Q3.2 Innovative Internet-based bookseller Amazon.com has now expanded into other retail categories. Gather appropriate information from relevant sources to assess the following with an eye towards 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 main competitors.

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

d. A history of the past and recent dividends and price behaviour of Amazon.com, which is traded on the Nasdaq market.

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