Jeffrey Bezos

Amazon Profit Jumps; Q4 Guidance Ahead of Street View

By Kathryn Glass| FOXBusiness| Markets

… It's also the most wished for and the most gifted. We are grateful for and energized by this customer response," said Jeff Bezos , founder and CEO of Amazon.com in a statement. "Earlier this week we began shipping the latest generation Kindle. Its …

Story|10/22/2009

Amazon Offers Redelivery to Those Who Lost '1984'

By Erik Berte| FOXBusiness| Markets

… place. This was done without the permission of the Kindle owners and sparked a lot of controversy. Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos later issued an apology. Amazon emailed users who were affected by the removal of the e-book to notify them of their redelivery …

Story|09/04/2009

Amazon to Acquire Zappos.com for $807M

By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

… 88.10 after closing at $88.79 during regular trading Wednesday. "Zappos is a customer focused company," Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement. "We see great opportunities for both companies to learn from each other and create even better experiences …

Story|07/22/2009

Amazon Re-Kindles a Trendsetter

By Gary M. Kaye| FOXBusiness| Personal Finance

… s slimmer -- just over a third of an inch thick -- and claims a 25% improvement in battery life, which Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says means you can read for roughly two weeks without recharging. The Kindle 2 features the ability to convert text to speech …

Story|02/09/2009

How Hard Could it Be?: How I Learned to Love Middle Managers

By Joel Spolsky| Inc.com| Small Business

… hoped to create a utopian workplace. Instead, I caused an employee revolt.

Story|10/12/2008