CHARLIE ROSE: Jeff Bezos is here. He is the founder and CEO of
Amazon.com, the country’s largest online retailer. The company’s
electronic reading device, the Kindle, has sold in the millions since its
debut in 2007. Amazon recently announced it is now selling more digital
books than hardcover books for the first time in its history.
Although sales of the Kindle continue to grow, the device faces
increased competition from tablet computers such as the Apple iPad. Last
week Amazon announced second quarter profit rose 45 percent from the same
quarter last year and its revenue grew 41 percent. Amazon’s stock has
since fallen because analysts expected even greater earnings performance.
I am pleased to have Jeff Bezos back at this table.
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