";s:4:"text";s:3539:"SEATTLE & VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of AbeBooks. They will become a better company.The increased exposure of used, rare and out of print books on Amazon will in the long run benefit the bookseller. AbeBooks will continue to function as a …
The Web sites will continue to have country-specific content, such as reviews of Canadian-authored books and interviews of Canadian writers.Amazon Forward-Looking StatementsAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Having Amazon join the fray could be huge in bridging this gap among the general public. A true internet success story, AbeBooks.com has been selling books online since 1996, and is a private company based in Victoria, BC Canada, with affiliates in Germany and the United States. This ain’t no zshops.First – How much did it cost?Michael Lieberman : Bookseller / BiblioactivistThough in the long run as I mentioned above this might be a good thing for booksellers, in the short run it is painful. Share. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.AbeBooks will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in Victoria, British Columbia. would probably be taking a look at the acquisition. 73 among North American online retailers in June 2008.