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Amazon.com Reports Record Sales of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

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02/01/2007 16:43:00

Amazon.com Reports Record Sales of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

02/01/2007

2007

In The Early Hours of Pre-Order Availability, Amazon.com Customers Are Ordering "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in Unprecedented Fashion SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced that in just the first seven hours of pre-order availability for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" the online retailer has sold over 200 percent more books than it did the entire first day of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" the sixth book in the series. In fact, sales on Amazon.com in the first seven hours today have eclipsed total sales for the entire first two days of the sixth book. Amazon.com is selling the book for just $18.89 (hardcover), a savings of 46 percent and $39.00 (deluxe edition), a savings of 40 percent. "The anticipation for this book has been like none other in our history," said Greg Greeley, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "Customers are clearly excited about the book and we are pleased to offer it at such a low price." Amazon received more than 1.5 million advance orders of the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which was released in July 2005 and was Amazon's largest, most successful product release in the company's history. Since the company posted the detail page for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" late last year, hundreds of thousands of Amazon.com customers have signed up for e-mail notifications announcing the pre-order availability, far surpassing totals from previous years. To place an order for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and to explore Amazon.com's entire selection of Harry Potter products -- including books, DVDs, computer and video games, journals and stationery, and more -- visit www.amazon.com/harrypotter. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward Looking Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>In The Early Hours of Pre-Order Availability, Amazon.com Customers Are Ordering "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in Unprecedented Fashion</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced that in just the first seven hours of pre-order availability for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" the online retailer has sold over 200 percent more books than it did the entire first day of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" the sixth book in the series. In fact, sales on Amazon.com in the first seven hours today have eclipsed total sales for the entire first two days of the sixth book. Amazon.com is selling the book for just $18.89 (hardcover), a savings of 46 percent and $39.00 (deluxe edition), a savings of 40 percent.</p><p>"The anticipation for this book has been like none other in our history," said Greg Greeley, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "Customers are clearly excited about the book and we are pleased to offer it at such a low price."</p><p>Amazon received more than 1.5 million advance orders of the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which was released in July 2005 and was Amazon's largest, most successful product release in the company's history.</p><p>Since the company posted the detail page for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" late last year, hundreds of thousands of Amazon.com customers have signed up for e-mail notifications announcing the pre-order availability, far surpassing totals from previous years.</p><p>To place an order for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and to explore Amazon.com's entire selection of Harry Potter products -- including books, DVDs, computer and video games, journals and stationery, and more -- visit www.amazon.com/harrypotter.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward Looking Statement</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 34%; Media Grows 25%; Electronics and Other General Merchandise Grows 55%

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02/01/2007 16:02:00

Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 34%; Media Grows 25%; Electronics and Other General Merchandise Grows 55%

02/01/2007

2007

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. Operating cash flow was $702 million in 2006, compared with $733 million in 2005. Free cash flow decreased 8% to $486 million in 2006, compared with $529 million in 2005. Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 436 million on December 31, 2006, compared with 438 million a year ago. During the year, the Company repurchased 8 million shares, or $252 million under its previously announced authorization to repurchase up to $500 million of the Company's common stock. Net sales increased 34% to $3.99 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $2.98 billion in fourth quarter 2005. Excluding the $122 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 30% compared with fourth quarter 2005. Operating income increased 20% to $197 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $165 million in fourth quarter 2005. Excluding the $8 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 14% compared with fourth quarter 2005. Net income was $98 million in the fourth quarter, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with net income of $199 million, or $0.47 per diluted share in fourth quarter 2005. Fourth quarter 2006 income tax expense increased $130 million, to $91 million or $0.22 per diluted share, compared with a tax benefit of $38 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in fourth quarter 2005. The prior year tax benefit was primarily related to determining certain deferred tax assets were realizable. "We had a record holiday season with accelerating revenue growth and significant sequential improvement in operating leverage," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Amazon Prime members spent more with us across categories as they took advantage of unlimited free two-day shipping." Amazon Prime, Amazon.com's first-ever membership program, was introduced in February 2005. For a flat membership fee of $79 per year, Amazon Prime members get unlimited, express two-day shipping for free, with no minimum purchase requirement on over a million eligible items sold by Amazon.com. Members can order as late as 6:30 p.m. ET and still get their order the next day for only $3.99 per item, and they can share the benefits of Amazon Prime with up to four family members living in their household. Sign up for Amazon Prime at www.amazon.com/prime. Full Year 2006 Net sales increased 26% to $10.71 billion in 2006, compared with $8.49 billion in 2005. Operating income declined 10% to $389 million in 2006, compared with $432 million in 2005, due mainly to increased spending on technology and content. Net income was $190 million in 2006, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with net income of $359 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, in 2005. Income tax expense increased $92 million to $187 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, compared with income tax expense of $95 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in 2005. Highlights Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow increased $119 million compared with third quarter 2006, a sequential improvement of 33%, and trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow improved $115 million compared with the same period. North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.21 billion, up 31% from fourth quarter 2005. International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $1.78 billion, up 37% from fourth quarter 2005. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International net sales growth was 28%. Worldwide Electronics & Other General Merchandise grew 55% to $1.40 billion in fourth quarter 2006, and increased to 35% of worldwide net sales compared with 30% in fourth quarter 2005. For the first time, non-Media dollar growth exceeded Media dollar growth, even though Media grew 25% in the quarter. The Company announced the beta launch of endless.com, its new shoe and handbag website, which features the unusual business practice of free overnight shipping (next business day) on all items. Additionally, customers enjoy free return shipping, a 365-day return policy, a 110 percent price guarantee and an innovative navigation and search experience. As a special promotion in February, endless customers will receive overnight shipping for *negative* five dollars. Over 220,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services, up greater than 55% year-over-year. Amazon Enterprise Solutions Europe built and launched a new state-of-the-art multi-channel e-commerce platform for Mothercare PLC, a leading U.K. retailer for parents, using the proven technology and expertise of Amazon to provide the e-commerce engine behind the website, in-store and call center applications. Financial Guidance The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of February 1, 2007. Results may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, and the various factors detailed below. First Quarter 2007 Guidance Net sales are expected to be between $2.85 billion and $3.00 billion, or to grow between 25% and 32% compared with first quarter 2006. Operating income is expected to be between $82 million and $122 million, or between (22%) decline and 16% growth, compared with first quarter 2006. This guidance includes $38 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional intangible assets are recorded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. Full Year 2007 Expectations Net sales are expected to be between $13.00 billion and $13.70 billion, or to grow between 21% and 28% compared with 2006. Operating income is expected to be between $355 million and $505 million, or between (9%) decline and 30% growth, compared with 2006. This guidance includes $165 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional intangible assets are recorded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results. These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risk of future losses, significant indebtedness, system interruptions, consumer trends, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, ---------------- ----------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 -------- ------- -------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 693 $ 600 $ 1,013 $ 1,303 OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income 98 199 190 359 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization 59 36 205 121 Stock-based compensation 30 16 101 87 Other operating expense 2 4 10 7 Gains on sales of marketable securities, net - (1) (2) (1) Remeasurements and other - (3) (6) (37) Deferred income taxes 8 (46) 22 70 Excess tax benefit on stock awards (64) (5) (102) (7) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - (26) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (127) (114) (282) (104) Accounts receivable, net and other current assets (116) (91) (103) (84) Accounts payable 588 499 402 274 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 246 136 241 67 Additions to unearned revenue 75 61 206 156 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (55) (61) (180) (149) -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 744 630 702 733 INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (50) (55) (216) (204) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (2) - (32) (24) Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 869 183 1,845 836 Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (1,340) (358) (1,930) (1,386) -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash used in investing activities (523) (230) (333) (778) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from exercises of stock options 18 19 35 59 Excess tax benefit on stock awards 64 5 102 7 Common stock repurchased - - (252) - Proceeds from long-term debt and other 17 - 98 11 Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (7) - (383) (270) -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 92 24 (400) (193) Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents 16 (11) 40 (52) -------- ------- -------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 329 413 9 (290) -------- ------- -------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 1,022 $1,013 $ 1,022 $ 1,013 ======== ======= ======== ======== SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid for interest $ 1 $ - $ 86 $ 105 Cash paid for income taxes 1 1 15 12 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, --------------- ---------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------- ------- ---------------- Net sales $3,986 $2,977 $10,711 $8,490 Cost of sales 3,136 2,310 8,255 6,451 ------- ------- -------- ------- Gross profit 850 667 2,456 2,039 Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 337 249 937 745 Marketing 92 68 263 198 Technology and content 177 132 662 451 General and administrative 45 49 195 166 Other operating expense 2 4 10 47 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total operating expenses 653 502 2,067 1,607 ------- ------- -------- ------- Income from operations 197 165 389 432 Interest income 18 14 59 44 Interest expense (19) (22) (78) (92) Other income (expense), net (8) - (4) 2 Remeasurements and other 1 4 11 42 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total non-operating expense (8) (4) (12) (4) ------- ------- -------- ------- Income before income taxes 189 161 377 428 Provision (benefit) for income taxes 91 (38) 187 95 ------- ------- -------- ------- Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 98 199 190 333 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - 26 ------- ------- -------- ------- Net income $ 98 $ 199 $ 190 $ 359 ======= ======= ======== ======= Basic earnings per share: Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ 0.24 $ 0.48 $ 0.46 $ 0.81 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - 0.06 ------- ------- -------- ------- $ 0.24 $ 0.48 $ 0.46 $ 0.87 ======= ======= ======== ======= Diluted earnings per share: Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ 0.23 $ 0.47 $ 0.45 $ 0.78 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - 0.06 ------- ------- -------- ------- $ 0.23 $ 0.47 $ 0.45 $ 0.84 ======= ======= ======== ======= Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 413 415 416 412 ======= ======= ======== ======= Diluted 422 426 424 426 ======= ======= ======== ======= (1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 6 $ 3 $ 24 $ 16 Marketing 2 1 4 6 Technology and content 15 9 54 45 General and administrative 7 3 19 20 AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, --------------- ---------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------- ------- -------- ------- North America Net sales $2,208 $1,683 $ 5,869 $4,711 Cost of sales 1,676 1,265 4,344 3,444 ------- ------- -------- ------- Gross profit 532 418 1,525 1,267 Direct segment operating expenses(1) 409 326 1,295 971 ------- ------- -------- ------- Segment operating income $ 123 $ 92 $ 230 $ 296 ======= ======= ======== ======= International Net sales $1,778 $1,294 $ 4,842 $3,779 Cost of sales 1,460 1,045 3,911 3,007 ------- ------- -------- ------- Gross profit 318 249 931 772 Direct segment operating expenses(1) 212 156 661 502 ------- ------- -------- ------- Segment operating income $ 106 $ 93 $ 270 $ 270 ======= ======= ======== ======= Consolidated Net sales $3,986 $2,977 $10,711 $8,490 Cost of sales 3,136 2,310 8,255 6,451 ------- ------- -------- ------- Gross profit 850 667 2,456 2,039 Direct segment operating expenses 621 482 1,956 1,473 ------- ------- -------- ------- Segment operating income 229 185 500 566 Stock-based compensation (30) (16) (101) (87) Other operating expense (2) (4) (10) (47) ------- ------- -------- ------- Income from operations 197 165 389 432 Total non-operating expense, net (8) (4) (12) (4) Benefit (provision) for income taxes (91) 38 (187) (95) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - 26 ------- ------- -------- ------- Net income $ 98 $ 199 $ 190 $ 359 ======= ======= ======== ======= Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 31% 21% 25% 22% International 37 13 28 23 Consolidated 34 17 26 23 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 27% 18% 20% 24% International 28 31 21 33 Consolidated 27 23 20 27 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 33% (24%) (22%) (8%) International 15 67 0 59 Consolidated 24 4 (12) 16 Net sales mix: North America 55% 57% 55% 55% International 45 43 45 45 (1) A significant majority of our costs for "Technology and content" are incurred in the United States and most of these costs are allocated to our North America segment. AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, --------------- ---------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------- ------- -------- ------- North America Media $1,251 $1,030 $ 3,582 $3,046 Electronics and other general merchandise 876 580 2,024 1,443 Other 81 73 263 222 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total North America 2,208 1,683 5,869 4,711 International Media 1,247 968 3,485 2,885 Electronics and other general merchandise 523 321 1,337 886 Other 8 5 20 8 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total International 1,778 1,294 4,842 3,779 Consolidated Media 2,498 1,998 7,067 5,931 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,399 901 3,361 2,329 Other 89 78 283 230 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total Consolidated $3,986 $2,977 $10,711 $8,490 ======= ======= ======== ======= Y/Y Net Sales Growth: North America: Media 21% 16% 18% 18% Electronics and other general merchandise 51 29 40 28 Other 11 25 18 71 Total North America 31 21 25 22 International: Media 29% 6% 21% 15% Electronics and other general merchandise 63 36 51 59 Other 68 565 151 234 Total International 37 13 28 23 Consolidated: Media 25% 11% 19% 16% Electronics and other general merchandise 55 31 44 38 Other 14 32 23 74 Total Consolidated 34 17 26 23 Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates: International: Media 21% 16% 21% 17% Electronics and other general merchandise 50 49 49 62 Other 55 614 147 247 Total International 28 23 28 25 Consolidated: Media 21% 16% 19% 17% Electronics and other general merchandise 51 36 43 39 Other 14 33 23 74 Total Consolidated 30 22 26 24 Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 63% 67% 66% 70% Electronics and other general merchandise 35 30 31 27 Other 2 3 3 3 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) December 31, December 31, 2006 2005 ------------ ------------ (unaudited) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,022 $ 1,013 Marketable securities 997 987 Inventories 877 566 Accounts receivable, net and other 399 274 Deferred tax assets 78 89 ------------ ------------ Total current assets 3,373 2,929 Fixed assets, net 457 348 Deferred tax assets 199 223 Goodwill 195 159 Other assets 139 37 ------------ ------------ Total assets $ 4,363 $ 3,696 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,816 $ 1,366 Accrued expenses and other 716 533 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities 2,532 1,899 Long-term debt 1,247 1,480 Other long-term liabilities 153 71 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 500 Issued and outstanding shares -- none - - Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 5,000 Issued and outstanding shares -- 414 and 416 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (252) - Additional paid-in capital 2,517 2,263 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1) 6 Accumulated deficit (1,837) (2,027) ------------ ------------ Total stockholders' equity 431 246 ------------ ------------ Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 4,363 $ 3,696 ============ ============ AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q4 2005 Q1 2006 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Change -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ Cash Flows and Shares Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM)(1) $ 733 $ 724 $ 610 $ 587 $ 702 (4%) Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal- use software & website development) -- TTM $ 204 $ 223 $ 235 $ 221 $ 216 6% Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM(1) $ 529 $ 501 $ 375 $ 366 $ 486 (8%) Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding 438 438 443 435 436 (1%) Common shares outstanding 416 417 419 411 414 (1%) Stock-based awards outstanding 22 21 24 24 22 1% Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 5.2% 4.9% 5.8% 5.8% 5.3% N/A Results of Operations Worldwide (WW) net sales $ 2,977 $ 2,279 $ 2,139 $ 2,307 $ 3,986 34% WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 22% 25% 23% 23% 30% N/A WW net sales -- TTM $ 8,490 $ 8,867 $ 9,253 $ 9,701 $10,711 26% WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 24% 24% 24% 23% 26% N/A Gross profit $ 667 $ 547 $ 509 $ 549 $ 850 27% Gross margin -- % of WW net sales 22.4% 24.0% 23.8% 23.8% 21.3% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 2,039 $ 2,128 $ 2,187 $ 2,273 $ 2,456 20% Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 24.0% 24.0% 23.6% 23.4% 22.9% N/A Operating income(3) $ 165 $ 106 $ 47 $ 40 $ 197 20% Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 5.5% 4.6% 2.2% 1.7% 4.9% N/A Operating income -- TTM(3) $ 432 $ 430 $ 372 $ 357 $ 389 (10%) Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 5.1% 4.8% 4.0% 3.7% 3.6% N/A Net income(1)(2) $ 199 $ 51 $ 22 $ 19 $ 98 (51%) Net income per diluted share(1)(2) $ 0.47 $ 0.12 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.23 (50%) Net income -- TTM(1)(2) $ 359 $ 332 $ 302 $ 292 $ 190 (47%) Net income per diluted share -- TTM(1)(2) $ 0.84 $ 0.78 $ 0.71 $ 0.69 $ 0.45 (47%) Segments North America Segment: Net sales $ 1,683 $ 1,247 $ 1,157 $ 1,257 $ 2,208 31% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 21% 20% 21% 31% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 4,711 $ 4,931 $ 5,128 $ 5,343 $ 5,869 25% Gross profit $ 418 $ 341 $ 309 $ 343 $ 532 27% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 24.8% 27.3% 26.7% 27.3% 24.1% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,267 $ 1,329 $ 1,361 $ 1,411 $ 1,525 20% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 26.9% 27.0% 26.5% 26.4% 26.0% N/A Operating income (3) $ 92 $ 62 $ 25 $ 22 $ 123 33% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 5.5% 5.0% 2.1% 1.7% 5.5% N/A Operating income -- TTM (3) $ 296 $ 292 $ 245 $ 200 $ 230 (22%) Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 6.3% 5.9% 4.8% 3.8% 3.9% N/A International Segment: Net sales $ 1,294 $ 1,032 $ 982 $ 1,050 $ 1,778 37% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 23% 29% 27% 26% 28% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 3,779 $ 3,936 $ 4,125 $ 4,358 $ 4,842 28% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 44% 45% 45% 45% N/A Gross profit $ 249 $ 206 $ 200 $ 206 $ 318 28% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 19.3% 20.0% 20.4% 19.6% 17.9% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 772 $ 799 $ 827 $ 862 $ 931 21% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 20.4% 20.3% 20.0% 19.8% 19.2% N/A Operating income $ 93 $ 58 $ 55 $ 50 $ 106 15% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 7.1% 5.6% 5.6% 4.8% 6.0% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 270 $ 265 $ 260 $ 256 $ 270 0% Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 7.1% 6.7% 6.3% 5.9% 5.6% N/A AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days, and employee data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q4 2005 Q1 2006 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Change -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ Segments (continued) Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 482 $ 427 $ 429 $ 477 $ 621 29% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 1,473 $ 1,570 $ 1,681 $ 1,816 $ 1,956 33% Operating income (3) $ 185 $ 120 $ 80 $ 72 $ 229 24% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 6.2% 5.3% 3.7% 3.1% 5.7% N/A Operating income -- TTM (3) $ 566 $ 558 $ 506 $ 457 $ 500 (12%) Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 6.7% 6.3% 5.5% 4.7% 4.7% N/A Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,030 $ 815 $ 730 $ 785 $ 1,251 21% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 16% 17% 15% 14% 21% NA Media -- TTM $ 3,046 $ 3,163 $ 3,260 $ 3,361 $ 3,582 18% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 580 $ 374 $ 365 $ 409 $ 876 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 33% 32% 35% 51% NA Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,443 $ 1,534 $ 1,622 $ 1,727 $ 2,024 40% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 31% 31% 32% 32% 34% N/A Other $ 73 $ 58 $ 62 $ 63 $ 81 11% Other -- TTM $ 222 $ 234 $ 246 $ 255 $ 263 18% Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 968 $ 763 $ 718 $ 757 $ 1,247 29% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 16% 24% 20% 19% 21% N/A Media -- TTM $ 2,885 $ 2,972 $ 3,077 $ 3,205 $ 3,485 21% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 321 $ 265 $ 259 $ 290 $ 523 63% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 49% 45% 48% 51% 50% NA Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 886 $ 952 $ 1,033 $ 1,136 $ 1,337 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 23% 24% 25% 26% 28% N/A Other $ 5 $ 4 $ 5 $ 3 $ 8 68% Other -- TTM $ 8 $ 11 $ 15 $ 17 $ 20 151% Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 1,998 $ 1,578 $ 1,448 $ 1,542 $ 2,498 25% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 16% 20% 18% 17% 21% NA Media -- TTM $ 5,931 $ 6,135 $ 6,337 $ 6,566 $ 7,067 19% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 901 $ 639 $ 624 $ 699 $ 1,399 55% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 36% 38% 38% 41% 51% NA Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,329 $ 2,486 $ 2,655 $ 2,863 $ 3,361 44% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 27% 28% 29% 30% 31% N/A Other $ 78 $ 62 $ 67 $ 66 $ 89 14% Other -- TTM $ 230 $ 245 $ 261 $ 272 $ 283 23% Balance Sheet Cash and marketable securities $ 2,000 $ 1,334 $ 1,419 $ 1,219 $ 2,019 1% Inventory, net -- ending $ 566 $ 538 $ 521 $ 736 $ 877 55% Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 5.4% 5.3% 5.3% 5.8% 6.0% N/A Inventory turnover, average -- TTM 14.1 14.4 14.3 13.2 12.7 (10%) Fixed assets, net $ 348 $ 361 $ 405 $ 449 $ 457 31% Accounts payable days -- ending 54 48 53 63 53 (2%) Other Employees (full- time and part- time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) 12,000 12,400 12,700 13,300 13,900 16% Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Summary" is an integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics. (1) The Company settled a patent lawsuit on terms including a one-time payment of $40 million in Q3 2005. This negatively impacts TTM operating cash flow and free cash flow by $40 million for all periods that include Q3 2005. The settlement negatively affected Q3 2005 operating income by $40 million, and Q3 2005 net income by $20 million after tax.(2) Q4 2005 net income includes a tax benefit of $90 million related to determining that certain of our deferred tax assets are realizable.(3) In Q2 2006, a fee dispute with Toysrus.com reduced our operating income by $20 million. Amazon.com, Inc. Financial and Operational Summary (unaudited) Quarterly Results of Operations (comparisons are with the equivalent period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated) Net Sales Generally, revenue is recorded gross for sales of our own inventory and net for sales by third parties. Amounts paid in advance for subscription services, including amounts received from Amazon Prime, online DVD rentals and other membership programs, are deferred and recognized as revenue over the subscription term. Shipping revenue was $192 million, up 2% from $188 million. Cost of Sales Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with our third-party seller transactions, are classified in "Fulfillment" on our consolidated statements of operations. Outbound shipping costs totaled $317 million, up 13% from $280 million. Net shipping cost was $125 million, up 37% from a net shipping cost of $91 million, or 3.1% of net sales in each period. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products, as well as through membership in Amazon Prime. Operating Expenses Depreciation expense for fixed assets, including amortization of internal-use software and website development, was $59 million, up from $35 million. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally two years or less for assets such as internal-use software and our DVD rental library, two or three years for our technology infrastructure, five years for furniture and fixtures, and ten years for heavy equipment). We utilize the accelerated method, rather than a straight-line method, for recognizing stock-based compensation expense. Under this method, over 50% of the compensation cost would be expensed in the first year of a typical four-year vesting term. Stock-based compensation was $30 million, compared to $16 million. In Q4 2005 we recorded a $10 million benefit representing the cumulative effect of slightly increasing the rate of forfeitures expected over the life of issued stock awards based on our historical experience. Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows: Three Months Ended Three Months Ended December 31, 2006 December 31, 2005 --------------------------- --------------------------- As Stock-Based As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net Reported Compensation Net -------- ------------------ --------------------------- (in millions) Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $337 $ (6) $331 $249 $ (3) $246 Marketing 92 (2) 90 68 (1) 67 Technology and content 177 (15) 162 132 (9) 123 General and adminis- trative 45 (7) 38 49 (3) 46 Other operating expenses 2 - 2 4 - 4 -------- ------------ ----- -------- ------------ ----- Total operating expenses $653 $(30) $623 $502 $(16) $486 -------- ------------ ----- -------- ------------ ----- Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 35% 34 % 20 % 21% Marketing 35 35 13 15 Technology and content 34 32 58 69 General and adminis- trative (7) (16) 37 42 Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.5% 8.3 % 8.4 % 8.3% Marketing 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 Technology and content 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.1 General and adminis- trative 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 Fulfillment Certain of our fulfillment-related costs that are incurred on behalf of other sellers are classified as cost of sales rather than fulfillment. The increase in fulfillment costs in absolute dollars relates to variable costs corresponding with sales volume and inventory levels; our mix of product sales; payment processing and related transaction costs, including mix of payment methods and costs from our guarantee from certain third-party seller transactions; and costs from expanding fulfillment capacity. Additionally, because payment processing costs associated with third-party seller transactions are based on the gross purchase price of underlying transactions, and payment processing and related transaction costs are higher as a percentage of revenue versus our retail sales, our third-party sales have higher fulfillment costs as a percentage of net sales. We expanded our fulfillment capacity in 2006 and 2005 through gains in efficiencies as well as increases in leased warehouse space. This expansion is designed to accommodate greater selection and in-stock levels and meet anticipated shipment volumes from sales of our own products as well as sales by third parties for which we provide the fulfillment. Technology and Content Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in application development, category expansion, editorial content, buying, merchandising selection, and systems support, as well as costs associated with the systems and telecommunications infrastructure. In 2005 and 2006, we have added computer scientists, software engineers, and other employees to support our technology and content initiatives. These initiatives include seller platforms, web services, and digital, as well expansion of new and existing product categories. Additionally, we increased spending on technology infrastructure so that we can continue to enhance the customer experience and improve our process efficiency. We intend to continue investing in areas of technology and content as we continue to add employees to our staff. Certain costs relating to development of internal-use software, including development of software to upgrade and enhance our websites and processes supporting our business, are capitalized and depreciated over two years. Q4 2006 Q4 2005 ---------- ---------- (in millions) Capitalized costs of internal-use software and website development $ 31 $ 25 Amortization of previously capitalized amounts (26) (15) ---------- ---------- Net capitalization $ 5 $ 10 ---------- ---------- Stock-Based Awards We granted restricted stock unit awards of 1 million shares in the quarter and 9 million shares in 2006. As of December 31, 2006, there were 22 million shares underlying outstanding stock awards, consisting of 7 million shares underlying stock options with a $17 weighted-average exercise price and 15 million shares underlying restricted stock units. As of December 31, 2006, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 436 million, down 1% from 438 million as of December 31, 2005. This total includes all stock-based awards outstanding, without regard for estimated forfeitures, consisting of vested and unvested awards and in-the-money and out-of-the-money stock options. Other Operating Expense Other operating expense primarily includes costs related to intangibles amortization. Other Income (Expense) Other income (expense) consists primarily of gains or losses on marketable securities, foreign-currency transaction gains and losses, and other miscellaneous gains and losses. Foreign-currency transaction gains (losses) primarily relate to the interest payable on our 6.875% PEACS, as well as foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments. Since interest payments on our 6.875% PEACS are settled in Euros, the balance of interest payable is subject to gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and Euro between reporting dates and payment. Remeasurements and Other The remeasurement of our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances can result in significant gains and losses associated with the effect of movements in currency exchange rates. Income Taxes Our provision for income taxes was $91 million in Q4 - and our annual effective tax rate was 50%. The effective tax rate was higher than the 35% statutory rate, resulting from establishing our European headquarters in Luxembourg, which we expect will benefit our effective tax rate over time. Associated with the establishment of our European headquarters, we transferred certain of our operating assets in 2005 and 2006 from the U.S. to international locations. These transfers resulted in taxable income and exposure to additional taxable income assertions by taxing jurisdictions. We expect our 2007 effective tax rate to be approximately 35% or less. However, our effective tax rate is subject to significant variation due to several factors, including accurately predicting our taxable income and the taxable jurisdictions to which it relates. A majority of our tax provision is non-cash. We have net operating losses that are classified as deferred tax assets and are being utilized to reduce our taxable income to nominal levels. As such, cash paid for income taxes in 2006 was $15 million compared with $12 million in 2005. We endeavor to optimize our global taxes on a cash basis, rather than on a financial reporting basis. We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our provision for income taxes. During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. We establish reserves for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. These reserves are established when we believe that certain positions might be challenged despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable. We adjust these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the outcome of tax audits. The provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate. As of December 31, 2006, the Company has provided tax reserves of approximately $75 million for U.S. and foreign income taxes, which primarily relate to restructuring of certain foreign operations and intercompany pricing between our subsidiaries. Foreign Exchange The effect on our consolidated statements of operations from year-over-year changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar throughout the period is as follows: Q4 2006 Q4 2005 -------------------------- -------------------------- At At Prior Exchange Prior Exchange Year Rate Year Rate Rates Effect As Rates Effect As (1) (2) Reported (1) (2) Reported ------- -------- --------- ------- -------- --------- Net sales $3,864 $ 122 $ 3,986 $3,098 $ (121) $ 2,977 Gross profit 829 21 850 690 (23) 667 Operating expenses 640 13 653 514 (12) 502 Income from operations 189 8 197 177 (12) 165 Net interest expense and other (3) 2 7 9 11 (3) 8 Remeasurements and other income (4) 1 - 1 1 3 4 Net income 97 1 98 207 (8) 199 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.23 $ - $ 0.23 $ 0.49 $ (0.02) $ 0.47 (1) Represents the outcome that would have resulted had currency exchange rates in the current period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.(2) Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.(3) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments.(4) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on remeasurement of 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.Cash Flows and Balance Sheet Prior to our adoption of SFAS 123(R), cash retained as a result of excess tax deductions relating to stock-based compensation was presented in operating cash flows. SFAS 123(R) requires benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation deductions to be presented as financing cash flows. Amounts presented for operating cash flows and free cash flows for 2006 are negatively affected in comparison to prior results; however, the underlying economic substance is not affected by this change in reporting classification. Tax benefits resulting from stock-based compensation deductions in excess of amounts reported for financial reporting purposes--which negatively impacted operating cash flow - were $102 million in 2006 compared to $7 million in 2005. Fixed assets acquired under capital leases were $69 million in 2006 compared to $6 million in 2005. If all of our capital leases were classified as operating leases, the detriment to cash flows from operating activities would have been $21 million in 2006 compared to $2 million in 2005. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2.02 billion, at fair value, primarily consist of cash, investment grade securities and AAA-rated money market mutual funds. Included are amounts held in foreign currencies of $623 million, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen. Other assets include, among other things, $86 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $7 million of deferred issuance costs on long-term debt, $19 million of certain equity investments, and $21 million of other intangibles, net. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate to collateralization of debt for our international operations - such amounts at December 31, 2005, were insignificant. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $183 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits--and unearned revenue of $78 million, which is recorded when payments are received or due in advance of performing our service obligations and is amortized over the service period. At December 31, 2005, accrued expenses and other current liabilities included liabilities for gift certificates of $131 million and unearned revenue of $48 million. Long-term debt primarily includes the following (in millions): Principal Interest Principal at Maturity Rate Due Date --------------- -------- ------------- Convertible Subordinated Notes $ 900 (1) 4.750% February 2009 Premium Adjustable Convertible February 2010 Securities ("PEACS") 317 (2)(4) 6.875% --------- $ 1,217 (3) ========= (1) Convertible at the holders' option into our common stock at $78.0275 per share. We have the right to redeem the Convertible Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of 101.425% of the principal as of December 31, 2006, which decreases every February 1 by 47.5 basis points until maturity, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.(2) EUR 240 million principal amount, convertible at the holders' option into our common stock at EUR 84.883 per share ($112 per share based on the Euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of December 31, 2006). We have the right to redeem the PEACS, in whole or in part, by paying the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. We do not hedge any portion of the PEACS. The U.S. dollar equivalent principal, interest and conversion price fluctuate based on the Euro/U.S. dollar exchange ratio.(3) The "if converted" number of shares associated with our convertible debt instruments (approximately 14 million total shares) is excluded from diluted shares as they are antidilutive.(4) As previously announced, in Q1 2006 we redeemed EUR 250 million - or $300 million at the Euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate on the redemption date--in principal amount of our PEACS at par. Other long-term liabilities include tax contingencies, long-term capital lease obligations, and other long-term obligations. For further discussion of long-term tax contingencies, see our discussion of "Income Taxes" above. Certain Definitions and Other We present segment information for North America and International. We measure operating results of our segments using an internal performance measure of direct segment operating expenses that excludes stock-based compensation and other operating expense, each of which is not allocated to segment results. Other centrally incurred operating costs are fully allocated to segment results. Our operating results, particularly for the International segment, are affected by movements in foreign exchange rates. The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from third-party sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com, www.shopbop.com, www.endless.com and www.amazon.ca; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as North America-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, and marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from third-party sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused websites such as www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, and www.joyo.com; from our International DVD rental service; and from non-retail activities such as internationally focused marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based sites (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada) but excludes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. We provide supplemental sales information within each segment for three categories: Media, Electronics and Other General Merchandise, and Other. Media consists of amounts earned from DVD rentals and retail sales from all sellers of books, music, DVD/video, magazine subscriptions, software, video games and video-game consoles. Electronics and Other General Merchandise consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers of items not included in Media, such as electronics and office, camera and photo, toys and baby, tools, home and garden, apparel, shoes, sports and outdoors, kitchen and housewares, gourmet food, grocery, jewelry and watches, health and personal care and beauty. The Other category consists of non-retail activities, such as the Amazon Enterprise Solutions program and miscellaneous marketing and promotional activities, such as our co-branded credit card programs. Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding proceeds from the exercise of stock-based employee awards. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development. Operating cycle is number of days of sales in inventory plus number of days of sales in accounts receivable minus accounts payable days. Accounts payable days are calculated as the quotient of accounts payable to cost of sales, multiplied by the number of days in the period. Inventory turns are calculated as the quotient of trailing twelve month cost of sales to average inventory over five quarter ends. Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities over five quarter ends. References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's initial order is shipped or when a customer orders from certain third-party sellers on our websites. Customer accounts include customers of Amazon Marketplace, and our Merchants@ and Syndicated Stores programs, but exclude certain customers, including DVD rental customers, customers associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com customers), Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period. References to sellers or merchants mean active seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts include sellers in Amazon Marketplace, and Merchants@ platforms, but exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order during the preceding twelve-month period. References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key. References to units mean units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and by third-party sellers at Amazon.com domains worldwide - such as www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr and www.amazon.ca - and at Syndicated Stores domains, as well as Amazon.com-owned items sold through catalogs and at non-Amazon.com domains, such as books, music and DVD/video items ordered from Amazon.com's store at www.target.com. Units sold do not include units associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com units), Amazon.com gift certificates or DVD rentals. CONTACT: Amazon.com Investor RelationsKim Nelson, 206/266-2171,ir@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/irorAmazon.com Public RelationsPatty Smith, 206/266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.</p><p>Operating cash flow was $702 million in 2006, compared with $733 million in 2005. Free cash flow decreased 8% to $486 million in 2006, compared with $529 million in 2005.</p><p>Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 436 million on December 31, 2006, compared with 438 million a year ago. During the year, the Company repurchased 8 million shares, or $252 million under its previously announced authorization to repurchase up to $500 million of the Company's common stock.</p><p>Net sales increased 34% to $3.99 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $2.98 billion in fourth quarter 2005. Excluding the $122 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 30% compared with fourth quarter 2005.</p><p>Operating income increased 20% to $197 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $165 million in fourth quarter 2005. Excluding the $8 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 14% compared with fourth quarter 2005.</p><p>Net income was $98 million in the fourth quarter, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with net income of $199 million, or $0.47 per diluted share in fourth quarter 2005. Fourth quarter 2006 income tax expense increased $130 million, to $91 million or $0.22 per diluted share, compared with a tax benefit of $38 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in fourth quarter 2005. The prior year tax benefit was primarily related to determining certain deferred tax assets were realizable.</p><p>"We had a record holiday season with accelerating revenue growth and significant sequential improvement in operating leverage," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Amazon Prime members spent more with us across categories as they took advantage of unlimited free two-day shipping."</p><p>Amazon Prime, Amazon.com's first-ever membership program, was introduced in February 2005. For a flat membership fee of $79 per year, Amazon Prime members get unlimited, express two-day shipping for free, with no minimum purchase requirement on over a million eligible items sold by Amazon.com. Members can order as late as 6:30 p.m. ET and still get their order the next day for only $3.99 per item, and they can share the benefits of Amazon Prime with up to four family members living in their household. Sign up for Amazon Prime at www.amazon.com/prime.</p><p>Full Year 2006</p><p>Net sales increased 26% to $10.71 billion in 2006, compared with $8.49 billion in 2005.</p><p>Operating income declined 10% to $389 million in 2006, compared with $432 million in 2005, due mainly to increased spending on technology and content.</p><p>Net income was $190 million in 2006, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with net income of $359 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, in 2005. Income tax expense increased $92 million to $187 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, compared with income tax expense of $95 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in 2005.</p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow increased $119 million compared with third quarter 2006, a sequential improvement of 33%, and trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow improved $115 million compared with the same period.</li><li>North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.21 billion, up 31% from fourth quarter 2005.</li><li>International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $1.78 billion, up 37% from fourth quarter 2005. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International net sales growth was 28%.</li><li>Worldwide Electronics &amp; Other General Merchandise grew 55% to $1.40 billion in fourth quarter 2006, and increased to 35% of worldwide net sales compared with 30% in fourth quarter 2005.</li><li>For the first time, non-Media dollar growth exceeded Media dollar growth, even though Media grew 25% in the quarter.</li><li>The Company announced the beta launch of endless.com, its new shoe and handbag website, which features the unusual business practice of free overnight shipping (next business day) on all items. Additionally, customers enjoy free return shipping, a 365-day return policy, a 110 percent price guarantee and an innovative navigation and search experience. As a special promotion in February, endless customers will receive overnight shipping for *negative* five dollars.</li><li>Over 220,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services, up greater than 55% year-over-year.</li><li>Amazon Enterprise Solutions Europe built and launched a new state-of-the-art multi-channel e-commerce platform for Mothercare PLC, a leading U.K. retailer for parents, using the proven technology and expertise of Amazon to provide the e-commerce engine behind the website, in-store and call center applications.</li></ul><p>Financial Guidance</p><p>The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of February 1, 2007. Results may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, and the various factors detailed below.</p><p>First Quarter 2007 Guidance</p><ul><li>Net sales are expected to be between $2.85 billion and $3.00 billion, or to grow between 25% and 32% compared with first quarter 2006.</li><li>Operating income is expected to be between $82 million and $122 million, or between (22%) decline and 16% growth, compared with first quarter 2006. This guidance includes $38 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional intangible assets are recorded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.</li></ul><p>Full Year 2007 Expectations</p><ul><li>Net sales are expected to be between $13.00 billion and $13.70 billion, or to grow between 21% and 28% compared with 2006.</li><li>Operating income is expected to be between $355 million and $505 million, or between (9%) decline and 30% growth, compared with 2006. This guidance includes $165 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional intangible assets are recorded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.</li></ul><p>A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results.</p><p>These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risk of future losses, significant indebtedness, system interruptions, consumer trends, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, ---------------- ----------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 -------- ------- -------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 693 $ 600 $ 1,013 $ 1,303OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net income 98 199 190 359Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization 59 36 205 121 Stock-based compensation 30 16 101 87 Other operating expense 2 4 10 7 Gains on sales of marketable securities, net - (1) (2) (1) Remeasurements and other - (3) (6) (37) Deferred income taxes 8 (46) 22 70 Excess tax benefit on stock awards (64) (5) (102) (7) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - (26)Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (127) (114) (282) (104) Accounts receivable, net and other current assets (116) (91) (103) (84) Accounts payable 588 499 402 274 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 246 136 241 67 Additions to unearned revenue 75 61 206 156 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (55) (61) (180) (149) -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 744 630 702 733INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (50) (55) (216) (204)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (2) - (32) (24)Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 869 183 1,845 836Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (1,340) (358) (1,930) (1,386) -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash used in investing activities (523) (230) (333) (778)FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Proceeds from exercises of stock options 18 19 35 59Excess tax benefit on stock awards 64 5 102 7Common stock repurchased - - (252) -Proceeds from long-term debt and other 17 - 98 11Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (7) - (383) (270) -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 92 24 (400) (193)Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents 16 (11) 40 (52) -------- ------- -------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 329 413 9 (290) -------- ------- -------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 1,022 $1,013 $ 1,022 $ 1,013 ======== ======= ======== ========SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:Cash paid for interest $ 1 $ - $ 86 $ 105Cash paid for income taxes 1 1 15 12</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, --------------- ---------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------- ------- ----------------Net sales $3,986 $2,977 $10,711 $8,490Cost of sales 3,136 2,310 8,255 6,451 ------- ------- -------- -------Gross profit 850 667 2,456 2,039Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 337 249 937 745 Marketing 92 68 263 198 Technology and content 177 132 662 451 General and administrative 45 49 195 166 Other operating expense 2 4 10 47 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total operating expenses 653 502 2,067 1,607 ------- ------- -------- -------Income from operations 197 165 389 432Interest income 18 14 59 44Interest expense (19) (22) (78) (92)Other income (expense), net (8) - (4) 2Remeasurements and other 1 4 11 42 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total non-operating expense (8) (4) (12) (4) ------- ------- -------- -------Income before income taxes 189 161 377 428Provision (benefit) for income taxes 91 (38) 187 95 ------- ------- -------- -------Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 98 199 190 333Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - 26 ------- ------- -------- -------Net income $ 98 $ 199 $ 190 $ 359 ======= ======= ======== =======Basic earnings per share: Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ 0.24 $ 0.48 $ 0.46 $ 0.81 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - 0.06 ------- ------- -------- ------- $ 0.24 $ 0.48 $ 0.46 $ 0.87 ======= ======= ======== =======Diluted earnings per share: Prior to cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ 0.23 $ 0.47 $ 0.45 $ 0.78 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - 0.06 ------- ------- -------- ------- $ 0.23 $ 0.47 $ 0.45 $ 0.84 ======= ======= ======== =======Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 413 415 416 412 ======= ======= ======== ======= Diluted 422 426 424 426 ======= ======= ======== =======(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 6 $ 3 $ 24 $ 16 Marketing 2 1 4 6 Technology and content 15 9 54 45 General and administrative 7 3 19 20</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, --------------- ---------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------- ------- -------- -------North America Net sales $2,208 $1,683 $ 5,869 $4,711 Cost of sales 1,676 1,265 4,344 3,444 ------- ------- -------- ------- Gross profit 532 418 1,525 1,267 Direct segment operating expenses(1) 409 326 1,295 971 ------- ------- -------- ------- Segment operating income $ 123 $ 92 $ 230 $ 296 ======= ======= ======== =======International Net sales $1,778 $1,294 $ 4,842 $3,779 Cost of sales 1,460 1,045 3,911 3,007 ------- ------- -------- ------- Gross profit 318 249 931 772 Direct segment operating expenses(1) 212 156 661 502 ------- ------- -------- ------- Segment operating income $ 106 $ 93 $ 270 $ 270 ======= ======= ======== =======Consolidated Net sales $3,986 $2,977 $10,711 $8,490 Cost of sales 3,136 2,310 8,255 6,451 ------- ------- -------- ------- Gross profit 850 667 2,456 2,039 Direct segment operating expenses 621 482 1,956 1,473 ------- ------- -------- ------- Segment operating income 229 185 500 566 Stock-based compensation (30) (16) (101) (87) Other operating expense (2) (4) (10) (47) ------- ------- -------- ------- Income from operations 197 165 389 432 Total non-operating expense, net (8) (4) (12) (4) Benefit (provision) for income taxes (91) 38 (187) (95) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - 26 ------- ------- -------- ------- Net income $ 98 $ 199 $ 190 $ 359 ======= ======= ======== =======Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 31% 21% 25% 22% International 37 13 28 23 Consolidated 34 17 26 23 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 27% 18% 20% 24% International 28 31 21 33 Consolidated 27 23 20 27 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 33% (24%) (22%) (8%) International 15 67 0 59 Consolidated 24 4 (12) 16 Net sales mix: North America 55% 57% 55% 55% International 45 43 45 45(1) A significant majority of our costs for "Technology and content" are incurred in the United States and most of these costs are allocated to our North America segment.</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, --------------- ---------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------- ------- -------- -------North America Media $1,251 $1,030 $ 3,582 $3,046 Electronics and other general merchandise 876 580 2,024 1,443 Other 81 73 263 222 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total North America 2,208 1,683 5,869 4,711International Media 1,247 968 3,485 2,885 Electronics and other general merchandise 523 321 1,337 886 Other 8 5 20 8 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total International 1,778 1,294 4,842 3,779Consolidated Media 2,498 1,998 7,067 5,931 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,399 901 3,361 2,329 Other 89 78 283 230 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total Consolidated $3,986 $2,977 $10,711 $8,490 ======= ======= ======== =======Y/Y Net Sales Growth:North America: Media 21% 16% 18% 18% Electronics and other general merchandise 51 29 40 28 Other 11 25 18 71 Total North America 31 21 25 22International: Media 29% 6% 21% 15% Electronics and other general merchandise 63 36 51 59 Other 68 565 151 234 Total International 37 13 28 23Consolidated: Media 25% 11% 19% 16% Electronics and other general merchandise 55 31 44 38 Other 14 32 23 74 Total Consolidated 34 17 26 23Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates:International: Media 21% 16% 21% 17% Electronics and other general merchandise 50 49 49 62 Other 55 614 147 247 Total International 28 23 28 25Consolidated: Media 21% 16% 19% 17% Electronics and other general merchandise 51 36 43 39 Other 14 33 23 74 Total Consolidated 30 22 26 24Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 63% 67% 66% 70% Electronics and other general merchandise 35 30 31 27 Other 2 3 3 3</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) December 31, December 31, 2006 2005 ------------ ------------ (unaudited)ASSETSCurrent assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,022 $ 1,013 Marketable securities 997 987 Inventories 877 566 Accounts receivable, net and other 399 274 Deferred tax assets 78 89 ------------ ------------ Total current assets 3,373 2,929Fixed assets, net 457 348Deferred tax assets 199 223Goodwill 195 159Other assets 139 37 ------------ ------------ Total assets $ 4,363 $ 3,696 ============ ============LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITYCurrent liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,816 $ 1,366 Accrued expenses and other 716 533 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities 2,532 1,899Long-term debt 1,247 1,480Other long-term liabilities 153 71Commitments and contingenciesStockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 500 Issued and outstanding shares -- none - - Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 5,000 Issued and outstanding shares -- 414 and 416 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (252) - Additional paid-in capital 2,517 2,263 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1) 6 Accumulated deficit (1,837) (2,027) ------------ ------------ Total stockholders' equity 431 246 ------------ ------------ Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 4,363 $ 3,696 ============ ============</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q4 2005 Q1 2006 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Change -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------Cash Flows and SharesOperating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM)(1) $ 733 $ 724 $ 610 $ 587 $ 702 (4%)Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal- use software &amp; website development) -- TTM $ 204 $ 223 $ 235 $ 221 $ 216 6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM(1) $ 529 $ 501 $ 375 $ 366 $ 486 (8%)Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding 438 438 443 435 436 (1%)Common shares outstanding 416 417 419 411 414 (1%)Stock-based awards outstanding 22 21 24 24 22 1%Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 5.2% 4.9% 5.8% 5.8% 5.3% N/AResults of OperationsWorldwide (WW) net sales $ 2,977 $ 2,279 $ 2,139 $ 2,307 $ 3,986 34%WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 22% 25% 23% 23% 30% N/AWW net sales -- TTM $ 8,490 $ 8,867 $ 9,253 $ 9,701 $10,711 26%WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 24% 24% 24% 23% 26% N/AGross profit $ 667 $ 547 $ 509 $ 549 $ 850 27%Gross margin -- % of WW net sales 22.4% 24.0% 23.8% 23.8% 21.3% N/AGross profit -- TTM $ 2,039 $ 2,128 $ 2,187 $ 2,273 $ 2,456 20%Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 24.0% 24.0% 23.6% 23.4% 22.9% N/AOperating income(3) $ 165 $ 106 $ 47 $ 40 $ 197 20%Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 5.5% 4.6% 2.2% 1.7% 4.9% N/AOperating income -- TTM(3) $ 432 $ 430 $ 372 $ 357 $ 389 (10%)Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 5.1% 4.8% 4.0% 3.7% 3.6% N/ANet income(1)(2) $ 199 $ 51 $ 22 $ 19 $ 98 (51%)Net income per diluted share(1)(2) $ 0.47 $ 0.12 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.23 (50%)Net income -- TTM(1)(2) $ 359 $ 332 $ 302 $ 292 $ 190 (47%)Net income per diluted share -- TTM(1)(2) $ 0.84 $ 0.78 $ 0.71 $ 0.69 $ 0.45 (47%)SegmentsNorth America Segment: Net sales $ 1,683 $ 1,247 $ 1,157 $ 1,257 $ 2,208 31% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 21% 20% 21% 31% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 4,711 $ 4,931 $ 5,128 $ 5,343 $ 5,869 25% Gross profit $ 418 $ 341 $ 309 $ 343 $ 532 27% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 24.8% 27.3% 26.7% 27.3% 24.1% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,267 $ 1,329 $ 1,361 $ 1,411 $ 1,525 20% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 26.9% 27.0% 26.5% 26.4% 26.0% N/A Operating income (3) $ 92 $ 62 $ 25 $ 22 $ 123 33% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 5.5% 5.0% 2.1% 1.7% 5.5% N/A Operating income -- TTM (3) $ 296 $ 292 $ 245 $ 200 $ 230 (22%) Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 6.3% 5.9% 4.8% 3.8% 3.9% N/AInternational Segment: Net sales $ 1,294 $ 1,032 $ 982 $ 1,050 $ 1,778 37% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 23% 29% 27% 26% 28% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 3,779 $ 3,936 $ 4,125 $ 4,358 $ 4,842 28% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 44% 45% 45% 45% N/A Gross profit $ 249 $ 206 $ 200 $ 206 $ 318 28% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 19.3% 20.0% 20.4% 19.6% 17.9% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 772 $ 799 $ 827 $ 862 $ 931 21% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 20.4% 20.3% 20.0% 19.8% 19.2% N/A Operating income $ 93 $ 58 $ 55 $ 50 $ 106 15% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 7.1% 5.6% 5.6% 4.8% 6.0% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 270 $ 265 $ 260 $ 256 $ 270 0% Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 7.1% 6.7% 6.3% 5.9% 5.6% N/A AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days, and employee data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q4 2005 Q1 2006 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Change -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------Segments (continued)Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 482 $ 427 $ 429 $ 477 $ 621 29% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 1,473 $ 1,570 $ 1,681 $ 1,816 $ 1,956 33% Operating income (3) $ 185 $ 120 $ 80 $ 72 $ 229 24% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 6.2% 5.3% 3.7% 3.1% 5.7% N/A Operating income -- TTM (3) $ 566 $ 558 $ 506 $ 457 $ 500 (12%) Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 6.7% 6.3% 5.5% 4.7% 4.7% N/ASupplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,030 $ 815 $ 730 $ 785 $ 1,251 21% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 16% 17% 15% 14% 21% NA Media -- TTM $ 3,046 $ 3,163 $ 3,260 $ 3,361 $ 3,582 18% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 580 $ 374 $ 365 $ 409 $ 876 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 33% 32% 35% 51% NA Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,443 $ 1,534 $ 1,622 $ 1,727 $ 2,024 40% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 31% 31% 32% 32% 34% N/A Other $ 73 $ 58 $ 62 $ 63 $ 81 11% Other -- TTM $ 222 $ 234 $ 246 $ 255 $ 263 18%Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 968 $ 763 $ 718 $ 757 $ 1,247 29% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 16% 24% 20% 19% 21% N/A Media -- TTM $ 2,885 $ 2,972 $ 3,077 $ 3,205 $ 3,485 21% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 321 $ 265 $ 259 $ 290 $ 523 63% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 49% 45% 48% 51% 50% NA Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 886 $ 952 $ 1,033 $ 1,136 $ 1,337 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 23% 24% 25% 26% 28% N/A Other $ 5 $ 4 $ 5 $ 3 $ 8 68% Other -- TTM $ 8 $ 11 $ 15 $ 17 $ 20 151%Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 1,998 $ 1,578 $ 1,448 $ 1,542 $ 2,498 25% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 16% 20% 18% 17% 21% NA Media -- TTM $ 5,931 $ 6,135 $ 6,337 $ 6,566 $ 7,067 19% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 901 $ 639 $ 624 $ 699 $ 1,399 55% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 36% 38% 38% 41% 51% NA Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,329 $ 2,486 $ 2,655 $ 2,863 $ 3,361 44% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 27% 28% 29% 30% 31% N/A Other $ 78 $ 62 $ 67 $ 66 $ 89 14% Other -- TTM $ 230 $ 245 $ 261 $ 272 $ 283 23%Balance SheetCash and marketable securities $ 2,000 $ 1,334 $ 1,419 $ 1,219 $ 2,019 1%Inventory, net -- ending $ 566 $ 538 $ 521 $ 736 $ 877 55%Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 5.4% 5.3% 5.3% 5.8% 6.0% N/AInventory turnover, average -- TTM 14.1 14.4 14.3 13.2 12.7 (10%)Fixed assets, net $ 348 $ 361 $ 405 $ 449 $ 457 31%Accounts payable days -- ending 54 48 53 63 53 (2%)OtherEmployees (full- time and part- time; excludes contractors &amp; temporary personnel) 12,000 12,400 12,700 13,300 13,900 16%Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Summary" is an integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics.</pre><p>(1) The Company settled a patent lawsuit on terms including a one-time payment of $40 million in Q3 2005. This negatively impacts TTM operating cash flow and free cash flow by $40 million for all periods that include Q3 2005. The settlement negatively affected Q3 2005 operating income by $40 million, and Q3 2005 net income by $20 million after tax.(2) Q4 2005 net income includes a tax benefit of $90 million related to determining that certain of our deferred tax assets are realizable.(3) In Q2 2006, a fee dispute with Toysrus.com reduced our operating income by $20 million.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. Financial and Operational Summary (unaudited)</p><p>Quarterly Results of Operations (comparisons are with the equivalent period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated)</p><p>Net Sales</p><ul><li>Generally, revenue is recorded gross for sales of our own inventory and net for sales by third parties.</li><li>Amounts paid in advance for subscription services, including amounts received from Amazon Prime, online DVD rentals and other membership programs, are deferred and recognized as revenue over the subscription term.</li><li>Shipping revenue was $192 million, up 2% from $188 million.</li></ul><p>Cost of Sales</p><ul><li>Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.</li><li>Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with our third-party seller transactions, are classified in "Fulfillment" on our consolidated statements of operations.</li><li>Outbound shipping costs totaled $317 million, up 13% from $280 million. Net shipping cost was $125 million, up 37% from a net shipping cost of $91 million, or 3.1% of net sales in each period.</li><li>One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products, as well as through membership in Amazon Prime.</li></ul><p>Operating Expenses</p><ul><li>Depreciation expense for fixed assets, including amortization of internal-use software and website development, was $59 million, up from $35 million.</li><li>Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally two years or less for assets such as internal-use software and our DVD rental library, two or three years for our technology infrastructure, five years for furniture and fixtures, and ten years for heavy equipment).</li><li>We utilize the accelerated method, rather than a straight-line method, for recognizing stock-based compensation expense. Under this method, over 50% of the compensation cost would be expensed in the first year of a typical four-year vesting term.</li><li>Stock-based compensation was $30 million, compared to $16 million. In Q4 2005 we recorded a $10 million benefit representing the cumulative effect of slightly increasing the rate of forfeitures expected over the life of issued stock awards based on our historical experience.</li><li>Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows:</li></ul><pre> Three Months Ended Three Months Ended December 31, 2006 December 31, 2005 --------------------------- --------------------------- As Stock-Based As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net Reported Compensation Net -------- ------------------ --------------------------- (in millions)Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $337 $ (6) $331 $249 $ (3) $246 Marketing 92 (2) 90 68 (1) 67 Technology and content 177 (15) 162 132 (9) 123 General and adminis- trative 45 (7) 38 49 (3) 46 Other operating expenses 2 - 2 4 - 4 -------- ------------ ----- -------- ------------ ----- Total operating expenses $653 $(30) $623 $502 $(16) $486 -------- ------------ ----- -------- ------------ -----Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 35% 34 % 20 % 21% Marketing 35 35 13 15 Technology and content 34 32 58 69 General and adminis- trative (7) (16) 37 42Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.5% 8.3 % 8.4 % 8.3% Marketing 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 Technology and content 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.1 General and adminis- trative 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5</pre><p>Fulfillment</p><ul><li>Certain of our fulfillment-related costs that are incurred on behalf of other sellers are classified as cost of sales rather than fulfillment.</li><li>The increase in fulfillment costs in absolute dollars relates to variable costs corresponding with sales volume and inventory levels; our mix of product sales; payment processing and related transaction costs, including mix of payment methods and costs from our guarantee from certain third-party seller transactions; and costs from expanding fulfillment capacity.</li><li>Additionally, because payment processing costs associated with third-party seller transactions are based on the gross purchase price of underlying transactions, and payment processing and related transaction costs are higher as a percentage of revenue versus our retail sales, our third-party sales have higher fulfillment costs as a percentage of net sales.</li><li>We expanded our fulfillment capacity in 2006 and 2005 through gains in efficiencies as well as increases in leased warehouse space. This expansion is designed to accommodate greater selection and in-stock levels and meet anticipated shipment volumes from sales of our own products as well as sales by third parties for which we provide the fulfillment.</li></ul><p>Technology and Content</p><ul><li>Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in application development, category expansion, editorial content, buying, merchandising selection, and systems support, as well as costs associated with the systems and telecommunications infrastructure.</li><li>In 2005 and 2006, we have added computer scientists, software engineers, and other employees to support our technology and content initiatives. These initiatives include seller platforms, web services, and digital, as well expansion of new and existing product categories. Additionally, we increased spending on technology infrastructure so that we can continue to enhance the customer experience and improve our process efficiency.</li><li>We intend to continue investing in areas of technology and content as we continue to add employees to our staff.</li><li>Certain costs relating to development of internal-use software, including development of software to upgrade and enhance our websites and processes supporting our business, are capitalized and depreciated over two years.</li></ul><pre> Q4 2006 Q4 2005 ---------- ---------- (in millions)Capitalized costs of internal-use software and website development $ 31 $ 25Amortization of previously capitalized amounts (26) (15) ---------- ----------Net capitalization $ 5 $ 10 ---------- ----------</pre><p>Stock-Based Awards</p><ul><li>We granted restricted stock unit awards of 1 million shares in the quarter and 9 million shares in 2006.</li><li>As of December 31, 2006, there were 22 million shares underlying outstanding stock awards, consisting of 7 million shares underlying stock options with a $17 weighted-average exercise price and 15 million shares underlying restricted stock units.</li><li>As of December 31, 2006, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 436 million, down 1% from 438 million as of December 31, 2005. This total includes all stock-based awards outstanding, without regard for estimated forfeitures, consisting of vested and unvested awards and in-the-money and out-of-the-money stock options.</li></ul><p>Other Operating Expense</p><ul><li>Other operating expense primarily includes costs related to intangibles amortization.</li></ul><p>Other Income (Expense)</p><ul><li>Other income (expense) consists primarily of gains or losses on marketable securities, foreign-currency transaction gains and losses, and other miscellaneous gains and losses.</li><li>Foreign-currency transaction gains (losses) primarily relate to the interest payable on our 6.875% PEACS, as well as foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments. Since interest payments on our 6.875% PEACS are settled in Euros, the balance of interest payable is subject to gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and Euro between reporting dates and payment.</li></ul><p>Remeasurements and Other</p><ul><li>The remeasurement of our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances can result in significant gains and losses associated with the effect of movements in currency exchange rates.</li></ul><p>Income Taxes</p><ul><li>Our provision for income taxes was $91 million in Q4 - and our annual effective tax rate was 50%.</li><li>The effective tax rate was higher than the 35% statutory rate, resulting from establishing our European headquarters in Luxembourg, which we expect will benefit our effective tax rate over time. Associated with the establishment of our European headquarters, we transferred certain of our operating assets in 2005 and 2006 from the U.S. to international locations. These transfers resulted in taxable income and exposure to additional taxable income assertions by taxing jurisdictions.</li><li>We expect our 2007 effective tax rate to be approximately 35% or less. However, our effective tax rate is subject to significant variation due to several factors, including accurately predicting our taxable income and the taxable jurisdictions to which it relates.</li><li>A majority of our tax provision is non-cash. We have net operating losses that are classified as deferred tax assets and are being utilized to reduce our taxable income to nominal levels. As such, cash paid for income taxes in 2006 was $15 million compared with $12 million in 2005. We endeavor to optimize our global taxes on a cash basis, rather than on a financial reporting basis.</li><li>We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our provision for income taxes. During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. We establish reserves for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. These reserves are established when we believe that certain positions might be challenged despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable. We adjust these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the outcome of tax audits. The provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate. As of December 31, 2006, the Company has provided tax reserves of approximately $75 million for U.S. and foreign income taxes, which primarily relate to restructuring of certain foreign operations and intercompany pricing between our subsidiaries.</li></ul><p>Foreign Exchange</p><ul><li>The effect on our consolidated statements of operations from year-over-year changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar throughout the period is as follows:</li></ul><pre> Q4 2006 Q4 2005 -------------------------- -------------------------- At At Prior Exchange Prior Exchange Year Rate Year Rate Rates Effect As Rates Effect As (1) (2) Reported (1) (2) Reported ------- -------- --------- ------- -------- ---------Net sales $3,864 $ 122 $ 3,986 $3,098 $ (121) $ 2,977Gross profit 829 21 850 690 (23) 667Operating expenses 640 13 653 514 (12) 502Income from operations 189 8 197 177 (12) 165Net interest expense and other (3) 2 7 9 11 (3) 8Remeasurements and other income (4) 1 - 1 1 3 4Net income 97 1 98 207 (8) 199Diluted earnings per share $ 0.23 $ - $ 0.23 $ 0.49 $ (0.02) $ 0.47</pre><p>(1) Represents the outcome that would have resulted had currency exchange rates in the current period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.(2) Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.(3) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments.(4) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on remeasurement of 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.Cash Flows and Balance Sheet</p><ul><li>Prior to our adoption of SFAS 123(R), cash retained as a result of excess tax deductions relating to stock-based compensation was presented in operating cash flows. SFAS 123(R) requires benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation deductions to be presented as financing cash flows. Amounts presented for operating cash flows and free cash flows for 2006 are negatively affected in comparison to prior results; however, the underlying economic substance is not affected by this change in reporting classification. Tax benefits resulting from stock-based compensation deductions in excess of amounts reported for financial reporting purposes--which negatively impacted operating cash flow - were $102 million in 2006 compared to $7 million in 2005.</li><li>Fixed assets acquired under capital leases were $69 million in 2006 compared to $6 million in 2005. If all of our capital leases were classified as operating leases, the detriment to cash flows from operating activities would have been $21 million in 2006 compared to $2 million in 2005.</li><li>Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2.02 billion, at fair value, primarily consist of cash, investment grade securities and AAA-rated money market mutual funds. Included are amounts held in foreign currencies of $623 million, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen.</li><li>Other assets include, among other things, $86 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $7 million of deferred issuance costs on long-term debt, $19 million of certain equity investments, and $21 million of other intangibles, net. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate to collateralization of debt for our international operations - such amounts at December 31, 2005, were insignificant.</li><li>Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $183 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits--and unearned revenue of $78 million, which is recorded when payments are received or due in advance of performing our service obligations and is amortized over the service period. At December 31, 2005, accrued expenses and other current liabilities included liabilities for gift certificates of $131 million and unearned revenue of $48 million.</li><li>Long-term debt primarily includes the following (in millions):</li></ul><pre> Principal Interest Principal at Maturity Rate Due Date --------------- -------- -------------Convertible Subordinated Notes $ 900 (1) 4.750% February 2009Premium Adjustable Convertible February 2010 Securities ("PEACS") 317 (2)(4) 6.875% --------- $ 1,217 (3) =========</pre><p>(1) Convertible at the holders' option into our common stock at $78.0275 per share. We have the right to redeem the Convertible Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of 101.425% of the principal as of December 31, 2006, which decreases every February 1 by 47.5 basis points until maturity, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.(2) EUR 240 million principal amount, convertible at the holders' option into our common stock at EUR 84.883 per share ($112 per share based on the Euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of December 31, 2006). We have the right to redeem the PEACS, in whole or in part, by paying the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. We do not hedge any portion of the PEACS. The U.S. dollar equivalent principal, interest and conversion price fluctuate based on the Euro/U.S. dollar exchange ratio.(3) The "if converted" number of shares associated with our convertible debt instruments (approximately 14 million total shares) is excluded from diluted shares as they are antidilutive.(4) As previously announced, in Q1 2006 we redeemed EUR 250 million - or $300 million at the Euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate on the redemption date--in principal amount of our PEACS at par.</p><ul><li>Other long-term liabilities include tax contingencies, long-term capital lease obligations, and other long-term obligations. For further discussion of long-term tax contingencies, see our discussion of "Income Taxes" above.</li></ul><p>Certain Definitions and Other</p><ul><li>We present segment information for North America and International. We measure operating results of our segments using an internal performance measure of direct segment operating expenses that excludes stock-based compensation and other operating expense, each of which is not allocated to segment results. Other centrally incurred operating costs are fully allocated to segment results. Our operating results, particularly for the International segment, are affected by movements in foreign exchange rates.</li><li>The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from third-party sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com, www.shopbop.com, www.endless.com and www.amazon.ca; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as North America-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, and marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca.</li><li>The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from third-party sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused websites such as www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, and www.joyo.com; from our International DVD rental service; and from non-retail activities such as internationally focused marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based sites (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada) but excludes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca.</li><li>We provide supplemental sales information within each segment for three categories: Media, Electronics and Other General Merchandise, and Other. Media consists of amounts earned from DVD rentals and retail sales from all sellers of books, music, DVD/video, magazine subscriptions, software, video games and video-game consoles. Electronics and Other General Merchandise consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers of items not included in Media, such as electronics and office, camera and photo, toys and baby, tools, home and garden, apparel, shoes, sports and outdoors, kitchen and housewares, gourmet food, grocery, jewelry and watches, health and personal care and beauty. The Other category consists of non-retail activities, such as the Amazon Enterprise Solutions program and miscellaneous marketing and promotional activities, such as our co-branded credit card programs.</li><li>Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding proceeds from the exercise of stock-based employee awards. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development.</li><li>Operating cycle is number of days of sales in inventory plus number of days of sales in accounts receivable minus accounts payable days. Accounts payable days are calculated as the quotient of accounts payable to cost of sales, multiplied by the number of days in the period. Inventory turns are calculated as the quotient of trailing twelve month cost of sales to average inventory over five quarter ends.</li><li>Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities over five quarter ends.</li><li>References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's initial order is shipped or when a customer orders from certain third-party sellers on our websites. Customer accounts include customers of Amazon Marketplace, and our Merchants@ and Syndicated Stores programs, but exclude certain customers, including DVD rental customers, customers associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com customers), Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.</li><li>References to sellers or merchants mean active seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts include sellers in Amazon Marketplace, and Merchants@ platforms, but exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order during the preceding twelve-month period.</li><li>References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key.</li><li>References to units mean units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and by third-party sellers at Amazon.com domains worldwide - such as www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr and www.amazon.ca - and at Syndicated Stores domains, as well as Amazon.com-owned items sold through catalogs and at non-Amazon.com domains, such as books, music and DVD/video items ordered from Amazon.com's store at www.target.com. Units sold do not include units associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com units), Amazon.com gift certificates or DVD rentals.</li></ul><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com Investor RelationsKim Nelson, 206/266-2171,ir@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/irorAmazon.com Public RelationsPatty Smith, 206/266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon.com Offers "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" for Immediate Pre-order

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Amazon.com Offers "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" for Immediate Pre-order

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The Seventh and Final Installment of the Harry Potter Series Due on July 21, 2007; Customers Who Pre-order on Amazon.com Protected by Price Guarantee SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced that customers can now pre-order the much-anticipated "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final book in J. K. Rowling's epic series, for just $18.89 (hardcover), a savings of 46 percent and $39.00 (deluxe edition), a savings of 40 percent. In addition, individuals who pre-order on Amazon.com will be protected by Amazon's Pre-order Price Guarantee, which ensures that customers are charged the lowest price offered by Amazon.com from the time they order to the time the book is released. Harry Potter fans have been eagerly awaiting a release date for the seventh Harry Potter book, slated for July 21, 2007, ever since "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" -- the sixth book in the series and Amazon.com's largest pre-order ever -- was published in July 2005. Now Muggles everywhere can go to Amazon.com and, without leaving their home or office, ensure they'll be among the first to receive a copy of this wildly anticipated book delivered to their doorstep. "Each Harry Potter book has surpassed its predecessor in terms of excitement and anticipation, and based on the historic level of activity on our Harry Potter discussion boards, we know that this seventh and final book will be no different," said Greg Greeley, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "We are delighted to once again offer Amazon.com customers the simplest, most convenient way to purchase this historic book and, in the process, be among the first to receive the book when it's released in July." Amazon received more than 1.5 million advance orders of the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which was released in July 2005 and was Amazon's largest, most successful product release in the company's history. Since the company posted the detail page for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" late last year, hundreds of thousands of Amazon.com customers have signed up for e-mail notifications announcing the pre-order availability, far surpassing totals from previous years. To place an order for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and to explore Amazon.com's entire selection of Harry Potter products -- including books, DVDs, computer and video games, journals and stationery, and more -- visit www.amazon.com/harrypotter. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward Looking Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>The Seventh and Final Installment of the Harry Potter Series Due on July 21, 2007; Customers Who Pre-order on Amazon.com Protected by Price Guarantee</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced that customers can now pre-order the much-anticipated "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final book in J. K. Rowling's epic series, for just $18.89 (hardcover), a savings of 46 percent and $39.00 (deluxe edition), a savings of 40 percent. In addition, individuals who pre-order on Amazon.com will be protected by Amazon's Pre-order Price Guarantee, which ensures that customers are charged the lowest price offered by Amazon.com from the time they order to the time the book is released.</p><p>Harry Potter fans have been eagerly awaiting a release date for the seventh Harry Potter book, slated for July 21, 2007, ever since "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" -- the sixth book in the series and Amazon.com's largest pre-order ever -- was published in July 2005. Now Muggles everywhere can go to Amazon.com and, without leaving their home or office, ensure they'll be among the first to receive a copy of this wildly anticipated book delivered to their doorstep.</p><p>"Each Harry Potter book has surpassed its predecessor in terms of excitement and anticipation, and based on the historic level of activity on our Harry Potter discussion boards, we know that this seventh and final book will be no different," said Greg Greeley, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "We are delighted to once again offer Amazon.com customers the simplest, most convenient way to purchase this historic book and, in the process, be among the first to receive the book when it's released in July."</p><p>Amazon received more than 1.5 million advance orders of the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which was released in July 2005 and was Amazon's largest, most successful product release in the company's history.</p><p>Since the company posted the detail page for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" late last year, hundreds of thousands of Amazon.com customers have signed up for e-mail notifications announcing the pre-order availability, far surpassing totals from previous years.</p><p>To place an order for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and to explore Amazon.com's entire selection of Harry Potter products -- including books, DVDs, computer and video games, journals and stationery, and more -- visit www.amazon.com/harrypotter.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward Looking Statement</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com's New Shoe and Handbag Website, Endless.com, Offers Customers Overnight Shipping for Negative $5

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Amazon.com's New Shoe and Handbag Website, Endless.com, Offers Customers Overnight Shipping for Negative $5

01/29/2007

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Special Promotion to Last Only Through February SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2007--Endless.com, an Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) retail website, has announced a special promotion, effective immediately, in which customers will be charged *negative* five dollars for *overnight* shipping on all Endless orders placed through February 28. As a standard practice, Endless.com offers free overnight shipping on all items as well as free return shipping, 365-day returns and a 110 percent price guarantee, so this offer is designed to be an invitation to those who have not yet experienced Endless. "It's true, we're charging customers *negative* five dollars for the privilege of shipping shoes and handbags to them overnight," said Steven Goldsmith, vice president of Endless.com. "We're pleased that early feedback from customers has been strong, and we believe new customers who take us up on this offer will love the Endless service just as much." For additional details about this promotion, please reference the following url: http://www.endless.com/help/200103470/. About Amazon.com Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and third-party sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished, and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon.com and its affiliates operate web sites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward Looking Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia RelationsTracy Ogden, 206-266-1379SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Special Promotion to Last Only Through February</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2007--Endless.com, an Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) retail website, has announced a special promotion, effective immediately, in which customers will be charged *negative* five dollars for *overnight* shipping on all Endless orders placed through February 28. As a standard practice, Endless.com offers free overnight shipping on all items as well as free return shipping, 365-day returns and a 110 percent price guarantee, so this offer is designed to be an invitation to those who have not yet experienced Endless.</p><p>"It's true, we're charging customers *negative* five dollars for the privilege of shipping shoes and handbags to them overnight," said Steven Goldsmith, vice president of Endless.com. "We're pleased that early feedback from customers has been strong, and we believe new customers who take us up on this offer will love the Endless service just as much."</p><p>For additional details about this promotion, please reference the following url: http://www.endless.com/help/200103470/.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and third-party sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished, and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.</p><p>Amazon.com and its affiliates operate web sites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward Looking Statement</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia RelationsTracy Ogden, 206-266-1379SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Norah Jones' "Not Too Late" Becomes Most Pre-Ordered Album of All Time on Amazon.com

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Norah Jones' "Not Too Late" Becomes Most Pre-Ordered Album of All Time on Amazon.com

01/29/2007

2007

Enormous Fan Support Pushes Jones To The Top Of The All-Time List SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Norah Jones' third album, "Not Too Late" has become the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon.com, marking the second time she has graced the online retailer's top 10 pre-order list. "Not Too Late" will be released on January 30, 2007 and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com) for $9.99 -- a savings of 47 percent. Earlier this year, Amazon.com began offering the critically acclaimed singer's throng of fans an exclusive first listen to her third studio album "Not Too Late," with a never-before-seen performance of "Rosie's Lullaby." Fans can still watch this exclusive video performance and pre-order "Not Too Late" by visiting http://www.amazon.com/norah. There has been enormous excitement surrounding Norah Jones' upcoming album. "Our customers watched the Amazon.com exclusive footage on Norah Jones singing 'Rosie's Lullaby' in record numbers, and they clearly liked what they heard, making it the largest pre-ordered album in Amazon history," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music at Amazon.com. Other top 10 pre-ordered albums on Amazon.com include (in no order): Jones' second album "Feels Like Home"; "Taking The Long Way" by Dixie Chicks; "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and "The Best of 1990-2000" by U2; "Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is The Night" and "Measure of a Man" by Clay Aiken; "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles; and "Awake" by Josh Groban. "Amazon.com continues to be one of our top retailers for Norah Jones' work," said Saul Shapiro, senior vice president of sales, Blue Note Label Group. "We were very pleased that Amazon's customers were so enthusiastic once again about Norah's unique, intimate sound." About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward Looking Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia ContactMedia Line, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>Enormous Fan Support Pushes Jones To The Top Of The All-Time List</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Norah Jones' third album, "Not Too Late" has become the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon.com, marking the second time she has graced the online retailer's top 10 pre-order list. "Not Too Late" will be released on January 30, 2007 and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com) for $9.99 -- a savings of 47 percent.</p><p>Earlier this year, Amazon.com began offering the critically acclaimed singer's throng of fans an exclusive first listen to her third studio album "Not Too Late," with a never-before-seen performance of "Rosie's Lullaby." Fans can still watch this exclusive video performance and pre-order "Not Too Late" by visiting http://www.amazon.com/norah.</p><p>There has been enormous excitement surrounding Norah Jones' upcoming album. "Our customers watched the Amazon.com exclusive footage on Norah Jones singing 'Rosie's Lullaby' in record numbers, and they clearly liked what they heard, making it the largest pre-ordered album in Amazon history," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music at Amazon.com.</p><p>Other top 10 pre-ordered albums on Amazon.com include (in no order): Jones' second album "Feels Like Home"; "Taking The Long Way" by Dixie Chicks; "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and "The Best of 1990-2000" by U2; "Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is The Night" and "Measure of a Man" by Clay Aiken; "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles; and "Awake" by Josh Groban.</p><p>"Amazon.com continues to be one of our top retailers for Norah Jones' work," said Saul Shapiro, senior vice president of sales, Blue Note Label Group. "We were very pleased that Amazon's customers were so enthusiastic once again about Norah's unique, intimate sound."</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward Looking Statement</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia ContactMedia Line, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast Fourth Quarter 2006 Financial Results Conference Call

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01/19/2007 16:02:00

Amazon.com to Webcast Fourth Quarter 2006 Financial Results Conference Call

01/19/2007

2007

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2006 financial results on Feb. 1, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir. CONTACT: Amazon.com Media RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2006 financial results on Feb. 1, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET.</p><p>The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com Media RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

Three Lucky Libraries to Get the Gift of Literature Through Amazon.com's "Wish for Lit" Program

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01/18/2007 09:02:00

Three Lucky Libraries to Get the Gift of Literature Through Amazon.com's "Wish for Lit" Program

01/18/2007

2007

Redesigned Library Wish List Site Makes It Easier Than Ever for Patrons to Donate to Their Local Libraries SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2007--On the eve of the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Amazon Services, an Amazon.com company (Nasdaq:AMZN), today announced a program aimed at giving more than $20,000 in Amazon.com products to three deserving libraries in the United States. The "Wish for Lit" program is designed to give libraries an opportunity to create "Wish Lists" on Amazon.com to receive the books and supplies that they need the most. Amazon.com's Library Wish Lists is an online tool that easily connects donors to a library's catalog of most-needed products. Beginning today, libraries interested in participating must submit an online entry form at www.amazon.com/wishforlit and create their Library Wish List. Applications will be accepted until February 16, 2007, and will be evaluated based on the following equally weighted criteria: Quality of the application Urgency of the need Value the award would give to the library/community One library in each of three categories (K-12, Academic and Public), will be selected from Amazon's registry of Library Wish Lists by a panel of five judges selected by the American Library Association Chapter Relations Committee. Each winning library will receive a $5,000 gift certificate for Amazon.com products, as well as up to $2,000 of Amazon.com products that are on the library's Amazon.com Wish List. All of the items will be shipped directly to the libraries to be put to immediate use. "Libraries transform communities, and this is a great program to help some deserving libraries get more of the books and other supplies they need to serve their patrons," said Greg Greeley, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "The enjoyment and pleasure of reading and lifelong learning should be shared by all, and our libraries deserve our support for their mission." Amazon.com's Library Wish Lists tool connects libraries with donors who wish to purchase the most-needed items from a library's Wish List and have the products shipped directly to the library in an easy and seamless manner. Library Wish Lists allow each library to have more than one Wish List, and each list can be managed by multiple library personnel. Donors can make online contributions to the library of their choice by visiting www.amazon.com/wishlist and searching by library name. The winners of the "Wish for Lit" program will be announced by Amazon and the American Library Association in the first week of April on the Amazon Librarians' Store Web site at www.amazon.com/libraries. About Amazon.com's Library Services Over the last year, Amazon has introduced several new library-specific features, including library processing, the Librarians' Store, online invoicing, library processing (MARC records, Mylar jackets, and more) and partnerships with sellers that enable libraries to more easily sell their used books. Library Wish Lists represent another step forward in providing libraries with an easy way to meet their collection and acquisition needs. For the latest list of new features and services for libraries, visit www.amazon.com/libraries. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Redesigned Library Wish List Site Makes It Easier Than Ever for Patrons to Donate to Their Local Libraries</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2007--On the eve of the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Amazon Services, an Amazon.com company (Nasdaq:AMZN), today announced a program aimed at giving more than $20,000 in Amazon.com products to three deserving libraries in the United States. The "Wish for Lit" program is designed to give libraries an opportunity to create "Wish Lists" on Amazon.com to receive the books and supplies that they need the most. Amazon.com's Library Wish Lists is an online tool that easily connects donors to a library's catalog of most-needed products.</p><p>Beginning today, libraries interested in participating must submit an online entry form at www.amazon.com/wishforlit and create their Library Wish List. Applications will be accepted until February 16, 2007, and will be evaluated based on the following equally weighted criteria:</p><ul><li>Quality of the application</li><li>Urgency of the need</li><li>Value the award would give to the library/community</li></ul><p>One library in each of three categories (K-12, Academic and Public), will be selected from Amazon's registry of Library Wish Lists by a panel of five judges selected by the American Library Association Chapter Relations Committee. Each winning library will receive a $5,000 gift certificate for Amazon.com products, as well as up to $2,000 of Amazon.com products that are on the library's Amazon.com Wish List. All of the items will be shipped directly to the libraries to be put to immediate use.</p><p>"Libraries transform communities, and this is a great program to help some deserving libraries get more of the books and other supplies they need to serve their patrons," said Greg Greeley, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "The enjoyment and pleasure of reading and lifelong learning should be shared by all, and our libraries deserve our support for their mission."</p><p>Amazon.com's Library Wish Lists tool connects libraries with donors who wish to purchase the most-needed items from a library's Wish List and have the products shipped directly to the library in an easy and seamless manner. Library Wish Lists allow each library to have more than one Wish List, and each list can be managed by multiple library personnel. Donors can make online contributions to the library of their choice by visiting www.amazon.com/wishlist and searching by library name.</p><p>The winners of the "Wish for Lit" program will be announced by Amazon and the American Library Association in the first week of April on the Amazon Librarians' Store Web site at www.amazon.com/libraries.</p><p>About Amazon.com's Library Services</p><p>Over the last year, Amazon has introduced several new library-specific features, including library processing, the Librarians' Store, online invoicing, library processing (MARC records, Mylar jackets, and more) and partnerships with sellers that enable libraries to more easily sell their used books. Library Wish Lists represent another step forward in providing libraries with an easy way to meet their collection and acquisition needs. For the latest list of new features and services for libraries, visit www.amazon.com/libraries.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statement</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Announces New Shoe and Handbag Web Site, Endless.com, Offering over 15,000 Styles and Free Overnight Shipping on All Products

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01/03/2007 08:03:00

Amazon.com Announces New Shoe and Handbag Web Site, Endless.com, Offering over 15,000 Styles and Free Overnight Shipping on All Products

01/03/2007

2007

New shoe and handbag web site also offers customers free return shipping, and 110 percent price guarantee as well as an innovative search and navigation experience SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the beta launch of its new shoe and handbag web site, Endless.com, which features the unusual business practice of free overnight shipping (next business day) on all items. Additionally, customers can take advantage of free return shipping, a 110 percent price guarantee and an innovative navigation and search experience. The creation of Endless.com is a direct result of Amazon's obsession with customer satisfaction. By offering this truly rich and unique destination, customers will have an easy and flexible, not to mention fun, shoe and handbag shopping experience that they won't find anywhere else online. "Endless.com is unusual in that we are offering free overnight shipping on everything," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Plus, return shipping is always free and we offer a 110 percent price guarantee on items customers find cheaper somewhere else." Currently, Endless.com offers over 250 brands and 15,000 styles and colors for men, women and kids, and our selection will continue to grow. Endless.com also provides 24-hour-a-day customer service phone support. For details and timelines on free overnight shipping, customers can reference the countdown clock on the top of every page, which lets them know what their order deadlines and delivery dates will be. In addition, customers will experience easy navigation, detailed product pages that include in-depth product description, customer reviews, and product images, as well as a zoom feature that allows customers to see all product details, whether it's a subtle pattern or a not-so-subtle texture. Amazon believes that this vibrant and beautiful new shopping experience sets a new standard in service, convenience and product presentation. At Endless.com, customers will find a detailed search and navigation experience not currently found anywhere else online. Customers can shop by price, style, brand, size, and color all at the same time or separately. If a customer would like to conduct a search for gold and red ballet flats by Jessica Simpson, Steve Madden and BCBGirls in a size 8 and an 8.5, or conduct a different search for men's oxfords by Bruno Magli and Kenneth Cole in size 11 within a certain price range, they can. And when customers are ready to buy, they can use their existing Amazon.com accounts. About Amazon.com Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and third-party sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished, and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon.com and its affiliates operate web sites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward Looking Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE:http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5302237CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon.com Media RelationsTracy Ogden, 206-266-1379ogden@amazon.comSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>New shoe and handbag web site also offers customers free return shipping, and 110 percent price guarantee as well as an innovative search and navigation experience</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the beta launch of its new shoe and handbag web site, Endless.com, which features the unusual business practice of free overnight shipping (next business day) on all items. Additionally, customers can take advantage of free return shipping, a 110 percent price guarantee and an innovative navigation and search experience. The creation of Endless.com is a direct result of Amazon's obsession with customer satisfaction. By offering this truly rich and unique destination, customers will have an easy and flexible, not to mention fun, shoe and handbag shopping experience that they won't find anywhere else online.</p><p>"Endless.com is unusual in that we are offering free overnight shipping on everything," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Plus, return shipping is always free and we offer a 110 percent price guarantee on items customers find cheaper somewhere else."</p><p>Currently, Endless.com offers over 250 brands and 15,000 styles and colors for men, women and kids, and our selection will continue to grow. Endless.com also provides 24-hour-a-day customer service phone support. For details and timelines on free overnight shipping, customers can reference the countdown clock on the top of every page, which lets them know what their order deadlines and delivery dates will be. In addition, customers will experience easy navigation, detailed product pages that include in-depth product description, customer reviews, and product images, as well as a zoom feature that allows customers to see all product details, whether it's a subtle pattern or a not-so-subtle texture.</p><p>Amazon believes that this vibrant and beautiful new shopping experience sets a new standard in service, convenience and product presentation. At Endless.com, customers will find a detailed search and navigation experience not currently found anywhere else online. Customers can shop by price, style, brand, size, and color all at the same time or separately. If a customer would like to conduct a search for gold and red ballet flats by Jessica Simpson, Steve Madden and BCBGirls in a size 8 and an 8.5, or conduct a different search for men's oxfords by Bruno Magli and Kenneth Cole in size 11 within a certain price range, they can. And when customers are ready to buy, they can use their existing Amazon.com accounts.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and third-party sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished, and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.</p><p>Amazon.com and its affiliates operate web sites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward Looking Statement</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE:http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5302237CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon.com Media RelationsTracy Ogden, 206-266-1379ogden@amazon.comSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.fr annonce les meilleures ventes de noël

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Amazon.fr annonce les meilleures ventes de noël

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PARIS – le 30 décembre 2008 – Amazon.fr annonce aujourd'hui que le site a connu cette année le meilleur Noël de ses 8 années d'existence en France. "Nous avons été ravis d'avoir pu offrir à nos clients une sélection toujours plus large de produits à des prix extrêmement compétitifs en cette période où ils en avaient particulièrement besoin" précise Xavier Garambois, directeur général d'Amazon France. "Nous tenons à remercier tous nos clients, et leur souhaitons d'excellentes fêtes de fin d'année et leur donnons rendez-vous en 2009, année où nous continuerons de leur fournir les meilleurs prix et services possibles." Meilleures ventes de noël sur Amazon.frLes meilleures ventes de produits pour Noël sur Amazon.fr et par catégorie de produits sont les suivantes (chiffres basés sur le nombre d'unités vendues entre le 1er novembre – 19 décembre 2008) : Livres Largo Winch, Tome 16 : La voie et la vertu, Philippe Francq Un Monde Sans Fin, Ken Follett 100 Expressions à sauver, Bernard Pivot Hara Kiri, Collectif Lanfeust des Etoiles, Tome 8 : Le sang des comètes, Didier Tarquin Saga Fascination, Tome 4 : Révélation, Stephenie Meyer D'Art d'Art !, Frédéric Taddeï Miserere, Jean-Christophe Grangé Le Canard Enchainé : La Vème République en 2 000 Dessins, Jacques Lamalle Dieux du Stade Calendrier 2009, Peter Lindbergh Musique Maria Callas : L'Intégrale des enregistrements Studio 1949-1969 (Coffret 70 CD), Maria Callas 280 Comptines à mimer et jeux de doigts, Artistes Divers Mozart : L'Intégrale en 170 CD, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Genesis 1970-1975 (7 SACD + 6 DVD), Genesis Coffret Nova en 25 CD, Volume 3, Compilation Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons (Coffret 5 CD), Jacques Brel 60 Comptines et Formulettes de Noël, Compilation Icon: Sviatoslav Richter (Coffret 14 CD), Sviatoslav Richter Point de Suture (Edition limitée), Mylène Farmer Rock & Folk (Coffret 10 CD), Compilation DVD Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis - Edition preCH'TIge 2 Gad Elmaleh - Papa est en haut Lost: les disparus : L'intégrale saison 4 Indiana Jones et le royaume du crâne de cristal - Edition simple Kaamelott : Livre V, Coffret 4 DVD Prison Break, saison 3, Coffret 4 DVD Nicolas Canteloup à l'Olympia : Deuxième couche - Edition 2 Desperate Housewives: Saison 4, Partie 2, Coffret 2 DVD 24 heures chrono, saison 6, Coffret 7 DVD La fée Clochette – Edition simple Jeux Vidéos Console Nintendo DS Lite - Toutes couleurs & bundles (Nintendo DS) Mario Kart Wii + Volant Wii Wheel (Nintendo Wii) Wii fit + balance board Wii (Nintendo Wii) Professeur Layton et l'étrange village (Nintendo DS) Console Wii (Nintendo Wii) Rayman productions présente - The Lapins Crétins show (Nintendo Wii) Leçon de cuisine : Qu'allons-nous manger? (Nintendo DS) Littlest Pet Shop (Nintendo DS) Guitar Hero 4 World Tour (Toutes plate-formes) Console Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) Logiciels Kaspersky Anti-virus ou Internet Security suites (PC) Norton Anti-virus ou Internet Security suites (PC) Office Famille et Etudiant 2007 - Equipez jusqu'à 3 PC (PC) Dragon Naturally Speaking, v9 & 10 (PC) Pinnacle Studio Ultimate v12 (PC) Windows XP (PC) Nero 9 (PC) Antidote RX (PC) Outlook 2007 (PC) Code de la route (PC) CE Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3 - Appareil photo compact numérique, 8 Mpix, stabilisé, Noir Western Digital My Passport Essential - Disque dur externe Ultra Portable, 320 Go, Noir Koss PortaPro - Casque stéréo hifi Logitech VX Nano -Souris sans fil Samsung SyncMaster T220 - Moniteur LCD 22" (56 cm) TomTom New One France GPS - écran tactile 3,5" Asus Moniteur LCD 19" (48 cm) Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - Appareil photo compact numérique, 9 Mpix, stabilisé, Noir Canon Pixma MP610 - Imprimante multifonctions, jet d'encre couleur Canon Kit EOS 450D - Kit appareil photo reflex numérique, 12,2 Mpix + objectif 18-55IS Jeux & Jouets Silverlit Picoo-Z - Véhicule radio commandé (Playwell) Folix Le Memo Des Multiplications - Médaille D'Or Lépine 2008 (Anaton's Editions) Silverlit Picoo-Z Atlas - Véhicule Radio Commandé Hélicoptère (Playwell) Centre Equitation Moderne (Playmobil) Vtech Magi Livre Interactif Babar (VTech) Cuisto Dingo (Goliath) Littlest Petshop Calendrier de l'Avent (Hasbro) Littlest Petshop La Ménagerie (Hasbro) Jungle Speed (Asmodée) Aquadoodle (Tomy) Cuisine & Maison Siemens Nespresso Cafetière Philips Senseo Cafetiere, 1 à 2 Tasses, Noir Seb Friteuse Actifry Moulinex Machine à pain, 1.5 Kg Severin Yaourtière, Blanc / Gris, 13 W, Ronde, 7 Pots Seb Yaourtière Kenwood Machine à pain, blanc Severin, Jeu de 8 Pots Verre de 150 ml pour Yaourtière avec couvercle Moulinex Machine à Pain Homebread XXL Figuine, Fi.Choco, Le Maître Chocolatier Montres & Bijoux Sector Série 195, Quartz, Chronographe, Homme, Bracelet Aluminium Sector Série 330, Montre Homme, Analogique, Chronographe, Bracelet Caoutchouc Casio Montre Edifice, Quartz Analogique,Chronographe, Cadran Noir, Jour / Date, Etanche 10 ATM, Bracelet Acier Timex Montre Enfant Garçon, Quartz Analogique, Bracelet Tissu, Eclairage Casio Montre Homme, Rectangle, Quartz Analogique, Cadran Noir, Bracelet Acier Sector Série 200, Montre Homme, Analogique, Chronographe, Bracelet Caoutchouc Sector Montre Homme, Analogique, Bracelet Caoutchouc Sector Série 200, Montre Homme, Quartz Analogique, Chronographe, Dateur, Etanche 10 ATM, Bracelet Acier, Cadran Blanc Sector Série 200, Montre Homme, Analogique, Automatique, Bracelet Cuir noir Baby Watch Montre enfant, Garçon, Zip Pirates, La montre pédagogique, Plastique gomme bleu avec dessins 3D Les faits marquants d'Amazon de cette période de fêtes :Parmi les faits marquants d'Amazon pour ce Noël, il est important de noter les éléments suivants: (ces données incluent les sites : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, and www.amazon.ca) Amazon a assuré ses livraisons dans plus de 210 pays. Amazon a réussi à livrer dans le monde 5.6 millions d'unités en un jour. Au niveau mondial, 99% des produits ont été livrés à temps pour Noël. La plateforme de revente Marketplace d'Amazon.frPour les personnes insatisfaites de leurs cadeaux, Amazon.fr a pensé à tout et offre désormais la possibilité de les revendre grâce à Amazon Marketplace (www.amazon.fr/marketplace). Rien de plus simple : il suffit tout d'abord de proposer une liste d'articles à vendre, puis vous les vendez, vous récupérez la somme et le tour est joué ! Vous pouvez maintenant vous faire plaisir et réinvestir cette somme dans des articles que vous souhaitez vraiment avoir. À propos du site Amazon.frLe site Amazon.fr a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en août 2000. Amazon met tout en œuvre pour remplir la mission qu'elle s'est fixée : mettre ses clients au cœur de ses préoccupations. Ils peuvent ainsi à tout moment trouver en ligne ce qu'ils ont envie d'acheter, et y faire de nombreuses découvertes. Amazon.fr et les vendeurs tiers proposent aujourd'hui des millions de produits neufs, d'occasion et de collection en livres en français et en anglais, en CD, vidéos, DVD, logiciels, CD-Rom, jeux vidéo, produits d'électronique grand public et Jeux & Jouets. Chez Amazon.fr, les clients bénéficient de la technologie d'achat en ligne et du savoir-faire du numéro un de cette industrie, tels le paiement sécurisé, les recommandations personnalisées, l'ergonomie et les outils très poussés de recherche ainsi que l'achat rapide et facile grâce à la commande 1-ClickÔ. Amazon.com et ses affiliés proposent 7 sites web : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, et www.joyo.com. Comme mentionné ci-dessus, « Amazon.com », « nous », « notre » et les termes similaires incluent Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales sauf utilisation différente suivant le contexte. Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr : Amazon.fr SarlStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : presse@amazon.frRUMEUR PUBLIQUEAnne-Lise IbrahimoffTél. : 01 55 74 52 18 / Fax : 01 55 74 52 01E-mail : amazon@rumeurpublique.fr

<p>PARIS – le 30 décembre 2008 – Amazon.fr annonce aujourd'hui que le site a connu cette année le meilleur Noël de ses 8 années d'existence en France.</p><p><em>"Nous avons été ravis d'avoir pu offrir à nos clients une sélection toujours plus large de produits à des prix extrêmement compétitifs en cette période où ils en avaient particulièrement besoin" précise Xavier Garambois, directeur général d'Amazon France. "Nous tenons à remercier tous nos clients, et leur souhaitons d'excellentes fêtes de fin d'année et leur donnons rendez-vous en 2009, année où nous continuerons de leur fournir les meilleurs prix et services possibles."</em></p><p>Meilleures ventes de noël sur Amazon.frLes meilleures ventes de produits pour Noël sur Amazon.fr et par catégorie de produits sont les suivantes (chiffres basés sur le nombre d'unités vendues entre le 1er novembre – 19 décembre 2008) :</p><p>Livres</p><ol>Largo Winch, Tome 16 : La voie et la vertu, Philippe Francq<li>Un Monde Sans Fin, Ken Follett</li><li>100 Expressions à sauver, Bernard Pivot</li><li>Hara Kiri, Collectif</li><li>Lanfeust des Etoiles, Tome 8 : Le sang des comètes, Didier Tarquin</li><li>Saga Fascination, Tome 4 : Révélation, Stephenie Meyer</li><li>D'Art d'Art !, Frédéric Taddeï</li><li>Miserere, Jean-Christophe Grangé</li><li>Le Canard Enchainé : La Vème République en 2 000 Dessins, Jacques Lamalle</li><li>Dieux du Stade Calendrier 2009, Peter Lindbergh</li></ol><p>Musique</p><ol>Maria Callas : L'Intégrale des enregistrements Studio 1949-1969 (Coffret 70 CD), Maria Callas<li>280 Comptines à mimer et jeux de doigts, Artistes Divers</li><li>Mozart : L'Intégrale en 170 CD, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart</li><li>Genesis 1970-1975 (7 SACD + 6 DVD), Genesis</li><li>Coffret Nova en 25 CD, Volume 3, Compilation</li><li>Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons (Coffret 5 CD), Jacques Brel</li><li>60 Comptines et Formulettes de Noël, Compilation</li><li>Icon: Sviatoslav Richter (Coffret 14 CD), Sviatoslav Richter</li><li>Point de Suture (Edition limitée), Mylène Farmer</li><li>Rock &amp; Folk (Coffret 10 CD), Compilation</li></ol><p>DVD</p><ol>Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis - Edition preCH'TIge 2<li>Gad Elmaleh - Papa est en haut</li><li>Lost: les disparus : L'intégrale saison 4</li><li>Indiana Jones et le royaume du crâne de cristal - Edition simple</li><li>Kaamelott : Livre V, Coffret 4 DVD</li><li>Prison Break, saison 3, Coffret 4 DVD</li><li>Nicolas Canteloup à l'Olympia : Deuxième couche - Edition 2</li><li>Desperate Housewives: Saison 4, Partie 2, Coffret 2 DVD</li><li>24 heures chrono, saison 6, Coffret 7 DVD</li><li>La fée Clochette – Edition simple</li></ol><p>Jeux Vidéos</p><ol>Console Nintendo DS Lite - Toutes couleurs &amp; bundles (Nintendo DS)<li>Mario Kart Wii + Volant Wii Wheel (Nintendo Wii)</li><li>Wii fit + balance board Wii (Nintendo Wii)</li><li>Professeur Layton et l'étrange village (Nintendo DS)</li><li>Console Wii (Nintendo Wii)</li><li>Rayman productions présente - The Lapins Crétins show (Nintendo Wii)</li><li>Leçon de cuisine : Qu'allons-nous manger? (Nintendo DS)</li><li>Littlest Pet Shop (Nintendo DS)</li><li>Guitar Hero 4 World Tour (Toutes plate-formes)</li><li>Console Xbox 360 (Xbox 360)</li></ol><p>Logiciels</p><ol>Kaspersky Anti-virus ou Internet Security suites (PC)<li>Norton Anti-virus ou Internet Security suites (PC)</li><li>Office Famille et Etudiant 2007 - Equipez jusqu'à 3 PC (PC)</li><li>Dragon Naturally Speaking, v9 &amp; 10 (PC)</li><li>Pinnacle Studio Ultimate v12 (PC)</li><li>Windows XP (PC)</li><li>Nero 9 (PC)</li><li>Antidote RX (PC)</li><li>Outlook 2007 (PC)</li><li>Code de la route (PC)</li></ol><p>CE</p><ol>Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3 - Appareil photo compact numérique, 8 Mpix, stabilisé, Noir<li>Western Digital My Passport Essential - Disque dur externe Ultra Portable, 320 Go, Noir</li><li>Koss PortaPro - Casque stéréo hifi</li><li>Logitech VX Nano -Souris sans fil</li><li>Samsung SyncMaster T220 - Moniteur LCD 22" (56 cm)</li><li>TomTom New One France GPS - écran tactile 3,5"</li><li>Asus Moniteur LCD 19" (48 cm)</li><li>Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - Appareil photo compact numérique, 9 Mpix, stabilisé, Noir</li><li>Canon Pixma MP610 - Imprimante multifonctions, jet d'encre couleur</li><li>Canon Kit EOS 450D - Kit appareil photo reflex numérique, 12,2 Mpix + objectif 18-55IS</li></ol><p>Jeux &amp; Jouets</p><ol>Silverlit Picoo-Z - Véhicule radio commandé (Playwell)<li>Folix Le Memo Des Multiplications - Médaille D'Or Lépine 2008 (Anaton's Editions)</li><li>Silverlit Picoo-Z Atlas - Véhicule Radio Commandé Hélicoptère (Playwell)</li><li>Centre Equitation Moderne (Playmobil)</li><li>Vtech Magi Livre Interactif Babar (VTech)</li><li>Cuisto Dingo (Goliath)</li><li>Littlest Petshop Calendrier de l'Avent (Hasbro)</li><li>Littlest Petshop La Ménagerie (Hasbro)</li><li>Jungle Speed (Asmodée)</li><li>Aquadoodle (Tomy)</li></ol><p>Cuisine &amp; Maison</p><ol>Siemens Nespresso Cafetière<li>Philips Senseo Cafetiere, 1 à 2 Tasses, Noir</li><li>Seb Friteuse Actifry</li><li>Moulinex Machine à pain, 1.5 Kg</li><li>Severin Yaourtière, Blanc / Gris, 13 W, Ronde, 7 Pots</li><li>Seb Yaourtière</li><li>Kenwood Machine à pain, blanc</li><li>Severin, Jeu de 8 Pots Verre de 150 ml pour Yaourtière avec couvercle</li><li>Moulinex Machine à Pain Homebread XXL</li><li>Figuine, Fi.Choco, Le Maître Chocolatier</li></ol><p>Montres &amp; Bijoux</p><ol>Sector Série 195, Quartz, Chronographe, Homme, Bracelet Aluminium<li>Sector Série 330, Montre Homme, Analogique, Chronographe, Bracelet Caoutchouc</li><li>Casio Montre Edifice, Quartz Analogique,Chronographe, Cadran Noir, Jour / Date, Etanche 10 ATM, Bracelet Acier</li><li>Timex Montre Enfant Garçon, Quartz Analogique, Bracelet Tissu, Eclairage</li><li>Casio Montre Homme, Rectangle, Quartz Analogique, Cadran Noir, Bracelet Acier</li><li>Sector Série 200, Montre Homme, Analogique, Chronographe, Bracelet Caoutchouc</li><li>Sector Montre Homme, Analogique, Bracelet Caoutchouc</li><li>Sector Série 200, Montre Homme, Quartz Analogique, Chronographe, Dateur, Etanche 10 ATM, Bracelet Acier, Cadran Blanc</li><li>Sector Série 200, Montre Homme, Analogique, Automatique, Bracelet Cuir noir</li><li>Baby Watch Montre enfant, Garçon, Zip Pirates, La montre pédagogique, Plastique gomme bleu avec dessins 3D</li></ol><p>Les faits marquants d'Amazon de cette période de fêtes :Parmi les faits marquants d'Amazon pour ce Noël, il est important de noter les éléments suivants: (ces données incluent les sites : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, and www.amazon.ca)</p><ul><li>Amazon a assuré ses livraisons dans plus de 210 pays.</li><li>Amazon a réussi à livrer dans le monde 5.6 millions d'unités en un jour.</li><li>Au niveau mondial, 99% des produits ont été livrés à temps pour Noël.</li></ul><p>La plateforme de revente Marketplace d'Amazon.frPour les personnes insatisfaites de leurs cadeaux, Amazon.fr a pensé à tout et offre désormais la possibilité de les revendre grâce à Amazon Marketplace (www.amazon.fr/marketplace). Rien de plus simple : il suffit tout d'abord de proposer une liste d'articles à vendre, puis vous les vendez, vous récupérez la somme et le tour est joué ! Vous pouvez maintenant vous faire plaisir et réinvestir cette somme dans des articles que vous souhaitez vraiment avoir.</p><p>À propos du site Amazon.frLe site Amazon.fr a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en août 2000. Amazon met tout en œuvre pour remplir la mission qu'elle s'est fixée : mettre ses clients au cœur de ses préoccupations. Ils peuvent ainsi à tout moment trouver en ligne ce qu'ils ont envie d'acheter, et y faire de nombreuses découvertes. Amazon.fr et les vendeurs tiers proposent aujourd'hui des millions de produits neufs, d'occasion et de collection en livres en français et en anglais, en CD, vidéos, DVD, logiciels, CD-Rom, jeux vidéo, produits d'électronique grand public et Jeux &amp; Jouets. Chez Amazon.fr, les clients bénéficient de la technologie d'achat en ligne et du savoir-faire du numéro un de cette industrie, tels le paiement sécurisé, les recommandations personnalisées, l'ergonomie et les outils très poussés de recherche ainsi que l'achat rapide et facile grâce à la commande 1-ClickÔ.</p><p>Amazon.com et ses affiliés proposent 7 sites web : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, et www.joyo.com. Comme mentionné ci-dessus, « Amazon.com », « nous », « notre » et les termes similaires incluent Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales sauf utilisation différente suivant le contexte.</p><center>Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr :<p>Amazon.fr SarlStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : presse@amazon.frRUMEUR PUBLIQUEAnne-Lise IbrahimoffTél. : 01 55 74 52 18 / Fax : 01 55 74 52 01E-mail : amazon@rumeurpublique.fr</p></center>

