16JUN99 FILE PHOTO - Chief executive officer of Sotheby's Diana Brooks and the founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. Jeff Bezos pose for photographers during a press conference in New York in this June 16, 1999 file photo. Sotheby's Holdings Inc. said February 21 that its two top executives, Diana Brooks and Chairman A. Alfred Taubman, stepped down as an antitrust probe involving the high-brow auction house and its main rival Christie's International Plc. widened.

PM/JP 

Jeff Bezos, (R) founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., and Diana Brooks, chief executive officer of Sotheby's, poses for photos at a press conference in New York on June 16 where they discussed the creation of a joint online auction site, "sothebys.amazon.com". The site will sell items such as rare coins and books, top-tier sports memorabilia, and post-1945 collectibles. Amazon is also investing $45 million to buy a 1.7 percent stake in Sotheby's.

PM/GB 

Jeff Bezos, (R) founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., and Diana Brooks, chief executive officer of Sotheby's, speak at a press conference in New York on June 16 where they discussed the creation of a joint online auction site, "sothebys.amazon.com." The site will sell items such as rare coins and books, top-tier sports memorabilia, and post-1945 collectibles. Amazon is also investing $45 million to buy a 1.7 percent stake in Sotheby's.

PM 

Jeff Bezos, (R) founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., and Diana D. Brooks, chief executive officer of Sotheby's, speak at a press conference in New York on June 16 where they discussed the creation of a joint online auction site, sothebys.amazon.com. The site will sell items such as rare coins and books, top-tier sports memorabilia, and post-1945 collectibles. Amazon is also investing $45 million to buy a 1.7 percent stake in Sotheby's.

PM/JP/JRE 

Jeff Bezos, (R) founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., and Diana Brooks, chief executive officer of Sotheby's, speak at a press conference in New York on June 16 where they discussed the creation of a joint online auction site, "sothebys.amazon.com." The site will sell items such as rare coins and books, top-tier sports memorabilia, and post-1945 collectibles. Amazon is also investing $45 million to buy a 1.7 percent stake in Sotheby's.
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Jeff Bezos, (R) founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., and Diana D. Brooks, chief executive officer of Sotheby's, speak at a press conference in New York on June 16 where they discussed the creation of a joint online auction site, sothebys.amazon.com. The site will sell items such as rare coins and books, top-tier sports memorabilia, and post-1945 collectibles. Amazon is also investing $45 million to buy a 1.7 percent stake in Sotheby's.
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Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.Com, recently named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, demonstrates an educational toy, "Gus's Guts," to talk show host Jay Leno (R) during his appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," at NBC studios in Burbank December 29. The toy, which allows children to pull out the doll's internal organs, is one of the new items featured on Bezos' internet superstore.
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Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.Com, recently named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, demonstrates an educational toy, "Gus's Guts," to talk show host Jay Leno (R) during his appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," at NBC studios in Burbank December 29. The toy, which allows children to pull out the doll's internal organs, is one of the new items featured on Bezos' internet superstore.

FSP/HB 

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos delivers the keynote address at PC Expo in New York on June 28. Though the topic of Bezo's speech was "personalization", he made passing reference to the slide in the price of Amazon shares which are trading in the $38 range, roughly a third of their all-time high of $113 a share.

PM/RCS 

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos delivers the keynote address at PC Expo in New York on June 28. Though the topic of Bezos speech was "personalization", he made passing reference to the slide in the price of Amazon shares which are trading in the $38 range, roughly a third of their all-time high of $113 a share. 

Founder and CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos (L) shakes hands with the CEO of Toys R Us, John Eyler, at the outset of a news conference in New York August 10, 2000, where the two announced a strategy alliance to create a co-branded toy and video games store. The alliance, which is scheduled to be launched in the fall, would bring together the world's biggest toy seller and the internet's leading online retailer.

MS/CM 

Founder and CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos speaks to the press at a news conference in New York August 10, 2000, where a strategic alliance was announced with Toys R Us to create a co-branded toy and video games store. The alliance, which is scheduled to be launched in the fall, would bring together the world's biggest toy seller and the internet's leading online retailer.

