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It seems preposterous now, but Amazon began as a bookstore.
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George Packer
American
Novelist
Born:
Aug 13
,
1960
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I think for Amazon's customers, it offers a kind of addictive service - the ability to shop without leaving your house, the ability to read without going to a bookstore or a library.
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Carl Hiaasen
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