Amazon.com Announces "Best of 2008" Lists

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Amazon.com Announces "Best of 2008" Lists

12/29/2008

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today released its "Best of 2008" lists, which include the bestselling, most positively reviewed, most-wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2008. Bestselling Products The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2008 by total units sold: Books: "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) DVD: "Wall-E" (widescreen single-disc edition) Music: "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay Video Games: Nintendo Wii Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Electronics: Amazon Kindle Home & Garden: Oster 4207 electric wine opener Grocery: Senseo Douwe Egberts dark roast coffee pods Gourmet: Taste of Italy gift basket Health & Personal Care: Groom Mate Platinum XL nose and ear hair trimmer Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 foundation Toys: Wild Planet Hyper Dash Baby: Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube Apparel & Accessories: Levi's men's 501 pre-shrunk jeans Shoes and Handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): crocs Cayman sandal Jewelry: sterling silver open Double Flower pendant, 16" - 18" Watches: Casio men's Pathfinder multi-band solar atomic silver watch Sports & Outdoors: Razor A Kick scooter Home Improvement: First Alert CO600 plug-in carbon monoxide alarm Automotive: Accutire MS-4751WC digital programmable tire gauge with light Most-Loved Products The following is a list of products that were reviewed most positively by Amazon.com customers in 2008: Books: "The Revolution: A Manifesto" by Ron Paul (hardcover) Kindle Books: "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) DVD: "Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity" Music: "Noel" by Josh Groban Video Games: Wii Fit Software: VMware Fusion Electronics: Samsung 46-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color Home & Garden: KitchenAid Artisan 5-quart stand mixers Grocery: Pamela's ultimate baking and pancake mix, 64-ounce bags Gourmet: Premium Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla beans Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 digital premium pedometer Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 foundation Toys: LeapFrog Learn & Groove musical table Baby: Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo Apparel & Accessories: shoe pouch for Nike + iPod and Nike + SportBand Shoes and handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): crocs Athens Thong Sandal Jewelry: sparkling diamond-cut sterling silver 1 MM Italian snake chain necklace Watches: Invicta men's Pro Diver collection automatic watch Sports & Outdoors: Perfect Pushup Home Improvement: Toro Ultra 12-amp variable-speed electric blower/vacuum Automotive: ScanGauge II 3-in-1 compact multifunction vehicle computer Most-Wished-For Products The following is a list of products that appeared most often on the Wish Lists of Amazon.com customers in 2008: Books: "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling (standard edition) Kindle Books: "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle DVD: "Wall-E" (widescreen single-disc edition) Video on Demand: "The Bourne Supremacy" Music: "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay Amazon MP3: "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry Video Games: Wii Fit Computers: Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Netbook, sapphire blue Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Electronics: Amazon Kindle Home & Garden: Silpat 11 5/8- by-16 1/2-inch nonstick silicone baking mat Grocery: Numi's Bouquet Bamboo gift set Gourmet: Godiva truffles Health & Personal Care: Klean Kanteen stainless-steel water bottles Beauty: Dior Diorshow mascara in azure blue 258 Toys: Wild Planet Hyper Dash Baby: Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube Apparel & Accessories: Pepsi-Cola 1970's vintage beach towel, white Shoes & Handbags: World Food Programme Feed Bag, natural Jewelry: sterling silver marcasite and garnet glass heart pendant, 18" Watches: Casio men's Ana-Digi Electro-Luminescent sport watch Sports & Outdoors: Perfect Pushup Home Improvement: Leatherman 830850 Skeletool CX multitool Automotive: ScanGauge II 3-in-1 compact multifunction vehicle computer Most Popular Gift Products The following is a list of products most frequently purchased as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2008: Books: "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) DVD: "Best of Elmo's World" DVD Collection Music: "At Folsom Prison" by Johnny Cash Video Games: Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel Computers: Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Netbook, sapphire blue Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Electronics: Amazon Kindle Home & Garden: Oster 4207 electric wine opener Grocery: Numi's Bouquet Bamboo gift set Gourmet: Holiday Cheer Gift Basket Health & Personal Care: Groom Mate Platinum XL nose and ear hair trimmer Beauty: Fizzy Baker Birthday bath cupcake Toys: Wild Planet Hyper Dash Baby: Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube Apparel & Accessories: Pepsi-Cola 1970's vintage beach towel, white Jewelry: sterling silver open double flower pendant, 16"-18" Watches: Movado women's Amorosa watch Sports & Outdoors: Razor A Kick scooter, pink Home Improvement: Dremel 761-03 cordless pet nail grooming rotary tool Automotive: Accutire MS-4350B programmable digital tire gauge About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline,206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today released its "Best of 2008" lists, which include the bestselling, most positively reviewed, most-wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2008.</p><p>Bestselling Products</p><p>The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2008 by total units sold:</p><ul><li>Books: "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)</li><li>DVD: "Wall-E" (widescreen single-disc edition)</li><li>Music: "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay</li><li>Video Games: Nintendo Wii</li><li>Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007</li><li>Electronics: Amazon Kindle</li><li>Home &amp; Garden: Oster 4207 electric wine opener</li><li>Grocery: Senseo Douwe Egberts dark roast coffee pods</li><li>Gourmet: Taste of Italy gift basket</li><li>Health &amp; Personal Care: Groom Mate Platinum XL nose and ear hair trimmer</li><li>Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 foundation</li><li>Toys: Wild Planet Hyper Dash</li><li>Baby: Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube</li><li>Apparel &amp; Accessories: Levi's men's 501 pre-shrunk jeans</li><li>Shoes and Handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): crocs Cayman sandal</li><li>Jewelry: sterling silver open Double Flower pendant, 16" - 18"</li><li>Watches: Casio men's Pathfinder multi-band solar atomic silver watch</li><li>Sports &amp; Outdoors: Razor A Kick scooter</li><li>Home Improvement: First Alert CO600 plug-in carbon monoxide alarm</li><li>Automotive: Accutire MS-4751WC digital programmable tire gauge with light</li></ul><p>Most-Loved Products</p><p>The following is a list of products that were reviewed most positively by Amazon.com customers in 2008:</p><ul><li>Books: "The Revolution: A Manifesto" by Ron Paul (hardcover)</li><li>Kindle Books: "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)</li><li>DVD: "Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity"</li><li>Music: "Noel" by Josh Groban</li><li>Video Games: Wii Fit</li><li>Software: VMware Fusion</li><li>Electronics: Samsung 46-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color</li><li>Home &amp; Garden: KitchenAid Artisan 5-quart stand mixers</li><li>Grocery: Pamela's ultimate baking and pancake mix, 64-ounce bags</li><li>Gourmet: Premium Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla beans</li><li>Health &amp; Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 digital premium pedometer</li><li>Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 foundation</li><li>Toys: LeapFrog Learn &amp; Groove musical table</li><li>Baby: Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo</li><li>Apparel &amp; Accessories: shoe pouch for Nike + iPod and Nike + SportBand</li><li>Shoes and handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): crocs Athens Thong Sandal</li><li>Jewelry: sparkling diamond-cut sterling silver 1 MM Italian snake chain necklace</li><li>Watches: Invicta men's Pro Diver collection automatic watch</li><li>Sports &amp; Outdoors: Perfect Pushup</li><li>Home Improvement: Toro Ultra 12-amp variable-speed electric blower/vacuum</li><li>Automotive: ScanGauge II 3-in-1 compact multifunction vehicle computer</li></ul><p>Most-Wished-For Products</p><p>The following is a list of products that appeared most often on the Wish Lists of Amazon.com customers in 2008:</p><ul><li>Books: "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling (standard edition)</li><li>Kindle Books: "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle</li><li>DVD: "Wall-E" (widescreen single-disc edition)</li><li>Video on Demand: "The Bourne Supremacy"</li><li>Music: "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay</li><li>Amazon MP3: "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry</li><li>Video Games: Wii Fit</li><li>Computers: Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Netbook, sapphire blue</li><li>Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007</li><li>Electronics: Amazon Kindle</li><li>Home &amp; Garden: Silpat 11 5/8- by-16 1/2-inch nonstick silicone baking mat</li><li>Grocery: Numi's Bouquet Bamboo gift set</li><li>Gourmet: Godiva truffles</li><li>Health &amp; Personal Care: Klean Kanteen stainless-steel water bottles</li><li>Beauty: Dior Diorshow mascara in azure blue 258</li><li>Toys: Wild Planet Hyper Dash</li><li>Baby: Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube</li><li>Apparel &amp; Accessories: Pepsi-Cola 1970's vintage beach towel, white</li><li>Shoes &amp; Handbags: World Food Programme Feed Bag, natural</li><li>Jewelry: sterling silver marcasite and garnet glass heart pendant, 18"</li><li>Watches: Casio men's Ana-Digi Electro-Luminescent sport watch</li><li>Sports &amp; Outdoors: Perfect Pushup</li><li>Home Improvement: Leatherman 830850 Skeletool CX multitool</li><li>Automotive: ScanGauge II 3-in-1 compact multifunction vehicle computer</li></ul><p>Most Popular Gift Products</p><p>The following is a list of products most frequently purchased as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2008:</p><ul><li>Books: "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)</li><li>DVD: "Best of Elmo's World" DVD Collection</li><li>Music: "At Folsom Prison" by Johnny Cash</li><li>Video Games: Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel</li><li>Computers: Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Netbook, sapphire blue</li><li>Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007</li><li>Electronics: Amazon Kindle</li><li>Home &amp; Garden: Oster 4207 electric wine opener</li><li>Grocery: Numi's Bouquet Bamboo gift set</li><li>Gourmet: Holiday Cheer Gift Basket</li><li>Health &amp; Personal Care: Groom Mate Platinum XL nose and ear hair trimmer</li><li>Beauty: Fizzy Baker Birthday bath cupcake</li><li>Toys: Wild Planet Hyper Dash</li><li>Baby: Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube</li><li>Apparel &amp; Accessories: Pepsi-Cola 1970's vintage beach towel, white</li><li>Jewelry: sterling silver open double flower pendant, 16"-18"</li><li>Watches: Movado women's Amorosa watch</li><li>Sports &amp; Outdoors: Razor A Kick scooter, pink</li><li>Home Improvement: Dremel 761-03 cordless pet nail grooming rotary tool</li><li>Automotive: Accutire MS-4350B programmable digital tire gauge</li></ul><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline,206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com's 14th Holiday Season Is Best Ever

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12/26/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com's 14th Holiday Season Is Best Ever

12/26/2008

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 26, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the 2008 holiday season finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, Dec. 15, which is a record-breaking 72.9 items per second. "We are extremely grateful to our customers," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We wish everyone happy holidays and the very best for the coming year." Amazon Worldwide 2008 Holiday Facts (includes www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp and www.amazon.ca): -- Amazon shipped to over 210 countries.-- One of our most remote shipments was Take Along Thomas & Friends toys, delivered to Unalaska, Alaska.-- On the peak day this season, Amazon's worldwide fulfillment network shipped over 5.6 million units.-- Amazon shipped over 169,000 units to APO/FPO addresses.-- Amazon shipped more than 99 percent of orders in time to meet holiday deadlines worldwide. Amazon.com 2008 Holiday Facts (www.amazon.com only): -- Amazon.com sold enough "Breaking Dawn" books that stacked end to end they would reach the summit of Mt. Everest eight times.-- During the period from Nov. 15 - Dec. 10, Amazon sold one copy of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 every 2.5 minutes.-- The weight of all GPS devices sold from Black Friday through December equals the combined weight of 151 Mini Coopers.-- Amazon sold enough high-performance headphones that everyone attending the last three Super Bowls could grab a set and rock out.-- Amazon Grocery sold enough coffee to give each resident of the highly caffeinated city of Seattle a cup per day for two months.-- Amazon sold enough Casio G-Shock watches to outfit every Kanye West fan attending the 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour concert at Madison Square Garden, N.Y.-- Amazon sold enough Coldplay CDs that laid side by side they'd stretch from Seattle to Violet Hill (a street in London and the album's first single) and more than halfway back.-- Amazon sold enough Munchkin Mozart Magic Cubes to fill every seat in the Sydney Opera House five times over.-- Amazon sold enough Wild Planet Hyper Dash games that the total weight of sets sold is over 81,000 pounds -- almost the size of two 747 aircrafts.-- Amazon sold enough Spalding basketballs to fill three C-130 cargo planes.-- The last One-Day Prime order placed on Dec. 23 in time for Christmas delivery contained a "Dora the Explorer" micro-shell helmet, and was delivered to Sherman Oaks, California on Dec. 24.-- The last Same-Day Prime order placed at 7:25 a.m. on Dec. 24 in time for Christmas delivery contained a Pinzon 400-thread-count, 100 percent Egyptian Cotton Hemstitch full sheet set, and was delivered at 6:12 p.m. to Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 24. Amazon.com's Hot Holiday Bestsellers (Nov. 15 through Dec. 19 based on units ordered): -- In toys, top sellers included the Eyeclops night vision stealth goggles, Blokus classic board game and Wild Planet's Hyper Dash.-- Top sellers in consumer electronics included Samsung's 52-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color, the Apple iPod touch 8 GB (2nd Generation) and the Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive, XP Home, 6 cell battery), sapphire blue.-- Nintendo Wii dominated the top sellers in video games and hardware including the Wii console, the Wii remote controller and the Wii nunchuk controller.-- The top-selling items in the Sports & Outdoors Store included the Razor A Kick scooter, Victorinox Swiss Army Champion Plus pocket knife and Klean Kanteen sports cap.-- Jewelry top sellers included a 14-karat white gold Journey Curve pendant (1/2 cttw, H color, I1 clarity), the platinum, round, diamond 4-prong stud earrings (1 cttw, G-H color, VS2 clarity) and the sterling silver marcasite & garnet 18-inch glass heart pendant.-- Top-selling watches included the Invicta men's Pro Diver stainless-steel watch, Citizen's Eco-Drive men's Chronograph Canvas watch and Movado's Juro stainless-steel watch for men.-- Top sellers in the Beauty Store included the Sephora Brand Ultimate Blockbuster - collector's edition makeup palette, Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil and Sephora's Piiink So Belle multi-use makeup palette.-- In DVDs, top sellers included "Wall-E," "The Dark Knight" for Blu-ray and "The Dark Knight."-- Top sellers in books included "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling (standard edition, hardcover), "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, book 3, hardcover) and "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, book 4, hardcover).-- In music, top sellers included "Fearless" by Taylor Swift, "And Winter Came" by Enya and the "Twilight" soundtrack.-- Top sellers ordered from Amazon Mobile web and TextBuyIt include Monopoly Here and Now World, the Nintendo Wii and "Wall-E" (three-disc special edition + digital copy and BD Live) for Blu-ray.-- The top-selling home and garden items included the Oster 4207 electric wine opener, Vinturi Essential wine aerator and the Cuisinart CSB-76 SmartStick hand blender.-- Top sellers in apparel and accessories included the Kenneth Cole Reaction men's Eden wool pea coat, the AK Anne Klein women's double-breasted Pea coat with hood, and Columbia Sportswear's Trinity bomber jacket.-- Popular shoes and handbags at Amazon.com and Endless.com include crocs Mammoth clog, Bearpaw women's T410 12-inch boot and Steve Madden women's Bonanza tall shafted flat boot.-- Top-sellers in health and personal care included the Groom Mate Platinum XL nose and ear hair trimmer, the Anti-Snore and the Natrol-Carb Intercept with phase 2.-- Top-selling items in Amazon's Gourmet Food Store included the Taste of Italy gift basket, the Holiday Cheer gift basket and the Create-a-Treat gingerbread house kit, deluxe model.-- Top sellers in home improvement included the Stanley 95-155 3-in-1 tripod LED flashlight, Rockwell RK9000 Jawhorse and Toro 38361 power shovel 7.5-amp electric snow thrower.-- The top-selling products in the Automotive Parts & Accessories Store included the Bulldog remote starter with keyless entry, Deltran's SuperSmart Battery Tender Plus 12-volt 1.25-amp battery charger and the Wagan heated seat cushion.-- Top-selling items in the Baby Store included the Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube, Cloud b Twilight Constellation night light and Baby Einstein's Takealong Tunes.-- In software, the top sellers included Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Norton Antivirus 2009 and Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition.-- Top-selling items in Amazon's Grocery Store included Numi's Bouquet Bamboo gift set with clear teapot and nine flowering teas, Gloria Jean's coffees, K-Cup, flavored coffee variety for Keurig Brewers and Haribo gummi candy Gold-Bears. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 26, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the 2008 holiday season finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, Dec. 15, which is a record-breaking 72.9 items per second.</p><p>"We are extremely grateful to our customers," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We wish everyone happy holidays and the very best for the coming year."</p><p>Amazon Worldwide 2008 Holiday Facts (includes www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp and www.amazon.ca):</p><p>-- Amazon shipped to over 210 countries.-- One of our most remote shipments was Take Along Thomas &amp; Friends toys, delivered to Unalaska, Alaska.-- On the peak day this season, Amazon's worldwide fulfillment network shipped over 5.6 million units.-- Amazon shipped over 169,000 units to APO/FPO addresses.-- Amazon shipped more than 99 percent of orders in time to meet holiday deadlines worldwide.</p><p>Amazon.com 2008 Holiday Facts (www.amazon.com only):</p><p>-- Amazon.com sold enough "Breaking Dawn" books that stacked end to end they would reach the summit of Mt. Everest eight times.-- During the period from Nov. 15 - Dec. 10, Amazon sold one copy of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 every 2.5 minutes.-- The weight of all GPS devices sold from Black Friday through December equals the combined weight of 151 Mini Coopers.-- Amazon sold enough high-performance headphones that everyone attending the last three Super Bowls could grab a set and rock out.-- Amazon Grocery sold enough coffee to give each resident of the highly caffeinated city of Seattle a cup per day for two months.-- Amazon sold enough Casio G-Shock watches to outfit every Kanye West fan attending the 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour concert at Madison Square Garden, N.Y.-- Amazon sold enough Coldplay CDs that laid side by side they'd stretch from Seattle to Violet Hill (a street in London and the album's first single) and more than halfway back.-- Amazon sold enough Munchkin Mozart Magic Cubes to fill every seat in the Sydney Opera House five times over.-- Amazon sold enough Wild Planet Hyper Dash games that the total weight of sets sold is over 81,000 pounds -- almost the size of two 747 aircrafts.-- Amazon sold enough Spalding basketballs to fill three C-130 cargo planes.-- The last One-Day Prime order placed on Dec. 23 in time for Christmas delivery contained a "Dora the Explorer" micro-shell helmet, and was delivered to Sherman Oaks, California on Dec. 24.-- The last Same-Day Prime order placed at 7:25 a.m. on Dec. 24 in time for Christmas delivery contained a Pinzon 400-thread-count, 100 percent Egyptian Cotton Hemstitch full sheet set, and was delivered at 6:12 p.m. to Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 24.</p><p>Amazon.com's Hot Holiday Bestsellers (Nov. 15 through Dec. 19 based on units ordered):</p><p>-- In toys, top sellers included the Eyeclops night vision stealth goggles, Blokus classic board game and Wild Planet's Hyper Dash.-- Top sellers in consumer electronics included Samsung's 52-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color, the Apple iPod touch 8 GB (2nd Generation) and the Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive, XP Home, 6 cell battery), sapphire blue.-- Nintendo Wii dominated the top sellers in video games and hardware including the Wii console, the Wii remote controller and the Wii nunchuk controller.-- The top-selling items in the Sports &amp; Outdoors Store included the Razor A Kick scooter, Victorinox Swiss Army Champion Plus pocket knife and Klean Kanteen sports cap.-- Jewelry top sellers included a 14-karat white gold Journey Curve pendant (1/2 cttw, H color, I1 clarity), the platinum, round, diamond 4-prong stud earrings (1 cttw, G-H color, VS2 clarity) and the sterling silver marcasite &amp; garnet 18-inch glass heart pendant.-- Top-selling watches included the Invicta men's Pro Diver stainless-steel watch, Citizen's Eco-Drive men's Chronograph Canvas watch and Movado's Juro stainless-steel watch for men.-- Top sellers in the Beauty Store included the Sephora Brand Ultimate Blockbuster - collector's edition makeup palette, Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil and Sephora's Piiink So Belle multi-use makeup palette.-- In DVDs, top sellers included "Wall-E," "The Dark Knight" for Blu-ray and "The Dark Knight."-- Top sellers in books included "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling (standard edition, hardcover), "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, book 3, hardcover) and "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, book 4, hardcover).-- In music, top sellers included "Fearless" by Taylor Swift, "And Winter Came" by Enya and the "Twilight" soundtrack.-- Top sellers ordered from Amazon Mobile web and TextBuyIt include Monopoly Here and Now World, the Nintendo Wii and "Wall-E" (three-disc special edition + digital copy and BD Live) for Blu-ray.-- The top-selling home and garden items included the Oster 4207 electric wine opener, Vinturi Essential wine aerator and the Cuisinart CSB-76 SmartStick hand blender.-- Top sellers in apparel and accessories included the Kenneth Cole Reaction men's Eden wool pea coat, the AK Anne Klein women's double-breasted Pea coat with hood, and Columbia Sportswear's Trinity bomber jacket.-- Popular shoes and handbags at Amazon.com and Endless.com include crocs Mammoth clog, Bearpaw women's T410 12-inch boot and Steve Madden women's Bonanza tall shafted flat boot.-- Top-sellers in health and personal care included the Groom Mate Platinum XL nose and ear hair trimmer, the Anti-Snore and the Natrol-Carb Intercept with phase 2.-- Top-selling items in Amazon's Gourmet Food Store included the Taste of Italy gift basket, the Holiday Cheer gift basket and the Create-a-Treat gingerbread house kit, deluxe model.-- Top sellers in home improvement included the Stanley 95-155 3-in-1 tripod LED flashlight, Rockwell RK9000 Jawhorse and Toro 38361 power shovel 7.5-amp electric snow thrower.-- The top-selling products in the Automotive Parts &amp; Accessories Store included the Bulldog remote starter with keyless entry, Deltran's SuperSmart Battery Tender Plus 12-volt 1.25-amp battery charger and the Wagan heated seat cushion.-- Top-selling items in the Baby Store included the Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube, Cloud b Twilight Constellation night light and Baby Einstein's Takealong Tunes.-- In software, the top sellers included Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Norton Antivirus 2009 and Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home &amp; Student Edition.-- Top-selling items in Amazon's Grocery Store included Numi's Bouquet Bamboo gift set with clear teapot and nine flowering teas, Gloria Jean's coffees, K-Cup, flavored coffee variety for Keurig Brewers and Haribo gummi candy Gold-Bears.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

IMDb.com Rolls Out the Red Carpet Announcing Its Top Movie Stars of 2008

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IMDb.com Rolls Out the Red Carpet Announcing Its Top Movie Stars of 2008

12/10/2008

2008

Johnny Depp Remains Atop IMDb.com's STARmeter for the Fifth Consecutive Year; Close Behind are the Dark Knight, the Joker and Brangelina to Round Out the Top Five SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2008--IMDb.com. Inc. (www.imdb.com), the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities, and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today unveiled the top 25 stars of 2008 as determined by the site's STARmeter, a tool that ranks celebrities' popularity among IMDb.com's more than 57 million unique monthly visitors. Five is Johnny Depp's lucky number as the soft-spoken actor placed first in fan interest for the fifth year in a row. Depp is followed closely by the stars of the year's biggest movie, "The Dark Knight" - Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. Rounding out the top 5 is the ubiquitous power couple of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Conspicuously absent from the list this year is Lindsay Lohan, who dropped from No. 8 in 2007 to No. 40, quite a feat considering the amount of press that the "Freaky Friday" star received this past year. Other notable drops in ranking include: Hayden Panettiere (last year 3, this year 23): In this year's poorly received "Heroes" season Claire the cheerleader lost her invulnerable powers, as did the person playing her. Katherine Heigl (last year 18, this year 56): Heigl snubbed the Emmys and was snubbed by users, even though she had a modest hit with "27 Dresses" earlier in the year. Daniel Radcliffe (last year 17, this year 41): Radcliffe moved to the boards of Broadway and a full-monty role in "Equus" while the "Half-Blood Prince" moved to July of '09. Emma Watson (last year 22, this year 42): Better known for portraying Hermione Granger, Watson's vocal work as the voice of Princess Pea in the holiday film "The Tales of Desperaux" wasn't enough to crack the Top 25. Of course, for the last two, had "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" arrived in theaters as planned before Thanksgiving, things likely would be different. Look for both young actors to be back with a vengeance in 2009. Replacing these fallen stars on the top 25 list was a gaggle of newcomers to the STARmeter list, led by the casts of "Transformers" and "Twilight." These teen idols are sure to stay on the radar in the next year: At No. 6 is Shia LaBeouf, propelled both by the popularity of the 2007 hit "Transformers" and his roles this year in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Eagle Eye" (not to mention a little car accident and nearly severed digit). His co-star Megan Fox is close behind at No. 7 which can be credited to her role in last year's (and next year's) "Transformers." Her only role this year, in "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," probably didn't do much to help. "Twilight's" Kristen Stewart pined her way to No. 8 on the strength of the tween vampire phenomenon. Miley Cyrus had a "Breakout" album - pun intended - and a risque "Vanity Fair" photo shoot to thank for being at No. 12. "Juno's" Ellen Page hamburger phoned her way up to No. 17. Paris Hilton, a former staple of previous STARmeter charts, was absent this year, while "Twilight" star, Robert Pattinson, leapt from recent relative obscurity to No. 33. "The STARmeter list is a true gauge of what's hot in pop culture based on actual user interest and visits to a star's page," said Keith Simanton, managing editor, IMDb.com. "Sometimes it's able to indicate trends so far ahead of the curve it surprises even us. For example in late November 2005, we couldn't figure out why the young actor that played Cedric Diggory, a minor role in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' showed up in the top 10 of our STARmeter charts. STARmeter couldn't have known that Robert Pattinson, now the 'Twilight' heartthrob, would soon be a sensation, but it registered something that may otherwise be imperceptible: genuine user interest - a kind of charisma indicator." Below is a full list of the year's Top 25 celebrities as well as the Top 20 Under 25. For more details on this year's A-listers visit www.imdb.com/starmeter. A more movie-centric list can be found at www.imdb.com/moviemeter. STARmeter Top 25 for 2008: STARmeter Top 20 Under 25: 1. Johnny Depp 1. Shia LaBeouf 2. Christian Bale 2. Megan Fox 3. Heath Ledger 3. Kristen Stewart 4. Brad Pitt 4. Miley Cyrus 5. Angelina Jolie 5. Zac Efron 6. Shia LaBeouf 6. Scarlett Johansson 7. Megan Fox 7. Ellen Page 8. Kristen Stewart 8. Keira Knightley 9. Will Smith 9. Hayden Panettiere 10. Gerard Butler 10. Mila Kunis 11. Tom Cruise 11. Robert Pattinson 12. Miley Cyrus 12. Blake Lively 13. Jessica Alba 13. Lindsay Lohan 14. Zac Efron 14. Daniel Radcliffe 15. Leonardo DiCaprio 15. Emma Watson 16. Scarlett Johansson 16. Michael Cera 17. Ellen Page 17. Vanessa Hudgens 18. James McAvoy 18. Emile Hirsch 19. Keira Knightley 19. Ashley Tisdale 20. Mark Wahlberg 20. Amanda Bynes 21. Natalie Portman 22. Edward Norton 23. Hayden Panettiere 24. Jason Statham 25. Ryan Reynolds Available through IMDbPro.com (www.imbdpro.com), IMDb.com's subscription service, the STARmeter ranks celebrities' weekly popularity based on the actual search behavior of the more than 57 million industry professionals and film enthusiasts who use IMDb.com each month. The STARmeter does not reflect box-office performance or critical assessments. The list of the year's top 25 celebrities is an aggregate of the 2008 weekly STARmeter(TM) rankings. About IMDbPro.com Launched in January 2002, IMDbPro.com is an online subscription service designed to meet the information needs of entertainment and industry professionals and help them make better business and creative decisions. The service was created in response to the overwhelming demand of industry professionals, including directors and casting directors. IMDbPro.com features contact information for over 100,000 names and more than 30,000 companies; international, domestic and daily box-office numbers; news from the "Hollywood Reporter;" and much more. With subscriptions ranging from $12.95 a month to $99.95 for a full year, IMDbPro.com is one of the lowest-priced entertainment industry resources available. For more detailed information, visit www.imdbpro.com. About IMDb.com The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 57 million unique visitors each month. IMDb offers a searchable database of over 1.3 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and over 2.7 million cast and crew members, making it the Web's most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities. Users can watch thousands of full-length TV episodes and movies for free. IMDb features include cast lists, photographs, quotes, trivia, reviews, box-office data, celebrity biographies, coverage of film festivals and major events, and streaming trailers. IMDb also offers IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), a site designed specifically for entertainment industry professionals, and IMDb Resume (www.imdbresume.com), a service that enables actors and crew members to promote themselves directly to IMDb's audience of movie lovers and movie professionals. IMDb.com is operated by IMDb.com, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) (www.amazon.com). Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:IMDb.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Johnny Depp Remains Atop IMDb.com's STARmeter for the Fifth Consecutive Year; Close Behind are the Dark Knight, the Joker and Brangelina to Round Out the Top Five</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2008--IMDb.com. Inc. (www.imdb.com), the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities, and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today unveiled the top 25 stars of 2008 as determined by the site's STARmeter, a tool that ranks celebrities' popularity among IMDb.com's more than 57 million unique monthly visitors. Five is Johnny Depp's lucky number as the soft-spoken actor placed first in fan interest for the fifth year in a row. Depp is followed closely by the stars of the year's biggest movie, "The Dark Knight" - Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. Rounding out the top 5 is the ubiquitous power couple of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.</p><p>Conspicuously absent from the list this year is Lindsay Lohan, who dropped from No. 8 in 2007 to No. 40, quite a feat considering the amount of press that the "Freaky Friday" star received this past year. Other notable drops in ranking include:</p><ul><li>Hayden Panettiere (last year 3, this year 23): In this year's poorly received "Heroes" season Claire the cheerleader lost her invulnerable powers, as did the person playing her.</li><li>Katherine Heigl (last year 18, this year 56): Heigl snubbed the Emmys and was snubbed by users, even though she had a modest hit with "27 Dresses" earlier in the year.</li><li>Daniel Radcliffe (last year 17, this year 41): Radcliffe moved to the boards of Broadway and a full-monty role in "Equus" while the "Half-Blood Prince" moved to July of '09.</li><li>Emma Watson (last year 22, this year 42): Better known for portraying Hermione Granger, Watson's vocal work as the voice of Princess Pea in the holiday film "The Tales of Desperaux" wasn't enough to crack the Top 25.</li></ul><p>Of course, for the last two, had "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" arrived in theaters as planned before Thanksgiving, things likely would be different. Look for both young actors to be back with a vengeance in 2009.</p><p>Replacing these fallen stars on the top 25 list was a gaggle of newcomers to the STARmeter list, led by the casts of "Transformers" and "Twilight." These teen idols are sure to stay on the radar in the next year:</p><ul><li>At No. 6 is Shia LaBeouf, propelled both by the popularity of the 2007 hit "Transformers" and his roles this year in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Eagle Eye" (not to mention a little car accident and nearly severed digit).</li><li>His co-star Megan Fox is close behind at No. 7 which can be credited to her role in last year's (and next year's) "Transformers." Her only role this year, in "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," probably didn't do much to help.</li><li>"Twilight's" Kristen Stewart pined her way to No. 8 on the strength of the tween vampire phenomenon.</li><li>Miley Cyrus had a "Breakout" album - pun intended - and a risque "Vanity Fair" photo shoot to thank for being at No. 12.</li><li>"Juno's" Ellen Page hamburger phoned her way up to No. 17.</li></ul><p>Paris Hilton, a former staple of previous STARmeter charts, was absent this year, while "Twilight" star, Robert Pattinson, leapt from recent relative obscurity to No. 33.</p><p>"The STARmeter list is a true gauge of what's hot in pop culture based on actual user interest and visits to a star's page," said Keith Simanton, managing editor, IMDb.com. "Sometimes it's able to indicate trends so far ahead of the curve it surprises even us. For example in late November 2005, we couldn't figure out why the young actor that played Cedric Diggory, a minor role in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' showed up in the top 10 of our STARmeter charts. STARmeter couldn't have known that Robert Pattinson, now the 'Twilight' heartthrob, would soon be a sensation, but it registered something that may otherwise be imperceptible: genuine user interest - a kind of charisma indicator."</p><p>Below is a full list of the year's Top 25 celebrities as well as the Top 20 Under 25. For more details on this year's A-listers visit www.imdb.com/starmeter. A more movie-centric list can be found at www.imdb.com/moviemeter.</p><pre>STARmeter Top 25 for 2008: STARmeter Top 20 Under 25:1. Johnny Depp 1. Shia LaBeouf2. Christian Bale 2. Megan Fox3. Heath Ledger 3. Kristen Stewart4. Brad Pitt 4. Miley Cyrus5. Angelina Jolie 5. Zac Efron6. Shia LaBeouf 6. Scarlett Johansson7. Megan Fox 7. Ellen Page8. Kristen Stewart 8. Keira Knightley9. Will Smith 9. Hayden Panettiere10. Gerard Butler 10. Mila Kunis11. Tom Cruise 11. Robert Pattinson12. Miley Cyrus 12. Blake Lively13. Jessica Alba 13. Lindsay Lohan14. Zac Efron 14. Daniel Radcliffe15. Leonardo DiCaprio 15. Emma Watson16. Scarlett Johansson 16. Michael Cera17. Ellen Page 17. Vanessa Hudgens18. James McAvoy 18. Emile Hirsch19. Keira Knightley 19. Ashley Tisdale20. Mark Wahlberg 20. Amanda Bynes21. Natalie Portman22. Edward Norton23. Hayden Panettiere24. Jason Statham25. Ryan Reynolds</pre><p>Available through IMDbPro.com (www.imbdpro.com), IMDb.com's subscription service, the STARmeter ranks celebrities' weekly popularity based on the actual search behavior of the more than 57 million industry professionals and film enthusiasts who use IMDb.com each month. The STARmeter does not reflect box-office performance or critical assessments. The list of the year's top 25 celebrities is an aggregate of the 2008 weekly STARmeter(TM) rankings.</p><p>About IMDbPro.com</p><p>Launched in January 2002, IMDbPro.com is an online subscription service designed to meet the information needs of entertainment and industry professionals and help them make better business and creative decisions. The service was created in response to the overwhelming demand of industry professionals, including directors and casting directors. IMDbPro.com features contact information for over 100,000 names and more than 30,000 companies; international, domestic and daily box-office numbers; news from the "Hollywood Reporter;" and much more. With subscriptions ranging from $12.95 a month to $99.95 for a full year, IMDbPro.com is one of the lowest-priced entertainment industry resources available. For more detailed information, visit www.imdbpro.com.</p><p>About IMDb.com</p><p>The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 57 million unique visitors each month. IMDb offers a searchable database of over 1.3 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and over 2.7 million cast and crew members, making it the Web's most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities. Users can watch thousands of full-length TV episodes and movies for free. IMDb features include cast lists, photographs, quotes, trivia, reviews, box-office data, celebrity biographies, coverage of film festivals and major events, and streaming trailers. IMDb also offers IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), a site designed specifically for entertainment industry professionals, and IMDb Resume (www.imdbresume.com), a service that enables actors and crew members to promote themselves directly to IMDb's audience of movie lovers and movie professionals. IMDb.com is operated by IMDb.com, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) (www.amazon.com).</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:IMDb.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Web Services Extends Amazon EC2 to Europe

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Starting Today Developers and Businesses Can Launch Their Amazon EC2 Instances in Multiple Availability Zones in the EU SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that it has extended Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) to Europe. European developers and businesses can now run their Amazon EC2 instances in multiple Availability Zones in the EU to help achieve lower latency, operate closer to other resources like Amazon S3 in the EU, and meet EU data storage requirements when applicable. The new European Region for Amazon EC2 contains two Availability Zones enabling developers to easily and cost effectively run fault-tolerant applications with the same scalability, reliability and cost efficiency achieved with Amazon EC2 in the U.S. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new virtual server instances to minutes, allowing developers to scale capacity, both up and down, as computing requirements change. This enables businesses to reduce capital expense and pay for resources as they are consumed. Developers worldwide can begin using Amazon EC2 and other AWS infrastructure services by going to http://aws.amazon.com. With today's launch, European developers and businesses with European customers can take advantage of the latest features for Amazon EC2 including multiple Availability Zones, Elastic IP addresses, and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS). In the near future, Amazon EC2 will also add support for Windows Server and SQL Server in the EU which is a new feature that was recently introduced on Amazon EC2 in the U.S. "We are very excited to fulfill one of our top user requests by launching Amazon EC2 in Europe. In conjunction with Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudFront in the EU, Amazon Web Services customers can now locate their storage, distribution, and compute in Europe, better allowing them to achieve low latency to their European customers and to meet EU data storage requirements when applicable," said Peter De Santis, General Manager of Amazon EC2. "Starting today, businesses needing globally distributed infrastructure can easily manage and deploy their storage and compute with a simple, powerful set of web service APIs and tools." "The ease of getting up and running on Amazon EC2 has made us rethink the way we currently operate our distributed computing on the Grid," said Stefan Kluth, local project lead in Munich for computing for the ATLAS experiment at the LHC accelerator at CERN. "We're excited by the potential to move faster than previously possible because we can focus on the experiment as opposed to the technology to run it." "For the last two years CohesiveFT has been working to help European customers leverage the power of Amazon Web Services," said Alexis Richardson, Co-founder and Director of Business Development at CohesiveFT. "The launch of Amazon EC2 services in Europe sets the stage for an exciting new wave of production deployments with reduced latency, expanded regulatory compliance options, and the ability to deploy scale-up/scale-out architectures within the region." Amazon EC2 lets developers pay only for what they consume and charges no up-front or minimum fee. The following are $U.S. prices for Amazon EC2 in Europe: Instances Standard (per instance hour consumed)$0.11 for small instances$0.44 for large instances$0.88 for x-large instances High CPU (per instance hour consumed)$0.22 for medium instances$0.88 for x-large instances Data Transfer$0.10 per GB - all data transfer in$0.17 per GB - first 10 TB / month data transfer out$0.13 per GB - next 40 TB / month data transfer out$0.11 per GB - next 100TB$0.10 per GB - over 150TB About Amazon EC2 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (http://aws.amazon.com/ec2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Amazon EC2's simple web service interface allows businesses to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS). Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Starting Today Developers and Businesses Can Launch Their Amazon EC2 Instances in Multiple Availability Zones in the EU</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that it has extended Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) to Europe. European developers and businesses can now run their Amazon EC2 instances in multiple Availability Zones in the EU to help achieve lower latency, operate closer to other resources like Amazon S3 in the EU, and meet EU data storage requirements when applicable. The new European Region for Amazon EC2 contains two Availability Zones enabling developers to easily and cost effectively run fault-tolerant applications with the same scalability, reliability and cost efficiency achieved with Amazon EC2 in the U.S. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new virtual server instances to minutes, allowing developers to scale capacity, both up and down, as computing requirements change. This enables businesses to reduce capital expense and pay for resources as they are consumed. Developers worldwide can begin using Amazon EC2 and other AWS infrastructure services by going to http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>With today's launch, European developers and businesses with European customers can take advantage of the latest features for Amazon EC2 including multiple Availability Zones, Elastic IP addresses, and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS). In the near future, Amazon EC2 will also add support for Windows Server and SQL Server in the EU which is a new feature that was recently introduced on Amazon EC2 in the U.S.</p><p>"We are very excited to fulfill one of our top user requests by launching Amazon EC2 in Europe. In conjunction with Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudFront in the EU, Amazon Web Services customers can now locate their storage, distribution, and compute in Europe, better allowing them to achieve low latency to their European customers and to meet EU data storage requirements when applicable," said Peter De Santis, General Manager of Amazon EC2. "Starting today, businesses needing globally distributed infrastructure can easily manage and deploy their storage and compute with a simple, powerful set of web service APIs and tools."</p><p>"The ease of getting up and running on Amazon EC2 has made us rethink the way we currently operate our distributed computing on the Grid," said Stefan Kluth, local project lead in Munich for computing for the ATLAS experiment at the LHC accelerator at CERN. "We're excited by the potential to move faster than previously possible because we can focus on the experiment as opposed to the technology to run it."</p><p>"For the last two years CohesiveFT has been working to help European customers leverage the power of Amazon Web Services," said Alexis Richardson, Co-founder and Director of Business Development at CohesiveFT. "The launch of Amazon EC2 services in Europe sets the stage for an exciting new wave of production deployments with reduced latency, expanded regulatory compliance options, and the ability to deploy scale-up/scale-out architectures within the region."</p><p>Amazon EC2 lets developers pay only for what they consume and charges no up-front or minimum fee. The following are $U.S. prices for Amazon EC2 in Europe:</p><p>Instances</p><p>Standard (per instance hour consumed)$0.11 for small instances$0.44 for large instances$0.88 for x-large instances</p><p>High CPU (per instance hour consumed)$0.22 for medium instances$0.88 for x-large instances</p><p>Data Transfer$0.10 per GB - all data transfer in$0.17 per GB - first 10 TB / month data transfer out$0.13 per GB - next 40 TB / month data transfer out$0.11 per GB - next 100TB$0.10 per GB - over 150TB</p><p>About Amazon EC2</p><p>Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (http://aws.amazon.com/ec2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Amazon EC2's simple web service interface allows businesses to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS).</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Holiday Deals Continue

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One Week Left for FREE Super Saver Shipping on Orders Arriving by Christmas SEATTLE, Dec 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The holiday deals didn't end on Cyber Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that with a little more than one week left to take advantage of FREE Super Saver Shipping(1), customers will find door-buster deals on favorite items in Consumer Electronics, Toys, Sports & Outdoor, Home & Garden, Amazon MP3, Apparel and other favorite categories. The Top Holiday Deals page (www.amazon.com/holidaydeals) is a central point where customers can find Amazon.com's deals offered now through the end of year. Some of the deals customers will find now include(2): Deals in Electronics: -- BlackBerry Bold 9000 Smartphone, Black (AT&T): Regularly lists for $499.99; on sale for $149.99 after mail-in rebate now through Dec. 25 -- Samsung Touch of Color T200HD 20-inch LCD HDTV Monitor: Regularly lists for $399.99; on sale for $249.99 now through Dec. 31 -- Garmin Forerunner 301 GPS Receiver Personal Training Device: Regularly lists for $229.99; on sale for $99.99 now through Dec. 20 -- Denon AVR-888 AV Receiver: Regularly lists for $749.99; on sale for $349.99 now through Dec. 31 -- Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera (Pink) with Selphy CP760 Photo Printer (Pink): Regularly lists for $279.99; on sale for $199.94 now through Dec. 31 -- Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP Digital Camera (Silver): Regularly lists for $229.99; on sale for $159.94 now through Dec. 31 -- Kodak Theatre HD Player: Regularly lists for $299.95; on sale for $199.95 now through Dec. 31 -- Samsung SPF-71E 7-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Black): Regularly lists for $109.99; on sale for $59.99 now through Dec. 25 -- Canon Pixma iP90v Photo Inkjet Printer: Regularly lists for $319.99; on sale for $149 now through Dec. 14 -- HP Photosmart C4580 All-in-One Printer: Regularly lists for $160; on sale for $116.04 now through Dec. 18 -- Garmin nuvi 760 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Automobile Navigator: Regularly lists for $599.99; on sale for $248.97 now through Dec. 31 -- Zune 4 GB Digital Media Player (Black): Regularly lists for $149.99; on sale for $99.99 now through Dec. 13 -- Boston Acoustic 5.1 Channel Speaker System: Regularly lists for $599.99; on sale for $199 now through Dec. 31 Deals in Toys: -- Eyeclops Bionicam: Regularly lists for $79.99; on sale for $27.99 now through Dec. 24 -- Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll: Regularly lists for $69.99; on sale for $29.99 now through Dec. 17 -- Hannah Montana Holiday Singing Doll: Regularly lists for $34.99; on sale for $9.99 now through Dec. 17 -- Vtech - KidiArt Studio: Regularly lists for $79.99; on sale for $47.99 now through Dec. 24 -- Playskool Busy Ball-Tivity Center: Regularly lists for $34.99; on sale for $10.99 now through Dec. 17 -- Playskool Kota My Triceratops Dinosaur: Regularly lists for $299.99; on sale for $199.99 now through Dec. 17 -- Air Hogs Battling Havoc Heli - Havoc vs Yellow Stinger: Regularly lists for $84.99; on sale for $31.99 now through Dec. 17 -- Scene It? Seinfeld Deluxe: Regularly lists for $39.99; on sale for $25.99 now through Dec. 17 -- Jasman HALO 3 Covenant Plasma Pistol Laser Pursuit Gaming 2 Players Set: Regularly lists for $39.99; on sale for $15.99 now through Dec. 17 Deals in Sports & Outdoor: -- Nextsport Fuzion Electron Scooter (Silver): Regularly lists for $89.99; on sale for $41.39 now through Dec. 15 -- The Wave Original Street Surfing Board (green and select other colors): Regularly lists for $129.99; on sale for $42.31 now through Dec. 15 -- Derek Jeter Hurricane Batting Trainer: Regularly lists for $219.99; on sale for $141.58 now through Dec. 15 -- Victorinox SwissTool Spirit Multi-Tool with Pouch: Regularly lists for $98; on sale for $42.44 now through Dec. 15 -- Bolle Hot Helmet: Regularly lists for $90; on sale for $34.95 now through Dec. 15 Deals in Home & Garden: -- iRobot Roomba 400 Vacuum-Cleaning Robot (Orange): Regularly lists for $149.99; on sale for $69.99 now through Dec. 15 -- Pinzon Microtec Throws: Regularly lists for $40; on sale for $10.99 now through Dec. 15 -- Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid: Regularly lists for $168; on sale for $19.99 now through Dec. 15 -- AeroGarden Classic with Gourmet Herb Seed Kit (White): Regularly lists for $199.95; on sale for $89.99 now through Dec. 15 Deals in DVD: -- Blu-ray Sale: Get three Blu-ray discs for the price of two now through Dec. 17 -- The Big TV DVD Sale: Now through Dec. 16, customers will save up to 52 percent on favorite TV shows on DVD -- Over 200 DVDs at least 50 percent off: Now through the end of the year! Deals in MP3 Downloads: -- Every day through Dec. 25, Amazon MP3 is offering a new iPod-compatible Christmas song available to download for free -- Buy $25 of CDs or electronics, get $5 worth of MP3 downloads now through Dec. 25 Deals in Apparel: -- Now through Dec. 18, customers will find outerwear up to 70 percent off from Andrew Marc, Kenneth Cole, Liz Claiborne and AK Anne Klein Deals in Shoes and Handbags available at Endless (www.endless.com): -- All orders of $50 or more will receive $5 AmazonMP3 downloads now through Dec. 24 -- Buy two pairs of boots and receive 20 percent off now through Dec. 24 -- $25 off handbag purchases of $125 or more now through Dec. 24 -- $25 off all shoe orders of $125 or more now through Dec. 24 -- Designer Promotion: $25 off orders of $125 or more; $50 off orders of $250 or more, $75 off orders of $350 or more, $100 off orders of $500 or more - all through Dec. 24 Customers ordering gifts for the holidays can take advantage of FREE Super Saver Shipping on qualifying Amazon.com orders of $25 or more up until Dec. 17. Amazon Prime members can order now through Dec. 21 for FREE Two-Day Shipping on products arriving in time for Christmas. Endless customers will receive FREE Overnight Shipping on all orders year-round and can place orders up until 5:15 p.m. PST on Dec. 23 for delivery in time for Christmas. (1) Some restrictions apply; see www.amazon.com/supersavershipping for details. (2) All products are subject to availability while supplies last. Please note that product prices, availability of products and deals are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>One Week Left for FREE Super Saver Shipping on Orders Arriving by Christmas</p><p>SEATTLE, Dec 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The holiday deals didn't end on Cyber Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that with a little more than one week left to take advantage of FREE Super Saver Shipping(1), customers will find door-buster deals on favorite items in Consumer Electronics, Toys, Sports &amp; Outdoor, Home &amp; Garden, Amazon MP3, Apparel and other favorite categories.</p><p>The Top Holiday Deals page (www.amazon.com/holidaydeals) is a central point where customers can find Amazon.com's deals offered now through the end of year. Some of the deals customers will find now include(2):</p><p>Deals in Electronics:</p><p>-- BlackBerry Bold 9000 Smartphone, Black (AT&amp;T): Regularly lists for $499.99; on sale for $149.99 after mail-in rebate now through Dec. 25</p><p>-- Samsung Touch of Color T200HD 20-inch LCD HDTV Monitor: Regularly lists for $399.99; on sale for $249.99 now through Dec. 31</p><p>-- Garmin Forerunner 301 GPS Receiver Personal Training Device: Regularly lists for $229.99; on sale for $99.99 now through Dec. 20</p><p>-- Denon AVR-888 AV Receiver: Regularly lists for $749.99; on sale for $349.99 now through Dec. 31</p><p>-- Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera (Pink) with Selphy CP760 Photo Printer (Pink): Regularly lists for $279.99; on sale for $199.94 now through Dec. 31</p><p>-- Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP Digital Camera (Silver): Regularly lists for $229.99; on sale for $159.94 now through Dec. 31</p><p>-- Kodak Theatre HD Player: Regularly lists for $299.95; on sale for $199.95 now through Dec. 31</p><p>-- Samsung SPF-71E 7-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Black): Regularly lists for $109.99; on sale for $59.99 now through Dec. 25</p><p>-- Canon Pixma iP90v Photo Inkjet Printer: Regularly lists for $319.99; on sale for $149 now through Dec. 14</p><p>-- HP Photosmart C4580 All-in-One Printer: Regularly lists for $160; on sale for $116.04 now through Dec. 18</p><p>-- Garmin nuvi 760 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Automobile Navigator: Regularly lists for $599.99; on sale for $248.97 now through Dec. 31</p><p>-- Zune 4 GB Digital Media Player (Black): Regularly lists for $149.99; on sale for $99.99 now through Dec. 13</p><p>-- Boston Acoustic 5.1 Channel Speaker System: Regularly lists for $599.99; on sale for $199 now through Dec. 31</p><p>Deals in Toys:</p><p>-- Eyeclops Bionicam: Regularly lists for $79.99; on sale for $27.99 now through Dec. 24</p><p>-- Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll: Regularly lists for $69.99; on sale for $29.99 now through Dec. 17</p><p>-- Hannah Montana Holiday Singing Doll: Regularly lists for $34.99; on sale for $9.99 now through Dec. 17</p><p>-- Vtech - KidiArt Studio: Regularly lists for $79.99; on sale for $47.99 now through Dec. 24</p><p>-- Playskool Busy Ball-Tivity Center: Regularly lists for $34.99; on sale for $10.99 now through Dec. 17</p><p>-- Playskool Kota My Triceratops Dinosaur: Regularly lists for $299.99; on sale for $199.99 now through Dec. 17</p><p>-- Air Hogs Battling Havoc Heli - Havoc vs Yellow Stinger: Regularly lists for $84.99; on sale for $31.99 now through Dec. 17</p><p>-- Scene It? Seinfeld Deluxe: Regularly lists for $39.99; on sale for $25.99 now through Dec. 17</p><p>-- Jasman HALO 3 Covenant Plasma Pistol Laser Pursuit Gaming 2 Players Set: Regularly lists for $39.99; on sale for $15.99 now through Dec. 17</p><p>Deals in Sports &amp; Outdoor:</p><p>-- Nextsport Fuzion Electron Scooter (Silver): Regularly lists for $89.99; on sale for $41.39 now through Dec. 15</p><p>-- The Wave Original Street Surfing Board (green and select other colors): Regularly lists for $129.99; on sale for $42.31 now through Dec. 15</p><p>-- Derek Jeter Hurricane Batting Trainer: Regularly lists for $219.99; on sale for $141.58 now through Dec. 15</p><p>-- Victorinox SwissTool Spirit Multi-Tool with Pouch: Regularly lists for $98; on sale for $42.44 now through Dec. 15</p><p>-- Bolle Hot Helmet: Regularly lists for $90; on sale for $34.95 now through Dec. 15</p><p>Deals in Home &amp; Garden:</p><p>-- iRobot Roomba 400 Vacuum-Cleaning Robot (Orange): Regularly lists for $149.99; on sale for $69.99 now through Dec. 15</p><p>-- Pinzon Microtec Throws: Regularly lists for $40; on sale for $10.99 now through Dec. 15</p><p>-- Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid: Regularly lists for $168; on sale for $19.99 now through Dec. 15</p><p>-- AeroGarden Classic with Gourmet Herb Seed Kit (White): Regularly lists for $199.95; on sale for $89.99 now through Dec. 15</p><p>Deals in DVD:</p><p>-- Blu-ray Sale: Get three Blu-ray discs for the price of two now through Dec. 17</p><p>-- The Big TV DVD Sale: Now through Dec. 16, customers will save up to 52 percent on favorite TV shows on DVD</p><p>-- Over 200 DVDs at least 50 percent off: Now through the end of the year!</p><p>Deals in MP3 Downloads:</p><p>-- Every day through Dec. 25, Amazon MP3 is offering a new iPod-compatible Christmas song available to download for free</p><p>-- Buy $25 of CDs or electronics, get $5 worth of MP3 downloads now through Dec. 25</p><p>Deals in Apparel:</p><p>-- Now through Dec. 18, customers will find outerwear up to 70 percent off from Andrew Marc, Kenneth Cole, Liz Claiborne and AK Anne Klein</p><p>Deals in Shoes and Handbags available at Endless (www.endless.com):</p><p>-- All orders of $50 or more will receive $5 AmazonMP3 downloads now through Dec. 24</p><p>-- Buy two pairs of boots and receive 20 percent off now through Dec. 24</p><p>-- $25 off handbag purchases of $125 or more now through Dec. 24</p><p>-- $25 off all shoe orders of $125 or more now through Dec. 24</p><p>-- Designer Promotion: $25 off orders of $125 or more; $50 off orders of $250 or more, $75 off orders of $350 or more, $100 off orders of $500 or more - all through Dec. 24</p><p>Customers ordering gifts for the holidays can take advantage of FREE Super Saver Shipping on qualifying Amazon.com orders of $25 or more up until Dec. 17. Amazon Prime members can order now through Dec. 21 for FREE Two-Day Shipping on products arriving in time for Christmas. Endless customers will receive FREE Overnight Shipping on all orders year-round and can place orders up until 5:15 p.m. PST on Dec. 23 for delivery in time for Christmas.</p><p>(1) Some restrictions apply; see www.amazon.com/supersavershipping for details.</p><p>(2) All products are subject to availability while supplies last. Please note that product prices, availability of products and deals are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation

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SEATTLE, Dec 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that the Company will be speaking at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference on December 10, 2008. The presentation will be webcast live at 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. ET. The audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Patty Smith, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE, Dec 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that the Company will be speaking at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference on December 10, 2008.</p><p>The presentation will be webcast live at 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. ET. The audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Patty Smith, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Web Services Launches "Public Data Sets on AWS," Enabling Developers and Researchers to Cost-Effectively Create, Share and Consume Massive Data Sets Available Free of Charge

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Amazon Web Services Launches "Public Data Sets on AWS," Enabling Developers and Researchers to Cost-Effectively Create, Share and Consume Massive Data Sets Available Free of Charge

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AWS Invites Developers, Researchers, Universities and Businesses to Share Their Data in the Cloud at No Charge; Examples of Data Sets Include Mapping of the Human Genome, Us Census Data, and Economic Statistics SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched "Public Data Sets on AWS," providing access to a centralized repository of public data sets that can be seamlessly integrated into AWS cloud-based applications. AWS is hosting the public data sets at no charge for the community, and like all of AWS services, users pay only for the compute and storage they consume with their own applications. Data sets already available include various U.S. Census databases from the U.S. Census Bureau, 3-D chemical structures provided by Indiana University, and an annotated form of the Human Genome from Ensembl. More data sets will be available soon, including a wide range of economic statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and additional scientific data sets. Previously, large data sets such as the Human Genome and U.S. Census data required many hours to locate, download and customize. Now, anyone can access these large data sets from their Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances and start computing on the data within minutes. By growing the number of people with access to important and useful data, and making it easy to compute on that data with cost-efficient services such as Amazon EC2, AWS hopes to fuel innovation and further accelerate the pace of new discoveries. "For over five years AWS has been working to lower the barriers to entry, level the playing field, and make it possible for our customers to be successful based on their ideas, not on their resources," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services. "Public Data Sets on AWS is the latest of these efforts, and we can't wait to see the discoveries and innovations that could stem from this ecosystem." Select public data sets are hosted on Amazon EC2 for free as Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) snapshots. Amazon EC2 customers can access this data by creating their own personal Amazon EBS volumes, using the public data set snapshots as a starting point. They can then access, modify and perform computation on these volumes directly using their Amazon EC2 instances and just pay for the compute and storage resources that they use. If available, researchers can also use pre-configured Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) with tools like Inquiry by BioTeam to perform their analysis. "Public Data Sets on AWS will enable me and many of my colleagues to collaborate with each other by sharing our commonly used data sets, research environments and tools," said Dr. Peter Tonellato from the Harvard Medical School. "We can set up a controlled environment in minutes, run our computational analysis for a couple of hours, and shut down the environment. Our results are completely repeatable. I only pay for the compute time I use, and more importantly I can spend more time focusing on research, not downloading and setting up computational infrastructure." "Bioinformatics is a hugely exciting area which is providing much insight into our understanding of biology and, particularly, the genetic basis of many human diseases like cancer and diabetes. The genome is a complex thing, however; it presents us with a potential source of invaluable information but also with great challenges in how to store, analyze and annotate it, and how to make both the raw genomic information and our annotations available to as many people as possible," said Dr. Glenn Proctor, Ensembl Software Coordinator at the EBI. "Ensembl's approach has always been to try and lower the barriers to entry so that a researcher using a desktop PC in a lab or a laptop in an airport departure lounge has access to high-quality, up to the minute genetic information that they can use in their work. Amazon EC2 allows us to go even further and make all our data available in a robust, scalable and flexible form that anyone with an AWS account can use." For more information about the Public Data Sets on AWS, to get started using a data set, or to submit a data set, please visit aws.amazon.com/publicdatasets. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>AWS Invites Developers, Researchers, Universities and Businesses to Share Their Data in the Cloud at No Charge; Examples of Data Sets Include Mapping of the Human Genome, Us Census Data, and Economic Statistics</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched "Public Data Sets on AWS," providing access to a centralized repository of public data sets that can be seamlessly integrated into AWS cloud-based applications. AWS is hosting the public data sets at no charge for the community, and like all of AWS services, users pay only for the compute and storage they consume with their own applications. Data sets already available include various U.S. Census databases from the U.S. Census Bureau, 3-D chemical structures provided by Indiana University, and an annotated form of the Human Genome from Ensembl. More data sets will be available soon, including a wide range of economic statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and additional scientific data sets.</p><p>Previously, large data sets such as the Human Genome and U.S. Census data required many hours to locate, download and customize. Now, anyone can access these large data sets from their Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances and start computing on the data within minutes. By growing the number of people with access to important and useful data, and making it easy to compute on that data with cost-efficient services such as Amazon EC2, AWS hopes to fuel innovation and further accelerate the pace of new discoveries.</p><p>"For over five years AWS has been working to lower the barriers to entry, level the playing field, and make it possible for our customers to be successful based on their ideas, not on their resources," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services. "Public Data Sets on AWS is the latest of these efforts, and we can't wait to see the discoveries and innovations that could stem from this ecosystem."</p><p>Select public data sets are hosted on Amazon EC2 for free as Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) snapshots. Amazon EC2 customers can access this data by creating their own personal Amazon EBS volumes, using the public data set snapshots as a starting point. They can then access, modify and perform computation on these volumes directly using their Amazon EC2 instances and just pay for the compute and storage resources that they use. If available, researchers can also use pre-configured Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) with tools like Inquiry by BioTeam to perform their analysis.</p><p>"Public Data Sets on AWS will enable me and many of my colleagues to collaborate with each other by sharing our commonly used data sets, research environments and tools," said Dr. Peter Tonellato from the Harvard Medical School. "We can set up a controlled environment in minutes, run our computational analysis for a couple of hours, and shut down the environment. Our results are completely repeatable. I only pay for the compute time I use, and more importantly I can spend more time focusing on research, not downloading and setting up computational infrastructure."</p><p>"Bioinformatics is a hugely exciting area which is providing much insight into our understanding of biology and, particularly, the genetic basis of many human diseases like cancer and diabetes. The genome is a complex thing, however; it presents us with a potential source of invaluable information but also with great challenges in how to store, analyze and annotate it, and how to make both the raw genomic information and our annotations available to as many people as possible," said Dr. Glenn Proctor, Ensembl Software Coordinator at the EBI. "Ensembl's approach has always been to try and lower the barriers to entry so that a researcher using a desktop PC in a lab or a laptop in an airport departure lounge has access to high-quality, up to the minute genetic information that they can use in their work. Amazon EC2 allows us to go even further and make all our data available in a robust, scalable and flexible form that anyone with an AWS account can use."</p><p>For more information about the Public Data Sets on AWS, to get started using a data set, or to submit a data set, please visit aws.amazon.com/publicdatasets.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Application for iPhone and iPod touch Now Available on Apple App Store

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Amazon.com Application for iPhone and iPod touch Now Available on Apple App Store

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New Mobile Shopping Application Combines Selection from Amazon.com and Thousands of Retailers with Popular Amazon Shopping Features and Innovative New Feature "Amazon Remembers" SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Amazon application for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the Apple App Store. The Amazon app offers an easy way for users to search and browse for products offered by Amazon and thousands of retailers like Target and Macy's, access Amazon's popular shopping features such as Customer Reviews, and purchase using 1-Click Shopping and Amazon Prime. The Amazon app for iPhone and iPod touch includes an experimental feature called "Amazon Remembers". Amazon Remembers helps customers keep track of items they see in their daily lives and even tries to match photos of products to the same or similar products available on Amazon.com. Customers simply snap photos with their iPhone, the photos are automatically uploaded to Amazon.com, which then tries to find products similar to the ones in the photos. As soon as the customer receives the results, they can then purchase the item immediately or "remember it" for later in their Amazon account. "We designed the Amazon app to be a quick and easy way for iPhone and iPod touch users to shop, browse, and buy with Amazon.com," said Sam Hall, director of Amazon Mobile. "We're also really excited about Amazon Remembers because it's a fun and useful way to use the iPhone camera to find and remember items while on-the-go. Customers can build visual lists of things they want to remember, buy, or even learn more about." The Amazon app is available free from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. For more information please visit www.amazon.com/iphone_app. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>New Mobile Shopping Application Combines Selection from Amazon.com and Thousands of Retailers with Popular Amazon Shopping Features and Innovative New Feature "Amazon Remembers"</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Amazon application for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the Apple App Store. The Amazon app offers an easy way for users to search and browse for products offered by Amazon and thousands of retailers like Target and Macy's, access Amazon's popular shopping features such as Customer Reviews, and purchase using 1-Click Shopping and Amazon Prime.</p><p>The Amazon app for iPhone and iPod touch includes an experimental feature called "Amazon Remembers". Amazon Remembers helps customers keep track of items they see in their daily lives and even tries to match photos of products to the same or similar products available on Amazon.com. Customers simply snap photos with their iPhone, the photos are automatically uploaded to Amazon.com, which then tries to find products similar to the ones in the photos. As soon as the customer receives the results, they can then purchase the item immediately or "remember it" for later in their Amazon account.</p><p>"We designed the Amazon app to be a quick and easy way for iPhone and iPod touch users to shop, browse, and buy with Amazon.com," said Sam Hall, director of Amazon Mobile. "We're also really excited about Amazon Remembers because it's a fun and useful way to use the iPhone camera to find and remember items while on-the-go. Customers can build visual lists of things they want to remember, buy, or even learn more about."</p><p>The Amazon app is available free from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.</p><p>For more information please visit www.amazon.com/iphone_app.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Acquires AbeBooks

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Amazon.com Acquires AbeBooks

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SEATTLE & VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of AbeBooks. AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world. Amazon.com previously announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks on Aug. 1, 2008. AbeBooks will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in Victoria, British Columbia. AbeBooks will maintain all its Web sites, including its Canadian Web site. The Web sites will continue to have country-specific content, such as reviews of Canadian-authored books and interviews of Canadian writers. About AbeBooks AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world. AbeBooks has millions of customers who purchase tens of thousands of books a day from its global websites (Abebooks.com, Abebooks.ca, Abebooks.co.uk, Abebooks.de, Abebooks.fr, Abebooks.it and Iberlibro.com). A true internet success story, AbeBooks.com has been selling books online since 1996, and is a private company based in Victoria, BC Canada, with affiliates in Germany and the United States. Internet Retailer magazine ranked AbeBooks at No. 73 among North American online retailers in June 2008. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com

<p>SEATTLE &amp; VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of AbeBooks. AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world. Amazon.com previously announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks on Aug. 1, 2008.</p><p>AbeBooks will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in Victoria, British Columbia. AbeBooks will maintain all its Web sites, including its Canadian Web site. The Web sites will continue to have country-specific content, such as reviews of Canadian-authored books and interviews of Canadian writers.</p><p>About AbeBooks</p><p>AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world. AbeBooks has millions of customers who purchase tens of thousands of books a day from its global websites (Abebooks.com, Abebooks.ca, Abebooks.co.uk, Abebooks.de, Abebooks.fr, Abebooks.it and Iberlibro.com). A true internet success story, AbeBooks.com has been selling books online since 1996, and is a private company based in Victoria, BC Canada, with affiliates in Germany and the United States. Internet Retailer magazine ranked AbeBooks at No. 73 among North American online retailers in June 2008.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon Web Services Announces Unlimited Public Beta of Amazon SimpleDB

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Amazon Web Services Announces Unlimited Public Beta of Amazon SimpleDB

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AWS Also Announces Reduced Pricing, a Free Usage Tier, and Real-Time Support Option for Amazon SimpleDB as Well as Upcoming Features SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the unlimited public beta of Amazon SimpleDB, and the conclusion of the limited public beta. Any developer or business may now sign up and start using the service immediately. Also announced today, Amazon SimpleDB users can take advantage of a free monthly usage tier, and reduced pricing for structured data storage. Amazon SimpleDB is a web service providing the core database functions of indexing and querying. To get started using Amazon SimpleDB and other Amazon Web Services, go to http://aws.amazon.com. Amazon SimpleDB is simpler than a traditional, relational database as it requires no schema, automatically indexes data, and provides simple APIs for storage and access. Amazon SimpleDB allows businesses and developers to easily scale database processing and frees developers from many of the complexities of capacity planning while transforming large capital expenditures into much smaller operating costs. Amazon SimpleDB also integrates seamlessly with other AWS services, such as Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2, to provide the infrastructure for web-scale applications. For at least the next six months, Amazon SimpleDB users will enjoy a free tier of usage. Every month, customers receive 25 machine hours, 1 GB of data transfer in and out, and 1 GB of storage at no charge. Amazon SimpleDB customers will also now enjoy significantly reduced storage pricing at only $0.25 per gigabyte per month, a price decrease of more than 83%. Customers can now also sign up for AWS Premium Support for Amazon SimpleDB. AWS Premium Support offers technical assistance from the Amazon Web Services team whenever and as frequently as customers need it. Whether for operational issues or technical questions, Amazon SimpleDB customers now have access to developer support engineers around the clock, and can count on predictable response time and personalized support. "Traditional clustered relational databases often require a sizeable upfront investment and complex design. Our customers have asked us for a simple, scalable, reliable and low latency alternative," said Matt Domo, General Manager of Amazon SimpleDB. "Amazon SimpleDB eliminates complexity so that developers and businesses can focus on optimizing applications and not administering their database. We're pleased that we can now make the service available broadly and also pass along the cost savings we've achieved." MyMiniLife.com is a social networking site allowing anyone to fully express their physical life on the web. "MyMiniLife processes millions of transactions per day and we were looking for a highly scalable system to support the load," said Joel Poloney, Co-Founder of MyMiniLife.com. "After looking at a couple of possibilities, we realized that the current relational database model would not be able to scale updates and inserts as well as Amazon SimpleDB. We jumped on to SimpleDB when it was in Private Beta and we've been extremely impressed with its scalability, low cost, and support team responsiveness." Issuu is an online publishing service where people and businesses alike can upload and share documents. "SimpleDB serves as our main database for storing information about users and their publications," said Mikkel Jensen, Founding Partner and Head of Operations for Issuu. "When we first started out we knew that the ability to scale would be a central criterion for success and that off-the-shelf RDBMS systems just wouldn't cut it. With its scalable infrastructure Amazon SimpleDB was a natural choice for us. The low barrier to entry and amount of maintenance required means we don't need to have a staff of DBAs employed. Instead we can concentrate on our main goal of creating great services." New Features for Amazon SimpleDB Coming Soon To help customers better plan their future hardware and software investments, AWS today announced plans to release new features in the next few weeks that will make building cloud-based applications even easier with Amazon SimpleDB. These enhancements are in response to direct customer feedback and include: -- SELECT API - With this feature, developers will be able to employ a familiar SQL-like query language when constructing queries and building applications. The SELECT API will further reduce the training required for new developers prior to using Amazon SimpleDB. -- Batch Put - Enables developers to streamline the upload of multiple items or attributes with a single batch API request rather than multiple single-item calls. About Amazon SimpleDB Amazon SimpleDB (http://aws.amazon.com/simpledb) is a web service providing the core functionality of a database, including fast storage and simplified querying of structured data. This service works in close conjunction with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), collectively providing the ability to store, process and query data sets in the cloud, making web-scale computing available to developers without large capital outlays. Amazon SimpleDB is dramatically simpler than traditional clustered relational databases, requiring no schema, automatically indexing user data and providing a simple API for storage and access. Amazon SimpleDB eliminates the administrative burden of data modeling, index maintenance, and performance tuning. The ability to store structured data without first defining a schema provides developers with greater flexibility when building applications, and eliminates the need to re-factor an entire database as those applications evolve. Developers gain access to this functionality within Amazon's proven computing environment, are able to scale instantly, and pay only for what they use. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS). Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon Web Services LLC

<p>AWS Also Announces Reduced Pricing, a Free Usage Tier, and Real-Time Support Option for Amazon SimpleDB as Well as Upcoming Features</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the unlimited public beta of Amazon SimpleDB, and the conclusion of the limited public beta. Any developer or business may now sign up and start using the service immediately. Also announced today, Amazon SimpleDB users can take advantage of a free monthly usage tier, and reduced pricing for structured data storage. Amazon SimpleDB is a web service providing the core database functions of indexing and querying. To get started using Amazon SimpleDB and other Amazon Web Services, go to http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>Amazon SimpleDB is simpler than a traditional, relational database as it requires no schema, automatically indexes data, and provides simple APIs for storage and access. Amazon SimpleDB allows businesses and developers to easily scale database processing and frees developers from many of the complexities of capacity planning while transforming large capital expenditures into much smaller operating costs. Amazon SimpleDB also integrates seamlessly with other AWS services, such as Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2, to provide the infrastructure for web-scale applications.</p><p>For at least the next six months, Amazon SimpleDB users will enjoy a free tier of usage. Every month, customers receive 25 machine hours, 1 GB of data transfer in and out, and 1 GB of storage at no charge. Amazon SimpleDB customers will also now enjoy significantly reduced storage pricing at only $0.25 per gigabyte per month, a price decrease of more than 83%.</p><p>Customers can now also sign up for AWS Premium Support for Amazon SimpleDB. AWS Premium Support offers technical assistance from the Amazon Web Services team whenever and as frequently as customers need it. Whether for operational issues or technical questions, Amazon SimpleDB customers now have access to developer support engineers around the clock, and can count on predictable response time and personalized support.</p><p>"Traditional clustered relational databases often require a sizeable upfront investment and complex design. Our customers have asked us for a simple, scalable, reliable and low latency alternative," said Matt Domo, General Manager of Amazon SimpleDB. "Amazon SimpleDB eliminates complexity so that developers and businesses can focus on optimizing applications and not administering their database. We're pleased that we can now make the service available broadly and also pass along the cost savings we've achieved."</p><p>MyMiniLife.com is a social networking site allowing anyone to fully express their physical life on the web. "MyMiniLife processes millions of transactions per day and we were looking for a highly scalable system to support the load," said Joel Poloney, Co-Founder of MyMiniLife.com. "After looking at a couple of possibilities, we realized that the current relational database model would not be able to scale updates and inserts as well as Amazon SimpleDB. We jumped on to SimpleDB when it was in Private Beta and we've been extremely impressed with its scalability, low cost, and support team responsiveness."</p><p>Issuu is an online publishing service where people and businesses alike can upload and share documents. "SimpleDB serves as our main database for storing information about users and their publications," said Mikkel Jensen, Founding Partner and Head of Operations for Issuu. "When we first started out we knew that the ability to scale would be a central criterion for success and that off-the-shelf RDBMS systems just wouldn't cut it. With its scalable infrastructure Amazon SimpleDB was a natural choice for us. The low barrier to entry and amount of maintenance required means we don't need to have a staff of DBAs employed. Instead we can concentrate on our main goal of creating great services."</p><p>New Features for Amazon SimpleDB Coming Soon</p><p>To help customers better plan their future hardware and software investments, AWS today announced plans to release new features in the next few weeks that will make building cloud-based applications even easier with Amazon SimpleDB. These enhancements are in response to direct customer feedback and include:</p><pre> -- SELECT API - With this feature, developers will be able to employ a familiar SQL-like query language when constructing queries and building applications. The SELECT API will further reduce the training required for new developers prior to using Amazon SimpleDB. -- Batch Put - Enables developers to streamline the upload of multiple items or attributes with a single batch API request rather than multiple single-item calls.</pre><p>About Amazon SimpleDB</p><p>Amazon SimpleDB (http://aws.amazon.com/simpledb) is a web service providing the core functionality of a database, including fast storage and simplified querying of structured data. This service works in close conjunction with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), collectively providing the ability to store, process and query data sets in the cloud, making web-scale computing available to developers without large capital outlays.</p><p>Amazon SimpleDB is dramatically simpler than traditional clustered relational databases, requiring no schema, automatically indexing user data and providing a simple API for storage and access. Amazon SimpleDB eliminates the administrative burden of data modeling, index maintenance, and performance tuning. The ability to store structured data without first defining a schema provides developers with greater flexibility when building applications, and eliminates the need to re-factor an entire database as those applications evolve. Developers gain access to this functionality within Amazon's proven computing environment, are able to scale instantly, and pay only for what they use.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS).</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180Source: Amazon Web Services LLC</p>

Amazon.com Announces Editors' Picks for Holiday Gifts

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11/28/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Announces Editors' Picks for Holiday Gifts

11/28/2008

2008

Amazon.com Offers Customers Low Prices on Great Products and Hundreds of Deals at the Black Friday Deals Page SEATTLE, Nov 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDQ: AMZN) today announced its editors have scoured the site to find some of the best gifts that offer a winning combination of high quality, low price and eligibility for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime. Holiday shoppers looking for deals on the hottest products of the season can find them on Amazon.com and at the Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page (www.amazon.com/blackfriday). Customers visiting the Black Friday Deals page today will find the Apple iPod touch - 16 GB on sale for only $199.99 as the Deal of the Day. The page will offer hourly Lightning Deals until 11 p.m. and huge discounts on thousands of items. The page will continue to offer hundreds of deals through "Cyber Monday," Dec. 1, but customers have until only Sunday Nov. 30 at 11:59 p.m. PST to enter for a chance to win a $10,000 Amazon.com Shopping Spree in the Black Friday Sweepstakes (1). The following are a selection of gift ideas from Amazon.com editors: Under $10 - Stocking Stuffers -- Care Bears rainbow watch $4.99 -- "Fearless" by Taylor Swift - audio CD $6.99 -- "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling $7.14 -- Lamaze Jacques the Peacock plush toy $9.75 -- "NCAA March Madness 08" for Xbox 360 $9.96 -- Skullcandy Smokin' Buds stereo earbuds $9.99 -- Misto gourmet brushed-aluminum olive oil sprayer $9.99 -- "Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game" for Windows XP or Mac OS X $9.99 Under $25 - Savvy Shoppers -- Coby 1.5-inch digital photo key chain $12.94 -- Red Moon women's 100 percent cashmere cable gloves $14.99 -- Oster electric wine opener $19.98 -- "Brain Age" for Nintendo DS $19.99 -- Wild Planet Hyper Dash $19.99 -- Baggu three-pack (Endless.com) $22 -- Western Chief kid's hat and glove set (Endless.com) $24.95 -- Nautica men's multi tool set $24.99 Under $50 - Great Buys -- Family Tree Maker 2009 Essentials for Windows XP or Vista $26.99 -- "A Voice in Time: 1939-1952" by Frank Sinatra - audio CD box-set $29.97 -- Philips Norelco 7310 men's shaver $29.99 -- "Chronicles of Narnia" Blu-ray gift set - (Available for pre-order, releases on Dec. 2, 2008) $39.95 -- "Fallout 3" for Playstation 3 $39.95 -- "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" for Nintendo Wii $39.99 -- 10k yellow gold diamond double circle pendant (1/7 cttw, I-J Color, I2-I3 Clarity), 18.25" $44.99 -- "The Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer - box set $45.65 -- Invicta Men's Pro Diver stainless steel watch $49.99 -- Plantronics Discovery 925 bluetooth earpiece $49.99 -- Axion 2 7-inch widescreen digital picture frame with clock, calendar and alarm $49.99 Under $100 - Practically Perfect -- Mio Shape Select heart rate monitor watch $59.99 -- 14k white gold, round, diamond stud earrings (1/3 cttw, K-L Color, I3 Clarity) $59.99 -- Invicta men's Pro Diver Chronograph watch $69.99 -- AK Anne Klein women's double breasted pea coat with hood $69.99 -- Fisher-Price Smart Cycle $70.84 -- Breadman TR875 2-pound stainless steel bread maker $94.37 -- Empower em40 weight bench $99.99 Under $500 - Worth Every Cent -- "James Bond" Blu-ray collection six-pack $106.99 -- Keurig B60 Special Edition gourmet single-cup home-brewing system $126.48 -- Marc New York men's wool stand collar open bottom jacket $129.99 -- DEWALT heavy-duty 18-volt 1/2-inch cordless drill/driver kit $152.42 -- Cannon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP digital camera (3x optical image stabilized zoom) $159.94 -- Playskool Kota the Triceratops dinosaur $199.99 -- Swiss Legend men's Limousine Collection automatic watch and winder $295.02 -- Samsung 19-inch LCD HDTV $299 -- Cole Haan women's wool cashmere coat with large envelope collar and tie on leather belt $397.50 -- 14k white gold round diamond solitaire pendant (1/2 ct, H-I Color, SI2-I1 Clarity) $449.99 -- TechnoMarine women's Butterfly semi pave watch $489.99 Under $1,000 - Wish List -- Cole Haan men's vintage lamb Moto jacket $515.99 -- Ironman Adventure elliptical trainer $599 -- Pentax K2000 10.2MP digital SLR camera $599.94 -- DeLonghi ESAM3300 Esclusivo Magnifica super-automatic espresso/coffee machine $694.80 -- TAG Heuer men's 2000 Aquaracer Quartz watch $749.99 -- BE & D Kan Kan tote (Endless.com) $895 Over $1,000 - Dreams Come True -- HP TouchSmart all-in-one desktop PC (2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, 4 GB RAM, 750 GB hard drive, Blu-ray drive, Vista Premium) $1,922.99 -- Samsung 52-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color $2,057.13 -- Cartier men's Must 21 Swiss Chronograph watch $2,799.99 -- Carlos Falchi Grande Boat hobo (Endless.com) $2,910 -- Platinum, princess-cut, diamond 4-prong stud earrings (1 ct, G-H Color, VS2 clarity) $4,499.99 Holiday Shipping All of the products above are eligible for Amazon Prime or FREE Super Saver Shipping! Amazon Prime is an annual membership program that costs $79 a year and offers members FREE Two-Day shipping or One-Day shipping for only $3.99 an item for millions of eligible items on the site. Visit www.amazon.com/prime for additional details. Amazon customers can also save money and be assured that their packages will arrive on time for the holidays by using Amazon.com's convenient FREE Super Saver Shipping available on orders over $25. Some restrictions apply. Visit www.amazon.com/supersavershipping for additional details. For delivery by Dec. 24, the following ordering deadlines apply (2): Dec. 17: FREE Super Saver Shipping Dec. 18: Standard Shipping Dec. 21 Two-Day Shipping (last full day to order; free with Amazon Prime) Dec. 22: Two-Day Shipping (order as late as 3 p.m. PST; varies by Item; free with Amazon Prime) Dec. 23: One-Day Shipping (order as late as 3 p.m. PST; varies by Item; just $3.99 per item with Amazon Prime) (1) Some restrictions apply. Visit https://sweepstakes.amazon.com/blackfriday2008 for full details. (2) Some restrictions apply. Visit http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html for full details. Please note that product prices and availability are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Amazon.com Offers Customers Low Prices on Great Products and Hundreds of Deals at the Black Friday Deals Page</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDQ: AMZN) today announced its editors have scoured the site to find some of the best gifts that offer a winning combination of high quality, low price and eligibility for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime. Holiday shoppers looking for deals on the hottest products of the season can find them on Amazon.com and at the Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page (www.amazon.com/blackfriday).</p><p>Customers visiting the Black Friday Deals page today will find the Apple iPod touch - 16 GB on sale for only $199.99 as the Deal of the Day. The page will offer hourly Lightning Deals until 11 p.m. and huge discounts on thousands of items. The page will continue to offer hundreds of deals through "Cyber Monday," Dec. 1, but customers have until only Sunday Nov. 30 at 11:59 p.m. PST to enter for a chance to win a $10,000 Amazon.com Shopping Spree in the Black Friday Sweepstakes (1).</p><p>The following are a selection of gift ideas from Amazon.com editors:</p><p>Under $10 - Stocking Stuffers</p><p>-- Care Bears rainbow watch $4.99</p><p>-- "Fearless" by Taylor Swift - audio CD $6.99</p><p>-- "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling $7.14</p><p>-- Lamaze Jacques the Peacock plush toy $9.75</p><p>-- "NCAA March Madness 08" for Xbox 360 $9.96</p><p>-- Skullcandy Smokin' Buds stereo earbuds $9.99</p><p>-- Misto gourmet brushed-aluminum olive oil sprayer $9.99</p><p>-- "Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game" for Windows XP or Mac OS X $9.99</p><p>Under $25 - Savvy Shoppers</p><p>-- Coby 1.5-inch digital photo key chain $12.94</p><p>-- Red Moon women's 100 percent cashmere cable gloves $14.99</p><p>-- Oster electric wine opener $19.98</p><p>-- "Brain Age" for Nintendo DS $19.99</p><p>-- Wild Planet Hyper Dash $19.99</p><p>-- Baggu three-pack (Endless.com) $22</p><p>-- Western Chief kid's hat and glove set (Endless.com) $24.95</p><p>-- Nautica men's multi tool set $24.99</p><p>Under $50 - Great Buys</p><p>-- Family Tree Maker 2009 Essentials for Windows XP or Vista $26.99</p><p>-- "A Voice in Time: 1939-1952" by Frank Sinatra - audio CD box-set $29.97</p><p>-- Philips Norelco 7310 men's shaver $29.99</p><p>-- "Chronicles of Narnia" Blu-ray gift set - (Available for pre-order, releases on Dec. 2, 2008) $39.95</p><p>-- "Fallout 3" for Playstation 3 $39.95</p><p>-- "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" for Nintendo Wii $39.99</p><p>-- 10k yellow gold diamond double circle pendant (1/7 cttw, I-J Color, I2-I3 Clarity), 18.25" $44.99</p><p>-- "The Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer - box set $45.65</p><p>-- Invicta Men's Pro Diver stainless steel watch $49.99</p><p>-- Plantronics Discovery 925 bluetooth earpiece $49.99</p><p>-- Axion 2 7-inch widescreen digital picture frame with clock, calendar and alarm $49.99</p><p>Under $100 - Practically Perfect</p><p>-- Mio Shape Select heart rate monitor watch $59.99</p><p>-- 14k white gold, round, diamond stud earrings (1/3 cttw, K-L Color, I3 Clarity) $59.99</p><p>-- Invicta men's Pro Diver Chronograph watch $69.99</p><p>-- AK Anne Klein women's double breasted pea coat with hood $69.99</p><p>-- Fisher-Price Smart Cycle $70.84</p><p>-- Breadman TR875 2-pound stainless steel bread maker $94.37</p><p>-- Empower em40 weight bench $99.99</p><p>Under $500 - Worth Every Cent</p><p>-- "James Bond" Blu-ray collection six-pack $106.99</p><p>-- Keurig B60 Special Edition gourmet single-cup home-brewing system $126.48</p><p>-- Marc New York men's wool stand collar open bottom jacket $129.99</p><p>-- DEWALT heavy-duty 18-volt 1/2-inch cordless drill/driver kit $152.42</p><p>-- Cannon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP digital camera (3x optical image stabilized zoom) $159.94</p><p>-- Playskool Kota the Triceratops dinosaur $199.99</p><p>-- Swiss Legend men's Limousine Collection automatic watch and winder $295.02</p><p>-- Samsung 19-inch LCD HDTV $299</p><p>-- Cole Haan women's wool cashmere coat with large envelope collar and tie on leather belt $397.50</p><p>-- 14k white gold round diamond solitaire pendant (1/2 ct, H-I Color, SI2-I1 Clarity) $449.99</p><p>-- TechnoMarine women's Butterfly semi pave watch $489.99</p><p>Under $1,000 - Wish List</p><p>-- Cole Haan men's vintage lamb Moto jacket $515.99</p><p>-- Ironman Adventure elliptical trainer $599</p><p>-- Pentax K2000 10.2MP digital SLR camera $599.94</p><p>-- DeLonghi ESAM3300 Esclusivo Magnifica super-automatic espresso/coffee machine $694.80</p><p>-- TAG Heuer men's 2000 Aquaracer Quartz watch $749.99</p><p>-- BE &amp; D Kan Kan tote (Endless.com) $895</p><p>Over $1,000 - Dreams Come True</p><p>-- HP TouchSmart all-in-one desktop PC (2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, 4 GB RAM, 750 GB hard drive, Blu-ray drive, Vista Premium) $1,922.99</p><p>-- Samsung 52-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color $2,057.13</p><p>-- Cartier men's Must 21 Swiss Chronograph watch $2,799.99</p><p>-- Carlos Falchi Grande Boat hobo (Endless.com) $2,910</p><p>-- Platinum, princess-cut, diamond 4-prong stud earrings (1 ct, G-H Color, VS2 clarity) $4,499.99</p><p>Holiday Shipping</p><p>All of the products above are eligible for Amazon Prime or FREE Super Saver Shipping!</p><p>Amazon Prime is an annual membership program that costs $79 a year and offers members FREE Two-Day shipping or One-Day shipping for only $3.99 an item for millions of eligible items on the site. Visit www.amazon.com/prime for additional details.</p><p>Amazon customers can also save money and be assured that their packages will arrive on time for the holidays by using Amazon.com's convenient FREE Super Saver Shipping available on orders over $25. Some restrictions apply. Visit www.amazon.com/supersavershipping for additional details.</p><p>For delivery by Dec. 24, the following ordering deadlines apply (2):</p><pre>Dec. 17: FREE Super Saver ShippingDec. 18: Standard ShippingDec. 21 Two-Day Shipping (last full day to order; free with Amazon Prime)Dec. 22: Two-Day Shipping (order as late as 3 p.m. PST; varies by Item; free with Amazon Prime)Dec. 23: One-Day Shipping (order as late as 3 p.m. PST; varies by Item; just $3.99 per item with Amazon Prime)</pre><p>(1) Some restrictions apply. Visit https://sweepstakes.amazon.com/blackfriday2008 for full details.</p><p>(2) Some restrictions apply. Visit http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html for full details.</p><p>Please note that product prices and availability are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Offers Black Friday Deals Now Through Cyber Monday

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Amazon.com Offers Black Friday Deals Now Through Cyber Monday

11/25/2008

2008

Extra Days - Extra Deals - Extra Savings! SEATTLE, Nov 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With three days left before traditional Black Friday sales begin, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page is live now and offering customers huge savings on thousands of products, as well as the opportunity to enter for a chance to win a $10,000 Amazon.com Shopping Spree in the Black Friday Sweepstakes (1). The Black Friday page (www.amazon.com/blackfriday) is the central point where customers can find Amazon.com's Black Friday deals offered now through December 1 - or "Cyber Monday." On Black Friday itself, customers will find hourly Lightning Deals from 12:01 a.m. to 11 p.m. PST along with fantastic offers available all day long. Below is a sneak peek of some of the Black Friday deals in progress now and coming soon to the Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page: Deals in Progress Today: -- Diamond stud earrings - $59.99 (list price $199.99) -- Leatherman Micra Multitool - $12.99 (list price $29) -- Tommy Hilfiger men's green bezel watch - $49.99 (list price $105) -- "19" by Adele - audio CD - $8.99 (list price $15.98) -- Black & Decker 8-Inch auto wrench - $25.49 (list price $51.19) -- Columbia fleece throw - $9.99 (list price $20) Deals Coming Soon: -- Sony VAIO laptop (4 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Blu-ray Drive, Vista Premium) - $799.99 (list price $1,199) -- Boston Acoustic theater speaker package - $199 (list price $499) -- Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote - $79.99 (list price $150) -- 42-inch Panasonic 720p Plasma HDTV - $699 (list price $999) -- 42-inch Samsung 720p Plasma HDTV - $699 (list price $999) -- TomTom ONE 125 3.5-inch portable GPS - $99.99 (list price $179.95) -- KitchenAid heavy-duty 5-quart 10-speed stand mixer - $169.99 (list price $349.99) -- Amazon MP3s - 50 albums on sale - $5 each (list prices vary) To celebrate Black Friday online, Amazon Video On Demand will offer $0.99 rentals on "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull," "The Incredible Hulk," and "Get Smart," normally priced at $3.99. This special offer is available for three days (11/28 - 11/30) and allows customers to shop and watch online instantly on their PC or Mac, or download the video and watch it later (2). This holiday, customers shopping offline can text "COMPARE" to AMAZON (262966) with the product name and Amazon will reply with a text message listing the Amazon price. Customers can then reply-to-buy with the text command "BUY" or follow the link in the text message to the Amazon mobile Web site to view the product detail page and shop for other products and deals directly from their mobile phone (3). Also launching on Black Friday is the Holi-DAILY Idea page (www.amazon.com/holidaily) offering a new, fun idea every day until Christmas to help customers find everything they need to get through the holidays - from great gifts to survival strategies. -- The Black Friday Sweepstakes closes at 11:59 p.m. PST, Nov. 30, 2008. Some restrictions apply. Visit https://sweepstakes.amazon.com/blackfriday2008 for full details. -- Some restrictions apply. Visit www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200238930 for full details. -- Some restrictions apply. Visit www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms for full details. Please note that product prices and availability of products and deals are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Extra Days - Extra Deals - Extra Savings!</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With three days left before traditional Black Friday sales begin, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page is live now and offering customers huge savings on thousands of products, as well as the opportunity to enter for a chance to win a $10,000 Amazon.com Shopping Spree in the Black Friday Sweepstakes (1). The Black Friday page (www.amazon.com/blackfriday) is the central point where customers can find Amazon.com's Black Friday deals offered now through December 1 - or "Cyber Monday." On Black Friday itself, customers will find hourly Lightning Deals from 12:01 a.m. to 11 p.m. PST along with fantastic offers available all day long.</p><p>Below is a sneak peek of some of the Black Friday deals in progress now and coming soon to the Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page:</p><p>Deals in Progress Today:</p><p>-- Diamond stud earrings - $59.99 (list price $199.99)</p><p>-- Leatherman Micra Multitool - $12.99 (list price $29)</p><p>-- Tommy Hilfiger men's green bezel watch - $49.99 (list price $105)</p><p>-- "19" by Adele - audio CD - $8.99 (list price $15.98)</p><p>-- Black &amp; Decker 8-Inch auto wrench - $25.49 (list price $51.19)</p><p>-- Columbia fleece throw - $9.99 (list price $20)</p><p>Deals Coming Soon:</p><p>-- Sony VAIO laptop (4 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Blu-ray Drive, Vista Premium) - $799.99 (list price $1,199)</p><p>-- Boston Acoustic theater speaker package - $199 (list price $499)</p><p>-- Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote - $79.99 (list price $150)</p><p>-- 42-inch Panasonic 720p Plasma HDTV - $699 (list price $999)</p><p>-- 42-inch Samsung 720p Plasma HDTV - $699 (list price $999)</p><p>-- TomTom ONE 125 3.5-inch portable GPS - $99.99 (list price $179.95)</p><p>-- KitchenAid heavy-duty 5-quart 10-speed stand mixer - $169.99 (list price $349.99)</p><p>-- Amazon MP3s - 50 albums on sale - $5 each (list prices vary)</p><p>To celebrate Black Friday online, Amazon Video On Demand will offer $0.99 rentals on "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull," "The Incredible Hulk," and "Get Smart," normally priced at $3.99. This special offer is available for three days (11/28 - 11/30) and allows customers to shop and watch online instantly on their PC or Mac, or download the video and watch it later (2).</p><p>This holiday, customers shopping offline can text "COMPARE" to AMAZON (262966) with the product name and Amazon will reply with a text message listing the Amazon price. Customers can then reply-to-buy with the text command "BUY" or follow the link in the text message to the Amazon mobile Web site to view the product detail page and shop for other products and deals directly from their mobile phone (3).</p><p>Also launching on Black Friday is the Holi-DAILY Idea page (www.amazon.com/holidaily) offering a new, fun idea every day until Christmas to help customers find everything they need to get through the holidays - from great gifts to survival strategies.</p><p>-- The Black Friday Sweepstakes closes at 11:59 p.m. PST, Nov. 30, 2008. Some restrictions apply. Visit https://sweepstakes.amazon.com/blackfriday2008 for full details.</p><p>-- Some restrictions apply. Visit www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200238930 for full details.</p><p>-- Some restrictions apply. Visit www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms for full details.</p><p>Please note that product prices and availability of products and deals are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Announces First-Ever Holiday Customer Review Team

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11/24/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Announces First-Ever Holiday Customer Review Team

