Commerce & Finance · Recorded milestone
Online retail
Recorded year1995
Amazon and eBay start selling over the web.
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Led to
- Online travel bookingRecorded · 1996enables
- Print-on-demand booksRecorded · 1997enables
- E-readerRecorded · 1998enables
- Recommendation enginesRecorded · 1998enables
- Online paymentsRecorded · 1999enables
- Online gig workRecorded · 2005requires
- Warehouse robotsRecorded · 2006enables
- Kindle store and KDPRecorded · 2007enables
- Goods shipped before you orderRecorded · 2016enables
- Publishing with no pulped returnsForecast · ~2033enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.