How prevalent was Amazon in 1999? Was it the usual place to order books, or would your schoolmates give you a dead stare if you said that you ordered it from there?
Not OP, but at my alma mater, NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, Amazon was definitely common (at least in geeky circles) in 1999 - lots of textbooks were cheaper than at the campus bookstore, at least until Amazon purchases became widespread enough to hurt their bottom line.
I think I may have created my Amazon account in 1998, but my first order was placed in January 1999.
I think I may have created my Amazon account in 1998, but my first order was placed in January 1999.