11/24/2008

2008

Top Customer Reviewers to Give Advice about Stretching Your Dollar over the Holidays as Well as Gift Recommendations...and They Will Expose Black Friday Deals! SEATTLE, Nov 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it has formed a Holiday Customer Review Team comprised of six of its top Customer Reviewers. These tell-it-like-it-is consumer advocates will provide fellow Amazon customers with top gift picks for the season as well as helpful tips on cutting costs over the holidays. They have also been given exclusive, early access to some of Amazon's top Black Friday deals so they can share their favorites with fellow shoppers beginning today. "Amazon's customer reviews have revolutionized the way people shop, helping consumers to make informed buying decisions," said Russell Dicker, senior manager of Community at Amazon.com. "Our customers have come to rely on the third-party expertise our customer reviews provide, and the Holiday Customer Review Team is an extension of that resource over the holidays. We're looking forward to seeing their reaction to our Black Friday deals, and we're excited that they can share those deals with our customers." The Amazon Holiday Customer Review Team page (http://www.amazon.com/review/holiday08) features the reviewers' favorite deals and their own hand-picked gift guides. It also features a discussion board where customers can post questions directly to the Review Team members. Amazon.com first introduced Customer Reviews in 1995, and to date, more than 5 million customers have reviewed products. The Holiday Customer Review Team members have contributed nearly 5,000 product reviews collectively and each member ranks within the top 100 reviewers out of millions of reviewers. The Amazon Holiday Customer Review Team will be available now through Dec. 25 to discuss Black Friday and other holiday deals, tips for cutting costs over the holidays, best holiday gift items, and specific products they have reviewed. Get to know the Amazon Holiday Customer Review Team: Mark Espinosa, Jersey City, NJ, and New York, NY Reviewer since: August 2002 Reviews: 415 Areas of expertise: Gadgets, computers, consumer electronics, games, music and movies. Why he became a Customer Reviewer: Mark is currently Amazon.com's No. 1 reviewer. Mark's passion for reviewing comes from his "desire to help customers make great choices with as much detailed testing and information as possible." Debbie Lee Wesselmann, Allentown, PA Reviewer since: February 1998 Reviews: 672 Areas of expertise: Books, music, DVDs, kitchen appliances and electronics. Why she became a Customer Reviewer: As an author herself, Debbie started her Amazon reviewer stint reviewing books. As Amazon expanded its stores, she started reviewing CDs, DVDs, kitchen appliances, electronics and other items. Her main goal is "to write balanced reviews that help customers decide if a product - whether a laptop or a novel - might be right for them." Marty Hogan, San Francisco, CA Reviewer since: February 1999 Reviews: 1,068 Areas of expertise: Electronic devices and gadgets, sports and outdoor items, books, music and DVDs. Why he became a Customer Reviewer: In addition to his Amazon reviews, Marty is a consistent participant in the San Francisco Chronicle's award-winning opinion column, "Two Cents." He started reviewing products on Amazon because "to be able to share my reviews and thoughts with readers and actually receive feedback is immensely rewarding." Zack Davisson, Seattle, WA Reviewer since: January 2000 Reviews: 970 Areas of expertise: Personal interests like Japanese cooking, film and literature, as well as his "pop culture roots" with reviews for toys, video games, comic books and pulp horror films. Why he became a Customer Reviewer: At the time Zack wrote his first Amazon Review, he owned a store specializing in comic books, games and collectibles, and was also serving as a "pop culture expert" for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." He "saw some great products that I knew were really cool, but lacked enough catalog information for potential buyers to get excited about them." Joseph Boone, Irvine, CA Reviewer since: September 2000 Reviews: 367 Areas of expertise: Books and movies, and as an amateur photographer, "everything from photo paper to Adobe Photoshop and most everything in between." Why he became a Customer Reviewer: Joseph found himself utilizing Amazon's Customer Reviews to make purchasing decisions and decided in 2000 that he wanted to contribute to "give back the same helpful resource to others." Ed Uyeshima, San Francisco, CA Reviewer since: July 2004 Reviews: 1,483 Areas of expertise: Ed's product reviews span across nearly all of Amazon's categories but he has particular interest in books, music, movies, electronics, and home and garden items. Why he became a Customer Reviewer: Ed enjoys reviewing because he aspires to be "a renaissance man never tiring of exposing myself to the works of those who have the audacity and (hopefully) talent to fulfill their creative destinies." His popularity as a product reviewer, and prolific output of reviews, have led Ed to frequent freelance assignments as the "Travel Examiner" for the online edition of the San Francisco Examiner. Customer Reviewers were selected to be a member of the Holiday Customer Review Team based on the number and breadth of products they have reviewed. Members are real people giving unbiased advice to fellow consumers. They are not employed by Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Top Customer Reviewers to Give Advice about Stretching Your Dollar over the Holidays as Well as Gift Recommendations...and They Will Expose Black Friday Deals!</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it has formed a Holiday Customer Review Team comprised of six of its top Customer Reviewers. These tell-it-like-it-is consumer advocates will provide fellow Amazon customers with top gift picks for the season as well as helpful tips on cutting costs over the holidays. They have also been given exclusive, early access to some of Amazon's top Black Friday deals so they can share their favorites with fellow shoppers beginning today.</p><p>"Amazon's customer reviews have revolutionized the way people shop, helping consumers to make informed buying decisions," said Russell Dicker, senior manager of Community at Amazon.com. "Our customers have come to rely on the third-party expertise our customer reviews provide, and the Holiday Customer Review Team is an extension of that resource over the holidays. We're looking forward to seeing their reaction to our Black Friday deals, and we're excited that they can share those deals with our customers."</p><p>The Amazon Holiday Customer Review Team page (http://www.amazon.com/review/holiday08) features the reviewers' favorite deals and their own hand-picked gift guides. It also features a discussion board where customers can post questions directly to the Review Team members.</p><p>Amazon.com first introduced Customer Reviews in 1995, and to date, more than 5 million customers have reviewed products. The Holiday Customer Review Team members have contributed nearly 5,000 product reviews collectively and each member ranks within the top 100 reviewers out of millions of reviewers.</p><p>The Amazon Holiday Customer Review Team will be available now through Dec. 25 to discuss Black Friday and other holiday deals, tips for cutting costs over the holidays, best holiday gift items, and specific products they have reviewed.</p><p>Get to know the Amazon Holiday Customer Review Team:</p><p>Mark Espinosa, Jersey City, NJ, and New York, NY</p><p>Reviewer since: August 2002</p><p>Reviews: 415</p><p>Areas of expertise: Gadgets, computers, consumer electronics, games, music and movies.</p><p>Why he became a Customer Reviewer: Mark is currently Amazon.com's No. 1 reviewer. Mark's passion for reviewing comes from his "desire to help customers make great choices with as much detailed testing and information as possible."</p><p>Debbie Lee Wesselmann, Allentown, PA</p><p>Reviewer since: February 1998</p><p>Reviews: 672</p><p>Areas of expertise: Books, music, DVDs, kitchen appliances and electronics.</p><p>Why she became a Customer Reviewer: As an author herself, Debbie started her Amazon reviewer stint reviewing books. As Amazon expanded its stores, she started reviewing CDs, DVDs, kitchen appliances, electronics and other items. Her main goal is "to write balanced reviews that help customers decide if a product - whether a laptop or a novel - might be right for them."</p><p>Marty Hogan, San Francisco, CA</p><p>Reviewer since: February 1999</p><p>Reviews: 1,068</p><p>Areas of expertise: Electronic devices and gadgets, sports and outdoor items, books, music and DVDs.</p><p>Why he became a Customer Reviewer: In addition to his Amazon reviews, Marty is a consistent participant in the San Francisco Chronicle's award-winning opinion column, "Two Cents." He started reviewing products on Amazon because "to be able to share my reviews and thoughts with readers and actually receive feedback is immensely rewarding."</p><p>Zack Davisson, Seattle, WA</p><p>Reviewer since: January 2000</p><p>Reviews: 970</p><p>Areas of expertise: Personal interests like Japanese cooking, film and literature, as well as his "pop culture roots" with reviews for toys, video games, comic books and pulp horror films.</p><p>Why he became a Customer Reviewer: At the time Zack wrote his first Amazon Review, he owned a store specializing in comic books, games and collectibles, and was also serving as a "pop culture expert" for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." He "saw some great products that I knew were really cool, but lacked enough catalog information for potential buyers to get excited about them."</p><p>Joseph Boone, Irvine, CA</p><p>Reviewer since: September 2000</p><p>Reviews: 367</p><p>Areas of expertise: Books and movies, and as an amateur photographer, "everything from photo paper to Adobe Photoshop and most everything in between."</p><p>Why he became a Customer Reviewer: Joseph found himself utilizing Amazon's Customer Reviews to make purchasing decisions and decided in 2000 that he wanted to contribute to "give back the same helpful resource to others."</p><p>Ed Uyeshima, San Francisco, CA</p><p>Reviewer since: July 2004</p><p>Reviews: 1,483</p><p>Areas of expertise: Ed's product reviews span across nearly all of Amazon's categories but he has particular interest in books, music, movies, electronics, and home and garden items.</p><p>Why he became a Customer Reviewer: Ed enjoys reviewing because he aspires to be "a renaissance man never tiring of exposing myself to the works of those who have the audacity and (hopefully) talent to fulfill their creative destinies." His popularity as a product reviewer, and prolific output of reviews, have led Ed to frequent freelance assignments as the "Travel Examiner" for the online edition of the San Francisco Examiner.</p><p>Customer Reviewers were selected to be a member of the Holiday Customer Review Team based on the number and breadth of products they have reviewed. Members are real people giving unbiased advice to fellow consumers. They are not employed by Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazing Deals Await Customers in "Amazon Customers Vote"

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11/21/2008 00:00:00

Amazing Deals Await Customers in "Amazon Customers Vote"

11/21/2008

2008

Six Rounds - 18 Ridiculous Deals - The Race Is On SEATTLE, Nov 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the return of Amazon Customers Vote, offering customers the opportunity to vote on and purchase some of the hottest products of the season at ridiculously low prices. Now in its third year, the program is returning to its roots with a race-to-buy format that features six rounds and 18 total products. Customers can start voting now at www.amazon.com/customersvote for the products they want the opportunity to buy. The amazing deals are listed below; the full details on voting and buying can be found at: www.amazon.com/customersvote. Amazon Customers Vote Deals "Round 1: Go Blu-" -- 500 PS3 - Blu-ray Sci-Fi Bundles (includes: 80GB PS3, "Firefly: The Complete Series" Blu-ray Collection, PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote, and "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" PS3 game) $199 (normally $574) -- 500 PS3 - Blu-ray Action Bundles (includes: 80GB PS3, James Bond Blu-ray Collection, PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote, and "Far Cry 2" PS3 game) $229 (normally $664) -- 500 PS3 - Blu-ray Family Bundles (includes: 80GB PS3, "Pirates of the Caribbean" Trilogy Blu-ray Collection, PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote, and "LittleBigPlanet" PS3 game) $199 (normally $567) "Round 2: Go Play" -- 1,000 Eyeclops Night Vision Goggles $39 (normally $68.88) -- 1,000 U-Dance Game Systems $35 (normally $68.32) -- 1,000 Razor PowerWing Caster Scooters $49 (normally $99.99) "Round 3: Go Hi-Def" -- 250 Samsung 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTVs $699 (normally $1,213.64) -- 500 Samsung TL34HD 14.7MP Cameras $139 (normally $250.66) -- 500 Sony Blu-ray Disc Players $99 (normally $249.97) "Round 4: Go Mobile" -- 500 Nokia N95-3 Phones (Unlocked) $199 (normally $419.99) -- 500 ASUS Eee PC 900 Netbooks $129 (normally $431.42) -- 1,000 Flip Video Camcorders $49 (normally $129) "Round 5: Go Your Way" -- 500 Navigon 8100T Portable GPS Navigators $299 (normally $599.99) -- 1,000 TomTom GO 730T Portable GPS Navigators $245 (normally $449.95) -- 1,000 Garmin GolfLogix GPS Navigators $149 (normally $299.99) "Round 6: Go Crazy" -- 1,000 "The Sopranos - The Complete Series" DVDs $130 (normally $254.99) -- 1,000 "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" Collector's Editions $50 (normally $100) -- 500 KitchenAid Professional Stand Mixers $69 (normally $339) A special addition to Customers Vote this year is the Amazon Exclusive Collector's Edition of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," inspired by J.K. Rowling's handwritten, illustrated book originally purchased at auction. Of the 1,000 copies available for purchase through Amazon Customers Vote, the first 35 customers to place an order with a valid payment method will receive an extra special holiday surprise--a copy autographed by J.K. Rowling herself. Net proceeds from the full list price of the book ($100) will benefit the Children's High Level Group charity. Customers can browse all six rounds of amazing deals today and vote for the ones they would like to buy. Customers who voted should check their e-mail on the day before each buying round to see if they have been randomly selected to participate in the race to buy. If selected, customers should come back early because there will be more participants than deals, and the race will be on. Please note that product prices and availability are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Six Rounds - 18 Ridiculous Deals - The Race Is On</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the return of Amazon Customers Vote, offering customers the opportunity to vote on and purchase some of the hottest products of the season at ridiculously low prices. Now in its third year, the program is returning to its roots with a race-to-buy format that features six rounds and 18 total products. Customers can start voting now at www.amazon.com/customersvote for the products they want the opportunity to buy.</p><p>The amazing deals are listed below; the full details on voting and buying can be found at: www.amazon.com/customersvote.</p><p>Amazon Customers Vote Deals</p><p>"Round 1: Go Blu-"</p><p>-- 500 PS3 - Blu-ray Sci-Fi Bundles (includes: 80GB PS3, "Firefly: The Complete Series" Blu-ray Collection, PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote, and "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" PS3 game) $199 (normally $574)</p><p>-- 500 PS3 - Blu-ray Action Bundles (includes: 80GB PS3, James Bond Blu-ray Collection, PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote, and "Far Cry 2" PS3 game) $229 (normally $664)</p><p>-- 500 PS3 - Blu-ray Family Bundles (includes: 80GB PS3, "Pirates of the Caribbean" Trilogy Blu-ray Collection, PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote, and "LittleBigPlanet" PS3 game) $199 (normally $567)</p><p>"Round 2: Go Play"</p><p>-- 1,000 Eyeclops Night Vision Goggles $39 (normally $68.88)</p><p>-- 1,000 U-Dance Game Systems $35 (normally $68.32)</p><p>-- 1,000 Razor PowerWing Caster Scooters $49 (normally $99.99)</p><p>"Round 3: Go Hi-Def"</p><p>-- 250 Samsung 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTVs $699 (normally $1,213.64)</p><p>-- 500 Samsung TL34HD 14.7MP Cameras $139 (normally $250.66)</p><p>-- 500 Sony Blu-ray Disc Players $99 (normally $249.97)</p><p>"Round 4: Go Mobile"</p><p>-- 500 Nokia N95-3 Phones (Unlocked) $199 (normally $419.99)</p><p>-- 500 ASUS Eee PC 900 Netbooks $129 (normally $431.42)</p><p>-- 1,000 Flip Video Camcorders $49 (normally $129)</p><p>"Round 5: Go Your Way"</p><p>-- 500 Navigon 8100T Portable GPS Navigators $299 (normally $599.99)</p><p>-- 1,000 TomTom GO 730T Portable GPS Navigators $245 (normally $449.95)</p><p>-- 1,000 Garmin GolfLogix GPS Navigators $149 (normally $299.99)</p><p>"Round 6: Go Crazy"</p><p>-- 1,000 "The Sopranos - The Complete Series" DVDs $130 (normally $254.99)</p><p>-- 1,000 "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" Collector's Editions $50 (normally $100)</p><p>-- 500 KitchenAid Professional Stand Mixers $69 (normally $339)</p><p>A special addition to Customers Vote this year is the Amazon Exclusive Collector's Edition of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," inspired by J.K. Rowling's handwritten, illustrated book originally purchased at auction. Of the 1,000 copies available for purchase through Amazon Customers Vote, the first 35 customers to place an order with a valid payment method will receive an extra special holiday surprise--a copy autographed by J.K. Rowling herself. Net proceeds from the full list price of the book ($100) will benefit the Children's High Level Group charity.</p><p>Customers can browse all six rounds of amazing deals today and vote for the ones they would like to buy. Customers who voted should check their e-mail on the day before each buying round to see if they have been randomly selected to participate in the race to buy. If selected, customers should come back early because there will be more participants than deals, and the race will be on.</p><p>Please note that product prices and availability are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Yieldex Wins Second Annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, Receives $100,000 in Cash and Services Credits Plus Investment Offer from Amazon.com

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Yieldex Wins Second Annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, Receives $100,000 in Cash and Services Credits Plus Investment Offer from Amazon.com

11/21/2008

2008

Hundreds of Business Ideas Reviewed, Seven Finalists Pitched Panel of VC's and Amazon Business Leaders, and One Was Chosen SEATTLE, Nov 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Yieldex is the winner of the second annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge. Yieldex, a company providing forecasting for online advertising inventory, will receive $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web Service credits and an opportunity for an investment offer from Amazon.com. Today's announcement at a celebration in Seattle capped off an exciting final round of the contest in which seven finalists presented their businesses to judges from Amazon.com and venture capital firms. The winner was chosen based on the originality of their idea, marketplace need, and their implementation of AWS. Amazon Web Services provides reliable, scalable and secure infrastructure services on demand. To learn more about Amazon Web Services visit http://aws.amazon.com. Yieldex forecasts online advertising inventory and optimizes advertising campaign allocation placement for online publishers. Yieldex has built its DynamicIQ(TM) platform on top of Amazon Web Services, using the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to address online publishers' growing need for accurate forecasting of overlapping inventory, optimal campaign allocation and revenue operations. Yieldex tools help publishers maximize advertising revenue from their premium inventory with in-depth proposal analysis, scenario planning, and their proprietary yield index. "Yieldex needed an infrastructure solution hosting provider that would allow us to focus on our core value proposition without having to invest significant resources into operations that do not differentiate us from our competitors," said John Barr, Vice President of Engineering for Yieldex. "The ability to systematically scale our server capacity up and down is ideal for the massive amounts of data we process to meet our customers' needs. Amazon Web Services is the perfect cost-effective, scalable and flexible solution for us as a start-up company." "Yieldex is a great example of the type of dynamic new business leveraging AWS to meet the needs of their rapidly growing business," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations, Amazon Web Services. "Our seven exciting finalists demonstrate the innovation happening throughout our community -- companies who are avoiding capital expenditure, focusing on ideas rather than on infrastructure, and getting to market faster." The Start-Up Challenge began on September 3rd with a call for entries. Hundreds of applications were reviewed and seven finalists were chosen. For the Final Round, AWS flew finalists to Amazon headquarters in Seattle to present their ideas to a judging panel of representatives from Amazon.com. To complete the competition, finalists participated in "Fast Pitch" sessions, where they each had 10 minutes to present their ideas to representatives from venture capital firms. Participating venture capital firms included BlueRun Ventures, CMEA Ventures, Greylock Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Madrona Venture Group. At the end of the day, the judges selected the winner, who was announced at an event with 200 members of the start-up community. Details on the six runners up for the AWS Start-Up Challenge follow. Encoding.com Encoding.com makes video encoding accessible and scalable for video websites of all sizes. Encoding.com combines the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) with cutting-edge video encoding software and makes it available to clients via a web interface, Watch Folder orXML API. Delivering video encoding as a web service reduces the barrier of entry and provideslimitlessscalabilityto fuel the growth of Internet and mobile video applications. Knewton Knewton breaks down content to the most granular components possible, tags it in rich detail, and dynamically reassembles the material to adapt to the precise needs of each student at each moment. From textbooks to test prep, Knewton delivers content matching each student's ideal learning arc and preferred medium. Amazon Web Services provides Knewton's technology infrastructure: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) powers adaptive learning and testing engines, the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) stores tens of thousands of learning objects in multiple media, and Amazon Mechanical Turk is the on-demand workforce delivering test-question calibration, usability analysis, and quality assurance. MedCommons MedCommons provides cloud-based Health 2.0 application services for patients and doctors, and enables third parties to customize and extend the MedCommons Platform for their own needs. MedCommons utilizes the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon DevPay, and the Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) to providesupport of the MedCommons FPS Marketplace, where patients can purchase services directly from doctors, both onsite, and over the Internet, as well as MedCommons Family Accounts, where patients can maintain their family's health records, X-rays, MRI, and CT scans in a secure, comprehensive, and friendly environment. Sonian Sonian created its industry-leading hosted email archiving IP stack to take advantage of the various Amazon Web Services and operates the entire infrastructure on the AWS cloud platform. Sonian utilizes the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) for storage, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) for on-demand scalable compute, Amazon SimpleDB for meta-data storage and the Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) for job control. Pixily Pixily is an interactive document management service that organizes paper and electronic materials online so people can instantly find and share information whenever and wherever they need it. For consumers, Pixily serves as a digital organization assistant that reduces paper clutter and helps manage personal information more efficiently. Businesses rely on Pixily as an affordable on-demand document management service to streamline daily operations and be more productive. Zephyr Zephyr's flexible Test Management Platform enables enterprises to manage their test departments more efficiently, boost productivity, reduce costs and provide IT leaders with real-time visibility into all aspects of their software quality cycle. Zephyr utilizes the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to deliver an enterprise test management solution to global companies in a SaaS model. Additionally Zephyr leverages AWS for running backend operations and business processes. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS). Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon Web Services LLC Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Hundreds of Business Ideas Reviewed, Seven Finalists Pitched Panel of VC's and Amazon Business Leaders, and One Was Chosen</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Yieldex is the winner of the second annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge. Yieldex, a company providing forecasting for online advertising inventory, will receive $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web Service credits and an opportunity for an investment offer from Amazon.com. Today's announcement at a celebration in Seattle capped off an exciting final round of the contest in which seven finalists presented their businesses to judges from Amazon.com and venture capital firms. The winner was chosen based on the originality of their idea, marketplace need, and their implementation of AWS. Amazon Web Services provides reliable, scalable and secure infrastructure services on demand. To learn more about Amazon Web Services visit http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>Yieldex forecasts online advertising inventory and optimizes advertising campaign allocation placement for online publishers. Yieldex has built its DynamicIQ(TM) platform on top of Amazon Web Services, using the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to address online publishers' growing need for accurate forecasting of overlapping inventory, optimal campaign allocation and revenue operations. Yieldex tools help publishers maximize advertising revenue from their premium inventory with in-depth proposal analysis, scenario planning, and their proprietary yield index.</p><p>"Yieldex needed an infrastructure solution hosting provider that would allow us to focus on our core value proposition without having to invest significant resources into operations that do not differentiate us from our competitors," said John Barr, Vice President of Engineering for Yieldex. "The ability to systematically scale our server capacity up and down is ideal for the massive amounts of data we process to meet our customers' needs. Amazon Web Services is the perfect cost-effective, scalable and flexible solution for us as a start-up company."</p><p>"Yieldex is a great example of the type of dynamic new business leveraging AWS to meet the needs of their rapidly growing business," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations, Amazon Web Services. "Our seven exciting finalists demonstrate the innovation happening throughout our community -- companies who are avoiding capital expenditure, focusing on ideas rather than on infrastructure, and getting to market faster."</p><p>The Start-Up Challenge began on September 3rd with a call for entries. Hundreds of applications were reviewed and seven finalists were chosen. For the Final Round, AWS flew finalists to Amazon headquarters in Seattle to present their ideas to a judging panel of representatives from Amazon.com. To complete the competition, finalists participated in "Fast Pitch" sessions, where they each had 10 minutes to present their ideas to representatives from venture capital firms. Participating venture capital firms included BlueRun Ventures, CMEA Ventures, Greylock Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Madrona Venture Group. At the end of the day, the judges selected the winner, who was announced at an event with 200 members of the start-up community.</p><p>Details on the six runners up for the AWS Start-Up Challenge follow.</p><p>Encoding.com</p><p>Encoding.com makes video encoding accessible and scalable for video websites of all sizes. Encoding.com combines the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) with cutting-edge video encoding software and makes it available to clients via a web interface, Watch Folder orXML API. Delivering video encoding as a web service reduces the barrier of entry and provideslimitlessscalabilityto fuel the growth of Internet and mobile video applications.</p><p>Knewton</p><p>Knewton breaks down content to the most granular components possible, tags it in rich detail, and dynamically reassembles the material to adapt to the precise needs of each student at each moment. From textbooks to test prep, Knewton delivers content matching each student's ideal learning arc and preferred medium. Amazon Web Services provides Knewton's technology infrastructure: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) powers adaptive learning and testing engines, the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) stores tens of thousands of learning objects in multiple media, and Amazon Mechanical Turk is the on-demand workforce delivering test-question calibration, usability analysis, and quality assurance.</p><p>MedCommons</p><p>MedCommons provides cloud-based Health 2.0 application services for patients and doctors, and enables third parties to customize and extend the MedCommons Platform for their own needs. MedCommons utilizes the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon DevPay, and the Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) to providesupport of the MedCommons FPS Marketplace, where patients can purchase services directly from doctors, both onsite, and over the Internet, as well as MedCommons Family Accounts, where patients can maintain their family's health records, X-rays, MRI, and CT scans in a secure, comprehensive, and friendly environment.</p><p>Sonian</p><p>Sonian created its industry-leading hosted email archiving IP stack to take advantage of the various Amazon Web Services and operates the entire infrastructure on the AWS cloud platform. Sonian utilizes the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) for storage, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) for on-demand scalable compute, Amazon SimpleDB for meta-data storage and the Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) for job control.</p><p>Pixily</p><p>Pixily is an interactive document management service that organizes paper and electronic materials online so people can instantly find and share information whenever and wherever they need it. For consumers, Pixily serves as a digital organization assistant that reduces paper clutter and helps manage personal information more efficiently. Businesses rely on Pixily as an affordable on-demand document management service to streamline daily operations and be more productive.</p><p>Zephyr</p><p>Zephyr's flexible Test Management Platform enables enterprises to manage their test departments more efficiently, boost productivity, reduce costs and provide IT leaders with real-time visibility into all aspects of their software quality cycle. Zephyr utilizes the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to deliver an enterprise test management solution to global companies in a SaaS model. Additionally Zephyr leverages AWS for running backend operations and business processes.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS).</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon Web Services LLC</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Books Recognizes Independent Publishers Group, Macmillan and Random House Publisher Services as Amazon Books Distributors of the Year

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11/20/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Books Recognizes Independent Publishers Group, Macmillan and Random House Publisher Services as Amazon Books Distributors of the Year

11/20/2008

2008

Distributors Earn Top Rating for Providing Exceptional Customer Experiences Though Operational Excellence SEATTLE, Nov 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. today announced Independent Publishers Group, Macmillan and Random House Publisher Services as Amazon Books Distributors of the Year. The distributors are being recognized for their exemplary work in helping Amazon.com build a world-class customer experience through operational excellence on behalf of their client publishers. "Independent Publishers Group, Macmillan and Random House Publisher Services are excellent examples of what collaboration and innovation can do to help us offer customers a great experience," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com. "By working together, we're able to improve the rate at which their books are in stock on Amazon, lower prices through lowering operational costs and help customers find, discover and buy great books through programs such as Search Inside the Book, Kindle and print-on-demand. We're proud to work with such great distributors on behalf of their client publishers." Important criteria considered for Distributor of the Year include: -- The shortest and most consistent receive lead times to make tens of thousands of books available to ship within 24 hours to Amazon.com customers. -- Actively growing the number of books available in digital format to Amazon Kindle customers. -- Leveraging print-on-demand technology to make their books perpetually in stock and available for faster shipment by printing them when a customer places an order on Amazon.com. -- Providing high-quality and authoritative ONIX data that helps Amazon.com customers easily find and discover their books. -- Consistently strong participation in Amazon.com's Search Inside the Book feature, which grows sales by allowing Amazon customers to find and discover their books by searching within the content of those titles. -- Note that this recognition applies to publisher distribution and not books wholesalers. "The exchange of ideas and excellent communication between Amazon and IPG, as well as the high standards Amazon sets for data quality and throughout the supply chain, has helped IPG become a better company overall. This recognition by Amazon is a testament to the fantastic team of people we have here and at Amazon, doing everything possible to maximize the sales on each of our titles," said Mark Suchomel, president of Independent Publishers Group. "Working with Amazon has made us a better and more efficient distribution partner. We are thrilled to receive this recognition," said Alison Lazarus, president of Macmillan sales. "We appreciate Amazon's recognition of the collaborative and successful efforts we have made on behalf of our clients' titles. We look forward to our continued work with the terrific Amazon team in bringing these great publishing programs to the consumer," said Jeff Abraham, president of Random House Publisher Services. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Distributors Earn Top Rating for Providing Exceptional Customer Experiences Though Operational Excellence</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. today announced Independent Publishers Group, Macmillan and Random House Publisher Services as Amazon Books Distributors of the Year. The distributors are being recognized for their exemplary work in helping Amazon.com build a world-class customer experience through operational excellence on behalf of their client publishers.</p><p>"Independent Publishers Group, Macmillan and Random House Publisher Services are excellent examples of what collaboration and innovation can do to help us offer customers a great experience," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com. "By working together, we're able to improve the rate at which their books are in stock on Amazon, lower prices through lowering operational costs and help customers find, discover and buy great books through programs such as Search Inside the Book, Kindle and print-on-demand. We're proud to work with such great distributors on behalf of their client publishers."</p><p>Important criteria considered for Distributor of the Year include:</p><p>-- The shortest and most consistent receive lead times to make tens of thousands of books available to ship within 24 hours to Amazon.com customers.</p><p>-- Actively growing the number of books available in digital format to Amazon Kindle customers.</p><p>-- Leveraging print-on-demand technology to make their books perpetually in stock and available for faster shipment by printing them when a customer places an order on Amazon.com.</p><p>-- Providing high-quality and authoritative ONIX data that helps Amazon.com customers easily find and discover their books.</p><p>-- Consistently strong participation in Amazon.com's Search Inside the Book feature, which grows sales by allowing Amazon customers to find and discover their books by searching within the content of those titles.</p><p>-- Note that this recognition applies to publisher distribution and not books wholesalers.</p><p>"The exchange of ideas and excellent communication between Amazon and IPG, as well as the high standards Amazon sets for data quality and throughout the supply chain, has helped IPG become a better company overall. This recognition by Amazon is a testament to the fantastic team of people we have here and at Amazon, doing everything possible to maximize the sales on each of our titles," said Mark Suchomel, president of Independent Publishers Group.</p><p>"Working with Amazon has made us a better and more efficient distribution partner. We are thrilled to receive this recognition," said Alison Lazarus, president of Macmillan sales.</p><p>"We appreciate Amazon's recognition of the collaborative and successful efforts we have made on behalf of our clients' titles. We look forward to our continued work with the terrific Amazon team in bringing these great publishing programs to the consumer," said Jeff Abraham, president of Random House Publisher Services.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon CloudFront, a Self-Service, Pay-as-You-Go Content Delivery Service

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11/18/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon CloudFront, a Self-Service, Pay-as-You-Go Content Delivery Service

11/18/2008

2008

Amazon CloudFront enables global content distribution and seamless integration with Amazon S3 SEATTLE, Nov 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched Amazon CloudFront, a self-service, pay-as-you-go web service for content delivery. With CloudFront, developers and businesses can distribute content through a worldwide network of edge locations that provide low latency and high data transfer speeds. CloudFront works seamlessly with other AWS services such as Amazon S3, and like all AWS services, is self-service with no up-front commitments, no long-term contracts and pay-as-you-go pricing. Any business or developer can get started today using the beta of CloudFront by visiting http://aws.amazon.com/. Traditionally, to secure scalable, reliable, low latency content delivery, businesses have been required to negotiate upfront or long-term commitments. Even then, only customers with significant scale have been able to negotiate inexpensive rates. With CloudFront, there are no upfront costs or commitments required -- all developers are able to benefit from Amazon's scale to enjoy low prices. "Our customers asked us for a way to globally distribute their most frequently accessed content with all the benefits that Amazon Web Services provides -- low, pay-as-you-go pricing, high performance, and reliability," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services. "Amazon CloudFront provides low latency, inexpensive content delivery and simple integration with Amazon S3 -- without complex sales negotiations or up-front commitments." Built on Amazon's own highly reliable infrastructure, CloudFront lets developers and businesses deliver HTTP content through a worldwide network of edge locations. The service caches copies of content close to end users for low latency delivery, while also providing fast, sustained data transfer rates needed to deliver popular objects to end users at scale. CloudFront works seamlessly with Amazon S3, where users store the original versions of objects delivered through the service. Customers need only put their objects into an Amazon S3 bucket and then register that bucket with the new service using a simple API call, which then returns a domain name used to access content through the network of edge locations. Customers of Amazon CloudFront can also take advantage of 24x7x365 personalized assistance and technical expertise by signing up for AWS Premium Support. Woot, an online store that offers customers a new product each day, is using CloudFront to deliver photos of its products to its online shoppers. "I deeply resent every second of my life I waste by thinking about image hosting. All I ask is that our images be served with low latency and high reliability and without a lot of hassle for me to deal with. Thanks to Amazon CloudFront, I need never again lose another moment to this insufferably tedious aspect of my job. I can feel the rage melting away," said Luke Duff, Retail IT Director at Woot. Playfish uses Amazon CloudFront to distribute its social games. "We've grown very rapidly to over 25 million registered players and we now serve over 2 billion minutes of game play every month," said Sami Lababidi, CTO of Playfish. "CloudFront has reduced the time it takes for any customer, wherever they are, to access our games through CloudFront's fast download speeds. AWS also allows us to stay flexible as we grow and only pay for what we actually use without any long-term contracts or usage commitments." "S3Fox is excited to announce support for Amazon CloudFront. We found the CloudFront API to be very simple to use and we were able to easily add support for the service to our product," said Rahul Jonna of Suchi Software Solutions. "The S3Fox Organizer is a simple visual way to turn an Amazon S3 bucket into a CloudFront distribution right from a web browser in a matter of seconds." Businesses in a variety of industries are taking advantage of the instant scalability that AWS provides. CloudFront enables use cases such as video distribution, software downloads, music downloads, and delivering frequently accessed website images and objects. Over 440,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services. Sign up to use Amazon CloudFront on the Amazon Web Services website at: http://aws.amazon.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Amazon CloudFront enables global content distribution and seamless integration with Amazon S3</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched Amazon CloudFront, a self-service, pay-as-you-go web service for content delivery. With CloudFront, developers and businesses can distribute content through a worldwide network of edge locations that provide low latency and high data transfer speeds. CloudFront works seamlessly with other AWS services such as Amazon S3, and like all AWS services, is self-service with no up-front commitments, no long-term contracts and pay-as-you-go pricing. Any business or developer can get started today using the beta of CloudFront by visiting http://aws.amazon.com/.</p><p>Traditionally, to secure scalable, reliable, low latency content delivery, businesses have been required to negotiate upfront or long-term commitments. Even then, only customers with significant scale have been able to negotiate inexpensive rates. With CloudFront, there are no upfront costs or commitments required -- all developers are able to benefit from Amazon's scale to enjoy low prices.</p><p>"Our customers asked us for a way to globally distribute their most frequently accessed content with all the benefits that Amazon Web Services provides -- low, pay-as-you-go pricing, high performance, and reliability," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services. "Amazon CloudFront provides low latency, inexpensive content delivery and simple integration with Amazon S3 -- without complex sales negotiations or up-front commitments."</p><p>Built on Amazon's own highly reliable infrastructure, CloudFront lets developers and businesses deliver HTTP content through a worldwide network of edge locations. The service caches copies of content close to end users for low latency delivery, while also providing fast, sustained data transfer rates needed to deliver popular objects to end users at scale. CloudFront works seamlessly with Amazon S3, where users store the original versions of objects delivered through the service. Customers need only put their objects into an Amazon S3 bucket and then register that bucket with the new service using a simple API call, which then returns a domain name used to access content through the network of edge locations. Customers of Amazon CloudFront can also take advantage of 24x7x365 personalized assistance and technical expertise by signing up for AWS Premium Support.</p><p>Woot, an online store that offers customers a new product each day, is using CloudFront to deliver photos of its products to its online shoppers. "I deeply resent every second of my life I waste by thinking about image hosting. All I ask is that our images be served with low latency and high reliability and without a lot of hassle for me to deal with. Thanks to Amazon CloudFront, I need never again lose another moment to this insufferably tedious aspect of my job. I can feel the rage melting away," said Luke Duff, Retail IT Director at Woot.</p><p>Playfish uses Amazon CloudFront to distribute its social games. "We've grown very rapidly to over 25 million registered players and we now serve over 2 billion minutes of game play every month," said Sami Lababidi, CTO of Playfish. "CloudFront has reduced the time it takes for any customer, wherever they are, to access our games through CloudFront's fast download speeds. AWS also allows us to stay flexible as we grow and only pay for what we actually use without any long-term contracts or usage commitments."</p><p>"S3Fox is excited to announce support for Amazon CloudFront. We found the CloudFront API to be very simple to use and we were able to easily add support for the service to our product," said Rahul Jonna of Suchi Software Solutions. "The S3Fox Organizer is a simple visual way to turn an Amazon S3 bucket into a CloudFront distribution right from a web browser in a matter of seconds."</p><p>Businesses in a variety of industries are taking advantage of the instant scalability that AWS provides. CloudFront enables use cases such as video distribution, software downloads, music downloads, and delivering frequently accessed website images and objects. Over 440,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services. Sign up to use Amazon CloudFront on the Amazon Web Services website at: http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Music Lovers Have a New Way to Shop and Discover on Amazon.com with Over 100,000 New Artist Stores

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11/17/2008 00:00:00

Music Lovers Have a New Way to Shop and Discover on Amazon.com with Over 100,000 New Artist Stores

11/17/2008

2008

Artist stores launch celebrates Amazon Music's 10th anniversary and allows customers to easily browse and shop for music in all formats -- CD, DRM-free MP3 and vinyl -- by artist; Special Amazon 10th anniversary compilation CD commemorates a decade of music with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the GRAMMY Foundation(R) SEATTLE, Nov 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To help customers more easily discover music in any format, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched over 100,000 new artist stores (www.amazon.com/artiststores). The stores feature comprehensive artist content, including full album discographies, CDs, DRM-free MP3s and vinyl catalog selection along with community features like artist images, artist biographies and related products -- all in one place. To celebrate the launch of the artist stores and Amazon Music's 10th anniversary, Amazon is releasing a limited-edition "Amazon.com 10 Years of Music" (www.amazon.com/10yearsofmusic) CD compilation featuring: Jewel's "Hands" Backstreet Boys' "I Want it That Way" 'N Sync's "This I Promise You" Dave Matthew Band's "The Space Between" Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why" Sarah McLachlan's "Fallen" Maroon 5's "This Love" Coldplay's "Speed of Sound" Dixie Chicks' "Not Ready to Make Nice" Bruce Springsteen's "Radio Nowhere" A portion of the proceeds for each CD sold(1) will benefit the GRAMMY Foundation(R), a nonprofit organization established in 1989 by The Recording Academy(R) that provides opportunities for young people to explore careers in the music industry, and leads efforts to safeguard contributions made by musical icons to our cultural heritage. "We've always understood that our customers want to listen to their music when they want it, where they want it and in whichever format they want it," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "We're music lovers here at Amazon, and we created the Amazon Artist Stores for everyone from the casual enthusiast and occasional gift-giver to the seasoned music junkie. These stores allow our customers to easily find and discover the music they love in any format along with a variety of artist content, like exclusive music videos and behind-the-scenes footage, all in a single place." The new artist stores serve as one-stop destinations for all things related to musicians and their music. Customers can learn about their favorite performers through images and biographies, easily discover music in any format, listen to song previews and even contribute to artist profiles. Additionally, Amazon Artist Stores have more than just music, featuring related merchandise such as concert shirts, rare posters, books, concert DVDs and more so fans can easily get their fill of memorabilia. As part of the launch customers can also check out exclusive music video debuts from Robin Thicke, "Dream World"; Il Divo, "The Promise"; Copeland, "You Are My Sunshine"; and Alison Krauss, "Shadows." Among the over 70,000 newly launched artist-dedicated stores are fan favorites, including the: Coldplay Store (www.amazon.com/coldplay) featuring: A pre-order for the band's new EP, "Prospekt's March" "The Coldplay Story" - a timeline of this influential band's rise in the music world A photo gallery of the band A variety of books and DVDs Bob Dylan Store (www.amazon.com/dylan) featuring: His recent exclusive music video debut on Amazon.com of "Dreamin' of You" A photo gallery of the artist throughout different time periods in his life and career Career biography and timeline of the legendary singer, songwriter A variety of books and DVDs Andrea Bocelli Store (www.amazon.com/bocelli) featuring: A new Amazon Exclusive video from his latest release, "Incanto," along with a collection of other videos Career biography and timeline on the Italian opera singer A special note from the artist remembering his friend, Luciano Pavarotti Il Divo Store (www.amazon.com/divo) featuring: A sweepstakes for customers to win tickets to an Il Divo concert in London A new Amazon Exclusive video from their latest release, "The Promise" Career biography and photo gallery of the quartet To browse the full selection of Amazon Artist Stores, visit www.amazon.com/artiststores. To order a copy of "Amazon.com 10 Years of Music" and help celebrate Amazon Music's 10th anniversary, visit www.amazon.com/10yearsofmusic. (1) Amazon.com will donate $1 for each CD sold less credits, returns and refunds. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. About the GRAMMY Foundation The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture -- from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. For more information, please visit www.grammyfoundation.com. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Media Contacts:Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180orThe GRAMMY FoundationChristina Cassidy, 310-392-3777christina.cassidy@grammy.com

<p>Artist stores launch celebrates Amazon Music's 10th anniversary and allows customers to easily browse and shop for music in all formats -- CD, DRM-free MP3 and vinyl -- by artist; Special Amazon 10th anniversary compilation CD commemorates a decade of music with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the GRAMMY Foundation(R)</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To help customers more easily discover music in any format, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched over 100,000 new artist stores (www.amazon.com/artiststores). The stores feature comprehensive artist content, including full album discographies, CDs, DRM-free MP3s and vinyl catalog selection along with community features like artist images, artist biographies and related products -- all in one place. To celebrate the launch of the artist stores and Amazon Music's 10th anniversary, Amazon is releasing a limited-edition "Amazon.com 10 Years of Music" (www.amazon.com/10yearsofmusic) CD compilation featuring:</p><ul><li>Jewel's "Hands"</li><li>Backstreet Boys' "I Want it That Way"</li><li>'N Sync's "This I Promise You"</li><li>Dave Matthew Band's "The Space Between"</li><li>Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why"</li><li>Sarah McLachlan's "Fallen"</li><li>Maroon 5's "This Love"</li><li>Coldplay's "Speed of Sound"</li><li>Dixie Chicks' "Not Ready to Make Nice"</li><li>Bruce Springsteen's "Radio Nowhere"</li></ul><p>A portion of the proceeds for each CD sold(1) will benefit the GRAMMY Foundation(R), a nonprofit organization established in 1989 by The Recording Academy(R) that provides opportunities for young people to explore careers in the music industry, and leads efforts to safeguard contributions made by musical icons to our cultural heritage.</p><p>"We've always understood that our customers want to listen to their music when they want it, where they want it and in whichever format they want it," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "We're music lovers here at Amazon, and we created the Amazon Artist Stores for everyone from the casual enthusiast and occasional gift-giver to the seasoned music junkie. These stores allow our customers to easily find and discover the music they love in any format along with a variety of artist content, like exclusive music videos and behind-the-scenes footage, all in a single place."</p><p>The new artist stores serve as one-stop destinations for all things related to musicians and their music. Customers can learn about their favorite performers through images and biographies, easily discover music in any format, listen to song previews and even contribute to artist profiles. Additionally, Amazon Artist Stores have more than just music, featuring related merchandise such as concert shirts, rare posters, books, concert DVDs and more so fans can easily get their fill of memorabilia. As part of the launch customers can also check out exclusive music video debuts from Robin Thicke, "Dream World"; Il Divo, "The Promise"; Copeland, "You Are My Sunshine"; and Alison Krauss, "Shadows."</p><p>Among the over 70,000 newly launched artist-dedicated stores are fan favorites, including the:</p><ul><li>Coldplay Store (www.amazon.com/coldplay) featuring:</li><ul><li>A pre-order for the band's new EP, "Prospekt's March"</li><li>"The Coldplay Story" - a timeline of this influential band's rise in the music world</li><li>A photo gallery of the band</li><li>A variety of books and DVDs</li></ul><li>Bob Dylan Store (www.amazon.com/dylan) featuring:</li><ul><li>His recent exclusive music video debut on Amazon.com of "Dreamin' of You"</li><li>A photo gallery of the artist throughout different time periods in his life and career</li><li>Career biography and timeline of the legendary singer, songwriter</li><li>A variety of books and DVDs</li></ul><li>Andrea Bocelli Store (www.amazon.com/bocelli) featuring:</li><ul><li>A new Amazon Exclusive video from his latest release, "Incanto," along with a collection of other videos</li><li>Career biography and timeline on the Italian opera singer</li><li>A special note from the artist remembering his friend, Luciano Pavarotti</li></ul><li>Il Divo Store (www.amazon.com/divo) featuring:</li><ul><li>A sweepstakes for customers to win tickets to an Il Divo concert in London</li><li>A new Amazon Exclusive video from their latest release, "The Promise"</li><li>Career biography and photo gallery of the quartet</li></ul></ul><p>To browse the full selection of Amazon Artist Stores, visit www.amazon.com/artiststores. To order a copy of "Amazon.com 10 Years of Music" and help celebrate Amazon Music's 10th anniversary, visit www.amazon.com/10yearsofmusic.</p><p>(1) Amazon.com will donate $1 for each CD sold less credits, returns and refunds.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>About the GRAMMY Foundation</p><p>The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture -- from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. For more information, please visit www.grammyfoundation.com.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Media Contacts:Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180orThe GRAMMY FoundationChristina Cassidy, 310-392-3777christina.cassidy@grammy.com</p>

Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Announce Second Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition

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Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Announce Second Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition

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Following the Success of the Inaugural Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2008, Amazon and Penguin Seek the Next New Voice to Be Published by Penguin Group (USA) SEATTLE & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE: PSO) today announced the second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. Writers around the world are encouraged to begin preparing their manuscripts for entry into the competition, which is scheduled to launch on Feb. 2, 2009. Last year's inaugural Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition was enormously successful. Bill Loehfelm emerged as the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Grand Prize Winner from a pool of 5,000 entrants. G. P. Putnam's Sons (a division of Penguin Group (USA)) published his novel, Fresh Kills, in August 2008 to critical acclaim. The Associated Press hailed the novel as "the finest crime fiction debut since Dennis Lehane burst on the scene ... not just a crime novel but a psychological novel of impressive subtlety and complexity." Loehfelm said, "The opportunity to enter this contest and share my manuscript with two publishing industry innovators like Penguin Group and Amazon was thrilling enough -- but to go from longtime struggling writer to nationally published author in nine months is an aspiring writer's dream." Between Feb. 2 and Feb. 8, 2009, writers with an unpublished English-language novel manuscript can submit their work at www.amazon.com/abna. Up to 10,000 initial entries will be accepted, from which Amazon editors will select 2,000 to advance to the next round. Expert reviewers from Amazon will then review excerpts of these 2,000 entries and narrow the pool to 500 quarter-finalists. Reviewers from Publishers Weekly will then read, rate and review the full manuscripts, and 100 semi-finalists will be selected. Penguin editors will evaluate the manuscripts from this group of 100 and choose three finalists. A panel of esteemed publishing professionals -- including mega-bestselling authors Sue Grafton and Sue Monk Kidd, literary agent Barney Karpfinger and Penguin Press Editor-in-Chief Eamon Dolan -- will read and post their critiques of the top three manuscripts on www.amazon.com. Amazon customers will then have seven days to vote for the Grand Prize Winner. The winner will be announced on May 22, 2009, and will receive a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $25,000 advance. "We are excited to once again team up with Penguin to help authors break through and to introduce millions of Amazon customers to great new books," said Jeff Belle, Amazon's vice president, U.S. Books. "Authors last year quickly formed one of the largest communities on Amazon.com around the contest and exchanged views on writing and publishing." Message boards will again be available on www.amazon.com for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award author participants to connect with one another and discuss the contest. CreateSpace.com, part of the Amazon group of companies and a leader in self-publishing services, will again host the contest entry platform, which includes a community for authors that will help them get their entries ready by staying up to date on the contest, soliciting feedback from the community and accessing online content that may be helpful in preparing their entries. Tim McCall, vice president, director of online sales and marketing, Penguin Group (USA), commented, "We're very happy to again team with Amazon for the second Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition, and are eager to seek out the fresh new literary talent we know exists. We were energized by the tremendous enthusiasm that grew out of the 2008 contest, and are honored to be involved with a growing community of talented writers. We are looking forward to expanding on the huge success and popularity of this contest in 2009." More than 5,000 registrations were received for the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, representing approximately 2,000 cities around the world and every state in the United States. Due to the tremendous response in 2008, up to 10,000 entries will be accepted for the 2009 contest. The contest will also take place over a shorter period of three and a half months, as opposed to six months last year. The high caliber of the 2008 contest submissions resulted in the discovery of fresh new voices from among the Top 10 Finalists. Penguin Group (USA) has acquired four more Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contestants' novels: Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, July 2009); The Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica Eisdorfer (G.P. Putnam's Sons, August 2009); The Butterflies of Grand Canyon by Margaret Erhard (Plume, January 2010); and Casting Off by Nicole Dickson (NAL, August 2009). "We're excited to be working with both Amazon and Penguin on the second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award," said Sara Nelson, editor-in-chief, Publishers Weekly. "As the foremost book review publication for the publishing industry, Publishers Weekly sets the standard in offering early insight on the work of new authors. We are very happy to be able to bring our experience and perspective to bear on the fresh talent that will emerge during the 2009 competition." For complete terms and conditions for the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award as well as more information about the contest, please visit www.amazon.com/abna. For more information on the CreateSpace self-publishing service or to visit the CreateSpace Community, please visit www.createspace.com. About Penguin Group (USA) Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is the U.S. member of the internationally renowned Penguin Group. Penguin Group (USA) is one of the leading U.S. adult and children's trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Viking, G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Penguin Press, Riverhead Books, Dutton, Penguin Books, Berkley Books, Gotham Books, Portfolio, New American Library, Plume, Tarcher, Philomel, Grosset & Dunlap, Puffin, and Frederick Warne, among others. The Penguin Group (http://www.penguin.com) is part of Pearson plc, the international media company. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and all subsequent filings. About CreateSpace CreateSpace is a business of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on Demand, video downloads via Amazon Video On Demand and music downloads via Amazon MP3. About Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly is the leading publication serving all segments involved in the creation, production, marketing and sale of the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats. A 135-year-old magazine, PW is the leading publication for international and U.S. book publishing needs. CONTACT:Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180orPenguin Group (USA)Marilyn Ducksworth, 212-366-2564marilyn.ducksworth@us.penguingroup.comorStephanie Sorensen, 212-366-2576stephanie.sorensen@us.penguingroup.comorCreateSpaceAmanda Wilson, 843-789-5163pr@createspace.comSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Following the Success of the Inaugural Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2008, Amazon and Penguin Seek the Next New Voice to Be Published by Penguin Group (USA)</p><p>SEATTLE &amp; NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE: PSO) today announced the second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. Writers around the world are encouraged to begin preparing their manuscripts for entry into the competition, which is scheduled to launch on Feb. 2, 2009.</p><p>Last year's inaugural Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition was enormously successful. Bill Loehfelm emerged as the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Grand Prize Winner from a pool of 5,000 entrants. G. P. Putnam's Sons (a division of Penguin Group (USA)) published his novel, Fresh Kills, in August 2008 to critical acclaim. The Associated Press hailed the novel as "the finest crime fiction debut since Dennis Lehane burst on the scene ... not just a crime novel but a psychological novel of impressive subtlety and complexity." Loehfelm said, "The opportunity to enter this contest and share my manuscript with two publishing industry innovators like Penguin Group and Amazon was thrilling enough -- but to go from longtime struggling writer to nationally published author in nine months is an aspiring writer's dream."</p><p>Between Feb. 2 and Feb. 8, 2009, writers with an unpublished English-language novel manuscript can submit their work at www.amazon.com/abna. Up to 10,000 initial entries will be accepted, from which Amazon editors will select 2,000 to advance to the next round. Expert reviewers from Amazon will then review excerpts of these 2,000 entries and narrow the pool to 500 quarter-finalists. Reviewers from Publishers Weekly will then read, rate and review the full manuscripts, and 100 semi-finalists will be selected. Penguin editors will evaluate the manuscripts from this group of 100 and choose three finalists. A panel of esteemed publishing professionals -- including mega-bestselling authors Sue Grafton and Sue Monk Kidd, literary agent Barney Karpfinger and Penguin Press Editor-in-Chief Eamon Dolan -- will read and post their critiques of the top three manuscripts on www.amazon.com. Amazon customers will then have seven days to vote for the Grand Prize Winner. The winner will be announced on May 22, 2009, and will receive a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $25,000 advance.</p><p>"We are excited to once again team up with Penguin to help authors break through and to introduce millions of Amazon customers to great new books," said Jeff Belle, Amazon's vice president, U.S. Books. "Authors last year quickly formed one of the largest communities on Amazon.com around the contest and exchanged views on writing and publishing."</p><p>Message boards will again be available on www.amazon.com for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award author participants to connect with one another and discuss the contest.</p><p>CreateSpace.com, part of the Amazon group of companies and a leader in self-publishing services, will again host the contest entry platform, which includes a community for authors that will help them get their entries ready by staying up to date on the contest, soliciting feedback from the community and accessing online content that may be helpful in preparing their entries.</p><p>Tim McCall, vice president, director of online sales and marketing, Penguin Group (USA), commented, "We're very happy to again team with Amazon for the second Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition, and are eager to seek out the fresh new literary talent we know exists. We were energized by the tremendous enthusiasm that grew out of the 2008 contest, and are honored to be involved with a growing community of talented writers. We are looking forward to expanding on the huge success and popularity of this contest in 2009."</p><p>More than 5,000 registrations were received for the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, representing approximately 2,000 cities around the world and every state in the United States. Due to the tremendous response in 2008, up to 10,000 entries will be accepted for the 2009 contest. The contest will also take place over a shorter period of three and a half months, as opposed to six months last year.</p><p>The high caliber of the 2008 contest submissions resulted in the discovery of fresh new voices from among the Top 10 Finalists. Penguin Group (USA) has acquired four more Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contestants' novels: Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, July 2009); The Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica Eisdorfer (G.P. Putnam's Sons, August 2009); The Butterflies of Grand Canyon by Margaret Erhard (Plume, January 2010); and Casting Off by Nicole Dickson (NAL, August 2009).</p><p>"We're excited to be working with both Amazon and Penguin on the second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award," said Sara Nelson, editor-in-chief, Publishers Weekly. "As the foremost book review publication for the publishing industry, Publishers Weekly sets the standard in offering early insight on the work of new authors. We are very happy to be able to bring our experience and perspective to bear on the fresh talent that will emerge during the 2009 competition."</p><p>For complete terms and conditions for the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award as well as more information about the contest, please visit www.amazon.com/abna. For more information on the CreateSpace self-publishing service or to visit the CreateSpace Community, please visit www.createspace.com.</p><p>About Penguin Group (USA)</p><p>Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is the U.S. member of the internationally renowned Penguin Group. Penguin Group (USA) is one of the leading U.S. adult and children's trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Viking, G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Penguin Press, Riverhead Books, Dutton, Penguin Books, Berkley Books, Gotham Books, Portfolio, New American Library, Plume, Tarcher, Philomel, Grosset &amp; Dunlap, Puffin, and Frederick Warne, among others. The Penguin Group (http://www.penguin.com) is part of Pearson plc, the international media company.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>About CreateSpace</p><p>CreateSpace is a business of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on Demand, video downloads via Amazon Video On Demand and music downloads via Amazon MP3.</p><p>About Publishers Weekly</p><p>Publishers Weekly is the leading publication serving all segments involved in the creation, production, marketing and sale of the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats. A 135-year-old magazine, PW is the leading publication for international and U.S. book publishing needs.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180orPenguin Group (USA)Marilyn Ducksworth, 212-366-2564marilyn.ducksworth@us.penguingroup.comorStephanie Sorensen, 212-366-2576stephanie.sorensen@us.penguingroup.comorCreateSpaceAmanda Wilson, 843-789-5163pr@createspace.comSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Low Prices on the Go...Amazon.com Announces Daily Deal Text Alerts

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Low Prices on the Go...Amazon.com Announces Daily Deal Text Alerts

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Amazon's Customers Can Access and Buy Top Deals Directly from their Mobile Phones SEATTLE, Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is giving customers easy and convenient access to low prices, great deals and helpful holiday tips with new features like Text Alerts for Daily Deals (www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms/goldbox). Customers can now sign up for a daily text alert, featuring the popular Amazon.com Deal of the Day, sent directly to their mobile phone. Customers can then reply-to-buy with the text command "buygb" or follow the link in the text message to the Amazon mobile Web site to view the full details of the deal and shop other deals in the Gold Box directly from the mobile phone.(1) "Customers come to Amazon.com for low prices," said Eva Manolis, vice president of Retail Customer Experience at Amazon.com. "We are obsessed with lowering prices and we work hard every day to make it even easier to find and buy the best deals on the site. We're excited to offer customers new features like Amazon's Daily Deal Text Alerts in time for holiday shopping." Amazon is also rolling out several new features designed to make holiday shopping easier with holiday shopping guides, a celebrity chef blog and the Universal Wish List: "Get Ready for the Holidays" page (www.amazon.com/getready) -- At Amazon's "Get Ready for the Holidays" page, customers will find low prices on everything needed to decorate, entertain, winterize and save with hundreds of product suggestions and great deals. "Holiday Gift Ideas" page (www.amazon.com/gifts) -- The "Holiday Gift Ideas" page offers customers the ability to browse through great gifts at low prices in popular categories such as Toys, TVs, Tools and more. Gift-giving is easy with plenty of ideas for everyone on the list -- and at low prices for every budget. Universal Wish List (www.amazon.com/wishlist/universal) -- In the spirit of making it easy to give the right gifts -- and get the right gifts -- Amazon.com recently released the Universal Wish List. This feature allows customers to add products from any Web site to an Amazon Wish List with one simple click making it easier than ever to keep track of everything in one convenient location. Holiday Celebrity Chef Blog (www.aldenteblog.com/holiday_chef) -- Amazon Al Dente readers will get a second helping of Amazon's popular Holiday Celebrity Chef Blog, filled with holiday recipes, gift ideas and cooking tips from some of the culinary industry's most talented professionals. Contributing celebrities include Rocco DiSpirito, an award-winning celebrity chef and author of "Rocco Gets Real: Cook at Home Every Day" and host of the new show "Rocco Gets Real" on A&E Nigella Lawson, the British bestselling author of "Nigella Express: Good Food Fast"; and Ellie Krieger, a New York Times bestselling author, credentialed nutritionist and host of a hit show, "Healthy Appetite" on Food Network. (1)Some restrictions apply, visit www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms/goldbox for full details. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Amazon's Customers Can Access and Buy Top Deals Directly from their Mobile Phones</p><p>SEATTLE, Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is giving customers easy and convenient access to low prices, great deals and helpful holiday tips with new features like Text Alerts for Daily Deals (www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms/goldbox). Customers can now sign up for a daily text alert, featuring the popular Amazon.com Deal of the Day, sent directly to their mobile phone. Customers can then reply-to-buy with the text command "buygb" or follow the link in the text message to the Amazon mobile Web site to view the full details of the deal and shop other deals in the Gold Box directly from the mobile phone.(1)</p><p>"Customers come to Amazon.com for low prices," said Eva Manolis, vice president of Retail Customer Experience at Amazon.com. "We are obsessed with lowering prices and we work hard every day to make it even easier to find and buy the best deals on the site. We're excited to offer customers new features like Amazon's Daily Deal Text Alerts in time for holiday shopping."</p><p>Amazon is also rolling out several new features designed to make holiday shopping easier with holiday shopping guides, a celebrity chef blog and the Universal Wish List:</p><p>"Get Ready for the Holidays" page (www.amazon.com/getready) -- At Amazon's "Get Ready for the Holidays" page, customers will find low prices on everything needed to decorate, entertain, winterize and save with hundreds of product suggestions and great deals.</p><p>"Holiday Gift Ideas" page (www.amazon.com/gifts) -- The "Holiday Gift Ideas" page offers customers the ability to browse through great gifts at low prices in popular categories such as Toys, TVs, Tools and more. Gift-giving is easy with plenty of ideas for everyone on the list -- and at low prices for every budget.</p><p>Universal Wish List (www.amazon.com/wishlist/universal) -- In the spirit of making it easy to give the right gifts -- and get the right gifts -- Amazon.com recently released the Universal Wish List. This feature allows customers to add products from any Web site to an Amazon Wish List with one simple click making it easier than ever to keep track of everything in one convenient location.</p><p>Holiday Celebrity Chef Blog (www.aldenteblog.com/holiday_chef) -- Amazon Al Dente readers will get a second helping of Amazon's popular Holiday Celebrity Chef Blog, filled with holiday recipes, gift ideas and cooking tips from some of the culinary industry's most talented professionals. Contributing celebrities include Rocco DiSpirito, an award-winning celebrity chef and author of "Rocco Gets Real: Cook at Home Every Day" and host of the new show "Rocco Gets Real" on A&amp;E Nigella Lawson, the British bestselling author of "Nigella Express: Good Food Fast"; and Ellie Krieger, a New York Times bestselling author, credentialed nutritionist and host of a hit show, "Healthy Appetite" on Food Network.</p><p>(1)Some restrictions apply, visit www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms/goldbox for full details.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

'WALL-E' DVD Available for Pre-Order on Amazon.com

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'WALL-E' DVD Available for Pre-Order on Amazon.com

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2008--With just a week to go before the release of "WALL-E" on DVD, Amazon.com is offering the Disney-Pixar's blockbuster animated film for immediate pre-order. This highly anticipated film will be released on Nov. 18, 2008, and customers who pre-order and select "Two-day" or "One-day" shipping will have their order arrive on the date of release. Amazon Prime customers who select "Two-day" shipping will receive Release-Date Delivery for free. In addition, the first 100,000 customers who order "WALL-E" will receive the product in a specially designed, environmentally friendly package. From the humans that brought you "Finding Nemo" and "Cars," "WALL-E" is set in a visually astonishing galaxy, and the DVD and Blu-ray releases are made even more compelling by out-of-this-world bonus features which are sure to take families on an exciting voyage. The "WALL-E" DVD comes in a special, innovatively designed, eco-friendly package that contains no plastic; it's made from 100 percent recyclable cardboard. The packaging for the Blu-Ray version of "WALL-E" has been designed to be 30 percent smaller than the standard DVD package. And the expanded three-disc DVD versions contain a digital copy which enables customers to easily transfer the movie onto their favorite portable device, including iPods, iPhones, laptops and other portable media players. "Based on initial customer reaction, we fully expect "WALL-E" to be one of our biggest sellers this holiday season," said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music at Amazon.com. "We also believe our customers will appreciate the convenience of Release-Date Delivery and the new environmentally friendly packaging as well." Fans of the intergalactic robot can find a wealth of "WALL-E" content by visiting the "WALL-E" Store at www.amazon.com/walle. Amazon is offering custom "WALL-E" animation, video clips, interactive games, photos and coloring pages for fans of all ages. About WALL-E After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL-E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry, is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax and Buena Vista product, which includes DVD, Blu-ray Disc(TM) and electronic distribution. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is a division of The Walt Disney Studios. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2008--With just a week to go before the release of "WALL-E" on DVD, Amazon.com is offering the Disney-Pixar's blockbuster animated film for immediate pre-order. This highly anticipated film will be released on Nov. 18, 2008, and customers who pre-order and select "Two-day" or "One-day" shipping will have their order arrive on the date of release. Amazon Prime customers who select "Two-day" shipping will receive Release-Date Delivery for free.</p><p>In addition, the first 100,000 customers who order "WALL-E" will receive the product in a specially designed, environmentally friendly package.</p><p>From the humans that brought you "Finding Nemo" and "Cars," "WALL-E" is set in a visually astonishing galaxy, and the DVD and Blu-ray releases are made even more compelling by out-of-this-world bonus features which are sure to take families on an exciting voyage.</p><p>The "WALL-E" DVD comes in a special, innovatively designed, eco-friendly package that contains no plastic; it's made from 100 percent recyclable cardboard. The packaging for the Blu-Ray version of "WALL-E" has been designed to be 30 percent smaller than the standard DVD package. And the expanded three-disc DVD versions contain a digital copy which enables customers to easily transfer the movie onto their favorite portable device, including iPods, iPhones, laptops and other portable media players.</p><p>"Based on initial customer reaction, we fully expect "WALL-E" to be one of our biggest sellers this holiday season," said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music at Amazon.com. "We also believe our customers will appreciate the convenience of Release-Date Delivery and the new environmentally friendly packaging as well."</p><p>Fans of the intergalactic robot can find a wealth of "WALL-E" content by visiting the "WALL-E" Store at www.amazon.com/walle. Amazon is offering custom "WALL-E" animation, video clips, interactive games, photos and coloring pages for fans of all ages.</p><p>About WALL-E</p><p>After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL-E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.</p><p>Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment</p><p>Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry, is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax and Buena Vista product, which includes DVD, Blu-ray Disc(TM) and electronic distribution. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is a division of The Walt Disney Studios.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Editors Choose "The Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher as the Best Book of 2008; "Only by the Night" by Kings of Leon and "Juno" Are Editors' Top Picks for Best Album and DVD of the Year

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Amazon.com Editors Choose "The Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher as the Best Book of 2008; "Only by the Night" by Kings of Leon and "Juno" Are Editors' Top Picks for Best Album and DVD of the Year

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Business Editors/Entertainment Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), has revealed its lists of the top 100 books, music and DVDs of 2008, as chosen by its editors. Throughout the year, Amazon editors have been keeping tabs on the hottest products in anticipation of submitting their nominations for the best pop culture books, music and DVDs of the year. This year, Amazon's editors elected "The Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher as the best book, "Only by the Night" by Kings of Leon as the best album and "Juno," starring Ellen Page, as the best DVD of 2008. "We read all year with our Best of the Year lists in mind, and then spend much of October trading notes and arguing for our favorites with our whole Books team of rabid readers," said Tom Nissley, Amazon senior books editor in charge of the Best Books of 2008 lists. "This year some of the books we loved best appeared very late in the year, including our top choice, Philip Hensher's novel, 'The Northern Clemency.' It quickly became a favorite here as soon as our advance copies arrived. Its unpredictable and beautifully observed story of two families in Sheffield, England, reminded us of writers from Jonathan Franzen to Anne Tyler and, as our reviewer wrote, 'rings with the universal truth that family makes no sense, and yet makes all the sense in the world.'" Amazon Best Books of 2008 (www.amazon.com/bestbooks2008)Amazon Editors' Picks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher "Hurry Down Sunshine" by Michael Greenberg "Nixonland" by Rick Perlstein "The Forever War" by Dexter Filkins "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski "The Likeness" by Tana French "Serena" by Ron Rash "So Brave, Young, and Handsome" by Leif Enger "The Lazarus Project" by Aleksandar Hemon "The Ten-Cent Plague" by David Hajdu "Despite a wave of criticism saying Kings of Leon's fourth full-length album is too commercial, 'Only by the Night' may be the closest thing to a pitch-perfect album to drop in 2008," said Renata Sadunas, Amazon music editor at the reigns of the Best Music of 2008 lists. "This album is a model of melodic rock composition, arranged and produced with a warm, inviting veneer, and performed with aching sincerity. The 11 tracks coalesce into a sanguine whole that eclipses the band's much-discussed rock posturing and yields more with every play. 'Only by the Night' establishes Kings of Leon as a rock act worthy of seriously sustained attention, and that's why it's at the top of our list." Amazon Best Music of 2008 (www.amazon.com/bestmusic2008)Amazon Editors' Picks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Only by the Night" by Kings of Leon "Santogold" by Santogold "Fleet Foxes" by Fleet Foxes "Lay it Down" by Al Green "19" by Adele "Narrow Stairs" by Death Cab for Cutie "Shine" by Estelle "Trouble in Mind" by Hayes Carll "Oracular Spectacular" by MGMT "For Emma, Forever Ago" by Bon Iver "'When we began collecting votes for this year's editors' picks, we naturally thought that 'The Dark Knight,' clearly the biggest box-office phenomenon of the last 10 years and a critics' favorite, would assume the mantle of Best DVD of 2008," said Ellen Kim, Amazon movies editor at the helm of the Best DVDs of 2008 lists. "Imagine our surprise as the votes were tallied, when a little film called 'Juno' gently nudged Batman off his gargoyle perch instead. It seems forever ago that 'Juno' ruled the Sundance crowd, then charmed the Academy, then came to the brink of overexposure in one fell swoop. But our editors remembered everything they loved the first time around: the star-making turn from Ellen Page, the turn-screw dialogue by Diablo Cody ('This is one doodle that can't be un-did, home skillet.'), the Moldy Peaches and even that hamburger phone." Amazon Best DVDs of 2008 (www.amazon.com/bestof2008) Amazon Editors' Picks Amazon Editors' Blu-ray Picks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. "Juno" 1. "Iron Man" - Ultimate Two-Disc Edition 2. "The Dark Knight" 2. "Transformers" - Two-Disc Special Edition 3. "Iron Man" 3. "The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Gift Set" 4. "John Adams" - HBO Miniseries 4. "The Dark Knight" 5. "Mad Men - Season One" 5. "Wall-E" - Three-Disc Special Edition 6. "Dexter - The Complete Second 6. "Kill Bill: Volumes 1&2" Season" 7. "The Office: Season Four" 7. "I Am Legend" 8. "Sex and the City - The Movie" 8. "Sleeping Beauty" - Two-Disc Platinum Edition 9. "30 Rock: Season 2" 9. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" 10."3:10 to Yuma" 10."Batman Begins" In addition to the top 100 Amazon editor picks, customers can: Watch exclusive videos featuring interviews with favorite authors, actors and musicians. Tune in to see music videos and movie clips. Browse customer and editor picks in specific genres. Check out new fun feature lists, including Best Book Covers, Best Author Videos, Top-rated and Bottom-rated Customer Reviewed Books. To view the complete lists of the Best of 2008 and for gift-giving ideas on the must-read books, must-listen to music and must-watch movies and TV shows of the year, visit www.amazon.com/bestbooks2008, www.amazon.com/bestmusic2008 and www.amazon.com/bestof2008. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Business Editors/Entertainment Editors</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), has revealed its lists of the top 100 books, music and DVDs of 2008, as chosen by its editors. Throughout the year, Amazon editors have been keeping tabs on the hottest products in anticipation of submitting their nominations for the best pop culture books, music and DVDs of the year. This year, Amazon's editors elected "The Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher as the best book, "Only by the Night" by Kings of Leon as the best album and "Juno," starring Ellen Page, as the best DVD of 2008.</p><p>"We read all year with our Best of the Year lists in mind, and then spend much of October trading notes and arguing for our favorites with our whole Books team of rabid readers," said Tom Nissley, Amazon senior books editor in charge of the Best Books of 2008 lists. "This year some of the books we loved best appeared very late in the year, including our top choice, Philip Hensher's novel, 'The Northern Clemency.' It quickly became a favorite here as soon as our advance copies arrived. Its unpredictable and beautifully observed story of two families in Sheffield, England, reminded us of writers from Jonathan Franzen to Anne Tyler and, as our reviewer wrote, 'rings with the universal truth that family makes no sense, and yet makes all the sense in the world.'"</p><p>Amazon Best Books of 2008 (www.amazon.com/bestbooks2008)Amazon Editors' Picks</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><ol><li>"The Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher</li><li>"Hurry Down Sunshine" by Michael Greenberg</li><li>"Nixonland" by Rick Perlstein</li><li>"The Forever War" by Dexter Filkins</li><li>"The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski</li><li>"The Likeness" by Tana French</li><li>"Serena" by Ron Rash</li><li>"So Brave, Young, and Handsome" by Leif Enger</li><li>"The Lazarus Project" by Aleksandar Hemon</li><li>"The Ten-Cent Plague" by David Hajdu</li></ol><p>"Despite a wave of criticism saying Kings of Leon's fourth full-length album is too commercial, 'Only by the Night' may be the closest thing to a pitch-perfect album to drop in 2008," said Renata Sadunas, Amazon music editor at the reigns of the Best Music of 2008 lists. "This album is a model of melodic rock composition, arranged and produced with a warm, inviting veneer, and performed with aching sincerity. The 11 tracks coalesce into a sanguine whole that eclipses the band's much-discussed rock posturing and yields more with every play. 'Only by the Night' establishes Kings of Leon as a rock act worthy of seriously sustained attention, and that's why it's at the top of our list."</p><p>Amazon Best Music of 2008 (www.amazon.com/bestmusic2008)Amazon Editors' Picks</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><ol><li>"Only by the Night" by Kings of Leon</li><li>"Santogold" by Santogold</li><li>"Fleet Foxes" by Fleet Foxes</li><li>"Lay it Down" by Al Green</li><li>"19" by Adele</li><li>"Narrow Stairs" by Death Cab for Cutie</li><li>"Shine" by Estelle</li><li>"Trouble in Mind" by Hayes Carll</li><li>"Oracular Spectacular" by MGMT</li><li>"For Emma, Forever Ago" by Bon Iver</li></ol><p>"'When we began collecting votes for this year's editors' picks, we naturally thought that 'The Dark Knight,' clearly the biggest box-office phenomenon of the last 10 years and a critics' favorite, would assume the mantle of Best DVD of 2008," said Ellen Kim, Amazon movies editor at the helm of the Best DVDs of 2008 lists. "Imagine our surprise as the votes were tallied, when a little film called 'Juno' gently nudged Batman off his gargoyle perch instead. It seems forever ago that 'Juno' ruled the Sundance crowd, then charmed the Academy, then came to the brink of overexposure in one fell swoop. But our editors remembered everything they loved the first time around: the star-making turn from Ellen Page, the turn-screw dialogue by Diablo Cody ('This is one doodle that can't be un-did, home skillet.'), the Moldy Peaches and even that hamburger phone."</p><pre> Amazon Best DVDs of 2008 (www.amazon.com/bestof2008) Amazon Editors' Picks Amazon Editors' Blu-ray Picks----------------------------------------------------------------------1. "Juno" 1. "Iron Man" - Ultimate Two-Disc Edition2. "The Dark Knight" 2. "Transformers" - Two-Disc Special Edition3. "Iron Man" 3. "The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Gift Set"4. "John Adams" - HBO Miniseries 4. "The Dark Knight"5. "Mad Men - Season One" 5. "Wall-E" - Three-Disc Special Edition6. "Dexter - The Complete Second 6. "Kill Bill: Volumes 1&amp;2" Season"7. "The Office: Season Four" 7. "I Am Legend"8. "Sex and the City - The Movie" 8. "Sleeping Beauty" - Two-Disc Platinum Edition9. "30 Rock: Season 2" 9. "The Nightmare Before Christmas"10."3:10 to Yuma" 10."Batman Begins"</pre><p>In addition to the top 100 Amazon editor picks, customers can:</p><ul><li>Watch exclusive videos featuring interviews with favorite authors, actors and musicians.</li><li>Tune in to see music videos and movie clips.</li><li>Browse customer and editor picks in specific genres.</li><li>Check out new fun feature lists, including Best Book Covers, Best Author Videos, Top-rated and Bottom-rated Customer Reviewed Books.</li></ul><p>To view the complete lists of the Best of 2008 and for gift-giving ideas on the must-read books, must-listen to music and must-watch movies and TV shows of the year, visit www.amazon.com/bestbooks2008, www.amazon.com/bestmusic2008 and www.amazon.com/bestof2008.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Internet Movie Database launches IMDb.de, a German Language Website Offering Comprehensive Information for Movie and TV Fans

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Internet Movie Database launches IMDb.de, a German Language Website Offering Comprehensive Information for Movie and TV Fans

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2008--IMDb.com,Inc., the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities, and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the launch of its German language Website, www.imdb.de. IMDb created the IMDb.de site specifically to help German-speaking movie and TV lovers easily find information for their favorite films, TV shows and celebrities. Like its parent site IMDb.com, IMDb.de features details and facts for over 1.3 million titles, including 35,000 German titles and 2.7 million celebrities. "Our customers have asked us to make IMDb Websites available in their local language. Today, we're happy to start fulfilling this wish with a Website created for German speakers," says Colin Bryar, vice president, IMDb.com. "The site will offer our most popular features, and we plan to add even more content in the future." Unique IMDb.de features include the ability to search for movies in any language and view the results in German. Visitors can also get instant access to additional English data on IMDb.com. DVDs, music and related products can easily be purchased from Amazon.de as well as all other Amazon sites. IMDb.de is completely free of charge to all users and will offer help and customer support in German. About IMDb.com The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 57 million unique visitors each month. IMDb offers a searchable database of over 1.3 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and over 2.7 million cast and crew members, making it the Web's most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities. Users can watch thousands of full-length TV episodes and movies for free. IMDb features include cast lists, photographs, quotes, trivia, reviews, box-office data, celebrity biographies, coverage of film festivals and major events, and streaming trailers. IMDb also offers IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), a site designed specifically for entertainment industry professionals, and IMDb Resume (www.imdbresume.com), a service that enables actors and crew members to promote themselves directly to IMDb's audience of movie lovers and movie professionals. IMDb.com is operated by IMDb.com, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) (www.amazon.com). About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:AmazonMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2008--IMDb.com,Inc., the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities, and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the launch of its German language Website, www.imdb.de. IMDb created the IMDb.de site specifically to help German-speaking movie and TV lovers easily find information for their favorite films, TV shows and celebrities. Like its parent site IMDb.com, IMDb.de features details and facts for over 1.3 million titles, including 35,000 German titles and 2.7 million celebrities.</p><p>"Our customers have asked us to make IMDb Websites available in their local language. Today, we're happy to start fulfilling this wish with a Website created for German speakers," says Colin Bryar, vice president, IMDb.com. "The site will offer our most popular features, and we plan to add even more content in the future."</p><p>Unique IMDb.de features include the ability to search for movies in any language and view the results in German. Visitors can also get instant access to additional English data on IMDb.com. DVDs, music and related products can easily be purchased from Amazon.de as well as all other Amazon sites. IMDb.de is completely free of charge to all users and will offer help and customer support in German.</p><p>About IMDb.com</p><p>The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 57 million unique visitors each month. IMDb offers a searchable database of over 1.3 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and over 2.7 million cast and crew members, making it the Web's most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities. Users can watch thousands of full-length TV episodes and movies for free. IMDb features include cast lists, photographs, quotes, trivia, reviews, box-office data, celebrity biographies, coverage of film festivals and major events, and streaming trailers. IMDb also offers IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), a site designed specifically for entertainment industry professionals, and IMDb Resume (www.imdbresume.com), a service that enables actors and crew members to promote themselves directly to IMDb's audience of movie lovers and movie professionals. IMDb.com is operated by IMDb.com, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) (www.amazon.com).</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:AmazonMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Unveils the 2008 Holiday Toy List Powered by Amazon Windowshop

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11/05/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Unveils the 2008 Holiday Toy List Powered by Amazon Windowshop

11/05/2008

2008

Shop and Play With a New Interactive Shopping Experience SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2008--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today revealed the Amazon.com Holiday Toy List at www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist, featuring over 300 of this year's top toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics and DVDs. Powered by Amazon Windowshop, an immersive shopping platform, the Holiday Toy List allows customers to experience products in a new and unique way. Each "product window" contains rich media content including a combination of images, videos, audio and written content. Customers are not just looking at Amazon.com's top holiday picks, but experiencing the products at the same time. "This holiday is the easiest yet for shoppers to find the perfect gifts for kids of all ages," says Sarah Wood, director of the Toy & Games store for Amazon.com. "Amazon.com created a destination that's fun, interactive and easy to use, letting customers discover products they may not have otherwise found in a traditional search." Customers can easily navigate from one location and explore the best gifts by price and age range from the Toy & Games, Baby, Video Games, Sports & Outdoors, Electronics and DVD stores. The Holiday Toy List features products from leading manufacturers like Apple, Evenflo, Fender Starcaster, Fisher-Price, Hasbro, Mattel, Nintendo, Razor, Schwinn and Sony. With many products in The Holiday Toy List eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime, customers will find value and convenience in shopping at Amazon.com this holiday. Products Amazon.com expects to be among customer favorites include: -- Animal Crossing: City Folk for Nintendo Wii (B001CM0PR8, $49.99)-- Bakugan Battle Arena (B0014SRP0A, $23.99)-- Children's Ultimate Ears Loud Enough Volume Limiting Earphones (B001AAK50E, $34.99)-- Disney Hannah Montana Acoustic Guitar (B000XTJJF0, $79.99)-- Evenflo ExerSaucer 3-in-1 Pond (B000KZE3CG, $91.00)-- Fisher-Price Elmo Live (B0015KOFZK, $64.87)-- Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo (B000I2UJ0Q, $64.97)-- Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder (B000V1MLCI, $116.10)-- Kettler Go-Green Trike (B001A5LIGO, $49.99)-- Kung Fu Panda Widescreen Edition (B001ECQ75A, $16.99)-- LeapFrog Tag Reading System (B00134O7QU, $49.99)-- LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation 3 (B001IVXI7C, $59.99)-- Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube (B00004TFLB, $19.96)-- Rand Batman Dark Knight 16-Inch Kids' Bike (B001D8RDDK, $64.94)-- Raving Rabbids TV Party for Nintendo Wii (B001FEO74U, $49.99)-- Spalding Rookie Gear (B001CI5EW8, $19.99)-- Wall-E Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy (B001EOQWEO, $22.99) "The Holiday Toy List is a place where customers can really immerse themselves and learn about the popular products this holiday," says Eva Manolis, vice president of Retail Customer Experience at Amazon.com. "We wanted to provide customers with an experience unlike any other. Amazon Windowshop engages customers in a way that helps them visualize the products and experience them firsthand." Amazon Windowshop (www.windowshop.com) launched in September featuring music, movies, TV shows, video games, audio books and print books in categories such as bestselling, new releases and editors' picks. Amazon Windowshop is an extension of the Amazon.com shopping experience designed to make browsing for new products easy and fun. The platform engages customers with rich video and audio content for each product that automatically launches when the customer moves to a new product window. Purchasing products from The Holiday Toy List is simple. Customers click the "see details" button and are directed to the product page on Amazon.com, where they will find the same trusted and convenient checkout process. As always, customers can view customer reviews, interact on discussion boards and upload images and video reviews on the product pages. Please note that product prices and availability are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com or the Amazon.com Holiday Toy List at www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>Shop and Play With a New Interactive Shopping Experience</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2008--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today revealed the Amazon.com Holiday Toy List at www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist, featuring over 300 of this year's top toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics and DVDs. Powered by Amazon Windowshop, an immersive shopping platform, the Holiday Toy List allows customers to experience products in a new and unique way. Each "product window" contains rich media content including a combination of images, videos, audio and written content. Customers are not just looking at Amazon.com's top holiday picks, but experiencing the products at the same time.</p><p>"This holiday is the easiest yet for shoppers to find the perfect gifts for kids of all ages," says Sarah Wood, director of the Toy &amp; Games store for Amazon.com. "Amazon.com created a destination that's fun, interactive and easy to use, letting customers discover products they may not have otherwise found in a traditional search."</p><p>Customers can easily navigate from one location and explore the best gifts by price and age range from the Toy &amp; Games, Baby, Video Games, Sports &amp; Outdoors, Electronics and DVD stores. The Holiday Toy List features products from leading manufacturers like Apple, Evenflo, Fender Starcaster, Fisher-Price, Hasbro, Mattel, Nintendo, Razor, Schwinn and Sony. With many products in The Holiday Toy List eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime, customers will find value and convenience in shopping at Amazon.com this holiday. Products Amazon.com expects to be among customer favorites include:</p><p>-- Animal Crossing: City Folk for Nintendo Wii (B001CM0PR8, $49.99)-- Bakugan Battle Arena (B0014SRP0A, $23.99)-- Children's Ultimate Ears Loud Enough Volume Limiting Earphones (B001AAK50E, $34.99)-- Disney Hannah Montana Acoustic Guitar (B000XTJJF0, $79.99)-- Evenflo ExerSaucer 3-in-1 Pond (B000KZE3CG, $91.00)-- Fisher-Price Elmo Live (B0015KOFZK, $64.87)-- Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo (B000I2UJ0Q, $64.97)-- Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder (B000V1MLCI, $116.10)-- Kettler Go-Green Trike (B001A5LIGO, $49.99)-- Kung Fu Panda Widescreen Edition (B001ECQ75A, $16.99)-- LeapFrog Tag Reading System (B00134O7QU, $49.99)-- LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation 3 (B001IVXI7C, $59.99)-- Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube (B00004TFLB, $19.96)-- Rand Batman Dark Knight 16-Inch Kids' Bike (B001D8RDDK, $64.94)-- Raving Rabbids TV Party for Nintendo Wii (B001FEO74U, $49.99)-- Spalding Rookie Gear (B001CI5EW8, $19.99)-- Wall-E Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy (B001EOQWEO, $22.99)</p><p>"The Holiday Toy List is a place where customers can really immerse themselves and learn about the popular products this holiday," says Eva Manolis, vice president of Retail Customer Experience at Amazon.com. "We wanted to provide customers with an experience unlike any other. Amazon Windowshop engages customers in a way that helps them visualize the products and experience them firsthand."</p><p>Amazon Windowshop (www.windowshop.com) launched in September featuring music, movies, TV shows, video games, audio books and print books in categories such as bestselling, new releases and editors' picks. Amazon Windowshop is an extension of the Amazon.com shopping experience designed to make browsing for new products easy and fun. The platform engages customers with rich video and audio content for each product that automatically launches when the customer moves to a new product window.</p><p>Purchasing products from The Holiday Toy List is simple. Customers click the "see details" button and are directed to the product page on Amazon.com, where they will find the same trusted and convenient checkout process. As always, customers can view customer reviews, interact on discussion boards and upload images and video reviews on the product pages.</p><p>Please note that product prices and availability are subject to change. Prices and availability were accurate at the time this release was sent; however, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com or the Amazon.com Holiday Toy List at www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon Announces Beginning of Multi-Year Frustration-Free Packaging Initiative

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Amazon-Announces-Beginning-of-Multi-Year-Frustration-Free-Packaging-Initiative

11/03/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Announces Beginning of Multi-Year Frustration-Free Packaging Initiative

11/03/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2008--Amazon.com has launched "Frustration-Free Packaging," a new initiative designed to make it easier for customers to liberate products from their packages. Amazon is focusing first on two kinds of items: those enclosed in hard plastic cases known as "clamshells" and those secured with plastic-coated wire ties, commonly used in toy packaging. Frustration-Free Packaging is being launched in the U.S. with 19 bestselling products from leading manufacturers including Fisher-Price, Mattel, Microsoft and electronics manufacturer Transcend. The product is exactly the same - Amazon has just streamlined the packaging. The project will expand across Amazon's international sites beginning in 2009. "I think we've all experienced the frustration that sometimes occurs when you try to get a new toy or electronics product out of its package," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "It will take many years, but our vision is to offer our entire catalog of products in Frustration-Free Packaging. We'd like to thank Fisher-Price, Mattel, Microsoft and Transcend for working with us in this effort - we truly appreciate it." In addition to making packages easier to open, a major goal of the Frustration-Free Packaging initiative is to be more environmentally friendly by using less packaging material. One of the first products to launch with Frustration-Free Packaging is the Fisher-Price Imaginext Adventures Pirate Ship, which is now delivered in an easy-to-open, recyclable cardboard box. The new packaging eliminates 36 inches of plastic-coated wire ties, 1,576.5 square inches of printed corrugated package inserts and 36.1 square inches of printed folding carton materials. Also eliminated are 175.25 square inches of PVC blisters, 3.5 square inches of ABS molded styrene and two molded plastic fasteners. Small items, such as memory cards, are also good candidates for Frustration-Free Packaging. Typically encased in oversized plastic clamshells to deter shoplifting, memory cards are then placed inside larger cardboard boxes for shipment to customers. Working with Transcend, Amazon has eliminated the hard-to-open clamshell and the need for an additional box. Instead, the cards will now ship inside recyclable cardboard envelopes which use less material. Amazon is working to shrink the envelope size even further. Customers can order select items from Fisher-Price, Mattel, Microsoft and Transcend in the new Frustration-Free Packaging for immediate delivery. The current collection of Frustration-Free products can be seen by going to www.amazon.com/packaging. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2008--Amazon.com has launched "Frustration-Free Packaging," a new initiative designed to make it easier for customers to liberate products from their packages. Amazon is focusing first on two kinds of items: those enclosed in hard plastic cases known as "clamshells" and those secured with plastic-coated wire ties, commonly used in toy packaging.</p><p>Frustration-Free Packaging is being launched in the U.S. with 19 bestselling products from leading manufacturers including Fisher-Price, Mattel, Microsoft and electronics manufacturer Transcend. The product is exactly the same - Amazon has just streamlined the packaging. The project will expand across Amazon's international sites beginning in 2009.</p><p>"I think we've all experienced the frustration that sometimes occurs when you try to get a new toy or electronics product out of its package," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "It will take many years, but our vision is to offer our entire catalog of products in Frustration-Free Packaging. We'd like to thank Fisher-Price, Mattel, Microsoft and Transcend for working with us in this effort - we truly appreciate it."</p><p>In addition to making packages easier to open, a major goal of the Frustration-Free Packaging initiative is to be more environmentally friendly by using less packaging material.</p><p>One of the first products to launch with Frustration-Free Packaging is the Fisher-Price Imaginext Adventures Pirate Ship, which is now delivered in an easy-to-open, recyclable cardboard box. The new packaging eliminates 36 inches of plastic-coated wire ties, 1,576.5 square inches of printed corrugated package inserts and 36.1 square inches of printed folding carton materials. Also eliminated are 175.25 square inches of PVC blisters, 3.5 square inches of ABS molded styrene and two molded plastic fasteners.</p><p>Small items, such as memory cards, are also good candidates for Frustration-Free Packaging. Typically encased in oversized plastic clamshells to deter shoplifting, memory cards are then placed inside larger cardboard boxes for shipment to customers. Working with Transcend, Amazon has eliminated the hard-to-open clamshell and the need for an additional box. Instead, the cards will now ship inside recyclable cardboard envelopes which use less material. Amazon is working to shrink the envelope size even further.</p><p>Customers can order select items from Fisher-Price, Mattel, Microsoft and Transcend in the new Frustration-Free Packaging for immediate delivery. The current collection of Frustration-Free products can be seen by going to www.amazon.com/packaging.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon EC2 for Windows

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10/23/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon EC2 for Windows

10/23/2008

2008

AWS Also Announces Amazon EC2 General Availability, Service Level Agreement, and New Features Coming in 2009 SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)- Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched a public beta of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) running Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server, providing even greater flexibility for deploying solutions in the AWS cloud. Additionally, AWS today announced that Amazon EC2 is now Generally Available, having successfully exited its beta period and now offers a Service Level Agreement (SLA). Launched in beta in August of 2006, Amazon EC2 is the popular AWS service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud for businesses and developers. To sign up for Amazon EC2 and other AWS services, go to http://aws.amazon.com. "When we launched Amazon EC2 over two years ago, the idea of accessing computing power over the web was still a novel idea. Today a diverse array of businesses drawn by the benefits of cloud computing -- cost savings without giving up speed, reliability, flexibility, and performance -- are running EC2 for all types of applications," said Peter De Santis, General Manager of Amazon EC2. "We've listened closely to our customers for the past two years and worked backward from their requirements, adding important new features such as those we are announcing today -- Windows support and a Service Level Agreement." Eli Lilly and Company is a leading pharmaceutical company with a history of innovation. As a part of Lilly's efforts to find new and improved methods to support research, Lilly recently began using AWS. "Amazon EC2 has given us the ability to easily spin up tailored computing environments that can quickly and cost-effectively process tremendous amounts of research data," said Dave Powers, Associate Information Consultant at Eli Lilly and Company. "This is a huge step forward in maximizing our results relative to IT spend, and now that Amazon EC2 runs Windows and SQL Server, we have even greater flexibility in the kinds of applications we can build in the AWS cloud." Windows and SQL Server Support for Amazon EC2 Beginning today, customers can employ Amazon EC2 running Windows Server or SQL Server with all of the performance, reliability, and scalability benefits of Amazon EC2. Windows with Amazon EC2 has been a common request of AWS customers since the service launched. Amazon EC2 now provides an ideal environment for deploying ASP.NET web sites, high performance computing clusters, media transcoding solutions, and many other Windows-based applications. Like all services offered by AWS, Amazon EC2 running Windows Server or SQL Server offers a low, pay-as-you-go model with no long-term commitments and no minimum fees. Pricing for using Windows Server with Amazon EC2 begins at $0.125 per compute hour. "Autodesk is the industry leader in design innovation technology. Traditionally, our software products for managing, analyzing and rendering CAD data are built for the Windows operating system. However, new web-based applications, such as Autodesk Seek, require large scale processing of CAD data, and we've made Amazon EC2 our environment of choice for data processing. With the release of Amazon EC2 running Windows Server, we are now able to run all necessary software in the AWS cloud for our complete backend data processing needs, making our overall architecture more consistent and ultimately cheaper as we scale up," said Mike Haley, Senior Architect, Search Engineering at Autodesk. "RenderRocket delivers professional-level rendering power on-demand to 3-D production teams. We launch intensive 3-D rendering jobs for films and TV on Amazon EC2 to take advantage of Amazon's massive compute power. We pay only for the resources we consume, and can expand our use of Amazon EC2 in relation to the growth of our business. Amazon EC2 running Windows Server offers additional opportunities to grow our business by offering Windows-based services to our customers," said Ruben Perez, CEO of RenderRocket. For more information about Amazon EC2 running Windows or SQL Server please go to aws.amazon.com/windows. Amazon EC2 Service Level Agreement With over two years of operation and many highly-requested features added, Amazon EC2 is today exiting its beta into general availability and offering customers a Service Level Agreement (SLA). The Amazon EC2 SLA guarantees 99.95% availability of the service within a Region over a trailing 365 day period, or customers are eligible to receive service credits back. The new Amazon EC2 SLA is designed to give customers additional confidence that even the most demanding applications will run dependably in the AWS cloud. New Features for Amazon EC2 in 2009 To help customers better plan their future hardware and software investments, AWS today announced plans to release several new features in 2009 that will make managing cloud-based applications even easier. Thousands of customers employ the massive compute power of Amazon EC2 to build highly scalable and reliable solutions. AWS will deliver additional features that automate customer usage of Amazon EC2 for more cost-efficient consumption of compute power and provide greater visibility into the operational health of an application running in the AWS cloud. These features include: Load Balancing - Enables customers to balance incoming requests and distribute traffic across multiple Amazon EC2 compute instances. Auto-Scaling - Automatically grows and shrinks usage of Amazon EC2 compute capacity based on application requirements. Monitoring - Enables customers to monitor operational metrics of Amazon EC2, providing even better visibility into usage of the AWS cloud. Management Console - Provides a simple, point-and-click web interface that lets customers manage and access their AWS cloud resources. About Amazon EC2 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (http://aws.amazon.com/ec2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Amazon EC2's simple web service interface allows businesses to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS). Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>AWS Also Announces Amazon EC2 General Availability, Service Level Agreement, and New Features Coming in 2009</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)- Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched a public beta of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) running Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server, providing even greater flexibility for deploying solutions in the AWS cloud. Additionally, AWS today announced that Amazon EC2 is now Generally Available, having successfully exited its beta period and now offers a Service Level Agreement (SLA). Launched in beta in August of 2006, Amazon EC2 is the popular AWS service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud for businesses and developers. To sign up for Amazon EC2 and other AWS services, go to http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>"When we launched Amazon EC2 over two years ago, the idea of accessing computing power over the web was still a novel idea. Today a diverse array of businesses drawn by the benefits of cloud computing -- cost savings without giving up speed, reliability, flexibility, and performance -- are running EC2 for all types of applications," said Peter De Santis, General Manager of Amazon EC2. "We've listened closely to our customers for the past two years and worked backward from their requirements, adding important new features such as those we are announcing today -- Windows support and a Service Level Agreement."</p><p>Eli Lilly and Company is a leading pharmaceutical company with a history of innovation. As a part of Lilly's efforts to find new and improved methods to support research, Lilly recently began using AWS. "Amazon EC2 has given us the ability to easily spin up tailored computing environments that can quickly and cost-effectively process tremendous amounts of research data," said Dave Powers, Associate Information Consultant at Eli Lilly and Company. "This is a huge step forward in maximizing our results relative to IT spend, and now that Amazon EC2 runs Windows and SQL Server, we have even greater flexibility in the kinds of applications we can build in the AWS cloud."</p><p>Windows and SQL Server Support for Amazon EC2</p><p>Beginning today, customers can employ Amazon EC2 running Windows Server or SQL Server with all of the performance, reliability, and scalability benefits of Amazon EC2. Windows with Amazon EC2 has been a common request of AWS customers since the service launched. Amazon EC2 now provides an ideal environment for deploying ASP.NET web sites, high performance computing clusters, media transcoding solutions, and many other Windows-based applications. Like all services offered by AWS, Amazon EC2 running Windows Server or SQL Server offers a low, pay-as-you-go model with no long-term commitments and no minimum fees. Pricing for using Windows Server with Amazon EC2 begins at $0.125 per compute hour.</p><p>"Autodesk is the industry leader in design innovation technology. Traditionally, our software products for managing, analyzing and rendering CAD data are built for the Windows operating system. However, new web-based applications, such as Autodesk Seek, require large scale processing of CAD data, and we've made Amazon EC2 our environment of choice for data processing. With the release of Amazon EC2 running Windows Server, we are now able to run all necessary software in the AWS cloud for our complete backend data processing needs, making our overall architecture more consistent and ultimately cheaper as we scale up," said Mike Haley, Senior Architect, Search Engineering at Autodesk.</p><p>"RenderRocket delivers professional-level rendering power on-demand to 3-D production teams. We launch intensive 3-D rendering jobs for films and TV on Amazon EC2 to take advantage of Amazon's massive compute power. We pay only for the resources we consume, and can expand our use of Amazon EC2 in relation to the growth of our business. Amazon EC2 running Windows Server offers additional opportunities to grow our business by offering Windows-based services to our customers," said Ruben Perez, CEO of RenderRocket.</p><p>For more information about Amazon EC2 running Windows or SQL Server please go to aws.amazon.com/windows.</p><p>Amazon EC2 Service Level Agreement</p><p>With over two years of operation and many highly-requested features added, Amazon EC2 is today exiting its beta into general availability and offering customers a Service Level Agreement (SLA). The Amazon EC2 SLA guarantees 99.95% availability of the service within a Region over a trailing 365 day period, or customers are eligible to receive service credits back. The new Amazon EC2 SLA is designed to give customers additional confidence that even the most demanding applications will run dependably in the AWS cloud.</p><p>New Features for Amazon EC2 in 2009</p><p>To help customers better plan their future hardware and software investments, AWS today announced plans to release several new features in 2009 that will make managing cloud-based applications even easier. Thousands of customers employ the massive compute power of Amazon EC2 to build highly scalable and reliable solutions. AWS will deliver additional features that automate customer usage of Amazon EC2 for more cost-efficient consumption of compute power and provide greater visibility into the operational health of an application running in the AWS cloud. These features include:</p><ul><li>Load Balancing - Enables customers to balance incoming requests and distribute traffic across multiple Amazon EC2 compute instances.</li><li>Auto-Scaling - Automatically grows and shrinks usage of Amazon EC2 compute capacity based on application requirements.</li><li>Monitoring - Enables customers to monitor operational metrics of Amazon EC2, providing even better visibility into usage of the AWS cloud.</li><li>Management Console - Provides a simple, point-and-click web interface that lets customers manage and access their AWS cloud resources.</li></ul><p>About Amazon EC2</p><p>Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (http://aws.amazon.com/ec2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Amazon EC2's simple web service interface allows businesses to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS).</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 31% to $4.26 Billion; Sales Growth Fueled by Lower Prices, Expanded Selection and Free Shipping

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Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 31% to $4.26 Billion; Sales Growth Fueled by Lower Prices, Expanded Selection and Free Shipping

