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[tab:Amazing Holiday] Amazon.com, today announced the 2008 holiday season finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, Dec. 15, which is a record-breaking 72.9 items per second. "We are extremely grateful to our customers," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We …

[tab:Amazing Holiday] Amazon.com, today announced the 2008 holiday season finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, Dec. 15, which is a record-breaking 72.9 items per second. "We are extremely grateful to our customers," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We ...