257 Quotes About Amazon

  • Author James Patterson
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    Amazon Connect creates a relationship with my readers that didn't exist before. Communicating directly with my readers about anything I want, whenever I want, is extremely powerful.

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  • Author Jeetil Patel
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    At the same time, Amazon doesn't have to do any distribution or fulfillment or even take any inventory risk. It's a nice beneficial model.

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  • Author Jonathan Patz
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    By dramatically changing the landscape, we are tipping the balance in a way that is increasing the risk of malaria transmission. This is one of the most detailed quantitative field studies in the Amazon that directly addresses the potential link between deforestation and malaria.

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  • Author Martin Pyykkonen
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    The profitability of the business hasn't been any better than it has been. It is still low margins and price-competitive. The question investors should ask is if Amazon is a retailer or an Internet stock. I would argue that it is a retailer.

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  • Author Richard Preston
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    Redwood rainforest has five to 10 times the biomass - that's the sheer weight of living material - of, say, deep tropical rainforest in the Amazon basin.

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  • Author Robert Peck
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    We believe that free shipping programs, including Amazon Prime, had a much greater negative impact to Amazon's gross margins than we'd originally anticipated.

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  • Author Sean Pertwee
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    I'd really like to go down the Amazon in some capacity. I've spent time in the Congo, so I love the jungle.

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  • Author Sundar Pichai
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    We're excited by the success of WhatsApp on top of Android. Amazon brings services like Kindle on top of Android. It's a competitive world and a lot more complex than people realize. When you run a platform on scale, you have to make sure it's truly open. That way, not only do you do well, so do others.

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  • Author Virginia Postrel
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    Average Americans order nonfat decaf iced vanilla lattes at Starbucks and choose from 1,500 drawer pulls at The Great Indoors. Amazon gives every town a bookstore with 2 million titles, while Netflix promises 35,000 different movies on DVD. Choice is everywhere - liberating to some, but to others, a new source of stress.

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