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008. Operating cash flow was $1.27 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.0 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2007. Free cash flow increased 21% to $0.97 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.80 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2007. Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 448 million on September 30, 2008, compared with 435 million a year ago. Net sales increased 31% to $4.26 billion in the third quarter, compared with $3.26 billion in third quarter 2007. Excluding the $80 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 28% compared with third quarter 2007. Operating income increased 26% to $154 million in the third quarter, compared with $123 million in third quarter 2007. Excluding the $5 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 22% compared with third quarter 2007. Net income increased 48% to $118 million in the third quarter, or $0.27 per diluted share, compared with net income of $80 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in third quarter 2007. Net income includes a benefit of $15 million related to net foreign currency remeasurements. "We remain relentlessly focused on delivering value to customers through lower prices, improved selection and our free shipping offers, including Amazon Prime," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Customers saved more than $700 million with our global free-shipping programs over the past twelve months, and we expect more customers than ever will take advantage of the benefits of Amazon Prime this holiday season." Highlights Kindle selection continues to grow, with available book titles more than doubling since launch to over 185,000, including 105 out of 112 of the New York Times bestsellers, all priced at $9.99 or less. Additionally, newspaper, magazine and blog selection have each more than doubled since launch. The Kindle Store has added periodicals such as the Chicago Tribune, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, MIT Technology Review, and U.S. News & World Report to a list that already included the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek and Time. Kindle titles already account for more than 10% of unit sales for books that are available in both digital and print formats. Worldwide Media sales grew 19% to $2.49 billion, compared with $2.09 billion in third quarter 2007. Worldwide Electronics & Other General Merchandise sales grew 52% to $1.64 billion, compared with $1.08 billion in third quarter 2007, and increased to 38% of worldwide net sales compared with 33%. North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.30 billion, up 29% from third quarter 2007. International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $1.96 billion, up 33% from third quarter 2007, and increased to 46% of worldwide net sales compared with 45%. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 28%. Amazon.com shipped over 1 million units in third quarter 2008 on behalf of sellers who utilized Fulfillment by Amazon. Amazon.fr launched Amazon Premium, the local version of Amazon Prime, on October 1, 2008. Members pay an annual fee of EUR 49 for unlimited express delivery throughout France. Amazon.co.uk lowered its free shipping threshold from GBP 15 to GBP 5. Amazon Europe launched Automotive and Apparel stores on its amazon.de website and a Health and Personal Care store on its amazon.co.uk website, offering customers tens of thousands of new items from hundreds of top brands. Amazon Payments launched two new products, Checkout by Amazon and Amazon Simple Pay, enabling merchants to allow their customers to use their Amazon account to complete a transaction. Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), a new persistent storage feature for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). With Amazon EBS, storage volumes can be programmatically created, attached to Amazon EC2 instances, and if more durability is desired, can be backed up with a snapshot to the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Oracle announced that they will be supporting Oracle Database 11g on Amazon EC2, as well as supporting other services such as Amazon S3. Financial Guidance The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of October 22, 2008. While guidance takes into account recent growth rates, our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce and the various factors detailed below. Fourth Quarter 2008 Guidance Net sales are expected to be between $6.0 billion and $7.0 billion, or to grow between 6% and 23% compared with fourth quarter 2007. Operating income is expected to be between $145 million and $305 million, or between 46% decline and 13% growth compared with fourth quarter 2007. This guidance includes approximately $85 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. Full Year 2008 Expectations Net sales are expected to be between $18.46 billion and $19.46 billion, or to grow between 24% and 31% compared with 2007. Operating income is expected to be between $716 million and $876 million, or to grow between 9% and 34% compared with 2007. This guidance includes approximately $300 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets and includes the impact of the $53 million non-cash gain recognized in the second quarter 2008 on the sale of the Company's European DVD rental assets. It assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results. These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services and technologies, system interruptions, indebtedness, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. In addition, the recent disruptions in the global financial markets amplify many of these risks. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, and auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Nine Months Twelve Months Ended Ended Ended September 30, September 30, September 30, --------------- ---------------- ----------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $1,548 $1,004 $ 2,539 $1,022 $ 1,366 $ 693 OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income 118 80 420 269 627 367 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization 76 61 210 183 273 242 Stock-based compensation 70 51 197 130 251 161 Other operating expense (income), net 7 3 (32) 6 (29) 8 Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net 1 - (2) 1 (2) 1 Other expense (income), net (24) 3 (17) 12 (18) 12 Deferred income taxes (17) (2) (47) (1) (144) 6 Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation (53) (34) (160) (93) (323) (157) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (243) (223) (130) (72) (361) (199) Accounts receivable, net and other (9) (73) 106 (17) (131) (134) Accounts payable 362 304 (524) (216) 620 372 Accrued expenses and other 101 58 39 29 437 276 Additions to unearned revenue 121 56 286 165 366 240 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (86) (47) (220) (139) (291) (194) ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 424 237 126 257 1,275 1,001 INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (102) (69) (231) (151) (305) (201) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (8) (24) (408) (47) (436) (48) Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 582 210 1,033 1,156 1,149 2,025 Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (478) (83) (1,229) (777) (1,382) (2,118) ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (6) 34 (835) 181 (974) (342) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from exercises of stock options 2 35 10 79 23 97 Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 53 34 160 93 323 157 Common stock repurchased - - - (248) - (248) Proceeds from long- term debt and other - 33 52 21 68 31 Repayments of long- term debt and capital lease obligations (295) (29) (355) (63) (380) (63) ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (240) 73 (133) (118) 34 (26) Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents (76) 18 (47) 24 (51) 40 ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 102 362 (889) 344 284 673 ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $1,650 $1,366 $ 1,650 $1,366 $ 1,650 $ 1,366 ======= ======= ======== ======= ======== ======== SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid for interest $ 14 $ 22 $ 61 $ 67 $ 62 $ 67 Cash paid for income taxes 5 4 28 14 38 15 Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 37 22 104 43 136 50 Fixed assets acquired under build-to-suit leases 19 - 35 - 50 - Conversion of debt 132 1 605 1 605 1 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Nine Months Ended Ended September 30, September 30, --------------- ---------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- -------- ------- Net sales $4,264 $3,262 $12,463 $9,163 Cost of sales 3,265 2,500 9,541 6,980 ------- ------- -------- ------- Gross profit 999 762 2,922 2,183 Operating expenses(1): Fulfillment 393 296 1,109 815 Marketing 108 74 313 211 Technology and content 264 209 755 596 General and administrative 73 57 208 171 Other operating expense (income), net(2) 7 3 (32) 6 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total operating expenses 845 639 2,353 1,799 ------- ------- -------- ------- Income from operations 154 123 569 384 Interest income 21 23 67 62 Interest expense (17) (19) (60) (57) Other income (expense), net 24 (3) 22 (10) ------- ------- -------- ------- Total non-operating income (expense) 28 1 29 (5) ------- ------- -------- ------- Income before income taxes 182 124 598 379 Provision for income taxes 59 44 167 110 Equity-method investment activity, net of tax 5 - 11 - ------- ------- -------- ------- Net income $ 118 $ 80 $ 420 $ 269 ======= ======= ======== ======= Basic earnings per share $ 0.28 $ 0.19 $ 1.00 $ 0.65 ======= ======= ======== ======= Diluted earnings per share $ 0.27 $ 0.19 $ 0.97 $ 0.64 ======= ======= ======== ======= Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 427 414 421 412 ======= ======= ======== ======= Diluted 436 425 431 423 ======= ======= ======== ======= __________________________ (1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 15 $ 11 $ 42 $ 27 Marketing 4 2 10 6 Technology and content 38 28 109 72 General and administrative 13 10 36 25 (2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain associated with the sale of our European DVD rental assets. AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------------ ----------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ---------- ------- --------- ------- North America Net sales $2,302 $1,788 $ 6,597 $5,012 Cost of sales 1,716 1,328 4,883 3,679 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Gross profit 586 460 1,714 1,333 Direct segment operating expenses(1) 498 381 1,400 1,087 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Segment operating income $ 88 $ 79 $ 314 $ 246 ========== ======= ========= ======= International Net sales $1,962 $1,474 $ 5,866 $4,151 Cost of sales 1,549 1,172 4,658 3,301 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Gross profit 413 302 1,208 850 Direct segment operating expenses(1) 270 204 788 576 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Segment operating income $ 143 $ 98 $ 420 $ 274 ========== ======= ========= ======= Consolidated Net sales $4,264 $3,262 $12,463 $9,163 Cost of sales 3,265 2,500 9,541 6,980 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Gross profit 999 762 2,922 2,183 Direct segment operating expenses 768 585 2,188 1,663 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Segment operating income 231 177 734 520 Stock-based compensation (70) (51) (197) (130) Other operating income (expense), net(2) (7) (3) 32 (6) ---------- ------- --------- ------- Income from operations 154 123 569 384 Total non-operating income (expense), net 28 1 29 (5) Provision for income taxes (59) (44) (167) (110) Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (5) - (11) - ---------- ------- --------- ------- Net income $ 118 $ 80 $ 420 $ 269 ========== ======= ========= ======= Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 29% 42% 32% 37% International 33 40 41 35 Consolidated 31 41 36 36 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 28% 34% 29% 34% International 37 47 42 39 Consolidated 31 39 34 36 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 12% 263% 27% 128% International 46 94 53 67 Consolidated 31 145 41 91 Net sales mix: North America 54% 55% 53% 55% International 46 45 47 45 __________________________ (1) A significant majority of our costs for "Technology and content" are incurred in the United States and most of these costs are allocated to our North America segment. (2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain associated with the sale of our European DVD rental assets. AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------------ ----------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ---------- ------- --------- ------- North America Media $1,245 $1,081 $ 3,599 $2,995 Electronics and other general merchandise 950 631 2,697 1,801 Other 107 76 301 216 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Total North America 2,302 1,788 6,597 5,012 International Media 1,249 1,010 3,845 2,919 Electronics and other general merchandise 690 448 1,955 1,195 Other 23 16 66 37 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Total International 1,962 1,474 5,866 4,151 Consolidated Media 2,494 2,091 7,444 5,914 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,640 1,079 4,652 2,996 Other 130 92 367 253 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Total Consolidated $4,264 $3,262 $12,463 $9,163 ========== ======= ========= ======= Y/Y Net Sales Growth: North America: Media 15% 38% 20% 28% Electronics and other general merchandise 51 54 50 57 Other 41 22 40 18 Total North America 29 42 32 37 International: Media 24% 33% 32% 30% Electronics and other general merchandise 54 54 64 47 Other 49 410 78 216 Total International 33 40 41 35 Consolidated: Media 19% 36% 26% 29% Electronics and other general merchandise 52 54 55 53 Other 42 41 45 30 Total Consolidated 31 41 36 36 Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates: International: Media 18% 27% 22% 25% Electronics and other general merchandise 48 45 52 38 Other 52 379 71 194 Total International 28 33 31 29 Consolidated: Media 17% 32% 21% 27% Electronics and other general merchandise 49 51 51 49 Other 43 39 44 29 Total Consolidated 28 38 31 33 Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 59% 64% 60% 64% Electronics and other general merchandise 38 33 37 33 Other 3 3 3 3 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) September 30, December 31, September 30, 2008 2007 2007 ------------- ------------ ------------- ASSETS (unaudited) (unaudited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,650 $ 2,539 $ 1,366 Marketable securities 674 573 543 Inventories 1,315 1,200 970 Accounts receivable, net and other 597 705 474 Deferred tax assets 194 147 71 ------------- ------------ ------------- Total current assets 4,430 5,164 3,424 Fixed assets, net 731 543 491 Deferred tax assets 278 260 231 Goodwill 405 222 218 Other assets 722 296 254 ------------- ------------ ------------- Total assets $ 6,566 $ 6,485 $ 4,618 ============= ============ ============= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 2,242 $ 2,795 $ 1,674 Accrued expenses and other 860 902 645 Current portion of long- term debt 42 17 - ------------- ------------ ------------- Total current liabilities 3,144 3,714 2,319 Long-term debt 393 1,282 1,273 Other long-term liabilities 502 292 265 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 500 Issued and outstanding shares -- none - - - Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 5,000 Issued shares -- 443, 431, and 429 Outstanding shares -- 429, 416, and 415 4 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (500) (500) (500) Additional paid-in capital 4,051 3,063 2,827 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (73) 5 11 Accumulated deficit (955) (1,375) (1,581) ------------- ------------ ------------- Total stockholders' equity 2,527 1,197 761 ------------- ------------ ------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,566 $ 6,485 $ 4,618 ============= ============ ============= AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Change --------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows and Shares Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 1,001 $ 1,405 $ 1,039 $ 1,088 $ 1,275 27% Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software & website development) -- TTM $ 201 $ 224 $ 251 $ 272 $ 305 52% Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 800 $ 1,181 $ 788 $ 816 $ 970 21% Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth 118% 143% 51% 16% 21% N/A Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding 435 435 435 446 448 3% Common shares outstanding 415 416 417 426 429 3% Stock-based awards outstanding 20 18 18 20 19 (5%) Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 4.9% 4.4% 4.3% 4.6% 4.5% N/A Results of Operations Worldwide (WW) net sales $ 3,262 $ 5,673 $ 4,135 $ 4,063 $ 4,264 31% WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 38% 37% 31% 35% 28% N/A WW net sales -- TTM $13,149 $14,835 $15,955 $17,133 $18,135 38% WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 32% 35% 35% 35% 33% N/A Gross profit $ 762 $ 1,170 $ 956 $ 967 $ 999 31% Gross profit -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 36% 33% 28% 32% 29% N/A Gross margin -- % of WW net sales 23.4% 20.6% 23.1% 23.8% 23.4% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 3,032 $ 3,353 $ 3,589 $ 3,855 $ 4,092 35% Gross profit -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 31% 33% 33% 32% 31% N/A Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 23.1% 22.6% 22.5% 22.5% 22.6% N/A Operating income (1) $ 123 $ 271 $ 198 $ 217 $ 154 26% Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 3.8% 4.8% 4.8% 5.3% 3.6% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 581 $ 655 $ 708 $ 808 $ 840 45% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 56% 61% 57% 52% 36% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.7% 4.6% N/A Net income(1) $ 80 $ 207 $ 143 $ 158 $ 118 48% Net income per diluted share $ 0.19 $ 0.48 $ 0.34 $ 0.37 $ 0.27 44% Net income -- TTM(1) $ 367 $ 476 $ 508 $ 588 $ 627 71% Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 0.87 $ 1.12 $ 1.20 $ 1.38 $ 1.46 68% Segments North America Segment: Net sales $ 1,788 $ 3,084 $ 2,126 $ 2,168 $ 2,302 29% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 42% 39% 31% 35% 29% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 7,219 $ 8,095 $ 8,598 $ 9,166 $ 9,680 34% Gross profit $ 460 $ 698 $ 569 $ 559 $ 586 28% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 25.7% 22.6% 26.7% 25.8% 25.5% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,864 $ 2,031 $ 2,160 $ 2,286 $ 2,412 29% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 25.8% 25.1% 25.1% 24.9% 24.9% N/A Operating income $ 79 $ 153 $ 130 $ 96 $ 88 12% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 4.4% 5.0% 6.1% 4.4% 3.8% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 369 $ 400 $ 445 $ 458 $ 468 27% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 84% 73% 74% 46% 26% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 5.1% 4.9% 5.2% 5.0% 4.8% N/A International Segment: Net sales $ 1,474 $ 2,589 $ 2,009 $ 1,895 $ 1,962 33% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 33% 35% 31% 34% 28% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 5,930 $ 6,740 $ 7,357 $ 7,967 $ 8,455 43% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 45% 46% 47% 47% N/A Gross profit $ 302 $ 472 $ 387 $ 408 $ 413 37% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 20.5% 18.2% 19.3% 21.5% 21.1% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,168 $ 1,322 $ 1,430 $ 1,569 $ 1,680 44% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.7% 19.6% 19.4% 19.7% 19.9% N/A Operating income $ 98 $ 175 $ 128 $ 149 $ 143 46% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 6.6% 6.8% 6.4% 7.9% 7.3% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 380 $ 449 $ 483 $ 550 $ 594 56% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 37% 53% 44% 47% 41% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 6.4% 6.7% 6.6% 6.9% 7.0% N/A AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Change --------------------------------------------------- Segments (continued) Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 585 $ 842 $ 698 $ 722 $ 768 31% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 2,283 $ 2,504 $ 2,661 $ 2,847 $ 3,030 33% Operating income $ 177 $ 328 $ 258 $ 245 $ 231 31% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 5.4% 5.8% 6.2% 6.0% 5.4% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 749 $ 849 $ 928 $ 1,008 $ 1,062 42% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 59% 64% 59% 49% 35% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% 5.9% 5.9% N/A Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,081 $ 1,637 $ 1,205 $ 1,148 $ 1,245 15% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 37% 30% 21% 24% 15% N/A Media -- TTM $ 4,245 $ 4,630 $ 4,845 $ 5,071 $ 5,235 23% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 631 $ 1,336 $ 826 $ 920 $ 950 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 54% 53% 46% 52% 51% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,678 $ 3,139 $ 3,400 $ 3,714 $ 4,033 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 37% 39% 40% 41% 42% N/A Other $ 76 $ 111 $ 95 $ 100 $ 107 41% Other -- TTM $ 296 $ 326 $ 353 $ 381 $ 412 39% Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,010 $ 1,692 $ 1,338 $ 1,258 $ 1,249 24% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 26% 22% 25% 18% N/A Media -- TTM $ 4,167 $ 4,612 $ 4,950 $ 5,299 $ 5,537 33% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 448 $ 877 $ 655 $ 611 $ 690 54% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 45% 55% 56% 52% 48% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,717 $ 2,071 $ 2,344 $ 2,590 $ 2,832 65% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 29% 31% 32% 33% 33% N/A Other $ 16 $ 20 $ 16 $ 26 $ 23 49% Other -- TTM $ 46 $ 57 $ 63 $ 78 $ 86 90% Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 2,091 $ 3,329 $ 2,543 $ 2,406 $ 2,494 19% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 32% 28% 21% 25% 17% N/A Media -- TTM $ 8,412 $ 9,242 $ 9,795 $10,370 $10,772 28% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 1,079 $ 2,213 $ 1,481 $ 1,531 $ 1,640 52% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 54% 50% 52% 49% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 4,395 $ 5,210 $ 5,744 $ 6,304 $ 6,865 56% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 33% 35% 36% 37% 38% N/A Other $ 92 $ 131 $ 111 $ 126 $ 130 42% Other -- TTM $ 342 $ 383 $ 416 $ 459 $ 498 46% Balance Sheet Cash and marketable securities(2) $ 2,087 $ 3,309 $ 2,395 $ 2,625 $ 2,572 23% Inventory, net -- ending $ 970 $ 1,200 $ 1,077 $ 1,107 $ 1,315 36% Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% 5.9% 6.3% N/A Inventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.4 12.7 13.1 13.0 12.4 0% Fixed assets, net $ 491 $ 543 $ 594 $ 651 $ 731 49% Accounts payable days -- ending 62 57 53 58 63 3% Other Employees (full- time and part- time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) 15,800 17,000 17,800 18,400 20,500 30% Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Summary" is an integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics. (1) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain associated with the sale of our European DVD rental assets. (2) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $179 million Q3 2007, $197 million Q4 2007, $245 million Q1 2008, $245 million Q2 2008 and $248 million Q3 2008. Amazon.com, Inc. Financial and Operational Summary (unaudited) Quarterly Results of Operations (comparisons are with the equivalent period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated) Net Sales Revenue is generally recorded gross for sales of our own inventory and net for sales by other sellers. Amounts paid in advance for subscription services, including amounts received for Amazon Prime and other membership programs, are deferred and recognized as revenue over the subscription term. For our products with multiple elements, where a standalone value for each element cannot be established, we recognize the revenue and related cost over the estimated economic life of the product. Shipping revenue, which includes amounts earned from our Amazon Prime membership and Fulfillment by Amazon programs, was $191 million, up 12% from $171 million. Cost of Sales Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in "Fulfillment" on our consolidated statements of operations. Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as "Cost of sales" upon sale of products to our customers. Outbound shipping costs totaled $323 million, up 24% from $260 million. Net shipping cost was $132 million, or 3.1% of net sales, up 48% from $89 million, or 2.7% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products. Operating Expenses Depreciation expense for fixed assets, including amortization of internal-use software and website development, was $80 million, up from $65 million. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally two years or less for assets such as internal-use software, two or three years for our technology infrastructure, five years for furniture and fixtures, and ten years for heavy equipment). Stock-based compensation was $70 million, compared with $51 million. The increase in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to an increase in total stock compensation value granted to our employees. We utilize the accelerated, rather than a straight-line, method for recognizing stock-based compensation. Under this method, over 50% of the compensation cost would be expensed in the first year of a typical four-year vesting term. Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows: Three Months Ended Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 September 30, 2007 -------------------------- --------------------------- As Stock-Based As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net Reported Compensation Net -------------------------- --------------------------- (in millions) Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $ 393 $ (15) $378 $ 296 $ (11) $285 Marketing 108 (4) 104 74 (2) 72 Technology and content 264 (38) 226 209 (28) 181 General and administrative 73 (13) 60 57 (10) 47 Other operating expense (income) net 7 - 7 3 - 3 -------- ------------ ---- -------- ------------ ----- Total operating expenses $ 845 $ (70) $775 $ 639 $ (51) $588 -------- ------------ ---- -------- ------------ ----- Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 33% 33% 37% 37% Marketing 46 45 16 15 Technology and content 26 25 22 16 General and administrative 29 28 4 (4) Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 9.2% 8.9% 9.1% 8.7% Marketing 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 Technology and content 6.2 5.3 6.4 5.6 General and administrative 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.4 Fulfillment Certain of our fulfillment-related costs that are incurred on behalf of other businesses are classified as cost of sales rather than fulfillment. The increase in fulfillment costs in absolute dollars relates to variable costs corresponding with sales volume and inventory levels; our mix of product sales; payment processing and related transaction costs, including mix of payment methods and costs from our guarantee for certain seller transactions; and costs from expanding fulfillment capacity. Additionally, because payment processing costs associated with seller transactions are based on the gross purchase price of underlying transactions, and payment processing and related transaction costs are higher as a percentage of revenue versus our retail sales, sales by our sellers have higher fulfillment costs as a percent of net sales. We expanded our fulfillment capacity during the first nine months of 2008 and throughout 2007 through gains in efficiencies and increases in leased warehouse space. This expansion is designed to accommodate greater selection and in-stock inventory levels and meet anticipated shipment volumes from sales of our own products as well as sales by third parties for whom we provide the fulfillment services. Marketing We direct customers to our websites primarily through a number of targeted online marketing channels, such as our Associates program, sponsored search, portal advertising, e-mail campaigns, and other initiatives. Our marketing expenses are largely variable, based on growth in sales and changes in rates. To the extent there is increased or decreased competition for these traffic sources, or to the extent our mix of these channels shifts, we would expect to see a corresponding change in our marketing expense or its effect. Marketing costs increased in absolute dollars in Q3 2008 due to increased spending in variable online marketing channels, such as our Associates program and sponsored search programs. Technology and Content Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in application development, category expansion, editorial content, buying, merchandising selection, and systems support, as well as costs associated with the compute, storage and telecommunications infrastructure. We seek to efficiently invest in several areas of technology and content including seller platforms, web services, digital initiatives and the expansion of new and existing product categories, as well as in technology infrastructure to enhance the customer experience, improve our process efficiencies and support our infrastructure web services. Certain costs relating to development of internal-use software and website development, including development of software to upgrade and enhance our websites and processes supporting our business, are capitalized and amortized over two years. During Q3 2008 and Q3 2007, we capitalized $41 million (including $7 million of stock-based compensation) and $35 million (including $6 million of stock-based compensation) of costs associated with internal-use software and website development. Amortization of previously capitalized amounts was $37 million and $30 million for Q3 2008 and Q3 2007. Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Awards As of September 30, 2008, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 448 million, up from 435 million as of September 30, 2007. This total includes all stock-based awards outstanding, without regard for estimated forfeitures, consisting of vested and unvested awards and in-the-money and out-of-the-money stock options. In Q3 2008 we called for redemption principal amounts of $399 million of our outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes. Holders elected to convert a total of $132 million in principal amount of the 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes, and we issued 1.7 million shares of our common stock as a result; we redeemed the remaining $266 million of the called principal amount for cash. As of September 30, 2008, stock-based awards outstanding were 19.2 million, or 4.5% of shares outstanding, down from 20.2 million, or 4.9% of outstanding shares. Outstanding stock awards consist of 17.9 million restricted stock units and 1.3 million stock options with a $25.06 weighted-average exercise price. We granted restricted stock units representing 0.9 million and 0.4 million shares of common stock during Q3 2008 and Q3 2007. Other Operating Expense (Income), Net Other operating expense (income), net, was $7 million and $3 million during Q3 2008 and Q3 2007. Other Income (Expense), Net Other income (expense), net, was $24 million and ($3) million during Q3 2008 and Q3 2007. The amount consists primarily of gains and losses related to foreign currency remeasurement. The remeasurement of our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances can result in significant gains and losses associated with the effect of movements in currency exchange rates. Income Taxes Our tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes we make a cumulative adjustment. The 2008 annual effective tax rate is estimated to be lower than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to anticipated earnings of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. in jurisdictions where our effective tax rate is lower than in the U.S. A majority of our tax provision is non-cash. We have current tax benefits and net operating losses relating to excess stock-based compensation that are being utilized to reduce our taxable income. As such, cash paid for income taxes in Q3 2008 was $5 million compared with $4 million in Q3 2007. We estimate our 2008 effective tax rate will be approximately 28% and cash taxes paid will be less than $75 million. However, there is a potential for significant volatility of our 2008 effective tax rate due to several factors including variability in accurately predicting the taxable income, the taxable jurisdiction to which it relates, and business acquisitions and investments. We endeavor to optimize our global taxes on a cash basis, rather than on a financial reporting basis. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for calendar years 2004 through 2007. Additionally, any net operating losses that were generated in prior years and utilized in these years may also be subject to examination by the IRS. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, in the following major jurisdictions for the years specified: Kentucky for 2003 through 2007, France for 2005 through 2007, Germany for 2003 through 2007, Luxembourg for 2003 through 2007, and the United Kingdom for 2003 through 2007. In addition, in 2007, Japanese tax authorities assessed income tax, including penalties and interest, of approximately $101 million against one of our U.S. subsidiaries for the years 2003 through 2005. We believe that these claims are without merit and are disputing the assessment. Further proceedings on the assessment will be stayed during negotiations between U.S. and Japanese authorities over the double taxation issues the assessment raises, and we have provided bank guarantees to suspend enforcement of the assessment. We also may be subject to income tax examination by Japanese tax authorities for 2006 and 2007. Foreign Exchange The effect on our consolidated statements of operations from year-over-year changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar throughout the period is as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, -------------------------------------------------- 2008 2007 ------------------------ ------------------------- At At Prior Exchange Prior Exchange Year Rate Year Rate Rates Effect As Rates Effect As (1) (2) Reported (1) (2) Reported ------ -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- (in millions) Net sales $4,184 $ 80 $4,264 $3,187 $ 75 $3,262 Gross profit 984 15 999 747 15 762 Operating expenses 835 10 845 628 11 639 Income from operations 149 5 154 118 5 123 Net interest income (expense) and other(3) 3 25 28 (4) (1) (5) Net income 98 20 118 78 2 80 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.22 $0.05 $ 0.27 $ 0.18 $0.01 $ 0.19 (1) Represents the outcome that would have resulted had exchange rates in the reported period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances. (2) Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances. (3) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments, remeasurement of 6.875% PEACS, and intercompany balances. Net Income Net income includes the impact of foreign currency remeasurements included in "Other income (expense), net" which fluctuate with changes in exchange rates. For Q3 2008, these remeasurements resulted in an after tax benefit of $15 million. Cash Flows and Balance Sheet SFAS 123(R) requires the reporting of tax benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation as financing cash flows. Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were $53 million in Q3 2008 and $323 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $34 million in Q3 2007 and $157 million for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2007. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2.32 billion, at fair value, primarily consist of cash, government and government agency securities, AAA-rated money market funds and other investment grade securities. Included are amounts held in foreign currencies of $1.2 billion, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen. Other assets include, among other things, $248 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $247 million of certain equity investments, $143 million of intangibles, net, and $44 million of intellectual property rights. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate primarily to collateralization of bank guarantees and debt for our international operations. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $216 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits - and current unearned revenue of $158 million, which is recorded when payments are received in advance of performing our service obligations and is recognized over the service period. Long-term debt primarily includes the following: September 30, December 31, 2008 2007 ------------ ------------ (in millions) 6.875% PEACS due February 2010 (1) $ 338 $ 350 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes - 899 Other long-term debt 97 50 ------------ ------------ 435 1,299 Less current portion of long-term debt (42) (17) ------------ ------------ $ 393 $ 1,282 ============ ============ Fair value of long-term debt (2) $ 431 $ 1,466 ============ ============ (1) The 6.875% Premium Adjustable Convertible Securities ("6.875% PEACS") are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of EUR 84.883 per share ($119.62 per share, based on the exchange rate as of September 30, 2008). Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 6.875% PEACS is 2.8 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. The U.S. Dollar equivalent principal, interest, and conversion price fluctuate based on the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange ratio. We have the right to redeem the 6.875% PEACS, in whole or in part, by paying the principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest. (2) The fair value of our 6.875% PEACS was $334 million and $358 million at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The fair value of our 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes was $1.1 billion at December 31, 2007. Such amounts are determined based on quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments (Level 2 as defined under SFAS No. 157). Other long-term liabilities include tax contingencies, long-term capital lease obligations, deferred tax liabilities, non-current unearned revenue and other long-term obligations. In December 2007, we entered into a series of leases and other agreements for the lease of corporate office space to be developed in Seattle, Washington with initial terms of up to 16 years commencing on completion of development in 2010 and 2011. Under these agreements we committed to occupy approximately 1,360,000 square feet of corporate office space. In Q3 2008, we elected to occupy an additional approximately 330,000 square feet subject to a termination fee estimated to be up to approximately $10 million. We also have options to lease up to an additional approximately 500,000 square feet at rates based on fair market values at the time the options are exercised, subject to certain conditions. The amount of space available and our financial and other obligations under the lease agreements are affected by various factors, including government approvals and permits, interest rates, development costs and other expenses and our exercise of certain rights under the lease agreements. Certain Definitions and Other We present segment information for North America and International. We measure operating results of our segments using an internal performance measure of direct segment operating expenses that excludes stock-based compensation and other operating expense, each of which is not allocated to segment results. Other centrally incurred operating costs are fully allocated to segment results. Our operating results, particularly for the International segment, are affected by movements in foreign exchange rates. A significant majority of our technology costs are incurred in the U.S. and most of them are allocated to our North America segment. The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com, www.audible.com, www.shopbop.com, www.endless.com and www.amazon.ca; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as our North America-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused websites such as www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, and our Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as internationally-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based sites (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada), but excludes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. We provide supplemental sales information within each segment for three categories: Media, Electronics and Other General Merchandise, and Other. Media consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers in categories such as books, movies, music, digital downloads, software and video games (including game consoles). Electronics and Other General Merchandise consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers of items in categories not included in Media, such as electronics and computers, devices, home and garden, toys, kids and baby, grocery, apparel, shoes and jewelry, health and beauty, sports and outdoors, tools, and auto and industrial. Other consists of non-retail activities, such as the Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional activities, such as our co-branded credit card programs. Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development. Operating cycle is number of days of sales in inventory plus number of days of sales in trade accounts receivable minus accounts payable days. Accounts payable days are calculated as the quotient of ending accounts payable to cost of sales, multiplied by the number of days in the period. Inventory turns are calculated as the quotient of trailing-twelve-month cost of sales to average inventory over five quarter ends. Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities (excluding current portion of our long-term debt) over five quarter ends. References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's initial order is shipped or when a customer orders from other sellers on our websites. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com customers), Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers, Amazon Web Services customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period. References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period. References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key. References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers at Amazon.com domains worldwide - such as www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn, as well as Amazon.com-owned items sold through non-Amazon.com domains, such as books, music and movie items ordered from Amazon.com's store at www.target.com. Units sold do not include units associated with certain of our acquisitions or Amazon.com gift certificates. Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008.</p><p>Operating cash flow was $1.27 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.0 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2007. Free cash flow increased 21% to $0.97 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.80 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2007.</p><p>Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 448 million on September 30, 2008, compared with 435 million a year ago.</p><p>Net sales increased 31% to $4.26 billion in the third quarter, compared with $3.26 billion in third quarter 2007. Excluding the $80 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 28% compared with third quarter 2007.</p><p>Operating income increased 26% to $154 million in the third quarter, compared with $123 million in third quarter 2007. Excluding the $5 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 22% compared with third quarter 2007.</p><p>Net income increased 48% to $118 million in the third quarter, or $0.27 per diluted share, compared with net income of $80 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in third quarter 2007. Net income includes a benefit of $15 million related to net foreign currency remeasurements.</p><p>"We remain relentlessly focused on delivering value to customers through lower prices, improved selection and our free shipping offers, including Amazon Prime," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Customers saved more than $700 million with our global free-shipping programs over the past twelve months, and we expect more customers than ever will take advantage of the benefits of Amazon Prime this holiday season."</p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Kindle selection continues to grow, with available book titles more than doubling since launch to over 185,000, including 105 out of 112 of the New York Times bestsellers, all priced at $9.99 or less. Additionally, newspaper, magazine and blog selection have each more than doubled since launch. The Kindle Store has added periodicals such as the Chicago Tribune, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, MIT Technology Review, and U.S. News &amp; World Report to a list that already included the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek and Time.</li><li>Kindle titles already account for more than 10% of unit sales for books that are available in both digital and print formats.</li><li>Worldwide Media sales grew 19% to $2.49 billion, compared with $2.09 billion in third quarter 2007.</li><li>Worldwide Electronics &amp; Other General Merchandise sales grew 52% to $1.64 billion, compared with $1.08 billion in third quarter 2007, and increased to 38% of worldwide net sales compared with 33%.</li><li>North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.30 billion, up 29% from third quarter 2007.</li><li>International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $1.96 billion, up 33% from third quarter 2007, and increased to 46% of worldwide net sales compared with 45%. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 28%.</li><li>Amazon.com shipped over 1 million units in third quarter 2008 on behalf of sellers who utilized Fulfillment by Amazon.</li><li>Amazon.fr launched Amazon Premium, the local version of Amazon Prime, on October 1, 2008. Members pay an annual fee of EUR 49 for unlimited express delivery throughout France.</li><li>Amazon.co.uk lowered its free shipping threshold from GBP 15 to GBP 5.</li><li>Amazon Europe launched Automotive and Apparel stores on its amazon.de website and a Health and Personal Care store on its amazon.co.uk website, offering customers tens of thousands of new items from hundreds of top brands.</li><li>Amazon Payments launched two new products, Checkout by Amazon and Amazon Simple Pay, enabling merchants to allow their customers to use their Amazon account to complete a transaction.</li><li>Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), a new persistent storage feature for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). With Amazon EBS, storage volumes can be programmatically created, attached to Amazon EC2 instances, and if more durability is desired, can be backed up with a snapshot to the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).</li><li>Oracle announced that they will be supporting Oracle Database 11g on Amazon EC2, as well as supporting other services such as Amazon S3.</li></ul><p>Financial Guidance</p><p>The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of October 22, 2008. While guidance takes into account recent growth rates, our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce and the various factors detailed below.</p><p>Fourth Quarter 2008 Guidance</p><ul><li>Net sales are expected to be between $6.0 billion and $7.0 billion, or to grow between 6% and 23% compared with fourth quarter 2007.</li><li>Operating income is expected to be between $145 million and $305 million, or between 46% decline and 13% growth compared with fourth quarter 2007. This guidance includes approximately $85 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.</li></ul><p>Full Year 2008 Expectations</p><ul><li>Net sales are expected to be between $18.46 billion and $19.46 billion, or to grow between 24% and 31% compared with 2007.</li><li>Operating income is expected to be between $716 million and $876 million, or to grow between 9% and 34% compared with 2007. This guidance includes approximately $300 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets and includes the impact of the $53 million non-cash gain recognized in the second quarter 2008 on the sale of the Company's European DVD rental assets. It assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.</li></ul><p>A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results.</p><p>These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services and technologies, system interruptions, indebtedness, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. In addition, the recent disruptions in the global financial markets amplify many of these risks. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, and auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Nine Months Twelve Months Ended Ended Ended September 30, September 30, September 30, --------------- ---------------- ----------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $1,548 $1,004 $ 2,539 $1,022 $ 1,366 $ 693OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net income 118 80 420 269 627 367Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization 76 61 210 183 273 242 Stock-based compensation 70 51 197 130 251 161 Other operating expense (income), net 7 3 (32) 6 (29) 8 Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net 1 - (2) 1 (2) 1 Other expense (income), net (24) 3 (17) 12 (18) 12 Deferred income taxes (17) (2) (47) (1) (144) 6 Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation (53) (34) (160) (93) (323) (157)Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (243) (223) (130) (72) (361) (199) Accounts receivable, net and other (9) (73) 106 (17) (131) (134) Accounts payable 362 304 (524) (216) 620 372 Accrued expenses and other 101 58 39 29 437 276 Additions to unearned revenue 121 56 286 165 366 240 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (86) (47) (220) (139) (291) (194) ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 424 237 126 257 1,275 1,001INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (102) (69) (231) (151) (305) (201)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (8) (24) (408) (47) (436) (48)Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 582 210 1,033 1,156 1,149 2,025Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (478) (83) (1,229) (777) (1,382) (2,118) ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (6) 34 (835) 181 (974) (342)FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Proceeds from exercises of stock options 2 35 10 79 23 97Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 53 34 160 93 323 157Common stock repurchased - - - (248) - (248)Proceeds from long- term debt and other - 33 52 21 68 31Repayments of long- term debt and capital lease obligations (295) (29) (355) (63) (380) (63) ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (240) 73 (133) (118) 34 (26)Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents (76) 18 (47) 24 (51) 40 ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 102 362 (889) 344 284 673 ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $1,650 $1,366 $ 1,650 $1,366 $ 1,650 $ 1,366 ======= ======= ======== ======= ======== ========SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:Cash paid for interest $ 14 $ 22 $ 61 $ 67 $ 62 $ 67Cash paid for income taxes 5 4 28 14 38 15Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 37 22 104 43 136 50Fixed assets acquired under build-to-suit leases 19 - 35 - 50 -Conversion of debt 132 1 605 1 605 1</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Nine Months Ended Ended September 30, September 30, --------------- ---------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- -------- -------Net sales $4,264 $3,262 $12,463 $9,163Cost of sales 3,265 2,500 9,541 6,980 ------- ------- -------- -------Gross profit 999 762 2,922 2,183Operating expenses(1): Fulfillment 393 296 1,109 815 Marketing 108 74 313 211 Technology and content 264 209 755 596 General and administrative 73 57 208 171 Other operating expense (income), net(2) 7 3 (32) 6 ------- ------- -------- ------- Total operating expenses 845 639 2,353 1,799 ------- ------- -------- -------Income from operations 154 123 569 384Interest income 21 23 67 62Interest expense (17) (19) (60) (57)Other income (expense), net 24 (3) 22 (10) ------- ------- -------- ------- Total non-operating income (expense) 28 1 29 (5) ------- ------- -------- -------Income before income taxes 182 124 598 379Provision for income taxes 59 44 167 110Equity-method investment activity, net of tax 5 - 11 - ------- ------- -------- -------Net income $ 118 $ 80 $ 420 $ 269 ======= ======= ======== =======Basic earnings per share $ 0.28 $ 0.19 $ 1.00 $ 0.65 ======= ======= ======== =======Diluted earnings per share $ 0.27 $ 0.19 $ 0.97 $ 0.64 ======= ======= ======== =======Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 427 414 421 412 ======= ======= ======== ======= Diluted 436 425 431 423 ======= ======= ======== =======__________________________(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 15 $ 11 $ 42 $ 27 Marketing 4 2 10 6 Technology and content 38 28 109 72 General and administrative 13 10 36 25(2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain associated with the sale of our European DVD rental assets.</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------------ ----------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ---------- ------- --------- -------North America Net sales $2,302 $1,788 $ 6,597 $5,012 Cost of sales 1,716 1,328 4,883 3,679 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Gross profit 586 460 1,714 1,333 Direct segment operating expenses(1) 498 381 1,400 1,087 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Segment operating income $ 88 $ 79 $ 314 $ 246 ========== ======= ========= =======International Net sales $1,962 $1,474 $ 5,866 $4,151 Cost of sales 1,549 1,172 4,658 3,301 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Gross profit 413 302 1,208 850 Direct segment operating expenses(1) 270 204 788 576 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Segment operating income $ 143 $ 98 $ 420 $ 274 ========== ======= ========= =======Consolidated Net sales $4,264 $3,262 $12,463 $9,163 Cost of sales 3,265 2,500 9,541 6,980 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Gross profit 999 762 2,922 2,183 Direct segment operating expenses 768 585 2,188 1,663 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Segment operating income 231 177 734 520 Stock-based compensation (70) (51) (197) (130) Other operating income (expense), net(2) (7) (3) 32 (6) ---------- ------- --------- ------- Income from operations 154 123 569 384 Total non-operating income (expense), net 28 1 29 (5) Provision for income taxes (59) (44) (167) (110) Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (5) - (11) - ---------- ------- --------- ------- Net income $ 118 $ 80 $ 420 $ 269 ========== ======= ========= =======Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 29% 42% 32% 37% International 33 40 41 35 Consolidated 31 41 36 36 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 28% 34% 29% 34% International 37 47 42 39 Consolidated 31 39 34 36 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 12% 263% 27% 128% International 46 94 53 67 Consolidated 31 145 41 91 Net sales mix: North America 54% 55% 53% 55% International 46 45 47 45__________________________(1) A significant majority of our costs for "Technology and content" are incurred in the United States and most of these costs are allocated to our North America segment.(2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain associated with the sale of our European DVD rental assets.</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------------ ----------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ---------- ------- --------- -------North America Media $1,245 $1,081 $ 3,599 $2,995 Electronics and other general merchandise 950 631 2,697 1,801 Other 107 76 301 216 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Total North America 2,302 1,788 6,597 5,012International Media 1,249 1,010 3,845 2,919 Electronics and other general merchandise 690 448 1,955 1,195 Other 23 16 66 37 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Total International 1,962 1,474 5,866 4,151Consolidated Media 2,494 2,091 7,444 5,914 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,640 1,079 4,652 2,996 Other 130 92 367 253 ---------- ------- --------- ------- Total Consolidated $4,264 $3,262 $12,463 $9,163 ========== ======= ========= =======Y/Y Net Sales Growth:North America: Media 15% 38% 20% 28% Electronics and other general merchandise 51 54 50 57 Other 41 22 40 18 Total North America 29 42 32 37International: Media 24% 33% 32% 30% Electronics and other general merchandise 54 54 64 47 Other 49 410 78 216 Total International 33 40 41 35Consolidated: Media 19% 36% 26% 29% Electronics and other general merchandise 52 54 55 53 Other 42 41 45 30 Total Consolidated 31 41 36 36Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates:International: Media 18% 27% 22% 25% Electronics and other general merchandise 48 45 52 38 Other 52 379 71 194 Total International 28 33 31 29Consolidated: Media 17% 32% 21% 27% Electronics and other general merchandise 49 51 51 49 Other 43 39 44 29 Total Consolidated 28 38 31 33Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 59% 64% 60% 64% Electronics and other general merchandise 38 33 37 33 Other 3 3 3 3</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) September 30, December 31, September 30, 2008 2007 2007 ------------- ------------ -------------ASSETS (unaudited) (unaudited)Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,650 $ 2,539 $ 1,366 Marketable securities 674 573 543 Inventories 1,315 1,200 970 Accounts receivable, net and other 597 705 474 Deferred tax assets 194 147 71 ------------- ------------ ------------- Total current assets 4,430 5,164 3,424Fixed assets, net 731 543 491Deferred tax assets 278 260 231Goodwill 405 222 218Other assets 722 296 254 ------------- ------------ ------------- Total assets $ 6,566 $ 6,485 $ 4,618 ============= ============ =============LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITYCurrent liabilities: Accounts payable $ 2,242 $ 2,795 $ 1,674 Accrued expenses and other 860 902 645 Current portion of long- term debt 42 17 - ------------- ------------ ------------- Total current liabilities 3,144 3,714 2,319Long-term debt 393 1,282 1,273Other long-term liabilities 502 292 265Commitments and contingenciesStockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 500 Issued and outstanding shares -- none - - - Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 5,000 Issued shares -- 443, 431, and 429 Outstanding shares -- 429, 416, and 415 4 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (500) (500) (500) Additional paid-in capital 4,051 3,063 2,827 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (73) 5 11 Accumulated deficit (955) (1,375) (1,581) ------------- ------------ ------------- Total stockholders' equity 2,527 1,197 761 ------------- ------------ ------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,566 $ 6,485 $ 4,618 ============= ============ =============</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Change ---------------------------------------------------Cash Flows and SharesOperating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 1,001 $ 1,405 $ 1,039 $ 1,088 $ 1,275 27%Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software &amp; website development) -- TTM $ 201 $ 224 $ 251 $ 272 $ 305 52%Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 800 $ 1,181 $ 788 $ 816 $ 970 21%Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth 118% 143% 51% 16% 21% N/ACommon shares and stock-based awards outstanding 435 435 435 446 448 3%Common shares outstanding 415 416 417 426 429 3%Stock-based awards outstanding 20 18 18 20 19 (5%)Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 4.9% 4.4% 4.3% 4.6% 4.5% N/AResults of OperationsWorldwide (WW) net sales $ 3,262 $ 5,673 $ 4,135 $ 4,063 $ 4,264 31%WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 38% 37% 31% 35% 28% N/AWW net sales -- TTM $13,149 $14,835 $15,955 $17,133 $18,135 38%WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 32% 35% 35% 35% 33% N/AGross profit $ 762 $ 1,170 $ 956 $ 967 $ 999 31%Gross profit -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 36% 33% 28% 32% 29% N/AGross margin -- % of WW net sales 23.4% 20.6% 23.1% 23.8% 23.4% N/AGross profit -- TTM $ 3,032 $ 3,353 $ 3,589 $ 3,855 $ 4,092 35%Gross profit -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 31% 33% 33% 32% 31% N/AGross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 23.1% 22.6% 22.5% 22.5% 22.6% N/AOperating income (1) $ 123 $ 271 $ 198 $ 217 $ 154 26%Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 3.8% 4.8% 4.8% 5.3% 3.6% N/AOperating income -- TTM (1) $ 581 $ 655 $ 708 $ 808 $ 840 45%Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 56% 61% 57% 52% 36% N/AOperating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.7% 4.6% N/ANet income(1) $ 80 $ 207 $ 143 $ 158 $ 118 48%Net income per diluted share $ 0.19 $ 0.48 $ 0.34 $ 0.37 $ 0.27 44%Net income -- TTM(1) $ 367 $ 476 $ 508 $ 588 $ 627 71%Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 0.87 $ 1.12 $ 1.20 $ 1.38 $ 1.46 68%SegmentsNorth America Segment: Net sales $ 1,788 $ 3,084 $ 2,126 $ 2,168 $ 2,302 29% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 42% 39% 31% 35% 29% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 7,219 $ 8,095 $ 8,598 $ 9,166 $ 9,680 34% Gross profit $ 460 $ 698 $ 569 $ 559 $ 586 28% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 25.7% 22.6% 26.7% 25.8% 25.5% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,864 $ 2,031 $ 2,160 $ 2,286 $ 2,412 29% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 25.8% 25.1% 25.1% 24.9% 24.9% N/A Operating income $ 79 $ 153 $ 130 $ 96 $ 88 12% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 4.4% 5.0% 6.1% 4.4% 3.8% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 369 $ 400 $ 445 $ 458 $ 468 27% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 84% 73% 74% 46% 26% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 5.1% 4.9% 5.2% 5.0% 4.8% N/AInternational Segment: Net sales $ 1,474 $ 2,589 $ 2,009 $ 1,895 $ 1,962 33% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 33% 35% 31% 34% 28% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 5,930 $ 6,740 $ 7,357 $ 7,967 $ 8,455 43% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 45% 46% 47% 47% N/A Gross profit $ 302 $ 472 $ 387 $ 408 $ 413 37% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 20.5% 18.2% 19.3% 21.5% 21.1% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,168 $ 1,322 $ 1,430 $ 1,569 $ 1,680 44% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.7% 19.6% 19.4% 19.7% 19.9% N/A Operating income $ 98 $ 175 $ 128 $ 149 $ 143 46% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 6.6% 6.8% 6.4% 7.9% 7.3% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 380 $ 449 $ 483 $ 550 $ 594 56% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 37% 53% 44% 47% 41% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 6.4% 6.7% 6.6% 6.9% 7.0% N/A AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Change ---------------------------------------------------Segments (continued)Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 585 $ 842 $ 698 $ 722 $ 768 31% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 2,283 $ 2,504 $ 2,661 $ 2,847 $ 3,030 33% Operating income $ 177 $ 328 $ 258 $ 245 $ 231 31% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 5.4% 5.8% 6.2% 6.0% 5.4% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 749 $ 849 $ 928 $ 1,008 $ 1,062 42% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 59% 64% 59% 49% 35% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% 5.9% 5.9% N/ASupplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,081 $ 1,637 $ 1,205 $ 1,148 $ 1,245 15% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 37% 30% 21% 24% 15% N/A Media -- TTM $ 4,245 $ 4,630 $ 4,845 $ 5,071 $ 5,235 23% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 631 $ 1,336 $ 826 $ 920 $ 950 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 54% 53% 46% 52% 51% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,678 $ 3,139 $ 3,400 $ 3,714 $ 4,033 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 37% 39% 40% 41% 42% N/A Other $ 76 $ 111 $ 95 $ 100 $ 107 41% Other -- TTM $ 296 $ 326 $ 353 $ 381 $ 412 39%Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,010 $ 1,692 $ 1,338 $ 1,258 $ 1,249 24% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 26% 22% 25% 18% N/A Media -- TTM $ 4,167 $ 4,612 $ 4,950 $ 5,299 $ 5,537 33% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 448 $ 877 $ 655 $ 611 $ 690 54% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 45% 55% 56% 52% 48% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,717 $ 2,071 $ 2,344 $ 2,590 $ 2,832 65% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 29% 31% 32% 33% 33% N/A Other $ 16 $ 20 $ 16 $ 26 $ 23 49% Other -- TTM $ 46 $ 57 $ 63 $ 78 $ 86 90%Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 2,091 $ 3,329 $ 2,543 $ 2,406 $ 2,494 19% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 32% 28% 21% 25% 17% N/A Media -- TTM $ 8,412 $ 9,242 $ 9,795 $10,370 $10,772 28% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 1,079 $ 2,213 $ 1,481 $ 1,531 $ 1,640 52% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 54% 50% 52% 49% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 4,395 $ 5,210 $ 5,744 $ 6,304 $ 6,865 56% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 33% 35% 36% 37% 38% N/A Other $ 92 $ 131 $ 111 $ 126 $ 130 42% Other -- TTM $ 342 $ 383 $ 416 $ 459 $ 498 46%Balance SheetCash and marketable securities(2) $ 2,087 $ 3,309 $ 2,395 $ 2,625 $ 2,572 23%Inventory, net -- ending $ 970 $ 1,200 $ 1,077 $ 1,107 $ 1,315 36%Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% 5.9% 6.3% N/AInventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.4 12.7 13.1 13.0 12.4 0%Fixed assets, net $ 491 $ 543 $ 594 $ 651 $ 731 49%Accounts payable days -- ending 62 57 53 58 63 3%OtherEmployees (full- time and part- time; excludes contractors &amp; temporary personnel) 15,800 17,000 17,800 18,400 20,500 30%Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Summary" is an integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics.(1) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain associated with the sale of our European DVD rental assets.(2) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $179 million Q3 2007, $197 million Q4 2007, $245 million Q1 2008, $245 million Q2 2008 and $248 million Q3 2008.</pre><p>Amazon.com, Inc. Financial and Operational Summary (unaudited)</p><p>Quarterly Results of Operations (comparisons are with the equivalent period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated)</p><p>Net Sales</p><ul><li>Revenue is generally recorded gross for sales of our own inventory and net for sales by other sellers. Amounts paid in advance for subscription services, including amounts received for Amazon Prime and other membership programs, are deferred and recognized as revenue over the subscription term. For our products with multiple elements, where a standalone value for each element cannot be established, we recognize the revenue and related cost over the estimated economic life of the product.</li><li>Shipping revenue, which includes amounts earned from our Amazon Prime membership and Fulfillment by Amazon programs, was $191 million, up 12% from $171 million.</li></ul><p>Cost of Sales</p><ul><li>Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.</li><li>Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in "Fulfillment" on our consolidated statements of operations.</li><li>Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as "Cost of sales" upon sale of products to our customers.</li><li>Outbound shipping costs totaled $323 million, up 24% from $260 million. Net shipping cost was $132 million, or 3.1% of net sales, up 48% from $89 million, or 2.7% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.</li></ul><p>Operating Expenses</p><ul><li>Depreciation expense for fixed assets, including amortization of internal-use software and website development, was $80 million, up from $65 million. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally two years or less for assets such as internal-use software, two or three years for our technology infrastructure, five years for furniture and fixtures, and ten years for heavy equipment).</li><li>Stock-based compensation was $70 million, compared with $51 million. The increase in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to an increase in total stock compensation value granted to our employees. We utilize the accelerated, rather than a straight-line, method for recognizing stock-based compensation. Under this method, over 50% of the compensation cost would be expensed in the first year of a typical four-year vesting term. Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows:</li></ul><pre> Three Months Ended Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 September 30, 2007 -------------------------- --------------------------- As Stock-Based As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net Reported Compensation Net -------------------------- --------------------------- (in millions)Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $ 393 $ (15) $378 $ 296 $ (11) $285 Marketing 108 (4) 104 74 (2) 72 Technology and content 264 (38) 226 209 (28) 181 General and administrative 73 (13) 60 57 (10) 47 Other operating expense (income) net 7 - 7 3 - 3 -------- ------------ ---- -------- ------------ ----- Total operating expenses $ 845 $ (70) $775 $ 639 $ (51) $588 -------- ------------ ---- -------- ------------ -----Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 33% 33% 37% 37% Marketing 46 45 16 15 Technology and content 26 25 22 16 General and administrative 29 28 4 (4)Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 9.2% 8.9% 9.1% 8.7% Marketing 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 Technology and content 6.2 5.3 6.4 5.6 General and administrative 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.4</pre><p>Fulfillment</p><ul><li>Certain of our fulfillment-related costs that are incurred on behalf of other businesses are classified as cost of sales rather than fulfillment.</li><li>The increase in fulfillment costs in absolute dollars relates to variable costs corresponding with sales volume and inventory levels; our mix of product sales; payment processing and related transaction costs, including mix of payment methods and costs from our guarantee for certain seller transactions; and costs from expanding fulfillment capacity.</li><li>Additionally, because payment processing costs associated with seller transactions are based on the gross purchase price of underlying transactions, and payment processing and related transaction costs are higher as a percentage of revenue versus our retail sales, sales by our sellers have higher fulfillment costs as a percent of net sales.</li><li>We expanded our fulfillment capacity during the first nine months of 2008 and throughout 2007 through gains in efficiencies and increases in leased warehouse space. This expansion is designed to accommodate greater selection and in-stock inventory levels and meet anticipated shipment volumes from sales of our own products as well as sales by third parties for whom we provide the fulfillment services.</li></ul><p>Marketing</p><ul><li>We direct customers to our websites primarily through a number of targeted online marketing channels, such as our Associates program, sponsored search, portal advertising, e-mail campaigns, and other initiatives. Our marketing expenses are largely variable, based on growth in sales and changes in rates. To the extent there is increased or decreased competition for these traffic sources, or to the extent our mix of these channels shifts, we would expect to see a corresponding change in our marketing expense or its effect.</li><li>Marketing costs increased in absolute dollars in Q3 2008 due to increased spending in variable online marketing channels, such as our Associates program and sponsored search programs.</li></ul><p>Technology and Content</p><ul><li>Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in application development, category expansion, editorial content, buying, merchandising selection, and systems support, as well as costs associated with the compute, storage and telecommunications infrastructure.</li><li>We seek to efficiently invest in several areas of technology and content including seller platforms, web services, digital initiatives and the expansion of new and existing product categories, as well as in technology infrastructure to enhance the customer experience, improve our process efficiencies and support our infrastructure web services.</li><li>Certain costs relating to development of internal-use software and website development, including development of software to upgrade and enhance our websites and processes supporting our business, are capitalized and amortized over two years.</li><li>During Q3 2008 and Q3 2007, we capitalized $41 million (including $7 million of stock-based compensation) and $35 million (including $6 million of stock-based compensation) of costs associated with internal-use software and website development. Amortization of previously capitalized amounts was $37 million and $30 million for Q3 2008 and Q3 2007.</li></ul><p>Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Awards</p><ul><li>As of September 30, 2008, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 448 million, up from 435 million as of September 30, 2007. This total includes all stock-based awards outstanding, without regard for estimated forfeitures, consisting of vested and unvested awards and in-the-money and out-of-the-money stock options.</li><li>In Q3 2008 we called for redemption principal amounts of $399 million of our outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes. Holders elected to convert a total of $132 million in principal amount of the 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes, and we issued 1.7 million shares of our common stock as a result; we redeemed the remaining $266 million of the called principal amount for cash.</li><li>As of September 30, 2008, stock-based awards outstanding were 19.2 million, or 4.5% of shares outstanding, down from 20.2 million, or 4.9% of outstanding shares. Outstanding stock awards consist of 17.9 million restricted stock units and 1.3 million stock options with a $25.06 weighted-average exercise price.</li><li>We granted restricted stock units representing 0.9 million and 0.4 million shares of common stock during Q3 2008 and Q3 2007.</li></ul><p>Other Operating Expense (Income), Net</p><ul><li>Other operating expense (income), net, was $7 million and $3 million during Q3 2008 and Q3 2007.</li></ul><p>Other Income (Expense), Net</p><ul><li>Other income (expense), net, was $24 million and ($3) million during Q3 2008 and Q3 2007. The amount consists primarily of gains and losses related to foreign currency remeasurement.</li><li>The remeasurement of our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances can result in significant gains and losses associated with the effect of movements in currency exchange rates.</li></ul><p>Income Taxes</p><ul><li>Our tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes we make a cumulative adjustment. The 2008 annual effective tax rate is estimated to be lower than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to anticipated earnings of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. in jurisdictions where our effective tax rate is lower than in the U.S.</li><li>A majority of our tax provision is non-cash. We have current tax benefits and net operating losses relating to excess stock-based compensation that are being utilized to reduce our taxable income. As such, cash paid for income taxes in Q3 2008 was $5 million compared with $4 million in Q3 2007.</li><li>We estimate our 2008 effective tax rate will be approximately 28% and cash taxes paid will be less than $75 million. However, there is a potential for significant volatility of our 2008 effective tax rate due to several factors including variability in accurately predicting the taxable income, the taxable jurisdiction to which it relates, and business acquisitions and investments. We endeavor to optimize our global taxes on a cash basis, rather than on a financial reporting basis.</li><li>We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for calendar years 2004 through 2007. Additionally, any net operating losses that were generated in prior years and utilized in these years may also be subject to examination by the IRS. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, in the following major jurisdictions for the years specified: Kentucky for 2003 through 2007, France for 2005 through 2007, Germany for 2003 through 2007, Luxembourg for 2003 through 2007, and the United Kingdom for 2003 through 2007. In addition, in 2007, Japanese tax authorities assessed income tax, including penalties and interest, of approximately $101 million against one of our U.S. subsidiaries for the years 2003 through 2005. We believe that these claims are without merit and are disputing the assessment. Further proceedings on the assessment will be stayed during negotiations between U.S. and Japanese authorities over the double taxation issues the assessment raises, and we have provided bank guarantees to suspend enforcement of the assessment. We also may be subject to income tax examination by Japanese tax authorities for 2006 and 2007.</li></ul><p>Foreign Exchange</p><ul><li>The effect on our consolidated statements of operations from year-over-year changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar throughout the period is as follows:</li></ul><pre> Three Months Ended September 30, -------------------------------------------------- 2008 2007 ------------------------ ------------------------- At At Prior Exchange Prior Exchange Year Rate Year Rate Rates Effect As Rates Effect As (1) (2) Reported (1) (2) Reported ------ -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- (in millions)Net sales $4,184 $ 80 $4,264 $3,187 $ 75 $3,262Gross profit 984 15 999 747 15 762Operating expenses 835 10 845 628 11 639Income from operations 149 5 154 118 5 123Net interest income (expense) and other(3) 3 25 28 (4) (1) (5)Net income 98 20 118 78 2 80Diluted earnings per share $ 0.22 $0.05 $ 0.27 $ 0.18 $0.01 $ 0.19</pre><p>(1) Represents the outcome that would have resulted had exchange rates in the reported period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.</p><p>(2) Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.</p><p>(3) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments, remeasurement of 6.875% PEACS, and intercompany balances.</p><p>Net Income</p><ul><li>Net income includes the impact of foreign currency remeasurements included in "Other income (expense), net" which fluctuate with changes in exchange rates. For Q3 2008, these remeasurements resulted in an after tax benefit of $15 million.</li></ul><p>Cash Flows and Balance Sheet</p><ul><li>SFAS 123(R) requires the reporting of tax benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation as financing cash flows. Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were $53 million in Q3 2008 and $323 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $34 million in Q3 2007 and $157 million for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2007.</li><li>Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2.32 billion, at fair value, primarily consist of cash, government and government agency securities, AAA-rated money market funds and other investment grade securities. Included are amounts held in foreign currencies of $1.2 billion, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen.</li><li>Other assets include, among other things, $248 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $247 million of certain equity investments, $143 million of intangibles, net, and $44 million of intellectual property rights. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate primarily to collateralization of bank guarantees and debt for our international operations.</li><li>Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $216 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits - and current unearned revenue of $158 million, which is recorded when payments are received in advance of performing our service obligations and is recognized over the service period.</li><li>Long-term debt primarily includes the following:</li></ul><pre> September 30, December 31, 2008 2007 ------------ ------------ (in millions)6.875% PEACS due February 2010 (1) $ 338 $ 3504.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes - 899Other long-term debt 97 50 ------------ ------------ 435 1,299Less current portion of long-term debt (42) (17) ------------ ------------ $ 393 $ 1,282 ============ ============Fair value of long-term debt (2) $ 431 $ 1,466 ============ ============</pre><p>(1) The 6.875% Premium Adjustable Convertible Securities ("6.875% PEACS") are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of EUR 84.883 per share ($119.62 per share, based on the exchange rate as of September 30, 2008). Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 6.875% PEACS is 2.8 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. The U.S. Dollar equivalent principal, interest, and conversion price fluctuate based on the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange ratio. We have the right to redeem the 6.875% PEACS, in whole or in part, by paying the principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest.</p><p>(2) The fair value of our 6.875% PEACS was $334 million and $358 million at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The fair value of our 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes was $1.1 billion at December 31, 2007. Such amounts are determined based on quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments (Level 2 as defined under SFAS No. 157).</p><ul><li>Other long-term liabilities include tax contingencies, long-term capital lease obligations, deferred tax liabilities, non-current unearned revenue and other long-term obligations.</li><li>In December 2007, we entered into a series of leases and other agreements for the lease of corporate office space to be developed in Seattle, Washington with initial terms of up to 16 years commencing on completion of development in 2010 and 2011. Under these agreements we committed to occupy approximately 1,360,000 square feet of corporate office space. In Q3 2008, we elected to occupy an additional approximately 330,000 square feet subject to a termination fee estimated to be up to approximately $10 million. We also have options to lease up to an additional approximately 500,000 square feet at rates based on fair market values at the time the options are exercised, subject to certain conditions. The amount of space available and our financial and other obligations under the lease agreements are affected by various factors, including government approvals and permits, interest rates, development costs and other expenses and our exercise of certain rights under the lease agreements.</li></ul><p>Certain Definitions and Other</p><ul><li>We present segment information for North America and International. We measure operating results of our segments using an internal performance measure of direct segment operating expenses that excludes stock-based compensation and other operating expense, each of which is not allocated to segment results. Other centrally incurred operating costs are fully allocated to segment results. Our operating results, particularly for the International segment, are affected by movements in foreign exchange rates. A significant majority of our technology costs are incurred in the U.S. and most of them are allocated to our North America segment.</li><li>The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com, www.audible.com, www.shopbop.com, www.endless.com and www.amazon.ca; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as our North America-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca.</li><li>The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused websites such as www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, and our Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as internationally-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based sites (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada), but excludes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca.</li><li>We provide supplemental sales information within each segment for three categories: Media, Electronics and Other General Merchandise, and Other. Media consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers in categories such as books, movies, music, digital downloads, software and video games (including game consoles). Electronics and Other General Merchandise consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers of items in categories not included in Media, such as electronics and computers, devices, home and garden, toys, kids and baby, grocery, apparel, shoes and jewelry, health and beauty, sports and outdoors, tools, and auto and industrial. Other consists of non-retail activities, such as the Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional activities, such as our co-branded credit card programs.</li><li>Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development.</li><li>Operating cycle is number of days of sales in inventory plus number of days of sales in trade accounts receivable minus accounts payable days. Accounts payable days are calculated as the quotient of ending accounts payable to cost of sales, multiplied by the number of days in the period. Inventory turns are calculated as the quotient of trailing-twelve-month cost of sales to average inventory over five quarter ends.</li><li>Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities (excluding current portion of our long-term debt) over five quarter ends.</li><li>References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's initial order is shipped or when a customer orders from other sellers on our websites. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com customers), Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers, Amazon Web Services customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.</li><li>References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.</li><li>References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key.</li><li>References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers at Amazon.com domains worldwide - such as www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn, as well as Amazon.com-owned items sold through non-Amazon.com domains, such as books, music and movie items ordered from Amazon.com's store at www.target.com. Units sold do not include units associated with certain of our acquisitions or Amazon.com gift certificates.</li></ul><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

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10/10/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com to Webcast Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call

10/10/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2008 financial results on October 22, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir. Source: Amazon.com

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2008 financial results on October 22, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET.</p><p>The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon Web Services Lowers Pricing for Amazon S3

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Amazon-Web-Services-Lowers-Pricing-for-Amazon-S3

10/09/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Web Services Lowers Pricing for Amazon S3

10/09/2008

2008

With Amazon S3 Growing to Exceed 29 Billion Objects Stored and over 70,000 Requests Per Second, Amazon Web Services Passes Efficiencies to Its Customers in the Form of Lower Prices SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Insert in third graph (table), "GB" (gigabyte) after US and EU dollar figures. The release reads:Amazon Web Services Lowers Pricing for Amazon S3 Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that it will lower prices for the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) effective November 1, 2008. New tiered pricing will offer significant volume discounts so customer costs will continue to decrease as their storage volume grows. As always, there is no minimum fee, no long term commitment, and developers pay only for what they use. Amazon S3 is storage for the Internet. It provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store any amount of data in either the US or Europe and retrieve the data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. To get started using Amazon S3, visit http://aws.amazon.com. Today, there are over 29 billion objects stored in Amazon S3, up from 22 billion at the end of Q2 2008. On October 1st, the service peaked at over 70,000 requests per second to store, retrieve, or delete an object. Businesses of all sizes are taking advantage of Amazon S3 to store and back up their data, host their static website content, or share files with their external business partners in a secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective way. Now, Amazon S3 customers will benefit from even lower storage prices with the following tiered pricing: Tier US EU Description 0-50 TB $0.150/GB $0.180/GB First 50 TB per month of storage used 50-100 TB $0.140/GB $0.170/GB Next 50 TB per month of storage used 100-500 TB $0.130/GB $0.160/GB Next 400 TB per month of storage used 500+ TB $0.120/GB $0.150/GB Storage used per month over 500 TB "The growth of Amazon Web Services has allowed us to become even more efficient and further lower our operating expenses. AWS remains committed to passing savings along to our customers. Just six months ago, we announced a reduction in data transfer costs, and today we're pleased to pass new storage savings along to our customers," said Alyssa Henry, general manager of the Amazon Simple Storage Service. From fast-growing startups to global enterprises, companies of all sizes are taking advantage of on demand storage provided by Amazon S3. Some of the companies which have recently adopted Amazon S3 include: National Geographic's, topo.com, provides seamless topographic maps for the entire U.S. Users can buy maps, download updated trail and trip information and even create trip maps to share with their friends. "We've been very pleased with the performance and reliability of Amazon Web Services," said Paul Glauthier, vice president of Research Development for National Geographic Maps. "Prior to Amazon S3, the resources required to host such a large data set would have been cost prohibitive. By utilizing AWS, we are able to focus on creating new and innovative functionality for our users." Sonian is a large-scale content archive that solves email compliance, e-discovery and storage issues for enterprises of all sizes. "Sonian uses Amazon S3, as well as Amazon EC2, Amazon SQS and Amazon SimpleDB to power our solution and achieve incredible scale and reliability," said Greg Arnette, co-founder and chief technology officer for Sonian. "Amazon Web Services is a pioneer in cloud compute technologies and has enabled Sonian to provision enterprise-friendly and secure storage and compute, without sacrificing data security and performance." "Oracle is pleased to team with AWS on cloud computing for our enterprise customers. With Oracle Secure Backup Cloud module, customers can use Amazon S3 for reliable, scalable database backup into the cloud with virtually unlimited capacity and no up-front capital expenditures," said Robert Shimp, group vice president Oracle Global Technology Business Unit. "The introduction of volume pricing for Amazon S3 should make this an even more compelling value proposition." Indycar.com and indy500.com utilize Amazon Web Services for web hosting, live video streaming, and live timing and scoring applications. "AWS allows us to use only the servers we need and save us the additional costs of managing our own hardware. During the Indianapolis 500 in May, we were able to save over 50% in costs," said Adrian Payne, manager of online services for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Businesses in a variety of industries are taking advantage of the instant scalability that Amazon Web Services provides. Over 400,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services. Sign up to use Amazon S3 on the Amazon Web Services website at http://aws.amazon.com. About Amazon S3 Amazon S3 is storage for the Internet. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. It gives any developer access to the same highly scalable, reliable, fast, inexpensive data storage infrastructure that Amazon uses to run its own global network of web sites. The service aims to maximize benefits of scale and to pass those benefits on to developers. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon Web Services LLC

<p>With Amazon S3 Growing to Exceed 29 Billion Objects Stored and over 70,000 Requests Per Second, Amazon Web Services Passes Efficiencies to Its Customers in the Form of Lower Prices</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Insert in third graph (table), "GB" (gigabyte) after US and EU dollar figures.</p><p>The release reads:Amazon Web Services Lowers Pricing for Amazon S3</p><p>Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that it will lower prices for the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) effective November 1, 2008. New tiered pricing will offer significant volume discounts so customer costs will continue to decrease as their storage volume grows. As always, there is no minimum fee, no long term commitment, and developers pay only for what they use. Amazon S3 is storage for the Internet. It provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store any amount of data in either the US or Europe and retrieve the data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. To get started using Amazon S3, visit http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>Today, there are over 29 billion objects stored in Amazon S3, up from 22 billion at the end of Q2 2008. On October 1st, the service peaked at over 70,000 requests per second to store, retrieve, or delete an object. Businesses of all sizes are taking advantage of Amazon S3 to store and back up their data, host their static website content, or share files with their external business partners in a secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective way. Now, Amazon S3 customers will benefit from even lower storage prices with the following tiered pricing:</p><pre>Tier US EU Description0-50 TB $0.150/GB $0.180/GB First 50 TB per month of storage used50-100 TB $0.140/GB $0.170/GB Next 50 TB per month of storage used100-500 TB $0.130/GB $0.160/GB Next 400 TB per month of storage used500+ TB $0.120/GB $0.150/GB Storage used per month over 500 TB</pre><p>"The growth of Amazon Web Services has allowed us to become even more efficient and further lower our operating expenses. AWS remains committed to passing savings along to our customers. Just six months ago, we announced a reduction in data transfer costs, and today we're pleased to pass new storage savings along to our customers," said Alyssa Henry, general manager of the Amazon Simple Storage Service.</p><p>From fast-growing startups to global enterprises, companies of all sizes are taking advantage of on demand storage provided by Amazon S3. Some of the companies which have recently adopted Amazon S3 include:</p><p>National Geographic's, topo.com, provides seamless topographic maps for the entire U.S. Users can buy maps, download updated trail and trip information and even create trip maps to share with their friends. "We've been very pleased with the performance and reliability of Amazon Web Services," said Paul Glauthier, vice president of Research Development for National Geographic Maps. "Prior to Amazon S3, the resources required to host such a large data set would have been cost prohibitive. By utilizing AWS, we are able to focus on creating new and innovative functionality for our users."</p><p>Sonian is a large-scale content archive that solves email compliance, e-discovery and storage issues for enterprises of all sizes. "Sonian uses Amazon S3, as well as Amazon EC2, Amazon SQS and Amazon SimpleDB to power our solution and achieve incredible scale and reliability," said Greg Arnette, co-founder and chief technology officer for Sonian. "Amazon Web Services is a pioneer in cloud compute technologies and has enabled Sonian to provision enterprise-friendly and secure storage and compute, without sacrificing data security and performance."</p><p>"Oracle is pleased to team with AWS on cloud computing for our enterprise customers. With Oracle Secure Backup Cloud module, customers can use Amazon S3 for reliable, scalable database backup into the cloud with virtually unlimited capacity and no up-front capital expenditures," said Robert Shimp, group vice president Oracle Global Technology Business Unit. "The introduction of volume pricing for Amazon S3 should make this an even more compelling value proposition."</p><p>Indycar.com and indy500.com utilize Amazon Web Services for web hosting, live video streaming, and live timing and scoring applications. "AWS allows us to use only the servers we need and save us the additional costs of managing our own hardware. During the Indianapolis 500 in May, we were able to save over 50% in costs," said Adrian Payne, manager of online services for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.</p><p>Businesses in a variety of industries are taking advantage of the instant scalability that Amazon Web Services provides. Over 400,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services. Sign up to use Amazon S3 on the Amazon Web Services website at http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon S3</p><p>Amazon S3 is storage for the Internet. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. It gives any developer access to the same highly scalable, reliable, fast, inexpensive data storage infrastructure that Amazon uses to run its own global network of web sites. The service aims to maximize benefits of scale and to pass those benefits on to developers.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon Web Services LLC</p>

Amazon.com's Sports & Outdoors Store has Winning Lineup of NFL and NCAA Football Fan Gear

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10/06/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com's Sports & Outdoors Store has Winning Lineup of NFL and NCAA Football Fan Gear

10/06/2008

2008

Store reveals Amazon.com customers favor Favre over Romo and the Cowboys over the Giants SEATTLE, Oct 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Football fever is off and running, and fans everywhere have a reason to scream victory. Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN), today announced two football fan shops -- Amazon.com's National Football League fan shop (www.amazon.com/nfl) and National Collegiate Athletic Association fan shop (www.amazon.com/ncaa) -- showcasing more than 550,000 products from top merchants, including FansEdge, Football Fanatics and Fogdog Sports. Loyal football fans can discover the greatest online selection and low prices on jerseys, hats, collectibles, toys and games, sports equipment and tailgating and stadium gear. "This is prime football season and each fan shop has everything customers need to show support for their favorite teams and players," said Benjamin Hartman, director of Amazon.com's Sports & Outdoors Store. "If you don't live in the city of your beloved team then you know how hard it can be to find your team's hat or jersey. Within Amazon.com's Sports & Outdoors store, customers anywhere in the country can find and purchase the widest selection of fan gear for both NFL and NCAA teams at everyday low prices." Since the beginning of football season, Amazon customers are showing their team loyalties: -- Among Amazon.com customers, the Dallas Cowboys are the most popular NFL team, selling more fan gear than any other team. -- For NCAA gear, Amazon.com customers have purchased more Florida fan gear than any other team, edging out both Michigan and Georgia. -- The cities with the most fandom and the largest purchasers of NFL-branded products are Dallas, New York and Pittsburgh. -- On Amazon.com, the bestselling NFL football jersey is the Reebok Replica Brett Favre New York Jets (green) adult jersey. The Reebok Replica Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts (white) adult jersey is the second bestseller. Each football fan shop is built for the way customers shop: organized by team and category, it provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers have come to know and trust, including robust product information, customer reviews and bestsellers. In addition, Amazon.com carries thousands of footballs, helmets and protective gear for adults and future QBs from top brands like Wilson, Adidas, Riddell, Under Armour, Rawlings, Shock Doctor and Reebok. Coaches and players can browse hundreds of training aids, including blocking dummies, agility trainers and protective gear by visiting www.amazon.com/football. Sports enthusiasts can visit www.amazon.com/sports to discover a wide selection of NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB and NASCAR products. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Store reveals Amazon.com customers favor Favre over Romo and the Cowboys over the Giants</p><p>SEATTLE, Oct 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Football fever is off and running, and fans everywhere have a reason to scream victory. Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN), today announced two football fan shops -- Amazon.com's National Football League fan shop (www.amazon.com/nfl) and National Collegiate Athletic Association fan shop (www.amazon.com/ncaa) -- showcasing more than 550,000 products from top merchants, including FansEdge, Football Fanatics and Fogdog Sports. Loyal football fans can discover the greatest online selection and low prices on jerseys, hats, collectibles, toys and games, sports equipment and tailgating and stadium gear.</p><p>"This is prime football season and each fan shop has everything customers need to show support for their favorite teams and players," said Benjamin Hartman, director of Amazon.com's Sports &amp; Outdoors Store. "If you don't live in the city of your beloved team then you know how hard it can be to find your team's hat or jersey. Within Amazon.com's Sports &amp; Outdoors store, customers anywhere in the country can find and purchase the widest selection of fan gear for both NFL and NCAA teams at everyday low prices."</p><p>Since the beginning of football season, Amazon customers are showing their team loyalties:</p><p>-- Among Amazon.com customers, the Dallas Cowboys are the most popular NFL team, selling more fan gear than any other team.</p><p>-- For NCAA gear, Amazon.com customers have purchased more Florida fan gear than any other team, edging out both Michigan and Georgia.</p><p>-- The cities with the most fandom and the largest purchasers of NFL-branded products are Dallas, New York and Pittsburgh.</p><p>-- On Amazon.com, the bestselling NFL football jersey is the Reebok Replica Brett Favre New York Jets (green) adult jersey. The Reebok Replica Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts (white) adult jersey is the second bestseller.</p><p>Each football fan shop is built for the way customers shop: organized by team and category, it provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers have come to know and trust, including robust product information, customer reviews and bestsellers. In addition, Amazon.com carries thousands of footballs, helmets and protective gear for adults and future QBs from top brands like Wilson, Adidas, Riddell, Under Armour, Rawlings, Shock Doctor and Reebok. Coaches and players can browse hundreds of training aids, including blocking dummies, agility trainers and protective gear by visiting www.amazon.com/football.</p><p>Sports enthusiasts can visit www.amazon.com/sports to discover a wide selection of NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB and NASCAR products.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon propose à ses clients, le nouveau service « Livré en soirée » à Paris, sur des centaines de milliers d'articles signalés sur Amazon.fr

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Amazon-propose--ses-clients-le-nouveau-service--Livr-en-soire---Paris-sur-des-centaines-de-milliers-darticles-signals-sur-Amazon.fr

09/24/2008 00:00:00

Amazon propose à ses clients, le nouveau service « Livré en soirée » à Paris, sur des centaines de milliers d'articles signalés sur Amazon.fr

09/24/2008

2008

Lors de toute commande sur Amazon.fr, les clients peuvent désormais choisir entre Rapide, Eclair et Livré en soirée, gage de flexibilité optimale. Luxembourg, 24 Septembre 2008 - Amazon lance aujourd'hui le nouveau service « Livré en soirée », un nouveau mode d'expédition permettant aux clients de bénéficier d'une livraison le jour même, en soirée à Paris. « Livré en soirée » est valable sur des centaines de milliers d'articles disponibles dans l'ensemble des neuf catégories de produits proposées sur Amazon.fr.  Qu'il s'agisse de livres ou de montres, les clients disposent désormais de l'option de livraison la plus rapide disponible sur Amazon.fr pour seulement 22,99€.  Les clients d'Amazon qui indiquent une adresse de livraison à Paris peuvent commander jusqu'à 12h30 du lundi au vendredi des produits bénéficiant de l'option « Livré en soirée », et ils recevront leur commande entre 19h et 22h le soir même. Pour le samedi, toute commande passée avant 9h30 sera livrée le jour même entre 15h30 et 18h30.   « Comme pour toute création d'un service chez Amazon.fr, nous commençons par analyser les attentes des clients pour les comprendre et mettre tout en œuvre pour les satisfaire. Ainsi, lorsque nous avons appris que des clients recherchaient une option de livraison plus rapide sur Paris, nous avons répondu à leurs attentes » a déclaré Xavier Garambois, directeur général Amazon France. « À présent, grâce au service Livré en soirée, Amazon peut livrer à ses clients les articles commandés le jour même. » En France, les différentes options de livraison proposées par Amazon, que ce soit en termes de prix ou de délais, à savoir Rapide, Eclair and Livré en soirée(ce dernier est destiné uniquement aux livraisons parisiennes), permettent de répondre au mieux aux besoins des clients.  Livré en soirée : les clients souhaitant que leur commande soit livrée le jour même à Paris peuvent choisir l'option Livré en soirée pour 22,99 €. Eclair : pour seulement 12,99 €, les clients peuvent se faire livrer les articles commandés le lendemain, avant 13h.  Rapide : Pour toute commande supérieure à 20 €, la livraison Rapide est gratuite. Pour les commandes inférieures à 20 €, les frais d'envoi s'élèvent à 1,99 € par article. La livraison des livres demeurant gratuite quelque soit le montant de la commande. Les clients d'Amazon pourront choisir parmi les options de livraison disponibles lors de la validation de leur commande, ils pourront alors opter pour le délai de livraison de leur choix.  Si l'option « Livré en soirée »  est disponible pour un article, celle-ci sera proposée aux clients sur la page détaillée et juste avant de valider leur commande.  De plus, les clients d'Amazon verront « Livré en soirée » apparaître dans les options de commande 1-Click, ce qui simplifiera considérablement leurs achats, en incluant désormais une livraison effectuée le soir même pour les clients parisiens. À propos du site Amazon.frLe site Amazon.fr a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en août 2000. Amazon met tout en œuvre pour remplir la mission qu'elle s'est fixée : mettre ses clients au cœur de ses préoccupations. Ils peuvent ainsi à tout moment trouver en ligne ce qu'ils ont envie d'acheter, et y faire de nombreuses découvertes. Amazon.fr et les vendeurs tiers proposent aujourd'hui des millions de produits neufs et d'occasion en français et en anglais, en livres, en CD, vidéos, DVD, logiciels, CD-Rom, jeux vidéo, produits d'électronique grand public, jeux & jouets, cuisine & maison et montres & bijoux. Chez Amazon.fr, les clients bénéficient de la technologie d'achat en ligne et du savoir-faire du numéro un de cette industrie, tels le paiement sécurisé, les recommandations personnalisées, l'ergonomie et les outils très poussés de recherche ainsi que l'achat rapide et facile grâce au système de commande 1-ClickÔ. Amazon.fr est une marque de la société Amazon EU S.a.r.l. et d'Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l., les 2 sociétés étant filiales à 100% du vendeur en ligne Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) basé à Seattle, Wash. À propos du site Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ : AMZN), société du classement Fortune 500 basée à Seattle, qui a ouvert ses portes virtuelles au World Wide Web en juillet 1995, propose aujourd'hui la plus vaste sélection de produits au monde. Amazon.com, Inc. entend se positionner comme la société internationale la plus « orientée client » du monde, en mettant à la disposition de ses clients tout ce qu'ils veulent acheter en ligne et en s'engageant à leur proposer les meilleurs prix possibles. Amazon.com et ses vendeurs tiers proposent des millions de produits neufs, reconditionnés ou d'occasion dans des catégories telles que : livres, DVD, musique, jeux vidéos, téléchargements numériques, produits électroniques et informatiques, maison et jardin, jouets pour enfants et bébés, épicerie, appareils et accessoires, chaussures et bijoux, santé et beauté, sports et loisirs de plein air et outils automobiles et industriels.Les services Web d'Amazon (AWS, Amazon Web Services) permettent à ses clients développeurs d'accéder à des services d'infrastructure « in-the-cloud » (via Internet) reposant sur la plate-forme technologique d'Amazon, qui peut être utilisée par tout développeur, quelle que soit son activité. Les services Web d'Amazon proposent, par exemple, Amazon EC2 (Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud), Amazon S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon SQS (Amazon Simple Queue Service), Amazon FPS (Amazon Flexible Payments Service) et Amazon Mechanical Turk.Amazon et ses filiales proposent les sites Web suivants : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, et les sites Amazon Joyo sur www.joyo.cn et www.amazon.cn. Les termes, « Amazon.com », « nous », « nos » et autres termes similaires utilisés dans ce communiqué se réfèrent à Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales, sauf indication contraire dans le contexte. Enoncés prévisionnelsCe communiqué contient des énoncés prévisionnels au sens de l'Article 27A de la loi intitulée Securities Act de 1933 et de l'Article 21E de la loi intitulée Securities Exchange Act de 1934. Les résultats actuels pourront varier sensiblement des prévisions. Ces énoncés prévisionnels impliquent des risques et à des incertitudes concernant, notamment, les risques associés à la concurrence, la gestion de la croissance, les nouveaux produits, services et technologies, les fluctuations potentielles des résultats d'exploitation, l'expansion internationale, les résultats de procédures judiciaires et de réclamations, l'optimisation du centre de gestion des commandes, la saisonnalité, les accords commerciaux, les acquisitions et les transactions stratégiques, les taux de change de devises étrangères, l'interruption du système, un endettement significatif, l'inventaire, la réglementation gouvernementale et la fiscalité, les paiements et la fraude. Pour en savoir plus sur les facteurs susceptibles d'influencer les résultats financiers d'Amazon.com, veuillez consulter les documents déposés par la Société auprès de la Securities and Exchange Commission, notamment son rapport annuel sur Formulaire 10-K pour l'exercice clos le 31 décembre 2007, ainsi que les dépôts suivants. Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information  ou pour être mis  en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr : Amazon.fr SarlStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : presse@amazon.fr RUMEUR PUBLIQUEAnne-Lise IbrahimoffTél. : 01 55 74 52 18 / Fax : 01 55 74 52 01E-mail : amazon@rumeurpublique.fr

<p><em>Lors de toute commande sur Amazon.fr, les clients peuvent désormais choisir entre </em><em>Rapide, Eclair et Livré en soirée</em><em>, gage de flexibilité optimale.</em></p><p>Luxembourg, 24 Septembre 2008 - Amazon lance aujourd'hui le nouveau service « Livré en soirée », un nouveau mode d'expédition permettant aux clients de bénéficier d'une livraison le jour même, en soirée à Paris. « Livré en soirée » est valable sur des centaines de milliers d'articles disponibles dans l'ensemble des neuf catégories de produits proposées sur Amazon.fr.  Qu'il s'agisse de livres ou de montres, les clients disposent désormais de l'option de livraison la plus rapide disponible sur Amazon.fr pour seulement 22,99€. </p><p>Les clients d'Amazon qui indiquent une adresse de livraison à Paris peuvent commander jusqu'à 12h30 du lundi au vendredi des produits bénéficiant de l'option « Livré en soirée », et ils recevront leur commande entre 19h et 22h le soir même. Pour le samedi, toute commande passée avant 9h30 sera livrée le jour même entre 15h30 et 18h30.  </p><p>« Comme pour toute création d'un service chez Amazon.fr, nous commençons par analyser les attentes des clients pour les comprendre et mettre tout en œuvre pour les satisfaire. Ainsi, lorsque nous avons appris que des clients recherchaient une option de livraison plus rapide sur Paris, nous avons répondu à leurs attentes » a déclaré Xavier Garambois, directeur général Amazon France. « À présent, grâce au service Livré en soirée, Amazon peut livrer à ses clients les articles commandés le jour même. »</p><p>En France, les différentes options de livraison proposées par Amazon, que ce soit en termes de prix ou de délais, à savoir Rapide, Eclair and Livré en soirée(ce dernier est destiné uniquement aux livraisons parisiennes), permettent de répondre au mieux aux besoins des clients. </p><ol><li>Livré en soirée : les clients souhaitant que leur commande soit livrée le jour même à Paris peuvent choisir l'option Livré en soirée pour 22,99 €.</li><li>Eclair : pour seulement 12,99 €, les clients peuvent se faire livrer les articles commandés le lendemain, avant 13h. </li><li>Rapide : Pour toute commande supérieure à 20 €, la livraison Rapide est gratuite. Pour les commandes inférieures à 20 €, les frais d'envoi s'élèvent à 1,99 € par article. La livraison des livres demeurant gratuite quelque soit le montant de la commande.</li></ol><p>Les clients d'Amazon pourront choisir parmi les options de livraison disponibles lors de la validation de leur commande, ils pourront alors opter pour le délai de livraison de leur choix.  Si l'option « Livré en soirée »  est disponible pour un article, celle-ci sera proposée aux clients sur la page détaillée et juste avant de valider leur commande.  De plus, les clients d'Amazon verront « Livré en soirée » apparaître dans les options de commande 1-Click, ce qui simplifiera considérablement leurs achats, en incluant désormais une livraison effectuée le soir même pour les clients parisiens.</p><p>À propos du site Amazon.frLe site Amazon.fr a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en août 2000. Amazon met tout en œuvre pour remplir la mission qu'elle s'est fixée : mettre ses clients au cœur de ses préoccupations. Ils peuvent ainsi à tout moment trouver en ligne ce qu'ils ont envie d'acheter, et y faire de nombreuses découvertes. Amazon.fr et les vendeurs tiers proposent aujourd'hui des millions de produits neufs et d'occasion en français et en anglais, en livres, en CD, vidéos, DVD, logiciels, CD-Rom, jeux vidéo, produits d'électronique grand public, jeux &amp; jouets, cuisine &amp; maison et montres &amp; bijoux. Chez Amazon.fr, les clients bénéficient de la technologie d'achat en ligne et du savoir-faire du numéro un de cette industrie, tels le paiement sécurisé, les recommandations personnalisées, l'ergonomie et les outils très poussés de recherche ainsi que l'achat rapide et facile grâce au système de commande 1-ClickÔ.</p><p>Amazon.fr est une marque de la société Amazon EU S.a.r.l. et d'Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l., les 2 sociétés étant filiales à 100% du vendeur en ligne Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) basé à Seattle, Wash.</p><p>À propos du site Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ : AMZN), société du classement Fortune 500 basée à Seattle, qui a ouvert ses portes virtuelles au World Wide Web en juillet 1995, propose aujourd'hui la plus vaste sélection de produits au monde. Amazon.com, Inc. entend se positionner comme la société internationale la plus « orientée client » du monde, en mettant à la disposition de ses clients tout ce qu'ils veulent acheter en ligne et en s'engageant à leur proposer les meilleurs prix possibles. Amazon.com et ses vendeurs tiers proposent des millions de produits neufs, reconditionnés ou d'occasion dans des catégories telles que : livres, DVD, musique, jeux vidéos, téléchargements numériques, produits électroniques et informatiques, maison et jardin, jouets pour enfants et bébés, épicerie, appareils et accessoires, chaussures et bijoux, santé et beauté, sports et loisirs de plein air et outils automobiles et industriels.Les services Web d'Amazon (AWS, Amazon Web Services) permettent à ses clients développeurs d'accéder à des services d'infrastructure « in-the-cloud » (via Internet) reposant sur la plate-forme technologique d'Amazon, qui peut être utilisée par tout développeur, quelle que soit son activité. Les services Web d'Amazon proposent, par exemple, Amazon EC2 (Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud), Amazon S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon SQS (Amazon Simple Queue Service), Amazon FPS (Amazon Flexible Payments Service) et Amazon Mechanical Turk.Amazon et ses filiales proposent les sites Web suivants : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, et les sites Amazon Joyo sur www.joyo.cn et www.amazon.cn.</p><p>Les termes, « Amazon.com », « nous », « nos » et autres termes similaires utilisés dans ce communiqué se réfèrent à Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales, sauf indication contraire dans le contexte.</p><p>Enoncés prévisionnelsCe communiqué contient des énoncés prévisionnels au sens de l'Article 27A de la loi intitulée Securities Act de 1933 et de l'Article 21E de la loi intitulée Securities Exchange Act de 1934. Les résultats actuels pourront varier sensiblement des prévisions. Ces énoncés prévisionnels impliquent des risques et à des incertitudes concernant, notamment, les risques associés à la concurrence, la gestion de la croissance, les nouveaux produits, services et technologies, les fluctuations potentielles des résultats d'exploitation, l'expansion internationale, les résultats de procédures judiciaires et de réclamations, l'optimisation du</p><p>centre de gestion des commandes, la saisonnalité, les accords commerciaux, les acquisitions et les transactions stratégiques, les taux de change de devises étrangères, l'interruption du système, un endettement significatif, l'inventaire, la réglementation gouvernementale et la fiscalité, les paiements et la fraude. Pour en savoir plus sur les facteurs susceptibles d'influencer les résultats financiers d'Amazon.com, veuillez consulter les documents déposés par la Société auprès de la Securities and Exchange Commission, notamment son rapport annuel sur Formulaire 10-K pour l'exercice clos le 31 décembre 2007, ainsi que les dépôts suivants.</p><p>Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information  ou pour être mis  en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr :</p><p>Amazon.fr SarlStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : presse@amazon.fr</p><p>RUMEUR PUBLIQUEAnne-Lise IbrahimoffTél. : 01 55 74 52 18 / Fax : 01 55 74 52 01E-mail : amazon@rumeurpublique.fr</p>

Customers Get Quick and Easy Access to Over 6 Million DRM-Free Songs from Amazon MP3 On New T-Mobile G1 Powered by Android Software

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Customers-Get-Quick-and-Easy-Access-to-Over-6-Million-DRM-Free-Songs-from-Amazon-MP3-On-New-T-Mobile-G1-Powered-by-Android-Software

09/23/2008 00:00:00

Customers Get Quick and Easy Access to Over 6 Million DRM-Free Songs from Amazon MP3 On New T-Mobile G1 Powered by Android Software

09/23/2008

2008

Amazon MP3 music store will be pre-loaded on the Android platform that powers the T-Mobile G1 SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the Amazon MP3 music store will be pre-loaded on the T-Mobile G1, the world's first Android(TM)-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. T-Mobile G1 users can search, download, buy and play music from Amazon MP3, which offers over 6 million DRM-free MP3 songs from all four major music labels and thousands of independent labels that can be played on virtually any hardware device and managed with any music software. "Amazon wants to make it easy for customers to discover, buy, and play their music wherever they happen to be--whether sitting at their computer or on the go," said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President for Digital Music and Video. "We look forward to the release of the T-Mobile G1, which will put Amazon MP3's vast selection of low-priced DRM-free music at the fingertips of even more customers in more places." The T-Mobile G1 comes pre-loaded with an Amazon MP3 application, giving customers a phone-optimized version of the Amazon MP3 store and the immediate gratification of buying and playing their favorite music. Amazon MP3 has worked to make its DRM-free music available through numerous products and services, such as Pandora MySpace Music, and now Android and T-Mobile G1. Downloading music from Amazon MP3 using the T-Mobile G1 requires a Wi-Fi connection but searching, browsing, listening to samples and buying MP3s can be done wherever customers are connected to the T-Mobile network. Downloaded MP3s can be played anytime on the T-Mobile G1, PCs, Macs or any other MP3 music player. Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers a massive selection of DRM-free MP3 music downloads with more than 6 million songs from thousands of record labels. Every song and album in the Amazon.com digital music store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software, enabling customers to play their music on virtually any personal digital music-capable device, including PCs, Macs(R), iPods(R), iPhones(R), Zunes(TM), Zens(TM), and to burn songs to CDs for these customers' personal use. Amazon MP3's 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless otherwise marked, with over 1 million songs available at 89 cents. Amazon MP3's 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless otherwise marked. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99, with more than 80 percent of Amazon MP3's album catalog priced at $8.99 or below. The T-Mobile G1 is the world's first Android-powered mobile phone in an exclusive partnership with Google. The T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile Web experience that includes the popular Google services that millions have enjoyed on the desktop, including Google Maps with StreetView, Gmail, YouTube and others. With a fun and intuitive user interface and one-touch access to Google Search, the T-Mobile G1 is also the first phone to provide access to Android Market, where customers can find and download unique applications to expand and personalize their phone to fit their lifestyle. Android is an open, free mobile platform developed by the Open Handset Alliance. It includes everything a manufacturer or operator needs to build a mobile phone. Android was designed from the ground up to enable the best user experience possible on a mobile phone. It leverages web and Internet content to provide advanced services such as Mobile Mash-ups. Songs and albums on Amazon MP3 are generally sold by Amazon Digital Services, Inc. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Amazon MP3 music store will be pre-loaded on the Android platform that powers the T-Mobile G1</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the Amazon MP3 music store will be pre-loaded on the T-Mobile G1, the world's first Android(TM)-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. T-Mobile G1 users can search, download, buy and play music from Amazon MP3, which offers over 6 million DRM-free MP3 songs from all four major music labels and thousands of independent labels that can be played on virtually any hardware device and managed with any music software.</p><p>"Amazon wants to make it easy for customers to discover, buy, and play their music wherever they happen to be--whether sitting at their computer or on the go," said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President for Digital Music and Video. "We look forward to the release of the T-Mobile G1, which will put Amazon MP3's vast selection of low-priced DRM-free music at the fingertips of even more customers in more places."</p><p>The T-Mobile G1 comes pre-loaded with an Amazon MP3 application, giving customers a phone-optimized version of the Amazon MP3 store and the immediate gratification of buying and playing their favorite music. Amazon MP3 has worked to make its DRM-free music available through numerous products and services, such as Pandora MySpace Music, and now Android and T-Mobile G1.</p><p>Downloading music from Amazon MP3 using the T-Mobile G1 requires a Wi-Fi connection but searching, browsing, listening to samples and buying MP3s can be done wherever customers are connected to the T-Mobile network. Downloaded MP3s can be played anytime on the T-Mobile G1, PCs, Macs or any other MP3 music player.</p><p>Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers a massive selection of DRM-free MP3 music downloads with more than 6 million songs from thousands of record labels. Every song and album in the Amazon.com digital music store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software, enabling customers to play their music on virtually any personal digital music-capable device, including PCs, Macs(R), iPods(R), iPhones(R), Zunes(TM), Zens(TM), and to burn songs to CDs for these customers' personal use. Amazon MP3's 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless otherwise marked, with over 1 million songs available at 89 cents. Amazon MP3's 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless otherwise marked. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99, with more than 80 percent of Amazon MP3's album catalog priced at $8.99 or below.</p><p>The T-Mobile G1 is the world's first Android-powered mobile phone in an exclusive partnership with Google. The T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile Web experience that includes the popular Google services that millions have enjoyed on the desktop, including Google Maps with StreetView, Gmail, YouTube and others. With a fun and intuitive user interface and one-touch access to Google Search, the T-Mobile G1 is also the first phone to provide access to Android Market, where customers can find and download unique applications to expand and personalize their phone to fit their lifestyle.</p><p>Android is an open, free mobile platform developed by the Open Handset Alliance. It includes everything a manufacturer or operator needs to build a mobile phone. Android was designed from the ground up to enable the best user experience possible on a mobile phone. It leverages web and Internet content to provide advanced services such as Mobile Mash-ups.</p><p>Songs and albums on Amazon MP3 are generally sold by Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.ca Offers Customers Release-Date Delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'

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09/22/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.ca Offers Customers Release-Date Delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'

09/22/2008

2008

Amazon to Deliver Book of Five Wizarding Fairy Tales to Customers' Doorsteps on Dec. 4, the First Day of Availability SEATTLE, Sep 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Just as it has done for the "Harry Potter" books series, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it will deliver both the Standard and Collector's Editions of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" on the very first day they are available to the public. For customers who select express shipping, Amazon will deliver the book of five wizarding fairy tales to excited Harry Potter fans on Thursday, Dec. 4. "We are excited to once again delight Amazon customers by offering guaranteed release-date delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' so the book can arrive at their doors the first day it's available," said Julie Todaro, director of Amazon.ca. "This means that hundreds of thousands of Harry Potter fans across the country can start reading this book the day it's released without having to wait." In August 2008, the Children's High Level Group, the charity co-founded by J.K. Rowling to make life better for vulnerable children, announced that it would publish "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" with net proceeds from the sale of the book to benefit the charity. In addition to the Standard Edition, Amazon is exclusively offering a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition inspired by Rowling's handwritten, illustrated book originally purchased at auction. The Standard Edition is available on Amazon.ca for $7.25. The exclusive Collector's Edition is available on Amazon.ca for $100. The "Tales of Beedle the Bard" will be released on Dec. 4, 2008. To pre-order a copy of the Standard or Amazon Exclusive Collector's Edition of "Tales of Beedle the Bard," visit Amazon.ca at www.amazon.ca/beedlebard. About Amazon.ca Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) is part of the global family of Amazon Web sites that have become known for great prices, selection, and convenience. Amazon.ca customers can find and discover millions of English and French books, CDs, videos, and DVDs as well as a vast array of software, video games, and consoles -- all at everyday low prices. Amazon.ca also offers FREE Super Saver Shipping, available on orders of $39 or more delivered to a single Canadian address. Amazon.ca sources products directly from Canadian publishers and distributors, ensuring a rich offering of Canadian titles and content. Features such as original editorial reviews in English and French and product recommendations help Amazon.ca customers find the right products for them among the site's broad selection. Through Amazon Marketplace, Amazon.ca customers can conveniently buy and sell used, new, and collectible merchandise on the same pages where Amazon.ca sells those items new. To ensure all orders are delivered to customers quickly and efficiently, Amazon.ca works with Canada Post, one of the world's most progressive postal companies. Orders placed at Amazon.ca are fulfilled and shipped from within Canada by Assured Logistics, a part of the Canada Post Group of Companies. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. The Children's High Level Group The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published by The Children's High Level Group (CHLG), registered charity number 1112575, a charity co-founded in 2005 by J K Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children. CHLG campaigns for child rights across Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe where over a million children and teenagers are growing up in institutions, often in unacceptable conditions. In most cases they are without adequate human or emotional contact and stimulation, while many only just survive without life's basics such as adequate shelter and food. CHLG helps around a quarter of a million children each year through education activities; outreach work in institutions; and a dedicated telephone and email help line. www.chlg.org SOURCE: Amazon.ca Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<p>Amazon to Deliver Book of Five Wizarding Fairy Tales to Customers' Doorsteps on Dec. 4, the First Day of Availability</p><p>SEATTLE, Sep 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Just as it has done for the "Harry Potter" books series, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it will deliver both the Standard and Collector's Editions of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" on the very first day they are available to the public. For customers who select express shipping, Amazon will deliver the book of five wizarding fairy tales to excited Harry Potter fans on Thursday, Dec. 4.</p><p>"We are excited to once again delight Amazon customers by offering guaranteed release-date delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' so the book can arrive at their doors the first day it's available," said Julie Todaro, director of Amazon.ca. "This means that hundreds of thousands of Harry Potter fans across the country can start reading this book the day it's released without having to wait."</p><p>In August 2008, the Children's High Level Group, the charity co-founded by J.K. Rowling to make life better for vulnerable children, announced that it would publish "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" with net proceeds from the sale of the book to benefit the charity. In addition to the Standard Edition, Amazon is exclusively offering a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition inspired by Rowling's handwritten, illustrated book originally purchased at auction. The Standard Edition is available on Amazon.ca for $7.25. The exclusive Collector's Edition is available on Amazon.ca for $100.</p><p>The "Tales of Beedle the Bard" will be released on Dec. 4, 2008. To pre-order a copy of the Standard or Amazon Exclusive Collector's Edition of "Tales of Beedle the Bard," visit Amazon.ca at www.amazon.ca/beedlebard.</p><p>About Amazon.ca</p><p>Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) is part of the global family of Amazon Web sites that have become known for great prices, selection, and convenience. Amazon.ca customers can find and discover millions of English and French books, CDs, videos, and DVDs as well as a vast array of software, video games, and consoles -- all at everyday low prices. Amazon.ca also offers FREE Super Saver Shipping, available on orders of $39 or more delivered to a single Canadian address. Amazon.ca sources products directly from Canadian publishers and distributors, ensuring a rich offering of Canadian titles and content. Features such as original editorial reviews in English and French and product recommendations help Amazon.ca customers find the right products for them among the site's broad selection. Through Amazon Marketplace, Amazon.ca customers can conveniently buy and sell used, new, and collectible merchandise on the same pages where Amazon.ca sells those items new.</p><p>To ensure all orders are delivered to customers quickly and efficiently, Amazon.ca works with Canada Post, one of the world's most progressive postal companies. Orders placed at Amazon.ca are fulfilled and shipped from within Canada by Assured Logistics, a part of the Canada Post Group of Companies.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>The Children's High Level Group</p><p>The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published by The Children's High Level Group (CHLG), registered charity number 1112575, a charity co-founded in 2005 by J K Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children.</p><p>CHLG campaigns for child rights across Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe where over a million children and teenagers are growing up in institutions, often in unacceptable conditions. In most cases they are without adequate human or emotional contact and stimulation, while many only just survive without life's basics such as adequate shelter and food.</p><p>CHLG helps around a quarter of a million children each year through education activities; outreach work in institutions; and a dedicated telephone and email help line.</p><p>www.chlg.org</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.ca</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Offers Customers Release-Date Delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'

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09/22/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Offers Customers Release-Date Delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'

