Amazon Says It Will Never Compensate Us For Or Assist With Problems In Any Future Deliveries
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 9, 2012 2:00 PM
135 Comments
Consumerist reader L. and his wife have been loyal customers of Amazon since the giant e-tailer started out, he says. But because of a recent email his wife received today, he says they're going to reconsider their allegiance. More »
The Word "Used" Should Never Describe Sanitary Products For Sale
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 7, 2012 5:00 PM
31 Comments
Anyone can appreciate a good bargain on a used product that works just as well as when it was in brand new condition. Used cars? Great! Gently worn clothing? Sign me up. But perhaps when describing an item such as say, feminine hygiene products, such a term should not be attached. More »
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Amazon Getting Into The Business Of Making Its Own TV Shows
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 3, 2012 10:05 AM
20 Comments
Amazon has already learned how to tie its own shoes, and now it wants to figure out how to have its own successful TV shows to offer on its streaming service. Netflix has its web shows already, so it seems it's time for Amazon to catch up to the other kids. More »
Target Stops Selling Kindle Over Reported "Conflict Of Interest"
By Chris Morran on May 2, 2012 11:34 AM
65 Comments
Even though Amazon's Kindle e-reader has been a top seller for Target since the retailer began selling the device in 2010, the Minnesota-based chain is pulling the Kindle from stores and has already stopped selling it on Target.com. More »
Amazon To Start Collecting Sales Tax In Texas
By Chris Morran on April 28, 2012 2:17 AM
87 Comments
Starting in July, shoppers in Texas will no longer have to go through the hassle of calculating and paying all that sales tax that Amazon hasn't been collecting on their purchases. On Friday, the Lone Star State joined a growing group of states reaching accords with the online giant about making sure those taxes get collected at the time of purchase. More »
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Amazon Marks My Order As Fraudulent But Doesn't Reverse Charge Or Stop Shipment
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 27, 2012 5:00 PM
21 Comments
Consumerist reader Paul works in the Internet retail business, and as such, knows how easily an order can get tangled up if the shipping and billing addresses don't match. So after he'd moved, he made sure to change the address on his credit card before ordering an item on Amazon. Even that didn't save him from the headache that followed. More »
