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The book that became Amazon's very first product sale in 1995 covered which subject?
Answer
Computers
Amazon's first sale in July 1995 was a copy of a book about computer science and artificial intelligence, shipped personally by Jeff Bezos from his garage.
💡 Did you know?
Amazon's first product ever sold was a book about computers, shipped by founder Jeff Bezos from his garage in 1995.
Other options people guess
- Cooking
- Gardening
- Travel
Topics
- amazon
- e-commerce
- business-history
- 1990s
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