5. Jeff Bezos Loved Reading So Much He Started His Own Online Bookstore!
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was an avid reader from an early age and still is today.
In an interview about his life, the billionaire revealed that despite his huge success, he still buys ten books a month (although he admits to only reading about 3 of them).
His thirst for knowledge and learning is remarkable.
Not only does the richest man in the world understand the power of reading, but he understands just how amazing the book industry is.
When he started Amazon from his garage in Bellevue, Washington, one of the main reasons he focussed on selling books was due to the fact that there “were more items in the book category than there were in any other category by far“.
This shrewd business move was one of many that he picked up by reading books like “Built to Last” by Jim Collins, which Bezos regards as his favorite business book.