Amazon Stole Its Name From a Feminist Bookstore in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Amazon Bookstore Cooperative was a feminist bookstore located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that operated from 1970 to 2012. It was the first lesbian/feminist bookstore in the U.S.[1] The shop was named after the Amazons, a mythological tribe of fierce and independent women.
Jeff Bezos posted the bookstore in Minneapolis phone number on Amazon.com to hasten their demise
In 1994 Amazon.com was founded and within a year, problems started for Amazon Bookstore. Terms of a lawsuit by Amazon bookstore resulted in a small settlement, and a requirement that Amazon Bookstore go by the name ‘Amazon Bookstore Collective’ to reduce confusion with Amazon.com.[2]