BR/RCS 

Founder and CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos (L) shakes hands with the CEO of Toys R Us, John Eyler, at the outset of a news conference in New York August 10, 2000, where the two announced a strategy alliance to create a co-branded toy and video games store. The alliance, which is scheduled to be launched in the fall, would bring together the world's biggest toy seller and the internet's leading online retailer. 

Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of the leading online retailer Amazon.com speaks at a news conference in Paris August 29, 2000, where he announced the launch of Amazon.fr, a french-language site offering books, videos, DVD's and music CD's to French speakers worldwide.

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Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of the leading online retailer Amazon.com (L) seen at a news conference in Paris August 29, 2000, where he announced the launch of Amazon.fr, a french-language site offering books, videos, DVD's and music CD's to French speakers worldwide. At right is Denis Terrien the new director of Amazon.fr.

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Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of the leading online retailer Amazon.com (C) at a news conference in Paris August 29, 2000, where he announced the launch of Amazon.fr, a french-language site offering books, videos, DVD's and music CD's to French speakers worldwide. At left is Amazon.com senior Vice President Diego Piacentini and at right is Amazon.fr director Denis Terrien.

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Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of the leading online retailer Amazon.com speaks at a news conference in Paris August 29 , 2000, where he announced the launch of Amazon.fr, a french-language site offering books, videos, DVD's and music CD's to French speakers worldwide. 

Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of the leading online retailer Amazon.com (L) seen at a news conference in Paris August 29 , 2000, where he announced the launch of Amazon.fr, a french-language site offering books, videos, DVD's and music CD's to French speakers worldwide. At right is Denis Terrien the new director of Amazon.fr . 

Jeff Bezos the founder and CEO of the leading online retailer Amazon.com (C) at a news conference in Paris August 29 , 2000, where he announced the launch of Amazon.fr, a french-language site offering books, videos, DVD's and music CD's to French speakers worldwide. At left is Amazon.com senior Vice President Diego Piacentini and at right is Amazon.fr director Denis terrien. 

3Com Chairman and CEO Eric Benhamou addresses a group of 350 participants, including about 50 digital technology CEOs, during the World Resource Institute (WRI) Conference in Seattle, October 16, 2000. The conference is aimed at improving the quality of life by making digital technology more available worldwide, especially in third world countries. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos will speak later this week at the conference. REUTERS/Anthony P.

APB/MMR 

Amazon.com CEO Jeffrey Bezos addresses a group of 350 participants, including about 50 digital technology CEOs, during the World Resource Institute (WRI) Conference in Seattle, October 17, 2000. The conference is aimed at improving the world population's quality of life by making digital technology more accessible and available, especially in third world countries. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates will speak October 18 at the conference. REUTERS/Anthony P.

APB/JP 

Amazon.com CEO Jeffrey Bezos addresses a group of 350 participants, including about 50 digital technology CEOs, during the World Resource Institute (WRI) Conference in Seattle, October 17, 2000. The conference is aimed at improving the world population's quality of life by making digital technology more accessible and available, especially in third world countries. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates will speak October 18 at the conference. REUTERS/Anthony P.

APB/JP 

Amazon.com CEO Jeffrey Bezos gets ready to address a group of 350 participants, including about 50 digital technology CEOs, during the World Resource Institute (WRI) Conference in Seattle, October 17, 2000. The conference is aimed at improving the world population's quality of life by making digital technology more accessible and available, especially in third world countries. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates will speak October 18 at the conference. REUTERS/Anthony P.

APB 

Amazon.com Inc founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos speaks during a news conference in Tokyo November 1, 2000. Amazon, the number one Internet retailer, unveiled its Japanese site Amazon.co.jp on Wednesday in an aggressive push to crack open Japan's cosy book retailing market.

TA/HL 

Amazon.com Inc founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos (L) shares a laugh with Amazon Japan country manager Junichi Hasegawa during a news conference in Tokyo November 1, 2000. The number one Internet retailer Amazon unveiled its Japanese site Amazon.co.jp in an aggressive push to crack open Japan's cosy book retailing market. In its first retailing venture in Asia, Amazon will offer a selection of 1.7 million titles in Japanese and English, and also sell foreign titles through its Web site, constructed in Japanese.