09/22/2008

2008

Amazon to Deliver Book of Five Wizarding Fairy Tales to Customers' Doorsteps on Dec. 4, the First Day of Availability, for the Same Price as Standard Shipping SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2008--Just as it has done for the "Harry Potter" books series, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will deliver both the Standard and Collector's Editions of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" on the very first day they are available to the public -- for the same price as Amazon standard shipping. For customers who select standard or Prime(TM) shipping, Amazon will deliver the book of five wizarding fairy tales to excited Harry Potter fans on Thursday, Dec. 4. Additionally, release-date delivery will be free of charge for Amazon Prime members. "We are excited to once again delight Amazon customers by offering guaranteed release-date delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' so the book can arrive at their doors the first day it's available," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "This means that hundreds of thousands of Harry Potter fans across the country can start reading this book the day it's released without having to wait." In August 2008, the Children's High Level Group, the charity co-founded by J.K. Rowling to make life better for vulnerable children, announced that it would publish "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" with net proceeds from the sale of the book to benefit the charity. In addition to the Standard Edition, Amazon is exclusively offering a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition inspired by Rowling's handwritten, illustrated book originally purchased at auction. The Standard Edition is available on Amazon.com for $7.59. The exclusive Collector's Edition is available on Amazon.com for $100. The "Tales of Beedle the Bard" will be released on Dec. 4, 2008. To pre-order a copy of the Standard or Amazon Exclusive Collector's Edition of "Tales of Beedle the Bard," visit any one of Amazon's worldwide Web sites - www.amazon.com/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.uk/beedlebard, www.amazon.de/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.jp/beedlebard, www.amazon.fr/beedlebard, www.amazon.ca/beedlebard and www.amazon.cn/beedlebard. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. The Children's High Level Group The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published by The Children's High Level Group (CHLG), registered charity number 1112575, a charity co-founded in 2005 by J K Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children. CHLG campaigns for child rights across Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe where over a million children and teenagers are growing up in institutions, often in unacceptable conditions. In most cases they are without adequate human or emotional contact and stimulation, while many only just survive without life's basics such as adequate shelter and food. CHLG helps around a quarter of a million children each year through education activities; outreach work in institutions; and a dedicated telephone and email help line. www.chlg.org CONTACT:AmazonMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Amazon to Deliver Book of Five Wizarding Fairy Tales to Customers' Doorsteps on Dec. 4, the First Day of Availability, for the Same Price as Standard Shipping</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2008--Just as it has done for the "Harry Potter" books series, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will deliver both the Standard and Collector's Editions of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" on the very first day they are available to the public -- for the same price as Amazon standard shipping. For customers who select standard or Prime(TM) shipping, Amazon will deliver the book of five wizarding fairy tales to excited Harry Potter fans on Thursday, Dec. 4. Additionally, release-date delivery will be free of charge for Amazon Prime members.</p><p>"We are excited to once again delight Amazon customers by offering guaranteed release-date delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' so the book can arrive at their doors the first day it's available," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "This means that hundreds of thousands of Harry Potter fans across the country can start reading this book the day it's released without having to wait."</p><p>In August 2008, the Children's High Level Group, the charity co-founded by J.K. Rowling to make life better for vulnerable children, announced that it would publish "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" with net proceeds from the sale of the book to benefit the charity. In addition to the Standard Edition, Amazon is exclusively offering a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition inspired by Rowling's handwritten, illustrated book originally purchased at auction. The Standard Edition is available on Amazon.com for $7.59. The exclusive Collector's Edition is available on Amazon.com for $100.</p><p>The "Tales of Beedle the Bard" will be released on Dec. 4, 2008. To pre-order a copy of the Standard or Amazon Exclusive Collector's Edition of "Tales of Beedle the Bard," visit any one of Amazon's worldwide Web sites - www.amazon.com/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.uk/beedlebard, www.amazon.de/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.jp/beedlebard, www.amazon.fr/beedlebard, www.amazon.ca/beedlebard and www.amazon.cn/beedlebard.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>The Children's High Level Group</p><p>The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published by The Children's High Level Group (CHLG), registered charity number 1112575, a charity co-founded in 2005 by J K Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children.</p><p>CHLG campaigns for child rights across Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe where over a million children and teenagers are growing up in institutions, often in unacceptable conditions. In most cases they are without adequate human or emotional contact and stimulation, while many only just survive without life's basics such as adequate shelter and food.</p><p>CHLG helps around a quarter of a million children each year through education activities; outreach work in institutions; and a dedicated telephone and email help line.</p><p>www.chlg.org</p><p>CONTACT:AmazonMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Helps TV Fans Discover More Content with New TV Show Stores

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Amazon.com Helps TV Fans Discover More Content with New TV Show Stores

09/17/2008

2008

Customers can browse and shop in stores dedicated to their favorite shows and view episodes on Amazon Video On Demand SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2008--With television fans gearing up for the new fall season, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the launch of a new TV shows destination with 500 new stores devoted to customer favorite TV series and kids' programming (www.amazon.com/yourfavoriteshowstore). As a convenient, one-stop destination for all things related to a particular TV show, the stores will help customers: learn more about the shows they love through video clips; find new favorite shows through summaries and bonus cast interview videos; and view episodes from Amazon Video On Demand (www.amazon.com/vod), Amazon's digital video service where customers can now instantly watch ad-free TV shows and movies on their computers. Throughout the fall, Amazon Video On Demand will feature various free episodes from a selection of prime-time shows, which will include a number of shows available for free prior to television broadcast, "catch up episodes," free shows during their first week of broadcast, and more. Customers can sign up for a Season Pass to keep up with every episode of their favorite shows for the entire season, and watch these episodes anytime using the new "Your Video Library" feature. "The way people watch TV has changed dramatically in recent years," said Peter Faricy, vice president of TV/movies and music for Amazon.com. "To adapt to this changing landscape and better meet our customers' needs, Amazon has created products like Video On Demand and TV show-dedicated stores to help our customers discover even more about the programs they love, and watch those shows wherever and whenever they choose. Amazon will continue to expand its offerings not only as a shopping destination but also as a platform where customers can come to experience and enjoy entertainment." Among the 500 newly launched TV dedicated stores are fan favorites including: "Battlestar Galactica" (www.amazon.com/battlestargalactica) featuring: All seasons (both classic and new), movies and miniseries on DVD as well as episodes, seasons and subscriptions available via Amazon Video On Demand Books, soundtracks, video games, toys and collectibles for the most devout sci-fi fan Audio and video cast interviews as well as video outtakes "Family Guy" (www.amazon.com/familyguy) featuring: All seasons on DVD including Amazon's exclusive Stewie Head complete series set Books and music for all things on the Griffin family A storyboard animation clip from the show "Supernatural" (www.amazon.com/supernatural) featuring: All seasons on DVD along with episodes, seasons and subscriptions via Amazon Video On Demand Books so viewers can get their fill of their favorite demon-fighting brother duo Interviews with star Jensen Ackles, series creator Eric Kripke and producer Sera Gamble TV fans will soon be able to come to the Amazon TV show stores to find TV schedules that will inform them when to tune in, customer discussion boards that will allow them to debate the latest storylines, and more. Fans getting ready for television's biggest awards night can check out the Amazon Primetime Emmy(R) Central Store (www.amazon.com/emmycentral). Customers can browse videos from nominated shows, check out fun facts about the award show, view red carpet photos and, on the night of the award show (Sept. 21), read Emmy night coverage from Amazon's expert TV editors on the Armchair Commentary blog (www.armchaircommentary.com). To browse the full selection of Amazon TV Show stores, visit www.amazon.com/yourfavoriteshowstore. To check out Amazon's Video On Demand selection of free pre-airdate and post-broadcast TV show episodes, visit www.amazon.com/videoondemand. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Customers can browse and shop in stores dedicated to their favorite shows and view episodes on Amazon Video On Demand</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2008--With television fans gearing up for the new fall season, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the launch of a new TV shows destination with 500 new stores devoted to customer favorite TV series and kids' programming (www.amazon.com/yourfavoriteshowstore). As a convenient, one-stop destination for all things related to a particular TV show, the stores will help customers: learn more about the shows they love through video clips; find new favorite shows through summaries and bonus cast interview videos; and view episodes from Amazon Video On Demand (www.amazon.com/vod), Amazon's digital video service where customers can now instantly watch ad-free TV shows and movies on their computers.</p><p>Throughout the fall, Amazon Video On Demand will feature various free episodes from a selection of prime-time shows, which will include a number of shows available for free prior to television broadcast, "catch up episodes," free shows during their first week of broadcast, and more. Customers can sign up for a Season Pass to keep up with every episode of their favorite shows for the entire season, and watch these episodes anytime using the new "Your Video Library" feature.</p><p>"The way people watch TV has changed dramatically in recent years," said Peter Faricy, vice president of TV/movies and music for Amazon.com. "To adapt to this changing landscape and better meet our customers' needs, Amazon has created products like Video On Demand and TV show-dedicated stores to help our customers discover even more about the programs they love, and watch those shows wherever and whenever they choose. Amazon will continue to expand its offerings not only as a shopping destination but also as a platform where customers can come to experience and enjoy entertainment."</p><p>Among the 500 newly launched TV dedicated stores are fan favorites including:</p><ul><li>"Battlestar Galactica" (www.amazon.com/battlestargalactica) featuring:</li><ul><li>All seasons (both classic and new), movies and miniseries on DVD as well as episodes, seasons and subscriptions available via Amazon Video On Demand</li><li>Books, soundtracks, video games, toys and collectibles for the most devout sci-fi fan</li><li>Audio and video cast interviews as well as video outtakes</li></ul><li>"Family Guy" (www.amazon.com/familyguy) featuring:</li><ul><li>All seasons on DVD including Amazon's exclusive Stewie Head complete series set</li><li>Books and music for all things on the Griffin family</li><li>A storyboard animation clip from the show</li></ul><li>"Supernatural" (www.amazon.com/supernatural) featuring:</li><ul><li>All seasons on DVD along with episodes, seasons and subscriptions via Amazon Video On Demand</li><li>Books so viewers can get their fill of their favorite demon-fighting brother duo</li><li>Interviews with star Jensen Ackles, series creator Eric Kripke and producer Sera Gamble</li></ul></ul><p>TV fans will soon be able to come to the Amazon TV show stores to find TV schedules that will inform them when to tune in, customer discussion boards that will allow them to debate the latest storylines, and more.</p><p>Fans getting ready for television's biggest awards night can check out the Amazon Primetime Emmy(R) Central Store (www.amazon.com/emmycentral). Customers can browse videos from nominated shows, check out fun facts about the award show, view red carpet photos and, on the night of the award show (Sept. 21), read Emmy night coverage from Amazon's expert TV editors on the Armchair Commentary blog (www.armchaircommentary.com).</p><p>To browse the full selection of Amazon TV Show stores, visit www.amazon.com/yourfavoriteshowstore. To check out Amazon's Video On Demand selection of free pre-airdate and post-broadcast TV show episodes, visit www.amazon.com/videoondemand.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Users Can Now Watch Full-Length Movies and TV Shows for Free on IMDb.com

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09/15/2008 00:00:00

Users Can Now Watch Full-Length Movies and TV Shows for Free on IMDb.com

09/15/2008

2008

Beta feature debuts with over 6,000 TV episodes and movies SEATTLE, Sep 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities, and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that users can now watch over 6,000 full-length feature films and TV episodes for free on IMDb.com. "IMDb's mission has always been to be the world's most comprehensive, user-friendly destination for all movie, TV and celebrity-related information, products and services," said Col Needham, founder and managing director of IMDb.com, Inc. "We're excited to offer our users a simple online experience to watch full-length movies and TV episodes for free. Our goal is to show our users every movie and TV show on the Internet for free on IMDb.com." IMDb is also opening its platform to filmmakers and rights owners worldwide, and changing the landscape for filmmakers by allowing them to reach the over 57 million movie and TV lovers who visit IMDb each month. To learn more about getting your content onto IMDb, please visit http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?uploadyourfilm. With IMDb's new free video viewing service, viewers can watch hit shows like: -- "24" -- "Big Brother" -- "CSI" -- "Family Guy" -- "Heroes" -- "House M.D." -- "The Office" -- "The Simpsons" Additionally, fans can relive their pasts and check out TV classics, such as: -- "Beverly Hills, 90210" -- "Bewitched" -- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" -- "Charlie's Angels" -- "Star Trek" Customers can also watch recent and classic films, including: -- "Fever Pitch" -- "Fiddler on the Roof" -- "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" -- "Hoop Dreams" -- "Raising Arizona" -- "Some Like It Hot" In conjunction with the start of the new fall TV season, customers will also be able to watch, for free, the first episodes of new and returning shows before their airdate. These shows include: -- "Knight Rider" (Sept. 24) -- "Lipstick Jungle" (Sept. 24) -- "Chuck" (Sept. 29) -- "Life" (Sept. 29) -- "30 Rock" (Oct. 23) The rotating video content is provided by CBS, Hulu, Sony Pictures Television and over 500 independent filmmakers. All video content on the site will be featured alongside IMDb's rich encyclopedia of movie, TV and celebrity information. To browse IMDb's selection of free videos, visit www.imdb.com. About IMDb The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 57 million unique visitors each month. IMDb offers a searchable database of over 1 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and over 2.5 million cast and crew members, making it the Web's most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities. Users can watch thousands of full-length TV episodes and movies for free. IMDb features include cast lists, photographs, quotes, trivia, reviews, box-office data, celebrity biographies, coverage of film festivals and major events, and streaming trailers. IMDb also offers IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), a site designed specifically for entertainment industry professionals, and IMDb Resume (www.imdbresume.com), a service that enables actors and crew members to promote themselves directly to IMDb's audience of movie lovers and movie professionals. IMDb.com is operated by IMDb.com, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) (www.amazon.com). About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Beta feature debuts with over 6,000 TV episodes and movies</p><p>SEATTLE, Sep 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities, and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that users can now watch over 6,000 full-length feature films and TV episodes for free on IMDb.com.</p><p>"IMDb's mission has always been to be the world's most comprehensive, user-friendly destination for all movie, TV and celebrity-related information, products and services," said Col Needham, founder and managing director of IMDb.com, Inc. "We're excited to offer our users a simple online experience to watch full-length movies and TV episodes for free. Our goal is to show our users every movie and TV show on the Internet for free on IMDb.com."</p><p>IMDb is also opening its platform to filmmakers and rights owners worldwide, and changing the landscape for filmmakers by allowing them to reach the over 57 million movie and TV lovers who visit IMDb each month. To learn more about getting your content onto IMDb, please visit http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?uploadyourfilm.</p><p>With IMDb's new free video viewing service, viewers can watch hit shows like:</p><p>-- "24"</p><p>-- "Big Brother"</p><p>-- "CSI"</p><p>-- "Family Guy"</p><p>-- "Heroes"</p><p>-- "House M.D."</p><p>-- "The Office"</p><p>-- "The Simpsons"</p><p>Additionally, fans can relive their pasts and check out TV classics, such as:</p><p>-- "Beverly Hills, 90210"</p><p>-- "Bewitched"</p><p>-- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"</p><p>-- "Charlie's Angels"</p><p>-- "Star Trek"</p><p>Customers can also watch recent and classic films, including:</p><p>-- "Fever Pitch"</p><p>-- "Fiddler on the Roof"</p><p>-- "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"</p><p>-- "Hoop Dreams"</p><p>-- "Raising Arizona"</p><p>-- "Some Like It Hot"</p><p>In conjunction with the start of the new fall TV season, customers will also be able to watch, for free, the first episodes of new and returning shows before their airdate. These shows include:</p><p>-- "Knight Rider" (Sept. 24)</p><p>-- "Lipstick Jungle" (Sept. 24)</p><p>-- "Chuck" (Sept. 29)</p><p>-- "Life" (Sept. 29)</p><p>-- "30 Rock" (Oct. 23)</p><p>The rotating video content is provided by CBS, Hulu, Sony Pictures Television and over 500 independent filmmakers. All video content on the site will be featured alongside IMDb's rich encyclopedia of movie, TV and celebrity information. To browse IMDb's selection of free videos, visit www.imdb.com.</p><p>About IMDb</p><p>The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 57 million unique visitors each month. IMDb offers a searchable database of over 1 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and over 2.5 million cast and crew members, making it the Web's most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities. Users can watch thousands of full-length TV episodes and movies for free. IMDb features include cast lists, photographs, quotes, trivia, reviews, box-office data, celebrity biographies, coverage of film festivals and major events, and streaming trailers. IMDb also offers IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), a site designed specifically for entertainment industry professionals, and IMDb Resume (www.imdbresume.com), a service that enables actors and crew members to promote themselves directly to IMDb's audience of movie lovers and movie professionals. IMDb.com is operated by IMDb.com, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) (www.amazon.com).</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Launches Motorcycle & ATV Store

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09/15/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Launches Motorcycle & ATV Store

09/15/2008

2008

Amazon.com Kick-Starts Store with More Than 300,000 Motorcycle and ATV Products SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of its Motorcycle & ATV Store (www.amazon.com/motorcycle) - a single shopping destination for hundreds of thousands of motorcycle and ATV parts, accessories and protective gear. The store showcases a selection of more than 300,000 products from over 500 manufacturers, including top brands like Alpine Stars, Yamaha, Fox Racing, Harley Davidson, HJC, Joe Rocket, Kawasaki, Shoei, Suzuki and Tour Master. "We are excited to offer motorcycle and ATV customers a huge selection, great prices and the convenience of Amazon's unique shopping experience," said Steve Frazier, vice president of Automotive for Amazon.com. "No matter what style of motorcycle they ride, both new riders and enthusiasts can find the tools, parts and accessories they need to upgrade their bikes, prepare for winter riding, venture off-road or perform routine maintenance." After launching its Automotive Parts and Accessories Store in 2007, the expansion to include Motorcycle & ATV parts and accessories was a natural one. According to the Motorcycle Industry Council, in 2007, sales of scooters and dual-purpose motorcycles reached their highest levels in 20 years, and data from the same organization shows that the upward trend has continued into 2008. Amazon's Motorcycle & ATV Store provides a valuable source for new and experienced riders to easily find the right helmets, protective gear, bags and accessories. The store provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers have come to know and trust, including robust product information, customer reviews, bestsellers, active customer discussion boards, tag communities and image uploading. In addition, many products are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime(TM). Visit the new store at www.amazon.com/motorcycle.About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Amazon.com Kick-Starts Store with More Than 300,000 Motorcycle and ATV Products</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of its Motorcycle &amp; ATV Store (www.amazon.com/motorcycle) - a single shopping destination for hundreds of thousands of motorcycle and ATV parts, accessories and protective gear. The store showcases a selection of more than 300,000 products from over 500 manufacturers, including top brands like Alpine Stars, Yamaha, Fox Racing, Harley Davidson, HJC, Joe Rocket, Kawasaki, Shoei, Suzuki and Tour Master.</p><p>"We are excited to offer motorcycle and ATV customers a huge selection, great prices and the convenience of Amazon's unique shopping experience," said Steve Frazier, vice president of Automotive for Amazon.com. "No matter what style of motorcycle they ride, both new riders and enthusiasts can find the tools, parts and accessories they need to upgrade their bikes, prepare for winter riding, venture off-road or perform routine maintenance."</p><p>After launching its Automotive Parts and Accessories Store in 2007, the expansion to include Motorcycle &amp; ATV parts and accessories was a natural one. According to the Motorcycle Industry Council, in 2007, sales of scooters and dual-purpose motorcycles reached their highest levels in 20 years, and data from the same organization shows that the upward trend has continued into 2008. Amazon's Motorcycle &amp; ATV Store provides a valuable source for new and experienced riders to easily find the right helmets, protective gear, bags and accessories.</p><p>The store provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers have come to know and trust, including robust product information, customer reviews, bestsellers, active customer discussion boards, tag communities and image uploading. In addition, many products are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime(TM).</p><p>Visit the new store at www.amazon.com/motorcycle.About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Biographies of Potential First Ladies Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama Available on Kindle Months in Advance of Physical Book Publication

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09/10/2008 00:00:00

Biographies of Potential First Ladies Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama Available on Kindle Months in Advance of Physical Book Publication

09/10/2008

2008

SEATTLE, Sep 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Kindle customers are getting an exclusive opportunity to download and read Cindy McCain's biography, "Cindy McCain: Elegance, Good Will and Hope for a New America" by Alicia Colon, and Michelle Obama's biography, "Michelle Obama: Grace and Intelligence in a Time of Change" by Elizabeth Lightfoot. The Obama biography is available exclusively on Kindle starting today; the physical book is scheduled to be available later this year. The McCain biography is scheduled to be available on Kindle this Monday, September 15; the book will only go to print if John McCain wins the election. These books join many other popular political books available on Kindle in less than 60 seconds, such as "The War Within" by Bob Woodward, "Change We Can Believe In" by Barack Obama, and soon to be available on Kindle, "How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down" by Sarah Palin. Kindle is Amazon's portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper. For more information on Kindle, visit http://amazon.com/kindle. "We're pleased to offer Amazon Kindle customers the chance to read Cindy McCain's and Michelle Obama's biographies months before the print editions come out later this year," said Ian Freed, vice president of Amazon Kindle. "Using Kindle's wireless delivery, customers who purchase these timely books can start reading them in less than 60 seconds." "We're very excited to be able to deliver to readers the first biographies of the candidates' wives," says Scott Watrous, President and Publisher of The Globe Pequot Press. "Kindle is driving a brand new type of reading experience and we're pleased to be a part of it by offering our content to Kindle readers before the print version comes out." Amazon has increased the number of book titles available on Kindle from 90,000 to 170,000 since Kindle was introduced last November, with more books being added every day. Popular new books include Thomas L. Friedman's "Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America"; Robert Kuttner's "Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency"; Stephanie Meyer's "Breaking Dawn"; Robert Shillers's "The Subprime Solution"; and Daniel Silva's "Moscow Rules." Like all other Kindle books, they are available for wireless download in less than 60 seconds. New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99 or less on Kindle, unless marked otherwise. Dozens of newspapers, magazines and blogs have also been added, including Financial Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Times (UK), The Houston Chronicle, The Orange County Register, Gawker, Gizmodo and Gothamist, joining other popular papers and blogs such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Michelle Malkin, and The Onion. Newspaper subscriptions are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle overnight so the latest edition is waiting for customers when they wake up. Blogs are updated and downloaded wirelessly throughout the day so Kindle customers can read blogs whenever and wherever they want. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE, Sep 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Kindle customers are getting an exclusive opportunity to download and read Cindy McCain's biography, "Cindy McCain: Elegance, Good Will and Hope for a New America" by Alicia Colon, and Michelle Obama's biography, "Michelle Obama: Grace and Intelligence in a Time of Change" by Elizabeth Lightfoot. The Obama biography is available exclusively on Kindle starting today; the physical book is scheduled to be available later this year. The McCain biography is scheduled to be available on Kindle this Monday, September 15; the book will only go to print if John McCain wins the election. These books join many other popular political books available on Kindle in less than 60 seconds, such as "The War Within" by Bob Woodward, "Change We Can Believe In" by Barack Obama, and soon to be available on Kindle, "How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down" by Sarah Palin.</p><p>Kindle is Amazon's portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper. For more information on Kindle, visit http://amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>"We're pleased to offer Amazon Kindle customers the chance to read Cindy McCain's and Michelle Obama's biographies months before the print editions come out later this year," said Ian Freed, vice president of Amazon Kindle. "Using Kindle's wireless delivery, customers who purchase these timely books can start reading them in less than 60 seconds."</p><p>"We're very excited to be able to deliver to readers the first biographies of the candidates' wives," says Scott Watrous, President and Publisher of The Globe Pequot Press. "Kindle is driving a brand new type of reading experience and we're pleased to be a part of it by offering our content to Kindle readers before the print version comes out."</p><p>Amazon has increased the number of book titles available on Kindle from 90,000 to 170,000 since Kindle was introduced last November, with more books being added every day. Popular new books include Thomas L. Friedman's "Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America"; Robert Kuttner's "Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency"; Stephanie Meyer's "Breaking Dawn"; Robert Shillers's "The Subprime Solution"; and Daniel Silva's "Moscow Rules." Like all other Kindle books, they are available for wireless download in less than 60 seconds. New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99 or less on Kindle, unless marked otherwise.</p><p>Dozens of newspapers, magazines and blogs have also been added, including Financial Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Times (UK), The Houston Chronicle, The Orange County Register, Gawker, Gizmodo and Gothamist, joining other popular papers and blogs such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Michelle Malkin, and The Onion. Newspaper subscriptions are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle overnight so the latest edition is waiting for customers when they wake up. Blogs are updated and downloaded wirelessly throughout the day so Kindle customers can read blogs whenever and wherever they want.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Reading into American Politics -- Amazon.com Launches Election 2008 Store

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Reading into American Politics -- Amazon.com Launches Election 2008 Store

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New store features interactive "Red" and "Blue" map of the United States based on recent political books sales data and unique content to help customers get ready for the presidential election season SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With only 57 days remaining until the general election, and the Democratic and Republican national conventions just completed, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - News) today announced the launch of the Amazon Election 2008 Store (www.amazon.com/election2008). We thought it would be fun to show our customers what their political book purchases would look like on a red and blue map of the country," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon. "Of course, Amazon customers read widely and often buy books that don't necessarily fit their own views. We'd be very surprised if our map matches the final Electoral College outcome in November – it definitely didn't in 2004 – but we hope that the Election Store and the map will provide customers with an interesting and lighthearted way to follow the exciting political conversation across the country." The central feature of the Amazon Election 2008 Store is an interactive map of the United States highlighting "Red" and "Blue" states based on sales patterns of identifiably "Red" and "Blue" books from the past 60 days. Books are classified as "Red" or "Blue" based on political leaning made evident in book promotion material and customer classifications such as tags. As customers move their mouse over the multicolored map, they will see a meter showing the overall "Red" and "Blue" percentages for each state with the corresponding state reflecting the leading color. To compute each state's "Red" and "Blue" totals, Amazon uses the top-selling 250 "Red" books during the 60-day period and compares those sales against the top-selling 250 "Blue" books of the same time period. All sales during the period are given equal weighting in the calculation. Updated daily, the map offers an entertaining and dynamic way for customers to follow the 2008 presidential election by enabling them to see what books people in their state are reading. In addition to "Red" and "Blue" percentages, customers can also view a sampling of local political book favorites in their state. For customers interested in a historical look at the map, the store includes a "Red" and "Blue" versions of the map in two-month increments throughout the entire 2004 election as well as the 2008 election to date, illustrating how customer purchases have changed over time. In addition to the interactive map, the Amazon Election 2008 Store features: An Obama/McCain meter, comparing the sales of all books written by the two candidates, and a Biden/Palin meter, comparing the sales of the most popular books about the vice presidential candidates. Books recommended by senators John McCain and Barack Obama so customers can read what the candidates are reading. Bestseller lists of "Red," "Blue" and "Purple" political books. Booklists organized around top issues and presidential politics to help customers catch up on what they need to know before Nov. 4. Featured author interviews in the store throughout the election season to include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, author and former presidential speech writer Peggy Noonan, current Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and journalist and author Ron Suskind. A customer discussion board where customers can voice their opinions about the upcoming election. To check out the Amazon interactive "Red" and "Blue" book purchases map and listen to expert commentary about the current political climate and upcoming presidential election, visit the Amazon Election 2008 store at www.amazon.com/election2008. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN - News), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. Contact: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>New store features interactive "Red" and "Blue" map of the United States based on recent political books sales data and unique content to help customers get ready for the presidential election season</p><div>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With only 57 days remaining until the general election, and the Democratic and Republican national conventions just completed, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - News) today announced the launch of the Amazon Election 2008 Store (www.amazon.com/election2008).<p>We thought it would be fun to show our customers what their political book purchases would look like on a red and blue map of the country," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon. "Of course, Amazon customers read widely and often buy books that don't necessarily fit their own views. We'd be very surprised if our map matches the final Electoral College outcome in November – it definitely didn't in 2004 – but we hope that the Election Store and the map will provide customers with an interesting and lighthearted way to follow the exciting political conversation across the country."</p><p>The central feature of the Amazon Election 2008 Store is an interactive map of the United States highlighting "Red" and "Blue" states based on sales patterns of identifiably "Red" and "Blue" books from the past 60 days. Books are classified as "Red" or "Blue" based on political leaning made evident in book promotion material and customer classifications such as tags. As customers move their mouse over the multicolored map, they will see a meter showing the overall "Red" and "Blue" percentages for each state with the corresponding state reflecting the leading color. To compute each state's "Red" and "Blue" totals, Amazon uses the top-selling 250 "Red" books during the 60-day period and compares those sales against the top-selling 250 "Blue" books of the same time period. All sales during the period are given equal weighting in the calculation. Updated daily, the map offers an entertaining and dynamic way for customers to follow the 2008 presidential election by enabling them to see what books people in their state are reading.</p><p>In addition to "Red" and "Blue" percentages, customers can also view a sampling of local political book favorites in their state. For customers interested in a historical look at the map, the store includes a "Red" and "Blue" versions of the map in two-month increments throughout the entire 2004 election as well as the 2008 election to date, illustrating how customer purchases have changed over time.</p><p>In addition to the interactive map, the Amazon Election 2008 Store features:</p><ul><li>An Obama/McCain meter, comparing the sales of all books written by the two candidates, and a Biden/Palin meter, comparing the sales of the most popular books about the vice presidential candidates.</li><li>Books recommended by senators John McCain and Barack Obama so customers can read what the candidates are reading.</li><li>Bestseller lists of "Red," "Blue" and "Purple" political books.</li><li>Booklists organized around top issues and presidential politics to help customers catch up on what they need to know before Nov. 4.</li><li>Featured author interviews in the store throughout the election season to include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, author and former presidential speech writer Peggy Noonan, current Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and journalist and author Ron Suskind.</li><li>A customer discussion board where customers can voice their opinions about the upcoming election.</li></ul><p>To check out the Amazon interactive "Red" and "Blue" book purchases map and listen to expert commentary about the current political climate and upcoming presidential election, visit the Amazon Election 2008 store at www.amazon.com/election2008.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN - News), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p></div><p><em>Contact:</em></p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Exclusively Debuts New Bob Dylan Music Video

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09/08/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Exclusively Debuts New Bob Dylan Music Video

09/08/2008

2008

Fans Get Their First Glimpse of the Previously Unreleased Song "Dreamin' of You" With a New Video Only on Amazon.com SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the exclusive premiere of the new, previously unreleased Bob Dylan song and music video "Dreamin' of You" on www.amazon.com/music. In celebration of the Amazon.com Music Store's 10th anniversary, fans around the world will get an exclusive first look at Dylan's new music video only on Amazon.com. "Dreamin' of You" stars prolific character actor Harry Dean Stanton, and provides fans with a preview of Dylan's new album, "Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8," set for release on Oct. 7. In addition to the music video debut, fans can check out the Amazon Bob Dylan artist page, which includes a customer forum for discussions, samples of Dylan's songs and a complete list of all of his albums, which have had an unparalleled effect on the music industry. "The impact of Bob Dylan on popular music and American culture over the past half-century is incalculable. His talent for both singing and songwriting has inspired fans and fellow musicians alike," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "We are proud to provide our customers with this unique experience as part of our celebration of the Amazon Music Store's 10th anniversary, and thrilled that our customers and Dylan fans have this extraordinary opportunity to get a first look at one of his newest songs." Bob Dylan is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed songwriters, musicians and performers, having sold more than 110 million albums and performed thousands of shows around the world in a career spanning five decades. His most recent studio album, "Modern Times" -- lauded by critics around the world and selling more than 2.5 million copies to date -- entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at No. 1, as well as debuting within the top five in 21 other countries. His previous studio albums, "Time Out of Mind" and "Love and Theft," have been among his most commercially successful and critically lauded, each having sold more than a million copies and earning Grammy nominations for Album of the Year ("Time Out of Mind" won that award in 1998). In 2001, he received a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for best song from a motion picture for "Things Have Changed" from the movie "Wonder Boys." His 2004 memoir, "Chronicles, Volume One," was a worldwide bestseller, spending 19 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. He was awarded a "special citation" Pulitzer Prize this year for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." Bob Dylan remains one of the world's top touring artists, performing more than 100 concerts yearly around the globe. Dylan's new album, "Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8," will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, and is now available for pre-order on www.amazon.com for $16.49, a savings of 28 percent. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Fans Get Their First Glimpse of the Previously Unreleased Song "Dreamin' of You" With a New Video Only on Amazon.com</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the exclusive premiere of the new, previously unreleased Bob Dylan song and music video "Dreamin' of You" on www.amazon.com/music. In celebration of the Amazon.com Music Store's 10th anniversary, fans around the world will get an exclusive first look at Dylan's new music video only on Amazon.com.</p><p>"Dreamin' of You" stars prolific character actor Harry Dean Stanton, and provides fans with a preview of Dylan's new album, "Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8," set for release on Oct. 7. In addition to the music video debut, fans can check out the Amazon Bob Dylan artist page, which includes a customer forum for discussions, samples of Dylan's songs and a complete list of all of his albums, which have had an unparalleled effect on the music industry.</p><p>"The impact of Bob Dylan on popular music and American culture over the past half-century is incalculable. His talent for both singing and songwriting has inspired fans and fellow musicians alike," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "We are proud to provide our customers with this unique experience as part of our celebration of the Amazon Music Store's 10th anniversary, and thrilled that our customers and Dylan fans have this extraordinary opportunity to get a first look at one of his newest songs."</p><p>Bob Dylan is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed songwriters, musicians and performers, having sold more than 110 million albums and performed thousands of shows around the world in a career spanning five decades. His most recent studio album, "Modern Times" -- lauded by critics around the world and selling more than 2.5 million copies to date -- entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at No. 1, as well as debuting within the top five in 21 other countries. His previous studio albums, "Time Out of Mind" and "Love and Theft," have been among his most commercially successful and critically lauded, each having sold more than a million copies and earning Grammy nominations for Album of the Year ("Time Out of Mind" won that award in 1998).</p><p>In 2001, he received a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for best song from a motion picture for "Things Have Changed" from the movie "Wonder Boys." His 2004 memoir, "Chronicles, Volume One," was a worldwide bestseller, spending 19 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. He was awarded a "special citation" Pulitzer Prize this year for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."</p><p>Bob Dylan remains one of the world's top touring artists, performing more than 100 concerts yearly around the globe.</p><p>Dylan's new album, "Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8," will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, and is now available for pre-order on www.amazon.com for $16.49, a savings of 28 percent.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

ACI Gift Cards, Inc. Launches Amazon Gift Codes On Demand

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ACI Gift Cards, Inc. Launches Amazon Gift Codes On Demand

09/05/2008

2008

The Amazon Gift Codes On Demand service enables companies to distribute Amazon Gift Codes instantly in any denomination SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2008--ACI Gift Cards, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched Amazon Gift Codes On Demand(TM) (AGC On Demand), a real-time electronic gift-card distribution option available from the Amazon Corporate Gift Card program. AGC On Demand is a simple Web service API that integrates Amazon's proprietary gift-card technology directly into customer loyalty, employee incentive and payment disbursement platforms. With AGC On Demand, companies are able to reduce physical gift-card fulfillment overhead while providing gift card recipients with a customized experience and instant gratification. To learn more about AGC On Demand, visit http://amazon.com/corporate-gc. Previously, gift card values were fixed and management of inventory for active gift cards and gift codes purchased in bulk required secure facilities. With AGC On Demand, gift codes are created individually in virtually any denomination and can be immediately issued in almost any format -- based on the client's preference -- including e-mail, HTML, customized/co-branded cards and paper receipts. "This is a great solution for developers and incentive companies who are looking for a more cost-effective way to manage a gift card program," said Marcell King, senior manager of corporate gift cards with ACI Gift Cards, Inc. "The AGC On Demand service offers a quick and secure way to deliver gift cards and stored value to program participants." Businesses are taking advantage of the AGC On Demand service in a variety of traditional and nontraditional gift card and pre-paid market segments, including loyalty, incentives, gifting and disbursements -- as an alternative to cash or checks. "Points.com utilizes AGC On Demand to issue Amazon Gift Codes in exchange for travel and credit card reward points," said Rob MacLean, CEO of Points.com. "We appreciate the value that denomination flexibility and instant code issuance via AGC On Demand brings to our customers. Amazon Gift Cards continue to be among the top redemption items on our site." "Integrating the AGC On Demand technology into the GroupCard.com platform helped us provide a fantastic solution for our community," said John Anderson, CEO for GroupCard.com. "Because it allows for flexible increments, our users can contribute individually as little or as much as they want to a group gift card without worrying about meeting any fixed denomination requirements. Our gift card recipients value the Amazon brand and shopping experience, and their experience on Amazon.com in turn helps make our brand stronger. Despite our highly unique product, we were able to integrate the AGC On Demand service in a matter of days." "Integrating Amazon's AGC On Demand API into the Coinstar kiosk makes it possible to print unique Amazon Gift Codes on the Coinstar receipt -- instantly," said Alex Camara, senior vice president and general manager of Worldwide Coin at Coinstar, Inc. "The Amazon Gift Code is a popular choice for customers as it's a strong and trusted brand, and Amazon offers a wide variety of products -- so there's something for everyone." Amazon Gift Cards are redeemable for millions of products across more than 40 product categories, including digital music and movies, and are also a great alternative to cash and pre-paid debit cards. Amazon Gift Cards never expire, have no fees and the entire value is applied and stored in the recipient's Amazon.com account until redeemed for merchandise. About ACI Gift Cards Amazon Gift Cards are issued by ACI Gift Cards, Inc., a Washington company. ACI Gift Cards, Inc. operates the Amazon Corporate Gift Card program, which allows companies to purchase Amazon Gift Cards and Gift Codes in bulk for a variety of business uses including incentives, rewards, gifting, promotions and cash alternative disbursements. For more information on the Amazon Corporate Gift Card program, visit http://www.amazon.com/corporate-gc. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>The Amazon Gift Codes On Demand service enables companies to distribute Amazon Gift Codes instantly in any denomination</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2008--ACI Gift Cards, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched Amazon Gift Codes On Demand(TM) (AGC On Demand), a real-time electronic gift-card distribution option available from the Amazon Corporate Gift Card program. AGC On Demand is a simple Web service API that integrates Amazon's proprietary gift-card technology directly into customer loyalty, employee incentive and payment disbursement platforms. With AGC On Demand, companies are able to reduce physical gift-card fulfillment overhead while providing gift card recipients with a customized experience and instant gratification. To learn more about AGC On Demand, visit http://amazon.com/corporate-gc.</p><p>Previously, gift card values were fixed and management of inventory for active gift cards and gift codes purchased in bulk required secure facilities. With AGC On Demand, gift codes are created individually in virtually any denomination and can be immediately issued in almost any format -- based on the client's preference -- including e-mail, HTML, customized/co-branded cards and paper receipts.</p><p>"This is a great solution for developers and incentive companies who are looking for a more cost-effective way to manage a gift card program," said Marcell King, senior manager of corporate gift cards with ACI Gift Cards, Inc. "The AGC On Demand service offers a quick and secure way to deliver gift cards and stored value to program participants."</p><p>Businesses are taking advantage of the AGC On Demand service in a variety of traditional and nontraditional gift card and pre-paid market segments, including loyalty, incentives, gifting and disbursements -- as an alternative to cash or checks.</p><p>"Points.com utilizes AGC On Demand to issue Amazon Gift Codes in exchange for travel and credit card reward points," said Rob MacLean, CEO of Points.com. "We appreciate the value that denomination flexibility and instant code issuance via AGC On Demand brings to our customers. Amazon Gift Cards continue to be among the top redemption items on our site."</p><p>"Integrating the AGC On Demand technology into the GroupCard.com platform helped us provide a fantastic solution for our community," said John Anderson, CEO for GroupCard.com. "Because it allows for flexible increments, our users can contribute individually as little or as much as they want to a group gift card without worrying about meeting any fixed denomination requirements. Our gift card recipients value the Amazon brand and shopping experience, and their experience on Amazon.com in turn helps make our brand stronger. Despite our highly unique product, we were able to integrate the AGC On Demand service in a matter of days."</p><p>"Integrating Amazon's AGC On Demand API into the Coinstar kiosk makes it possible to print unique Amazon Gift Codes on the Coinstar receipt -- instantly," said Alex Camara, senior vice president and general manager of Worldwide Coin at Coinstar, Inc. "The Amazon Gift Code is a popular choice for customers as it's a strong and trusted brand, and Amazon offers a wide variety of products -- so there's something for everyone."</p><p>Amazon Gift Cards are redeemable for millions of products across more than 40 product categories, including digital music and movies, and are also a great alternative to cash and pre-paid debit cards. Amazon Gift Cards never expire, have no fees and the entire value is applied and stored in the recipient's Amazon.com account until redeemed for merchandise.</p><p>About ACI Gift Cards</p><p>Amazon Gift Cards are issued by ACI Gift Cards, Inc., a Washington company. ACI Gift Cards, Inc. operates the Amazon Corporate Gift Card program, which allows companies to purchase Amazon Gift Cards and Gift Codes in bulk for a variety of business uses including incentives, rewards, gifting, promotions and cash alternative disbursements. For more information on the Amazon Corporate Gift Card program, visit http://www.amazon.com/corporate-gc.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Customers Can Now Instantly Watch Ad-Free Movies and TV Shows on Macs, PCs and Compatible Sony BRAVIA Televisions Starting Today on Amazon Video On Demand

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Amazon Customers Can Now Instantly Watch Ad-Free Movies and TV Shows on Macs, PCs and Compatible Sony BRAVIA Televisions Starting Today on Amazon Video On Demand

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that customers can now instantly watch ad-free movies and television shows on Macs or PCs with Amazon Video On Demand, Amazon's digital video service offering thousands of movies and television shows. Previously, customers could only download titles and watch them on a PC (using the Amazon Unbox application) or on their TiVo box. Now customers can either watch instantly within their web browser or download using the Unbox application and watch anytime. Additionally, customers can now rent or purchase Amazon Video On Demand movies and TV shows directly through Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link device on compatible BRAVIA(R) television sets (currently in beta). Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link device seamlessly streams Internet video content directly to compatible Sony HDTVs through a broadband connection. Starting today, to make it even easier for customers to decide whether they want to rent or purchase a title, the first two minutes of every movie and TV show automatically plays for free as soon as they visit the product detail page. At any time during the free viewing period, customers can choose to purchase or rent the title to watch it in its entirety. Once a customer orders a video, it is automatically added to Your Video Library. With the new Your Video Library, customers can access and stream their Amazon videos through popular web browsers on Macs and PCs. Customers can also access Your Video Library through the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link device on their compatible Sony BRAVIA televisions. "We're continuing to create new, convenient ways for our customers to watch digital movies and TV shows. The ability to watch content instantly without downloading first was among the most requested features of our customers, and now it's live--customers can instantly watch the ad-free title of their choice on a Mac, PC or compatible Sony BRAVIA TV via Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link device," said Roy Price, director of Amazon Video On Demand. "Amazon Video On Demand provides customers with the choice of how to watch their favorite movies and TV shows, be it on their PC or Mac, on the TV with TiVo or through Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link device on compatible Sony BRAVIA TVs, or on the go with a portable video player." Also starting today, Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link users can rent or purchase and instantly watch movies and commercial-free TV shows directly on their compatible BRAVIA TV. With the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link, customers can explore and purchase or rent from the Amazon Video On Demand library with the push of a button. To get started, customers simply go to www.amazon.com/videoondemand/bravia and link their BRAVIA to their Amazon.com account. After a purchase is made, the title can be immediately watched. A backup version can also be found in Your Video Library, accessible from the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link device user interface or on Amazon.com. Customers interested in purchasing a Sony BRAVIA television and/or Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link device can do so in the Amazon.com Electronics store at www.amazon.com/electronics. Amazon Video On Demand through the BRAVIA Internet Video Link is currently in beta. Amazon Video On Demand, operated by Amazon Digital Services, Inc., is the only U.S. digital video service that gives customers the choice to stream or download premium movies and TV shows. With over 40,000 licensed movies and TV shows, customers can now watch on their Mac, PC, Sony BRAVIA TV, TiVo box, Windows Media Center extender devices such as Xbox 360, and portable media players. The Amazon Unbox Video Player will remain as the client application for downloaded content, allowing customers to watch purchased content on their computer when they are not connected to the Internet or transfer it to a portable media player. With Fall TV starting in early September, Amazon Video On Demand will have a full selection of the most popular returning and new shows, including pilots, premieres, and full episodes. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that customers can now instantly watch ad-free movies and television shows on Macs or PCs with Amazon Video On Demand, Amazon's digital video service offering thousands of movies and television shows. Previously, customers could only download titles and watch them on a PC (using the Amazon Unbox application) or on their TiVo box. Now customers can either watch instantly within their web browser or download using the Unbox application and watch anytime. Additionally, customers can now rent or purchase Amazon Video On Demand movies and TV shows directly through Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link device on compatible BRAVIA(R) television sets (currently in beta). Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link device seamlessly streams Internet video content directly to compatible Sony HDTVs through a broadband connection.</p><p>Starting today, to make it even easier for customers to decide whether they want to rent or purchase a title, the first two minutes of every movie and TV show automatically plays for free as soon as they visit the product detail page. At any time during the free viewing period, customers can choose to purchase or rent the title to watch it in its entirety. Once a customer orders a video, it is automatically added to Your Video Library. With the new Your Video Library, customers can access and stream their Amazon videos through popular web browsers on Macs and PCs. Customers can also access Your Video Library through the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link device on their compatible Sony BRAVIA televisions.</p><p>"We're continuing to create new, convenient ways for our customers to watch digital movies and TV shows. The ability to watch content instantly without downloading first was among the most requested features of our customers, and now it's live--customers can instantly watch the ad-free title of their choice on a Mac, PC or compatible Sony BRAVIA TV via Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link device," said Roy Price, director of Amazon Video On Demand. "Amazon Video On Demand provides customers with the choice of how to watch their favorite movies and TV shows, be it on their PC or Mac, on the TV with TiVo or through Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link device on compatible Sony BRAVIA TVs, or on the go with a portable video player."</p><p>Also starting today, Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link users can rent or purchase and instantly watch movies and commercial-free TV shows directly on their compatible BRAVIA TV. With the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link, customers can explore and purchase or rent from the Amazon Video On Demand library with the push of a button. To get started, customers simply go to www.amazon.com/videoondemand/bravia and link their BRAVIA to their Amazon.com account. After a purchase is made, the title can be immediately watched. A backup version can also be found in Your Video Library, accessible from the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link device user interface or on Amazon.com. Customers interested in purchasing a Sony BRAVIA television and/or Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link device can do so in the Amazon.com Electronics store at www.amazon.com/electronics. Amazon Video On Demand through the BRAVIA Internet Video Link is currently in beta.</p><p>Amazon Video On Demand, operated by Amazon Digital Services, Inc., is the only U.S. digital video service that gives customers the choice to stream or download premium movies and TV shows. With over 40,000 licensed movies and TV shows, customers can now watch on their Mac, PC, Sony BRAVIA TV, TiVo box, Windows Media Center extender devices such as Xbox 360, and portable media players. The Amazon Unbox Video Player will remain as the client application for downloaded content, allowing customers to watch purchased content on their computer when they are not connected to the Internet or transfer it to a portable media player. With Fall TV starting in early September, Amazon Video On Demand will have a full selection of the most popular returning and new shows, including pilots, premieres, and full episodes.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Media Alert: Amazon.com Lexington, Ky., Fulfillment Centers to Host Hiring Event for Full-Time Hourly Positions

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Media Alert: Amazon.com Lexington, Ky., Fulfillment Centers to Host Hiring Event for Full-Time Hourly Positions

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a hiring event for several hundred full-time hourly positions in its Lexington, Ky., fulfillment centers, which are operated by Amazon.com kydc, Inc. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping, with competitive starting wages, plus medical, dental and vision benefits. When: The hiring event will be held on Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Resume, valid picture ID and proof of GED or high school diploma are required. Manufacturing or warehouse experience preferred. The interview process may take up to three hours. Where: Amazon.com fulfillment center, 1850 Mercer Road, Lexington, Ky. For more information on our openings, please visit www.amazon.com/careers or call 859-381-2490. These events are for interested candidates only, and are not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Media:Amazon.com, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a hiring event for several hundred full-time hourly positions in its Lexington, Ky., fulfillment centers, which are operated by Amazon.com kydc, Inc. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping, with competitive starting wages, plus medical, dental and vision benefits.</p><p>When: The hiring event will be held on Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Resume, valid picture ID and proof of GED or high school diploma are required. Manufacturing or warehouse experience preferred. The interview process may take up to three hours.</p><p>Where: Amazon.com fulfillment center, 1850 Mercer Road, Lexington, Ky.</p><p>For more information on our openings, please visit www.amazon.com/careers or call 859-381-2490. These events are for interested candidates only, and are not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Media:Amazon.com, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Media Alert: Amazon.com Kennewick, Wash., Customer Service Center to Host Hiring Event for the 2008 Holiday Season

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Media Alert: Amazon.com Kennewick, Wash., Customer Service Center to Host Hiring Event for the 2008 Holiday Season

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SEATTLE, Aug 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a hiring event for more than 250 full-time and part-time seasonal customer service positions for its Kennewick, Wash., customer service center, which is operated by AMZN wacs, Inc. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Full-time and part-time seasonal customer service positions are available, with competitive starting wages of $9.50 per hour. There is a seasonal bonus opportunity of an additional $1 for every hour worked during the months of October, November and December. The Kennewick center is open from 5:45 a.m. -- 10 p.m., seven days a week. When: The hiring event will be held on Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Candidates should have a high school degree (or equivalent). Computer and Internet navigation skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills, are also required. Previous customer service experience is preferred. Where: Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., in Kennewick For more information on our openings, please visit www.amazon.com/careers or call 509-736-4888. These events are for interested candidates only, and are not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Media Contact: Amazon.com, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE, Aug 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a hiring event for more than 250 full-time and part-time seasonal customer service positions for its Kennewick, Wash., customer service center, which is operated by AMZN wacs, Inc.</p><p>Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Full-time and part-time seasonal customer service positions are available, with competitive starting wages of $9.50 per hour. There is a seasonal bonus opportunity of an additional $1 for every hour worked during the months of October, November and December. The Kennewick center is open from 5:45 a.m. -- 10 p.m., seven days a week.</p><p>When: The hiring event will be held on Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Candidates should have a high school degree (or equivalent). Computer and Internet navigation skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills, are also required. Previous customer service experience is preferred.</p><p>Where: Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., in Kennewick</p><p>For more information on our openings, please visit www.amazon.com/careers or call 509-736-4888. These events are for interested candidates only, and are not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, whichdevelopers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Media Contact: Amazon.com, 206-266-7180</pre>

Amazon.com Announces Release-Date Delivery for Hot New Video Games

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Amazon.com Announces Release-Date Delivery for Hot New Video Games

08/25/2008

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No Lines, No Waiting, No Fuss: Customers to Receive Select Games, Including "Star Wars: the Force Unleashed" and "Gears of War 2," on the First Day of Availability SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2008--Gamers have been asking for it and Amazon has answered the call. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it will offer release-date delivery for "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09," "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," "Fable 2" and "Gears of War 2." For $5.98, Amazon customers can upgrade their shipping option for guaranteed delivery of these titles on the first day of availability to all addresses within the continental United States. Additionally, Amazon Prime customers will receive release-date delivery for free. "We are excited to delight Amazon customers by offering guaranteed release-date delivery of these new video game titles so that the games can arrive at their doors the first day they're available," said Greg Hart, vice president of video games and software at Amazon.com. "This means that thousands of gamers across the country can start playing the games they love on the day they're released without having to stand in long lines or stay up all night to do it." "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09" will be released on Aug. 26, 2008. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" will be released on Sept. 16, 2008. "Fable 2" will be released on Oct. 21, 2008. "Gears of War 2" will be released on Nov. 7, 2008. To browse Amazon's entire selection of video games, visit www.amazon.com/videogames. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com Inc.

<p>No Lines, No Waiting, No Fuss: Customers to Receive Select Games, Including "Star Wars: the Force Unleashed" and "Gears of War 2," on the First Day of Availability</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2008--Gamers have been asking for it and Amazon has answered the call. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it will offer release-date delivery for "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09," "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," "Fable 2" and "Gears of War 2." For $5.98, Amazon customers can upgrade their shipping option for guaranteed delivery of these titles on the first day of availability to all addresses within the continental United States. Additionally, Amazon Prime customers will receive release-date delivery for free.</p><p>"We are excited to delight Amazon customers by offering guaranteed release-date delivery of these new video game titles so that the games can arrive at their doors the first day they're available," said Greg Hart, vice president of video games and software at Amazon.com. "This means that thousands of gamers across the country can start playing the games they love on the day they're released without having to stand in long lines or stay up all night to do it."</p><p>"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09" will be released on Aug. 26, 2008. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" will be released on Sept. 16, 2008. "Fable 2" will be released on Oct. 21, 2008. "Gears of War 2" will be released on Nov. 7, 2008. To browse Amazon's entire selection of video games, visit www.amazon.com/videogames.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com Inc.</p>

Amazon Web Services Launches the Amazon Elastic Block Store for Amazon EC2

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08/21/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Web Services Launches the Amazon Elastic Block Store for Amazon EC2

08/21/2008

2008

With the Amazon Elastic Block Store, applications running within Amazon EC2 can take advantage of reliable, persistent storage volumes in the cloud SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), a new persistent storage feature for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). Amazon EC2 is an infrastructure service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. With Amazon EBS, storage volumes can be programmatically created, attached to Amazon EC2 instances, and if even more durability is desired, can be backed with a snapshot to the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). To get started using Amazon EC2 and Amazon EBS today, visit http://aws.amazon.com/ec2. Prior to Amazon EBS, storage within an Amazon EC2 instance was tied to the instance itself so that when the instance was terminated, the data within the instance was lost. Now with Amazon EBS, users can choose to allocate storage volumes that persist reliably and independently from Amazon EC2 instances. Additionally, for even more durable backups and an easy way to create new volumes, Amazon EBS provides the ability to create point-in-time, consistent snapshots of volumes that are then stored to Amazon S3. "For over two years, we've focused on delivering a cost-effective, web scale infrastructure to developers, giving them complete flexibility in the kinds of solutions they deliver," said Peter De Santis, General Manager of Amazon EC2. "Persistent block storage has been among the top requests of developers using Amazon EC2, and we're excited to deliver Amazon Elastic Block Storage designed specifically for our cloud-based, elastic computing environment." Amazon EBS is well suited for databases, as well as many other applications that require running a file system or access to raw block-level storage. As Amazon EC2 instances are started and stopped, the information saved in your database or application is preserved in much the same way it is with traditional physical servers. "First, Amazon EC2 rewrote the rules of cloud computing, offering companies an intuitive and reliable means for accessing unlimited computing power. With Amazon EBS, Amazon has turned the industry on its head again, providing unlimited storage potential," said Paul Fisher, Manager of Technology for Wired.com/CondeNet. "At Wired.com, we're leveraging Amazon EC2 to power our embeddable widgets and Wired Product Reviews. Using EC2, we've been able to build and deploy applications more quickly and reliably. EBS is the missing link -- the last piece in the cloud computing puzzle -- that enables start-ups and large corporations alike to conjure the resources they need to build any application possible. Persistence is key to most applications, and EBS provides more flexibility in this area than anything previously available. We are developing a platform in the semantic web space with requirements for unlimited, fast, reliable persistence. EC2 and EBS not only make this application feasible, they make it cost-effective and scalable." "ShareThis has received tremendous benefits from working with Amazon Web Services for our leading sharing platform," said Manu Murkerji, Senior Software Developer for ShareThis, a service providing a one click way to instantly post, tag and send content via email, instant messaging and text messaging. "Amazon EBS has enabled us to create large-scale, enterprise-level databases that allow us to run and maintain various, disparate applications. EC2 and EBS together provide a cost-effective, flexible system that allows us to crunch data faster than we had been previously able -- giving us a much needed advantage for our business." "Sun's MySQL is the one of the most popular databases on Amazon EC2. With the introduction of EBS, MySQL users will be able to increase the durability and portability of their database applications deployed in the cloud," said Juan Carlos Soto, VP of Global Market Development at Sun Microsystems. "With Sun also recently making the OpenSolaris platform available on EC2, Web companies can now access the unique features of the ZFS file system--such as Rollback and 128-bit checksum capabilities--to enable the highest level of data integrity on EC2." "With the release of Amazon Elastic Block Store, the ability to deploy any application, anywhere, including the cloud, is a reality. By providing a persistent and consistent compute environment, both on-premise and in the cloud, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and JBoss EAP on Amazon EC2 will help achieve the vision of the virtual datacenter," said Scott Crenshaw, Vice President of Platform Business Unit, Red Hat. "Now with the highly anticipated release of Amazon EBS, our enterprise EC2 customers have the ability to persist virtual machine configuration and application data across instantiations and manage their cloud solutions in as consistent a manner as their on-premise deployments." "Amazon EBS adds significant value to the product development effort at Elastra. We're able to provide our customers with seamless, automated database recovery, and an enhanced persistent data solution with faster throughput, all without their needing to manage cumbersome scripting," said Nate Smith, Vice President of Product Management for Elastra. "These are the types of capabilities our customers, especially the ISVs and enterprises, are looking for. Amazon EBS functionality allows our team to focus on delivering more advanced capabilities for our offering where scaling relational databases is essential. The resulting benefit to our customers is that they save time and can in turn devote their resources to business-differentiating activities, which drive innovation and new revenue streams." Businesses in a variety of industries are taking advantage of the instant scalability that Amazon Web Services provides. Amazon EC2 enables use cases such as web hosting, graphics rendering, web crawling, genomics analysis, large parallelized batch processing, financial modeling, and much more. Now, Amazon Elastic Block Store affords even more opportunities and use cases for developers looking to cost-effectively deploy scalable solutions including relational databases, distributed file systems and Hadoop processing clusters. Over 400,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services. Sign up to use Amazon EC2 on the Amazon Web Services website at http://aws.amazon.com. About Amazon EC2 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (http://aws.amazon.com/ec2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Amazon EC2's simple web service interface allows businesses to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>With the Amazon Elastic Block Store, applications running within Amazon EC2 can take advantage of reliable, persistent storage volumes in the cloud</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), a new persistent storage feature for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). Amazon EC2 is an infrastructure service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. With Amazon EBS, storage volumes can be programmatically created, attached to Amazon EC2 instances, and if even more durability is desired, can be backed with a snapshot to the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). To get started using Amazon EC2 and Amazon EBS today, visit http://aws.amazon.com/ec2.</p><p>Prior to Amazon EBS, storage within an Amazon EC2 instance was tied to the instance itself so that when the instance was terminated, the data within the instance was lost. Now with Amazon EBS, users can choose to allocate storage volumes that persist reliably and independently from Amazon EC2 instances. Additionally, for even more durable backups and an easy way to create new volumes, Amazon EBS provides the ability to create point-in-time, consistent snapshots of volumes that are then stored to Amazon S3.</p><p>"For over two years, we've focused on delivering a cost-effective, web scale infrastructure to developers, giving them complete flexibility in the kinds of solutions they deliver," said Peter De Santis, General Manager of Amazon EC2. "Persistent block storage has been among the top requests of developers using Amazon EC2, and we're excited to deliver Amazon Elastic Block Storage designed specifically for our cloud-based, elastic computing environment."</p><p>Amazon EBS is well suited for databases, as well as many other applications that require running a file system or access to raw block-level storage. As Amazon EC2 instances are started and stopped, the information saved in your database or application is preserved in much the same way it is with traditional physical servers.</p><p>"First, Amazon EC2 rewrote the rules of cloud computing, offering companies an intuitive and reliable means for accessing unlimited computing power. With Amazon EBS, Amazon has turned the industry on its head again, providing unlimited storage potential," said Paul Fisher, Manager of Technology for Wired.com/CondeNet. "At Wired.com, we're leveraging Amazon EC2 to power our embeddable widgets and Wired Product Reviews. Using EC2, we've been able to build and deploy applications more quickly and reliably. EBS is the missing link -- the last piece in the cloud computing puzzle -- that enables start-ups and large corporations alike to conjure the resources they need to build any application possible. Persistence is key to most applications, and EBS provides more flexibility in this area than anything previously available. We are developing a platform in the semantic web space with requirements for unlimited, fast, reliable persistence. EC2 and EBS not only make this application feasible, they make it cost-effective and scalable."</p><p>"ShareThis has received tremendous benefits from working with Amazon Web Services for our leading sharing platform," said Manu Murkerji, Senior Software Developer for ShareThis, a service providing a one click way to instantly post, tag and send content via email, instant messaging and text messaging. "Amazon EBS has enabled us to create large-scale, enterprise-level databases that allow us to run and maintain various, disparate applications. EC2 and EBS together provide a cost-effective, flexible system that allows us to crunch data faster than we had been previously able -- giving us a much needed advantage for our business."</p><p>"Sun's MySQL is the one of the most popular databases on Amazon EC2. With the introduction of EBS, MySQL users will be able to increase the durability and portability of their database applications deployed in the cloud," said Juan Carlos Soto, VP of Global Market Development at Sun Microsystems. "With Sun also recently making the OpenSolaris platform available on EC2, Web companies can now access the unique features of the ZFS file system--such as Rollback and 128-bit checksum capabilities--to enable the highest level of data integrity on EC2."</p><p>"With the release of Amazon Elastic Block Store, the ability to deploy any application, anywhere, including the cloud, is a reality. By providing a persistent and consistent compute environment, both on-premise and in the cloud, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and JBoss EAP on Amazon EC2 will help achieve the vision of the virtual datacenter," said Scott Crenshaw, Vice President of Platform Business Unit, Red Hat. "Now with the highly anticipated release of Amazon EBS, our enterprise EC2 customers have the ability to persist virtual machine configuration and application data across instantiations and manage their cloud solutions in as consistent a manner as their on-premise deployments."</p><p>"Amazon EBS adds significant value to the product development effort at Elastra. We're able to provide our customers with seamless, automated database recovery, and an enhanced persistent data solution with faster throughput, all without their needing to manage cumbersome scripting," said Nate Smith, Vice President of Product Management for Elastra. "These are the types of capabilities our customers, especially the ISVs and enterprises, are looking for. Amazon EBS functionality allows our team to focus on delivering more advanced capabilities for our offering where scaling relational databases is essential. The resulting benefit to our customers is that they save time and can in turn devote their resources to business-differentiating activities, which drive innovation and new revenue streams."</p><p>Businesses in a variety of industries are taking advantage of the instant scalability that Amazon Web Services provides. Amazon EC2 enables use cases such as web hosting, graphics rendering, web crawling, genomics analysis, large parallelized batch processing, financial modeling, and much more. Now, Amazon Elastic Block Store affords even more opportunities and use cases for developers looking to cost-effectively deploy scalable solutions including relational databases, distributed file systems and Hadoop processing clusters. Over 400,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services. Sign up to use Amazon EC2 on the Amazon Web Services website at http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon EC2</p><p>Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (http://aws.amazon.com/ec2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Amazon EC2's simple web service interface allows businesses to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Announces Redemption of Remaining 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes

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08/18/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Announces Redemption of Remaining 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes

08/18/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced that on September 17, 2008, it will redeem the remaining principal amount of approximately $399 million of its outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 ("Notes") with CUSIP numbers 023135AD8 and 023135AF3. The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 100.475% of the principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest from August 1, 2008 through September 16, 2008. After completion of the redemption of the principal amount of the Notes remaining on September 17, 2008, there will be no Notes outstanding. The right to convert the Notes to be redeemed into common stock of Amazon.com will expire on September 16, 2008. The current conversion price of the Notes is $78.0275. Copies of the notice of redemption may be obtained from The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the trustee and paying agent for the Notes, by calling Bondholder Relations at 1-800-254-2826. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced that on September 17, 2008, it will redeem the remaining principal amount of approximately $399 million of its outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 ("Notes") with CUSIP numbers 023135AD8 and 023135AF3.</p><p>The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 100.475% of the principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest from August 1, 2008 through September 16, 2008. After completion of the redemption of the principal amount of the Notes remaining on September 17, 2008, there will be no Notes outstanding.</p><p>The right to convert the Notes to be redeemed into common stock of Amazon.com will expire on September 16, 2008. The current conversion price of the Notes is $78.0275.</p><p>Copies of the notice of redemption may be obtained from The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the trustee and paying agent for the Notes, by calling Bondholder Relations at 1-800-254-2826.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Launches New Software en Espanol Store as the Software Shopping Destination for Hispanic Consumers

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Amazon-Launches-New-Software-en-Espanol-Store-as-the-Software-Shopping-Destination-for-Hispanic-Consumers

08/12/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Launches New Software en Espanol Store as the Software Shopping Destination for Hispanic Consumers

08/12/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today unveiled the Software en Espanol Store (www.amazon.com/spanishsoftware), a new category store featuring essential Spanish-language and bilingual software products. With content primarily in English accompanied by some Spanish information, the store features an extensive selection of business and office software as well as educational offerings and software for children. "The Amazon Software en Espanol Store introduces a more personalized customer experience that will provide millions of consumers with access to a wide selection of software products in Spanish," said Greg Hart, vice president of software and video games for Amazon.com. "We continue to remain committed to our customers by not only striving to provide the best prices, selection and convenience, but by also helping them to easily discover new products." The Amazon Software en Espanol Store features the latest versions of the most widely used software. Customers can find business and productivity software titles including: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Win32 Spanish Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Spanish Upgrade Microsoft Office 2007 Language Pack Business Translator 6.0; Graphics and development software titles including: Easy CD Creator 4 Deluxe Spanish Edition Sony ACID Music Studio 7 Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition Mathcad 14 Spanish Retail User; Security software titles including: Panda Internet Security 2009 Norton Internet Security Norton 360; Children's software titles including: Tell Me More-Kids English-ESL Disney Learning Kindergarten in Spanish Jump Start Spanish for Kids Ages 3-6; And education/reference software titles including: Encilopedia Compacta Britanica Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary Learn to Speak English Version 8.1 The Amazon Software en Espanol Store is designed to be the destination for Hispanic consumers and to help meet the needs of the nearly 1.6 million Hispanic-owned businesses throughout the country (U.S. Census Bureau, March 2006). The store is part of Amazon's expanded offering to Hispanic consumers which include the Amazon Libros en Espanol Store (www.amazon.com/libros) and Amazon Latin Music Store (www.amazon.com/latin). To browse a full listing of products in the Spanish Software Store visit www.amazon.com/spanishsoftware. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today unveiled the Software en Espanol Store (www.amazon.com/spanishsoftware), a new category store featuring essential Spanish-language and bilingual software products. With content primarily in English accompanied by some Spanish information, the store features an extensive selection of business and office software as well as educational offerings and software for children.</p><p>"The Amazon Software en Espanol Store introduces a more personalized customer experience that will provide millions of consumers with access to a wide selection of software products in Spanish," said Greg Hart, vice president of software and video games for Amazon.com. "We continue to remain committed to our customers by not only striving to provide the best prices, selection and convenience, but by also helping them to easily discover new products."</p><p>The Amazon Software en Espanol Store features the latest versions of the most widely used software. Customers can find business and productivity software titles including:</p><ul>Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Win32 SpanishMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium Spanish UpgradeMicrosoft Office 2007 Language PackBusiness Translator 6.0;</ul><p>Graphics and development software titles including:</p><ul>Easy CD Creator 4 Deluxe Spanish EditionSony ACID Music Studio 7Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum EditionMathcad 14 Spanish Retail User;</ul><p>Security software titles including:</p><ul>Panda Internet Security 2009Norton Internet SecurityNorton 360;</ul><p>Children's software titles including:</p><ul>Tell Me More-Kids English-ESLDisney Learning Kindergarten in SpanishJump Start Spanish for Kids Ages 3-6;</ul><p>And education/reference software titles including:</p><ul>Encilopedia Compacta BritanicaMerriam-Webster's Spanish-English DictionaryLearn to Speak English Version 8.1</ul><p>The Amazon Software en Espanol Store is designed to be the destination for Hispanic consumers and to help meet the needs of the nearly 1.6 million Hispanic-owned businesses throughout the country (U.S. Census Bureau, March 2006). The store is part of Amazon's expanded offering to Hispanic consumers which include the Amazon Libros en Espanol Store (www.amazon.com/libros) and Amazon Latin Music Store (www.amazon.com/latin). To browse a full listing of products in the Spanish Software Store visit www.amazon.com/spanishsoftware.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Indiana Fulfillment Center to Host Hiring Events for Full-time Hourly Positions

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08/06/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Indiana Fulfillment Center to Host Hiring Events for Full-time Hourly Positions

08/06/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced Open House hiring events for several hundred full-time hourly positions. The fulfillment center, operated by Amazon.com.indc LLC, is located in Whitestown, Ind. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping, with competitive starting wages, plus medical, dental and vision benefits. When: Open House events will be held on August 11 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on August 12 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Individuals are encouraged to attend these events to apply for positions. Resume, valid picture ID and proof of GED or high school diploma are required. The interview process may take up to 3 hours. Where: Holiday Inn Select - North Indianapolis at the Pyramids, 3850 DePauw Blvd. in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information on our openings, please visit www.amazon.com/careers. These open house events are for interested candidates only, and are not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced Open House hiring events for several hundred full-time hourly positions. The fulfillment center, operated by Amazon.com.indc LLC, is located in Whitestown, Ind. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping, with competitive starting wages, plus medical, dental and vision benefits.</p><p>When: Open House events will be held on August 11 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on August 12 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Individuals are encouraged to attend these events to apply for positions. Resume, valid picture ID and proof of GED or high school diploma are required. The interview process may take up to 3 hours.</p><p>Where: Holiday Inn Select - North Indianapolis at the Pyramids, 3850 DePauw Blvd. in Indianapolis, Ind.</p><p>For more information on our openings, please visit www.amazon.com/careers. These open house events are for interested candidates only, and are not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com to Acquire AbeBooks

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Amazon.com-to-Acquire-AbeBooks

08/01/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com to Acquire AbeBooks

08/01/2008

2008

SEATTLE & VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that, subject to closing conditions, it has reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks. AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world. "As a leader in rare and hard-to-find books, AbeBooks brings added breadth and expanded selection to our customers worldwide," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com. "AbeBooks provides a wide range of services to both sellers and customers, and we look forward to working with them to further grow their business. We're excited to present all of our customers with the widest selection of books available any place on Earth." "This deal brings together book sellers and book lovers from around the world, and offers both types of customers a great experience," said Hannes Blum, chief executive officer of AbeBooks. "We are very excited to be joining the Amazon family." The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close before the end of the fourth quarter of 2008. AbeBooks will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in Victoria, British Columbia. AbeBooks will maintain all of its websites, including its Canadian website with Canada-specific content, such as reviews of Canadian-authored books and interviews of Canadian writers. About AbeBooks AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world. AbeBooks has millions of customers who purchase tens of thousands of books a day from its global websites (Abebooks.com, Abebooks.ca, Abebooks.co.uk, Abebooks.de, Abebooks.fr, Abebooks.it and Iberlibro.com). A true internet success story, AbeBooks.com has been selling books online since 1996, and is a private company based in Victoria, BC, Canada, with affiliates in Germany and the United States. Internet Retailer magazine ranked AbeBooks at No. 73 among North American online retailers in June 2008. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE &amp; VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that, subject to closing conditions, it has reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks. AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world.</p><p>"As a leader in rare and hard-to-find books, AbeBooks brings added breadth and expanded selection to our customers worldwide," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com. "AbeBooks provides a wide range of services to both sellers and customers, and we look forward to working with them to further grow their business. We're excited to present all of our customers with the widest selection of books available any place on Earth."</p><p>"This deal brings together book sellers and book lovers from around the world, and offers both types of customers a great experience," said Hannes Blum, chief executive officer of AbeBooks. "We are very excited to be joining the Amazon family."</p><p>The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close before the end of the fourth quarter of 2008.</p><p>AbeBooks will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in Victoria, British Columbia. AbeBooks will maintain all of its websites, including its Canadian website with Canada-specific content, such as reviews of Canadian-authored books and interviews of Canadian writers.</p><p>About AbeBooks</p><p>AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world. AbeBooks has millions of customers who purchase tens of thousands of books a day from its global websites (Abebooks.com, Abebooks.ca, Abebooks.co.uk, Abebooks.de, Abebooks.fr, Abebooks.it and Iberlibro.com). A true internet success story, AbeBooks.com has been selling books online since 1996, and is a private company based in Victoria, BC, Canada, with affiliates in Germany and the United States. Internet Retailer magazine ranked AbeBooks at No. 73 among North American online retailers in June 2008.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Exclusively Offers Collector's Edition of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"

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08/01/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Exclusively Offers Collector's Edition of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"

08/01/2008

2008

Inspired by the original handwritten and illustrated book by J.K. Rowling, Amazon's Collector's Edition features exclusive content and illustrations; net proceeds from both the Collector's and Standard editions to benefit J.K. Rowling charity, the Children's High Level Group SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2008--To the excitement of Muggles around the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that in addition to the Standard Edition of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" it will offer a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition -- available exclusively at Amazon's worldwide websites. Inspired by J.K. Rowling's handwritten, illustrated book originally purchased at auction, Amazon's Collector's Edition features exclusive content, including illustrations not found in either the Standard Edition or the original. The Collector's Edition will be available for $100 (up to 100,000 copies will be printed). Net proceeds from the sale of both the Standard and Collector's Editions will be donated to the Children's High Level Group, a charity co-founded in 2005 by J. K. Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children. Harry Potter fans can pre-order the Standard and Collector's Editions of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" today at www.amazon.com/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.uk/beedlebard, www.amazon.de/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.jp/beedlebard, www.amazon.fr/beedlebard, www.amazon.ca/beedlebard and www.amazon.cn/beedlebard. Both the Standard and Collector's Editions include an introduction and illustrations by J.K. Rowling, all five fairy tales from the original "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" and an enlightening and comprehensive commentary (including extensive footnotes) by Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, who brings his unique wizard's-eye perspective to the collection. Amazon's luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition is designed to evoke the spirit of the handcrafted original, and features a unique book-within-a-book design--"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is tucked inside an "outer book," a case disguised as a wizarding textbook from the Hogwarts library. Upon opening the "outer book," customers will find a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature, inside of which sits the piece-de-resistance--their very own copy of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," complete with bonded leather binding, metalwork (corners, clasp and skull), replica gemstones, an exclusive reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction and an emerald ribbon. Additionally, the Collector's Edition features 10 new illustrations by J.K. Rowling not included in either the Standard or original handcrafted editions. "When we purchased 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' at auction, we never envisioned that we'd have the opportunity to share the book with Amazon customers in such a unique and special way," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com. "We are thrilled and grateful that J.K. Rowling and the Children's High Level Group were gracious enough to give us this opportunity to create the Collector's Edition, and we think Harry Potter fans and Amazon customers around the world will love it." In December 2007, Amazon purchased J.K. Rowling's "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" at an auction held by Sotheby's in London. The book of five wizarding fairy tales, referenced in the last book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," was one of only seven handmade copies in existence. The book was purchased for $4 million/GBP 1,950,000 with the proceeds of the sale going to the Children's High Level Group. The "Tales of Beedle the Bard" will be released on December 4, 2008. To pre-order a copy of the Standard or Amazon Exclusive Collector's Edition of "Tales of Beedle the Bard" visit any one of Amazon's worldwide websites - www.amazon.com/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.uk/beedlebard, www.amazon.de/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.jp/beedlebard, www.amazon.fr/beedlebard, www.amazon.ca/beedlebard and www.amazon.cn/beedlebard. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Inspired by the original handwritten and illustrated book by J.K. Rowling, Amazon's Collector's Edition features exclusive content and illustrations; net proceeds from both the Collector's and Standard editions to benefit J.K. Rowling charity, the Children's High Level Group</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2008--To the excitement of Muggles around the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that in addition to the Standard Edition of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" it will offer a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition -- available exclusively at Amazon's worldwide websites. Inspired by J.K. Rowling's handwritten, illustrated book originally purchased at auction, Amazon's Collector's Edition features exclusive content, including illustrations not found in either the Standard Edition or the original. The Collector's Edition will be available for $100 (up to 100,000 copies will be printed). Net proceeds from the sale of both the Standard and Collector's Editions will be donated to the Children's High Level Group, a charity co-founded in 2005 by J. K. Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children. Harry Potter fans can pre-order the Standard and Collector's Editions of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" today at www.amazon.com/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.uk/beedlebard, www.amazon.de/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.jp/beedlebard, www.amazon.fr/beedlebard, www.amazon.ca/beedlebard and www.amazon.cn/beedlebard.</p><p>Both the Standard and Collector's Editions include an introduction and illustrations by J.K. Rowling, all five fairy tales from the original "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" and an enlightening and comprehensive commentary (including extensive footnotes) by Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, who brings his unique wizard's-eye perspective to the collection.</p><p>Amazon's luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition is designed to evoke the spirit of the handcrafted original, and features a unique book-within-a-book design--"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is tucked inside an "outer book," a case disguised as a wizarding textbook from the Hogwarts library. Upon opening the "outer book," customers will find a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature, inside of which sits the piece-de-resistance--their very own copy of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," complete with bonded leather binding, metalwork (corners, clasp and skull), replica gemstones, an exclusive reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction and an emerald ribbon. Additionally, the Collector's Edition features 10 new illustrations by J.K. Rowling not included in either the Standard or original handcrafted editions.</p><p>"When we purchased 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' at auction, we never envisioned that we'd have the opportunity to share the book with Amazon customers in such a unique and special way," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com. "We are thrilled and grateful that J.K. Rowling and the Children's High Level Group were gracious enough to give us this opportunity to create the Collector's Edition, and we think Harry Potter fans and Amazon customers around the world will love it."</p><p>In December 2007, Amazon purchased J.K. Rowling's "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" at an auction held by Sotheby's in London. The book of five wizarding fairy tales, referenced in the last book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," was one of only seven handmade copies in existence. The book was purchased for $4 million/GBP 1,950,000 with the proceeds of the sale going to the Children's High Level Group.</p><p>The "Tales of Beedle the Bard" will be released on December 4, 2008. To pre-order a copy of the Standard or Amazon Exclusive Collector's Edition of "Tales of Beedle the Bard" visit any one of Amazon's worldwide websites - www.amazon.com/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.uk/beedlebard, www.amazon.de/beedlebard, www.amazon.co.jp/beedlebard, www.amazon.fr/beedlebard, www.amazon.ca/beedlebard and www.amazon.cn/beedlebard.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Mechanical Turk Launches New Web-Based Tools That Bring the Power of an On-Demand Workforce to Businesses Worldwide

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07/30/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Mechanical Turk Launches New Web-Based Tools That Bring the Power of an On-Demand Workforce to Businesses Worldwide

07/30/2008

2008

Now, in a matter of minutes and with no software development resources required, businesses can outsource thousands of tasks, manage a virtual workforce and easily download work results SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC ("AWS"), a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today launched a new set of web-based tools for Amazon Mechanical Turk that make it easy for businesses to use Mechanical Turk to outsource work to an on-demand, scalable workforce via a simple graphical interface--in just a few minutes and without writing any code. The new web-based interface guides business users through the process of designing Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs), publishing up to hundreds of thousands of HITs simultaneously, monitoring worker activity, and retrieving work results. Previously, businesses without software development expertise or who didn't have software development resources to spare either needed to individually enter and retrieve each HIT (which was time-consuming) or could not leverage Mechanical Turk for the thousands of tasks they needed done. These new web-based tools are now available in addition to the existing set of APIs software developers have been using to integrate Mechanical Turk into their applications. Businesses can take advantage of these new tools by visiting http://www.mturk.com. "Until today many businesses were unable to take advantage of Mechanical Turk's on-demand, scalable workforce because they did not have programming skills or their developer resources were committed elsewhere. With these new web-based tools, any business, in just a few minutes, can submit work that requires human intelligence to a workforce of hundreds of thousands workers from over one hundred countries," said Sharon Chiarella, Vice President of Amazon Mechanical Turk. "This is an opportunity for businesses to get important work done quickly, inexpensively, and with quality." In addition to a web-based editor for designing HITs, Amazon Mechanical Turk offers several sample templates to help Requesters get started (Requester is the Mechanical Turk term for users that want to get work done). Sample HIT templates represent best practices from the past two years and cover the most common use cases of Mechanical Turk, such as Image Tagging, Search Relevance, Data Collection, Data Extraction, Surveys, Site Filtering, Image Filtering, Product Comparison, Product Categorization and Data Correction. Each sample HIT template defines the HIT's look and feel, and allows specification of payment terms and Worker requirements (Worker is the Mechanical Turk term for humans that complete HITs). These sample HIT templates can be used as is or modified to address a different use case. Once a Requester has designed their HIT template, Requesters can enter each task individually, but most will take advantage of the new bulk-uploading capabilities. The new tools allow Requesters to use spreadsheets they may already be using to manage the new data they are putting in and retrieving from Mechanical Turk (in fact, CSV files can be loaded directly into Mechanical Turk). Once their HITs are published on Mechanical Turk, Requesters can watch the progress of their work being done, download results, and approve or disapprove their completed HITs. This simple and non-technical process allows business analysts and other non-technical professionals to leverage the on-demand, global workforce in Mechanical Turk without any need for software development resources. "We use Amazon Mechanical Turk for picture moderation and auto-tagging on SnapMyLife, our mobile photo sharing property," says George Grey from Mobicious, Inc., a company that creates content, services, and applications for mobile phone users. "With Mechanical Turk's help, we have tripled our business over the previous quarter and found clear cost benefits over in-house or other out-sourcing options. We benefit from high quality work and fast results, with scalable coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which we couldn't do as effectively without Mechanical Turk. The new tools for loading our HITs in bulk will allow us to add even more work to Mechanical Turk while also saving time." "Image tagging is dramatically enhanced by the human element that Amazon Mechanical Turk provides," said Michael Droz, CEO of Tagcow.com, a provider of image tagging services for consumers and businesses. "Algorithms can identify landscapes or even human faces, but we are decades away from computers being able to recognize a 'cute baby' or 'nineteenth century impressionism.' Mechanical Turk's scalable, on-demand workforce provides a rich cultural and emotional depth to our image tags, making the images more easily discoverable through traditional search. This has been instrumental in delivering our high customer satisfaction. The new tools introduced for Mechanical Turk will help us respond more quickly and efficiently when the images coming into our service spikes--virtually anyone in our company can now load thousands of images that need tagging into Mechanical Turk and retrieve the results." About Amazon Mechanical Turk Amazon Mechanical Turk is a marketplace for work that requires human intelligence. The Mechanical Turk service gives businesses access to a diverse, on-demand, scalable workforce. Developers can access the Mechanical Turk web service to programmatically access this marketplace and leverage this service to build human intelligence directly into their applications. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com Inc.

<p>Now, in a matter of minutes and with no software development resources required, businesses can outsource thousands of tasks, manage a virtual workforce and easily download work results</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC ("AWS"), a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today launched a new set of web-based tools for Amazon Mechanical Turk that make it easy for businesses to use Mechanical Turk to outsource work to an on-demand, scalable workforce via a simple graphical interface--in just a few minutes and without writing any code. The new web-based interface guides business users through the process of designing Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs), publishing up to hundreds of thousands of HITs simultaneously, monitoring worker activity, and retrieving work results. Previously, businesses without software development expertise or who didn't have software development resources to spare either needed to individually enter and retrieve each HIT (which was time-consuming) or could not leverage Mechanical Turk for the thousands of tasks they needed done. These new web-based tools are now available in addition to the existing set of APIs software developers have been using to integrate Mechanical Turk into their applications. Businesses can take advantage of these new tools by visiting http://www.mturk.com.</p><p>"Until today many businesses were unable to take advantage of Mechanical Turk's on-demand, scalable workforce because they did not have programming skills or their developer resources were committed elsewhere. With these new web-based tools, any business, in just a few minutes, can submit work that requires human intelligence to a workforce of hundreds of thousands workers from over one hundred countries," said Sharon Chiarella, Vice President of Amazon Mechanical Turk. "This is an opportunity for businesses to get important work done quickly, inexpensively, and with quality."</p><p>In addition to a web-based editor for designing HITs, Amazon Mechanical Turk offers several sample templates to help Requesters get started (Requester is the Mechanical Turk term for users that want to get work done). Sample HIT templates represent best practices from the past two years and cover the most common use cases of Mechanical Turk, such as Image Tagging, Search Relevance, Data Collection, Data Extraction, Surveys, Site Filtering, Image Filtering, Product Comparison, Product Categorization and Data Correction. Each sample HIT template defines the HIT's look and feel, and allows specification of payment terms and Worker requirements (Worker is the Mechanical Turk term for humans that complete HITs). These sample HIT templates can be used as is or modified to address a different use case.</p><p>Once a Requester has designed their HIT template, Requesters can enter each task individually, but most will take advantage of the new bulk-uploading capabilities. The new tools allow Requesters to use spreadsheets they may already be using to manage the new data they are putting in and retrieving from Mechanical Turk (in fact, CSV files can be loaded directly into Mechanical Turk). Once their HITs are published on Mechanical Turk, Requesters can watch the progress of their work being done, download results, and approve or disapprove their completed HITs. This simple and non-technical process allows business analysts and other non-technical professionals to leverage the on-demand, global workforce in Mechanical Turk without any need for software development resources.</p><p>"We use Amazon Mechanical Turk for picture moderation and auto-tagging on SnapMyLife, our mobile photo sharing property," says George Grey from Mobicious, Inc., a company that creates content, services, and applications for mobile phone users. "With Mechanical Turk's help, we have tripled our business over the previous quarter and found clear cost benefits over in-house or other out-sourcing options. We benefit from high quality work and fast results, with scalable coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which we couldn't do as effectively without Mechanical Turk. The new tools for loading our HITs in bulk will allow us to add even more work to Mechanical Turk while also saving time."</p><p>"Image tagging is dramatically enhanced by the human element that Amazon Mechanical Turk provides," said Michael Droz, CEO of Tagcow.com, a provider of image tagging services for consumers and businesses. "Algorithms can identify landscapes or even human faces, but we are decades away from computers being able to recognize a 'cute baby' or 'nineteenth century impressionism.' Mechanical Turk's scalable, on-demand workforce provides a rich cultural and emotional depth to our image tags, making the images more easily discoverable through traditional search. This has been instrumental in delivering our high customer satisfaction. The new tools introduced for Mechanical Turk will help us respond more quickly and efficiently when the images coming into our service spikes--virtually anyone in our company can now load thousands of images that need tagging into Mechanical Turk and retrieve the results."</p><p>About Amazon Mechanical Turk</p><p>Amazon Mechanical Turk is a marketplace for work that requires human intelligence. The Mechanical Turk service gives businesses access to a diverse, on-demand, scalable workforce. Developers can access the Mechanical Turk web service to programmatically access this marketplace and leverage this service to build human intelligence directly into their applications.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline,206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com Inc.</p>

Amazon.com présente ses résultats pour le 2e trimestre 2008 et annonce une augmentation de ses ventes de 41%

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Amazon.com présente ses résultats pour le 2e trimestre 2008 et annonce une augmentation de ses ventes de 41%

07/24/2008

2008

Paris, le 24 juillet 2008 - Amazon.com a présenté hier ses résultats financiers pour le 2e trimestre 2008. Le chiffre d'affaires groupe s'établit à $4.06 milliards de dollars, en croissance de 41% par rapport au même trimestre de l'exercice précédent. Le chiffre d'affaires international (incluant la France) présente une augmentation de 47% pour atteindre le niveau de $1.89 milliards de dollars. Cette progression est due à la volonté constante d'Amazon.fr de toujours continuer à croître l'offre produits disponible sur le site et à baisser les prix. En juin, Amazon.fr a lancé son nouveau service de " Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous " pour les TVs grand écran. Amazon.fr propose désormais un service de livraison unique et de haute qualité pour les TVs grand écran de plus de 32 pouces. Le service de " Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous " offre aux clients le choix d'une demi-journée pour la livraison, une confirmation du passage du livreur sur une tranche de 2 heures seulement le jour précédent, le déballage et l'enlèvement de l'emballage (sur demande des clients). Au 2e trimestre, Amazon.fr a étendu sa boutique Montres & Bijoux de Luxe. Amazon.fr propose une sélection de bijoux sophistiqués dans sa Boutique Montres & Bijoux avec une centaine de nouveaux articles de marques telles que Diamanti, Joelli, Adamence et Forzieri. En juin, Amazon.fr a annoncé l'offre d'un bon d'achat d'une valeur de 50 € à ses clients qui ont acheté sur Amazon.fr un lecteur HD DVD, avant que Blu-ray " ait reporté la bataille ". Amazon.fr a toujours travaillé pour mieux accompagner ses clients dans l'évolution de la technologie, un secteur qui évolue rapidement et qui demande d'être en avance sur les tendances et les usages de consommation. En mai, Amazon.fr a inauguré un nouveau mode de navigation et a refondu son site web avec un design plus attrayant et une nouvelle structure de navigation simplifiée. Cela permet aux utilisateurs d'Amazon.fr de naviguer plus facilement à travers le site et faciliter la recherche des produits. La lecture de texte a été également améliorée et l'ergonomie de chaque page refaite de façon plus intuitive. Sur ce trimestre, les meilleures ventes par catégories sont les suivantes : Livres : Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites, Marc Levy (Robert Laffont) J'aurais préféré vivre, Thierry Cohen (Pocket) Je ne sais pas maigrir, Docteur Pierre Dukan (J'ai Lu) Je reviens te chercher, Musso Guillaume (XO EDITIONS) Millénium, Tome 1 : Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud) La consolante, Anna Gavalda (Le Dilettante) Parce que je t'aime, Guillaume Musso (Pocket) Millénium, Tome 2 : La fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud) Millenium, Tome 3 : La reine dans le palais des courants d'air, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud) Les yeux jaunes des crocodiles, Katherine Pancol (LGF) Musique : Des roses et des orties, Francis Cabrel (Sony-BMG Entertainment France) Rockferry, Duffy (UNIVERSAL Music France) Bleu Petrole, Alain Bashung (UNIVERSAL Music France) Third, Portishead (UNIVERSAL Music France) Repenti (inclus 3 titres live), Renan Luce (UNIVERSAL Music France) Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay (EMI MUSIC France) Yael Naim & David Donatien, Yael Naïm (Warner Music France) Hard Candy, Madonna (Warner Music France) Je Sais Que La Terre Est Plate, Raphaël (EMI MUSIC France) Restons Amants, Maxime Le Forestier (UNIVERSAL Music France) DVD : Stargate : l'arche de la vérité (FOX-PATHE-EUROPA) Little Miss Sunshine (FOX-PATHE-EUROPA) Dr House - Saison 3 (Universal Pictures France) Coffret trilogie : Jason Bourne (Universal Pictures France) Le Secret tiré du livre : The Secret (L.L.C) Une vérité qui dérange (PARAMOUNT PICTURES) Un jour sur terre (PARAMOUNT PICTURES) La vengeance dans la peau (Universal Pictures France) Docteur House, saison 1 - Coffret 6 DVD (Universal Pictures France) Il était une fois (Buena Vista Home Video) Jeux vidéo : Wii Fit + Balance Board Wii (Nintendo) Mario Kart Wii + Volant Wii Wheel (Nintendo) Volant Wii wheel (Nintendo) GTA IV (Rockstar) Age of Conan (Eidos) Super Smash Bros Brawl (Nintendo) Manette Nunchuck Wii Blanche (Nintendo) Wiimote - Télécommande Wii Blanche (Nintendo) Console Nintendo Wii - Sports Pack (Nintendo) Volant pour Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) Logiciels : Kaspersky Anti-virus 7.0 (Kaspersky) Office Famille et Etudiant 2007 - Equipez jusqu'à 3 PC (Microsoft) Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 (Kaspersky) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM (Microsoft) BitDefender Internet Security 2008 (Profil) Antidote RX (Druide) Code de la route Spécial Pièges (Emme) Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 - Mise à Jour (Kaspersky) Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard V9 (Nuance) Nero 8 (Nero) Electronique grand public : Panasonic Lumix Appareil Photo Numérique DMC-FZ18 Canon Ixus 860IS, 8 MP Appareil Photo Numérique, argent Western Digital Disque Dur Externe, My Book Essential Edition, 500 Go Iomega Disque Dur Externe, 500Go Garmin Nüvi 250W GPS, Europe Samsung Moniteur LCD 22" SyncMaster Canon EOS 400D Appareil Photo Numérique Reflex, 10.1 MP TomTom ONE V3 GPS, France Canon Pixma MP610, Imprimante Multifonctions, Couleur Canon Pixma MP520, Imprimante Multifonctions, Couleur Jeux & Jouets : Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère (Silverlit) Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Kit Hélice Arrière (Silverlit) Rubik's Cube (Winning Moves) Magic 8 Ball (Mattel) Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère, colore militaire (Silverlit) Jungle Speed Jeu de Société (Asmodée) Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère, apache (Silverlit) Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Insecta Night Predator (Silverlit) Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère, gris (Silverlit) Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère, rouge (Silverlit) Cuisine & Maison : Severin Yaourtière Siemens Nespresso SN 30 Cafetière Philips HF3461/01 Réveil Lumière Philips Senseo HD7810/71 Cafetière, bleu Braun MD31 Hygiène Dentaire Kenwood BM250 Machine à pain, blanche Babyliss E700XtE Tondeuse, bleu Moulinex Home Bread XXL (OW 5000) Machine à pain, blanche Bestron Dry883 Coupe Poils Nez, Oreilles Vaova Bm-450 Machine à pain Montres & Bijoux : Casio (WVQ-141DE-1AVER) Montre Homme Radio Piloté, quartz analogique et digitale, acier Casio (W-755V-1AVEF) Montre Homme, Multifonction quartz digitale, nylon/velcro Casio (WVQ-141DE-7AVER) Montre Homme Radio Piloté, quartz analogique et digitale, acier Casio (MTR-102-1A1VEF) Montre Homme, quartz analogique, résine noir Casio (W-755V-2AVEF) Montre Homme, Multifonction, quartz digitale, nylon/velcro Casio (W-211B-3AVEF) Montre Homme, Multifonction, quartz digitale, nylon Casio (WVQ-142E-7EVER) Montre Homme Radio Piloté, quartz analogique et digitale, caoutchouc Casio (CHR-210-2VER) Montre Homme, Cardiofréquence, quartz digitale, bleu Casio (WV-58DE-1AVEF) Montre Homme Radio Piloté, Multifonction, acier Casio (TQ-377-7EF) Réveil, Quartz Analogique Pour consulter le communiqué de presse US, rendez-vous à cette adresse :http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-news. Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr : Stephanie Mantello Ward | Amazon.frTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 | Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : stepward@amazon.fr

<p>Paris, le 24 juillet 2008 - Amazon.com a présenté hier ses résultats financiers pour le 2e trimestre 2008.</p><p>Le chiffre d'affaires groupe s'établit à $4.06 milliards de dollars, en croissance de 41% par rapport au même trimestre de l'exercice précédent. Le chiffre d'affaires international (incluant la France) présente une augmentation de 47% pour atteindre le niveau de $1.89 milliards de dollars. Cette progression est due à la volonté constante d'Amazon.fr de toujours continuer à croître l'offre produits disponible sur le site et à baisser les prix.</p><ul>En juin, Amazon.fr a lancé son nouveau service de " Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous " pour les TVs grand écran. Amazon.fr propose désormais un service de livraison unique et de haute qualité pour les TVs grand écran de plus de 32 pouces. Le service de " Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous " offre aux clients le choix d'une demi-journée pour la livraison, une confirmation du passage du livreur sur une tranche de 2 heures seulement le jour précédent, le déballage et l'enlèvement de l'emballage (sur demande des clients).Au 2e trimestre, Amazon.fr a étendu sa boutique Montres &amp; Bijoux de Luxe. Amazon.fr propose une sélection de bijoux sophistiqués dans sa Boutique Montres &amp; Bijoux avec une centaine de nouveaux articles de marques telles que Diamanti, Joelli, Adamence et Forzieri.En juin, Amazon.fr a annoncé l'offre d'un bon d'achat d'une valeur de 50 € à ses clients qui ont acheté sur Amazon.fr un lecteur HD DVD, avant que Blu-ray " ait reporté la bataille ". Amazon.fr a toujours travaillé pour mieux accompagner ses clients dans l'évolution de la technologie, un secteur qui évolue rapidement et qui demande d'être en avance sur les tendances et les usages de consommation.En mai, Amazon.fr a inauguré un nouveau mode de navigation et a refondu son site web avec un design plus attrayant et une nouvelle structure de navigation simplifiée. Cela permet aux utilisateurs d'Amazon.fr de naviguer plus facilement à travers le site et faciliter la recherche des produits. La lecture de texte a été également améliorée et l'ergonomie de chaque page refaite de façon plus intuitive.</ul><p>Sur ce trimestre, les meilleures ventes par catégories sont les suivantes :</p><p>Livres :</p><ol>Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites, Marc Levy (Robert Laffont)J'aurais préféré vivre, Thierry Cohen (Pocket)Je ne sais pas maigrir, Docteur Pierre Dukan (J'ai Lu)Je reviens te chercher, Musso Guillaume (XO EDITIONS)Millénium, Tome 1 : Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud)La consolante, Anna Gavalda (Le Dilettante)Parce que je t'aime, Guillaume Musso (Pocket)Millénium, Tome 2 : La fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud)Millenium, Tome 3 : La reine dans le palais des courants d'air, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud)Les yeux jaunes des crocodiles, Katherine Pancol (LGF)</ol><p>Musique :</p><ol>Des roses et des orties, Francis Cabrel (Sony-BMG Entertainment France)Rockferry, Duffy (UNIVERSAL Music France)Bleu Petrole, Alain Bashung (UNIVERSAL Music France)Third, Portishead (UNIVERSAL Music France)Repenti (inclus 3 titres live), Renan Luce (UNIVERSAL Music France)Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay (EMI MUSIC France)Yael Naim &amp; David Donatien, Yael Naïm (Warner Music France)Hard Candy, Madonna (Warner Music France)Je Sais Que La Terre Est Plate, Raphaël (EMI MUSIC France)Restons Amants, Maxime Le Forestier (UNIVERSAL Music France)</ol><p>DVD :</p><ol>Stargate : l'arche de la vérité (FOX-PATHE-EUROPA)Little Miss Sunshine (FOX-PATHE-EUROPA)Dr House - Saison 3 (Universal Pictures France)Coffret trilogie : Jason Bourne (Universal Pictures France)Le Secret tiré du livre : The Secret (L.L.C)Une vérité qui dérange (PARAMOUNT PICTURES)Un jour sur terre (PARAMOUNT PICTURES)La vengeance dans la peau (Universal Pictures France)Docteur House, saison 1 - Coffret 6 DVD (Universal Pictures France)Il était une fois (Buena Vista Home Video)</ol><p>Jeux vidéo :</p><ol>Wii Fit + Balance Board Wii (Nintendo)Mario Kart Wii + Volant Wii Wheel (Nintendo)Volant Wii wheel (Nintendo)GTA IV (Rockstar)Age of Conan (Eidos)Super Smash Bros Brawl (Nintendo)Manette Nunchuck Wii Blanche (Nintendo)Wiimote - Télécommande Wii Blanche (Nintendo)Console Nintendo Wii - Sports Pack (Nintendo)Volant pour Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)</ol><p>Logiciels :</p><ol>Kaspersky Anti-virus 7.0 (Kaspersky)Office Famille et Etudiant 2007 - Equipez jusqu'à 3 PC (Microsoft)Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 (Kaspersky)Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM (Microsoft)BitDefender Internet Security 2008 (Profil)Antidote RX (Druide)Code de la route Spécial Pièges (Emme)Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 - Mise à Jour (Kaspersky)Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard V9 (Nuance)Nero 8 (Nero)</ol><p>Electronique grand public :</p><ol>Panasonic Lumix Appareil Photo Numérique DMC-FZ18Canon Ixus 860IS, 8 MP Appareil Photo Numérique, argentWestern Digital Disque Dur Externe, My Book Essential Edition, 500 GoIomega Disque Dur Externe, 500GoGarmin Nüvi 250W GPS, EuropeSamsung Moniteur LCD 22" SyncMasterCanon EOS 400D Appareil Photo Numérique Reflex, 10.1 MPTomTom ONE V3 GPS, FranceCanon Pixma MP610, Imprimante Multifonctions, CouleurCanon Pixma MP520, Imprimante Multifonctions, Couleur</ol><p>Jeux &amp; Jouets :</p><ol>Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère (Silverlit)Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Kit Hélice Arrière (Silverlit)Rubik's Cube (Winning Moves)Magic 8 Ball (Mattel)Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère, colore militaire (Silverlit)Jungle Speed Jeu de Société (Asmodée)Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère, apache (Silverlit)Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Insecta Night Predator (Silverlit)Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère, gris (Silverlit)Picoo-Z Véhicule radio commandé, Hélicoptère, rouge (Silverlit)</ol><p>Cuisine &amp; Maison :</p><ol>Severin YaourtièreSiemens Nespresso SN 30 CafetièrePhilips HF3461/01 Réveil LumièrePhilips Senseo HD7810/71 Cafetière, bleuBraun MD31 Hygiène DentaireKenwood BM250 Machine à pain, blancheBabyliss E700XtE Tondeuse, bleuMoulinex Home Bread XXL (OW 5000) Machine à pain, blancheBestron Dry883 Coupe Poils Nez, OreillesVaova Bm-450 Machine à pain</ol><p>Montres &amp; Bijoux :</p><ol>Casio (WVQ-141DE-1AVER) Montre Homme Radio Piloté, quartz analogique et digitale, acierCasio (W-755V-1AVEF) Montre Homme, Multifonction quartz digitale, nylon/velcroCasio (WVQ-141DE-7AVER) Montre Homme Radio Piloté, quartz analogique et digitale, acierCasio (MTR-102-1A1VEF) Montre Homme, quartz analogique, résine noirCasio (W-755V-2AVEF) Montre Homme, Multifonction, quartz digitale, nylon/velcroCasio (W-211B-3AVEF) Montre Homme, Multifonction, quartz digitale, nylonCasio (WVQ-142E-7EVER) Montre Homme Radio Piloté, quartz analogique et digitale, caoutchoucCasio (CHR-210-2VER) Montre Homme, Cardiofréquence, quartz digitale, bleuCasio (WV-58DE-1AVEF) Montre Homme Radio Piloté, Multifonction, acierCasio (TQ-377-7EF) Réveil, Quartz Analogique</ol><p>Pour consulter le communiqué de presse US, rendez-vous à cette adresse :http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&amp;p=irol-news.</p><p>Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr :</p><p>Stephanie Mantello Ward | Amazon.frTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 | Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : stepward@amazon.fr</p>

Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 41% to $4.06 Billion; Sales Growth Accelerates to 31% in Media and to 58% in Electronics and Other General Merchandise

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Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 41% to $4.06 Billion; Sales Growth Accelerates to 31% in Media and to 58% in Electronics and Other General Merchandise

