Amazon.com is our 2nd choice, founded in 1994 it was one of the companies around the time of the dot com boom. Amazon.com Survived and ever since 2003 make very good profits every year. Amazon is a popular site for cds, dvds, electrical items, software, garden items, tools, jewellery, sport equipment, beauty products plus much more. The site is very popular with users because each item has reviews which have been left by customers that have purchased these items. The product is also rated by customers ranging from one to five stars. Amazon also offer next day delivery if the item is in stock or free delivery which takes 3 to 4 days. A main feature Amazon offer which they don't advertise is if you buy a product and Amazon reduce the price in the next 30days they will refund you the difference. Click here to browse the site

At a minimum, you should explore the Amazon.com Web site. Check out our stores, read some customer reviews and product recommendations, learn about our Associates Program and Web Services, and scan the Help section.

Then, go to amazon.co/ir, our investor-relations and PR site, to review our last annual report, read recent announcements about partnerships and product launches, and learn about our executives' responsibilities and backgrounds.

It's also interesting to see what others have to say about us. Go to finance.yahoo.com or fool.comand search for "AMZN" (our stock symbol) to get a feel for what the analysts think about us, and what the competition is up to.

Of course, there have been several books written about Amazon.com. If you have time, you can go to the Amazon Books

You can also usually pull up some interesting articles about Amazon.com in high-tech publications like Wired magazine or business publications like BusinessWeek. Also, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Amazon.com's hometown newspaper, The Seattle Times, tend to write a lot about our company.

Finally, you can learn a lot about a company by reading some of its job postings. Spend a few minutes here on amazon.com/careers