TA/HL 

Amazon.com Inc founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos speaks during a news conference in Tokyo November 1, 2000. Amazon, the number one Internet retailer, unveiled its Japanese site Amazon.co.jp on Wednesday in an aggressive push to crack open Japan's cosy book retailing market. 

Amazon.com Inc founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos (L) shares a laugh with Amazon Japan country manager Junichi Hasegawa during a news conference in Tokyo November 1, 2000. The number one Internet retailer Amazon unveiled its Japanese site Amazon.co.jp in an aggressive push to crack open Japan's cosy book retailing market. [In its first retailing venture in Asia, Amazon will offer a selection of 1.7 million titles in Japanese and English, and also sell foreign titles through its Web site, constructed in Japanese]. 

Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com sits on a technology panel discussion, "Silicon Summit II" in New York, March 11, 2001. The discussion, aired live on MSNBC, brought together leaders from the Internet and technology revolution to create a dialogue among the key decision-makers in the industry.

PM/JP 

Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com sits on a technology panel discussion, "Silicon Summit II" in New York, March 11, 2001. The discussion, aired live on MSNBC, brought together leaders from the Internet and technology revolution to create a dialogue among the key decision-makers in the industry. 

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos (L) poses with Borders Group President and CEO Greg Josefowicz at an April 11, 2001 press conference in New York where they announced an agreement to re-launch Borders.com as a branded Website powered by Amazon.com's e-commerce platform. Borders.com will continue operation in its current format until the launch of the co-branded site in August.

PM/SV 

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos talks with reporters at a press conference in New York where it was announced that an agreement was reached to re-launch Borders.com as a branded Web site powered by Amazon.com's e-commerce platform, April 11, 2001. Borders.com will continue operation in its current format until the launch of the co-branded site in August.

PM/SV 

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos (L) poses with Borders Group President and CEO Greg Josefowicz at an April 11, 2001 press conference in New York where they announced an agreement to re-launch Borders.com as a branded Website powered by Amazon.com's e-commerce platform. Borders.com will continue operation in its current format until the launch of the co-branded site in August. 

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos talks with reporters at a press conference in New York where it was announced that an agreement was reached to re-launch Borders.com as a branded Web site powered by Amazon.com's e-commerce platform, April 11, 2001. Borders.com will continue operation in its current format until the launch of the co-branded site in August. 

Bill Gates, Microsoft's Chairman and Chief Software Architect, and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos (L) give a shirt and say goodbye to "Clippy" during a news conference in New York where Microsoft launched the new Office XP program, May 31, 2001. "Clippy" was part of the old office program and will no longer appear on Office XP which went on sale May 31. Office XP will deliver the next generation of productivity advancements and contains innovations such as smart tags, SharePoint Team Services and XML integration.

JC/TRA 

Bill Gates, Microsoft's Chairman and Chief Software Architect, and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos (L), say goodby to "Clippy" during a news conference in New York where Microsoft launched the new Office XP program, May 31, 2001. "Clippy" was part of the old office program and will no longer appear on Office XP which went on sale May 31. Office XP will deliver the next generation of productivity advancements and contains innovations such as smart tags, SharePoint Team Services and XML integration.

JC/RCS 

Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (L) with Seattle Mariners
president and CEO Howard Lincoln (R) announce the launch of the Seattle
Mariners Store on Amazon.com's Japanese website, Amazon.co.jp, at a
press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle, August 7, 2001. The
Mariners, who currently have the best record in the MLB at 81-31, owe
much of their success to rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki and relief pitcher
Kauzuhiro Sasaki. REUTERS/Anthony P.

APB 

Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (L) and Seattle Mariners
President and CEO Howard Lincoln wait for a Japanese translation during
their announcement of the launch of the Seattle Mariners Store on
Amazon.com's Japanese Website, Amazon.co.jp, at a press conference at
Safeco Field in Seattle, August 7, 2001. The Mariners, who currently
have the best record in the MLB at 81-31, owe much of their success to
Japanese imports, rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki and relief pitcher
Kauzuhiro Sasaki. Both players have enormous fan following in their
home country. REUTERS/Anthony P.

