
In 1998, they began selling music and videos as well as acquiring online book selling operation in the UK and Germany.


Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in Bellevue, Washington in July 1994 as an online marketplace for books. This alone causes much confusion, which I will sort out for you here. In the publishing world, Amazon is both a traditional publisher and the parent company of Kindle Direct Publishing-the most prolific of all independent publishing platforms. In addition to e-commerce, Amazon also focuses on cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. Amazon Publishing and Kindle Direct Publishing are NOT the same thing.įrom the consumer perspective, everyone knows about Amazon and its vast array of products available to you with a few simple clicks.
