Amazon.com opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amaazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amaazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books, CD Music, DVD, Video, Computer & Video Games, Toys, Apparel & Accessories and Kitchen & Housewares. Amazon derives a significant percentage of sales from affiliates called Amazon Associates. An Associate is essentially an independent seller receiving commission. Amazon is a customer centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want.