07/23/2008

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SEATTLE, Jul 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Operating cash flow was $1.09 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.89 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007. Free cash flow increased 16% to $0.82 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.70 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007. Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 446 million on June 30, 2008, compared with 435 million a year ago. Net sales increased 41% to $4.06 billion in the second quarter, compared with $2.89 billion in second quarter 2007. Excluding the $0.18 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 35% compared with second quarter 2007. Operating income increased 86% to $217 million in the second quarter compared with $116 million in second quarter 2007. Excluding the $17 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 71% compared with second quarter 2007. Included in the second quarter 2008 operating income is a $53 million non-cash gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets. Net income increased 102% to $158 million in the second quarter, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared with net income of $78 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in second quarter 2007. "Customers continue to take advantage of our low prices, free shipping and Amazon Prime," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Amazon Prime membership costs less than a tank of gas - more and more customers are joining the program and enjoying its benefits." Highlights -- Worldwide Media sales grew 31% to $2.41 billion in second quarter 2008, compared with $1.83 billion in second quarter 2007. -- Worldwide Electronics & Other General Merchandise sales grew 58% to $1.53 billion in second quarter 2008, compared with $0.97 billion in second quarter 2007, and increased to 38% of worldwide net sales compared with 34%. -- North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.17 billion, up 35% from second quarter 2007. -- International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $1.89 billion, up 47% from second quarter 2007, and increased to 47% of worldwide net sales compared with 45%. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 34%. -- Amazon.com customers can now take advantage of Bill Me Later, a new alternative payment method. Bill Me Later's next-generation payments service provides customers another convenient payment option when shopping on Amazon.com. -- The Company acquired Fabric.com, a leading online fabric store that offers custom measured and cut fabrics, as well as patterns, sewing tools and accessories. -- Amazon.co.jp launched Convenience Store Pickup Service, which offers customers the option to pick up their orders at any of the 8,500 Lawson stores throughout Japan. -- Over 400,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services (AWS), up more than 30,000 from last quarter. -- AWS released a new family of instance types, the high CPU family. These instances have proportionally more CPU resources than RAM (compared to standard instances) and are well suited for compute-intensive applications such as rendering, search indexing and computational analysis. -- Amazon.com introduced a limited beta version of Amazon Video On Demand. The service lets customers rent or buy ad-free movies and television shows and watch them instantly within their web browser on Macs or PCs and through Sony BRAVIA television sets with the use of the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link. -- Kindle selection continued to grow with more than 140,000 titles available. Financial Guidance The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of July 23, 2008. Results may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce and the various factors detailed below. Third Quarter 2008 Guidance -- Net sales are expected to be between $4.200 billion and $4.425 billion, or to grow between 29% and 36% compared with third quarter 2007. -- Operating income is expected to be between $115 million and $160 million, or between 6% decline and 31% growth compared with third quarter 2007. This guidance includes approximately $80 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. Full Year 2008 Expectations -- Net sales are expected to be between $19.35 billion and $20.10 billion, or to grow between 30% and 35% compared with 2007. -- Operating income is expected to be between $745 million and $920 million, or to grow between 14% and 40% compared with 2007. This guidance includes approximately $295 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results. These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services and technologies, system interruptions, significant indebtedness, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, and auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Six Months Twelve Months Ended Ended Ended June 30, June 30, June 30, --------------- --------------- ---------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $1,496 $ 748 $2,539 $1,022 $1,004 $ 683 OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income 158 78 301 189 588 306 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal- use software and website development, and other amortization 70 60 134 122 259 244 Stock-based compensation 73 46 127 80 232 140 Other operating expense (income), net (45) 3 (39) 3 (32) 7 Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net - - (3) 1 (3) (2) Other income, net 9 5 7 9 10 9 Deferred income taxes (10) (2) (29) - (128) 14 Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation (43) (35) (106) (60) (304) (133) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (35) 25 113 151 (341) (193) Accounts receivable, net and other (25) (10) 115 56 (197) (113) Accounts payable 116 82 (886) (520) 562 319 Accrued expenses and other 62 31 (63) (28) 394 256 Additions to unearned revenue 87 64 165 109 300 223 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (70) (48) (134) (92) (252) (182) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 347 299 (298) 20 1,088 895 INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (69) (47) (130) (82) (272) (195) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (44) (22) (400) (22) (452) (26) Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 181 161 452 945 777 2,253 Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (369) (180) (750) (694) (987) (2,262) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (301) (88) (828) 147 (934) (230) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from exercises of stock options 6 35 8 44 56 65 Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 43 35 106 60 304 133 Common stock repurchased - - - (248) - (500) Proceeds from long- term debt and other 1 - 52 - 83 3 Repayments of long- term debt and capital lease obligations (36) (29) (60) (46) (96) (67) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 14 41 106 (190) 347 (366) Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents (8) 4 29 5 43 22 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 52 256 (991) (18) 544 321 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $1,548 $1,004 $1,548 $1,004 $1,548 $ 1,004 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======== SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid for interest $ 1 $ 1 $ 47 $ 44 $ 70 $ 68 Cash paid for income taxes 15 7 23 10 37 17 Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 52 9 67 21 121 68 Fixed assets acquired under build-to-suit leases 13 - 17 - 31 - Conversion of debt 473 - 473 - 474 - AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Six Months Ended Ended June 30, June 30, --------------- --------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- ------- ------- Net sales $4,063 $2,886 $8,198 $5,901 Cost of sales 3,096 2,185 6,275 4,480 ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 967 701 1,923 1,421 Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 361 258 715 518 Marketing 102 65 205 137 Technology and content 258 201 492 387 General and administrative 74 58 135 114 Other operating expense (income), net (45) 3 (39) 3 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total operating expenses 750 585 1,508 1,159 ------- ------- ------- ------- Income from operations 217 116 415 262 Interest income 20 20 46 39 Interest expense (21) (19) (43) (38) Other expense, net (8) (6) (3) (8) ------- ------- ------- ------- Total non-operating expense (9) (5) - (7) ------- ------- ------- ------- Income before income taxes 208 111 415 255 Provision for income taxes 46 33 108 66 Equity-method investment activity, net of tax 4 - 6 - ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income $ 158 $ 78 $ 301 $ 189 ======= ======= ======= ======= Basic earnings per share $ 0.38 $ 0.19 $ 0.72 $ 0.46 ======= ======= ======= ======= Diluted earnings per share $ 0.37 $ 0.19 $ 0.70 $ 0.45 ======= ======= ======= ======= Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 420 412 419 412 ======= ======= ======= ======= Diluted 430 423 428 421 ======= ======= ======= ======= (1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 16 $ 10 $ 27 $ 17 Marketing 4 2 6 3 Technology and content 40 25 71 44 General and administrative 13 9 23 16 AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Six Months Ended Ended June 30, June 30, --------------- --------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- ------- ------- North America Net sales $2,168 $1,601 $4,294 $3,223 Cost of sales 1,609 1,167 3,166 2,350 ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 559 434 1,128 873 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 463 352 902 705 ------- ------- ------- ------- Segment operating income $ 96 $ 82 $ 226 $ 168 ======= ======= ======= ======= International Net sales $1,895 $1,285 $3,904 $2,678 Cost of sales 1,487 1,018 3,109 2,130 ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 408 267 795 548 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 259 184 518 371 ------- ------- ------- ------- Segment operating income $ 149 $ 83 $ 277 $ 177 ======= ======= ======= ======= Consolidated Net sales $4,063 $2,886 $8,198 $5,901 Cost of sales 3,096 2,185 6,275 4,480 ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 967 701 1,923 1,421 Direct segment operating expenses 722 536 1,420 1,076 ------- ------- ------- ------- Segment operating income 245 165 503 345 Stock-based compensation (73) (46) (127) (80) Other operating income (expense), net 45 (3) 39 (3) ------- ------- ------- ------- Income from operations 217 116 415 262 Total non-operating expense, net (9) (5) - (7) Provision for income taxes (46) (33) (108) (66) Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (4) - (6) - ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income $ 158 $ 78 $ 301 $ 189 ======= ======= ======= ======= Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 35% 38% 33% 34% International 47 31 46 33 Consolidated 41 35 39 34 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 29% 40% 29% 34% International 52 34 45 35 Consolidated 38 38 35 34 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 17% 233% 35% 94% International 80 50 57 56 Consolidated 49 106 46 72 Net sales mix: North America 53% 55% 52% 55% International 47 45 48 45 __________________________ (1) A significant majority of our costs for "Technology and content" are incurred in the United States and most of these costs are allocated to our North America segment. AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Six Months Ended Ended June 30, June 30, --------------- --------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- ------- ------- North America Media $1,148 $ 923 $2,354 $1,913 Electronics and other general merchandise 920 606 1,746 1,170 Other 100 72 194 140 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total North America 2,168 1,601 4,294 3,223 International Media 1,258 910 2,596 1,910 Electronics and other general merchandise 611 364 1,265 747 Other 26 11 43 21 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total International 1,895 1,285 3,904 2,678 Consolidated Media 2,406 1,833 4,950 3,823 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,531 970 3,011 1,917 Other 126 83 237 161 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total Consolidated $4,063 $2,886 $8,198 $5,901 ======= ======= ======= ======= Y/Y Net Sales Growth: North America: Media 25% 26% 23% 24% Electronics and other general merchandise 52 66 49 58 Other 38 15 39 16 Total North America 35 38 33 34 International: Media 38% 27% 36% 29% Electronics and other general merchandise 68 40 69 42 Other 140 143 100 147 Total International 47 31 46 33 Consolidated: Media 31% 27% 29% 26% Electronics and other general merchandise 58 55 57 52 Other 52 23 47 25 Total Consolidated 41 35 39 34 Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates: International: Media 25% 23% 23% 23% Electronics and other general merchandise 52 34 54 34 Other 121 128 85 128 Total International 34 26 32 27 Consolidated: Media 25% 25% 23% 24% Electronics and other general merchandise 52 53 51 48 Other 49 22 45 23 Total Consolidated 35 33 33 31 Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 59% 63% 60% 65% Electronics and other general merchandise 38 34 37 32 Other 3 3 3 3 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) June 30, Dec. 31, June 30, 2008 2007 2007 ----------- -------- ----------- ASSETS (unaudited) (unaudited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,548 $ 2,539 $ 1,004 Marketable securities 832 573 661 Inventories 1,107 1,200 735 Accounts receivable, net and other 586 705 384 Deferred tax assets 163 147 75 ----------- -------- ----------- Total current assets 4,236 5,164 2,859 Fixed assets, net 651 543 443 Deferred tax assets 284 260 224 Goodwill 400 222 214 Other assets 751 296 244 ----------- -------- ----------- Total assets $ 6,322 $ 6,485 $ 3,984 =========== ======== =========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,963 $ 2,795 $ 1,295 Accrued expenses and other 812 902 625 Current portion of long-term debt 441 17 16 ----------- -------- ----------- Total current liabilities 3,216 3,714 1,936 Long-term debt 433 1,282 1,256 Other long-term liabilities 443 292 242 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 500 Issued and outstanding shares -- none - - - Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 5,000 Issued shares -- 440, 431, and 427 Outstanding shares -- 426, 416, and 413 4 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (500) (500) (500) Additional paid-in capital 3,794 3,063 2,704 Accumulated other comprehensive income 6 5 3 Accumulated deficit (1,074) (1,375) (1,661) ----------- -------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity 2,230 1,197 550 ----------- -------- ----------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,322 $ 6,485 $ 3,984 =========== ======== =========== AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y % Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Change ----------------------------------------------------- Cash Flows and Shares Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 895 $ 1,001 $ 1,405 $ 1,039 $ 1,088 22% Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software & website development) -- TTM $ 195 $ 201 $ 224 $ 251 $ 272 40% Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 700 $ 800 $ 1,181 $ 788 $ 816 16% Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth 87% 118% 143% 51% 16% N/A Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding 435 435 435 435 446 2% Common shares outstanding 413 415 416 417 426 3% Stock-based awards outstanding 22 20 18 18 20 (10%) Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 5.3% 4.9% 4.4% 4.3% 4.6% N/A Results of Operations Worldwide (WW) net sales $ 2,886 $ 3,262 $ 5,673 $ 4,135 $ 4,063 41% WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 33% 38% 37% 31% 35% N/A WW net sales -- TTM $12,193 $13,149 $14,835 $15,955 $17,133 41% WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 32% 35% 35% 35% N/A Gross profit $ 701 $ 762 $ 1,170 $ 956 $ 967 38% Gross profit -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 36% 36% 33% 28% 32% N/A Gross margin -- % of WW net sales 24.3% 23.4% 20.6% 23.1% 23.8% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 2,820 $ 3,032 $ 3,353 $ 3,589 $ 3,855 37% Gross profit -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 31% 33% 33% 32% N/A Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 23.1% 23.1% 22.6% 22.5% 22.5% N/A Operating income $ 116 $ 123 $ 271 $ 198 $ 217 86% Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 4.0% 3.8% 4.8% 4.8% 5.3% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 498 $ 581 $ 655 $ 708 $ 808 62% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 56% 61% 57% 52% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 4.1% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.7% N/A Net income $ 78 $ 80 $ 207 $ 143 $ 158 102% Net income per diluted share $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.48 $ 0.34 $ 0.37 99% Net income -- TTM $ 306 $ 367 $ 476 $ 508 $ 588 92% Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 0.72 $ 0.87 $ 1.12 $ 1.20 $ 1.38 90% Segments North America Segment: Net sales $ 1,601 $ 1,788 $ 3,084 $ 2,126 $ 2,168 35% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 38% 42% 39% 31% 35% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 6,687 $ 7,219 $ 8,095 $ 8,598 $ 9,166 37% Gross profit $ 434 $ 460 $ 698 $ 569 $ 559 29% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 27.1% 25.7% 22.6% 26.7% 25.8% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,747 $ 1,864 $ 2,031 $ 2,160 $ 2,286 31% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 26.1% 25.8% 25.1% 25.1% 24.9% N/A Operating income $ 82 $ 79 $ 153 $ 130 $ 96 17% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% 6.1% 4.4% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 312 $ 369 $ 400 $ 445 $ 458 47% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 84% 73% 74% 46% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% 5.2% 5.0% N/A International Segment: Net sales $ 1,285 $ 1,474 $ 2,589 $ 2,009 $ 1,895 47% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 26% 33% 35% 31% 34% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 5,506 $ 5,930 $ 6,740 $ 7,357 $ 7,967 45% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 45% 45% 46% 47% N/A Gross profit $ 267 $ 302 $ 472 $ 387 $ 408 52% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 20.8% 20.5% 18.2% 19.3% 21.5% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,072 $ 1,168 $ 1,322 $ 1,430 $ 1,569 46% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.5% 19.7% 19.6% 19.4% 19.7% N/A Operating income $ 83 $ 98 $ 175 $ 128 $ 149 80% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 6.4% 6.6% 6.8% 6.4% 7.9% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 333 $ 380 $ 449 $ 483 $ 550 65% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 19% 37% 53% 44% 47% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 6.0% 6.4% 6.7% 6.6% 6.9% N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data) (unaudited) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 % Change ----------------------------------------------------- Segments (continued) Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 536 $ 585 $ 842 $ 698 $ 722 35% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 2,175 $ 2,283 $ 2,504 $ 2,661 $ 2,847 31% Operating income $ 165 $ 177 $ 328 $ 258 $ 245 49% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 5.7% 5.4% 5.8% 6.2% 6.0% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 645 $ 749 $ 849 $ 928 $ 1,008 56% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 24% 59% 64% 59% 49% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 5.3% 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% 5.9% N/A Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 923 $ 1,081 $ 1,637 $ 1,205 $ 1,148 25% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 26% 37% 30% 21% 24% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,949 $ 4,245 $ 4,630 $ 4,845 $ 5,071 28% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 606 $ 631 $ 1,336 $ 826 $ 920 52% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 66% 54% 53% 46% 52% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,456 $ 2,678 $ 3,139 $ 3,400 $ 3,714 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 37% 37% 39% 40% 41% N/A Other $ 72 $ 76 $ 111 $ 95 $ 100 38% Other -- TTM $ 282 $ 296 $ 326 $ 353 $ 381 35% Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 910 $ 1,010 $ 1,692 $ 1,338 $ 1,258 38% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 23% 27% 26% 22% 25% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,914 $ 4,167 $ 4,612 $ 4,950 $ 5,299 35% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 364 $ 448 $ 877 $ 655 $ 611 68% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 34% 45% 55% 56% 52% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,560 $ 1,717 $ 2,071 $ 2,344 $ 2,590 66% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 28% 29% 31% 32% 33% N/A Other $ 11 $ 16 $ 20 $ 16 $ 26 140% Other -- TTM $ 33 $ 46 $ 57 $ 63 $ 78 140% Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 1,833 $ 2,091 $ 3,329 $ 2,543 $ 2,406 31% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 25% 32% 28% 21% 25% N/A Media -- TTM $ 7,863 $ 8,412 $ 9,242 $ 9,795 $10,370 32% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 970 $ 1,079 $ 2,213 $ 1,481 $ 1,531 58% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 53% 51% 54% 50% 52% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 4,015 $ 4,395 $ 5,210 $ 5,744 $ 6,304 57% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 33% 33% 35% 36% 37% N/A Other $ 83 $ 92 $ 131 $ 111 $ 126 52% Other -- TTM $ 315 $ 342 $ 383 $ 416 $ 459 46% Balance Sheet Cash and marketable securities (1) $ 1,836 $ 2,087 $ 3,309 $ 2,395 $ 2,625 43% Inventory, net -- ending $ 735 $ 970 $ 1,200 $ 1,077 $ 1,107 51% Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 5.9% 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% 5.9% N/A Inventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.9 12.4 12.7 13.1 13.0 1% Fixed assets, net $ 443 $ 491 $ 543 $ 594 $ 651 47% Accounts payable days -- ending 54 62 57 53 58 7% Other Employees (full- time and part- time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) 14,400 15,800 17,000 17,800 18,400 28% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Summary" is an integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics. (1) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $171 million Q2 2007, $179 million Q3 2007, $197 million Q4 2007, $245 million Q1 2008 and $245 million Q2 2008. Amazon.com, Inc. Financial and Operational Summary (unaudited) Quarterly Results of Operations (comparisons are with the equivalent period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated) Net Sales -- Revenue is generally recorded gross for sales of our own inventory and net for sales by other sellers. Amounts paid in advance for subscription services, including amounts received for Amazon Prime and other membership programs, are deferred and recognized as revenue over the subscription term. For our products with multiple elements, where a standalone value for each element cannot be established, we recognize the revenue and related cost over the estimated economic life of the product. -- Shipping revenue, which includes amounts earned from our Amazon Prime membership and Fulfillment by Amazon programs, was $186 million, up 22% from $152 million. Cost of Sales -- Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. -- Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in "Fulfillment" on our consolidated statements of operations. -- Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as "Cost of sales" upon sale of products to our customers. -- Outbound shipping costs totaled $314 million, up 38% from $227 million. Net shipping cost was $128 million, or 3.2% of net sales, up 71% from $75 million, or 2.6% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products. Operating Expenses -- Depreciation expense for fixed assets, including amortization of internal-use software and website development, was $74 million, up from $63 million. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally two years or less for assets such as internal-use software, two or three years for our technology infrastructure, five years for furniture and fixtures, and ten years for heavy equipment). -- Stock-based compensation was $73 million, compared with $46 million. We utilize the accelerated, rather than a straight-line, method for recognizing stock-based compensation. Under this method, over 50% of the compensation cost would be expensed in the first year of a typical four-year vesting term. The increase in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to an increase in total stock compensation value granted to our employees. -- Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows: Three Months Ended June Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 30, 2007 ------------------------- ------------------------ Stock- Stock- Based Based As Compensa- As Compensa- Reported tion Net Reported tion Net ------------------------- ------------------------ (in millions) Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $361 $(16) $345 $258 $(10) $248 Marketing 102 (4) 98 65 (2) 63 Technology and content 258 (40) 218 201 (25) 176 General and administrative 74 (13) 61 58 (9) 49 Other operating expense (income), net (45) - (45) 3 - 3 --------- --------- ----- --------- --------- ---- Total operating expenses $750 $(73) $677 $585 $(46) $539 --------- --------- ----- --------- --------- ---- Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 40% 39% 36% 36% Marketing 58 56 23 23 Technology and content 29 24 20 16 General and administrative 27 22 15 11 Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.9% 8.5% 9.0% 8.6% Marketing 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 Technology and content 6.4 5.4 7.0 6.1 General and administrative 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.7 Fulfillment -- Certain of our fulfillment-related costs that are incurred on behalf of other businesses are classified as cost of sales rather than fulfillment. -- The increase in fulfillment costs in absolute dollars relates to variable costs corresponding with sales volume and inventory levels; our mix of product sales; payment processing and related transaction costs, including mix of payment methods and costs from our guarantee for certain seller transactions; and costs from expanding fulfillment capacity. -- Additionally, because payment processing costs associated with seller transactions are based on the gross purchase price of underlying transactions, and payment processing and related transaction costs are higher as a percentage of revenue versus our retail sales, sales by our sellers have higher fulfillment costs as a percent of net sales. -- We expanded our fulfillment capacity during the first six months of 2008 and throughout 2007 through gains in efficiencies and increases in leased warehouse space. This expansion is designed to accommodate greater selection and in-stock inventory levels and meet anticipated shipment volumes from sales of our own products as well as sales by third parties for whom we provide the fulfillment services. Technology and Content -- Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in application development, category expansion, editorial content, buying, merchandising selection, and systems support, as well as costs associated with the compute, storage and telecommunications infrastructure. -- We continue to invest in several areas of technology and content including seller platforms, web services, and digital initiatives, as well as expansion of new and existing product categories. We are also investing in technology infrastructure so that we can continue to enhance the customer experience and improve our process efficiency and support our infrastructure web services. -- Certain costs relating to development of internal-use software and website development, including development of software to upgrade and enhance our websites and processes supporting our business, are capitalized and amortized over two years. -- During Q2 2008 and Q2 2007, we capitalized $41 million (including $7 million of stock-based compensation) and $33 million (including $5 million of stock-based compensation) of costs associated with internal-use software and website development. Amortization of previously capitalized amounts was $36 million and $28 million for Q2 2008 and Q2 2007. Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Awards -- As of June 30, 2008, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 446 million, up from 435 million as of June 30, 2007. This total includes all stock-based awards outstanding, without regard for estimated forfeitures, consisting of vested and unvested awards and in-the-money and out-of-the-money stock options. -- In Q2 2008, holders of our 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes elected to convert a total of $473 million in outstanding principal amount under a called redemption and we issued 6.1 million shares of common stock as a result of such elections. -- As of June 30, 2008, stock-based awards outstanding were 19.8 million, or 4.6% of shares outstanding, down from 22.1 million, or 5.3% of outstanding shares. Outstanding stock awards consist of 18.4 million shares of restricted stock units and 1.4 million stock options with a $24.41 weighted-average exercise price. -- We granted restricted stock units representing 4.5 million and 5.8 million shares of common stock during Q2 2008 and Q2 2007. Other Operating Expense (Income), Net -- Other operating expense (income), net, was $(45) million and $3 million during Q2 2008 and Q2 2007. The increase compared to comparable prior year periods is primarily attributable to the gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets. As a result of this transaction, we recorded a $53 million non-cash gain included in "Other operating expense (income), net" on our consolidated statements of operations. We believe that the positive impact of this gain on operating and net income is not predictive of future results or trends. Other Expense, Net -- Other expense, net, consists primarily of gains or losses on marketable securities, foreign-currency transaction gains and losses, and other miscellaneous gains and losses. -- The remeasurement of our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances can result in significant gains and losses associated with the effect of movements in currency exchange rates. Income Taxes -- Our provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes we make a cumulative adjustment. The 2008 annual effective tax rate is estimated to be lower than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to anticipated earnings of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. in jurisdictions where our effective tax rate is lower than in the U.S. -- Included in the total tax provision as a discrete item during Q2 2008 is the impact related to the $53 million non-cash gain associated with the sale of our European DVD rental assets. This gain will be taxed at rates substantially below the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate. -- A majority of our tax provision is non-cash. We have current tax benefits and net operating losses relating to excess stock-based compensation that are being utilized to reduce our taxable income. As such, cash paid for income taxes in Q2 2008 was $15 million compared with $7 million in Q2 2007. -- We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for calendar years 2004 through 2007. Additionally, any net operating losses that were generated in prior years and utilized in these years may also be subject to examination by the IRS. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, in the following major jurisdictions for the years specified: Kentucky for 2003 through 2007, France for 2005 through 2007, Germany for 2003 through 2007, Luxembourg for 2003 through 2007, and the United Kingdom for 1999 through 2007. In addition, in 2007, Japanese tax authorities assessed income tax, including penalties and interest, of approximately $100 million against one of our U.S. subsidiaries for the years 2003 through 2005. We believe that these claims are without merit and are disputing the assessment. Further proceedings on the assessment will be stayed during negotiations between U.S. and Japanese authorities over the double taxation issues the assessment raises, and we have provided bank guarantees to suspend enforcement of the assessment. We also may be subject to income tax examination by Japanese tax authorities for 2006 and 2007. Foreign Exchange -- The effect on our consolidated statements of operations from year-over-year changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar throughout the period is as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, -------------------------------------------------------- 2008 2007 ---------------------------- --------------------------- At At Prior Exchange Prior Exchange Year Rate Year Rate Rates Effect As Rates Effect As (1) (2) Reported (1) (2) Reported -------- -------- ---------- ------- -------- ---------- (in millions) Net sales $ 3,881 $ 182 $ 4,063 $2,840 $ 46 $ 2,886 Gross profit 928 39 967 691 10 701 Operating expenses 728 22 750 578 7 585 Income from operations 200 17 217 113 3 116 Net interest income (expense) and other (3) (1) (8) (9) (3) (2) (5) Net income 151 7 158 77 1 78 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.35 $ 0.02 $ 0.37 $ 0.19 $ - $ 0.19 (1) Represents the outcome that would have resulted had exchange rates in the reported period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances. (2) Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances. (3) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments, remeasurement of 6.875% PEACS, and intercompany balances. Cash Flows and Balance Sheet -- SFAS 123(R) requires tax benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation to be presented as financing cash flows. Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were $43 million in Q2 2008 and $304 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $35 million in Q2 2007 and $133 million for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007. -- Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2.38 billion, at fair value, primarily consist of cash, investment grade securities and AAA-rated money market mutual funds. Included are amounts held in foreign currencies of $1.14 billion, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen. -- Other assets include, among other things, $245 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $250 million of certain equity investments, $149 million of other intangibles, net, and $42 million of intellectual property rights. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate primarily to collateralization of bank guarantees and debt for our international operations. -- Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $206 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits - and unearned revenue of $138 million, which is recorded when payments are received in advance of performing our service obligations and is recognized over the service period. -- Long-term debt primarily includes the following: June 30, December 31, 2008 2007 ----------- ------------ (in millions) 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due February 2009 (1) $ 399 $ 899 6.875% PEACS due February 2010 (2) 378 350 Other long-term debt 97 50 ----------- ------------ 874 1,299 Less current portion of long-term debt (441) (17) ----------- ------------ $ 433 $ 1,282 =========== ============ (1) The 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the "4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes") are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of $78.0275 per share. Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes is 5.1 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. We have the right to redeem the 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, by paying the principal and a redemption premium, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. At June 30, 2008, the redemption premium was 0.475%. (2) The 6.875% Premium Adjustable Convertible Securities ("6.875% PEACS") are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of EUR 84.883 per share ($133.72 per share, based on the exchange rate as of June 30, 2008). Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 6.875% PEACS is 2.8 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. The U.S. Dollar equivalent principal, interest, and conversion price fluctuate based on the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange ratio. We have the right to redeem the 6.875% PEACS, in whole or in part, by paying the principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest. -- Other long-term liabilities include tax contingencies, long-term capital lease obligations, deferred tax liabilities, non-current unearned revenue and other long-term obligations. -- In December 2007, we entered into a series of leases and other agreements for the lease of corporate office space to be developed in Seattle, Washington with initial terms of up to 16 years commencing on completion of development in 2010 and 2012 and options to extend for two five year periods. Under the agreements we committed to occupy approximately 820,000 square feet of office space. We recently committed to occupy an additional approximately 540,000 square feet. Due to that commitment, and the receipt of certain zoning approvals, we are no longer subject to the initial termination fees. We also have an option to lease approximately 330,000 square feet at pre-negotiated rates as well as options to lease up to an additional approximately 500,000 square feet at rates based on fair market values at the time the options are exercised, subject to certain conditions. In addition, if interest rates exceed a certain threshold, we have the option to provide financing for some of the buildings. Certain Definitions and Other -- We present segment information for North America and International. We measure operating results of our segments using an internal performance measure of direct segment operating expenses that excludes stock-based compensation and other operating expense, each of which is not allocated to segment results. Other centrally incurred operating costs are fully allocated to segment results. Our operating results, particularly for the International segment, are affected by movements in foreign exchange rates. A significant majority of our technology costs are incurred in the U.S. and most of them are allocated to our North America segment. -- The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com, www.audible.com, www.shopbop.com, www.endless.com and www.amazon.ca; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as our North America-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. -- The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused websites such as www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, and our Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as internationally-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based sites (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada), but excludes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. -- We provide supplemental sales information within each segment for three categories: Media, Electronics and Other General Merchandise, and Other. Media consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers in categories such as books, movies, music, digital downloads, software and video games (including game consoles). Electronics and Other General Merchandise consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers of items in categories not included in Media, such as electronics and computers, devices, home and garden, toys, kids and baby, grocery, apparel, shoes and jewelry, health and beauty, sports and outdoors, tools, and auto and industrial. Other consists of non-retail activities, such as the Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional activities, such as our co-branded credit card programs. -- Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development. -- Operating cycle is number of days of sales in inventory plus number of days of sales in trade accounts receivable minus accounts payable days. Accounts payable days are calculated as the quotient of ending accounts payable to cost of sales, multiplied by the number of days in the period. Inventory turns are calculated as the quotient of trailing-twelve-month cost of sales to average inventory over five quarter ends. -- Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities (excluding current portion of our long-term debt) over five quarter ends. -- References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's initial order is shipped or when a customer orders from other sellers on our websites. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com customers), Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers, Amazon Web Services customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period. -- References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period. -- References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key. -- References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers at Amazon.com domains worldwide - such as www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn, as well as Amazon.com-owned items sold through non-Amazon.com domains, such as books, music and movie items ordered from Amazon.com's store at www.target.com. Units sold do not include units associated with certain of our acquisitions or Amazon.com gift certificates. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com Investor RelationsRob Eldridge, 206-266-2171ir@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/irorAmazon.com Public RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE, Jul 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008.</p><p>Operating cash flow was $1.09 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.89 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007. Free cash flow increased 16% to $0.82 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.70 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007.</p><p>Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 446 million on June 30, 2008, compared with 435 million a year ago.</p><p>Net sales increased 41% to $4.06 billion in the second quarter, compared with $2.89 billion in second quarter 2007. Excluding the $0.18 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 35% compared with second quarter 2007.</p><p>Operating income increased 86% to $217 million in the second quarter compared with $116 million in second quarter 2007. Excluding the $17 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 71% compared with second quarter 2007. Included in the second quarter 2008 operating income is a $53 million non-cash gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets.</p><p>Net income increased 102% to $158 million in the second quarter, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared with net income of $78 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in second quarter 2007.</p><p>"Customers continue to take advantage of our low prices, free shipping and Amazon Prime," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Amazon Prime membership costs less than a tank of gas - more and more customers are joining the program and enjoying its benefits."</p><p>Highlights</p><p>-- Worldwide Media sales grew 31% to $2.41 billion in second quarter 2008, compared with $1.83 billion in second quarter 2007.</p><p>-- Worldwide Electronics &amp; Other General Merchandise sales grew 58% to $1.53 billion in second quarter 2008, compared with $0.97 billion in second quarter 2007, and increased to 38% of worldwide net sales compared with 34%.</p><p>-- North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.17 billion, up 35% from second quarter 2007.</p><p>-- International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $1.89 billion, up 47% from second quarter 2007, and increased to 47% of worldwide net sales compared with 45%. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 34%.</p><p>-- Amazon.com customers can now take advantage of Bill Me Later, a new alternative payment method. Bill Me Later's next-generation payments service provides customers another convenient payment option when shopping on Amazon.com.</p><p>-- The Company acquired Fabric.com, a leading online fabric store that offers custom measured and cut fabrics, as well as patterns, sewing tools and accessories.</p><p>-- Amazon.co.jp launched Convenience Store Pickup Service, which offers customers the option to pick up their orders at any of the 8,500 Lawson stores throughout Japan.</p><p>-- Over 400,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services (AWS), up more than 30,000 from last quarter.</p><p>-- AWS released a new family of instance types, the high CPU family. These instances have proportionally more CPU resources than RAM (compared to standard instances) and are well suited for compute-intensive applications such as rendering, search indexing and computational analysis.</p><p>-- Amazon.com introduced a limited beta version of Amazon Video On Demand. The service lets customers rent or buy ad-free movies and television shows and watch them instantly within their web browser on Macs or PCs and through Sony BRAVIA television sets with the use of the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link.</p><p>-- Kindle selection continued to grow with more than 140,000 titles available.</p><p>Financial Guidance</p><p>The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of July 23, 2008. Results may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce and the various factors detailed below.</p><p>Third Quarter 2008 Guidance</p><p>-- Net sales are expected to be between $4.200 billion and $4.425 billion, or to grow between 29% and 36% compared with third quarter 2007.</p><p>-- Operating income is expected to be between $115 million and $160 million, or between 6% decline and 31% growth compared with third quarter 2007. This guidance includes approximately $80 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.</p><p>Full Year 2008 Expectations</p><p>-- Net sales are expected to be between $19.35 billion and $20.10 billion, or to grow between 30% and 35% compared with 2007.</p><p>-- Operating income is expected to be between $745 million and $920 million, or to grow between 14% and 40% compared with 2007. This guidance includes approximately $295 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.</p><p>A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results.</p><p>These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services and technologies, system interruptions, significant indebtedness, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, and auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Six Months Twelve Months Ended Ended Ended June 30, June 30, June 30, --------------- --------------- ---------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $1,496 $ 748 $2,539 $1,022 $1,004 $ 683OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net income 158 78 301 189 588 306Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal- use software and website development, and other amortization 70 60 134 122 259 244 Stock-based compensation 73 46 127 80 232 140 Other operating expense (income), net (45) 3 (39) 3 (32) 7 Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net - - (3) 1 (3) (2) Other income, net 9 5 7 9 10 9 Deferred income taxes (10) (2) (29) - (128) 14 Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation (43) (35) (106) (60) (304) (133)Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (35) 25 113 151 (341) (193) Accounts receivable, net and other (25) (10) 115 56 (197) (113) Accounts payable 116 82 (886) (520) 562 319 Accrued expenses and other 62 31 (63) (28) 394 256 Additions to unearned revenue 87 64 165 109 300 223 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (70) (48) (134) (92) (252) (182) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 347 299 (298) 20 1,088 895INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (69) (47) (130) (82) (272) (195)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (44) (22) (400) (22) (452) (26)Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 181 161 452 945 777 2,253Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (369) (180) (750) (694) (987) (2,262) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (301) (88) (828) 147 (934) (230)FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Proceeds from exercises of stock options 6 35 8 44 56 65Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 43 35 106 60 304 133Common stock repurchased - - - (248) - (500)Proceeds from long- term debt and other 1 - 52 - 83 3Repayments of long- term debt and capital lease obligations (36) (29) (60) (46) (96) (67) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 14 41 106 (190) 347 (366)Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents (8) 4 29 5 43 22 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 52 256 (991) (18) 544 321 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $1,548 $1,004 $1,548 $1,004 $1,548 $ 1,004 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ========SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:Cash paid for interest $ 1 $ 1 $ 47 $ 44 $ 70 $ 68Cash paid for income taxes 15 7 23 10 37 17Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 52 9 67 21 121 68Fixed assets acquired under build-to-suit leases 13 - 17 - 31 -Conversion of debt 473 - 473 - 474 -</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Six Months Ended Ended June 30, June 30, --------------- --------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- ------- -------Net sales $4,063 $2,886 $8,198 $5,901Cost of sales 3,096 2,185 6,275 4,480 ------- ------- ------- -------Gross profit 967 701 1,923 1,421Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 361 258 715 518 Marketing 102 65 205 137 Technology and content 258 201 492 387 General and administrative 74 58 135 114 Other operating expense (income), net (45) 3 (39) 3 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total operating expenses 750 585 1,508 1,159 ------- ------- ------- -------Income from operations 217 116 415 262Interest income 20 20 46 39Interest expense (21) (19) (43) (38)Other expense, net (8) (6) (3) (8) ------- ------- ------- ------- Total non-operating expense (9) (5) - (7) ------- ------- ------- -------Income before income taxes 208 111 415 255Provision for income taxes 46 33 108 66Equity-method investment activity, net of tax 4 - 6 - ------- ------- ------- -------Net income $ 158 $ 78 $ 301 $ 189 ======= ======= ======= =======Basic earnings per share $ 0.38 $ 0.19 $ 0.72 $ 0.46 ======= ======= ======= =======Diluted earnings per share $ 0.37 $ 0.19 $ 0.70 $ 0.45 ======= ======= ======= =======Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 420 412 419 412 ======= ======= ======= ======= Diluted 430 423 428 421 ======= ======= ======= =======(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 16 $ 10 $ 27 $ 17 Marketing 4 2 6 3 Technology and content 40 25 71 44 General and administrative 13 9 23 16</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Six Months Ended Ended June 30, June 30, --------------- --------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- ------- -------North America Net sales $2,168 $1,601 $4,294 $3,223 Cost of sales 1,609 1,167 3,166 2,350 ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 559 434 1,128 873 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 463 352 902 705 ------- ------- ------- ------- Segment operating income $ 96 $ 82 $ 226 $ 168 ======= ======= ======= =======International Net sales $1,895 $1,285 $3,904 $2,678 Cost of sales 1,487 1,018 3,109 2,130 ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 408 267 795 548 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 259 184 518 371 ------- ------- ------- ------- Segment operating income $ 149 $ 83 $ 277 $ 177 ======= ======= ======= =======Consolidated Net sales $4,063 $2,886 $8,198 $5,901 Cost of sales 3,096 2,185 6,275 4,480 ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 967 701 1,923 1,421 Direct segment operating expenses 722 536 1,420 1,076 ------- ------- ------- ------- Segment operating income 245 165 503 345 Stock-based compensation (73) (46) (127) (80) Other operating income (expense), net 45 (3) 39 (3) ------- ------- ------- ------- Income from operations 217 116 415 262 Total non-operating expense, net (9) (5) - (7) Provision for income taxes (46) (33) (108) (66) Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (4) - (6) - ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income $ 158 $ 78 $ 301 $ 189 ======= ======= ======= =======Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 35% 38% 33% 34% International 47 31 46 33 Consolidated 41 35 39 34 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 29% 40% 29% 34% International 52 34 45 35 Consolidated 38 38 35 34 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 17% 233% 35% 94% International 80 50 57 56 Consolidated 49 106 46 72 Net sales mix: North America 53% 55% 52% 55% International 47 45 48 45__________________________(1) A significant majority of our costs for "Technology and content" are incurred in the United States and most of these costs are allocated to our North America segment.</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Six Months Ended Ended June 30, June 30, --------------- --------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------- ------- ------- -------North America Media $1,148 $ 923 $2,354 $1,913 Electronics and other general merchandise 920 606 1,746 1,170 Other 100 72 194 140 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total North America 2,168 1,601 4,294 3,223International Media 1,258 910 2,596 1,910 Electronics and other general merchandise 611 364 1,265 747 Other 26 11 43 21 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total International 1,895 1,285 3,904 2,678Consolidated Media 2,406 1,833 4,950 3,823 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,531 970 3,011 1,917 Other 126 83 237 161 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total Consolidated $4,063 $2,886 $8,198 $5,901 ======= ======= ======= =======Y/Y Net Sales Growth:North America: Media 25% 26% 23% 24% Electronics and other general merchandise 52 66 49 58 Other 38 15 39 16 Total North America 35 38 33 34International: Media 38% 27% 36% 29% Electronics and other general merchandise 68 40 69 42 Other 140 143 100 147 Total International 47 31 46 33Consolidated: Media 31% 27% 29% 26% Electronics and other general merchandise 58 55 57 52 Other 52 23 47 25 Total Consolidated 41 35 39 34Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates:International: Media 25% 23% 23% 23% Electronics and other general merchandise 52 34 54 34 Other 121 128 85 128 Total International 34 26 32 27Consolidated: Media 25% 25% 23% 24% Electronics and other general merchandise 52 53 51 48 Other 49 22 45 23 Total Consolidated 35 33 33 31Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 59% 63% 60% 65% Electronics and other general merchandise 38 34 37 32 Other 3 3 3 3</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) June 30, Dec. 31, June 30, 2008 2007 2007 ----------- -------- -----------ASSETS (unaudited) (unaudited)Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,548 $ 2,539 $ 1,004 Marketable securities 832 573 661 Inventories 1,107 1,200 735 Accounts receivable, net and other 586 705 384 Deferred tax assets 163 147 75 ----------- -------- ----------- Total current assets 4,236 5,164 2,859Fixed assets, net 651 543 443Deferred tax assets 284 260 224Goodwill 400 222 214Other assets 751 296 244 ----------- -------- ----------- Total assets $ 6,322 $ 6,485 $ 3,984 =========== ======== ===========LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITYCurrent liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,963 $ 2,795 $ 1,295 Accrued expenses and other 812 902 625 Current portion of long-term debt 441 17 16 ----------- -------- ----------- Total current liabilities 3,216 3,714 1,936Long-term debt 433 1,282 1,256Other long-term liabilities 443 292 242Commitments and contingenciesStockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 500 Issued and outstanding shares -- none - - - Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 5,000 Issued shares -- 440, 431, and 427 Outstanding shares -- 426, 416, and 413 4 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (500) (500) (500) Additional paid-in capital 3,794 3,063 2,704 Accumulated other comprehensive income 6 5 3 Accumulated deficit (1,074) (1,375) (1,661) ----------- -------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity 2,230 1,197 550 ----------- -------- ----------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,322 $ 6,485 $ 3,984 =========== ======== ===========</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited)---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y % Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Change -----------------------------------------------------Cash Flows and SharesOperating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 895 $ 1,001 $ 1,405 $ 1,039 $ 1,088 22%Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software &amp; website development) -- TTM $ 195 $ 201 $ 224 $ 251 $ 272 40%Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 700 $ 800 $ 1,181 $ 788 $ 816 16%Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth 87% 118% 143% 51% 16% N/ACommon shares and stock-based awards outstanding 435 435 435 435 446 2%Common shares outstanding 413 415 416 417 426 3%Stock-based awards outstanding 22 20 18 18 20 (10%)Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 5.3% 4.9% 4.4% 4.3% 4.6% N/AResults of OperationsWorldwide (WW) net sales $ 2,886 $ 3,262 $ 5,673 $ 4,135 $ 4,063 41%WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 33% 38% 37% 31% 35% N/AWW net sales -- TTM $12,193 $13,149 $14,835 $15,955 $17,133 41%WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 32% 35% 35% 35% N/AGross profit $ 701 $ 762 $ 1,170 $ 956 $ 967 38%Gross profit -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 36% 36% 33% 28% 32% N/AGross margin -- % of WW net sales 24.3% 23.4% 20.6% 23.1% 23.8% N/AGross profit -- TTM $ 2,820 $ 3,032 $ 3,353 $ 3,589 $ 3,855 37%Gross profit -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 31% 33% 33% 32% N/AGross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 23.1% 23.1% 22.6% 22.5% 22.5% N/AOperating income $ 116 $ 123 $ 271 $ 198 $ 217 86%Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 4.0% 3.8% 4.8% 4.8% 5.3% N/AOperating income -- TTM $ 498 $ 581 $ 655 $ 708 $ 808 62%Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 56% 61% 57% 52% N/AOperating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 4.1% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.7% N/ANet income $ 78 $ 80 $ 207 $ 143 $ 158 102%Net income per diluted share $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.48 $ 0.34 $ 0.37 99%Net income -- TTM $ 306 $ 367 $ 476 $ 508 $ 588 92%Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 0.72 $ 0.87 $ 1.12 $ 1.20 $ 1.38 90%SegmentsNorth America Segment: Net sales $ 1,601 $ 1,788 $ 3,084 $ 2,126 $ 2,168 35% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 38% 42% 39% 31% 35% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 6,687 $ 7,219 $ 8,095 $ 8,598 $ 9,166 37% Gross profit $ 434 $ 460 $ 698 $ 569 $ 559 29% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 27.1% 25.7% 22.6% 26.7% 25.8% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,747 $ 1,864 $ 2,031 $ 2,160 $ 2,286 31% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 26.1% 25.8% 25.1% 25.1% 24.9% N/A Operating income $ 82 $ 79 $ 153 $ 130 $ 96 17% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% 6.1% 4.4% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 312 $ 369 $ 400 $ 445 $ 458 47% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 84% 73% 74% 46% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% 5.2% 5.0% N/AInternational Segment: Net sales $ 1,285 $ 1,474 $ 2,589 $ 2,009 $ 1,895 47% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 26% 33% 35% 31% 34% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 5,506 $ 5,930 $ 6,740 $ 7,357 $ 7,967 45% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 45% 45% 46% 47% N/A Gross profit $ 267 $ 302 $ 472 $ 387 $ 408 52% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 20.8% 20.5% 18.2% 19.3% 21.5% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,072 $ 1,168 $ 1,322 $ 1,430 $ 1,569 46% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.5% 19.7% 19.6% 19.4% 19.7% N/A Operating income $ 83 $ 98 $ 175 $ 128 $ 149 80% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 6.4% 6.6% 6.8% 6.4% 7.9% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 333 $ 380 $ 449 $ 483 $ 550 65% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 19% 37% 53% 44% 47% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 6.0% 6.4% 6.7% 6.6% 6.9% N/A---------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data) (unaudited)---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 % Change -----------------------------------------------------Segments (continued)Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 536 $ 585 $ 842 $ 698 $ 722 35% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 2,175 $ 2,283 $ 2,504 $ 2,661 $ 2,847 31% Operating income $ 165 $ 177 $ 328 $ 258 $ 245 49% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 5.7% 5.4% 5.8% 6.2% 6.0% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 645 $ 749 $ 849 $ 928 $ 1,008 56% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 24% 59% 64% 59% 49% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 5.3% 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% 5.9% N/ASupplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 923 $ 1,081 $ 1,637 $ 1,205 $ 1,148 25% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 26% 37% 30% 21% 24% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,949 $ 4,245 $ 4,630 $ 4,845 $ 5,071 28% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 606 $ 631 $ 1,336 $ 826 $ 920 52% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 66% 54% 53% 46% 52% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,456 $ 2,678 $ 3,139 $ 3,400 $ 3,714 51% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 37% 37% 39% 40% 41% N/A Other $ 72 $ 76 $ 111 $ 95 $ 100 38% Other -- TTM $ 282 $ 296 $ 326 $ 353 $ 381 35%Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 910 $ 1,010 $ 1,692 $ 1,338 $ 1,258 38% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 23% 27% 26% 22% 25% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,914 $ 4,167 $ 4,612 $ 4,950 $ 5,299 35% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 364 $ 448 $ 877 $ 655 $ 611 68% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 34% 45% 55% 56% 52% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,560 $ 1,717 $ 2,071 $ 2,344 $ 2,590 66% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 28% 29% 31% 32% 33% N/A Other $ 11 $ 16 $ 20 $ 16 $ 26 140% Other -- TTM $ 33 $ 46 $ 57 $ 63 $ 78 140%Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 1,833 $ 2,091 $ 3,329 $ 2,543 $ 2,406 31% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 25% 32% 28% 21% 25% N/A Media -- TTM $ 7,863 $ 8,412 $ 9,242 $ 9,795 $10,370 32% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 970 $ 1,079 $ 2,213 $ 1,481 $ 1,531 58% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 53% 51% 54% 50% 52% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 4,015 $ 4,395 $ 5,210 $ 5,744 $ 6,304 57% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 33% 33% 35% 36% 37% N/A Other $ 83 $ 92 $ 131 $ 111 $ 126 52% Other -- TTM $ 315 $ 342 $ 383 $ 416 $ 459 46%Balance SheetCash and marketable securities (1) $ 1,836 $ 2,087 $ 3,309 $ 2,395 $ 2,625 43%Inventory, net -- ending $ 735 $ 970 $ 1,200 $ 1,077 $ 1,107 51%Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 5.9% 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% 5.9% N/AInventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.9 12.4 12.7 13.1 13.0 1%Fixed assets, net $ 443 $ 491 $ 543 $ 594 $ 651 47%Accounts payable days -- ending 54 62 57 53 58 7%OtherEmployees (full- time and part- time; excludes contractors &amp; temporary personnel) 14,400 15,800 17,000 17,800 18,400 28%----------------------------------------------------------------------Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Summary" is an integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics.(1) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $171 million Q2 2007, $179 million Q3 2007, $197 million Q4 2007, $245 million Q1 2008 and $245 million Q2 2008.</pre><p>Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Financial and Operational Summary</p><p>(unaudited)</p><p>Quarterly Results of Operations (comparisons are with the equivalent period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated)</p><p>Net Sales</p><p>-- Revenue is generally recorded gross for sales of our own inventory and net for sales by other sellers. Amounts paid in advance for subscription services, including amounts received for Amazon Prime and other membership programs, are deferred and recognized as revenue over the subscription term. For our products with multiple elements, where a standalone value for each element cannot be established, we recognize the revenue and related cost over the estimated economic life of the product.</p><p>-- Shipping revenue, which includes amounts earned from our Amazon Prime membership and Fulfillment by Amazon programs, was $186 million, up 22% from $152 million.</p><p>Cost of Sales</p><p>-- Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.</p><p>-- Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in "Fulfillment" on our consolidated statements of operations.</p><p>-- Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as "Cost of sales" upon sale of products to our customers.</p><p>-- Outbound shipping costs totaled $314 million, up 38% from $227 million. Net shipping cost was $128 million, or 3.2% of net sales, up 71% from $75 million, or 2.6% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.</p><p>Operating Expenses</p><p>-- Depreciation expense for fixed assets, including amortization of internal-use software and website development, was $74 million, up from $63 million. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally two years or less for assets such as internal-use software, two or three years for our technology infrastructure, five years for furniture and fixtures, and ten years for heavy equipment).</p><p>-- Stock-based compensation was $73 million, compared with $46 million. We utilize the accelerated, rather than a straight-line, method for recognizing stock-based compensation. Under this method, over 50% of the compensation cost would be expensed in the first year of a typical four-year vesting term. The increase in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to an increase in total stock compensation value granted to our employees.</p><p>-- Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows:</p><pre> Three Months Ended June Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 30, 2007 ------------------------- ------------------------ Stock- Stock- Based Based As Compensa- As Compensa- Reported tion Net Reported tion Net ------------------------- ------------------------ (in millions)Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $361 $(16) $345 $258 $(10) $248 Marketing 102 (4) 98 65 (2) 63 Technology and content 258 (40) 218 201 (25) 176 General and administrative 74 (13) 61 58 (9) 49 Other operating expense (income), net (45) - (45) 3 - 3 --------- --------- ----- --------- --------- ---- Total operating expenses $750 $(73) $677 $585 $(46) $539 --------- --------- ----- --------- --------- ----Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 40% 39% 36% 36% Marketing 58 56 23 23 Technology and content 29 24 20 16 General and administrative 27 22 15 11Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.9% 8.5% 9.0% 8.6% Marketing 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 Technology and content 6.4 5.4 7.0 6.1 General and administrative 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.7</pre><p>Fulfillment</p><p>-- Certain of our fulfillment-related costs that are incurred on behalf of other businesses are classified as cost of sales rather than fulfillment.</p><p>-- The increase in fulfillment costs in absolute dollars relates to variable costs corresponding with sales volume and inventory levels; our mix of product sales; payment processing and related transaction costs, including mix of payment methods and costs from our guarantee for certain seller transactions; and costs from expanding fulfillment capacity.</p><p>-- Additionally, because payment processing costs associated with seller transactions are based on the gross purchase price of underlying transactions, and payment processing and related transaction costs are higher as a percentage of revenue versus our retail sales, sales by our sellers have higher fulfillment costs as a percent of net sales.</p><p>-- We expanded our fulfillment capacity during the first six months of 2008 and throughout 2007 through gains in efficiencies and increases in leased warehouse space. This expansion is designed to accommodate greater selection and in-stock inventory levels and meet anticipated shipment volumes from sales of our own products as well as sales by third parties for whom we provide the fulfillment services.</p><p>Technology and Content</p><p>-- Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in application development, category expansion, editorial content, buying, merchandising selection, and systems support, as well as costs associated with the compute, storage and telecommunications infrastructure.</p><p>-- We continue to invest in several areas of technology and content including seller platforms, web services, and digital initiatives, as well as expansion of new and existing product categories. We are also investing in technology infrastructure so that we can continue to enhance the customer experience and improve our process efficiency and support our infrastructure web services.</p><p>-- Certain costs relating to development of internal-use software and website development, including development of software to upgrade and enhance our websites and processes supporting our business, are capitalized and amortized over two years.</p><p>-- During Q2 2008 and Q2 2007, we capitalized $41 million (including $7 million of stock-based compensation) and $33 million (including $5 million of stock-based compensation) of costs associated with internal-use software and website development. Amortization of previously capitalized amounts was $36 million and $28 million for Q2 2008 and Q2 2007.</p><p>Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Awards</p><p>-- As of June 30, 2008, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 446 million, up from 435 million as of June 30, 2007. This total includes all stock-based awards outstanding, without regard for estimated forfeitures, consisting of vested and unvested awards and in-the-money and out-of-the-money stock options.</p><p>-- In Q2 2008, holders of our 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes elected to convert a total of $473 million in outstanding principal amount under a called redemption and we issued 6.1 million shares of common stock as a result of such elections.</p><p>-- As of June 30, 2008, stock-based awards outstanding were 19.8 million, or 4.6% of shares outstanding, down from 22.1 million, or 5.3% of outstanding shares. Outstanding stock awards consist of 18.4 million shares of restricted stock units and 1.4 million stock options with a $24.41 weighted-average exercise price.</p><p>-- We granted restricted stock units representing 4.5 million and 5.8 million shares of common stock during Q2 2008 and Q2 2007.</p><p>Other Operating Expense (Income), Net</p><p>-- Other operating expense (income), net, was $(45) million and $3 million during Q2 2008 and Q2 2007. The increase compared to comparable prior year periods is primarily attributable to the gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets. As a result of this transaction, we recorded a $53 million non-cash gain included in "Other operating expense (income), net" on our consolidated statements of operations. We believe that the positive impact of this gain on operating and net income is not predictive of future results or trends.</p><p>Other Expense, Net</p><p>-- Other expense, net, consists primarily of gains or losses on marketable securities, foreign-currency transaction gains and losses, and other miscellaneous gains and losses.</p><p>-- The remeasurement of our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances can result in significant gains and losses associated with the effect of movements in currency exchange rates.</p><p>Income Taxes</p><p>-- Our provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes we make a cumulative adjustment. The 2008 annual effective tax rate is estimated to be lower than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to anticipated earnings of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. in jurisdictions where our effective tax rate is lower than in the U.S.</p><p>-- Included in the total tax provision as a discrete item during Q2 2008 is the impact related to the $53 million non-cash gain associated with the sale of our European DVD rental assets. This gain will be taxed at rates substantially below the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate.</p><p>-- A majority of our tax provision is non-cash. We have current tax benefits and net operating losses relating to excess stock-based compensation that are being utilized to reduce our taxable income. As such, cash paid for income taxes in Q2 2008 was $15 million compared with $7 million in Q2 2007.</p><p>-- We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for calendar years 2004 through 2007. Additionally, any net operating losses that were generated in prior years and utilized in these years may also be subject to examination by the IRS. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, in the following major jurisdictions for the years specified: Kentucky for 2003 through 2007, France for 2005 through 2007, Germany for 2003 through 2007, Luxembourg for 2003 through 2007, and the United Kingdom for 1999 through 2007. In addition, in 2007, Japanese tax authorities assessed income tax, including penalties and interest, of approximately $100 million against one of our U.S. subsidiaries for the years 2003 through 2005. We believe that these claims are without merit and are disputing the assessment. Further proceedings on the assessment will be stayed during negotiations between U.S. and Japanese authorities over the double taxation issues the assessment raises, and we have provided bank guarantees to suspend enforcement of the assessment. We also may be subject to income tax examination by Japanese tax authorities for 2006 and 2007.</p><p>Foreign Exchange</p><p>-- The effect on our consolidated statements of operations from year-over-year changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar throughout the period is as follows:</p><pre> Three Months Ended June 30, -------------------------------------------------------- 2008 2007 ---------------------------- --------------------------- At At Prior Exchange Prior Exchange Year Rate Year Rate Rates Effect As Rates Effect As (1) (2) Reported (1) (2) Reported -------- -------- ---------- ------- -------- ---------- (in millions)Net sales $ 3,881 $ 182 $ 4,063 $2,840 $ 46 $ 2,886Gross profit 928 39 967 691 10 701Operating expenses 728 22 750 578 7 585Income from operations 200 17 217 113 3 116Net interest income (expense) and other (3) (1) (8) (9) (3) (2) (5)Net income 151 7 158 77 1 78Diluted earnings per share $ 0.35 $ 0.02 $ 0.37 $ 0.19 $ - $ 0.19</pre><p>(1) Represents the outcome that would have resulted had exchange rates in the reported period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.</p><p>(2) Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.</p><p>(3) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments, remeasurement of 6.875% PEACS, and intercompany balances.</p><p>Cash Flows and Balance Sheet</p><p>-- SFAS 123(R) requires tax benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation to be presented as financing cash flows. Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were $43 million in Q2 2008 and $304 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $35 million in Q2 2007 and $133 million for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007.</p><p>-- Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2.38 billion, at fair value, primarily consist of cash, investment grade securities and AAA-rated money market mutual funds. Included are amounts held in foreign currencies of $1.14 billion, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen.</p><p>-- Other assets include, among other things, $245 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $250 million of certain equity investments, $149 million of other intangibles, net, and $42 million of intellectual property rights. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate primarily to collateralization of bank guarantees and debt for our international operations.</p><p>-- Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $206 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits - and unearned revenue of $138 million, which is recorded when payments are received in advance of performing our service obligations and is recognized over the service period.</p><p>-- Long-term debt primarily includes the following:</p><pre> June 30, December 31, 2008 2007 ----------- ------------ (in millions)4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due February 2009 (1) $ 399 $ 8996.875% PEACS due February 2010 (2) 378 350Other long-term debt 97 50 ----------- ------------ 874 1,299Less current portion of long-term debt (441) (17) ----------- ------------ $ 433 $ 1,282 =========== ============</pre><p>(1) The 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the "4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes") are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of $78.0275 per share. Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes is 5.1 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. We have the right to redeem the 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, by paying the principal and a redemption premium, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. At June 30, 2008, the redemption premium was 0.475%.</p><p>(2) The 6.875% Premium Adjustable Convertible Securities ("6.875% PEACS") are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of EUR 84.883 per share ($133.72 per share, based on the exchange rate as of June 30, 2008). Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 6.875% PEACS is 2.8 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. The U.S. Dollar equivalent principal, interest, and conversion price fluctuate based on the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange ratio. We have the right to redeem the 6.875% PEACS, in whole or in part, by paying the principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest.</p><p>-- Other long-term liabilities include tax contingencies, long-term capital lease obligations, deferred tax liabilities, non-current unearned revenue and other long-term obligations.</p><p>-- In December 2007, we entered into a series of leases and other agreements for the lease of corporate office space to be developed in Seattle, Washington with initial terms of up to 16 years commencing on completion of development in 2010 and 2012 and options to extend for two five year periods. Under the agreements we committed to occupy approximately 820,000 square feet of office space. We recently committed to occupy an additional approximately 540,000 square feet. Due to that commitment, and the receipt of certain zoning approvals, we are no longer subject to the initial termination fees. We also have an option to lease approximately 330,000 square feet at pre-negotiated rates as well as options to lease up to an additional approximately 500,000 square feet at rates based on fair market values at the time the options are exercised, subject to certain conditions. In addition, if interest rates exceed a certain threshold, we have the option to provide financing for some of the buildings.</p><p>Certain Definitions and Other</p><p>-- We present segment information for North America and International. We measure operating results of our segments using an internal performance measure of direct segment operating expenses that excludes stock-based compensation and other operating expense, each of which is not allocated to segment results. Other centrally incurred operating costs are fully allocated to segment results. Our operating results, particularly for the International segment, are affected by movements in foreign exchange rates. A significant majority of our technology costs are incurred in the U.S. and most of them are allocated to our North America segment.</p><p>-- The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com, www.audible.com, www.shopbop.com, www.endless.com and www.amazon.ca; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as our North America-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca.</p><p>-- The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused websites such as www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, and our Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as internationally-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based sites (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada), but excludes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca.</p><p>-- We provide supplemental sales information within each segment for three categories: Media, Electronics and Other General Merchandise, and Other. Media consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers in categories such as books, movies, music, digital downloads, software and video games (including game consoles). Electronics and Other General Merchandise consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers of items in categories not included in Media, such as electronics and computers, devices, home and garden, toys, kids and baby, grocery, apparel, shoes and jewelry, health and beauty, sports and outdoors, tools, and auto and industrial. Other consists of non-retail activities, such as the Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional activities, such as our co-branded credit card programs.</p><p>-- Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development.</p><p>-- Operating cycle is number of days of sales in inventory plus number of days of sales in trade accounts receivable minus accounts payable days. Accounts payable days are calculated as the quotient of ending accounts payable to cost of sales, multiplied by the number of days in the period. Inventory turns are calculated as the quotient of trailing-twelve-month cost of sales to average inventory over five quarter ends.</p><p>-- Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities (excluding current portion of our long-term debt) over five quarter ends.</p><p>-- References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's initial order is shipped or when a customer orders from other sellers on our websites. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com customers), Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers, Amazon Web Services customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.</p><p>-- References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.</p><p>-- References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key.</p><p>-- References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers at Amazon.com domains worldwide - such as www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn, as well as Amazon.com-owned items sold through non-Amazon.com domains, such as books, music and movie items ordered from Amazon.com's store at www.target.com. Units sold do not include units associated with certain of our acquisitions or Amazon.com gift certificates.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com Investor RelationsRob Eldridge, 206-266-2171ir@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/irorAmazon.com Public RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180</p>

Cet été, la « Boutique Vacances » d'Amazon.fr ouvre ses portes. Rien de plus simple pour découvrir quel livre emmener dans sa valise

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Cet été, la « Boutique Vacances » d'Amazon.fr ouvre ses portes. Rien de plus simple pour découvrir quel livre emmener dans sa valise

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Paris, le 17 Juillet 2008 - Envie de découvrir de nouveaux auteurs, de nouveaux romans et de passer des vacances divertissantes, instructives sur le sable ou sur l'herbe ? Dans le cadre de sa démarche d'aider ses clients à trouver, découvrir et acheter de grands livres, Amazon.fr propose tout un programme de lecture pour cet été 2008. Ainsi les clients peuvent choisir leurs livres parmi la nouvelle catégorie " Boutique Vacances ", les jeux de vacances pour adultes ou les livres audio. Les lecteurs n'ont plus qu'à se laisser guider par les conseils personnalisés et ainsi découvrir en quelques clics de nouveaux univers. " Boutique Vacances ", une sélection de livres essentiels à emporter pour la période estivale En quelques clics, dans la nouvelle catégorie " Boutique Vacances " d'Amazon.fr, les clients ont accès à un large choix d'ouvrages pour rêver, frissonner et voyager pendant tout l'été, au format poche ou broché. Et comme toujours, Amazon.fr offre à ses clients la livraison gratuite sur tous les livres vendus sur son site, et ce, sans minimum d'achat. La " Boutique Vacances " propose une sélection parmi des millions de référence que possède Amazon.fr. En effet, Amazon.fr propose l'une des plus grandes sélections de livres disponibles en France dans sa boutique " Livres " (www.amazon.fr/livres) incluant les dernières sorties des auteurs les plus en vogue du moment, et bien d'autres encore. Amazon.fr propose de découvrir la liste des livres d'été de sa " Boutique Vacances " : Le Tueur en PantouflesFrédéric DardOù es-tu maintenant ?Mary Higgins ClarkL'inconnu d'AthènesAnne Zouroudi Les Enfants de l'Empereur Claire Messud Les dames de nage Bernard Giraudeau Malavita encore Tonino Benacquista L'homme qui tombe Don Delillo Petit Prince du désert Patrick Poivre-d'Arvor Régime mortel Eric Nataf Jeux de vacances pour adultes : faire travailler sa mémoire, sa culture générale ou tout simplement se divertir pendant les vacances Amazon.fr propose également à ses clients une gamme complète de livres de jeux de vacances pour adultes. Il y en a pour tous les goûts, du jeu de Sudoku au cahier de culture générale pour les nuls ou les cahiers de vacances, Amazon.fr met encore ici à disposition de nombreux choix pour la satisfaction de ses clients. Livres Audio : un moment de détente au son d'un roman… Il est désormais possible d'écouter un roman ou d'apprendre une langue étrangère sur son transat. Amazon.fr propose toute une sélection de livres audio sur CD, tels que le dernier roman de S. Larsson " Les Hommes qui n'aimaient pas les Femmes Millenium 1 " ou encore les contes légendaires pour la sieste des enfants… Meilleures ventes : toute une sélection qui permet aux clients d'Amazon.fr de rester à la page ! Enfin, Amazon.fr informe ses clients des meilleures ventes de livres toutes les heures ! Cette information est également disponible par régions, par sous catégories (action, roman, beaux livres) et par périodicité (hebdomadaire, mensuel ou saisonnier) ; et permet ainsi de trouver les meilleures ventes pour le dernier trimestre (Avril-Juin) : Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites, Marc Levy (Robert Laffont) J'aurais préféré vivre, Thierry Cohen (Pocket) Je ne sais pas maigrir, Docteur Pierre Dukan (J'ai Lu) Je reviens te chercher, Musso Guillaume (XO EDITIONS) Millénium, Tome 1 : Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes, Larsson Stieg (Actes Sud) La consolante, Anna Gavalda (Le Dilettante) Parce que je t'aime, Guillaume Musso (Pocket) Millénium, Tome 2 : La fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud) Millenium, Tome 3 : La reine dans le palais des courants d'air, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud) Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles, Katherine Pancol (LGF) À propos du site Amazon.fr Le site Amazon.fr a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en août 2000. Amazon met tout en œuvre pour remplir la mission qu'elle s'est fixée : mettre ses clients au cœur de ses préoccupations. Ils peuvent ainsi à tout moment trouver en ligne ce qu'ils ont envie d'acheter, et y faire de nombreuses découvertes. Amazon.fr et les vendeurs tiers proposent aujourd'hui des millions de produits neufs et d'occasion en français et en anglais, en livres, en CD, vidéos, DVD, logiciels, CD-Rom, jeux vidéo, produits d'électronique grand public, jeux & jouets, cuisine & maison et montres & bijoux. Chez Amazon.fr, les clients bénéficient de la technologie d'achat en ligne et du savoir-faire du numéro un de cette industrie, tels le paiement sécurisé, les recommandations personnalisées, l'ergonomie et les outils très poussés de recherche ainsi que l'achat rapide et facile grâce au système de commande 1-Click. Amazon.fr est une marque de la société Amazon EU S.a.r.l. et d'Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l., les 2 sociétés étant filiales à 100% du vendeur en ligne Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) basé à Seattle, Wash. Amazon.com & ses affiliés proposent 7 sites web : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, et les sites Amazon Joyo www.joyo.com et www.amazon.cn. Comme mentionné ci-dessus, " Amazon.com ", " nous ", " notre " et les termes similaires incluent Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales sauf utilisation différente suivant le contexte. Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : presse@amazon.fr

<p>Paris, le 17 Juillet 2008 - Envie de découvrir de nouveaux auteurs, de nouveaux romans et de passer des vacances divertissantes, instructives sur le sable ou sur l'herbe ? Dans le cadre de sa démarche d'aider ses clients à trouver, découvrir et acheter de grands livres, Amazon.fr propose tout un programme de lecture pour cet été 2008. Ainsi les clients peuvent choisir leurs livres parmi la nouvelle catégorie " Boutique Vacances ", les jeux de vacances pour adultes ou les livres audio. Les lecteurs n'ont plus qu'à se laisser guider par les conseils personnalisés et ainsi découvrir en quelques clics de nouveaux univers.</p><p>" Boutique Vacances ", une sélection de livres essentiels à emporter pour la période estivale</p><p>En quelques clics, dans la nouvelle catégorie " Boutique Vacances " d'Amazon.fr, les clients ont accès à un large choix d'ouvrages pour rêver, frissonner et voyager pendant tout l'été, au format poche ou broché. Et comme toujours, Amazon.fr offre à ses clients la livraison gratuite sur tous les livres vendus sur son site, et ce, sans minimum d'achat.</p><p>La " Boutique Vacances " propose une sélection parmi des millions de référence que possède Amazon.fr. En effet, Amazon.fr propose l'une des plus grandes sélections de livres disponibles en France dans sa boutique " Livres " (www.amazon.fr/livres) incluant les dernières sorties des auteurs les plus en vogue du moment, et bien d'autres encore.</p><p>Amazon.fr propose de découvrir la liste des livres d'été de sa " Boutique Vacances " :</p><p>Le Tueur en PantouflesFrédéric DardOù es-tu maintenant ?Mary Higgins ClarkL'inconnu d'AthènesAnne Zouroudi</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Les Enfants de l'Empereur</td><td>Claire Messud</td></tr><tr><td>Les dames de nage</td><td>Bernard Giraudeau</td></tr><tr><td>Malavita encore</td><td>Tonino Benacquista</td></tr><tr><td>L'homme qui tombe</td><td>Don Delillo</td></tr><tr><td>Petit Prince du désert</td><td>Patrick Poivre-d'Arvor</td></tr><tr><td>Régime mortel</td><td>Eric Nataf</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Jeux de vacances pour adultes : faire travailler sa mémoire, sa culture générale ou tout simplement se divertir pendant les vacances</p><p>Amazon.fr propose également à ses clients une gamme complète de livres de jeux de vacances pour adultes. Il y en a pour tous les goûts, du jeu de Sudoku au cahier de culture générale pour les nuls ou les cahiers de vacances, Amazon.fr met encore ici à disposition de nombreux choix pour la satisfaction de ses clients.</p><p>Livres Audio : un moment de détente au son d'un roman…</p><p>Il est désormais possible d'écouter un roman ou d'apprendre une langue étrangère sur son transat. Amazon.fr propose toute une sélection de livres audio sur CD, tels que le dernier roman de S. Larsson " Les Hommes qui n'aimaient pas les Femmes Millenium 1 " ou encore les contes légendaires pour la sieste des enfants…</p><p>Meilleures ventes : toute une sélection qui permet aux clients d'Amazon.fr de rester à la page !</p><p>Enfin, Amazon.fr informe ses clients des meilleures ventes de livres toutes les heures ! Cette information est également disponible par régions, par sous catégories (action, roman, beaux livres) et par périodicité (hebdomadaire, mensuel ou saisonnier) ; et permet ainsi de trouver les meilleures ventes pour le dernier trimestre (Avril-Juin) :</p><ol>Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites, Marc Levy (Robert Laffont)J'aurais préféré vivre, Thierry Cohen (Pocket)Je ne sais pas maigrir, Docteur Pierre Dukan (J'ai Lu)Je reviens te chercher, Musso Guillaume (XO EDITIONS)Millénium, Tome 1 : Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes, Larsson Stieg (Actes Sud)La consolante, Anna Gavalda (Le Dilettante)Parce que je t'aime, Guillaume Musso (Pocket)Millénium, Tome 2 : La fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud)Millenium, Tome 3 : La reine dans le palais des courants d'air, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud)Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles, Katherine Pancol (LGF)</ol><p>À propos du site Amazon.fr</p><p>Le site Amazon.fr a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en août 2000. Amazon met tout en œuvre pour remplir la mission qu'elle s'est fixée : mettre ses clients au cœur de ses préoccupations. Ils peuvent ainsi à tout moment trouver en ligne ce qu'ils ont envie d'acheter, et y faire de nombreuses découvertes. Amazon.fr et les vendeurs tiers proposent aujourd'hui des millions de produits neufs et d'occasion en français et en anglais, en livres, en CD, vidéos, DVD, logiciels, CD-Rom, jeux vidéo, produits d'électronique grand public, jeux &amp; jouets, cuisine &amp; maison et montres &amp; bijoux. Chez Amazon.fr, les clients bénéficient de la technologie d'achat en ligne et du savoir-faire du numéro un de cette industrie, tels le paiement sécurisé, les recommandations personnalisées, l'ergonomie et les outils très poussés de recherche ainsi que l'achat rapide et facile grâce au système de commande 1-Click.</p><p>Amazon.fr est une marque de la société Amazon EU S.a.r.l. et d'Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l., les 2 sociétés étant filiales à 100% du vendeur en ligne Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) basé à Seattle, Wash.</p><p>Amazon.com &amp; ses affiliés proposent 7 sites web : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, et les sites Amazon Joyo www.joyo.com et www.amazon.cn.</p><p>Comme mentionné ci-dessus, " Amazon.com ", " nous ", " notre " et les termes similaires incluent Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales sauf utilisation différente suivant le contexte.</p><p>Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : presse@amazon.fr</p>

Christian Publishers Commit to Delivering Majority of Catalogs to Amazon Kindle Owners by the End of 2008

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Christian Publishers Commit to Delivering Majority of Catalogs to Amazon Kindle Owners by the End of 2008

07/14/2008

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Top Christian Publishers Adding Thousands More Kindle Books SEATTLE, Jul 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Christian book publishers Augsburg Fortress, Crossway Books & Bibles, David C. Cook, Gospel Light, Group Publishing, NavPress, Strang Communications, Thomas Nelson, Tyndale, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. and Zondervan have committed to making the majority of their catalogs of books available to Kindle owners by the end of 2008. Anywhere they happen to be, and in less than 60 seconds, Kindle customers will be able to download and start reading favorite Christian titles such as "Boundaries," "Walking With God," and "When the Game Is Over." Kindle is Amazon's portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper. For more information on Kindle, or to order a Kindle for $359, visit http://amazon.com/kindle. "Of the 135,000 books available on Amazon.com as a physical book and on Kindle, Kindle books already account for over 12 percent of units sold," said Ian Freed, Vice President of Amazon Kindle. "We're pleased that so many publishers are seeing this success with their Kindle titles, and that more publishers like the Christian book publishers are getting on board." "The response to our Kindle editions has been remarkable," said Alan Huizenga, Director of Digital Publishing at Tyndale House Publishers. "We are excited to know that for readers who own a Kindle, they can download and begin reading bestselling Tyndale authors such as Joel Rosenberg, Tony Dungy, Francine Rivers, and Tommy Newberry in under a minute!" "For years Eerdmans readers have enjoyed our extensive selection of titles from the scholarly to the popular," said Sam Eerdmans, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Eerdmans. "Now Eerdmans is excited to announce that many of our titles will be readily available on Kindle. Fans of Eugene Peterson or Joan Chittister can quickly find and access their new books using the extremely easy interface of Kindle." "Thomas Nelson is excited to offer our books in the digital format on Kindle," said Robert Edington, Vice President of Internet Channel, Thomas Nelson, Inc. "Our readers have enjoyed works by Max Lucado, John Maxwell and Ted Dekker for a long time, and now those who have a Kindle can quickly and easily download them in 60 seconds." Amazon has increased the number of book titles available on Kindle from 90,000 to 135,000 since Kindle was introduced last November, with more books being added every day. Kindle books are available for wireless download in less than 60 seconds and The New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99 or less on Kindle, unless marked otherwise. Dozens of newspapers, magazines and blogs have also been added. Newspaper subscriptions, such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and magazines, such as TIME and Newsweek, are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle overnight so the latest edition is waiting for customers when they wake up. Blogs, such as TechCrunch and All Things D, are updated and downloaded wirelessly throughout the day so Kindle customers can read blogs whenever and wherever they want. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Top Christian Publishers Adding Thousands More Kindle Books</p><p>SEATTLE, Jul 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Christian book publishers Augsburg Fortress, Crossway Books &amp; Bibles, David C. Cook, Gospel Light, Group Publishing, NavPress, Strang Communications, Thomas Nelson, Tyndale, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. and Zondervan have committed to making the majority of their catalogs of books available to Kindle owners by the end of 2008. Anywhere they happen to be, and in less than 60 seconds, Kindle customers will be able to download and start reading favorite Christian titles such as "Boundaries," "Walking With God," and "When the Game Is Over." Kindle is Amazon's portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper. For more information on Kindle, or to order a Kindle for $359, visit http://amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>"Of the 135,000 books available on Amazon.com as a physical book and on Kindle, Kindle books already account for over 12 percent of units sold," said Ian Freed, Vice President of Amazon Kindle. "We're pleased that so many publishers are seeing this success with their Kindle titles, and that more publishers like the Christian book publishers are getting on board."</p><p>"The response to our Kindle editions has been remarkable," said Alan Huizenga, Director of Digital Publishing at Tyndale House Publishers. "We are excited to know that for readers who own a Kindle, they can download and begin reading bestselling Tyndale authors such as Joel Rosenberg, Tony Dungy, Francine Rivers, and Tommy Newberry in under a minute!"</p><p>"For years Eerdmans readers have enjoyed our extensive selection of titles from the scholarly to the popular," said Sam Eerdmans, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Eerdmans. "Now Eerdmans is excited to announce that many of our titles will be readily available on Kindle. Fans of Eugene Peterson or Joan Chittister can quickly find and access their new books using the extremely easy interface of Kindle."</p><p>"Thomas Nelson is excited to offer our books in the digital format on Kindle," said Robert Edington, Vice President of Internet Channel, Thomas Nelson, Inc. "Our readers have enjoyed works by Max Lucado, John Maxwell and Ted Dekker for a long time, and now those who have a Kindle can quickly and easily download them in 60 seconds."</p><p>Amazon has increased the number of book titles available on Kindle from 90,000 to 135,000 since Kindle was introduced last November, with more books being added every day. Kindle books are available for wireless download in less than 60 seconds and The New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99 or less on Kindle, unless marked otherwise. Dozens of newspapers, magazines and blogs have also been added. Newspaper subscriptions, such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and magazines, such as TIME and Newsweek, are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle overnight so the latest edition is waiting for customers when they wake up. Blogs, such as TechCrunch and All Things D, are updated and downloaded wirelessly throughout the day so Kindle customers can read blogs whenever and wherever they want.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call

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07/11/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call

07/11/2008

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2008 financial results on July 23, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir. CONTACT: Amazon.com Media RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2008 financial results on July 23, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET.</p><p>The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com Media RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Arizona Fulfillment Centers to Host Hiring Events for Full-time Hourly Positions

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07/09/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Arizona Fulfillment Centers to Host Hiring Events for Full-time Hourly Positions

07/09/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2008--Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced Open House hiring events for several hundred full-time hourly positions. The fulfillment centers, operated by Amazon.com.azdc Inc., are located in Goodyear and Phoenix, Ariz. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping. When: Open House events will be held on July 11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on July 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Individuals are encouraged to attend these events to apply for positions. Resume, valid picture ID and proof of GED or high school diploma are required. The interview process may take up to 3 hours. Where: Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa, 9495 W. Coyotes Blvd. in Glendale, Ariz. For more information on our openings, please visit www.amazon.com/careers. These open house events are for interested candidates only, and are not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2008--Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced Open House hiring events for several hundred full-time hourly positions. The fulfillment centers, operated by Amazon.com.azdc Inc., are located in Goodyear and Phoenix, Ariz. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping.</p><p>When: Open House events will be held on July 11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on July 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Individuals are encouraged to attend these events to apply for positions. Resume, valid picture ID and proof of GED or high school diploma are required. The interview process may take up to 3 hours.</p><p>Where: Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa, 9495 W. Coyotes Blvd. in Glendale, Ariz.</p><p>For more information on our openings, please visit www.amazon.com/careers. These open house events are for interested candidates only, and are not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Introduces Bill Me Later as New Alternative Payment Option

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Amazon.com Introduces Bill Me Later as New Alternative Payment Option

07/08/2008

2008

TIMONIUM, Md. & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beginning today, millions of Amazon.com customers will be able to use Bill Me Later's next-generation payments service to pay for their purchases instantly online without using a credit card. "Bill Me Later has greatly streamlined the payments process over the past few years by making payment more seamless and expedient," said Gary Marino, CEO of Bill Me Later, Inc. "We provide a simple, fluid shopping experience enabling an ideal environment for millions of shoppers to engage with their favorite stores. We are thrilled that Bill Me Later account holders can now shop at Amazon.com in addition to the hundreds of other online retailers that use our services. Amazon.com is a great addition to our expanding network and we look forward to working with them to grow this relationship for the benefit of all of our customers." "We are committed to providing our customers with the greatest possible selection, whether that's in our 40+ stores, or in the selection of payment methods we offer on the site," said Matt Swann, vice president of payments at Amazon.com. "We believe our customers will appreciate having another convenient payment option when shopping on Amazon.com." Bill Me Later is among the most widely adopted payment technologies for the largest online retailers. Bill Me Later enables consumers to shop online without using a credit card and helps retailers simplify the payment experience for customers who don't want to use a credit card. Avivah Litan, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner commented, "Adding alternative payments is of widespread merchant interest as they work to offer consumers additional payment options. Our research shows high consumer interest in these types of alternative online payment instruments and evidence that they find them secure and convenient." In December 2007, Amazon.com first announced its intent to offer the Bill Me Later service, and made an investment in the company. About Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN - News), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. About Bill Me Later, Inc.Bill Me Later, Inc. is a new breed of technology company, offering next-generation payment and marketing solutions. The company is a leader in the digital payments industry with its popular Bill Me Later® product and flexible financing programs. The rapidly growing Bill Me Later, Inc. network enables top-tier retailers and travel providers to offer an effortless payment experience to high value customers. In the small business sector, Bill Me Later, Inc. is pioneering payments with Bill Me Later® Business, tailored specifically for the small business buyer. The Bill Me Later, Inc. network includes hundreds of top-tier merchants including, Borders, Bluefly, Continental Airlines, eLUXURY, Fujitsu, JetBlue, Toshiba, Toys "R" Us, US Airways, Walmart.com and Zappos. Millions of consumers rely on the safety and convenience of Bill Me Later, Inc.'s payment solutions when shopping online, via phone and in-store. Bill Me Later, Inc. was #6 on the 2007 Inc. 500 List of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Founded in 2000, Bill Me Later, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Timonium, Md. with additional office locations in Hunt Valley, Md. and San Francisco, Calif. Please visit us at www.billmelater.com. Forward-Looking StatementsThis announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. All trademarks referenced in this press release are the property of their respective owners. Contact:Schwartz CommunicationsScott Love or Jennifer Barlow, 781-684-0770billmelater@schwartz-pr.comorAmazon.com Media relations, 206-266-7180Source: Bill Me Later, Inc.

<p>TIMONIUM, Md. &amp; SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beginning today, millions of Amazon.com customers will be able to use Bill Me Later's next-generation payments service to pay for their purchases instantly online without using a credit card.</p><p>"Bill Me Later has greatly streamlined the payments process over the past few years by making payment more seamless and expedient," said Gary Marino, CEO of Bill Me Later, Inc. "We provide a simple, fluid shopping experience enabling an ideal environment for millions of shoppers to engage with their favorite stores. We are thrilled that Bill Me Later account holders can now shop at Amazon.com in addition to the hundreds of other online retailers that use our services. Amazon.com is a great addition to our expanding network and we look forward to working with them to grow this relationship for the benefit of all of our customers."</p><p>"We are committed to providing our customers with the greatest possible selection, whether that's in our 40+ stores, or in the selection of payment methods we offer on the site," said Matt Swann, vice president of payments at Amazon.com. "We believe our customers will appreciate having another convenient payment option when shopping on Amazon.com."</p><p>Bill Me Later is among the most widely adopted payment technologies for the largest online retailers. Bill Me Later enables consumers to shop online without using a credit card and helps retailers simplify the payment experience for customers who don't want to use a credit card.</p><p>Avivah Litan, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner commented, "Adding alternative payments is of widespread merchant interest as they work to offer consumers additional payment options. Our research shows high consumer interest in these types of alternative online payment instruments and evidence that they find them secure and convenient."</p><p>In December 2007, Amazon.com first announced its intent to offer the Bill Me Later service, and made an investment in the company.</p><p>About Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN - News), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>About Bill Me Later, Inc.Bill Me Later, Inc. is a new breed of technology company, offering next-generation payment and marketing solutions.</p><p>The company is a leader in the digital payments industry with its popular Bill Me Later® product and flexible financing programs. The rapidly growing Bill Me Later, Inc. network enables top-tier retailers and travel providers to offer an effortless payment experience to high value customers. In the small business sector, Bill Me Later, Inc. is pioneering payments with Bill Me Later® Business, tailored specifically for the small business buyer.</p><p>The Bill Me Later, Inc. network includes hundreds of top-tier merchants including, Borders, Bluefly, Continental Airlines, eLUXURY, Fujitsu, JetBlue, Toshiba, Toys "R" Us, US Airways, Walmart.com and Zappos. Millions of consumers rely on the safety and convenience of Bill Me Later, Inc.'s payment solutions when shopping online, via phone and in-store.</p><p>Bill Me Later, Inc. was #6 on the 2007 Inc. 500 List of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Founded in 2000, Bill Me Later, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Timonium, Md. with additional office locations in Hunt Valley, Md. and San Francisco, Calif.</p><p>Please visit us at www.billmelater.com.</p><p>Forward-Looking StatementsThis announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>All trademarks referenced in this press release are the property of their respective owners.</p><p>Contact:Schwartz CommunicationsScott Love or Jennifer Barlow, 781-684-0770billmelater@schwartz-pr.comorAmazon.com Media relations, 206-266-7180Source: Bill Me Later, Inc.</p>

Amazon.fr Electronique Grand Public annonce sa "Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-Vous" dédiée à son offre TVs Grand Ecran

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06/07/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.fr Electronique Grand Public annonce sa "Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-Vous" dédiée à son offre TVs Grand Ecran

06/07/2008

2008

Paris, le 27 Juin 2008 — Amazon.fr annonce aujourd'hui son service de « Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous » pour les TVs grand écran. Ce service de livraison unique et de haute qualité offre aux clients le choix d'une demi-journée pour la livraison, une confirmation du passage du livreur sur une tranche de 2 heures seulement le jour précédent, le déballage et l'enlèvement de l'emballage (sur demande des clients). Ce service est disponible sur l'offre des TVs Grand Format de la catégorie produits électroniques d'Amazon.fr (www.amazon.fr/high-tech ). Des centaines de télévisions de plus de 32 pouces des plus grandes marques telles que Panasonic, Sony, LG et Samsung y sont proposées. « Nous sommes heureux d'offrir aux clients notre service de Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous», a déclaré François Saugier, Directeur Electronique Grand Public, Amazon.fr « L'achat d'une télévision grand format est un acte mûrement réfléchi, qui doit être bien encadré de la commande jusqu'à la mise en service du produit. Comme pour toute création d'un service chez Amazon.fr, nous commençons par analyser les attentes des clients pour les comprendre et y répondre. » Afin de découvrir et comprendre précisément ce que les clients attendent en matière de livraison de produits encombrants, Amazon a mené, l'année dernière, une étude en Europe. Les résultats indiquent que 26% des clients souhaitent des horaires de livraison adaptés; et que 24% des clients souhaitent une communication rapide avec le transporteur. Amazon.fr a développé en conséquence son service « Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous » en donnant une priorité aux besoins de ses clients tels que des horaires de livraison adéquats et une mise en œuvre du service dans les 48 heures. Les clients bénéficient de la «Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous << http://www.amazon.fr/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200249370&pop-up=1 >> sur les TVs grand écran à partir de 32 pouces vendues sur Amazon.fr, y compris sur les nombreux modèles en promotion jusqu'au 30 juin tels que : Le Sony LCD Bravia 40'' vendu à 899€ (au lieu de 1199€) doté des dernières technologies d'amélioration de l'image. Le Samsung LE32A456 LCD 32'' vendu à 579€ (au lieu de 790€) qui allie performance, élégance et respect de l'environnement (Eco-Label) L'innovant LG LCD 32'' vendu à 499€ (au lieu de 679€) doté d'un design de haute qualité. Le Panasonic TH-42PZ81E Plasma 42" vendu 1.249€ qui offre une qualité d'image, un contraste et une fluidité exceptionnels. Ce service a été créé afin que les clients puissent profiter rapidement de leur nouvelle télévision sans se soucier de leur transport et ce à moindre coût : 39,90€ pour les TVs de 32'' et 49,90€ pour les TVs de plus de 37''. Pour plus d'information relative à « La livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous » : http://www.amazon.fr/Livraison_spéciale Outre ce nouveau service, Amazon.fr offre la livraison gratuite sur des dizaines de milliers de produits électroniques vendus par Amazon. Et, comme toujours, la boutique de Produits Electroniques fournit des articles d'experts, des avis de clients, des liens vers ce que les autres clients ont acheté, un panier d'achat simplifié, et la mention de l'Eco-Label pour les produits garantissant un impact réduit sur l'environnement. L'Eco-Label Européen : Respect de l'environnement L'Eco-label est un certificat attribué aux produits garantissant un impact réduit sur l'environnement. La fabrication de nos produits limite au maximum l'utilisation de substances nocives. Nos écrans ont été pensés pour consommer moins et durer plus longtemps afin de respecter l'environnement. Les matériaux utilisés sont faciles à recycler. À propos du site Amazon.fr Le site Amazon.fr a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en août 2000. Amazon met tout en œuvre pour remplir la mission qu'elle s'est fixée : mettre ses clients au cœur de ses préoccupations. Ils peuvent ainsi à tout moment trouver en ligne ce qu'ils ont envie d'acheter, et y faire de nombreuses découvertes. Amazon.fr et les vendeurs tiers proposent aujourd'hui des millions de produits neufs et d'occasion en français et en anglais, en livres, en CD, vidéos, DVD, logiciels, CD-Rom, jeux vidéo, produits d'électronique grand public, jeux & jouets, cuisine & maison et montres & bijoux. Chez Amazon.fr, les clients bénéficient de la technologie d'achat en ligne et du savoir-faire du numéro un de cette industrie, tels le paiement sécurisé, les recommandations personnalisées, l'ergonomie et les outils très poussés de recherche ainsi que l'achat rapide et facile grâce au système de commande 1-ClickTM. Amazon.fr est une marque de la société Amazon EU S.a.r.l. et d'Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l., les 2 sociétés étant filiales à 100% du vendeur en ligne Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) basé à Seattle, Wash. Amazon.com & ses affiliés proposent 7 sites web : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, et les sites Amazon Joyo www.joyo.com et www.amazon.cn . Comme mentionné ci-dessus, « Amazon.com », « nous », « notre » et les termes similaires incluent Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales sauf utilisation différente suivant le contexte. À propos d'Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), société du classement Fortune 500 basée à Seattle, a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en juillet 1995 et propose aujourd'hui la sélection de produits la plus importante du monde. Amazon.com ambitionne d'être la société ayant la meilleure « orientée client » du monde, chez laquelle les clients peuvent trouver, découvrir et acquérir tout ce qu'ils peuvent espérer acheter un jour en ligne. De plus, Amazon.com s'efforce de constamment proposer les prix les moins chers pour ses clients. Enfin, Amazon.com et ses vendeurs tiers proposent des millions de produits neufs ou d'occasion dans des catégories comme Livres, DVD, Musique & Jeux, Téléchargements numériques, Electronique grand public & Ordinateurs, Maison & Jardin, Jouets, Enfants & Bébés, Epicerie, Accessoires, ainsi qu'Outillage, Automobile & Industrie. Amazon Web Services permet à ses clients développeurs d'accéder à des services d'infrastructure reposant sur la plate-forme technologique d'Amazon, qui peut être utilisé par tout développeur quel que soit son activité professionnelle. Amazon Web Services propose par exemple Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Simple DB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) et Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon.com & ses affiliés proposent 7 sites web : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, et les sites Amazon Joyo www.joyo.com et www.amazon.cn . Comme mentionné ci-dessus, « Amazon.com », « nous », « notre » et les termes similaires incluent Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales sauf utilisation différente suivant le contexte. Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr : Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : presse@amazon.fr RUMEUR PUBLIQUEAnne-Lise IbrahimoffTél. : 01 55 74 52 18 / Fax : 01 55 74 52 01E-mail : amazon@rumeurpublique.fr

<p>Paris, le 27 Juin 2008 — Amazon.fr annonce aujourd'hui son service de « Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous » pour les TVs grand écran. Ce service de livraison unique et de haute qualité offre aux clients le choix d'une demi-journée pour la livraison, une confirmation du passage du livreur sur une tranche de 2 heures seulement le jour précédent, le déballage et l'enlèvement de l'emballage (sur demande des clients).</p><p>Ce service est disponible sur l'offre des TVs Grand Format de la catégorie produits électroniques d'Amazon.fr (www.amazon.fr/high-tech ). Des centaines de télévisions de plus de 32 pouces des plus grandes marques telles que Panasonic, Sony, LG et Samsung y sont proposées.</p><p>« Nous sommes heureux d'offrir aux clients notre service de Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous», a déclaré François Saugier, Directeur Electronique Grand Public, Amazon.fr « L'achat d'une télévision grand format est un acte mûrement réfléchi, qui doit être bien encadré de la commande jusqu'à la mise en service du produit. Comme pour toute création d'un service chez Amazon.fr, nous commençons par analyser les attentes des clients pour les comprendre et y répondre. »</p><p>Afin de découvrir et comprendre précisément ce que les clients attendent en matière de livraison de produits encombrants, Amazon a mené, l'année dernière, une étude en Europe. Les résultats indiquent que 26% des clients souhaitent des horaires de livraison adaptés; et que 24% des clients souhaitent une communication rapide avec le transporteur. Amazon.fr a développé en conséquence son service « Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous » en donnant une priorité aux besoins de ses clients tels que des horaires de livraison adéquats et une mise en œuvre du service dans les 48 heures.</p><p>Les clients bénéficient de la «Livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous &lt;&lt; http://www.amazon.fr/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&amp;nodeId=200249370&amp;pop-up=1 &gt;&gt; sur les TVs grand écran à partir de 32 pouces vendues sur Amazon.fr, y compris sur les nombreux modèles en promotion jusqu'au 30 juin tels que :</p><ul><li>Le Sony LCD Bravia 40'' vendu à 899€ (au lieu de 1199€) doté des dernières technologies d'amélioration de l'image.</li><li>Le Samsung LE32A456 LCD 32'' vendu à 579€ (au lieu de 790€) qui allie performance, élégance et respect de l'environnement (Eco-Label)</li><li>L'innovant LG LCD 32'' vendu à 499€ (au lieu de 679€) doté d'un design de haute qualité.</li><li>Le Panasonic TH-42PZ81E Plasma 42" vendu 1.249€ qui offre une qualité d'image, un contraste et une fluidité exceptionnels.</li></ul><p>Ce service a été créé afin que les clients puissent profiter rapidement de leur nouvelle télévision sans se soucier de leur transport et ce à moindre coût : 39,90€ pour les TVs de 32'' et 49,90€ pour les TVs de plus de 37''. Pour plus d'information relative à « La livraison Spéciale sur Rendez-vous » : http://www.amazon.fr/Livraison_spéciale</p><p>Outre ce nouveau service, Amazon.fr offre la livraison gratuite sur des dizaines de milliers de produits électroniques vendus par Amazon. Et, comme toujours, la boutique de Produits Electroniques fournit des articles d'experts, des avis de clients, des liens vers ce que les autres clients ont acheté, un panier d'achat simplifié, et la mention de l'Eco-Label pour les produits garantissant un impact réduit sur l'environnement.</p><p>L'Eco-Label Européen : Respect de l'environnement</p><p>L'Eco-label est un certificat attribué aux produits garantissant un impact réduit sur l'environnement. La fabrication de nos produits limite au maximum l'utilisation de substances nocives. Nos écrans ont été pensés pour consommer moins et durer plus longtemps afin de respecter l'environnement. Les matériaux utilisés sont faciles à recycler.</p><p>À propos du site Amazon.fr</p><p>Le site Amazon.fr a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en août 2000. Amazon met tout en œuvre pour remplir la mission qu'elle s'est fixée : mettre ses clients au cœur de ses préoccupations. Ils peuvent ainsi à tout moment trouver en ligne ce qu'ils ont envie d'acheter, et y faire de nombreuses découvertes. Amazon.fr et les vendeurs tiers proposent aujourd'hui des millions de produits neufs et d'occasion en français et en anglais, en livres, en CD, vidéos, DVD, logiciels, CD-Rom, jeux vidéo, produits d'électronique grand public, jeux &amp; jouets, cuisine &amp; maison et montres &amp; bijoux. Chez Amazon.fr, les clients bénéficient de la technologie d'achat en ligne et du savoir-faire du numéro un de cette industrie, tels le paiement sécurisé, les recommandations personnalisées, l'ergonomie et les outils très poussés de recherche ainsi que l'achat rapide et facile grâce au système de commande 1-Click^TM.</p><p>Amazon.fr est une marque de la société Amazon EU S.a.r.l. et d'Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l., les 2 sociétés étant filiales à 100% du vendeur en ligne Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) basé à Seattle, Wash.</p><p>Amazon.com &amp; ses affiliés proposent 7 sites web : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, et les sites Amazon Joyo www.joyo.com et www.amazon.cn .</p><p>Comme mentionné ci-dessus, « Amazon.com », « nous », « notre » et les termes similaires incluent Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales sauf utilisation différente suivant le contexte.</p><p>À propos d'Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), société du classement Fortune 500 basée à Seattle, a ouvert ses portes virtuelles en juillet 1995 et propose aujourd'hui la sélection de produits la plus importante du monde. Amazon.com ambitionne d'être la société ayant la meilleure « orientée client » du monde, chez laquelle les clients peuvent trouver, découvrir et acquérir tout ce qu'ils peuvent espérer acheter un jour en ligne. De plus, Amazon.com s'efforce de constamment proposer les prix les moins chers pour ses clients. Enfin, Amazon.com et ses vendeurs tiers proposent des millions de produits neufs ou d'occasion dans des catégories comme Livres, DVD, Musique &amp; Jeux, Téléchargements numériques, Electronique grand public &amp; Ordinateurs, Maison &amp; Jardin, Jouets, Enfants &amp; Bébés, Epicerie, Accessoires, ainsi qu'Outillage, Automobile &amp; Industrie.</p><p>Amazon Web Services permet à ses clients développeurs d'accéder à des services d'infrastructure reposant sur la plate-forme technologique d'Amazon, qui peut être utilisé par tout développeur quel que soit son activité professionnelle. Amazon Web Services propose par exemple Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Simple DB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) et Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon.com &amp; ses affiliés proposent 7 sites web : www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, et les sites Amazon Joyo www.joyo.com et www.amazon.cn .</p><p>Comme mentionné ci-dessus, « Amazon.com », « nous », « notre » et les termes similaires incluent Amazon.com, Inc. et ses filiales sauf utilisation différente suivant le contexte.</p><p>Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr :</p><p>Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : presse@amazon.fr</p><p>RUMEUR PUBLIQUEAnne-Lise IbrahimoffTél. : 01 55 74 52 18 / Fax : 01 55 74 52 01E-mail : amazon@rumeurpublique.fr</p>

Hector Babenco's Oscar(R)-Nominated Film ''Kiss of the Spider Woman,'' from City Lights Home Entertainment, is Now Available for the First Time as a Full-Length Movie to Download to Rent or Own Exclusively on Amazon.com

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Hector Babenco's Oscar(R)-Nominated Film ''Kiss of the Spider Woman,'' from City Lights Home Entertainment, is Now Available for the First Time as a Full-Length Movie to Download to Rent or Own Exclusively on Amazon.com

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Soon-To-Be-Released Standard Definition and Blu-ray Special-Edition DVDs of This Popular Independent Film Are Available for Pre-Order Exclusively on Amazon.com New, Never-Before-Seen Full-Length Documentary Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman Available on DVD or Unbox Download Today at Amazon.com SEATTLE, Jun 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and City Lights Home Entertainment today announced that the Academy Award-winning film Kiss of the Spider Woman is now available for the first time since its theatrical release as a full-length download exclusively on Amazon Unbox to rent for $2.99 for 30 days or to download to own for $9.99. Amazon Unbox (www.amazon.com/unbox) is Amazon's digital video download service that offers over 40,000 television shows and movies that customers can watch on their PC or TiVo. Kiss of the Spider Woman debuted in 1985, and is based on the 1976 novel El Beso de la Mujer Arana by Manuel Puig. For the first time ever on DVD, Kiss of the Spider Woman will be available exclusively on Amazon.com in Blu-ray and standard definition DVD starting July 22. Customers can pre-order a copy today of the standard definition DVD for $25.99 and the Blu-ray for $27.95. Additionally, the new documentary Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman is now available on DVD for $16.98 through Disc on Demand or on Unbox to rent for $2.99 or purchase for $9.99 exclusively at Amazon.com. Visit the Kiss of the Spider Woman page on Amazon at www.amazon.com/kotsw. Amazon customers have asked for 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' for many years. By making it available in so many mediums on Amazon.com, independent film fans can rediscover a classic that has not been seen in theaters for more than 23 years and has not been available on video for more than 15 years, said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music, Amazon. The wonderful thing about producing in the new-media landscape is that we are able to bring classic films like 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' directly and instantly to customers' living rooms via Amazon Unbox, DVD or Blu-ray. Sal Scamardo, president of City Lights Home Entertainment, said, As one of the most sought after motion pictures by major studio home video distributors, City Lights is thrilled to have the opportunity to market and distribute 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' on Amazon.com. It is no accident that an award-winning feature film that changed the industry against all odds and symbolizes the pure spirit of independent filmmaking is now being made available in such a groundbreaking innovative fashion. As an emerging major independent film and video studio, we're excited to preserve and promote that spirit and satisfy consumer demand across multiple home-entertainment platforms. Kiss of the Spider Woman was the first independent movie ever to receive the top four Oscar(R) nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Hector Babenco. Adapted for the screen by Academy Award(R)-nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader and produced by David Weisman from Puig's novel set in a non-specific Latin American country, this film takes a penetrating look at the role of sex and politics under an oppressive right-wing regime. The timeless story follows the complex relationship between two distinctly different men with opposite views about life -- building with powerful emotional crescendo as they gradually come together in a stunningly transcendental conclusion. William Hurt delivered his Oscar(R)-winning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film and fantasy an escape from inhumane conditions. The release of Kiss of the Spider Woman on digital download is brought to customers by Amazon Digital Services Inc. in a partnership with City Lights Home Entertainment. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. About City Lights Media Group City Lights Home Entertainment, a division of City Lights Media Group, in partnership with Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporation (WEA), acquires, produces, and distributes high quality entertainment fare for DVD and digital consumption. As an emerging independent theatrical and non-theatrical supplier, City Lights Home Entertainment is in the unique position to draw from its vast internal resources including its own theatrical film, television and digital production divisions, in addition to third-party co-production and distribution arrangements for video consumption around the world. Recent releases include: The Ten, starring Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba and Winona Ryder, Rosario Dawson's Descent, Brooklyn Rules starring Alec Baldwin, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary Manda Bala, Holocaust documentary A Generation Apart, and the critically acclaimed foreign gem The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, Brazil's Official Selection for the 2008 Academy Awards. For more information please visit www.citylightsmedia.com. SOURCE: Amazon.com Inc. AmazonMedia Line, 206-266-7180orCity Lights Home EntertainmentRaymond Forsythe, 212-861-2100RLForsythe@RLForsythe.com