APB/SV 

Jeffrey Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com Inc., receives a gift he received in
the NASDAQ stock market

studio headquarters in New York September 7, 2001. Online retailer
Amazon.com Inc., facing slow revenue growth as it struggles to reach
profitablility, on Friday said it was "optimistic" about the upcoming
Christmas season sales. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

Jeffrey Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com Inc., speaks to an auidience after
receiving a gift in the NASDAQ stock market studio headquarters in New
York September 7, 2001. Online retailer Amazon.com Inc., facing slow
revenue growth as it struggles to reach profitablility, said on Friday
it was "optimistic" about the upcoming Christmas season sales.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

SS 

Microsoft founder Bill Gates (L) gets a high-five from Amazon.com
founder Jeff Bezos, before the start of their celebrity pro-am match at
the Schick Xtreme III Tennis Challenge, October 7, 2001, at Key Arena
in Seattle. Gates and Bezos squared off against each other, in a
doubles match with partners Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. The event
was to benefit breast cancer research and to raise awareness for the
disease. REUTERS/Robert Sorbo

RSS 

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos receives support from the audience, as he
takes part in a pro-am celebrity match at the Schick Xtreme III Tennis
Challenge, October 7, 2001, at Key Arena in Seattle. Bezos and
professional tennis player Pete Sampras took on Microsoft founder Bill
Gates and his partner Andre Agassi to raise awareness and money for
breast cancer research. REUTERS/Robert Sorbo

RSS 

Professional tennis player Peter Sampras receives a high-five from
Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos after winning a point during the Schick Xtreme
III Tennis Challenge, October 7, 2001, at Key Arena in Seattle. Bezos
and Sampras took on Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Andre Agassi in
the pro-am match to help raise money for breast cancer research and
raise awareness for the disease. REUTERS/Robert Sorbo

RSS 

Microsoft founder Bill Gates serves in a pro-am celebrity doubles match
with Andre Agassi against Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and
professional tennis player Peter Sampras, at the Schick Xtreme III
Tennis Challenge, October 7, 2001, at Key Arena in Seattle. The tennis
match was held to raise money for breast cancer research.
REUTERS/Robert Sorbo

RSS 

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos hits a return shot during a pro-am match
against Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Andre Agassi at the Schick
Xtreme III Tennis Challenge, October 7, 2001 at Key Arena in Seattle.
Bezos teamed with professional tennis player Peter Sampras.
REUTERS/Robert Sorbo

RSS 

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and pro tennis player Andre Agassi shake hands with Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and pro tennis player Pete Sampras after beating the pair in a pro-am celebrity doubles match at the Schick Xtreme III Tennis Challenge, October 7, 2001, at Key Arena in Seattle. The tennis match was held to raise money for breast cancer research. REUTERS/Robert Sorbo 

Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos survived a Gazelle helicopter crash in
Southwest Texas on March 8, 2003. Bezos is pictured in this file photos from
a press conference in Seattle on August 7, 2001. Bezos was one of the three
passengers with a pilot aboard the helicopter that crashed on takeoff in a
densely wooded area in the Catherdral Mountains. All survived the accident
with minor injuries. REUTERS/Anthony P. Bolante/File

APB 

Amazon.com chairman Jeff Bezos speaks to the media during the company's
annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington May 28, 2003. Bezos
said during the meeting that Amazon.com's sales grew by nearly 30
percent and generated about $135 million in free cash flow in 2002.
REUTERS/Anthony P. Bolante

APB 

Amazon.com chairman Jeff Bezos (R) shakes hands with shareholder Bruce
Dyke of Seattle, Washington during the company's annual shareholders
meeting in Seattle on May 28, 2003. Bezos said during the meeting that
Amazon.com's sales grew by nearly 30 percent from the previous year and
generated about $135 million in free cash flow in 2002. REUTERS/Anthony
P. Bolante

APB 

Amazon.com chairman Jeff Bezos stands next to a display comparing his
online company's lower book prices against a competitor while speaking
at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington on
May 28, 2003. Bezos said during the meeting that Amazon.com's sales
grew by nearly 30 percent from the previous year and generated about
$135 million in free cash flow in 2002. REUTERS/Anthony P. Bolante

APB 

Amazon.com chairman Jeff Bezos listens to questions from the media
during the company's annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington
on May 28, 2003. Bezos said during the meeting that Amazon.com's sales
grew by nearly 30 percent from the previous year and generated about
$135 million in free cash flow in 2002. REUTERS/Anthony P. Bolante

