Amazon is worth more than $1 trillion. How it got us hooked, and what might happen if it’s broken up Written by Danielle Chiriguayo and Amy Ta, produced by Brian Hardzinski and Nihar Patel Listen 36 min MORE “He [Jeff Bezos] wanted to be a successful entrepreneur. He was selling books, not because he had a passion for reading — which he did actually — but because it was tactical, it was a beachhead for further expansion. His vision was to have a store where he could sell everything,” says Brad Stone, author of “Amazon Unbound.” Photo credit: Annegret Hilse / SVEN SIMON via www.imago-images.de.