<center>Soon-To-Be-Released Standard Definition and Blu-ray Special-Edition DVDs of This Popular Independent Film Are Available for Pre-Order Exclusively on Amazon.com New, Never-Before-Seen Full-Length Documentary Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman Available on DVD or Unbox Download Today at Amazon.com</center><p>SEATTLE, Jun 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and City Lights Home Entertainment today announced that the Academy Award-winning film Kiss of the Spider Woman is now available for the first time since its theatrical release as a full-length download exclusively on Amazon Unbox to rent for $2.99 for 30 days or to download to own for $9.99. Amazon Unbox (www.amazon.com/unbox) is Amazon's digital video download service that offers over 40,000 television shows and movies that customers can watch on their PC or TiVo. Kiss of the Spider Woman debuted in 1985, and is based on the 1976 novel El Beso de la Mujer Arana by Manuel Puig.</p><p>For the first time ever on DVD, Kiss of the Spider Woman will be available exclusively on Amazon.com in Blu-ray and standard definition DVD starting July 22. Customers can pre-order a copy today of the standard definition DVD for $25.99 and the Blu-ray for $27.95. Additionally, the new documentary Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman is now available on DVD for $16.98 through Disc on Demand or on Unbox to rent for $2.99 or purchase for $9.99 exclusively at Amazon.com. Visit the Kiss of the Spider Woman page on Amazon at www.amazon.com/kotsw.</p><p>Amazon customers have asked for 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' for many years. By making it available in so many mediums on Amazon.com, independent film fans can rediscover a classic that has not been seen in theaters for more than 23 years and has not been available on video for more than 15 years, said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music, Amazon. The wonderful thing about producing in the new-media landscape is that we are able to bring classic films like 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' directly and instantly to customers' living rooms via Amazon Unbox, DVD or Blu-ray.</p><p>Sal Scamardo, president of City Lights Home Entertainment, said, As one of the most sought after motion pictures by major studio home video distributors, City Lights is thrilled to have the opportunity to market and distribute 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' on Amazon.com. It is no accident that an award-winning feature film that changed the industry against all odds and symbolizes the pure spirit of independent filmmaking is now being made available in such a groundbreaking innovative fashion. As an emerging major independent film and video studio, we're excited to preserve and promote that spirit and satisfy consumer demand across multiple home-entertainment platforms.</p><p>Kiss of the Spider Woman was the first independent movie ever to receive the top four Oscar(R) nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Hector Babenco. Adapted for the screen by Academy Award(R)-nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader and produced by David Weisman from Puig's novel set in a non-specific Latin American country, this film takes a penetrating look at the role of sex and politics under an oppressive right-wing regime. The timeless story follows the complex relationship between two distinctly different men with opposite views about life -- building with powerful emotional crescendo as they gradually come together in a stunningly transcendental conclusion. William Hurt delivered his Oscar(R)-winning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film and fantasy an escape from inhumane conditions.</p><p>The release of Kiss of the Spider Woman on digital download is brought to customers by Amazon Digital Services Inc. in a partnership with City Lights Home Entertainment.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>About City Lights Media Group</p><p>City Lights Home Entertainment, a division of City Lights Media Group, in partnership with Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporation (WEA), acquires, produces, and distributes high quality entertainment fare for DVD and digital consumption. As an emerging independent theatrical and non-theatrical supplier, City Lights Home Entertainment is in the unique position to draw from its vast internal resources including its own theatrical film, television and digital production divisions, in addition to third-party co-production and distribution arrangements for video consumption around the world. Recent releases include: The Ten, starring Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba and Winona Ryder, Rosario Dawson's Descent, Brooklyn Rules starring Alec Baldwin, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary Manda Bala, Holocaust documentary A Generation Apart, and the critically acclaimed foreign gem The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, Brazil's Official Selection for the 2008 Academy Awards. For more information please visit www.citylightsmedia.com.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com Inc.</p><p>AmazonMedia Line, 206-266-7180orCity Lights Home EntertainmentRaymond Forsythe, 212-861-2100RLForsythe@RLForsythe.com</p>

Amazon.com Acquires Fabric.com

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the acquisition of Fabric.com, a leading online fabric store that offers custom measured and cut fabrics, as well as patterns, sewing tools and accessories. This acquisition will enable Fabric.com to further expand its selection of fabrics and accessories while enabling Amazon.com to offer its customers a wider variety of products in the sewing, craft and hobby segment. Fabric.com has built an impressive business by providing great products and excellent service for sewing and crafting enthusiasts, said Chris Nielsen, vice president of the Amazon.com Home & Garden store. Over the years, we've seen a growing interest in this segment from our customers. Our acquisition of Fabric.com will allow us to offer a greater variety of fabrics and accessories to crafting customers. Launched in 1999 by Stephen Friedman, Fabric.com has developed a significant and loyal customer base of sewing enthusiasts, and today offers a comprehensive line of fabrics in all three major fabric categories, including apparel, quilting and home decor. The acquisition will allow us to more effectively build our business around the customer, offering great value and a unique shopping experience within the sewing community, said Stephen Friedman, CEO and founder of Fabric.com.We now have the opportunity to significantly expand our breadth of inventory, as well as benefit from the technology, fulfillment and customer service expertise of Amazon.com. Fabric.com will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in Marietta, Georgia. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the acquisition of Fabric.com, a leading online fabric store that offers custom measured and cut fabrics, as well as patterns, sewing tools and accessories.</p><p>This acquisition will enable Fabric.com to further expand its selection of fabrics and accessories while enabling Amazon.com to offer its customers a wider variety of products in the sewing, craft and hobby segment.</p><p>Fabric.com has built an impressive business by providing great products and excellent service for sewing and crafting enthusiasts, said Chris Nielsen, vice president of the Amazon.com Home &amp; Garden store. Over the years, we've seen a growing interest in this segment from our customers. Our acquisition of Fabric.com will allow us to offer a greater variety of fabrics and accessories to crafting customers.</p><p>Launched in 1999 by Stephen Friedman, Fabric.com has developed a significant and loyal customer base of sewing enthusiasts, and today offers a comprehensive line of fabrics in all three major fabric categories, including apparel, quilting and home decor.</p><p>The acquisition will allow us to more effectively build our business around the customer, offering great value and a unique shopping experience within the sewing community, said Stephen Friedman, CEO and founder of Fabric.com.We now have the opportunity to significantly expand our breadth of inventory, as well as benefit from the technology, fulfillment and customer service expertise of Amazon.com.</p><p>Fabric.com will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in Marietta, Georgia.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Fulfillment Center in Whitestown, Indiana Hiring Several Hundred Full-time Positions

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Amazon.com Fulfillment Center in Whitestown, Indiana Hiring Several Hundred Full-time Positions

06/24/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Whitestown, Ind. fulfillment center, operated by Amazon.com.indc LLC, is looking to hire several hundred full-time hourly positions ahead of the facility's opening in late summer 2008. The fulfillment center will be more than 600,000 square feet, located in Whitestown, Ind., 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The new facility will allow Amazon to serve its customers in the Midwest more efficiently. The company also plans to hire up to 1,700 temporary associates during peak seasons to meet demand for its products. Amazon is currently recruiting for individuals seeking full-time employment opportunities. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for giving customers a first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping. We are hiring smart, friendly and dedicated people for our Whitestown facility to help us serve customers more quickly and efficiently, said Mike McKenna, vice president, Amazon fulfillment services. We focus on working hard, having fun and making history as Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company. Open House events will be held on June 27, from 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m, and June 28, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds Pavilion, located at 1300 East 100th South in Lebanon. Individuals are encouraged to attend these events to learn more and apply for hourly positions. Management positions can be applied for online at www.amazon.com/careers. Please note: This open house is for interested candidates only, and is not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.com206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Whitestown, Ind. fulfillment center, operated by Amazon.com.indc LLC, is looking to hire several hundred full-time hourly positions ahead of the facility's opening in late summer 2008.</p><p>The fulfillment center will be more than 600,000 square feet, located in Whitestown, Ind., 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The new facility will allow Amazon to serve its customers in the Midwest more efficiently. The company also plans to hire up to 1,700 temporary associates during peak seasons to meet demand for its products.</p><p>Amazon is currently recruiting for individuals seeking full-time employment opportunities. Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for giving customers a first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping.</p><p>We are hiring smart, friendly and dedicated people for our Whitestown facility to help us serve customers more quickly and efficiently, said Mike McKenna, vice president, Amazon fulfillment services. We focus on working hard, having fun and making history as Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company.</p><p>Open House events will be held on June 27, from 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m, and June 28, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds Pavilion, located at 1300 East 100th South in Lebanon. Individuals are encouraged to attend these events to learn more and apply for hourly positions. Management positions can be applied for online at www.amazon.com/careers.</p><p>Please note: This open house is for interested candidates only, and is not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com's Office Supplies Store Is Now Open for Business

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06/23/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com's Office Supplies Store Is Now Open for Business

06/23/2008

2008

New Store Carries More Than 500,000 Unique Products SEATTLE, Jun 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced the launch of its Office Supplies store (www.amazon.com/officesupplies) - a single shopping destination that offers competitive prices on hundreds of thousands of products for the classroom, home office, small office, corporate office and everything in-between. The new store includes a selection of more than 500,000 products from thousands of manufacturers, including both well-known and hard-to-find brands such as Avery, Hammermill, Papermate, Midland Paper, Russell+Hazel and Raymond Geddes. As an introductory offer, Amazon.com customers will receive special savings on select Sharpie, Uniball, Expo, Mr. Sketch, Papermate, Vision Elite, Pentech and Zipnotes products now through June 29, 2008. For more details, visit www.amazon.com/officesupplies. We are thrilled to offer our customers an easy and convenient way to find and discover everything they need to outfit their office or classroom, said Chris Rupp, director of merchandising for computers and office supplies. With our enormous breadth of selection, we have paper, pencils, sticky notes, pushpins and much more, all available for purchase with the click of a mouse, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Amazon.com Office Supplies store provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers have come to know and trust including robust product information, customer reviews, bestsellers, active customer discussion boards, tag communities and image uploading. In addition, thousands of office supplies and products are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime. Visitors to Amazon.com's Office Supplies store will find and discover a deep selection of products and more than 200 brands in the following areas: -- Staplers and Punches -- Tape, Adhesives and Fasteners -- Writing and Correction Supplies -- Presentation Supplies -- Paper and Printable Media -- Education and Crafts -- Envelopes, Mailers and Shipping -- Filing Products Supplies -- Ink and Toner -- Calendars, Planners and Organizers -- Lab and Scientific Supplies About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180

<center>New Store Carries More Than 500,000 Unique Products</center><p>SEATTLE, Jun 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced the launch of its Office Supplies store (www.amazon.com/officesupplies) - a single shopping destination that offers competitive prices on hundreds of thousands of products for the classroom, home office, small office, corporate office and everything in-between. The new store includes a selection of more than 500,000 products from thousands of manufacturers, including both well-known and hard-to-find brands such as Avery, Hammermill, Papermate, Midland Paper, Russell+Hazel and Raymond Geddes.</p><p>As an introductory offer, Amazon.com customers will receive special savings on select Sharpie, Uniball, Expo, Mr. Sketch, Papermate, Vision Elite, Pentech and Zipnotes products now through June 29, 2008. For more details, visit www.amazon.com/officesupplies.</p><p>We are thrilled to offer our customers an easy and convenient way to find and discover everything they need to outfit their office or classroom, said Chris Rupp, director of merchandising for computers and office supplies. With our enormous breadth of selection, we have paper, pencils, sticky notes, pushpins and much more, all available for purchase with the click of a mouse, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p><p>The Amazon.com Office Supplies store provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers have come to know and trust including robust product information, customer reviews, bestsellers, active customer discussion boards, tag communities and image uploading. In addition, thousands of office supplies and products are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime.</p><p>Visitors to Amazon.com's Office Supplies store will find and discover a deep selection of products and more than 200 brands in the following areas:</p><pre>-- Staplers and Punches -- Tape, Adhesives and Fasteners-- Writing and Correction Supplies -- Presentation Supplies-- Paper and Printable Media -- Education and Crafts-- Envelopes, Mailers and Shipping -- Filing Products Supplies -- Ink and Toner-- Calendars, Planners and Organizers -- Lab and Scientific Supplies</pre><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon to Open New Fulfillment Center in Goodyear, AZ

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Amazon-to-Open-New-Fulfillment-Center-in-Goodyear-AZ

06/18/2008 00:00:00

Amazon to Open New Fulfillment Center in Goodyear, AZ

06/18/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2008--To support growing customer demand, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in Goodyear, Arizona, during the third quarter of 2008. The new facility, operated by Amazon.com azdc, inc., will be more than 500,000 square feet and will create more than 600 full-time positions this year, with an additional 700 temporary positions during the 2008 holiday season. The facility is located at 16920 W. Commerce Drive in Goodyear, and is Amazon's second fulfillment center in Arizona, following the opening of a facility in Phoenix last year. "Corporate America is beginning to discover the City of Goodyear," said Mayor James Cavanaugh. "I know that Amazon appreciates the fact that our community is filled with people who are enthusiastic about joining such a well-known company. We're fortunate to be a city where so many new jobs are being created, and we are thrilled to welcome Amazon to Goodyear." "As we continue to expand selection for customers across all product categories, we're excited to be opening a new facility in Goodyear to allow us to serve customers more quickly and efficiently," said Mike McKenna, vice president, Amazon fulfillment services. Amazon is seeking highly motivated individuals with drive, ambition and a passion for giving customers a first-class shopping experience, and is currently recruiting for individuals seeking full-time employment. Management openings include roles as Area Managers, Operations Managers, Safety Managers and Facilities Area Managers. Amazon will be conducting an open house for management roles on June 26, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Radisson City Center, located at 3600 N. Second Avenue in Phoenix. Interested candidates can visit www.amazon.com/careers for more information or to apply for positions. Please note: This open house is for interested candidates only, and is not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2008--To support growing customer demand, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in Goodyear, Arizona, during the third quarter of 2008. The new facility, operated by Amazon.com azdc, inc., will be more than 500,000 square feet and will create more than 600 full-time positions this year, with an additional 700 temporary positions during the 2008 holiday season.</p><p>The facility is located at 16920 W. Commerce Drive in Goodyear, and is Amazon's second fulfillment center in Arizona, following the opening of a facility in Phoenix last year.</p><p>"Corporate America is beginning to discover the City of Goodyear," said Mayor James Cavanaugh. "I know that Amazon appreciates the fact that our community is filled with people who are enthusiastic about joining such a well-known company. We're fortunate to be a city where so many new jobs are being created, and we are thrilled to welcome Amazon to Goodyear."</p><p>"As we continue to expand selection for customers across all product categories, we're excited to be opening a new facility in Goodyear to allow us to serve customers more quickly and efficiently," said Mike McKenna, vice president, Amazon fulfillment services.</p><p>Amazon is seeking highly motivated individuals with drive, ambition and a passion for giving customers a first-class shopping experience, and is currently recruiting for individuals seeking full-time employment. Management openings include roles as Area Managers, Operations Managers, Safety Managers and Facilities Area Managers.</p><p>Amazon will be conducting an open house for management roles on June 26, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Radisson City Center, located at 3600 N. Second Avenue in Phoenix. Interested candidates can visit www.amazon.com/careers for more information or to apply for positions.</p><p>Please note: This open house is for interested candidates only, and is not open to the press. Media should contact 206-266-7180 for more details.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon MP3 Announces ''Daily Deals'' and ''Friday Five,'' Offering Customers Deep Discounts on Select MP3 Albums

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06/17/2008 00:00:00

Amazon MP3 Announces ''Daily Deals'' and ''Friday Five,'' Offering Customers Deep Discounts on Select MP3 Albums

06/17/2008

2008

Amazon MP3 offers Coldplay's new album, "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends," for $8.99, and their catalog hits "X&Y," "A Rush of Blood to the Head" and "Parachutes" as this week's Daily Deals for $1.99 each SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced "Daily Deals" and "Friday Five," a pair of ongoing promotions that offer customers deep discounts on select newly released and catalog albums from bestselling artists on Amazon MP3, Amazon.com's digital music download store with more than 5.4 million DRM-free MP3 tracks. "Daily Deals" is updated daily and offers a popular album at a significantly discounted price; "Friday Five" offers five great albums for $5 every Friday and through the weekend. Customers can check out these deals, along with new collections of free songs every week, at www.amazon.com/mp3deals. In celebration of Coldplay's new album, "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends," available on Amazon MP3 for just $8.99, this week's "Daily Deals" will be their preceding albums. "X&Y" will be available today for $1.99, "A Rush of Blood to the Head" will be available on Wednesday for $1.99, "Parachutes" will be available on Thursday for $1.99 and "Brothers and Sisters" will be offered on Friday for 99 cents. Past Daily Deals have included Madonna's "Hard Candy" at $3.99, Led Zeppelin's "Mothership" at $4.99 and Weezer's "Pinkerton" at $1.99. This week's "Friday Five" albums will be the Rolling Stone's "Let It Bleed," Frank Sinatra's "The Essential Frank Sinatra," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand," Linkin Park's "Minutes to Midnight" and Andrea Bocelli's "Vivere - The Best Of," for $5 each. Past "Friday Five" albums have included Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static," Queen's "Greatest Hits" and Gnarls Barkley's "The Odd Couple." Customers interested in Amazon MP3's Daily Deal and Friday Five can visit the site daily or can get news of the deals through Amazon MP3 pages on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. "Amazon is constantly looking for ways to lower our prices for customers," said Pete Baltaxe, director, Amazon MP3. "Promotions like the Daily Deal and Friday Five are a great way to introduce customers to the everyday low prices, ease of use and instant gratification of purchasing digital music from Amazon MP3. For a few dollars and with a couple clicks, customers can have a new album on their iPod, Zune or iPhone for their summer soundtrack." Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers a massive selection of DRM-free MP3 music downloads with more than 5.4 million songs from over 100,000 record labels. Every song and album in the Amazon.com digital music store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software, enabling customers to play their music on virtually any personal digital music capable device, including PCs, Macs(R), iPods(R), iPhones(R), Zunes(TM), Zens(TM), and to burn songs to CDs for these customers' personal use. Amazon MP3's 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise, with over 1 million songs available at 89 cents. Amazon MP3's 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99, with more than 80 percent of Amazon MP3's album catalog priced at $8.99 or below. Songs and albums on Amazon MP3 are generally sold by Amazon Digital Services Inc. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. For more information: Amazon.com Media Hotline: 206-266-7180 or online at http://www.amazon.com/pr. CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>Amazon MP3 offers Coldplay's new album, "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends," for $8.99, and their catalog hits "X&amp;Y," "A Rush of Blood to the Head" and "Parachutes" as this week's Daily Deals for $1.99 each</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced "Daily Deals" and "Friday Five," a pair of ongoing promotions that offer customers deep discounts on select newly released and catalog albums from bestselling artists on Amazon MP3, Amazon.com's digital music download store with more than 5.4 million DRM-free MP3 tracks. "Daily Deals" is updated daily and offers a popular album at a significantly discounted price; "Friday Five" offers five great albums for $5 every Friday and through the weekend. Customers can check out these deals, along with new collections of free songs every week, at www.amazon.com/mp3deals.</p><p>In celebration of Coldplay's new album, "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends," available on Amazon MP3 for just $8.99, this week's "Daily Deals" will be their preceding albums. "X&amp;Y" will be available today for $1.99, "A Rush of Blood to the Head" will be available on Wednesday for $1.99, "Parachutes" will be available on Thursday for $1.99 and "Brothers and Sisters" will be offered on Friday for 99 cents. Past Daily Deals have included Madonna's "Hard Candy" at $3.99, Led Zeppelin's "Mothership" at $4.99 and Weezer's "Pinkerton" at $1.99.</p><p>This week's "Friday Five" albums will be the Rolling Stone's "Let It Bleed," Frank Sinatra's "The Essential Frank Sinatra," Robert Plant &amp; Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand," Linkin Park's "Minutes to Midnight" and Andrea Bocelli's "Vivere - The Best Of," for $5 each. Past "Friday Five" albums have included Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static," Queen's "Greatest Hits" and Gnarls Barkley's "The Odd Couple." Customers interested in Amazon MP3's Daily Deal and Friday Five can visit the site daily or can get news of the deals through Amazon MP3 pages on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.</p><p>"Amazon is constantly looking for ways to lower our prices for customers," said Pete Baltaxe, director, Amazon MP3. "Promotions like the Daily Deal and Friday Five are a great way to introduce customers to the everyday low prices, ease of use and instant gratification of purchasing digital music from Amazon MP3. For a few dollars and with a couple clicks, customers can have a new album on their iPod, Zune or iPhone for their summer soundtrack."</p><p>Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers a massive selection of DRM-free MP3 music downloads with more than 5.4 million songs from over 100,000 record labels. Every song and album in the Amazon.com digital music store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software, enabling customers to play their music on virtually any personal digital music capable device, including PCs, Macs(R), iPods(R), iPhones(R), Zunes(TM), Zens(TM), and to burn songs to CDs for these customers' personal use. Amazon MP3's 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise, with over 1 million songs available at 89 cents. Amazon MP3's 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99, with more than 80 percent of Amazon MP3's album catalog priced at $8.99 or below.</p><p>Songs and albums on Amazon MP3 are generally sold by Amazon Digital Services Inc.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>For more information:</p><p>Amazon.com Media Hotline: 206-266-7180 or online at http://www.amazon.com/pr.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

CreateSpace and HBO Video Team Up to Make Select HBO(R) and Cinemax(R) Documentaries Available on Amazon.com and HBO.com Using CreateSpace 'DVD on Demand' Technology

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CreateSpace and HBO Video Team Up to Make Select HBO(R) and Cinemax(R) Documentaries Available on Amazon.com and HBO.com Using CreateSpace 'DVD on Demand' Technology

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Technology Will Allow for Manufacture and Shipping of DVDs As Customers Place Orders SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2008--CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN), and HBO Video today announced an agreement to provide consumers with a selection of HBO and Cinemax award-winning and critically acclaimed documentaries through the CreateSpace DVD on Demand service, which allows for the manufacture and shipping of packaged DVDs as soon as customers place their orders. These documentaries will be available on Amazon.com and HBO.com. "HBO has an amazing selection of unique and award-winning programming," said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music at Amazon.com. "This will further broaden the extensive television DVD selection that Amazon.com customers have to choose from today and enable customers to find, buy and collect an even greater selection of HBO titles." "We're excited to help make more HBO titles available to a broader audience on both HBO.com and Amazon.com," said Dana LoPiccolo-Giles, co-founder and managing director of CreateSpace. "With Disc on Demand, customers can now order a copy of these titles and receive their DVDs in just a few days." HBO and Cinemax "DVD on Demand" documentary titles will be encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS) copy protection. These DVDs will be the first major content label titles to be manufactured on demand with this protection. "The CreateSpace DVD on Demand program will allow HBO to bring a selection of our highly acclaimed documentary programming to consumers in a very cost-efficient and timely manner," added Henry McGee, president of HBO Video. "When I Knew," a deeply personal film about when individuals knew they were gay, will be the first HBO/Cinemax documentary title to be released via CreateSpace DVD on Demand. It will be available on June 26, 2008 after its June 25 premiere on Cinemax. The documentary "Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card," which examines the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on a storied inner-city institution, will be available on July 8, 2008, following its June 23 premiere on HBO. Both titles can be pre-ordered right now on Amazon.com and HBO.com for $24.98 each. Additional HBO and Cinemax titles will be made available on DVD on Demand via both websites throughout the year. To browse Amazon's selection of HBO Video titles and to pre-order a copy of "When I Knew" or "Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card," visit www.amazon.com/HBO. For further information on the documentaries or to pre-order copies via HBO, visit www.HBO.com. To find out more about CreateSpace and DVD on Demand, visit www.createspace.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. About CreateSpace CreateSpace is a brand of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to profitably connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on Demand, and video downloads via Amazon Unbox. About HBO Video HBO Video markets an extensive array of programs ranging from the HBO critically-acclaimed and groundbreaking series The Sopranos(R), Sex and the City(R) and Entourage(R) to theatrical features such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the #1 romantic comedy of all time. The company's catalog contains hundreds of titles including the HBO multiple Emmy(R) Award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers, Angels in America and Elizabeth I, the Peabody Award-winning children's program Classical Baby, provocative movies from HBO Films including Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, and comedy specials featuring top stand-up performers like Chris Rock and Dane Cook. Launched in 1984, HBO Video created a London-based international division in 2003 to capitalize on the rapidly expanding worldwide DVD market. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. HBO(R), Cinemax(R), The Sopranos(R), Sex and the City(R) and Entourage(R) are trademarks and service marks of Home Box Office, Inc. CONTACT: Media ContactsFor Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180orFor CreateSpaceMWW GroupVeronica White, 206-505-8392vwhite@mww.comorFor HBOAdam Rabinowe, 212-512-1109adam.rabinowe@hbo.comSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Technology Will Allow for Manufacture and Shipping of DVDs As Customers Place Orders</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2008--CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN), and HBO Video today announced an agreement to provide consumers with a selection of HBO and Cinemax award-winning and critically acclaimed documentaries through the CreateSpace DVD on Demand service, which allows for the manufacture and shipping of packaged DVDs as soon as customers place their orders. These documentaries will be available on Amazon.com and HBO.com.</p><p>"HBO has an amazing selection of unique and award-winning programming," said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music at Amazon.com. "This will further broaden the extensive television DVD selection that Amazon.com customers have to choose from today and enable customers to find, buy and collect an even greater selection of HBO titles."</p><p>"We're excited to help make more HBO titles available to a broader audience on both HBO.com and Amazon.com," said Dana LoPiccolo-Giles, co-founder and managing director of CreateSpace. "With Disc on Demand, customers can now order a copy of these titles and receive their DVDs in just a few days."</p><p>HBO and Cinemax "DVD on Demand" documentary titles will be encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS) copy protection. These DVDs will be the first major content label titles to be manufactured on demand with this protection.</p><p>"The CreateSpace DVD on Demand program will allow HBO to bring a selection of our highly acclaimed documentary programming to consumers in a very cost-efficient and timely manner," added Henry McGee, president of HBO Video.</p><p>"When I Knew," a deeply personal film about when individuals knew they were gay, will be the first HBO/Cinemax documentary title to be released via CreateSpace DVD on Demand. It will be available on June 26, 2008 after its June 25 premiere on Cinemax. The documentary "Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card," which examines the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on a storied inner-city institution, will be available on July 8, 2008, following its June 23 premiere on HBO. Both titles can be pre-ordered right now on Amazon.com and HBO.com for $24.98 each. Additional HBO and Cinemax titles will be made available on DVD on Demand via both websites throughout the year. To browse Amazon's selection of HBO Video titles and to pre-order a copy of "When I Knew" or "Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card," visit www.amazon.com/HBO. For further information on the documentaries or to pre-order copies via HBO, visit www.HBO.com.</p><p>To find out more about CreateSpace and DVD on Demand, visit www.createspace.com.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>About CreateSpace</p><p>CreateSpace is a brand of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to profitably connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on Demand, and video downloads via Amazon Unbox.</p><p>About HBO Video</p><p>HBO Video markets an extensive array of programs ranging from the HBO critically-acclaimed and groundbreaking series The Sopranos(R), Sex and the City(R) and Entourage(R) to theatrical features such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the #1 romantic comedy of all time. The company's catalog contains hundreds of titles including the HBO multiple Emmy(R) Award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers, Angels in America and Elizabeth I, the Peabody Award-winning children's program Classical Baby, provocative movies from HBO Films including Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, and comedy specials featuring top stand-up performers like Chris Rock and Dane Cook. Launched in 1984, HBO Video created a London-based international division in 2003 to capitalize on the rapidly expanding worldwide DVD market.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>HBO(R), Cinemax(R), The Sopranos(R), Sex and the City(R) and Entourage(R) are trademarks and service marks of Home Box Office, Inc.</p><p>CONTACT: Media ContactsFor Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180orFor CreateSpaceMWW GroupVeronica White, 206-505-8392vwhite@mww.comorFor HBOAdam Rabinowe, 212-512-1109adam.rabinowe@hbo.comSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Looking for a Last Minute Father's Day Gift? Amazon Kindle is the Top-Selling and ''Most Wished For'' Consumer Electronics Product on Amazon.Com--Order Today and Get Free 2-Day Shipping

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Looking for a Last Minute Father's Day Gift? Amazon Kindle is the Top-Selling and ''Most Wished For'' Consumer Electronics Product on Amazon.Com--Order Today and Get Free 2-Day Shipping

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Amazon Also Announces New Kindle Content Available for Wireless Download, Including Popular Books Such as Barbara Walter's "Audition" and Scott McClellan's "What Happened," Periodicals Such as US News & World Report, Shanghai Daily and the International Herald Tribune, and Blogs Such as TV Guide Hotlist and PopMatters SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2008--Wondering what Dad wants for Father's Day this year? Chances are he has a Kindle in mind. Amazon announced that as of today, Kindle is the top-selling product among Amazon's vast selection of consumer electronics products and the "Most Wished For" electronics item by Amazon customers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/gift-central/gift-guides/most-wished-for/ 172282/ce). (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Kindle is Amazon's portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper. Order a Kindle today at a new lower price of $359 and it will ship with free two-day shipping, just in time for Father's Day. For more information on Kindle or to order a Kindle, visit http://amazon.com/kindle. "It's no secret that a lot of us wait until the last minute to buy a gift for Dad. With more than 125,000 books to choose from, in addition to magazines, newspapers and blogs, Kindle is the perfect gift for any dad who wants to have his books and newspapers with him anywhere he goes," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. Amazon has increased the number of book titles available on Kindle from 90,000 to 125,000 since Kindle was introduced last November, with more books being added every day. Popular new books include Barbara Walter's "Audition," Scott McClellan's "What Happened" and John Sanford's "Phantom Prey." Like all other Kindle books, they are available for wireless download in less than 60 seconds. New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99 or less on Kindle, unless marked otherwise. Dozens of newspapers, magazines and blogs have also been added, including US News & World Report, Shanghai Daily, The International Herald Tribune, TV Guide Hotlist and PopMatters. Newspaper subscriptions are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle overnight so the latest edition is waiting for customers when they wake up. Blogs are updated and downloaded wirelessly throughout the day so Kindle customers can read blogs whenever and wherever they want. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Amazon Also Announces New Kindle Content Available for Wireless Download, Including Popular Books Such as Barbara Walter's "Audition" and Scott McClellan's "What Happened," Periodicals Such as US News &amp; World Report, Shanghai Daily and the International Herald Tribune, and Blogs Such as TV Guide Hotlist and PopMatters</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2008--Wondering what Dad wants for Father's Day this year? Chances are he has a Kindle in mind. Amazon announced that as of today, Kindle is the top-selling product among Amazon's vast selection of consumer electronics products and the "Most Wished For" electronics item by Amazon customers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/gift-central/gift-guides/most-wished-for/ 172282/ce). (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Kindle is Amazon's portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper. Order a Kindle today at a new lower price of $359 and it will ship with free two-day shipping, just in time for Father's Day. For more information on Kindle or to order a Kindle, visit http://amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>"It's no secret that a lot of us wait until the last minute to buy a gift for Dad. With more than 125,000 books to choose from, in addition to magazines, newspapers and blogs, Kindle is the perfect gift for any dad who wants to have his books and newspapers with him anywhere he goes," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle.</p><p>Amazon has increased the number of book titles available on Kindle from 90,000 to 125,000 since Kindle was introduced last November, with more books being added every day. Popular new books include Barbara Walter's "Audition," Scott McClellan's "What Happened" and John Sanford's "Phantom Prey." Like all other Kindle books, they are available for wireless download in less than 60 seconds. New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99 or less on Kindle, unless marked otherwise.</p><p>Dozens of newspapers, magazines and blogs have also been added, including US News &amp; World Report, Shanghai Daily, The International Herald Tribune, TV Guide Hotlist and PopMatters. Newspaper subscriptions are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle overnight so the latest edition is waiting for customers when they wake up. Blogs are updated and downloaded wirelessly throughout the day so Kindle customers can read blogs whenever and wherever they want.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.ca and "Books in Canada" Announce Finalists for 2007 First Novel Award

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Amazon.ca and "Books in Canada" Announce Finalists for 2007 First Novel Award

06/09/2008

2008

SEATTLE and TORONTO, ON - JUNE 9, 2008 - Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) and "Books in Canada" today announced the finalists for the 31st annual First Novel Award, a prestigious Canadian literary award that recognizes the outstanding achievement of a first-time novelist. "The First Novel Award has become a gauge for emerging literary talent in Canada, and we are proud to be a part of this award's 31st year of recognizing emerging novelists," said Julie Todaro, director of Amazon.ca. "We are excited about this year's finalists and believe that these books truly exemplify the outstanding quality of Canadian authors; their books will inspire and excite readers for generations to come." The six nominees for the 2007 First Novel Award, listed alphabetically by author, are: The Outlander" by Gil Adamson, House of Anansi Press (author lives in Toronto, ON) "Soucouyant" by David Chariandy, Arsenal Pulp Press (author lives in Vancouver, BC) "The Letter Opener" by Kyo Maclear, Harper Collins Canada (author lives in Toronto, ON) "The End of the Alphabet" by C.S. Richardson, Doubleday Canada (author lives in Toronto, ON) "Big White Knuckles" by Brian Tucker, Nimbus Publishing (author lives in Trout Brook, New Brunswick) "Milk Chicken Bomb" by Andrew Wedderburn, Coach House Books (author lives in Calgary, Alberta) The winner will be announced at the annual First Novel Award event in October in Toronto. The winner will receive $7,500 - the largest Canadian prize for a first novel. All finalists will receive a $750 gift certificate redeemable at www.amazon.ca. The finalists were selected by Aritha van Herk, an intellectual and motivational cultural speaker and award winning Canadian novelist, whose work has been acclaimed throughout North America and Europe. Her work has been widely published and translated into ten languages. Van Herk is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and a professor of Canadian literature and creative writing in the Department of English at the University of Calgary. "Aside from being an accomplished professor and speaker, Aritha van Herk is an outstanding author and literary critic in her own right, who has brought experience and passion to the selection of the shortlist for the 2007 First Novel Award," said Olga Stein, editor of "Books in Canada." "Van Herk is one more expert in a long series of First Novel Award editors who have used their enthusiasm and expertise to discover the most promising breakthrough novelists in Canada." Since 1976, the First Novel Award has launched the careers of some of Canada's most beloved novelists. Previous winners include Michael Ondaatje (1976), Joan Barfoot (1978), Joy Kogawa (1981), W.P. Kinsella (1982), Nino Ricci (1990), Rohinton Mistry (1991), Shyam Selvadurai (1994), Anne Michaels (1996), Margaret Gibson (1997), Andre Alexis (1998), Alan R. Wilson and David Macfarlane (co-winners, 1999), Eva Stachniak (2000) , Michael Redhill (2001), Mary Lawson (2002), Michel Basilières (2003), Colin McAdam (2004), Joseph Boyden (2005), and Madeleine Thien (2006). More information about the 2007 First Novel Award shortlist can be found at www.amazon.ca/firstnovelaward. About Amazon.ca Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) is part of the global family of Amazon Web sites that have become known for great prices, selection, and convenience. Amazon.ca customers can find and discover millions of English and French books, CDs, videos, and DVDs as well as a vast array of software, video games, and consoles--all at everyday low prices. Amazon.ca also offers FREE Super Saver Shipping, available on orders of $39 or more delivered to a single Canadian address. Amazon.ca sources products directly from Canadian publishers and distributors, ensuring a rich offering of Canadian titles and content. Features such as original editorial reviews in English and French and product recommendations help Amazon.ca customers find the right products for them among the site's broad selection. Through Amazon Marketplace, Amazon.ca customers can conveniently buy and sell used, new, and collectible merchandise on the same pages where Amazon.ca sells those items new. To ensure all orders are delivered to customers quickly and efficiently, Amazon.ca works with Canada Post, one of the world's most progressive postal companies. Orders placed at Amazon.ca are fulfilled and shipped from within Canada by Assured Logistics, a part of the Canada Post Group of Companies. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. For more information contact:Margaret AntkowskiNATIONAL Public Relations(416) 848-1392mantkowski@national.ca

<p>SEATTLE and TORONTO, ON - JUNE 9, 2008 - Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) and "Books in Canada" today announced the finalists for the 31st annual First Novel Award, a prestigious Canadian literary award that recognizes the outstanding achievement of a first-time novelist.</p><p>"The First Novel Award has become a gauge for emerging literary talent in Canada, and we are proud to be a part of this award's 31st year of recognizing emerging novelists," said Julie Todaro, director of Amazon.ca. "We are excited about this year's finalists and believe that these books truly exemplify the outstanding quality of Canadian authors; their books will inspire and excite readers for generations to come."</p><p>The six nominees for the 2007 First Novel Award, listed alphabetically by author, are:</p><ul>The Outlander" by Gil Adamson, House of Anansi Press (author lives in Toronto, ON)"Soucouyant" by David Chariandy, Arsenal Pulp Press (author lives in Vancouver, BC)"The Letter Opener" by Kyo Maclear, Harper Collins Canada (author lives in Toronto, ON)"The End of the Alphabet" by C.S. Richardson, Doubleday Canada (author lives in Toronto, ON)"Big White Knuckles" by Brian Tucker, Nimbus Publishing (author lives in Trout Brook, New Brunswick)"Milk Chicken Bomb" by Andrew Wedderburn, Coach House Books (author lives in Calgary, Alberta)</ul><p>The winner will be announced at the annual First Novel Award event in October in Toronto. The winner will receive $7,500 - the largest Canadian prize for a first novel. All finalists will receive a $750 gift certificate redeemable at www.amazon.ca.</p><p>The finalists were selected by Aritha van Herk, an intellectual and motivational cultural speaker and award winning Canadian novelist, whose work has been acclaimed throughout North America and Europe. Her work has been widely published and translated into ten languages. Van Herk is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and a professor of Canadian literature and creative writing in the Department of English at the University of Calgary.</p><p>"Aside from being an accomplished professor and speaker, Aritha van Herk is an outstanding author and literary critic in her own right, who has brought experience and passion to the selection of the shortlist for the 2007 First Novel Award," said Olga Stein, editor of "Books in Canada." "Van Herk is one more expert in a long series of First Novel Award editors who have used their enthusiasm and expertise to discover the most promising breakthrough novelists in Canada."</p><p>Since 1976, the First Novel Award has launched the careers of some of Canada's most beloved novelists. Previous winners include Michael Ondaatje (1976), Joan Barfoot (1978), Joy Kogawa (1981), W.P. Kinsella (1982), Nino Ricci (1990), Rohinton Mistry (1991), Shyam Selvadurai (1994), Anne Michaels (1996), Margaret Gibson (1997), Andre Alexis (1998), Alan R. Wilson and David Macfarlane (co-winners, 1999), Eva Stachniak (2000) , Michael Redhill (2001), Mary Lawson (2002), Michel Basilières (2003), Colin McAdam (2004), Joseph Boyden (2005), and Madeleine Thien (2006).</p><p>More information about the 2007 First Novel Award shortlist can be found at www.amazon.ca/firstnovelaward.</p><p>About Amazon.ca</p><p>Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) is part of the global family of Amazon Web sites that have become known for great prices, selection, and convenience. Amazon.ca customers can find and discover millions of English and French books, CDs, videos, and DVDs as well as a vast array of software, video games, and consoles--all at everyday low prices. Amazon.ca also offers FREE Super Saver Shipping, available on orders of $39 or more delivered to a single Canadian address. Amazon.ca sources products directly from Canadian publishers and distributors, ensuring a rich offering of Canadian titles and content. Features such as original editorial reviews in English and French and product recommendations help Amazon.ca customers find the right products for them among the site's broad selection. Through Amazon Marketplace, Amazon.ca customers can conveniently buy and sell used, new, and collectible merchandise on the same pages where Amazon.ca sells those items new.</p><p>To ensure all orders are delivered to customers quickly and efficiently, Amazon.ca works with Canada Post, one of the world's most progressive postal companies. Orders placed at Amazon.ca are fulfilled and shipped from within Canada by Assured Logistics, a part of the Canada Post Group of Companies.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>For more information contact:Margaret AntkowskiNATIONAL Public Relations(416) 848-1392mantkowski@national.ca</p>

Amazon.fr offre 50 € de bons d'achat aux clients s'etant equipe d'un lecteur HD DVD

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06/06/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.fr offre 50 € de bons d'achat aux clients s'etant equipe d'un lecteur HD DVD

06/06/2008

2008

Paris, le 6 Juin 2008 — Amazon.fr offre un bon d'achat d'une valeur de 50 € à ses clients qui ont acheté sur Amazon.fr un lecteur HD DVD avant le 23 février 2008, date à laquelle le format HD-DVD a été abandonné. Ces bons d'achat sont à faire valoir sans minimum d'achat sur tous les produits en vente sur Amazon.fr, hors livres.* « Les changements de technologies sont parfois imprévisibles et Amazon.fr souhaite accompagner au mieux ses clients sur un marché qui évolue très vite » précise Francois Saugier, directeur électronique grand publiques, Amazon.fr. Les clients d'Amazon.fr recevront par email un code promotionnel valable pour une durée de 3 mois. Ils pourront ensuite se faire plaisir en achetant ce qu'ils souhaitent parmi les millions de produits disponibles sur le site : musique, DVD, jeux vidéo, logiciels, électronique grand public, jeux & jouets, petit électroménager et montres & bijoux. C'est le moment d'aller voir toutes les meilleures offres sur les disques Blu-ray, les lecteurs DVD et tout le high-tech sur Amazon.fr. * L'offre est valable jusqu'au 4 septembre 2008, uniquement sur les produits neuf, vendus et expédiés par Amazon.fr. L'offre ne s'applique pas sur les livres, sur les chèques cadeaux, les emballages cadeaux, les taxes, les frais de transport. Les commandes retournées ou annulées ne sont pas éligibles à cette promotion. L'offre est valable une fois par client, quelque soit le nombre d'article HD DVD commandés. Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr : Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : stepward@amazon.fr

<p>Paris, le 6 Juin 2008 — Amazon.fr offre un bon d'achat d'une valeur de 50 € à ses clients qui ont acheté sur Amazon.fr un lecteur HD DVD avant le 23 février 2008, date à laquelle le format HD-DVD a été abandonné. Ces bons d'achat sont à faire valoir sans minimum d'achat sur tous les produits en vente sur Amazon.fr, hors livres.*</p><p>« Les changements de technologies sont parfois imprévisibles et Amazon.fr souhaite accompagner au mieux ses clients sur un marché qui évolue très vite » précise Francois Saugier, directeur électronique grand publiques, Amazon.fr.</p><p>Les clients d'Amazon.fr recevront par email un code promotionnel valable pour une durée de 3 mois. Ils pourront ensuite se faire plaisir en achetant ce qu'ils souhaitent parmi les millions de produits disponibles sur le site : musique, DVD, jeux vidéo, logiciels, électronique grand public, jeux &amp; jouets, petit électroménager et montres &amp; bijoux. C'est le moment d'aller voir toutes les meilleures offres sur les disques Blu-ray, les lecteurs DVD et tout le high-tech sur Amazon.fr.</p><p>* L'offre est valable jusqu'au 4 septembre 2008, uniquement sur les produits neuf, vendus et expédiés par Amazon.fr. L'offre ne s'applique pas sur les livres, sur les chèques cadeaux, les emballages cadeaux, les taxes, les frais de transport. Les commandes retournées ou annulées ne sont pas éligibles à cette promotion. L'offre est valable une fois par client, quelque soit le nombre d'article HD DVD commandés.</p><center>Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr :<p>Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : stepward@amazon.fr</p></center>

Simon & Schuster, Inc. to Make 5,000 Additional Books Available for Amazon Kindle

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05/30/2008 00:00:00

Simon & Schuster, Inc. to Make 5,000 Additional Books Available for Amazon Kindle

05/30/2008

2008

Book titles representing the vast majority of sales from Simon & Schuster's catalog to be made available in 2008 SEATTLE & NEW YORK CITY, May 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Simon & Schuster, Inc. today announced that Simon & Schuster will make 5,000 additional titles available for Amazon Kindle in 2008. When added to books already available on Kindle, including thousands of new releases and bestsellers, these Simon Schuster titles represent the vast majority of sales from the publisher's catalog. Committed to delivering content to readers in digital formats, Simon & Schuster's latest eBook initiative will more than double the number of Simon & Schuster titles available on Kindle today. Kindle customers will be able to discover, buy and read popular books such as Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. At Simon & Schuster, we are excited by how many Kindle books we're selling and the feedback from readers who want to read our titles on their Kindles. We have also learned that readers aren't just looking for new or bestselling books, but also books that are older or hard to find, said Carolyn Reidy, President and CEO, Simon & Schuster, Inc. These are the books that have proven themselves to be of enduring interest, and we want readers to be able to find them anytime, anywhere. We are pleased to take another big step toward that goal by making this great percentage of our active backlist available on Kindle by the end of 2008. Kindle is re-igniting a love of reading -- after purchasing a Kindle, customers purchase, on average, just as many physical books, and their total book purchases on Amazon increase by 2.6x. Kindle books are also becoming a meaningful portion of Amazon's overall book sales much sooner than we anticipated -- of the 125,000 books available both as a physical book and on Kindle, Kindle books already account for over 6 percent of units sold, said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. This commitment from Simon & Schuster moves us closer to our vision for Kindle, which is to make any book, ever printed, in any language available in less than 60 seconds. The initiative represents Simon & Schuster's most concentrated effort to date to provide quality content for the growing community of eBook readers who now want a broader and deeper assortment of titles to become available in eBook. The selection of titles for the initiative was based on statistical analysis of physical books that have been very popular backlist titles among Amazon.com customers over the past 12 months. Launched on November 19, 2007, Amazon Kindle is Amazon's revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight. More than 125,000 books are now available in the Kindle Store, including New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases, which are $9.99, unless marked otherwise. Kindle is available today for $359 at http://amazon.com/kindle. About Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, a part of the CBS Corporation, is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our website at www.simonsays.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180orSimon & Schuster PRAdam Rothberg, 212-698-1132adam.rothberg@simonandschuster.com

<p>Book titles representing the vast majority of sales from Simon &amp; Schuster's catalog to be made available in 2008</p><p>SEATTLE &amp; NEW YORK CITY, May 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Simon &amp; Schuster, Inc. today announced that Simon &amp; Schuster will make 5,000 additional titles available for Amazon Kindle in 2008. When added to books already available on Kindle, including thousands of new releases and bestsellers, these Simon Schuster titles represent the vast majority of sales from the publisher's catalog. Committed to delivering content to readers in digital formats, Simon &amp; Schuster's latest eBook initiative will more than double the number of Simon &amp; Schuster titles available on Kindle today. Kindle customers will be able to discover, buy and read popular books such as Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.</p><p>At Simon &amp; Schuster, we are excited by how many Kindle books we're selling and the feedback from readers who want to read our titles on their Kindles. We have also learned that readers aren't just looking for new or bestselling books, but also books that are older or hard to find, said Carolyn Reidy, President and CEO, Simon &amp; Schuster, Inc. These are the books that have proven themselves to be of enduring interest, and we want readers to be able to find them anytime, anywhere. We are pleased to take another big step toward that goal by making this great percentage of our active backlist available on Kindle by the end of 2008.</p><p>Kindle is re-igniting a love of reading -- after purchasing a Kindle, customers purchase, on average, just as many physical books, and their total book purchases on Amazon increase by 2.6x. Kindle books are also becoming a meaningful portion of Amazon's overall book sales much sooner than we anticipated -- of the 125,000 books available both as a physical book and on Kindle, Kindle books already account for over 6 percent of units sold, said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. This commitment from Simon &amp; Schuster moves us closer to our vision for Kindle, which is to make any book, ever printed, in any language available in less than 60 seconds.</p><p>The initiative represents Simon &amp; Schuster's most concentrated effort to date to provide quality content for the growing community of eBook readers who now want a broader and deeper assortment of titles to become available in eBook. The selection of titles for the initiative was based on statistical analysis of physical books that have been very popular backlist titles among Amazon.com customers over the past 12 months.</p><p>Launched on November 19, 2007, Amazon Kindle is Amazon's revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight. More than 125,000 books are now available in the Kindle Store, including New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases, which are $9.99, unless marked otherwise. Kindle is available today for $359 at http://amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>About Simon &amp; Schuster</p><p>Simon &amp; Schuster, a part of the CBS Corporation, is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon &amp; Schuster Adult Publishing, Simon &amp; Schuster Children's Publishing, Simon &amp; Schuster Audio, Simon &amp; Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our website at www.simonsays.com.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, Amazon.com, we, our and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180orSimon &amp; Schuster PRAdam Rothberg, 212-698-1132adam.rothberg@simonandschuster.com</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting

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05/23/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting

05/23/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will webcast its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in Seattle on May 29, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. ET. The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter, at www.amazon.com/ir. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Patty Smith, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will webcast its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in Seattle on May 29, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. ET.</p><p>The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter, at www.amazon.com/ir.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Patty Smith, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Customers Have Spoken, Choosing Rhiannon D. as the Winner of the ''Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest''

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Amazon-Customers-Have-Spoken-Choosing-Rhiannon-D.-as-the-Winner-of-the-Amazon-Beedle-the-Bard-Ballad-Writing-Contest

05/22/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Customers Have Spoken, Choosing Rhiannon D. as the Winner of the ''Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest''

05/22/2008

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Rhiannon D. Wins Grand Prize Trip to London for a Weekend With JK Rowling's Rare Book "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included) SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2008--Thousands of votes were cast by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) customers around the world, and today Amazon revealed 16 year old Rhiannon D., of Australia, as the winner of the "Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest." As the grand prize winner, Rhiannon and a guest will receive a weekend trip to London along with complete access to J.K. Rowling's rare book, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included). Launched in April, the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest challenged Muggles age 13 and older to creatively answer one of three Harry Potter-related questions (in 100 words or less). "I am so thankful and honored for all the votes I received from Amazon customers in this contest. I'm flattered that they felt my entry was worthy enough to win this fantastic prize," said Rhiannon. "I can't believe I get to read this special book, and can't wait to spend a weekend with Beedle the Bard!" The following is Rhiannon's winning submission: When I was six, he was elevenI learnt how to be brave.When I was seven, he was twelveI learnt to misbehave.When I was eight, he was thirteenHe taught me how to cry.When I was nine, he was fourteenHe showed me how to try.When I was twelve, and he fifteenHe taught me to forgive.When we were fourteen and sixteenI learnt what it was to live.When we were fifteen and seventeenHe showed me he could bleed. But growing up with Harry taught me, mostly, how to read. "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is one of seven, handwritten and illustrated copies by J.K. Rowling, which Amazon purchased at auction in December 2007 for $4 million. The proceeds of the purchase benefited The Children's Voice, Ms. Rowling's charity for orphaned children around the world. The Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest was sponsored by Amazon Services, LLC. For full contest rules and frequently asked questions about the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>Rhiannon D. Wins Grand Prize Trip to London for a Weekend With JK Rowling's Rare Book "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included)</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2008--Thousands of votes were cast by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) customers around the world, and today Amazon revealed 16 year old Rhiannon D., of Australia, as the winner of the "Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest." As the grand prize winner, Rhiannon and a guest will receive a weekend trip to London along with complete access to J.K. Rowling's rare book, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included). Launched in April, the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest challenged Muggles age 13 and older to creatively answer one of three Harry Potter-related questions (in 100 words or less).</p><p>"I am so thankful and honored for all the votes I received from Amazon customers in this contest. I'm flattered that they felt my entry was worthy enough to win this fantastic prize," said Rhiannon. "I can't believe I get to read this special book, and can't wait to spend a weekend with Beedle the Bard!"</p><p>The following is Rhiannon's winning submission:</p><p>When I was six, he was elevenI learnt how to be brave.When I was seven, he was twelveI learnt to misbehave.When I was eight, he was thirteenHe taught me how to cry.When I was nine, he was fourteenHe showed me how to try.When I was twelve, and he fifteenHe taught me to forgive.When we were fourteen and sixteenI learnt what it was to live.When we were fifteen and seventeenHe showed me he could bleed.</p><p>But growing up with Harry taught me, mostly, how to read.</p><p>"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is one of seven, handwritten and illustrated copies by J.K. Rowling, which Amazon purchased at auction in December 2007 for $4 million. The proceeds of the purchase benefited The Children's Voice, Ms. Rowling's charity for orphaned children around the world.</p><p>The Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest was sponsored by Amazon Services, LLC. For full contest rules and frequently asked questions about the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon to Locate New Distribution Center in Hazleton, PA

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Amazon to Locate New Distribution Center in Hazleton, PA

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HAZLETON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2008--Global online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today it will open a new fulfillment center here, creating more than 1,100 jobs in the next three years. Amazon will locate its latest fulfillment center, which will be operated by Amazon.com DEDC LLC, in Hazleton, PA, 30 miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre. The Hazleton facility will be more than 600,000 square feet and will allow Amazon to serve its customers in the Northeast more efficiently. The company also plans to hire up to 800 temporary associates during peak seasons to meet demands for its products. "Not only will this project result in well over a thousand new jobs for hard-working Pennsylvanians, but those jobs will provide ancillary benefits for the entire region," said Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell. "The Hazleton facility will play an important role in allowing us to serve our customers in the Northeast more quickly and efficiently and we're excited to be opening our fifth facility in Pennsylvania," said Mike McKenna, vice president of North American fulfillment for Amazon. Amazon, which has approximately 17,000 employees worldwide, is hiring managers and hourly associates ahead of the facility's opening in July 2008. Interested candidates can visit www.amazon.com/careers for more information. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.comPatty Smith, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>HAZLETON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2008--Global online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today it will open a new fulfillment center here, creating more than 1,100 jobs in the next three years.</p><p>Amazon will locate its latest fulfillment center, which will be operated by Amazon.com DEDC LLC, in Hazleton, PA, 30 miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre. The Hazleton facility will be more than 600,000 square feet and will allow Amazon to serve its customers in the Northeast more efficiently. The company also plans to hire up to 800 temporary associates during peak seasons to meet demands for its products.</p><p>"Not only will this project result in well over a thousand new jobs for hard-working Pennsylvanians, but those jobs will provide ancillary benefits for the entire region," said Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell.</p><p>"The Hazleton facility will play an important role in allowing us to serve our customers in the Northeast more quickly and efficiently and we're excited to be opening our fifth facility in Pennsylvania," said Mike McKenna, vice president of North American fulfillment for Amazon.</p><p>Amazon, which has approximately 17,000 employees worldwide, is hiring managers and hourly associates ahead of the facility's opening in July 2008. Interested candidates can visit www.amazon.com/careers for more information.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.comPatty Smith, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

New Amazon MP3 Clips Widget Adds to Suite of Digital Product Widgets That Allow Bloggers and Website Owners to Customize Their Web Properties and Make Money at the Same Time

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New Amazon MP3 Clips Widget Adds to Suite of Digital Product Widgets That Allow Bloggers and Website Owners to Customize Their Web Properties and Make Money at the Same Time

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The Amazon MP3 Clips Widget is Part of a Growing Amazon Widget Gallery That Includes the Kindle Chicklet, Your Video Widget and Unbox Movie & TV Preview Widget SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget, which allows bloggers and website owners to showcase and play song samples from Amazon's catalog of over 5 million DRM-free MP3s available at Amazon MP3 (www.amazonmp3.com). Users can handpick the songs and albums they want or display or select the latest bestsellers or new releases from the music genre of their choice. The launch of the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget comes on the heels of the release of several new digital product widgets from Amazon's Associates Program, including the Kindle Chicklet, Your Video Widget and Unbox Movie & TV Preview Widget. For a complete overview of the Amazon Associates digital offerings, visit http://associates.amazon.com/digital. Amazon Widgets are free to use. Users have the option to make money with their Amazon Widgets by joining the Amazon Associates. When a visitor to their site clicks through their Amazon Widget to the Amazon.com website and makes a purchase, they may earn up to 10 percent in referral fees from Amazon. "The Amazon Associates Program offers a suite of digital products that make it fast and easy for anyone to monetize their web presence," said Dave Cotter, director, Amazon Associates. "The Amazon MP3 Widget is our latest innovation, and we're excited about the early adoption we've seen to date." "The Amazon affiliate program has a new MP3 widget that really sets them apart from other affiliate programs. Fan blogs of different singers and bands are a natural. Movie sites can feature soundtracks. There are a lot of possibilities here," said Shawn Collins, co-founder of the Affiliate Summit. "Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, is excited to join the Amazon Associates Program and use the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget. The extensive variety of artists available to download on the Amazon MP3 site makes this a perfect match for us to promote upcoming shows at all of our venues," said Oscar Sagastume, Internet Marketing Manager, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Amazon digital widgets include: Amazon MP3 Clips: Showcase and play clips from your favorite songs from Amazon MP3, Amazon's a la carte MP3 digital music store offering Earth's biggest selection of DRM-free MP3 downloads. You can handpick the songs and albums you want to display, or choose to have your widget automatically updated daily with the latest bestsellers or new releases from the music genre of your choice. Kindle Chicklet: Highlight content that is available to purchase on Kindle, Amazon's revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines, newspapers, and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper. Unbox Movie & TV Preview: Show a wide range of video previews from the latest Hollywood movies and top TV shows available from the Unbox video download service. This widget lets you display the previews for movies and TV shows directly on your page. Your Video: Your Video Widget lets you earn referral fees while sharing the videos you already post on your webpage. Use the widget to make your videos more interesting, informative or entertaining by adding product links to them. All Amazon Widgets, except the Amazon Unbox Movie & TV Preview Widget, Amazon MP3 Clips Widget and Kindle Chicklet, which are available only in the U.S., are available for each Amazon site that offers the Amazon Associates program, including Canada (Amazon.ca), France (Amazon.fr), Germany (Amazon.co.de), Japan (Japan.co.jp) and the United Kingdom (Amazon.co.uk). For developers, the Amazon Associates Web Service, which powers the digital widgets, has extensive support for discovery of digital products. Find out more about our Amazon Associates Web Service in our Developer Guide. Other widgets in the Amazon Widgets Gallery include: Carousel: Take your products for a spin in the Carousel Widget. The Carousel Widget presents products in an engaging 3D carousel or Ferriswheel display. You can search for specific products to recommend to your viewers or choose to display the latest bestsellers and new releases from any Amazon category you choose. Slideshow: Pick favorite images from the Amazon catalog and present them as a stylish slideshow. Showcase favorite CD cover art, present recently read books, or even reveal favorite breakfast cereals. Slideshow also lets users caption the selected images. My Favorites: Express yourself by recommending and commenting on favorite products from Amazon. This widget lets everyone know how you feel and what you like by showing product images, information and your own comments. Wish List: Display an Amazon Wish List on a blog or profile page, and let friends, family and others know what you want. Product Cloud: Take tag clouds or word clusters one step further by showing Product Clouds. Product Clouds engage site visitors by displaying product titles that are relevant to the content of the page in a cloud or cluster with the most popular product bolded. Site visitors can click on the title to directly visit the product page on Amazon. The Amazon MP3 Clips Widget is just the newest in a suite of tools available to Associate partners linking to Amazon MP3. Since launching in September 2007, Amazon MP3 has become an important partner of several music sites across the web, such as Pandora and Last.fm. "Forty percent of Pandora's listeners are buying more music since they began using Pandora. We're thrilled with the great flexibility that Amazon brings to our listeners with access to the Amazon MP3 store to satisfy this wonderful appetite for new music," said Pandora's Founder, Tim Westergren. Martin Stiksel, Last.fm co-founder, said: "When we started offering millions of tracks for free-on-demand streaming earlier this year, we were confident that enabling music fans to listen for free would encourage more music purchasing. In this respect our relationship with Amazon MP3 was vital - it has the breadth of catalog and ease of use that's necessary to give our users the best online music consumption experience. We were extremely pleased to see that our partnership has raised the game for online music, as download and CD purchasing on Last.fm via Amazon increased 119% since the free-on-demand launch. This is a great vindication for the pioneering services both our companies provide to music fans." Check http://widgets.amazon.com for more information on Amazon Widgets, and visit http://associates.amazon.com/join for more information on the Amazon Associates program. About Amazon Associates Launched in 1996, Amazon Associates is Amazon.com's affiliate marketing program that includes hundreds of thousands of websites. Associates link to Amazon products and services from their websites, which adds compelling content for their visitors to enjoy and creates an additional revenue stream for their business. This revenue comes in the form of a referral fee that Amazon pays the Associate when a visitor to the Associate's site clicks on an Amazon product or service and completes the purchase on the applicable Amazon website. Current participants in the Amazon Associates program include large, well-known sites, niche content sites and blogs, comparison shopping engines, search engine marketers, and everything in between. Amazon has Associates programs for Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.co.jp, Amazon.de, and Amazon.fr. For more information on the U.S. program, visit http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/join, or the Associates Blog at http://affiliate-blog.amazon.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>The Amazon MP3 Clips Widget is Part of a Growing Amazon Widget Gallery That Includes the Kindle Chicklet, Your Video Widget and Unbox Movie &amp; TV Preview Widget</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget, which allows bloggers and website owners to showcase and play song samples from Amazon's catalog of over 5 million DRM-free MP3s available at Amazon MP3 (www.amazonmp3.com). Users can handpick the songs and albums they want or display or select the latest bestsellers or new releases from the music genre of their choice. The launch of the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget comes on the heels of the release of several new digital product widgets from Amazon's Associates Program, including the Kindle Chicklet, Your Video Widget and Unbox Movie &amp; TV Preview Widget. For a complete overview of the Amazon Associates digital offerings, visit http://associates.amazon.com/digital.</p><p>Amazon Widgets are free to use. Users have the option to make money with their Amazon Widgets by joining the Amazon Associates. When a visitor to their site clicks through their Amazon Widget to the Amazon.com website and makes a purchase, they may earn up to 10 percent in referral fees from Amazon.</p><p>"The Amazon Associates Program offers a suite of digital products that make it fast and easy for anyone to monetize their web presence," said Dave Cotter, director, Amazon Associates. "The Amazon MP3 Widget is our latest innovation, and we're excited about the early adoption we've seen to date."</p><p>"The Amazon affiliate program has a new MP3 widget that really sets them apart from other affiliate programs. Fan blogs of different singers and bands are a natural. Movie sites can feature soundtracks. There are a lot of possibilities here," said Shawn Collins, co-founder of the Affiliate Summit.</p><p>"Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino, Las Vegas, is excited to join the Amazon Associates Program and use the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget. The extensive variety of artists available to download on the Amazon MP3 site makes this a perfect match for us to promote upcoming shows at all of our venues," said Oscar Sagastume, Internet Marketing Manager, Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino.</p><p>Amazon digital widgets include:</p><p>Amazon MP3 Clips: Showcase and play clips from your favorite songs from Amazon MP3, Amazon's a la carte MP3 digital music store offering Earth's biggest selection of DRM-free MP3 downloads. You can handpick the songs and albums you want to display, or choose to have your widget automatically updated daily with the latest bestsellers or new releases from the music genre of your choice.</p><p>Kindle Chicklet: Highlight content that is available to purchase on Kindle, Amazon's revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines, newspapers, and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper.</p><p>Unbox Movie &amp; TV Preview: Show a wide range of video previews from the latest Hollywood movies and top TV shows available from the Unbox video download service. This widget lets you display the previews for movies and TV shows directly on your page.</p><p>Your Video: Your Video Widget lets you earn referral fees while sharing the videos you already post on your webpage. Use the widget to make your videos more interesting, informative or entertaining by adding product links to them.</p><p>All Amazon Widgets, except the Amazon Unbox Movie &amp; TV Preview Widget, Amazon MP3 Clips Widget and Kindle Chicklet, which are available only in the U.S., are available for each Amazon site that offers the Amazon Associates program, including Canada (Amazon.ca), France (Amazon.fr), Germany (Amazon.co.de), Japan (Japan.co.jp) and the United Kingdom (Amazon.co.uk). For developers, the Amazon Associates Web Service, which powers the digital widgets, has extensive support for discovery of digital products. Find out more about our Amazon Associates Web Service in our Developer Guide.</p><p>Other widgets in the Amazon Widgets Gallery include:</p><p>Carousel: Take your products for a spin in the Carousel Widget. The Carousel Widget presents products in an engaging 3D carousel or Ferriswheel display. You can search for specific products to recommend to your viewers or choose to display the latest bestsellers and new releases from any Amazon category you choose.</p><p>Slideshow: Pick favorite images from the Amazon catalog and present them as a stylish slideshow. Showcase favorite CD cover art, present recently read books, or even reveal favorite breakfast cereals. Slideshow also lets users caption the selected images.</p><p>My Favorites: Express yourself by recommending and commenting on favorite products from Amazon. This widget lets everyone know how you feel and what you like by showing product images, information and your own comments.</p><p>Wish List: Display an Amazon Wish List on a blog or profile page, and let friends, family and others know what you want.</p><p>Product Cloud: Take tag clouds or word clusters one step further by showing Product Clouds. Product Clouds engage site visitors by displaying product titles that are relevant to the content of the page in a cloud or cluster with the most popular product bolded. Site visitors can click on the title to directly visit the product page on Amazon.</p><p>The Amazon MP3 Clips Widget is just the newest in a suite of tools available to Associate partners linking to Amazon MP3. Since launching in September 2007, Amazon MP3 has become an important partner of several music sites across the web, such as Pandora and Last.fm.</p><p>"Forty percent of Pandora's listeners are buying more music since they began using Pandora. We're thrilled with the great flexibility that Amazon brings to our listeners with access to the Amazon MP3 store to satisfy this wonderful appetite for new music," said Pandora's Founder, Tim Westergren.</p><p>Martin Stiksel, Last.fm co-founder, said: "When we started offering millions of tracks for free-on-demand streaming earlier this year, we were confident that enabling music fans to listen for free would encourage more music purchasing. In this respect our relationship with Amazon MP3 was vital - it has the breadth of catalog and ease of use that's necessary to give our users the best online music consumption experience. We were extremely pleased to see that our partnership has raised the game for online music, as download and CD purchasing on Last.fm via Amazon increased 119% since the free-on-demand launch. This is a great vindication for the pioneering services both our companies provide to music fans."</p><p>Check http://widgets.amazon.com for more information on Amazon Widgets, and visit http://associates.amazon.com/join for more information on the Amazon Associates program.</p><p>About Amazon Associates</p><p>Launched in 1996, Amazon Associates is Amazon.com's affiliate marketing program that includes hundreds of thousands of websites. Associates link to Amazon products and services from their websites, which adds compelling content for their visitors to enjoy and creates an additional revenue stream for their business. This revenue comes in the form of a referral fee that Amazon pays the Associate when a visitor to the Associate's site clicks on an Amazon product or service and completes the purchase on the applicable Amazon website. Current participants in the Amazon Associates program include large, well-known sites, niche content sites and blogs, comparison shopping engines, search engine marketers, and everything in between. Amazon has Associates programs for Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.co.jp, Amazon.de, and Amazon.fr. For more information on the U.S. program, visit http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/join, or the Associates Blog at http://affiliate-blog.amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Amazon Kindle is sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Customer Votes from Around the World Narrow the ''Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest'' Field to Two Finalists

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05/13/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Customer Votes from Around the World Narrow the ''Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest'' Field to Two Finalists

05/13/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2008--Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) customers around the world have spoken, and today 16-year-old Rhiannon D. of Jones Hill, Australia, and Laura H. of Fresno, Calif., representing the 18 and older age group, are moving on as the two finalists in the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest (www.amazon.com/beedleballads, www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads). The final round of voting begins today, as Amazon customers around the world determine which finalist will win the grand prize-- a weekend trip for two to London with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included). Launched in April, the contest challenged Muggles age 13 and older to creatively answer one of three Harry Potter-related questions (in 100 words or less). Rhiannon, who competed in the category for ages 13 to 17, and Laura earned the most customer votes among 20 semi-finalists (10 in each age group) to become the two finalists in the contest and will now face off in the final round for the grand prize. "I'm so excited to have made it this far in the contest," said Rhiannon D. "I never imagined I'd be chosen as a finalist. Thank you, Amazon customers!" "It's a dream come true to be a finalist in this contest," said Laura H. "I want to thank all the Amazon customers who voted for me. I couldn't have made it this far without you." Customers have one final week to vote for their favorite finalist submission by logging on to www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. This last round of customer voting begins today and closes on Monday, May 19 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The entrant with the most votes will be crowned the grand prize winner and receive the trip for two to London to spend a weekend with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." The book, which Amazon purchased at auction in December 2007 for $4 million, is one of seven, handwritten and illustrated copies by J.K. Rowling. The proceeds of the purchase benefited The Children's Voice, Ms. Rowling's charity for orphaned children around the world. The grand prize winner will be announced on May 22. To read the finalists' entries and vote for your favorite Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest submission visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. The Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest is sponsored by Amazon Services, LLC. For full contest rules and frequently asked questions about the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline 206-266-7180 SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2008--Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) customers around the world have spoken, and today 16-year-old Rhiannon D. of Jones Hill, Australia, and Laura H. of Fresno, Calif., representing the 18 and older age group, are moving on as the two finalists in the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest (www.amazon.com/beedleballads, www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads). The final round of voting begins today, as Amazon customers around the world determine which finalist will win the grand prize-- a weekend trip for two to London with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included). Launched in April, the contest challenged Muggles age 13 and older to creatively answer one of three Harry Potter-related questions (in 100 words or less). Rhiannon, who competed in the category for ages 13 to 17, and Laura earned the most customer votes among 20 semi-finalists (10 in each age group) to become the two finalists in the contest and will now face off in the final round for the grand prize.</p><p>"I'm so excited to have made it this far in the contest," said Rhiannon D. "I never imagined I'd be chosen as a finalist. Thank you, Amazon customers!"</p><p>"It's a dream come true to be a finalist in this contest," said Laura H. "I want to thank all the Amazon customers who voted for me. I couldn't have made it this far without you."</p><p>Customers have one final week to vote for their favorite finalist submission by logging on to www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. This last round of customer voting begins today and closes on Monday, May 19 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The entrant with the most votes will be crowned the grand prize winner and receive the trip for two to London to spend a weekend with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." The book, which Amazon purchased at auction in December 2007 for $4 million, is one of seven, handwritten and illustrated copies by J.K. Rowling. The proceeds of the purchase benefited The Children's Voice, Ms. Rowling's charity for orphaned children around the world.</p><p>The grand prize winner will be announced on May 22.</p><p>To read the finalists' entries and vote for your favorite Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest submission visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. The Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest is sponsored by Amazon Services, LLC. For full contest rules and frequently asked questions about the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><pre> CONTACT: Amazon Media Hotline 206-266-7180 SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</pre>

Amazon.com Announces Partial Redemption of 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes

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Amazon.com Announces Partial Redemption of 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes

05/09/2008

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced that on June 9, 2008, it will redeem $500,000,000 in principal amount of its outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 ("Notes") with CUSIP numbers 023135AD8 and 023135AF3. The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 100.475% of the principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest from February 1, 2008 through June 8, 2008. The Notes to be redeemed will be selected by lot in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, the registered holder of the Notes. After completion of the redemption of $500,000,000 in principal amount of the Notes, there will be approximately $399,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding. The right to convert the Notes to be redeemed into common stock of Amazon.com will expire on June 6, 2008. The current conversion price of the Notes is $78.0275. Copies of the notice of redemption may be obtained from The Bank of New York, the trustee and paying agent for the Notes, by calling Bondholder Relations at 1-800-254-2826. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced that on June 9, 2008, it will redeem $500,000,000 in principal amount of its outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 ("Notes") with CUSIP numbers 023135AD8 and 023135AF3.</p><p>The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 100.475% of the principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest from February 1, 2008 through June 8, 2008. The Notes to be redeemed will be selected by lot in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, the registered holder of the Notes. After completion of the redemption of $500,000,000 in principal amount of the Notes, there will be approximately $399,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding.</p><p>The right to convert the Notes to be redeemed into common stock of Amazon.com will expire on June 6, 2008. The current conversion price of the Notes is $78.0275.</p><p>Copies of the notice of redemption may be obtained from The Bank of New York, the trustee and paying agent for the Notes, by calling Bondholder Relations at 1-800-254-2826.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Jewelry Store Retail Diamond Sales up More Than 100% in First Quarter 2008

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05/06/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Jewelry Store Retail Diamond Sales up More Than 100% in First Quarter 2008

05/06/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced that retail diamond sales by Amazon.com LLC increased more than 100 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Each quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's tens of millions of customers are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry store (www.amazon.com/jewelry) and Watches store (www.amazon.com/watches), especially for important gift-giving occasions such as Mother's Day and graduation. "We are very pleased that more and more of our customers are discovering the huge selection and convenience of Amazon.com's Jewelry and Watches store," said Peter Lai, Director, Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store. "In addition to everyday items like books, electronics, shoes and beauty products, our customers are increasingly purchasing luxury goods, like diamonds, on Amazon.com as well." Everything from pendants to stud earrings (in all sizes) to diamond chronograph watches were extremely popular with Amazon customers in the first quarter. Among the top-selling styles were a 14k white gold journey curve pendant, an assortment of princess-cut diamond solitaire rings and 1-carat round-cut diamond stud earrings. Black diamond pendants and diamond-accented watches also did very well. Amazon added over 450 new diamond jewelry styles in the first quarter alone. One of the leading top sellers was the black diamond infinity pendant. Top-selling diamond watches included the Movado Diamond Amorosa watch, the Seiko Coutura watch and the Invicta Limited Edition Diamond chronograph watch. Every piece of jewelry sold by Amazon.com LLC is inspected by jewelry professionals to verify quality attributes and ensure an excellent product. Customers will find detailed product specifications about each of the piece's components, including gemstones, settings and metal stamps. A Learning Center provides buying guides for pearls, diamonds, precious metals and watches. Loose stones are independently certified to be a specific cut, clarity, color, shape and weight. Finally, the store provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers know and love, such as Customer Reviews, Top Sellers lists, So You'd Like To guides and Listmania lists. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced that retail diamond sales by Amazon.com LLC increased more than 100 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Each quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's tens of millions of customers are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry store (www.amazon.com/jewelry) and Watches store (www.amazon.com/watches), especially for important gift-giving occasions such as Mother's Day and graduation.</p><p>"We are very pleased that more and more of our customers are discovering the huge selection and convenience of Amazon.com's Jewelry and Watches store," said Peter Lai, Director, Amazon.com Jewelry &amp; Watches store. "In addition to everyday items like books, electronics, shoes and beauty products, our customers are increasingly purchasing luxury goods, like diamonds, on Amazon.com as well."</p><p>Everything from pendants to stud earrings (in all sizes) to diamond chronograph watches were extremely popular with Amazon customers in the first quarter. Among the top-selling styles were a 14k white gold journey curve pendant, an assortment of princess-cut diamond solitaire rings and 1-carat round-cut diamond stud earrings. Black diamond pendants and diamond-accented watches also did very well.</p><p>Amazon added over 450 new diamond jewelry styles in the first quarter alone. One of the leading top sellers was the black diamond infinity pendant. Top-selling diamond watches included the Movado Diamond Amorosa watch, the Seiko Coutura watch and the Invicta Limited Edition Diamond chronograph watch.</p><p>Every piece of jewelry sold by Amazon.com LLC is inspected by jewelry professionals to verify quality attributes and ensure an excellent product. Customers will find detailed product specifications about each of the piece's components, including gemstones, settings and metal stamps. A Learning Center provides buying guides for pearls, diamonds, precious metals and watches. Loose stones are independently certified to be a specific cut, clarity, color, shape and weight. Finally, the store provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers know and love, such as Customer Reviews, Top Sellers lists, So You'd Like To guides and Listmania lists.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Invites Customers to Determine Who Is One Step Closer to Winning the Weekend Trip to London with ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard''

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Amazon.com Invites Customers to Determine Who Is One Step Closer to Winning the Weekend Trip to London with ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard''

05/05/2008

2008

Twenty Semi-Finalists Revealed in the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest; Customers Have One Week to Vote and Determine the Two Finalists Who Will Face off for the Grand Prize SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2008--After receiving thousands of submissions from around the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the 20 semi-finalists of the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest (www.amazon.com/beedleballads, www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads). The contest challenged Muggles ages 13 and older to creatively answer one of three Harry Potter-related questions (in 100 words or less), for the chance to win a weekend trip for two to London, England with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included). The book is one of seven, handwritten and illustrated copies by J.K. Rowling, which Amazon purchased at auction in December 2007 for $4 million. The proceeds of the purchase benefited The Children's Voice, Ms. Rowling's charity for orphaned children around the world. The 20 semi-finalists (in alphabetical order by first name, and split into two age groups) are: Age Group 13-17 Age Group 18 and Older Semi-finalists Semi-finalists ----------------------------- -------------------------------- 1. Alfie M., 13, Cambridgeshire, 1. Deb P., Cairns, Australia England 2. Carolyn A., 15, Berkshire, 2. Debra M., Riverside, Ill., England United States 3. Hayley M., 16, London, 3. Graeme N., Saanich, B.C., Canada England 4. Julia C., 15, Bedford, 4. Jennifer S., Mainz, Germany England 5. Lucie C., 14, Devon, England 5. John O., Norfolk, England 6. Megan S., 14, Singleton, 6. Kay D., Bellevue, Wash., United England States 7. Nicole M., 15, Eagle, Ida., 7. Laura C., Essex, England United States 8. Rachael C., 16, Milton 8. Laura H., Fresno, Calif., United Keynes, England States 9. Rhiannon D., 16, Jones Hill, 9. Nicole D., Somerset, N.J., Australia United States 10. Richard D., 13, Devon, 10. Rebecca W., Gloucestershire, England England Customers now have one week to vote for their favorite semi-finalist submission in each age group by logging on to www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. The first round of customer voting begins today and closes on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The entry in each age group with the most votes will move on to become one of two finalists who will compete for the grand prize. In the final phase, Amazon customers will have one more opportunity to vote for their favorite submission to determine the grand prize winner of the trip to London and weekend with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." The two finalists will be announced in mid-May. In addition to being eligible for the grand prize, each of the finalists will receive a $1,000 gift certificate redeemable at www.amazon.com. The grand prize winner is slated to be announced on May 22. To read the semi-finalist entries and vote for your favorite Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest submissions visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. The Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest is sponsored by Amazon Services, LLC. For full contest rules and frequently asked questions about the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Twenty Semi-Finalists Revealed in the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest; Customers Have One Week to Vote and Determine the Two Finalists Who Will Face off for the Grand Prize</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2008--After receiving thousands of submissions from around the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the 20 semi-finalists of the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest (www.amazon.com/beedleballads, www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads). The contest challenged Muggles ages 13 and older to creatively answer one of three Harry Potter-related questions (in 100 words or less), for the chance to win a weekend trip for two to London, England with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included). The book is one of seven, handwritten and illustrated copies by J.K. Rowling, which Amazon purchased at auction in December 2007 for $4 million. The proceeds of the purchase benefited The Children's Voice, Ms. Rowling's charity for orphaned children around the world.</p><p>The 20 semi-finalists (in alphabetical order by first name, and split into two age groups) are:</p><pre> Age Group 13-17 Age Group 18 and Older Semi-finalists Semi-finalists ----------------------------- --------------------------------1. Alfie M., 13, Cambridgeshire, 1. Deb P., Cairns, Australia England2. Carolyn A., 15, Berkshire, 2. Debra M., Riverside, Ill., England United States3. Hayley M., 16, London, 3. Graeme N., Saanich, B.C., Canada England4. Julia C., 15, Bedford, 4. Jennifer S., Mainz, Germany England5. Lucie C., 14, Devon, England 5. John O., Norfolk, England6. Megan S., 14, Singleton, 6. Kay D., Bellevue, Wash., United England States7. Nicole M., 15, Eagle, Ida., 7. Laura C., Essex, England United States8. Rachael C., 16, Milton 8. Laura H., Fresno, Calif., United Keynes, England States9. Rhiannon D., 16, Jones Hill, 9. Nicole D., Somerset, N.J., Australia United States10. Richard D., 13, Devon, 10. Rebecca W., Gloucestershire, England England</pre><p>Customers now have one week to vote for their favorite semi-finalist submission in each age group by logging on to www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. The first round of customer voting begins today and closes on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. The entry in each age group with the most votes will move on to become one of two finalists who will compete for the grand prize.</p><p>In the final phase, Amazon customers will have one more opportunity to vote for their favorite submission to determine the grand prize winner of the trip to London and weekend with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." The two finalists will be announced in mid-May. In addition to being eligible for the grand prize, each of the finalists will receive a $1,000 gift certificate redeemable at www.amazon.com. The grand prize winner is slated to be announced on May 22.</p><p>To read the semi-finalist entries and vote for your favorite Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest submissions visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads.</p><p>The Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest is sponsored by Amazon Services, LLC. For full contest rules and frequently asked questions about the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

And the Beat Goes On - Out-of-Print CDs From SONY BMG and EMI Music to Be Made Available on Amazon.com, Providing Customers With Greater Music Selection

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And the Beat Goes On - Out-of-Print CDs From SONY BMG and EMI Music to Be Made Available on Amazon.com, Providing Customers With Greater Music Selection

05/05/2008

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CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" Service to Manufacture CDs When Customers Place Orders SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), SONY BMG and EMI Music today announced that they will bring back the music of hundreds of highly coveted out-of-print albums on CD through CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" and to offer these titles on Amazon.com. Formerly out-of-print albums now available to Amazon customers include "Hatari Soundtrack" by Henry Mancini, "Earthquake Weather" by Joe Strummer and "Motorcade of Generosity" by Cake as well as albums from the legendary Blue Note catalog, such as "Telepathy" by Bill Stewart, "Foreign Intrigue" by Tony Williams and "Carryin' On" by Grant Green. The new CDs will be manufactured on-demand and shipped when customers place an order. "This is an exciting day for music fans and Amazon customers. Through our partnerships with SONY BMG and EMI music, Amazon customers have an even greater selection of music to choose from today," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "CreateSpace 'Disc on Demand' is not only making out-of-print albums available once again, but it's also enabling digital-only titles and international titles that haven't been released in the U.S. to be made available on CD. Music lovers and artists can now share and discover new music more easily on Amazon." In addition to reviving out-of-print music titles, record labels and content providers are also using CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" to exclusively release new titles on Amazon.com, including the next title in the popular KCRW "Sounds Eclectic" series and the Wind-up Records soundtrack to the ESPN program "World's Strongest Man." Notable record labels including, Rhino Records, Wind-up Records, Vanguard Records and Naxos, are also using CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" to offer their wide selection of music albums on-demand to millions of Amazon.com customers. To find out more about CreateSpace and "Disc on Demand," please visit www.createspace.com. To browse Amazon's continuously growing selection of music titles, visit www.amazon.com/music. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. About CreateSpace CreateSpace is a DBA of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to profitably connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on demand, and video downloads through Amazon Unbox. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180orMWW Group for CreateSpaceVeronica White, 206-505-8392vwhite@mww.comSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" Service to Manufacture CDs When Customers Place Orders</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), SONY BMG and EMI Music today announced that they will bring back the music of hundreds of highly coveted out-of-print albums on CD through CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" and to offer these titles on Amazon.com. Formerly out-of-print albums now available to Amazon customers include "Hatari Soundtrack" by Henry Mancini, "Earthquake Weather" by Joe Strummer and "Motorcade of Generosity" by Cake as well as albums from the legendary Blue Note catalog, such as "Telepathy" by Bill Stewart, "Foreign Intrigue" by Tony Williams and "Carryin' On" by Grant Green. The new CDs will be manufactured on-demand and shipped when customers place an order.</p><p>"This is an exciting day for music fans and Amazon customers. Through our partnerships with SONY BMG and EMI music, Amazon customers have an even greater selection of music to choose from today," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "CreateSpace 'Disc on Demand' is not only making out-of-print albums available once again, but it's also enabling digital-only titles and international titles that haven't been released in the U.S. to be made available on CD. Music lovers and artists can now share and discover new music more easily on Amazon."</p><p>In addition to reviving out-of-print music titles, record labels and content providers are also using CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" to exclusively release new titles on Amazon.com, including the next title in the popular KCRW "Sounds Eclectic" series and the Wind-up Records soundtrack to the ESPN program "World's Strongest Man."</p><p>Notable record labels including, Rhino Records, Wind-up Records, Vanguard Records and Naxos, are also using CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" to offer their wide selection of music albums on-demand to millions of Amazon.com customers.</p><p>To find out more about CreateSpace and "Disc on Demand," please visit www.createspace.com. To browse Amazon's continuously growing selection of music titles, visit www.amazon.com/music.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>About CreateSpace</p><p>CreateSpace is a DBA of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to profitably connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on demand, and video downloads through Amazon Unbox.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180orMWW Group for CreateSpaceVeronica White, 206-505-8392vwhite@mww.comSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com présente ses résultats pour le 1er trimestre 2008

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04/24/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com présente ses résultats pour le 1er trimestre 2008

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Paris, le 24 avril 2008 - Amazon.com présente aujourd'hui ses résultats financiers pour le 1er trimestre 2008. Le chiffre d'affaires groupe s'établit à $4.1 milliards de dollars, en croissance de 37% par rapport à la même période. Le chiffre d'affaires international (incluant la France) présente une augmentation de 44% pour atteindre le niveau de $2.01 milliards de dollars. Cette progression trouve son explication dans le souci constant d'accroître l'offre produits disponible sur le site et de baisser les prix. En Janvier, en France, Amazon.fr a inauguré sa rubrique "  L'Actu du Livre  ". Chaque jour, Amazon.fr actualise cette partie de critiques des derniers livres, des annonces des prochaines sorties littéraires et des classements des ventes de livres selon leurs genres. En février, Amazon.fr a lancé une nouvelle << boutique >>  Montres & Bijoux de Luxe . Cette catégorie apporte ainsi aux clients d'Amazon.fr une sélection de produits dont les prix varient de 500 à 18 000 €, et issus de marques comme Gucci et Raymond Weil. Sur ce trimestre, les meilleures ventes par catégories sont les suivantes : Livres : La consolante, Anna Gavalda (Dilettante) Millenium, Tome 1 : Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud) Je ne sais pas maigrir, Docteur Pierre Dukan (Flammarion) Cécilia : Portrait, Anna Bitton (Flammarion) Millénium, Tome 2 : La fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud) Musique : Les Secrets Des Enfoirés 2008, Les Enfoirés (Sony-BMG Entertainment) Yaël Naim - Yaël Naim (Warner Music) A Mouthful, The Do (Wagram Music) In Rainbows, Radiohead (Naïve) Repenti (inclus 3 titres live), Renan Luce (UNIVERSAL Music) DVD : Ratatouille - Edition simple (Buena Vista Home Video) Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix - Edition Simple (Warner Home Vidéo) Little Miss Sunshine (Tactica) Les secrets des Enfoirés (Sony BMG) La Môme - Edition 2 (TF1 Vidéo) Jeux vidéo : Brain Training - Nintendo DS (Programme d'Entrainement Cérébral du Professeur Kawashima - Quel âge a votre cerveau?), Nintendo DS (Nintendo) Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo Wii (Nintendo) Les Sims 2 Quartier libre (extension), Windows XP (EA) Nouveau Super Mario Bros, Nintendo DS (Nintendo) Mario & Sonic aux JO, Nintendo DS (Sega) Logiciels : Kaspersky Anti-virus 7.0 (Kaspersky) Office Famille et Etudiant 2007 - Equipez jusqu'à 3 PC (Microsoft) Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 (Kaspersky) Norton Internet Security 2008 (Symantec) Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 - Mise à Jour (Kaspersky) Electronique grand public : Appareil photo numérique Panasonic, Lumix DMC-FZ18, 8 MP Appareil photo numérique Canon DIGIC III, Ixus 860IS, 8 MP Disque dur externe Western Digital My Book II (Essential Edition) 500 GB Disque dur externe Iomega 3.5" 500GB Ecran LCD Samsung 22" Jeux & Jouets : Hélicoptère télécommandé Picoo-Z (Silverlit) Aquadoodle (Tomy) Rubik's Cube (Winning Moves) Jeu de société Jungle Speed (Asmode) Pack V.Smile Pocket chargeur et batteries (V-smile) Cuisine & Maison : Yaourtière 6 pots (Severin) Aspirateur sans sac Vaova Vacu-1800 (Yamada) Senseo Espresso, 2 tasses, bleu (Philips) Réveil matin lumière Hf3461 / 01 (Philips) Humidificateur d'air électrique (White And Brown) Montres & Bijoux : The One - Binary Mens watches, various styles Montre à quartz analogique pour femme Delta (DL398) Montre pour homme analogique / numérique multifonction Casio (WVA-210DE-2AVER) Montre Chronographe Homme à quartz Casio (BEM-501D-1AVEF) Montre de plastique noir Fiorucci (FR3701) Pour consulter le communiqué de presse US, rendez-vous à cette adresse :http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1134077&highlight= Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr : Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : stepward@amazon.fr

<p>Paris, le 24 avril 2008 - Amazon.com présente aujourd'hui ses résultats financiers pour le 1er trimestre 2008.</p><p>Le chiffre d'affaires groupe s'établit à $4.1 milliards de dollars, en croissance de 37% par rapport à la même période. Le chiffre d'affaires international (incluant la France) présente une augmentation de 44% pour atteindre le niveau de $2.01 milliards de dollars. Cette progression trouve son explication dans le souci constant d'accroître l'offre produits disponible sur le site et de baisser les prix.</p><ul><ul>En Janvier, en France, Amazon.fr a inauguré sa rubrique " </ul></ul><p>L'Actu du Livre</p><ul><ul> ". Chaque jour, Amazon.fr actualise cette partie de critiques des derniers livres, des annonces des prochaines sorties littéraires et des classements des ventes de livres selon leurs genres.En février, Amazon.fr a lancé une nouvelle &lt;&lt; boutique &gt;&gt; </ul></ul><p>Montres &amp; Bijoux de Luxe</p><ul>. Cette catégorie apporte ainsi aux clients d'Amazon.fr une sélection de produits dont les prix varient de 500 à 18 000 €, et issus de marques comme Gucci et Raymond Weil.</ul><p>Sur ce trimestre, les meilleures ventes par catégories sont les suivantes :</p><p>Livres :</p><ol>La consolante, Anna Gavalda (Dilettante)Millenium, Tome 1 : Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud)Je ne sais pas maigrir, Docteur Pierre Dukan (Flammarion)Cécilia : Portrait, Anna Bitton (Flammarion)Millénium, Tome 2 : La fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette, Stieg Larsson (Actes Sud)</ol><p>Musique :</p><ol>Les Secrets Des Enfoirés 2008, Les Enfoirés (Sony-BMG Entertainment)Yaël Naim - Yaël Naim (Warner Music)A Mouthful, The Do (Wagram Music)In Rainbows, Radiohead (Naïve)Repenti (inclus 3 titres live), Renan Luce (UNIVERSAL Music)</ol><p>DVD :</p><ol>Ratatouille - Edition simple (Buena Vista Home Video)Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix - Edition Simple (Warner Home Vidéo)Little Miss Sunshine (Tactica)Les secrets des Enfoirés (Sony BMG)La Môme - Edition 2 (TF1 Vidéo)</ol><p>Jeux vidéo :</p><ol>Brain Training - Nintendo DS (Programme d'Entrainement Cérébral du Professeur Kawashima - Quel âge a votre cerveau?), Nintendo DS (Nintendo)Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo Wii (Nintendo)Les Sims 2 Quartier libre (extension), Windows XP (EA)Nouveau Super Mario Bros, Nintendo DS (Nintendo)Mario &amp; Sonic aux JO, Nintendo DS (Sega)</ol><p>Logiciels :</p><ol>Kaspersky Anti-virus 7.0 (Kaspersky)Office Famille et Etudiant 2007 - Equipez jusqu'à 3 PC (Microsoft)Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 (Kaspersky)Norton Internet Security 2008 (Symantec)Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 - Mise à Jour (Kaspersky)</ol><p>Electronique grand public :</p><ol>Appareil photo numérique Panasonic, Lumix DMC-FZ18, 8 MPAppareil photo numérique Canon DIGIC III, Ixus 860IS, 8 MPDisque dur externe Western Digital My Book II (Essential Edition) 500 GBDisque dur externe Iomega 3.5" 500GBEcran LCD Samsung 22"</ol><p>Jeux &amp; Jouets :</p><ol>Hélicoptère télécommandé Picoo-Z (Silverlit)Aquadoodle (Tomy)Rubik's Cube (Winning Moves)Jeu de société Jungle Speed (Asmode)Pack V.Smile Pocket chargeur et batteries (V-smile)</ol><p>Cuisine &amp; Maison :</p><ol>Yaourtière 6 pots (Severin)Aspirateur sans sac Vaova Vacu-1800 (Yamada)Senseo Espresso, 2 tasses, bleu (Philips)Réveil matin lumière Hf3461 / 01 (Philips)Humidificateur d'air électrique (White And Brown)</ol><p>Montres &amp; Bijoux :</p><ol>The One - Binary Mens watches, various stylesMontre à quartz analogique pour femme Delta (DL398)Montre pour homme analogique / numérique multifonction Casio (WVA-210DE-2AVER)Montre Chronographe Homme à quartz Casio (BEM-501D-1AVEF)Montre de plastique noir Fiorucci (FR3701)</ol><p>Pour consulter le communiqué de presse US, rendez-vous à cette adresse :http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1134077&amp;highlight=</p><p>Pour toute demande d'information relative à cette information ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter le service de presse d'Amazon.fr :</p><p>Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardTél. : 01 56 60 46 02 / Fax : 01 56 40 46 01E-mail : stepward@amazon.fr</p>

Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 37% to $4.1 Billion; Electronics and Other General Merchandise Grows 56%; Media Grows 28%

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Amazon.com-Announces-First-Quarter-Sales-up-37-to-4.1-Billion-Electronics-and-Other-General-Merchandise-Grows-56-Media-Grows-28

04/23/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 37% to $4.1 Billion; Electronics and Other General Merchandise Grows 56%; Media Grows 28%

