M&A Deal Summary

Amazon Acquires Digital Photography Review

On May 14, 2007, Amazon acquired digital media company Digital Photography Review

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Amazon’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amazon’s 2nd transaction in Washington.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-05-14
Target Digital Photography Review
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

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Digital Photography Review

Seattle, Washington, United States
Digital Photography Review provides reviews and original content regarding the latest in digital cameras.

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Amazon

Seattle, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector E-Commerce
Employees1,525,000
Revenue 574.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.

Amazon is an e-commerce retailer and provider of web services. Amazon enables millions of products to be sold through its website and by third parties across a variety of product categories. Customers access Amazon directly and through mobile websites and apps. Amazon also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo. Amazon also offers Amazon Prime, an annual membership program that includes free shipping and access to streaming of movies and TV episodes. Amazon was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 76
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 67
State (Washington) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 9 of 54
Year (2007) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-08 CreateSpace

Santa Cruz, California, United States

CreateSpace is a provider of independent publishing tools that enable content creators to produce, polish, publish and distribute their work to customers around the world. CreateSpace offers industry-leading royalty rates, broad distribution to thousands of sales channels, an engaged peer community and complete creative control while content creators continue to own the rights to their work.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-23 Brilliance Audio

Grand Haven, Michigan, United States

Brilliance Audio, Inc. is an independent audiobook publisher in the United States. The company, founded by its current President and Publisher R. Michael Snodgrass in 1984, began with a mission to provide a quality listening experience at an affordable price, and continues that philosophy today.

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