<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
an	O
alternate	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
to	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
built	O
on	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Services	I-Application
API	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Alan	O
Taylor	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Amazon	B-Application
programmer	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
still	O
worked	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
was	O
funded	O
through	O
Amazon	B-Application
affiliate	O
links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
simpler	O
and	O
more	O
efficient	O
way	O
to	O
access	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
and	O
use	O
its	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
search	O
or	O
browse	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
database	O
of	O
books	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
DVDs	O
,	O
and	O
VHS	O
tapes	O
,	O
and	O
add	O
items	O
into	O
a	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
was	O
then	O
used	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
items	O
into	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
shopping	O
cart	O
where	O
they	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Light	I-Application
originally	O
used	O
a	O
layout	O
which	O
resembled	O
the	O
main	O
page	O
of	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2002	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	O
lawyers	O
told	O
it	O
to	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Light	I-Application
4.0	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
Technical	O
Achievement	O
award	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
South	O
by	O
Southwest	O
Web	O
Awards	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Alan	O
Taylor	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
that	O
"	O
Amazon	B-Application
Light	I-Application
(	O
all	O
four	O
versions	O
)	O
will	O
shut	O
down.	O
"	O
</s>
