Zappos.com is best known for online footwear sales. The company, which is based in Las Vegas, was just purchased (July 22/09) for nearly a billion dollars (U.S.) by online giant Amazon.com. The purchase price will be composed 10M shares of Amazon stock. In addition, Zappos employees will share $40M in cash and restricted stock, making the total pot worth nearly a billion. If Amazon stock increases as a result, the value might be even higher.