Q3.2 Innovative Internet-based bookseller Amazon.com has expanded into other retail cate- gories. Gather appropriate information from relevant sources to assess the following with an eye toward investing in Amazon.com.

a. Economic conditions and the key current events during the past 12 months.

b. Information on the status and growth (past and future) of the bookselling industry and specific information on Amazon.com and its major competitors.

c. Brokerage reports and analysts' recommendations with respect to Amazon.com.

d. A history of the past and recent dividends and price behavior of Amazon.com, which is traded on the Nasdaq National Market.

c. A recommendation with regard to the advisability of investing in Amazon.com.