APB 

Amazon.com chairman Jeff Bezos stands next to a Segway Human
Transporter while speaking at the company's annual shareholders meeting
in Seattle, Washington on May 28, 2003. The online retailer is the
exclusive retailer of the Segways. Bezos said during the meeting that
Amazon.com's sales grew by nearly 30 percent from the previous year and
generated about $135 million in free cash flow in 2002. REUTERS/Anthony
P. Bolante

APB 

Tennis player Anna Kournikova (L) and Amazon.com Chief Executive
Officer Jeff Bezos applaud at the opening of trading at the NASDAQ
MarketSite in New York on August 22, 2003. Bezos and Kournikova are
promoting the new Shock Absorber sports bra that will be sold on
Amazon. REUTERS/Peter Morgan

PM 

Tennis player Anna Kournikova talks with a reporter before the start of
trading at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York on August 22, 2003.
Kournikova and Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos are in New
York promoting the new Shock Absorber sports bra that will be sold on
Amazon. REUTERS/Peter Morgan

PM/jm 

Tennis player Anna Kournikova talks with a reporter before the start of
trading at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York on August 22, 2003.
Kournikova and Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos are in New
York promoting the new Shock Absorber sports bra that will be sold on
Amazon. REUTERS/Peter Morgan

PM 

Tennis player Anna Kournikova pauses during an informal game of tennis
with Amazon.com chief Jeff Bezos at Grand Central Station in New York
on August 22, 2003. Kournikova and Bezos were promoting a new "Shock
Absorber" sports bra which will be sold on the Amazon site.
REUTERS/Albert Ferreira

PM 

Tennis player Anna Kournikova talks with a reporter before the start of trading at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York on August 22, 2003. [Kournikova and Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos are in New York promoting the new Shock Absorber sports bra that will be sold on Amazon.] 

Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro (C) joins hands with Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (L) and American Express Chief Marketing Officer John Hayes at a news conference in New York, March 3, 2005 to announce a new national collaborative partnership. The Tribeca Film Festival and founding partner American Express were announcing their partnership with Amazon.com to launch the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition where Amazon.com will accept short-film submissions for entry into the competition with the top filmmaker as rated by Amazon.com customers and a panel of celebrity jurors will receive a grand prize of a $50,000 American Express pre-paid card to be announced at the end of June, 2005. The Tribeca Film Festival takes place from April 19th to May 1st in New York City. REUTERS/Mike Segar MS/HB 

Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro (C) joins hands with Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (L) and American Express Chief Marketing Officer John Hayes at a news conference in New York, March 3, 2005 to announce a new national collaborative partnership. The Tribeca Film Festival and founding partner American Express were announcing their partnership with Amazon.com to launch the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition where Amazon.com will accept short-film submissions for entry into the competition with the top filmmaker as rated by Amazon.com customers and a panel of celebrity jurors will receive a grand prize of a $50,000 American Express pre-paid card to be announced at the end of June, 2005. The Tribeca Film Festival takes place from April 19th to May 1st in New York City. REUTERS/Mike Segar MS/HB 

Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro (C) joins Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (L) and American Express Chief Marketing Officer John Hayes (R) at a news conference in New York, March 3, 2005 to announce a new national collaborative partnership. The Tribeca Film Festival and founding partner American Express were announcing their partnership with Amazon.com to launch the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition where Amazon.com will accept short-film submissions for entry into the competition with the top filmmaker as rated by Amazon.com customers and a panel of celebrity jurors will receive a grand prize of a $50,000 American Express pre-paid card to be announced at the end of June, 2005. The Tribeca Film Festival takes place from April 19th to May 1st in New York City. REUTERS/Mike Segar MS/HB 

Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro (R) stands with Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos at a news conference in New York, March 3, 2005 to announce a new national collaborative partnership. The Tribeca Film Festival and founding partner American Express were announcing their partnership with Amazon.com to launch the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition where Amazon.com will accept short-film submissions for entry into the competition with the top filmmaker as rated by Amazon.com customers and a panel of celebrity jurors will receive a grand prize of a $50,000 American Express pre-paid card to be announced at the end of June, 2005. The Tribeca Film Festival takes place from April 19th to May 1st in New York City. REUTERS/Mike Segar MS/HB