Amazon (also known as Amazon.com) is a company operating a marketplace for consumers, sellers, and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third-party sellers. The company also enables authors, musicians, filmmakers, app developers, and other creators to publish and sell content via its branded websites. In addition, Amazon provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online platform that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store. The company delivers co-branded credit card agreements and advertising services, serves developers and enterprises through Amazon Web Services, and manufactures and sells electronic devices.