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How Amazon.com Just Dove Further Into Education

Amazon.com just announced it will acquire mathematics-curriculum specialist TenMarks. Here's what it means.

By Steve Symington – Oct 11, 2013 at 4:41PM EST

Amazon.com (AMZN +1.25%) has long offered thousands of free or low-cost educational apps for the millions of people using its Kindle ecosystem.

But on Thursday, the online retailer announced a particularly intriguing buy, with its agreement to acquire online mathematics-curriculum specialist TenMarks for an undisclosed price.

In the following video, Fool contributor Steve Symington weighs in on what, exactly, makes this particular acquisition so special, how Amazon is planning to use TenMarks, and how this could negatively affect another competing education-centric business.

What do you think? Is TenMarks a good fit for Amazon's business? Please watch the video below to get Steve's full take, then feel free to weigh in using the comments section below.

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Steve Symington
A graduate of the University of Montana, Steve worked for seven years in the defense & aerospace industry as a software and sales engineer. But his love for responsible long-term investing and delving into 10-Ks ultimately led him to The Motley Fool, where he's written more than 8,000 syndicated articles on investing, the stock market, business, strategy and finanial analysis. Enjoy his work? Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook so you don't miss a thing.
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