EXHIBIT 10.13

AMAZON.COM, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

TO: <<Participant>>

     To encourage your continued service as a member of the Board of Directors
of Amazon.com, Inc. (the “Company”), you have been granted this restricted stock
unit award (the “Award”) pursuant to the Company’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”). The Award represents the right to receive shares of Common Stock
of the Company subject to the fulfillment of the vesting conditions set forth in
this agreement (this “Agreement”).

     The terms of the Award are as set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan.
The Plan is incorporated into this Agreement by reference, which means that this
Agreement is limited by and subject to the express terms and provisions of the
Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the
terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. Capitalized terms that
are not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan.
The most important terms of the Award are summarized as follows:

     1.     Award Date:      

     2.     Number of Restricted Stock Units Subject to this Award:      

     3.     Vesting Base Date:      

     4.     Vesting Schedule: The Award will vest according to the following
schedule:

          Period of Participant's Continuous         Service From the   Percent
of Total Award That is   Vesting Base Date   Vested  

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     5.     Conversion of Restricted Stock Units and Issuance of Shares. Upon
each vesting of the Award (each, a “Vest Date”), one share of Common Stock shall
be issuable for each restricted stock unit that vests on such Vest Date (the
“Shares”), subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.
Thereafter, the Company will transfer such Shares to you upon satisfaction of
any required tax withholding obligations. No fractional shares shall be issued
under this Agreement.

     6. Termination of Service. The unvested portion of the Award will terminate
automatically and be forfeited to the Company immediately and without further
notice upon termination of your service as a member of the Board of Directors of
the Company for any reason (including as a result of death or disability). No
Shares shall be issued or issuable with respect to any portion of the Award that
terminates unvested and is forfeited.

 

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     7.     Right to Shares. You shall not have any right in, to or with respect
to any of the Shares (including any voting rights or rights with respect to
dividends paid on the Common Stock) issuable under the Award until the Award is
settled by the issuance of such Shares to you.

     8.     Taxes.

     (a)  Generally. You are ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes
owed in connection with the Award. The Company does not commit and is under no
obligation to structure the Award to reduce or eliminate your tax liability.

     (b)  Payment of Withholding Taxes. Prior to any event in connection with
the Award (e.g., vesting) that the Company determines may result in any domestic
or foreign tax withholding obligation, whether national, federal, state or
local, including any social tax obligation (the “Tax Withholding Obligation”),
you must arrange for the satisfaction of the minimum amount of such Tax
Withholding Obligation in a manner acceptable to the Company.

          (i) By Sale of Shares. Unless you choose to satisfy the Tax
Withholding Obligation by some other means in accordance with clause (ii) below,
your acceptance of this Award constitutes your instruction and authorization to
the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such
purpose to sell on your behalf a whole number of Shares from those Shares
issuable to you as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash
proceeds sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation. Such Shares will
be sold on the day the Tax Withholding Obligation arises (e.g., a Vest Date) or
as soon thereafter as practicable. You will be responsible for all broker’s fees
and other costs of sale, and you agree to indemnify and hold the Company
harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale.
To the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed your Tax Withholding Obligation,
the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to you as soon as practicable. You
acknowledge that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange
for such sale at any particular price, and that the proceeds of any such sale
may not be sufficient to satisfy your Tax Withholding Obligation. Accordingly,
you agree to pay to the Company as soon as practicable any amount of the Tax
Withholding Obligation that is not satisfied by the sale of Shares described
above.

          (ii) By Check, Wire Transfer or Other Means. At any time not less than
five (5) business days before any Tax Withholding Obligation arises (e.g., a
Vest Date), you may elect to satisfy your Tax Withholding Obligation by
delivering to the Company an amount that the Company determines is sufficient to
satisfy your Tax Withholding Obligation by (i) wire transfer

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          to such account as the Company may direct, (ii) delivery of a
certified check payable to the Company, c/o Stock Administration, P.O. Box
81226, Seattle, WA 98108-1226, or such other address as the Company may from
time to time direct, or (iii) such other means as the Company may establish or
permit.

     (c)  Right to Retain Shares. The Company may refuse to issue any Shares to
you until you satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation. To the maximum extent
permitted by law, the Company has the right to retain without notice from Shares
issuable under the Award or from salary payable to you, Shares or cash having a
value sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation.

     9.     Registration. The Company currently has an effective registration
statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to
the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award. The Company intends to maintain
this registration but has no obligation to do so. If the registration ceases to
be effective, you will not be able to transfer or sell Shares issued to you
pursuant to the Award unless exemptions from registration under applicable
securities laws are available. Such exemptions from registration are very
limited and might be unavailable. You agree that any resale by you of the shares
of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Award shall comply in all respects with
the requirements of all applicable securities laws, rules and regulations
(including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder)
and any other law, rule or regulation applicable thereto, as such laws, rules,
and regulations may be amended from time to time. The Company shall not be
obligated to either issue the Shares or permit the resale of any Shares if such
issuance or resale would violate any such requirements.

     10. Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item. By
entering into this Agreement and accepting the Award, you acknowledge that:
(a) the Plan is discretionary and may be modified, suspended or terminated by
the Company at any time as provided in the Plan; (b) the grant of the Award is a
one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive
future grants of awards or benefits in lieu of awards; (c) all determinations
with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times
when awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to each award, the
award price, if any, and the time or times when each award will be settled, will
be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) your participation in the Plan is
voluntary; (e) the value of the Award is an extraordinary item which is outside
the scope of your service contract, if any; (f) the Award is not part of normal
or expected compensation for any purpose, including without limitation for
calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end
of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement
benefits or similar payments; (g) the future value of the Common Stock subject
to the Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty, (h) neither the
Plan, the Award nor the issuance of the Shares confers upon you any right to
continue in the service of (or any other relationship with) the Company or any
Subsidiary, and (i) the grant of the Award will not be interpreted to form an
employment relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary.

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     11.     Execution of Award Agreement. Please acknowledge your acceptance of
the terms and conditions of the Award by signing the original of this Agreement
and returning it to the Company.

          Very truly yours,                                              
AMAZON.COM, INC.           By:    

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    Name:    

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ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

     I, a resident of                   (state, or country if other than U.S.),
accept the Restricted Stock Unit Award described in this Agreement and in the
Plan, and acknowledge receipt of a copy of this Agreement, the Plan and the
applicable Plan Summary, and acknowledge that I have read them carefully and
that I fully understand their contents.

          Dated:        

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Taxpayer I.D. Number  

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<<Participant>>               Address:            

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