04/23/2008

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SEATTLE, Apr 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Operating cash flow was $1.04 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.73 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2007. Free cash flow increased 51% to $0.79 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.52 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2007. Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 435 million on March 31, 2008, compared with 430 million a year ago. Net sales increased 37% to $4.13 billion in the first quarter, compared with $3.02 billion in first quarter 2007. Excluding the $0.18 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 31% compared with first quarter 2007. Operating income increased 36% to $198 million in the first quarter, compared with $145 million in first quarter 2007. Excluding the $14 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 27% compared with first quarter 2007. Net income increased 30% to $143 million in the first quarter, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared with net income of $111 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, in first quarter 2007. "Our sales growth this quarter was driven by low prices and millions of in-stock items available for immediate shipment," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We're grateful to our customers." Highlights -- Kindle selection continues to grow - with more than 115,000 titles now available, up from 90,000 at launch. -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Elastic IP addresses and the ability to provide compute instances in multiple Availability Zones, two new features that enable Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) developers to build even more powerful and fault-resilient applications in the cloud. -- Over 370,000 developers have registered to use AWS, up more than 35,000 from last quarter. -- The Company launched Amazon TextBuyIt (www.textbuyit.com), a service that lets customers use text messages to find and buy products sold on Amazon.com. With the addition of TextBuyIt to the existing mobile offering, customers can now shop, compare prices and buy from virtually anywhere they are with any mobile device. -- The number of sellers using Fulfillment by Amazon increased by more than 50% compared with fourth quarter 2007. -- North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.13 billion, up 31% from first quarter 2007. -- International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $2.01 billion, up 44% from first quarter 2007, and increased to 49% of worldwide net sales compared with 46%. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 31%. -- Worldwide Media sales grew 28% to $2.54 billion in first quarter 2008, compared with $1.99 billion in first quarter 2007. -- Worldwide Electronics & Other General Merchandise sales grew 56% to $1.48 billion in first quarter 2008, compared with $0.95 billion in first quarter 2007, and increased to 36% of worldwide net sales compared with 31%. Financial Guidance The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of April 23, 2008. Results may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, and the various factors detailed below. Second Quarter 2008 Guidance -- Net sales are expected to be between $3.875 billion and $4.075 billion, or to grow between 34% and 41% compared with second quarter 2007. -- Operating income is expected to be between $120 million and $160 million, or to grow between 3% and 38% compared with second quarter 2007. This guidance includes approximately $80 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. Full Year 2008 Expectations -- Net sales are expected to be between $19.1 billion and $20.0 billion, or to grow between 29% and 35% compared with 2007. -- Operating income is expected to be between $740 million and $940 million, or to grow between 13% and 43% compared with 2007. This guidance includes approximately $285 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results. These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services and technologies, system interruptions, significant indebtedness, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, and auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended March 31, March 31, ---------------- ---------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 -------- ------- ------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 2,539 $1,022 $ 748 $ 507 OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income 143 111 508 249 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization 65 62 249 227 Stock-based compensation 54 34 205 124 Other operating expense, net 6 - 15 7 Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net (3) - (3) (3) Remeasurements and other (1) 3 7 (8) Deferred income taxes (19) 2 (119) 14 Excess tax benefits from stock- based compensation (64) (24) (297) (119) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories 148 126 (281) (189) Accounts receivable, net and other 139 66 (182) (87) Accounts payable (1,003) (602) 528 241 Accrued expenses and other (125) (58) 362 248 Additions to unearned revenue 79 45 277 198 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (64) (44) (230) (176) -------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (645) (279) 1,039 726 INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (61) (34) (251) (205) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (355) (1) (430) (4) Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 271 784 758 2,340 Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (382) (514) (798) (2,314) -------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (527) 235 (721) (183) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from exercises of stock options 2 9 85 37 Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 64 24 297 119 Common stock repurchased - (248) - (500) Proceeds from long-term debt and other 52 - 76 54 Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (26) (17) (83) (44) -------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 92 (232) 375 (334) Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents 37 2 55 32 -------- ------- ------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1,043) (274) 748 241 -------- ------- ------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 1,496 $ 748 $1,496 $ 748 ======== ======= ======= ======== SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid for interest $ 46 $ 43 $ 70 $ 66 Cash paid for income taxes 8 3 28 13 Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 15 11 78 76 Fixed assets acquired under build- to-suit leases 4 - 19 - AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, --------------- 2008 2007 ------- ------- Net sales $4,135 $3,015 Cost of sales 3,179 2,296 ------- ------- Gross profit 956 719 Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 354 260 Marketing 103 72 Technology and content 234 186 General and administrative 61 56 Other operating expense, net 6 - ------- ------- Total operating expenses 758 574 ------- ------- Income from operations 198 145 Interest income 26 20 Interest expense (22) (19) Other income, net 3 - Remeasurements and other 2 (2) ------- ------- Total non-operating income (expense) 9 (1) ------- ------- Income before income taxes 207 144 Provision for income taxes 62 33 Equity-method investment activity, net of tax 2 - ------- ------- Net income $ 143 $ 111 ======= ======= Basic earnings per share $ 0.34 $ 0.27 ======= ======= Diluted earnings per share $ 0.34 $ 0.26 ======= ======= Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 417 412 ======= ======= Diluted 426 420 ======= ======= (1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 11 $ 7 Marketing 2 1 Technology and content 31 19 General and administrative 10 7 AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, --------------- 2008 2007 ------- ------- North America Net sales $2,126 $1,622 Cost of sales 1,557 1,183 ------- ------- Gross profit 569 439 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 439 353 ------- ------- Segment operating income $ 130 $ 86 ======= ======= International Net sales $2,009 $1,393 Cost of sales 1,622 1,113 ------- ------- Gross profit 387 280 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 259 187 ------- ------- Segment operating income $ 128 $ 93 ======= ======= Consolidated Net sales $4,135 $3,015 Cost of sales 3,179 2,296 ------- ------- Gross profit 956 719 Direct segment operating expenses 698 540 ------- ------- Segment operating income 258 179 Stock-based compensation (54) (34) Other operating expense, net (6) - ------- ------- Income from operations 198 145 Total non-operating income (expense), net 9 (1) Provision for income taxes (62) (33) Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (2) - ------- ------- Net income $ 143 $ 111 ======= ======= Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 31% 30% International 44 35 Consolidated 37 32 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 29% 29% International 38 36 Consolidated 33 31 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 52% 39% International 36 61 Consolidated 44 50 Net sales mix: North America 51% 54% International 49 46 -------------------------- (1) A significant majority of our costs for "Technology and content" are incurred in the United States and most of these costs are allocated to our North America segment. AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, --------------- 2008 2007 ------- ------- North America Media $1,205 $ 990 Electronics and other general merchandise 826 564 Other 95 68 ------- ------- Total North America 2,126 1,622 International Media 1,338 1,000 Electronics and other general merchandise 655 383 Other 16 10 ------- ------- Total International 2,009 1,393 Consolidated Media 2,543 1,990 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,481 947 Other 111 78 ------- ------- Total Consolidated $4,135 $3,015 ======= ======= Y/Y Net Sales Growth: North America: Media 22% 21% Electronics and other general merchandise 46 51 Other 40 17 Total North America 31 30 International: Media 34% 31% Electronics and other general merchandise 71 44 Other 58 150 Total International 44 35 Consolidated: Media 28% 26% Electronics and other general merchandise 56 48 Other 43 26 Total Consolidated 37 32 Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates: International: Media 22% 24% Electronics and other general merchandise 56 34 Other 47 128 Total International 31 27 Consolidated: Media 21% 23% Electronics and other general merchandise 50 44 Other 41 25 Total Consolidated 31 29 Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 61% 66% Electronics and other general merchandise 36 31 Other 3 3 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) March 31, December March 31, 31, 2008 2007 2007 ----------- -------- ----------- ASSETS (unaudited) (unaudited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,496 $ 2,539 $ 748 Marketable securities 655 573 672 Inventories 1,077 1,200 754 Accounts receivable, net and other 581 705 358 Deferred tax assets 156 147 68 ----------- -------- ----------- Total current assets 3,965 5,164 2,600 Fixed assets, net 594 543 442 Deferred tax assets 280 260 225 Goodwill 392 222 196 Other assets 652 296 198 ----------- -------- ----------- Total assets $ 5,883 $ 6,485 $ 3,661 =========== ======== =========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,864 $ 2,795 $ 1,211 Accrued expenses and other 781 902 620 Current portion of long-term debt 906 17 16 ----------- -------- ----------- Total current liabilities 3,551 3,714 1,847 Long-term debt 467 1,282 1,251 Other long-term liabilities 395 292 210 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 500 Issued and outstanding shares -- none - - - Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 5,000 Issued shares -- 432, 431, and 424 Outstanding shares -- 417, 416, and 409 4 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (500) (500) (500) Additional paid-in capital 3,191 3,063 2,586 Accumulated other comprehensive income 7 5 3 Accumulated deficit (1,232) (1,375) (1,740) ----------- -------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity 1,470 1,197 353 ----------- -------- ----------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 5,883 $ 6,485 $ 3,661 =========== ======== =========== AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y % Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Change ----------------------------------------------- Cash Flows and Shares Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 726 $ 895 $ 1,001 $ 1,405 $ 1,039 43% Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software & website development) -- TTM $ 205 $ 195 $ 201 $ 224 $ 251 22% Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 521 $ 700 $ 800 $ 1,181 $ 788 51% Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth 4% 87% 118% 143% 51% N/A Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding 430 435 435 435 435 1% Common shares outstanding 409 413 415 416 417 2% Stock-based awards outstanding 21 22 20 18 18 (14%) Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 5.1% 5.3% 4.9% 4.4% 4.3% N/A Results of Operations Worldwide (WW) net sales $ 3,015 $ 2,886 $ 3,262 $ 5,673 $ 4,135 37% WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 33% 38% 37% 31% N/A WW net sales -- TTM $11,447 $12,193 $13,149 $14,835 $15,955 39% WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 29% 32% 35% 35% N/A Gross profit $ 719 $ 701 $ 762 $ 1,170 $ 956 33% Gross profit -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 28% 36% 36% 33% 28% N/A Gross margin -- % of WW net sales 23.8% 24.3% 23.4% 20.6% 23.1% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 2,628 $ 2,820 $ 3,032 $ 3,353 $ 3,589 37% Gross profit -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 22% 27% 31% 33% 33% N/A Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 23.0% 23.1% 23.1% 22.6% 22.5% N/A Operating income $ 145 $ 116 $ 123 $ 271 $ 198 36% Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 4.8% 4.0% 3.8% 4.8% 4.8% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 429 $ 498 $ 581 $ 655 $ 708 65% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (4%) 29% 56% 61% 57% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 3.7% 4.1% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% N/A Net income $ 111 $ 78 $ 80 $ 207 $ 143 30% Net income per diluted share $ 0.26 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.48 $ 0.34 28% Net income -- TTM $ 249 $ 306 $ 367 $ 476 $ 508 104% Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 0.59 $ 0.72 $ 0.87 $ 1.12 $ 1.20 103% Segments North America Segment: Net sales $ 1,622 $ 1,601 $ 1,788 $ 3,084 $ 2,126 31% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 30% 38% 42% 39% 31% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 6,244 $ 6,687 $ 7,219 $ 8,095 $ 8,598 38% Gross profit $ 439 $ 434 $ 460 $ 698 $ 569 29% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 27.1% 27.1% 25.7% 22.6% 26.7% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,623 $ 1,747 $ 1,864 $ 2,031 $ 2,160 33% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 26.0% 26.1% 25.8% 25.1% 25.1% N/A Operating income $ 86 $ 82 $ 79 $ 153 $ 130 52% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 5.3% 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% 6.1% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 254 $ 312 $ 369 $ 400 $ 445 75% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (13%) 27% 84% 73% 74% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 4.1% 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% 5.2% N/A International Segment: Net sales $ 1,393 $ 1,285 $ 1,474 $ 2,589 $ 2,009 44% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 26% 33% 35% 31% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 5,203 $ 5,506 $ 5,930 $ 6,740 $ 7,357 41% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 45% 45% 45% 46% N/A Gross profit $ 280 $ 267 $ 302 $ 472 $ 387 38% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 20.1% 20.8% 20.5% 18.2% 19.3% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,005 $ 1,072 $ 1,168 $ 1,322 $ 1,430 42% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.3% 19.5% 19.7% 19.6% 19.4% N/A Operating income $ 93 $ 83 $ 98 $ 175 $ 128 36% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 6.7% 6.4% 6.6% 6.8% 6.4% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 306 $ 333 $ 380 $ 449 $ 483 58% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 9% 19% 37% 53% 44% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 5.9% 6.0% 6.4% 6.7% 6.6% N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data) (unaudited) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y % Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Change ----------------------------------------------- Segments (continued) Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 540 $ 536 $ 585 $ 842 $ 698 29% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 2,068 $ 2,175 $ 2,283 $ 2,504 $ 2,661 29% Operating income $ 179 $ 165 $ 177 $ 328 $ 258 44% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 6.0% 5.7% 5.4% 5.8% 6.2% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 560 $ 645 $ 749 $ 849 $ 928 66% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (2%) 24% 59% 64% 59% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 4.9% 5.3% 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% N/A Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 990 $ 923 $ 1,081 $ 1,637 $ 1,205 22% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 26% 37% 30% 21% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,757 $ 3,949 $ 4,245 $ 4,630 $ 4,845 29% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 564 $ 606 $ 631 $ 1,336 $ 826 46% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 66% 54% 53% 46% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,214 $ 2,456 $ 2,678 $ 3,139 $ 3,400 54% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 35% 37% 37% 39% 40% N/A Other $ 68 $ 72 $ 76 $ 111 $ 95 40% Other -- TTM $ 273 $ 282 $ 296 $ 326 $ 353 29% Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,000 $ 910 $ 1,010 $ 1,692 $ 1,338 34% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 24% 23% 27% 26% 22% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,722 $ 3,914 $ 4,167 $ 4,612 $ 4,950 33% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 383 $ 364 $ 448 $ 877 $ 655 71% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 34% 34% 45% 55% 56% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,455 $ 1,560 $ 1,717 $ 2,071 $ 2,344 61% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 28% 28% 29% 31% 32% N/A Other $ 10 $ 11 $ 16 $ 20 $ 16 58% Other -- TTM $ 26 $ 33 $ 46 $ 57 $ 63 141% Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 1,990 $ 1,833 $ 2,091 $ 3,329 $ 2,543 28% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 23% 25% 32% 28% 21% N/A Media -- TTM $ 7,479 $ 7,863 $ 8,412 $ 9,242 $ 9,795 31% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 947 $ 970 $ 1,079 $ 2,213 $ 1,481 56% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 44% 53% 51% 54% 50% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 3,669 $ 4,015 $ 4,395 $ 5,210 $ 5,744 57% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 32% 33% 33% 35% 36% N/A Other $ 78 $ 83 $ 92 $ 131 $ 111 43% Other -- TTM $ 299 $ 315 $ 342 $ 383 $ 416 39% Balance Sheet Cash and marketable securities (2) $ 1,565 $ 1,836 $ 2,087 $ 3,309 $ 2,395 53% Inventory, net -- ending $ 754 $ 735 $ 970 $ 1,200 $ 1,077 43% Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 6.0% 5.9% 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% N/A Inventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.9 12.9 12.4 12.7 13.1 1% Fixed assets, net $ 442 $ 443 $ 491 $ 543 $ 594 34% Accounts payable days -- ending 47 54 62 57 53 12% Other Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) 14,000 14,400 15,800 17,000 17,800 27% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Summary" is an integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics. (1) In Q2 2006, a fee dispute with Toysrus.com reduced our operating income by $20 million. (2) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $145 million Q1 2007, $171 million Q2 2007, $179 million Q3 2007, $197 million Q4 2007 and $245 million Q1 2008. Amazon.com, Inc.Financial and Operational Summary(unaudited) Quarterly Results of Operations (comparisons are with the equivalent period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated) Net Sales -- Revenue is generally recorded gross for sales of our own inventory and net for sales by other sellers. Amounts paid in advance for subscription services, including amounts received for Amazon Prime and other membership programs, are deferred and recognized as revenue over the subscription term. For our products with multiple elements, where a standalone value for each element cannot be established, we recognize the revenue and related cost over the estimated economic life of the product. -- Shipping revenue, which includes amounts earned from our Amazon Prime membership and Fulfillment by Amazon programs, was $192 million, up 27% from $151 million. Cost of Sales -- Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. -- Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in "Fulfillment" on our consolidated statements of operations. -- Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as "Cost of sales" upon sale of products to our customers. -- Outbound shipping costs totaled $320 million, up 35% from $238 million. Net shipping cost was $128 million, or 3.1% of net sales, up 48% from $87 million, or 2.9% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products. Operating Expenses -- Depreciation expense for fixed assets, including amortization of internal-use software and website development, was $71 million, up from $60 million. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally two years or less for assets such as internal-use software, two or three years for our technology infrastructure, five years for furniture and fixtures, and ten years for heavy equipment). -- Stock-based compensation was $54 million, compared with $34 million. We utilize the accelerated, rather than a straight-line, method for recognizing stock-based compensation. Under this method, over 50% of the compensation cost would be expensed in the first year of a typical four-year vesting term. The increase in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to an increase in total stock compensation value granted to our employees. -- Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows: Three Months Ended March Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 31, 2007 -------------------------- -------------------------- As Stock-Based As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net Reported Compensation Net -------------------------- -------------------------- (in millions) Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $ 354 $(11) $343 $ 260 $ (7) $253 Marketing 103 (2) 101 72 (1) 71 Technology and content 234 (31) 203 186 (19) 167 General and administrative 61 (10) 51 56 (7) 49 Other operating expenses 6 - 6 - - - -------- ------------ ---- -------- ------------ ---- Total operating expenses $ 758 $(54) $704 $ 574 $(34) $540 -------- ------------ ---- -------- ------------ ---- Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 36% 36% 35% 33% Marketing 43 42 34 31 Technology and content 26 21 27 20 General and administrative 10 5 24 10 Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.6% 8.3% 8.6% 8.4% Marketing 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 Technology and content 5.6 4.9 6.2 5.5 General and administrative 1.5 1.2 1.9 1.6 Fulfillment -- Certain of our fulfillment-related costs that are incurred on behalf of other businesses are classified as cost of sales rather than fulfillment. -- The increase in fulfillment costs in absolute dollars relates to variable costs corresponding with sales volume and inventory levels; our mix of product sales; payment processing and related transaction costs, including mix of payment methods and costs from our guarantee for certain seller transactions; and costs from expanding fulfillment capacity. -- Additionally, because payment processing costs associated with seller transactions are based on the gross purchase price of underlying transactions, and payment processing and related transaction costs are higher as a percentage of revenue versus our retail sales, sales by sellers have higher fulfillment costs as a percent of net sales. -- We expanded our fulfillment capacity in Q1 2008 and throughout 2007 through gains in efficiencies and increases in leased warehouse space. This expansion is designed to accommodate greater selection and in-stock inventory levels and meet anticipated shipment volumes from sales of our own products as well as sales by sellers for whom we provide fulfillment services. Technology and Content -- Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in application development, category expansion, editorial content, buying, merchandising selection, and systems support, as well as costs associated with the compute, storage and telecommunications infrastructure. -- We continue to invest in several areas of technology and content including seller platforms, web services, and digital initiatives, as well as expansion of new and existing product categories. We are also investing in technology infrastructure so that we can continue to enhance the customer experience and improve our process efficiency and support our infrastructure web services. -- Certain costs relating to development of internal-use software and website development, including development of software to upgrade and enhance our websites and processes supporting our business, are capitalized and amortized over two years. -- During Q1 2008 and Q1 2007, we capitalized $57 million (including $22 million acquired under business combinations and $6 million of stock-based compensation) and $29 million (including $4 million of stock-based compensation) of costs associated with internal-use software and website development. Amortization of previously capitalized amounts was $33 million and $27 million for Q1 2008 and Q1 2007. Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Awards -- As of March 31, 2008, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 435 million, up from 430 million as of March 31, 2007. This total includes all stock-based awards outstanding, without regard for estimated forfeitures, consisting of vested and unvested awards and in-the-money and out-of-the-money stock options. -- As of March 31, 2008, stock-based awards outstanding were 18 million, or 4.3% of shares outstanding, down from 21 million, or 5.1% of outstanding shares. Outstanding stock awards consist of 16 million shares of restricted stock units and 2 million stock options with a $22.47 weighted-average exercise price. -- We granted stock awards, which consist primarily of restricted stock units, representing 1.0 million shares of common stock during both Q1 2008 and Q1 2007. -- We repurchased 6.3 million shares of our common stock for $248 million in Q1 2007. -- In February 2008, our Board of Directors authorized a 24-month program to repurchase up to an aggregate of $1 billion of our common stock. Other Operating Expense, Net -- Other operating expense, net, primarily includes costs related to intangibles amortization. Other Income (Expense), Net -- Other income (expense), net, consists primarily of gains or losses on marketable securities, foreign-currency transaction gains and losses, and other miscellaneous gains and losses. -- Foreign-currency transaction gains and losses primarily relate to the interest payable on our 6.875% PEACS, as well as foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments. Since interest payments on our 6.875% PEACS are settled in Euros, the balance of interest payable is subject to gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and Euro between reporting dates and payment. Remeasurements and Other -- The remeasurement of our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances can result in significant gains and losses associated with the effect of movements in currency exchange rates. Income Taxes -- Our provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes we make a cumulative adjustment. The 2008 annual effective tax rate is estimated to be lower than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to anticipated earnings of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. in jurisdictions where our effective tax rate is lower than in the U.S. -- A majority of our tax provision is non-cash. We have current tax benefits and net operating losses relating to excess stock-based compensation that are being utilized to reduce our taxable income. As such, cash paid for income taxes in Q1 2008 was $8 million compared with $3 million in Q1 2007. -- We estimate our 2008 effective tax rate will be approximately 30% and cash taxes paid will be less than $75 million. However, our effective tax rate is subject to significant variation due to several factors, including variability in accurately predicting the amount and mix of taxable income by jurisdiction and business acquisitions or investments. We endeavor to optimize our global taxes on a cash basis, rather than on a financial reporting basis. -- We file U.S. federal income tax returns as well as income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for calendar years 2004 through 2007. Additionally, any net operating losses that were generated in prior years and utilized in these years may also be subject to examination by the IRS. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, in the following major jurisdictions for the years specified: Kentucky for 2003 through 2007, France for 2005 through 2007, Germany for 2003 through 2007, Luxembourg for 2003 through 2007 and the United Kingdom for 1999 through 2007. In addition, in 2007, Japanese tax authorities assessed income tax, including penalties and interest, of approximately $106 million against one of our U.S. subsidiaries for the years 2003 through 2005. We believe that these claims are without merit and are disputing the assessment. Further proceedings on the assessment will be stayed during negotiations between U.S. and Japanese authorities over the double taxation issues the assessment raises, and we have provided bank guarantees to suspend enforcement of the assessment. We also may be subject to income tax examination by Japanese tax authorities for 2006 and 2007. Foreign Exchange -- The effect on our consolidated statements of operations from year-over-year changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar throughout the period is as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, --------------------------------------------------- 2008 2007 ------------------------- ------------------------- At Exchange At Exchange Prior Prior Year Rate As Year Rate As Rates Effect Reported Rates Effect Reported (1) (2) (1) (2) ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- (in millions) Net sales $3,950 $ 185 $4,135 $2,931 $ 84 $3,015 Gross profit 921 35 956 702 17 719 Operating expenses 736 22 758 564 10 574 Income from operations 184 14 198 138 7 145 Net interest income and other (3) 7 - 7 1 - 1 Remeasurements and other income (expense) (4) (1) 3 2 (1) (1) (2) Net income 132 11 143 106 5 111 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.31 $0.03 $ 0.34 $ 0.25 $0.01 $ 0.26 (1) Represents the outcome that would have resulted had exchange rates in the reported period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances. (2) Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances. (3) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments. (4) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on remeasurement of 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances. Cash Flows and Balance Sheet -- SFAS 123(R) requires tax benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation to be presented as financing cash flows. Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were $64 million in Q1 2008 and $297 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $24 million in Q1 2007 and $119 million for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2007. -- Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2.15 billion, at fair value, primarily consist of cash, investment grade securities and AAA-rated money market mutual funds. Included are amounts held in foreign currencies of $1.05 billion, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen. -- Other assets include, among other things, $245 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $171 million of certain equity investments, $154 million of other intangibles, net, and $39 million of intellectual property rights. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate primarily to collateralization of bank guarantees and debt for our international operations. -- We acquired certain companies during Q1 2008 for an aggregate purchase price of $319 million. Acquired intangibles totaled $134 million and have estimated useful lives of between two and ten years. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was $167 million and is classified as "Goodwill" on our consolidated balance sheets. The purchase price allocation for each acquisition is preliminary and subject to revision, and any change to the fair value of net assets acquired will lead to a corresponding change to the purchase price allocable to goodwill. The results of operations of the acquired companies have been included in our consolidated results from each closing date forward. The effect of these acquisitions on consolidated net sales and operating income for Q1 2008 was not significant. -- Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $205 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits - and unearned revenue of $120 million, which is recorded when payments are received in advance of performing our service obligations and is recognized over the service period. -- Long-term debt primarily includes the following: March December 31, 31, 2008 2007 ------- -------- (in millions) 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due February 2009 (1) $ 899 $ 899 6.875% PEACS due February 2010 (2) 379 350 Other long-term debt 95 50 ------- -------- 1,373 1,299 Less current portion of long-term debt (906) (17) ------- -------- $ 467 $1,282 ======= ======== (1) The 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of $78.0275 per share. Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes is 11.5 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. We have the right to redeem the 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, by paying the principal and a redemption premium, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. At March 31, 2008, the redemption premium was 0.475%. (2) The 6.875% Premium Adjustable Convertible Securities ("6.875% PEACS") are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of EUR 84.883 per share ($134.01 per share, based on the exchange rate as of March 31, 2008). Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 6.875% PEACS is 2.8 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. The U.S. Dollar equivalent principal, interest and conversion price fluctuate based on the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange ratio. We have the right to redeem the 6.875% PEACS, in whole or in part, by paying the principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest. -- In February 2008, our Board of Directors authorized a debt repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may from time to time repurchase (through open market repurchases or private transactions), redeem or otherwise retire, up to all of its outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 (of which $899 million in principal is outstanding) and 6.875% PEACS due 2010 (of which EUR 240 million in principal is outstanding). -- Other long-term liabilities include tax contingencies, long-term capital lease obligations, deferred tax liabilities, non-current unearned revenue and other long-term obligations. -- We capitalized construction in progress of $4 million and recorded a corresponding long-term liability related to our Seattle corporate office space subject to leases scheduled to begin in 2010 and 2011. Where we are involved in the construction of structural improvements prior to the commencement of the lease or take some level of construction risk, we are considered the owner of the assets during the construction period under generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, as the landlord incurs the construction project costs, the assets and corresponding financial obligation are recorded in "Fixed assets, net" and "Other long-term liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheet. Once the construction is completed, if the lease meets certain "sale-leaseback" criteria, we will remove the asset and related financial obligation from the balance sheet and treat the building lease as an operating lease. If upon completion of construction, the project does not meet the "sale-leaseback" criteria, the leased property will be treated as a capital lease for financial reporting purposes. Certain Definitions and Other -- We present segment information for North America and International. We measure operating results of our segments using an internal performance measure of direct segment operating expenses that excludes stock-based compensation and other operating expense, each of which is not allocated to segment results. Other centrally incurred operating costs are fully allocated to segment results. Our operating results, particularly for the International segment, are affected by movements in foreign exchange rates. A significant majority of our technology costs are incurred in the U.S. and most of them are allocated to our North America segment. -- The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com, www.audible.com, www.shopbop.com, www.endless.com and www.amazon.ca; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as our North America-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. -- The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused websites such as www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, and our Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as internationally-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based sites (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada), but excludes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. -- We provide supplemental sales information within each segment for three categories: Media, Electronics and Other General Merchandise, and Other. Media consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers in categories such as books, movies, music, digital downloads, software and video games (including game consoles). Electronics and Other General Merchandise consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers of items in categories not included in Media, such as electronics and computers, devices, home and garden, toys, kids and baby, grocery, apparel, shoes and jewelry, health and beauty, sports and outdoors, tools, and auto and industrial. The Other category consists of non-retail activities, such as the Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional activities, such as our co-branded credit card programs. -- Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development. -- Operating cycle is number of days of sales in inventory plus number of days of sales in trade accounts receivable minus accounts payable days. Accounts payable days are calculated as the quotient of ending accounts payable to cost of sales, multiplied by the number of days in the period. Inventory turns are calculated as the quotient of trailing-twelve-month cost of sales to average inventory over five quarter ends. -- Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities (excluding current portion of our long-term debt) over five quarter ends. -- References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's initial order is shipped or when a customer orders from other sellers on our websites. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including DVD rental customers, customers associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com customers), Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers, Amazon Web Services customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period. -- References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period. -- References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key. -- References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers at Amazon.com domains worldwide - such as www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn, as well as Amazon.com-owned items sold through non-Amazon.com domains, such as books, music and movie items ordered from Amazon.com's store at www.target.com. Units sold do not include units associated with certain of our acquisitions, Amazon.com gift certificates or DVD rentals. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com Investor RelationsRob Eldridge, 206-266-2171ir@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/irorAmazon.com Public RelationsCraig Berman, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE, Apr 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.</p><p>Operating cash flow was $1.04 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.73 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2007. Free cash flow increased 51% to $0.79 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.52 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2007.</p><p>Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 435 million on March 31, 2008, compared with 430 million a year ago.</p><p>Net sales increased 37% to $4.13 billion in the first quarter, compared with $3.02 billion in first quarter 2007. Excluding the $0.18 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 31% compared with first quarter 2007.</p><p>Operating income increased 36% to $198 million in the first quarter, compared with $145 million in first quarter 2007. Excluding the $14 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 27% compared with first quarter 2007.</p><p>Net income increased 30% to $143 million in the first quarter, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared with net income of $111 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, in first quarter 2007.</p><p>"Our sales growth this quarter was driven by low prices and millions of in-stock items available for immediate shipment," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We're grateful to our customers."</p><p>Highlights</p><p>-- Kindle selection continues to grow - with more than 115,000 titles now available, up from 90,000 at launch.</p><p>-- Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Elastic IP addresses and the ability to provide compute instances in multiple Availability Zones, two new features that enable Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) developers to build even more powerful and fault-resilient applications in the cloud.</p><p>-- Over 370,000 developers have registered to use AWS, up more than 35,000 from last quarter.</p><p>-- The Company launched Amazon TextBuyIt (www.textbuyit.com), a service that lets customers use text messages to find and buy products sold on Amazon.com. With the addition of TextBuyIt to the existing mobile offering, customers can now shop, compare prices and buy from virtually anywhere they are with any mobile device.</p><p>-- The number of sellers using Fulfillment by Amazon increased by more than 50% compared with fourth quarter 2007.</p><p>-- North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.13 billion, up 31% from first quarter 2007.</p><p>-- International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $2.01 billion, up 44% from first quarter 2007, and increased to 49% of worldwide net sales compared with 46%. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 31%.</p><p>-- Worldwide Media sales grew 28% to $2.54 billion in first quarter 2008, compared with $1.99 billion in first quarter 2007.</p><p>-- Worldwide Electronics &amp; Other General Merchandise sales grew 56% to $1.48 billion in first quarter 2008, compared with $0.95 billion in first quarter 2007, and increased to 36% of worldwide net sales compared with 31%.</p><p>Financial Guidance</p><p>The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of April 23, 2008. Results may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and consumer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, and the various factors detailed below.</p><p>Second Quarter 2008 Guidance</p><p>-- Net sales are expected to be between $3.875 billion and $4.075 billion, or to grow between 34% and 41% compared with second quarter 2007.</p><p>-- Operating income is expected to be between $120 million and $160 million, or to grow between 3% and 38% compared with second quarter 2007. This guidance includes approximately $80 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.</p><p>Full Year 2008 Expectations</p><p>-- Net sales are expected to be between $19.1 billion and $20.0 billion, or to grow between 29% and 35% compared with 2007.</p><p>-- Operating income is expected to be between $740 million and $940 million, or to grow between 13% and 43% compared with 2007. This guidance includes approximately $285 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions or investments are concluded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates.</p><p>A conference call will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at www.amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results.</p><p>These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services and technologies, system interruptions, significant indebtedness, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, and auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS) and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended March 31, March 31, ---------------- ---------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 -------- ------- ------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 2,539 $1,022 $ 748 $ 507OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net income 143 111 508 249Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization 65 62 249 227 Stock-based compensation 54 34 205 124 Other operating expense, net 6 - 15 7 Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net (3) - (3) (3) Remeasurements and other (1) 3 7 (8) Deferred income taxes (19) 2 (119) 14 Excess tax benefits from stock- based compensation (64) (24) (297) (119)Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories 148 126 (281) (189) Accounts receivable, net and other 139 66 (182) (87) Accounts payable (1,003) (602) 528 241 Accrued expenses and other (125) (58) 362 248 Additions to unearned revenue 79 45 277 198 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (64) (44) (230) (176) -------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (645) (279) 1,039 726INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (61) (34) (251) (205)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (355) (1) (430) (4)Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 271 784 758 2,340Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (382) (514) (798) (2,314) -------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (527) 235 (721) (183)FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Proceeds from exercises of stock options 2 9 85 37Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 64 24 297 119Common stock repurchased - (248) - (500)Proceeds from long-term debt and other 52 - 76 54Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (26) (17) (83) (44) -------- ------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 92 (232) 375 (334)Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents 37 2 55 32 -------- ------- ------- -------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1,043) (274) 748 241 -------- ------- ------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 1,496 $ 748 $1,496 $ 748 ======== ======= ======= ========SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:Cash paid for interest $ 46 $ 43 $ 70 $ 66Cash paid for income taxes 8 3 28 13Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 15 11 78 76Fixed assets acquired under build- to-suit leases 4 - 19 -</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, --------------- 2008 2007 ------- -------Net sales $4,135 $3,015Cost of sales 3,179 2,296 ------- -------Gross profit 956 719Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 354 260 Marketing 103 72 Technology and content 234 186 General and administrative 61 56 Other operating expense, net 6 - ------- ------- Total operating expenses 758 574 ------- -------Income from operations 198 145Interest income 26 20Interest expense (22) (19)Other income, net 3 -Remeasurements and other 2 (2) ------- ------- Total non-operating income (expense) 9 (1) ------- -------Income before income taxes 207 144Provision for income taxes 62 33Equity-method investment activity, net of tax 2 - ------- -------Net income $ 143 $ 111 ======= =======Basic earnings per share $ 0.34 $ 0.27 ======= =======Diluted earnings per share $ 0.34 $ 0.26 ======= =======Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 417 412 ======= ======= Diluted 426 420 ======= =======(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 11 $ 7 Marketing 2 1 Technology and content 31 19 General and administrative 10 7</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, --------------- 2008 2007 ------- -------North America Net sales $2,126 $1,622 Cost of sales 1,557 1,183 ------- ------- Gross profit 569 439 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 439 353 ------- ------- Segment operating income $ 130 $ 86 ======= =======International Net sales $2,009 $1,393 Cost of sales 1,622 1,113 ------- ------- Gross profit 387 280 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 259 187 ------- ------- Segment operating income $ 128 $ 93 ======= =======Consolidated Net sales $4,135 $3,015 Cost of sales 3,179 2,296 ------- ------- Gross profit 956 719 Direct segment operating expenses 698 540 ------- ------- Segment operating income 258 179 Stock-based compensation (54) (34) Other operating expense, net (6) - ------- ------- Income from operations 198 145 Total non-operating income (expense), net 9 (1) Provision for income taxes (62) (33) Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (2) - ------- ------- Net income $ 143 $ 111 ======= =======Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 31% 30% International 44 35 Consolidated 37 32 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 29% 29% International 38 36 Consolidated 33 31 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 52% 39% International 36 61 Consolidated 44 50 Net sales mix: North America 51% 54% International 49 46--------------------------(1) A significant majority of our costs for "Technology and content" are incurred in the United States and most of these costs are allocated to our North America segment.</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, --------------- 2008 2007 ------- -------North America Media $1,205 $ 990 Electronics and other general merchandise 826 564 Other 95 68 ------- ------- Total North America 2,126 1,622International Media 1,338 1,000 Electronics and other general merchandise 655 383 Other 16 10 ------- ------- Total International 2,009 1,393Consolidated Media 2,543 1,990 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,481 947 Other 111 78 ------- ------- Total Consolidated $4,135 $3,015 ======= =======Y/Y Net Sales Growth:North America: Media 22% 21% Electronics and other general merchandise 46 51 Other 40 17 Total North America 31 30International: Media 34% 31% Electronics and other general merchandise 71 44 Other 58 150 Total International 44 35Consolidated: Media 28% 26% Electronics and other general merchandise 56 48 Other 43 26 Total Consolidated 37 32Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates:International: Media 22% 24% Electronics and other general merchandise 56 34 Other 47 128 Total International 31 27Consolidated: Media 21% 23% Electronics and other general merchandise 50 44 Other 41 25 Total Consolidated 31 29Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 61% 66% Electronics and other general merchandise 36 31 Other 3 3</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) March 31, December March 31, 31, 2008 2007 2007 ----------- -------- -----------ASSETS (unaudited) (unaudited)Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,496 $ 2,539 $ 748 Marketable securities 655 573 672 Inventories 1,077 1,200 754 Accounts receivable, net and other 581 705 358 Deferred tax assets 156 147 68 ----------- -------- ----------- Total current assets 3,965 5,164 2,600Fixed assets, net 594 543 442Deferred tax assets 280 260 225Goodwill 392 222 196Other assets 652 296 198 ----------- -------- ----------- Total assets $ 5,883 $ 6,485 $ 3,661 =========== ======== ===========LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITYCurrent liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,864 $ 2,795 $ 1,211 Accrued expenses and other 781 902 620 Current portion of long-term debt 906 17 16 ----------- -------- ----------- Total current liabilities 3,551 3,714 1,847Long-term debt 467 1,282 1,251Other long-term liabilities 395 292 210Commitments and contingenciesStockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 500 Issued and outstanding shares -- none - - - Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares -- 5,000 Issued shares -- 432, 431, and 424 Outstanding shares -- 417, 416, and 409 4 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (500) (500) (500) Additional paid-in capital 3,191 3,063 2,586 Accumulated other comprehensive income 7 5 3 Accumulated deficit (1,232) (1,375) (1,740) ----------- -------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity 1,470 1,197 353 ----------- -------- ----------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 5,883 $ 6,485 $ 3,661 =========== ======== ===========</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited)---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y % Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Change -----------------------------------------------Cash Flows and SharesOperating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 726 $ 895 $ 1,001 $ 1,405 $ 1,039 43%Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software &amp; website development) -- TTM $ 205 $ 195 $ 201 $ 224 $ 251 22%Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 521 $ 700 $ 800 $ 1,181 $ 788 51%Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth 4% 87% 118% 143% 51% N/ACommon shares and stock-based awards outstanding 430 435 435 435 435 1%Common shares outstanding 409 413 415 416 417 2%Stock-based awards outstanding 21 22 20 18 18 (14%)Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 5.1% 5.3% 4.9% 4.4% 4.3% N/AResults of OperationsWorldwide (WW) net sales $ 3,015 $ 2,886 $ 3,262 $ 5,673 $ 4,135 37%WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 33% 38% 37% 31% N/AWW net sales -- TTM $11,447 $12,193 $13,149 $14,835 $15,955 39%WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 29% 32% 35% 35% N/AGross profit $ 719 $ 701 $ 762 $ 1,170 $ 956 33%Gross profit -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 28% 36% 36% 33% 28% N/AGross margin -- % of WW net sales 23.8% 24.3% 23.4% 20.6% 23.1% N/AGross profit -- TTM $ 2,628 $ 2,820 $ 3,032 $ 3,353 $ 3,589 37%Gross profit -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 22% 27% 31% 33% 33% N/AGross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 23.0% 23.1% 23.1% 22.6% 22.5% N/AOperating income $ 145 $ 116 $ 123 $ 271 $ 198 36%Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 4.8% 4.0% 3.8% 4.8% 4.8% N/AOperating income -- TTM (1) $ 429 $ 498 $ 581 $ 655 $ 708 65%Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (4%) 29% 56% 61% 57% N/AOperating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 3.7% 4.1% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% N/ANet income $ 111 $ 78 $ 80 $ 207 $ 143 30%Net income per diluted share $ 0.26 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.48 $ 0.34 28%Net income -- TTM $ 249 $ 306 $ 367 $ 476 $ 508 104%Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 0.59 $ 0.72 $ 0.87 $ 1.12 $ 1.20 103%SegmentsNorth America Segment: Net sales $ 1,622 $ 1,601 $ 1,788 $ 3,084 $ 2,126 31% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 30% 38% 42% 39% 31% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 6,244 $ 6,687 $ 7,219 $ 8,095 $ 8,598 38% Gross profit $ 439 $ 434 $ 460 $ 698 $ 569 29% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 27.1% 27.1% 25.7% 22.6% 26.7% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,623 $ 1,747 $ 1,864 $ 2,031 $ 2,160 33% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 26.0% 26.1% 25.8% 25.1% 25.1% N/A Operating income $ 86 $ 82 $ 79 $ 153 $ 130 52% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 5.3% 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% 6.1% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 254 $ 312 $ 369 $ 400 $ 445 75% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (13%) 27% 84% 73% 74% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 4.1% 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% 5.2% N/AInternational Segment: Net sales $ 1,393 $ 1,285 $ 1,474 $ 2,589 $ 2,009 44% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 27% 26% 33% 35% 31% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 5,203 $ 5,506 $ 5,930 $ 6,740 $ 7,357 41% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 45% 45% 45% 46% N/A Gross profit $ 280 $ 267 $ 302 $ 472 $ 387 38% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 20.1% 20.8% 20.5% 18.2% 19.3% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,005 $ 1,072 $ 1,168 $ 1,322 $ 1,430 42% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.3% 19.5% 19.7% 19.6% 19.4% N/A Operating income $ 93 $ 83 $ 98 $ 175 $ 128 36% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 6.7% 6.4% 6.6% 6.8% 6.4% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 306 $ 333 $ 380 $ 449 $ 483 58% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 9% 19% 37% 53% 44% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 5.9% 6.0% 6.4% 6.7% 6.6% N/A---------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data) (unaudited)---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y % Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Change -----------------------------------------------Segments (continued)Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 540 $ 536 $ 585 $ 842 $ 698 29% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 2,068 $ 2,175 $ 2,283 $ 2,504 $ 2,661 29% Operating income $ 179 $ 165 $ 177 $ 328 $ 258 44% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 6.0% 5.7% 5.4% 5.8% 6.2% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 560 $ 645 $ 749 $ 849 $ 928 66% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (2%) 24% 59% 64% 59% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 4.9% 5.3% 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% N/ASupplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 990 $ 923 $ 1,081 $ 1,637 $ 1,205 22% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 26% 37% 30% 21% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,757 $ 3,949 $ 4,245 $ 4,630 $ 4,845 29% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 564 $ 606 $ 631 $ 1,336 $ 826 46% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 66% 54% 53% 46% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,214 $ 2,456 $ 2,678 $ 3,139 $ 3,400 54% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 35% 37% 37% 39% 40% N/A Other $ 68 $ 72 $ 76 $ 111 $ 95 40% Other -- TTM $ 273 $ 282 $ 296 $ 326 $ 353 29%Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,000 $ 910 $ 1,010 $ 1,692 $ 1,338 34% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 24% 23% 27% 26% 22% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,722 $ 3,914 $ 4,167 $ 4,612 $ 4,950 33% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 383 $ 364 $ 448 $ 877 $ 655 71% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 34% 34% 45% 55% 56% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,455 $ 1,560 $ 1,717 $ 2,071 $ 2,344 61% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 28% 28% 29% 31% 32% N/A Other $ 10 $ 11 $ 16 $ 20 $ 16 58% Other -- TTM $ 26 $ 33 $ 46 $ 57 $ 63 141%Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 1,990 $ 1,833 $ 2,091 $ 3,329 $ 2,543 28% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 23% 25% 32% 28% 21% N/A Media -- TTM $ 7,479 $ 7,863 $ 8,412 $ 9,242 $ 9,795 31% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 947 $ 970 $ 1,079 $ 2,213 $ 1,481 56% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 44% 53% 51% 54% 50% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 3,669 $ 4,015 $ 4,395 $ 5,210 $ 5,744 57% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 32% 33% 33% 35% 36% N/A Other $ 78 $ 83 $ 92 $ 131 $ 111 43% Other -- TTM $ 299 $ 315 $ 342 $ 383 $ 416 39%Balance SheetCash and marketable securities (2) $ 1,565 $ 1,836 $ 2,087 $ 3,309 $ 2,395 53%Inventory, net -- ending $ 754 $ 735 $ 970 $ 1,200 $ 1,077 43%Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 6.0% 5.9% 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% N/AInventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.9 12.9 12.4 12.7 13.1 1%Fixed assets, net $ 442 $ 443 $ 491 $ 543 $ 594 34%Accounts payable days -- ending 47 54 62 57 53 12%OtherEmployees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors &amp; temporary personnel) 14,000 14,400 15,800 17,000 17,800 27%----------------------------------------------------------------------Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Summary" is an integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics.(1) In Q2 2006, a fee dispute with Toysrus.com reduced our operating income by $20 million.(2) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $145 million Q1 2007, $171 million Q2 2007, $179 million Q3 2007, $197 million Q4 2007 and $245 million Q1 2008.</pre><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Financial and Operational Summary(unaudited)</p><p>Quarterly Results of Operations (comparisons are with the equivalent period of the prior year, unless otherwise stated)</p><p>Net Sales</p><p>-- Revenue is generally recorded gross for sales of our own inventory and net for sales by other sellers. Amounts paid in advance for subscription services, including amounts received for Amazon Prime and other membership programs, are deferred and recognized as revenue over the subscription term. For our products with multiple elements, where a standalone value for each element cannot be established, we recognize the revenue and related cost over the estimated economic life of the product.</p><p>-- Shipping revenue, which includes amounts earned from our Amazon Prime membership and Fulfillment by Amazon programs, was $192 million, up 27% from $151 million.</p><p>Cost of Sales</p><p>-- Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.</p><p>-- Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in "Fulfillment" on our consolidated statements of operations.</p><p>-- Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as "Cost of sales" upon sale of products to our customers.</p><p>-- Outbound shipping costs totaled $320 million, up 35% from $238 million. Net shipping cost was $128 million, or 3.1% of net sales, up 48% from $87 million, or 2.9% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.</p><p>Operating Expenses</p><p>-- Depreciation expense for fixed assets, including amortization of internal-use software and website development, was $71 million, up from $60 million. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally two years or less for assets such as internal-use software, two or three years for our technology infrastructure, five years for furniture and fixtures, and ten years for heavy equipment).</p><p>-- Stock-based compensation was $54 million, compared with $34 million. We utilize the accelerated, rather than a straight-line, method for recognizing stock-based compensation. Under this method, over 50% of the compensation cost would be expensed in the first year of a typical four-year vesting term. The increase in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to an increase in total stock compensation value granted to our employees.</p><p>-- Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows:</p><pre> Three Months Ended March Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 31, 2007 -------------------------- -------------------------- As Stock-Based As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net Reported Compensation Net -------------------------- -------------------------- (in millions)Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $ 354 $(11) $343 $ 260 $ (7) $253 Marketing 103 (2) 101 72 (1) 71 Technology and content 234 (31) 203 186 (19) 167 General and administrative 61 (10) 51 56 (7) 49 Other operating expenses 6 - 6 - - - -------- ------------ ---- -------- ------------ ---- Total operating expenses $ 758 $(54) $704 $ 574 $(34) $540 -------- ------------ ---- -------- ------------ ----Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 36% 36% 35% 33% Marketing 43 42 34 31 Technology and content 26 21 27 20 General and administrative 10 5 24 10Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.6% 8.3% 8.6% 8.4% Marketing 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 Technology and content 5.6 4.9 6.2 5.5 General and administrative 1.5 1.2 1.9 1.6</pre><p>Fulfillment</p><p>-- Certain of our fulfillment-related costs that are incurred on behalf of other businesses are classified as cost of sales rather than fulfillment.</p><p>-- The increase in fulfillment costs in absolute dollars relates to variable costs corresponding with sales volume and inventory levels; our mix of product sales; payment processing and related transaction costs, including mix of payment methods and costs from our guarantee for certain seller transactions; and costs from expanding fulfillment capacity.</p><p>-- Additionally, because payment processing costs associated with seller transactions are based on the gross purchase price of underlying transactions, and payment processing and related transaction costs are higher as a percentage of revenue versus our retail sales, sales by sellers have higher fulfillment costs as a percent of net sales.</p><p>-- We expanded our fulfillment capacity in Q1 2008 and throughout 2007 through gains in efficiencies and increases in leased warehouse space. This expansion is designed to accommodate greater selection and in-stock inventory levels and meet anticipated shipment volumes from sales of our own products as well as sales by sellers for whom we provide fulfillment services.</p><p>Technology and Content</p><p>-- Technology and content expenses consist principally of payroll and related expenses for employees involved in application development, category expansion, editorial content, buying, merchandising selection, and systems support, as well as costs associated with the compute, storage and telecommunications infrastructure.</p><p>-- We continue to invest in several areas of technology and content including seller platforms, web services, and digital initiatives, as well as expansion of new and existing product categories. We are also investing in technology infrastructure so that we can continue to enhance the customer experience and improve our process efficiency and support our infrastructure web services.</p><p>-- Certain costs relating to development of internal-use software and website development, including development of software to upgrade and enhance our websites and processes supporting our business, are capitalized and amortized over two years.</p><p>-- During Q1 2008 and Q1 2007, we capitalized $57 million (including $22 million acquired under business combinations and $6 million of stock-based compensation) and $29 million (including $4 million of stock-based compensation) of costs associated with internal-use software and website development. Amortization of previously capitalized amounts was $33 million and $27 million for Q1 2008 and Q1 2007.</p><p>Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Awards</p><p>-- As of March 31, 2008, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 435 million, up from 430 million as of March 31, 2007. This total includes all stock-based awards outstanding, without regard for estimated forfeitures, consisting of vested and unvested awards and in-the-money and out-of-the-money stock options.</p><p>-- As of March 31, 2008, stock-based awards outstanding were 18 million, or 4.3% of shares outstanding, down from 21 million, or 5.1% of outstanding shares. Outstanding stock awards consist of 16 million shares of restricted stock units and 2 million stock options with a $22.47 weighted-average exercise price.</p><p>-- We granted stock awards, which consist primarily of restricted stock units, representing 1.0 million shares of common stock during both Q1 2008 and Q1 2007.</p><p>-- We repurchased 6.3 million shares of our common stock for $248 million in Q1 2007.</p><p>-- In February 2008, our Board of Directors authorized a 24-month program to repurchase up to an aggregate of $1 billion of our common stock.</p><p>Other Operating Expense, Net</p><p>-- Other operating expense, net, primarily includes costs related to intangibles amortization.</p><p>Other Income (Expense), Net</p><p>-- Other income (expense), net, consists primarily of gains or losses on marketable securities, foreign-currency transaction gains and losses, and other miscellaneous gains and losses.</p><p>-- Foreign-currency transaction gains and losses primarily relate to the interest payable on our 6.875% PEACS, as well as foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments. Since interest payments on our 6.875% PEACS are settled in Euros, the balance of interest payable is subject to gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and Euro between reporting dates and payment.</p><p>Remeasurements and Other</p><p>-- The remeasurement of our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances can result in significant gains and losses associated with the effect of movements in currency exchange rates.</p><p>Income Taxes</p><p>-- Our provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes we make a cumulative adjustment. The 2008 annual effective tax rate is estimated to be lower than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to anticipated earnings of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. in jurisdictions where our effective tax rate is lower than in the U.S.</p><p>-- A majority of our tax provision is non-cash. We have current tax benefits and net operating losses relating to excess stock-based compensation that are being utilized to reduce our taxable income. As such, cash paid for income taxes in Q1 2008 was $8 million compared with $3 million in Q1 2007.</p><p>-- We estimate our 2008 effective tax rate will be approximately 30% and cash taxes paid will be less than $75 million. However, our effective tax rate is subject to significant variation due to several factors, including variability in accurately predicting the amount and mix of taxable income by jurisdiction and business acquisitions or investments. We endeavor to optimize our global taxes on a cash basis, rather than on a financial reporting basis.</p><p>-- We file U.S. federal income tax returns as well as income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for calendar years 2004 through 2007. Additionally, any net operating losses that were generated in prior years and utilized in these years may also be subject to examination by the IRS. We are under examination, or may be subject to examination, in the following major jurisdictions for the years specified: Kentucky for 2003 through 2007, France for 2005 through 2007, Germany for 2003 through 2007, Luxembourg for 2003 through 2007 and the United Kingdom for 1999 through 2007. In addition, in 2007, Japanese tax authorities assessed income tax, including penalties and interest, of approximately $106 million against one of our U.S. subsidiaries for the years 2003 through 2005. We believe that these claims are without merit and are disputing the assessment. Further proceedings on the assessment will be stayed during negotiations between U.S. and Japanese authorities over the double taxation issues the assessment raises, and we have provided bank guarantees to suspend enforcement of the assessment. We also may be subject to income tax examination by Japanese tax authorities for 2006 and 2007.</p><p>Foreign Exchange</p><p>-- The effect on our consolidated statements of operations from year-over-year changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar throughout the period is as follows:</p><pre> Three Months Ended March 31, --------------------------------------------------- 2008 2007 ------------------------- ------------------------- At Exchange At Exchange Prior Prior Year Rate As Year Rate As Rates Effect Reported Rates Effect Reported (1) (2) (1) (2) ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- (in millions)Net sales $3,950 $ 185 $4,135 $2,931 $ 84 $3,015Gross profit 921 35 956 702 17 719Operating expenses 736 22 758 564 10 574Income from operations 184 14 198 138 7 145Net interest income and other (3) 7 - 7 1 - 1Remeasurements and other income (expense) (4) (1) 3 2 (1) (1) (2)Net income 132 11 143 106 5 111Diluted earnings per share $ 0.31 $0.03 $ 0.34 $ 0.25 $0.01 $ 0.26</pre><p>(1) Represents the outcome that would have resulted had exchange rates in the reported period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.</p><p>(2) Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period for operating results, and if we did not incur the variability associated with remeasurements for our 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.</p><p>(3) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on cross-currency investments.</p><p>(4) Includes foreign-currency gains and losses on remeasurement of 6.875% PEACS and intercompany balances.</p><p>Cash Flows and Balance Sheet</p><p>-- SFAS 123(R) requires tax benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation to be presented as financing cash flows. Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were $64 million in Q1 2008 and $297 million for the trailing twelve months, compared with $24 million in Q1 2007 and $119 million for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2007.</p><p>-- Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2.15 billion, at fair value, primarily consist of cash, investment grade securities and AAA-rated money market mutual funds. Included are amounts held in foreign currencies of $1.05 billion, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen.</p><p>-- Other assets include, among other things, $245 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $171 million of certain equity investments, $154 million of other intangibles, net, and $39 million of intellectual property rights. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate primarily to collateralization of bank guarantees and debt for our international operations.</p><p>-- We acquired certain companies during Q1 2008 for an aggregate purchase price of $319 million. Acquired intangibles totaled $134 million and have estimated useful lives of between two and ten years. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was $167 million and is classified as "Goodwill" on our consolidated balance sheets. The purchase price allocation for each acquisition is preliminary and subject to revision, and any change to the fair value of net assets acquired will lead to a corresponding change to the purchase price allocable to goodwill. The results of operations of the acquired companies have been included in our consolidated results from each closing date forward. The effect of these acquisitions on consolidated net sales and operating income for Q1 2008 was not significant.</p><p>-- Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $205 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits - and unearned revenue of $120 million, which is recorded when payments are received in advance of performing our service obligations and is recognized over the service period.</p><p>-- Long-term debt primarily includes the following:</p><pre> March December 31, 31, 2008 2007 ------- -------- (in millions)4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due February 2009 (1) $ 899 $ 8996.875% PEACS due February 2010 (2) 379 350Other long-term debt 95 50 ------- -------- 1,373 1,299Less current portion of long-term debt (906) (17) ------- -------- $ 467 $1,282 ======= ========</pre><p>(1) The 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of $78.0275 per share. Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes is 11.5 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. We have the right to redeem the 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes, in whole or in part, by paying the principal and a redemption premium, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. At March 31, 2008, the redemption premium was 0.475%.</p><p>(2) The 6.875% Premium Adjustable Convertible Securities ("6.875% PEACS") are convertible into our common stock at the holders' option at a conversion price of EUR 84.883 per share ($134.01 per share, based on the exchange rate as of March 31, 2008). Total common stock issuable upon conversion of our outstanding 6.875% PEACS is 2.8 million shares, which is excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as its effect is currently anti-dilutive. The U.S. Dollar equivalent principal, interest and conversion price fluctuate based on the Euro/U.S. Dollar exchange ratio. We have the right to redeem the 6.875% PEACS, in whole or in part, by paying the principal plus any accrued and unpaid interest.</p><p>-- In February 2008, our Board of Directors authorized a debt repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may from time to time repurchase (through open market repurchases or private transactions), redeem or otherwise retire, up to all of its outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 (of which $899 million in principal is outstanding) and 6.875% PEACS due 2010 (of which EUR 240 million in principal is outstanding).</p><p>-- Other long-term liabilities include tax contingencies, long-term capital lease obligations, deferred tax liabilities, non-current unearned revenue and other long-term obligations.</p><p>-- We capitalized construction in progress of $4 million and recorded a corresponding long-term liability related to our Seattle corporate office space subject to leases scheduled to begin in 2010 and 2011. Where we are involved in the construction of structural improvements prior to the commencement of the lease or take some level of construction risk, we are considered the owner of the assets during the construction period under generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, as the landlord incurs the construction project costs, the assets and corresponding financial obligation are recorded in "Fixed assets, net" and "Other long-term liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheet. Once the construction is completed, if the lease meets certain "sale-leaseback" criteria, we will remove the asset and related financial obligation from the balance sheet and treat the building lease as an operating lease. If upon completion of construction, the project does not meet the "sale-leaseback" criteria, the leased property will be treated as a capital lease for financial reporting purposes.</p><p>Certain Definitions and Other</p><p>-- We present segment information for North America and International. We measure operating results of our segments using an internal performance measure of direct segment operating expenses that excludes stock-based compensation and other operating expense, each of which is not allocated to segment results. Other centrally incurred operating costs are fully allocated to segment results. Our operating results, particularly for the International segment, are affected by movements in foreign exchange rates. A significant majority of our technology costs are incurred in the U.S. and most of them are allocated to our North America segment.</p><p>-- The North America segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com, www.audible.com, www.shopbop.com, www.endless.com and www.amazon.ca; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as our North America-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca.</p><p>-- The International segment consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers) and subscriptions through internationally focused websites such as www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, and our Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn; from our Amazon Prime membership program; and from non-retail activities such as internationally-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, marketing and promotional agreements. This segment includes export sales from these internationally based sites (including export sales from these sites to customers in the U.S. and Canada), but excludes export sales from www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca.</p><p>-- We provide supplemental sales information within each segment for three categories: Media, Electronics and Other General Merchandise, and Other. Media consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers in categories such as books, movies, music, digital downloads, software and video games (including game consoles). Electronics and Other General Merchandise consists of amounts earned from retail sales from all sellers of items in categories not included in Media, such as electronics and computers, devices, home and garden, toys, kids and baby, grocery, apparel, shoes and jewelry, health and beauty, sports and outdoors, tools, and auto and industrial. The Other category consists of non-retail activities, such as the Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional activities, such as our co-branded credit card programs.</p><p>-- Operating cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, including cash outflows for interest and excluding excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less cash outflows for purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development.</p><p>-- Operating cycle is number of days of sales in inventory plus number of days of sales in trade accounts receivable minus accounts payable days. Accounts payable days are calculated as the quotient of ending accounts payable to cost of sales, multiplied by the number of days in the period. Inventory turns are calculated as the quotient of trailing-twelve-month cost of sales to average inventory over five quarter ends.</p><p>-- Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities (excluding current portion of our long-term debt) over five quarter ends.</p><p>-- References to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's initial order is shipped or when a customer orders from other sellers on our websites. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including DVD rental customers, customers associated with certain of our acquisitions (including Joyo.com customers), Amazon Enterprise Solutions program customers, Amazon.com Payments customers, Amazon Web Services customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.</p><p>-- References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Seller accounts exclude Amazon Enterprise Solutions sellers. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.</p><p>-- References to registered developers mean cumulative registered developer accounts, which are established when potential developers enroll with Amazon Web Services and receive a developer access key.</p><p>-- References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers at Amazon.com domains worldwide - such as www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn, as well as Amazon.com-owned items sold through non-Amazon.com domains, such as books, music and movie items ordered from Amazon.com's store at www.target.com. Units sold do not include units associated with certain of our acquisitions, Amazon.com gift certificates or DVD rentals.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com Investor RelationsRob Eldridge, 206-266-2171ir@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/irorAmazon.com Public RelationsCraig Berman, 206-266-7180</p>

Runaway Bestseller ''The Last Lecture'' is Sold Out Everywhere, But Not For Amazon Kindle Owners

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Runaway Bestseller ''The Last Lecture'' is Sold Out Everywhere, But Not For Amazon Kindle Owners

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2008--The extraordinary national best seller "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow has become so popular that it is sold out everywhere, but not for owners of Amazon Kindle (NASDAQ:AMZN), a revolutionary portable reader. Kindle owners can get "The Last Lecture" downloaded wirelessly onto their Kindle and be reading this inspirational book in less than 60 seconds. Furthermore, "The Last Lecture" is only $9.99 on Kindle compared to its print list price of $21.95. "One of the advantages for readers is that Kindle titles never go out of stock," said Steve Kessel, Senior Vice President, World Wide Digital Media at Amazon.com. "That's good for readers, and it's good for publishers too." "The Last Lecture" is based on what was in fact, Randy Pausch's last lecture as a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Pausch had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer, so he took to opportunity to impart his wisdom as if he would never be given another chance. According to an editorial review on Amazon.com, "... Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come." Learn more about Amazon Kindle at http://amazon.com/kindle.About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2008--The extraordinary national best seller "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow has become so popular that it is sold out everywhere, but not for owners of Amazon Kindle (NASDAQ:AMZN), a revolutionary portable reader. Kindle owners can get "The Last Lecture" downloaded wirelessly onto their Kindle and be reading this inspirational book in less than 60 seconds. Furthermore, "The Last Lecture" is only $9.99 on Kindle compared to its print list price of $21.95.</p><p>"One of the advantages for readers is that Kindle titles never go out of stock," said Steve Kessel, Senior Vice President, World Wide Digital Media at Amazon.com. "That's good for readers, and it's good for publishers too."</p><p>"The Last Lecture" is based on what was in fact, Randy Pausch's last lecture as a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Pausch had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer, so he took to opportunity to impart his wisdom as if he would never be given another chance. According to an editorial review on Amazon.com, "... Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come."</p><p>Learn more about Amazon Kindle at http://amazon.com/kindle.About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Web Services Launches AWS Premium Support, Providing Customers with Fast, One-on-One Technical Assistance

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Amazon Web Services Launches AWS Premium Support, Providing Customers with Fast, One-on-One Technical Assistance

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AWS Also Launches Service Health Dashboard, Free to All AWS Customers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the availability of AWS Premium Support. AWS Customers who sign up for AWS Premium Support will receive personalized technical assistance from the Amazon Web Services team, whenever and as frequently as their business demands. The service offers support for operational issues or technical questions during development, test or integration. Customers can contact AWS developer support engineers and count on fast, predictable response times and personalized support to help bring their issues to resolution. AWS Premium Support is currently available to customers of the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS). "Increasingly, businesses that depend on AWS Infrastructure Services have asked for deeper levels of technical support," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services. "With today's launch of AWS Premium Support, customers who experience operational issues or have technical questions can now contact our team of AWS developer support engineers and count on guaranteed response times and one-on-one support to help bring their issues to resolution." Two AWS Premium Support plans offer customers of AWS Infrastructure Services an unlimited number of support cases, with pay-by-the-month pricing and no long term contracts. Below are details on these plans: AWS Premium Support (Silver) Provides business day technical support, with response times ranging from four business hours for high severity issues to two business days for lower severity issues. Pricing for the Silver plan is the greater of $100 per month or $0.10 per dollar of total monthly usage of the applicable AWS services, with access to an unlimited number of support cases. AWS Premium Support (Gold) In addition to the benefits of the Silver plan, the Gold plan provides around-the-clock phone support, and response times of one hour for urgent issues. Pricing for Gold support is the greater of $400 per month or $0.10-$0.20 per dollar of total monthly usage of the applicable AWS services, based on amount of AWS service usage. Today, AWS also launched a free Service Health Dashboard that provides information on operational status of each service. The health of each service will be indicated as green, yellow, or red, with additional information provided as relevant. All AWS customers have access to this service status page via the Web or via RSS feed. In addition, all customers continue to have access to free AWS Basic Support that includes developer forums, technical FAQs, and a resource center. Here's what customers are saying about AWS Premium Support. "The ability to get one-on-one technical support from Amazon Web Services will enable us to even more widely integrate AWS with our service infrastructure," said Marc Goldberg, Chief Technology Officer for Next New Networks, a media company creating micro-television networks over the Internet for targeted communities. "Knowing we can connect with AWS any time day or night will help us run even more mission critical applications on the services." "Premium Support from Amazon Web Services will allow TC3 to get even more creative with our application development by being able to leverage the expertise of the Amazon technicians," said Paul Horvath, Chief Technology Officer for TC3 Health, a company providing HIPAA-compliant claims management and cost containment systems for healthcare claims. "Guaranteed support will also allow us to develop even more substantial applications using Amazon Web Services knowing that Amazon is there to support us." "Coghead is a leading Platform-as-a-Service provider that allows a wide range of developers to quickly build powerful business applications that run on Amazon Web Services," said Paul McNamara, CEO of Coghead. "We are thrilled to have 24/7 support from Amazon Web Services as Coghead extends its services globally." "Mogulus is running a critical live video content delivery network on the Amazon Web Services platform," said Max Haot, CEO of Mogulus. "Our broadcast customers rely on us and we rely on Amazon Web Services so we're excited to know we can get direct support anytime we need it." To sign up for AWS Premium Support, please visit http://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.com Media Relations, 206-266-7180 SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>AWS Also Launches Service Health Dashboard, Free to All AWS Customers</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the availability of AWS Premium Support. AWS Customers who sign up for AWS Premium Support will receive personalized technical assistance from the Amazon Web Services team, whenever and as frequently as their business demands. The service offers support for operational issues or technical questions during development, test or integration. Customers can contact AWS developer support engineers and count on fast, predictable response times and personalized support to help bring their issues to resolution. AWS Premium Support is currently available to customers of the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS).</p><p>"Increasingly, businesses that depend on AWS Infrastructure Services have asked for deeper levels of technical support," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services. "With today's launch of AWS Premium Support, customers who experience operational issues or have technical questions can now contact our team of AWS developer support engineers and count on guaranteed response times and one-on-one support to help bring their issues to resolution."</p><p>Two AWS Premium Support plans offer customers of AWS Infrastructure Services an unlimited number of support cases, with pay-by-the-month pricing and no long term contracts. Below are details on these plans:</p><ul><li>AWS Premium Support (Silver) Provides business day technical support, with response times ranging from four business hours for high severity issues to two business days for lower severity issues. Pricing for the Silver plan is the greater of $100 per month or $0.10 per dollar of total monthly usage of the applicable AWS services, with access to an unlimited number of support cases.</li><li>AWS Premium Support (Gold) In addition to the benefits of the Silver plan, the Gold plan provides around-the-clock phone support, and response times of one hour for urgent issues. Pricing for Gold support is the greater of $400 per month or $0.10-$0.20 per dollar of total monthly usage of the applicable AWS services, based on amount of AWS service usage.</li></ul><p>Today, AWS also launched a free Service Health Dashboard that provides information on operational status of each service. The health of each service will be indicated as green, yellow, or red, with additional information provided as relevant. All AWS customers have access to this service status page via the Web or via RSS feed.</p><p>In addition, all customers continue to have access to free AWS Basic Support that includes developer forums, technical FAQs, and a resource center.</p><p>Here's what customers are saying about AWS Premium Support.</p><p>"The ability to get one-on-one technical support from Amazon Web Services will enable us to even more widely integrate AWS with our service infrastructure," said Marc Goldberg, Chief Technology Officer for Next New Networks, a media company creating micro-television networks over the Internet for targeted communities. "Knowing we can connect with AWS any time day or night will help us run even more mission critical applications on the services."</p><p>"Premium Support from Amazon Web Services will allow TC3 to get even more creative with our application development by being able to leverage the expertise of the Amazon technicians," said Paul Horvath, Chief Technology Officer for TC3 Health, a company providing HIPAA-compliant claims management and cost containment systems for healthcare claims. "Guaranteed support will also allow us to develop even more substantial applications using Amazon Web Services knowing that Amazon is there to support us."</p><p>"Coghead is a leading Platform-as-a-Service provider that allows a wide range of developers to quickly build powerful business applications that run on Amazon Web Services," said Paul McNamara, CEO of Coghead. "We are thrilled to have 24/7 support from Amazon Web Services as Coghead extends its services globally."</p><p>"Mogulus is running a critical live video content delivery network on the Amazon Web Services platform," said Max Haot, CEO of Mogulus. "Our broadcast customers rely on us and we rely on Amazon Web Services so we're excited to know we can get direct support anytime we need it."</p><p>To sign up for AWS Premium Support, please visit http://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com Media Relations, 206-266-7180 SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2008 financial results on April 23, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir. CONTACT:Amazon.com Media RelationsCraig Berman, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2008 financial results on April 23, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET.</p><p>The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com Media RelationsCraig Berman, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Calling All Harry Potter Fans! Amazon.com to Lend J.K. Rowling's Handwritten Book of Stories, ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard,'' to One Customer for a Weekend Review in London

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Calling All Harry Potter Fans! Amazon.com to Lend J.K. Rowling's Handwritten Book of Stories, ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard,'' to One Customer for a Weekend Review in London

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Muggles around the World Will Compete for the Chance of a Lifetime to Spend a Weekend in London With "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"; Amazon Customers Will Select Finalists and Grand Prize Winner SEATTLE, Apr 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To the excitement of wizards, witches and Harry Potter fans around the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it would loan an ultra-rare book of handwritten stories by J.K. Rowling to the customer who wins its Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest (www.amazon.com/beedleballads, www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads). The contest invites Muggles to compete for the chance to win a trip for two to London, England, and spend a weekend with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included). The book is one of seven, handwritten and illustrated copies by J.K. Rowling written as a complement to the Harry Potter series. The Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest challenges Amazon customers 13 and older to creatively write a short, English-language submission of 100 or fewer words answering one of the following three questions: -- What songs do wizards use to celebrate birthdays? -- What other sports do wizards play besides Quidditch? -- What have you learned from the Harry Potter series that you use in everyday life? "Customers have been anxious to see, touch and read this rare, unique, and absolutely beautiful piece of literature," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books at Amazon. "We're thrilled to be able to offer our customers a chance to head to London, don a pair of white gloves and be one of only a handful of people in the world to have read these amazing tales. And of course, given the rarity of the book, security guards are included." Contest submissions will be accepted for two weeks, from April 9 -22, in two age categories: 13-17 and 18 and older. The contest is open to customers in 24 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China and Canada. An Amazon committee will choose 10 semifinalists from each age group based on creativity and originality of idea as well as the writing style of the submission. On May 5, Amazon will post the semi-finalist submissions from both age groups and allow Amazon customers one week to vote for their favorite entry in each of the two age categories. The winner in each age group will move on to become one of two finalists who will compete for the grand prize. In the final phase, Amazon customers will have one more opportunity to vote for their favorite submission and determine the grand prize winner of the trip to London and weekend with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which Amazon purchased at auction in December 2007 for $4 million. The proceeds of the purchase benefited The Children's Voice, Ms. Rowling's charity for orphaned children around the world. The two finalists will be announced in mid-May. In addition to being eligible for the grand prize, each of the finalists will receive a $1,000 gift certificate redeemable at www.amazon.com. The grand prize winner is slated to be announced on May 22. To enter the contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. For contestants under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian of the participating child must complete the entry form found at www.amazon.com/beedleballads and www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads, and submit his/her child's entry using the instructions on the form. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. The Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest is sponsored by Amazon Services, LLC. For full contest rules and frequently asked questions about the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Muggles around the World Will Compete for the Chance of a Lifetime to Spend a Weekend in London With "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"; Amazon Customers Will Select Finalists and Grand Prize Winner</p><p>SEATTLE, Apr 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To the excitement of wizards, witches and Harry Potter fans around the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it would loan an ultra-rare book of handwritten stories by J.K. Rowling to the customer who wins its Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest (www.amazon.com/beedleballads, www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads). The contest invites Muggles to compete for the chance to win a trip for two to London, England, and spend a weekend with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included). The book is one of seven, handwritten and illustrated copies by J.K. Rowling written as a complement to the Harry Potter series.</p><p>The Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest challenges Amazon customers 13 and older to creatively write a short, English-language submission of 100 or fewer words answering one of the following three questions:</p><p>-- What songs do wizards use to celebrate birthdays?</p><p>-- What other sports do wizards play besides Quidditch?</p><p>-- What have you learned from the Harry Potter series that you use in everyday life?</p><p>"Customers have been anxious to see, touch and read this rare, unique, and absolutely beautiful piece of literature," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books at Amazon. "We're thrilled to be able to offer our customers a chance to head to London, don a pair of white gloves and be one of only a handful of people in the world to have read these amazing tales. And of course, given the rarity of the book, security guards are included."</p><p>Contest submissions will be accepted for two weeks, from April 9 -22, in two age categories: 13-17 and 18 and older. The contest is open to customers in 24 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China and Canada.</p><p>An Amazon committee will choose 10 semifinalists from each age group based on creativity and originality of idea as well as the writing style of the submission. On May 5, Amazon will post the semi-finalist submissions from both age groups and allow Amazon customers one week to vote for their favorite entry in each of the two age categories. The winner in each age group will move on to become one of two finalists who will compete for the grand prize. In the final phase, Amazon customers will have one more opportunity to vote for their favorite submission and determine the grand prize winner of the trip to London and weekend with "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which Amazon purchased at auction in December 2007 for $4 million. The proceeds of the purchase benefited The Children's Voice, Ms. Rowling's charity for orphaned children around the world.</p><p>The two finalists will be announced in mid-May. In addition to being eligible for the grand prize, each of the finalists will receive a $1,000 gift certificate redeemable at www.amazon.com. The grand prize winner is slated to be announced on May 22.</p><p>To enter the contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads. For contestants under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian of the participating child must complete the entry form found at www.amazon.com/beedleballads and www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads, and submit his/her child's entry using the instructions on the form.</p><p>The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.</p><p>The Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest is sponsored by Amazon Services, LLC. For full contest rules and frequently asked questions about the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, visit www.amazon.com/beedleballads or www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Fulfillment Centers in Hebron, Ky. Hiring More than 500 Full-time Positions to Support Growing Customer Demand

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Amazon.com Fulfillment Centers in Hebron, Ky. Hiring More than 500 Full-time Positions to Support Growing Customer Demand

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its three Hebron, Ky. fulfillment centers are looking to hire a total of more than 500 full-time positions to support growing customer demand. The first Hebron Fulfillment Center was established in 2005. Today, all three centers fulfill customer orders for products from Amazon.com. Amazon is seeking highly motivated individuals with drive, ambition and a passion for giving customers a first-class shopping experience to, and is currently recruiting for individuals seeking full-time employment opportunities. Management openings include roles as Area Managers, Operations Managers and Facilities Area Managers. Hourly positions are available as Warehouse Associates and in Human Resources, Maintenance, Receiving/Shipping and Loss Prevention. "As we continue to expand selection for customers across all product categories, we are hiring smart, friendly and dedicated people to help us accommodate current and future demand," said Connie Wendzicki, Amazon's Eastern Regional Director of Fulfillment. "We focus on working hard, having fun and making history as Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company." Amazon employees all share a common denominator: they are customer-focused and hard-working. Employees at the Hebron fulfillment centers make hard work and fun a priority, and employee activities include family days, summer picnics and a variety of events through the holidays. Open House events will be held on April 14 and 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, located at 1717 Airport Exchange Boulevard in Erlanger, Ky. Individuals are encouraged to attend these events to learn more and apply for hourly positions. Management positions can be applied for online at www.amazon.com/careers. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comPublic Relations Media Line, 206-266-7180Amazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its three Hebron, Ky. fulfillment centers are looking to hire a total of more than 500 full-time positions to support growing customer demand. The first Hebron Fulfillment Center was established in 2005. Today, all three centers fulfill customer orders for products from Amazon.com.</p><p>Amazon is seeking highly motivated individuals with drive, ambition and a passion for giving customers a first-class shopping experience to, and is currently recruiting for individuals seeking full-time employment opportunities. Management openings include roles as Area Managers, Operations Managers and Facilities Area Managers. Hourly positions are available as Warehouse Associates and in Human Resources, Maintenance, Receiving/Shipping and Loss Prevention.</p><p>"As we continue to expand selection for customers across all product categories, we are hiring smart, friendly and dedicated people to help us accommodate current and future demand," said Connie Wendzicki, Amazon's Eastern Regional Director of Fulfillment. "We focus on working hard, having fun and making history as Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company."</p><p>Amazon employees all share a common denominator: they are customer-focused and hard-working. Employees at the Hebron fulfillment centers make hard work and fun a priority, and employee activities include family days, summer picnics and a variety of events through the holidays.</p><p>Open House events will be held on April 14 and 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, located at 1717 Airport Exchange Boulevard in Erlanger, Ky. Individuals are encouraged to attend these events to learn more and apply for hourly positions. Management positions can be applied for online at www.amazon.com/careers.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comPublic Relations Media Line, 206-266-7180Amazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com, Penguin Group (USA) and HP Name Bill Loehfelm Winner of Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

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Amazon.com, Penguin Group (USA) and HP Name Bill Loehfelm Winner of Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

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Bill Loehfelm, author of the novel Fresh Kills, an evacuee of Hurricane Katrina and current resident of New Orleans, wins contest in search of next popular novel, receives publishing contract worth $25,000 Elizabeth Gilbert, the New York Times-bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love, says "Fresh Kills quickly expands past itself, blows away its limiting genre boundaries, and becomes a story of real psychological complexity and emotional realism." New York, NY, April 7, 2008 - Amazon.com, Inc, Penguin Group (USA) and HP named Bill Loehfelm the winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the contest in search of the next popular novel. The winner, who will receive a $25,000 publishing contract, was revealed in a ceremony in New York City this morning attended by Elizabeth Gilbert, the New York Times-bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love. Gilbert was among the panel of publishing experts who read and commented on the work of the Top 10 Finalists. About Loehfelm's novel, Fresh Kills, she said: "Fresh Kills quickly expands past itself, blows away its limiting genre boundaries, and becomes a story of real psychological complexity and emotional realism." The other members of the panel included: literary critic John Freeman, former President of the National Book Critics' Circle; literary agent Eric Simonoff, Co-Director of Janklow & Nesbit Associates; and Publisher Amy Einhorn, of Amy Einhorn Books. Eric Simonoff praised Fresh Kills's "fully rendered characters, crackling dialogue, and profound sense of place," and said of the winner, "Loehfelm is unquestionably the real thing." Fresh Kills is a noir mystery that evokes lower-middle-class life in a bleak town on Staten Island, and its famous garbage dump, Fresh Kills. The novel will be published by the G. P. Putnam's Sons imprint of Penguin Group (USA) in Summer 2008, and is available now for pre-order on Amazon.com at www.amazon.com/abnawinner. Bill Loehfelm survived the wrath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and returned to his beloved New Orleans in October of that year. He currently tends bar at Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar by night, and wrote Fresh Kills during the day. Loehfelm said that writing Fresh Kills gave him a purpose and a schedule that allowed him to return to what he calls "the new normal" when he moved back to New Orleans. Born in Brooklyn, he arrived in New Orleans in 1997. He is a former high school English teacher. Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA), said, "After much anticipation, readers everywhere have voiced their opinions and we are pleased to have the opportunity to publish Bill Loehfelm's novel Fresh Kills. Bill is a fresh voice to add to our group of talented writers." "This is an exciting day both for Bill Loehfelm and Amazon.com customers," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com. "Today's result of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is just the beginning of a new kind of collaboration, where readers and our customers have a more direct influence over which books come to market. We look forward to making the winning novel they have chosen, Fresh Kills, available to them." "Internet sites like Amazon.com and book-on-demand technologies like the HP Indigo presses Amazon uses are enabling new ways to find authentic, resonant literary perspectives, such as what Bill Loehfelm offers in his winning novel," said Rich Raimondi, vice president and general manager, U.S. Graphic Arts Organization, HP. "HP's 'What Do You Have to Say' marketing campaign is all about creative self-expression, so we are excited that this contest has been such a success." In Fresh Kills, the murder of John Sanders, Sr. on a New York street corner reunites his estranged and abused children John, Jr., and Julia. While Julia struggles to keep things together on the home front, Junior, unhinged by his father's death, searches for the killer across the bleak, haunted landscape of his Staten Island hometown. With emotional intensity, crackling dialogue and a heartfelt sense of place and character, Fresh Kills delivers unexpected and profound insights that speak to the soul of its struggling hero, and heralds a breakthrough voice in fiction. NOTE TO THE PRESS: The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, sponsored by Amazon Services LLC, Penguin Group (USA), HP, and CreateSpace, launched on October 1, 2007 and received nearly 5,000 qualified submissions, with representation from approximately 2,000 cities around the world and in every state in the United States. All submissions were first read by Amazon.com Top Reviewers - individuals recognized for the high quality and frequency of their comments on the site - who generated over 10,000 ratings in selecting 836 submissions to advance to the next round. Publishing trade magazine Publishers Weekly reviewed the full manuscripts of each submission. Based on these reviews and the feedback from Amazon Reviewers, editors from Penguin Group (USA) narrowed the field to 100 semi-finalists. Penguin Group (USA)'s editorial staff read and evaluated each of the semi-finalist entries, ultimately selecting the Top 10 finalists. Amazon.com customers chose the grand prize winner by going to www.amazon.com/abna to read, rate and review excerpts of the finalists' submissions. The winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award was announced on April 7, 2008. The grand prize winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award receives a publishing contract from Penguin Group (USA), which includes a $25,000 advance. In addition, HP will provide the winning author with an entertainment technology package that will include an HP 42-inch Plasma TV, HP Pavilion Ultimate PC, HP Pavilion Notebook, HP LaserJet All-in-One and HP Photosmart Digital Camera. All runner-up finalists will be offered a "Total Design Freedom" BookSurge self-publishing package worth $2,400. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. About CreateSpace CreateSpace is a DBA of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to profitably connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on Demand, and video downloads via Amazon Unbox. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. About Penguin Group (USA) Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is the U.S. member of the internationally renowned Penguin Group. Penguin Group (USA) is one of the leading U.S. adult and children's trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Viking, G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Penguin Press, Riverhead Books, Dutton, Penguin Books, Berkley Books, Gotham Books, Portfolio, New American Library, Plume, Tarcher, Philomel, Grosset & Dunlap, Puffin, and Frederick Warne, among others. The Penguin Group (http://www.penguin.com) is part of Pearson plc, the international media company. About HP HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world's largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $107.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2008. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com. ContactsPenguin Group (USA)Marilyn Ducksworth / 212-366-2564 marilyn.ducksworth@us.penguingroup.com Stephanie Sorensen / 212-366-2576stephanie.sorensen@us.penguingroup.comAmazon Media Hotline / 206-266-7180HPKristine Snyder / 949-548-4995kristine.snyder@hp.com

<p><em>Bill Loehfelm, author of the novel Fresh Kills, an evacuee of Hurricane Katrina and current resident of New Orleans, wins contest in search of next popular novel, receives publishing contract worth $25,000</em></p><p><em>Elizabeth Gilbert, the New York Times-bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love, says "Fresh Kills quickly expands past itself, blows away its limiting genre boundaries, and becomes a story of real psychological complexity and emotional realism."</em></p><p>New York, NY, April 7, 2008 - Amazon.com, Inc, Penguin Group (USA) and HP named Bill Loehfelm the winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the contest in search of the next popular novel. The winner, who will receive a $25,000 publishing contract, was revealed in a ceremony in New York City this morning attended by Elizabeth Gilbert, the New York Times-bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love. Gilbert was among the panel of publishing experts who read and commented on the work of the Top 10 Finalists. About Loehfelm's novel, Fresh Kills, she said: "Fresh Kills quickly expands past itself, blows away its limiting genre boundaries, and becomes a story of real psychological complexity and emotional realism." The other members of the panel included: literary critic John Freeman, former President of the National Book Critics' Circle; literary agent Eric Simonoff, Co-Director of Janklow &amp; Nesbit Associates; and Publisher Amy Einhorn, of Amy Einhorn Books. Eric Simonoff praised Fresh Kills's "fully rendered characters, crackling dialogue, and profound sense of place," and said of the winner, "Loehfelm is unquestionably the real thing." Fresh Kills is a noir mystery that evokes lower-middle-class life in a bleak town on Staten Island, and its famous garbage dump, Fresh Kills. The novel will be published by the G. P. Putnam's Sons imprint of Penguin Group (USA) in Summer 2008, and is available now for pre-order on Amazon.com at www.amazon.com/abnawinner.</p><p>Bill Loehfelm survived the wrath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and returned to his beloved New Orleans in October of that year. He currently tends bar at Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar by night, and wrote Fresh Kills during the day. Loehfelm said that writing Fresh Kills gave him a purpose and a schedule that allowed him to return to what he calls "the new normal" when he moved back to New Orleans. Born in Brooklyn, he arrived in New Orleans in 1997. He is a former high school English teacher. Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA), said, "After much anticipation, readers everywhere have voiced their opinions and we are pleased to have the opportunity to publish Bill Loehfelm's novel Fresh Kills. Bill is a fresh voice to add to our group of talented writers."</p><p>"This is an exciting day both for Bill Loehfelm and Amazon.com customers," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books for Amazon.com. "Today's result of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is just the beginning of a new kind of collaboration, where readers and our customers have a more direct influence over which books come to market. We look forward to making the winning novel they have chosen, Fresh Kills, available to them."</p><p>"Internet sites like Amazon.com and book-on-demand technologies like the HP Indigo presses Amazon uses are enabling new ways to find authentic, resonant literary perspectives, such as what Bill Loehfelm offers in his winning novel," said Rich Raimondi, vice president and general manager, U.S. Graphic Arts Organization, HP. "HP's 'What Do You Have to Say' marketing campaign is all about creative self-expression, so we are excited that this contest has been such a success."</p><p>In Fresh Kills, the murder of John Sanders, Sr. on a New York street corner reunites his estranged and abused children John, Jr., and Julia. While Julia struggles to keep things together on the home front, Junior, unhinged by his father's death, searches for the killer across the bleak, haunted landscape of his Staten Island hometown. With emotional intensity, crackling dialogue and a heartfelt sense of place and character, Fresh Kills delivers unexpected and profound insights that speak to the soul of its struggling hero, and heralds a breakthrough voice in fiction.</p><p>NOTE TO THE PRESS:</p><p>The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, sponsored by Amazon Services LLC, Penguin Group (USA), HP, and CreateSpace, launched on October 1, 2007 and received nearly 5,000 qualified submissions, with representation from approximately 2,000 cities around the world and in every state in the United States. All submissions were first read by Amazon.com Top Reviewers - individuals recognized for the high quality and frequency of their comments on the site - who generated over 10,000 ratings in selecting 836 submissions to advance to the next round. Publishing trade magazine Publishers Weekly reviewed the full manuscripts of each submission. Based on these reviews and the feedback from Amazon Reviewers, editors from Penguin Group (USA) narrowed the field to 100 semi-finalists. Penguin Group (USA)'s editorial staff read and evaluated each of the semi-finalist entries, ultimately selecting the Top 10 finalists. Amazon.com customers chose the grand prize winner by going to www.amazon.com/abna to read, rate and review excerpts of the finalists' submissions. The winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award was announced on April 7, 2008.</p><p>The grand prize winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award receives a publishing contract from Penguin Group (USA), which includes a $25,000 advance. In addition, HP will provide the winning author with an entertainment technology package that will include an HP 42-inch Plasma TV, HP Pavilion Ultimate PC, HP Pavilion Notebook, HP LaserJet All-in-One and HP Photosmart Digital Camera. All runner-up finalists will be offered a "Total Design Freedom" BookSurge self-publishing package worth $2,400.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>About CreateSpace</p><p>CreateSpace is a DBA of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to profitably connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on Demand, and video downloads via Amazon Unbox.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>About Penguin Group (USA)</p><p>Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is the U.S. member of the internationally renowned Penguin Group. Penguin Group (USA) is one of the leading U.S. adult and children's trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Viking, G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Penguin Press, Riverhead Books, Dutton, Penguin Books, Berkley Books, Gotham Books, Portfolio, New American Library, Plume, Tarcher, Philomel, Grosset &amp; Dunlap, Puffin, and Frederick Warne, among others. The Penguin Group (http://www.penguin.com) is part of Pearson plc, the international media company.</p><p>About HP</p><p>HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world's largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $107.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2008. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.</p><p>ContactsPenguin Group (USA)Marilyn Ducksworth / 212-366-2564 marilyn.ducksworth@us.penguingroup.com Stephanie Sorensen / 212-366-2576stephanie.sorensen@us.penguingroup.comAmazon Media Hotline / 206-266-7180HPKristine Snyder / 949-548-4995kristine.snyder@hp.com</p>

''Tu Musica, Tu Sabor'' -- Amazon.com Relaunches Latin Music Store with Greater Selection and Content

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''Tu Musica, Tu Sabor'' -- Amazon.com Relaunches Latin Music Store with Greater Selection and Content

04/04/2008

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New Amazon Latin Music Store Showcases Nearly 140,000 Unique Latin Music Titles SEATTLE, Apr 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the relaunch of its Latin Music Store, www.amazon.com/latin, with Earth's largest selection of Latin music titles. Focused on delivering Tu Musica, Tu Sabor (Your Music, Your Flavor) to customers, the newly updated Amazon Latin Music Store carries nearly 140,000 unique titles and brings both English-language and Spanish-language content to Amazon customers. The store features nine categories including, Latin Pop, Latin Rock, Regional Mexican, Tropical, Urban, World, Latin Children's, Latin Christian and Latin Jazz along with 23 subcategories. "The typical physical music store carries a small fraction of the Latin music titles available on Amazon.com," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "With nearly 140,000 unique titles in Amazon's Latin Music Store, Amazon offers customers an incredible selection of Latin music albums along with engaging artist content and new discovery features to help customers find new Latin music. With 28 separate genres of Latin music to browse in and a selection that will continue to expand, our customers can now more easily find and discover music they want to hear." In addition to its broad selection, the Amazon Latin Music store continues to offer great value to customers, such as Luis Miguel's new album Complices available for pre-order at $7.99. To help customers discover the best in Latin music, the store will also feature new content during the store's one-month relaunch celebration with music videos from artists such as Camila ("Solo Para Ti"), Kumbia Kings All Starz ("Por Ti Baby"), RBD ("Empezar Desde Cero") and Flex ("Te Quiero"). More new content will be unveiled in the store throughout the month. The Amazon Latin Music Store carries titles from all major music labels including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony BMG Entertainment. Additionally, to celebrate the upcoming Billboard Latin Music Awards, Craig Pape, Amazon Music Content Manager, will speak on a panel about "The Distribution Connection" at the Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami, Fla. To browse Amazon's selection of over 140,000 Latin music albums, visit www.amazon.com/latin. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>New Amazon Latin Music Store Showcases Nearly 140,000 Unique Latin Music Titles</p><p>SEATTLE, Apr 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the relaunch of its Latin Music Store, www.amazon.com/latin, with Earth's largest selection of Latin music titles. Focused on delivering Tu Musica, Tu Sabor (Your Music, Your Flavor) to customers, the newly updated Amazon Latin Music Store carries nearly 140,000 unique titles and brings both English-language and Spanish-language content to Amazon customers. The store features nine categories including, Latin Pop, Latin Rock, Regional Mexican, Tropical, Urban, World, Latin Children's, Latin Christian and Latin Jazz along with 23 subcategories.</p><p>"The typical physical music store carries a small fraction of the Latin music titles available on Amazon.com," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "With nearly 140,000 unique titles in Amazon's Latin Music Store, Amazon offers customers an incredible selection of Latin music albums along with engaging artist content and new discovery features to help customers find new Latin music. With 28 separate genres of Latin music to browse in and a selection that will continue to expand, our customers can now more easily find and discover music they want to hear."</p><p>In addition to its broad selection, the Amazon Latin Music store continues to offer great value to customers, such as Luis Miguel's new album Complices available for pre-order at $7.99. To help customers discover the best in Latin music, the store will also feature new content during the store's one-month relaunch celebration with music videos from artists such as Camila ("Solo Para Ti"), Kumbia Kings All Starz ("Por Ti Baby"), RBD ("Empezar Desde Cero") and Flex ("Te Quiero"). More new content will be unveiled in the store throughout the month. The Amazon Latin Music Store carries titles from all major music labels including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony BMG Entertainment.</p><p>Additionally, to celebrate the upcoming Billboard Latin Music Awards, Craig Pape, Amazon Music Content Manager, will speak on a panel about "The Distribution Connection" at the Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami, Fla.</p><p>To browse Amazon's selection of over 140,000 Latin music albums, visit www.amazon.com/latin.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Launches ''Amazon TextBuyIt,'' Making It Fast and Easy for Customers to Shop and Buy on Amazon.com Using Text Messages

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04/02/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Launches ''Amazon TextBuyIt,'' Making It Fast and Easy for Customers to Shop and Buy on Amazon.com Using Text Messages

04/02/2008

2008

Amazon's Mobile Offerings Now Include Separate, Tailored Shopping Experiences for Customers Who Want to Shop Using Text Messaging or the Browser on Their Mobile Phone or iPhone SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched Amazon TextBuyIt, a new service that lets customers use text messages to find and buy products sold on Amazon.com. With the addition of TextBuyIt to Amazon's existing mobile offering, including its mobile site and mobile iPhone site, customers can now shop, compare prices, and buy from Amazon.com virtually anywhere they are, with any mobile device, using either text messages or their mobile device's web browser. "With today's launch of TextBuyIt, any Amazon.com customer can now use any mobile device to shop and buy from Amazon.com, at anytime, anywhere they are," said Howard Gefen, Director of Amazon Mobile Payments. "With TextBuyIt, if you're walking out of a concert and want to buy a CD from the artist you just saw, or if you're at dinner and a friend tells you about a great book you should read, all you have to do is get out your mobile device, send a text message to Amazon, reply to the response, confirm your order, and your item will be on its way. It's incredibly simple and convenient." In less than a minute and using only text messages, Amazon.com customers can find the product they are looking for and complete a purchase using TextBuyIt. Simply send a text message to "AMAZON" (262966) with the name of the product, search term or a UPC or ISBN code, and, within seconds, Amazon replies with the product or products that match the search, along with prices. To buy an item, customers simply reply to the text message by entering the unique single digit number next to the item they want. Customers will then receive a short phone call from Amazon with the final details of their order and asking them to confirm or cancel the purchase. When customers choose to purchase something for the first time using TextBuyIt, they will be asked for their e-mail address and shipping ZIP code they use for their Amazon.com account. With this information, Amazon uses customers' default settings for payment method, shipping address and shipping speed, including 2-Day shipping for Amazon Prime members. TextBuyIt is the latest in a series of mobile offerings for Amazon.com customers. For several months, Amazon.com has been adding more features and enhancing the functionality of its mobile website for customers who want to shop using the browser on their mobile phone. Today, the same Amazon.com shopping features customers enjoy from their PCs are available from their mobile devices, including 1-Click, Prime, Customer Reviews, Wish Lists, Search and stored payment and shipping options. These customers simply go to www.amazon.com using the browser on their mobile device where they are automatically redirected to a site optimized for mobile. Customers use the exact same login, payment, and shipping information as they do on the PC. In recent months, Amazon.com customers have used their mobile devices to purchase everything from books, to big screen HDTVs to $30,000 watches using Amazon's mobile website. Additionally, last fall Amazon.com released an experience customized for iPhone users. Just like with the Amazon.com experience optimized for mobile devices, when iPhone users type www.amazon.com into their browser, they will be taken to an interface that is optimized for the iPhone and where all the same shopping features they enjoy on their PC are available. The site is tailored to the iPhone's screen size, keyboard, and browser capabilities and is designed to let customers find and buy what they are looking for quickly and easily. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Amazon's Mobile Offerings Now Include Separate, Tailored Shopping Experiences for Customers Who Want to Shop Using Text Messaging or the Browser on Their Mobile Phone or iPhone</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched Amazon TextBuyIt, a new service that lets customers use text messages to find and buy products sold on Amazon.com. With the addition of TextBuyIt to Amazon's existing mobile offering, including its mobile site and mobile iPhone site, customers can now shop, compare prices, and buy from Amazon.com virtually anywhere they are, with any mobile device, using either text messages or their mobile device's web browser.</p><p>"With today's launch of TextBuyIt, any Amazon.com customer can now use any mobile device to shop and buy from Amazon.com, at anytime, anywhere they are," said Howard Gefen, Director of Amazon Mobile Payments. "With TextBuyIt, if you're walking out of a concert and want to buy a CD from the artist you just saw, or if you're at dinner and a friend tells you about a great book you should read, all you have to do is get out your mobile device, send a text message to Amazon, reply to the response, confirm your order, and your item will be on its way. It's incredibly simple and convenient."</p><p>In less than a minute and using only text messages, Amazon.com customers can find the product they are looking for and complete a purchase using TextBuyIt. Simply send a text message to "AMAZON" (262966) with the name of the product, search term or a UPC or ISBN code, and, within seconds, Amazon replies with the product or products that match the search, along with prices. To buy an item, customers simply reply to the text message by entering the unique single digit number next to the item they want. Customers will then receive a short phone call from Amazon with the final details of their order and asking them to confirm or cancel the purchase.</p><p>When customers choose to purchase something for the first time using TextBuyIt, they will be asked for their e-mail address and shipping ZIP code they use for their Amazon.com account. With this information, Amazon uses customers' default settings for payment method, shipping address and shipping speed, including 2-Day shipping for Amazon Prime members.</p><p>TextBuyIt is the latest in a series of mobile offerings for Amazon.com customers. For several months, Amazon.com has been adding more features and enhancing the functionality of its mobile website for customers who want to shop using the browser on their mobile phone. Today, the same Amazon.com shopping features customers enjoy from their PCs are available from their mobile devices, including 1-Click, Prime, Customer Reviews, Wish Lists, Search and stored payment and shipping options. These customers simply go to www.amazon.com using the browser on their mobile device where they are automatically redirected to a site optimized for mobile. Customers use the exact same login, payment, and shipping information as they do on the PC. In recent months, Amazon.com customers have used their mobile devices to purchase everything from books, to big screen HDTVs to $30,000 watches using Amazon's mobile website.</p><p>Additionally, last fall Amazon.com released an experience customized for iPhone users. Just like with the Amazon.com experience optimized for mobile devices, when iPhone users type www.amazon.com into their browser, they will be taken to an interface that is optimized for the iPhone and where all the same shopping features they enjoy on their PC are available. The site is tailored to the iPhone's screen size, keyboard, and browser capabilities and is designed to let customers find and buy what they are looking for quickly and easily.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Web Services Launches ''Elastic IPs'' -- Static IPs for Dynamic Cloud Computing

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03/27/2008 00:00:00

Amazon Web Services Launches ''Elastic IPs'' -- Static IPs for Dynamic Cloud Computing

03/27/2008

2008

AWS also announces the launch of multiple Availability Zones; Elastic IPs and Availability Zones allow developers to programmatically engineer resilience into applications SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC, an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched Elastic IP addresses and the ability to launch compute instances in multiple Availability Zones, two new features that enable Amazon EC2 developers to build even more powerful and fault resilient applications in the cloud. These new capabilities enable developers to achieve greater reliability and redundancy for all of their applications, including hosting websites. These two features were among the top requests of developers using Amazon EC2. Amazon EC2 is an infrastructure service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud and allows developers to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. Starting today, developers using Amazon EC2 can acquire "Elastic IP" addresses, which are static IP addresses designed for dynamic cloud computing. Unlike traditional static IP addresses, Elastic IP addresses can be dynamically remapped on the fly to point to any compute instance in a developer's Amazon EC2 account. This means that rather than waiting on a data technician to reconfigure or replace a host, or waiting for DNS to propagate to all of their customers, developers can now engineer around problems with their instance or software by quickly remapping their Elastic IP address to a replacement instance. Elastic IP addresses make it easy for companies to host websites, web services, and other online applications on Amazon EC2, enabling a new range of customers to take advantage of Amazon's elastic, on-demand, cloud computing offering. Also starting today, Amazon EC2 provides the ability to programmatically place instances in multiple Availability Zones. Previously, only very large companies had the scale to be able to distribute an application across multiple locations. Amazon EC2 has now made this as easy as changing a parameter in an API call. Each Availability Zone runs on its own physically distinct, independent infrastructure, and is engineered to be highly reliable. Availability Zones have independent networking, power, and cooling, and separation from risks such as flood and fire, helping an application to run uninterrupted across a wide variety of failure scenarios. This ability to inexpensively and conveniently run in multiple locations gives Amazon EC2 users the same powerful capabilities that Amazon uses to keep its websites highly available. With these two new features for Amazon EC2, businesses ranging in size from startups to enterprises can now isolate themselves from common failure scenarios and host high availability websites. "We're really excited to answer one of the most consistent developer requests for Amazon EC2-providing a static IP capability. Elastic IP addresses will make it easier for companies to take advantage of web hosting on Amazon EC2," said Peter DeSantis, General Manager of Amazon EC2. "We are also excited to give developers the ability to build fault resilient web applications by running in multiple Availability Zones. This capability has been difficult for customers to accomplish on their own without investing significant time, effort and capital expense. Now, all that is required is a simple API call." "Elastic IP addresses and the addition of multiple Availability Zones for Amazon EC2 made it easy for us to improve resilience and scalability of the virtual resources supporting Sport Relief," said Martin Gill, Head of New Media for Comic Relief. "In just a couple of hours we delivered a perfect service to more than 250,000 BBC TV-driven unique visitors -- despite the traffic being very 'peaky.' Using Elastic IP addresses we have created a highly reliable solution to balance and serve high volumes of traffic, and have also made use of the newly released Availability Zones to establish location-based resilience. We see this as a fantastic development within the AWS tool kit." "Supporting Elastic IP and Availability Zones makes complete sense for enterprise users of Amazon EC2," said Bob Zurek, CTO, EnterpriseDB, an enterprise open source database company. "These are very high-value features for those who require a way to ensure an IP address is always available. EnterpriseDB's Cloud Edition beta users have frequently requested static IP support. This is great news for enterprise users." With uses of Amazon EC2 ranging from activities such as web hosting, graphics rendering, and web crawling to genomics analysis, large parallelized batch processing and financial modeling, businesses in every industry and of every size are taking advantage of the instant scalability that Amazon Web Services provides. Over 330,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services. To sign up to use Amazon EC2, visit the Amazon Web Services website at http://aws.amazon.com. About Amazon EC2 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (http://aws.amazon.com/ec2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Amazon EC2's simple web service interface allows businesses to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>AWS also announces the launch of multiple Availability Zones; Elastic IPs and Availability Zones allow developers to programmatically engineer resilience into applications</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC, an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched Elastic IP addresses and the ability to launch compute instances in multiple Availability Zones, two new features that enable Amazon EC2 developers to build even more powerful and fault resilient applications in the cloud. These new capabilities enable developers to achieve greater reliability and redundancy for all of their applications, including hosting websites. These two features were among the top requests of developers using Amazon EC2. Amazon EC2 is an infrastructure service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud and allows developers to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction.</p><p>Starting today, developers using Amazon EC2 can acquire "Elastic IP" addresses, which are static IP addresses designed for dynamic cloud computing. Unlike traditional static IP addresses, Elastic IP addresses can be dynamically remapped on the fly to point to any compute instance in a developer's Amazon EC2 account. This means that rather than waiting on a data technician to reconfigure or replace a host, or waiting for DNS to propagate to all of their customers, developers can now engineer around problems with their instance or software by quickly remapping their Elastic IP address to a replacement instance. Elastic IP addresses make it easy for companies to host websites, web services, and other online applications on Amazon EC2, enabling a new range of customers to take advantage of Amazon's elastic, on-demand, cloud computing offering.</p><p>Also starting today, Amazon EC2 provides the ability to programmatically place instances in multiple Availability Zones. Previously, only very large companies had the scale to be able to distribute an application across multiple locations. Amazon EC2 has now made this as easy as changing a parameter in an API call. Each Availability Zone runs on its own physically distinct, independent infrastructure, and is engineered to be highly reliable. Availability Zones have independent networking, power, and cooling, and separation from risks such as flood and fire, helping an application to run uninterrupted across a wide variety of failure scenarios. This ability to inexpensively and conveniently run in multiple locations gives Amazon EC2 users the same powerful capabilities that Amazon uses to keep its websites highly available.</p><p>With these two new features for Amazon EC2, businesses ranging in size from startups to enterprises can now isolate themselves from common failure scenarios and host high availability websites.</p><p>"We're really excited to answer one of the most consistent developer requests for Amazon EC2-providing a static IP capability. Elastic IP addresses will make it easier for companies to take advantage of web hosting on Amazon EC2," said Peter DeSantis, General Manager of Amazon EC2. "We are also excited to give developers the ability to build fault resilient web applications by running in multiple Availability Zones. This capability has been difficult for customers to accomplish on their own without investing significant time, effort and capital expense. Now, all that is required is a simple API call."</p><p>"Elastic IP addresses and the addition of multiple Availability Zones for Amazon EC2 made it easy for us to improve resilience and scalability of the virtual resources supporting Sport Relief," said Martin Gill, Head of New Media for Comic Relief. "In just a couple of hours we delivered a perfect service to more than 250,000 BBC TV-driven unique visitors -- despite the traffic being very 'peaky.' Using Elastic IP addresses we have created a highly reliable solution to balance and serve high volumes of traffic, and have also made use of the newly released Availability Zones to establish location-based resilience. We see this as a fantastic development within the AWS tool kit."</p><p>"Supporting Elastic IP and Availability Zones makes complete sense for enterprise users of Amazon EC2," said Bob Zurek, CTO, EnterpriseDB, an enterprise open source database company. "These are very high-value features for those who require a way to ensure an IP address is always available. EnterpriseDB's Cloud Edition beta users have frequently requested static IP support. This is great news for enterprise users."</p><p>With uses of Amazon EC2 ranging from activities such as web hosting, graphics rendering, and web crawling to genomics analysis, large parallelized batch processing and financial modeling, businesses in every industry and of every size are taking advantage of the instant scalability that Amazon Web Services provides. Over 330,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services. To sign up to use Amazon EC2, visit the Amazon Web Services website at http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon EC2</p><p>Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (http://aws.amazon.com/ec2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Amazon EC2's simple web service interface allows businesses to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music &amp; games, digital downloads, electronics &amp; computers, home &amp; garden, toys, kids &amp; baby, grocery, apparel, shoes &amp; jewelry, health &amp; beauty, sports &amp; outdoors, and tools, auto &amp; industrial.</p><p>Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.</p><p>As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.</p><p>Forward-Looking Statements</p><p>This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>