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Dash Navigation Now Shipping First Two-Way Connected GPS Device Exclusively in Amazon.com's Electronics Store

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03/27/2008 00:00:00

Dash Navigation Now Shipping First Two-Way Connected GPS Device Exclusively in Amazon.com's Electronics Store

03/27/2008

2008

Award-Winning Dash Express Now Available for $399.99 to Amazon.com Customers SUNNYVALE, Calif., and SEATTLE, March 27, 2008 - Dash NavigationTM, Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that the highly anticipated Dash Express™, the first Internet-connected GPS device, is now shipping. Designed to deliver the most accurate traffic and destination information to consumers in their cars every day, the Dash Express is available for purchase immediately in Amazon.com's Electronics store at www.amazon.com/gps. With two-way connectivity, Dash Express delivers traffic and destination information in exciting new ways, and offers a wide range of unique capabilities. Key features include: TruTraffic™: Powered by the Dash Driver Network. Dash approaches traffic in an entirely different way - by collecting information from other people driving real commute routes, during real commute times. Each Dash Express anonymously and automatically sends its position and speed back to Dash's servers. The servers then update all of the other Dash devices in the area with current road speeds, providing the most up-to-date traffic information available. The larger the Dash Network grows, the better traffic information becomes. Even the first Dash devices in an area get great traffic data since Dash also receives traffic information from road sensors, commercial fleets and other sources through its partnership with Inrix, the premier traffic data provider in the U.S. Dash adds further value by using these initial cars to calibrate the sensor data. The Dash Driver Network provides coverage on nearly 2 million miles of U.S. roads, and offers the only source of traffic flow data for arterials in addition to highways. The Dash traffic model also tracks approximately 10 times more road segments than any competitive products. Internet-connected: Live content in your car. Unlike other GPS devices that can only access content from a static, pre-loaded database, Dash provides the most current, locally relevant information by using the power of the Internet, including Yahoo!® Local search and other trusted websites. With a touch of a button, customers can find everything from the cheapest gas station (and sort by price) to the latest concerts, the best restaurants, the closest yoga studios, dog-friendly parks or even nearby apartments for rent. AutoUpdate: Advanced and always up to date. With its exclusive AutoUpdate feature, Dash has the unique ability to update and improve the Dash Express without requiring customers to connect it to a computer. Dash can automatically and wirelessly update software, maps*, and historical traffic information. MyDash: Plan and personalize from your PC. Using the Send2Car™ feature, customers can send any address from the Web or e-mail directly to their device in seconds. Customers can even use the MyDash website to find or create new search lists and categories, and send them right to the Dash Express. "With more and more customers visiting Amazon to research and buy GPS devices, our goal is to continue to offer a wide selection and exclusive access to the latest and greatest consumer technologies," said Paul Ryder, vice president of Consumer Electronics at Amazon.com. "GPS is one of the fastest-growing consumer electronics categories and we are pleased to be partnering with Dash to bring their next-generation solution to our customers." "The synergy between Dash and Amazon make this a perfect pairing to bring this first-of-its-kind product to market," said Paul Lego, CEO of Dash Navigation. "Amazon understands and caters to our tech-savvy target customers and Amazon's Electronics store is one of the first places they turn to for product information and customer reviews. We can't wait to get the Dash Express into the market so that we can start providing great real-time information to consumers in their cars every day." "Personal navigation devices have to transform into dynamic services that go beyond simple directions and provide daily relevance to consumers," said Thilo Koslowski, vice president and automotive practice leader at Gartner. "Successful navigation offerings will leverage network-based and community-generated data insights to offer a complete navigation experience and to build the foundation for new innovative location-based services in the future." Pricing and availability The Dash Express is available at Amazon.com for $399.99 and qualifies for FREE Super Saver Shipping or free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime.** Dash Express comes with a FREE three-month trial period and monthly rates are available for as low as $9.99. As part of any service plan provided by Dash, customers get data usage, including all map and software updates, traffic information as part of the Dash Driver Network, access to Yahoo! Local search and unlimited access to MyDash. There are no extra cellular or WiFi charges-Dash takes care of it all. More information about the Dash Express and Dash Navigation is available at www.dash.net. ** Some restrictions apply; see www.amazon.com for details. About Dash Navigation, Inc. Dash Navigation finds the smartest way for people to get from A to B, and find everything in between. The company is located in Sunnyvale, Calif. and is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, Skymoon Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Artis Capital and ZenShin Capital Partners. For more information visit Dash Navigation at www.dash.net. 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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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. *Some extremely large map updates may require a USB connection **Dash purchasers will receive one month free Dash Service at initial turn-on and two additional free months Dash Service after registering at www.mydash.net. The Dash Service is available for as little as $9.99 per month. Note: Dash Product and Dash Service subscription sold separately. Other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee to reactivate a deactivated Dash Product, may apply. The Dash Service and fees are subject to change, at any time as set forth in the Dash Service Agreement available at www.dash.net.

<p><em>Award-Winning Dash Express Now Available for $399.99 to Amazon.com Customers</em></p><p>SUNNYVALE, Calif., and SEATTLE, March 27, 2008 - Dash NavigationTM, Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that the highly anticipated Dash Express™, the first Internet-connected GPS device, is now shipping. Designed to deliver the most accurate traffic and destination information to consumers in their cars every day, the Dash Express is available for purchase immediately in Amazon.com's Electronics store at www.amazon.com/gps.</p><p>With two-way connectivity, Dash Express delivers traffic and destination information in exciting new ways, and offers a wide range of unique capabilities.</p><p>Key features include:</p><p>TruTraffic™: Powered by the Dash Driver Network.</p><ul><ul>Dash approaches traffic in an entirely different way - by collecting information from other people driving real commute routes, during real commute times. Each Dash Express anonymously and automatically sends its position and speed back to Dash's servers. The servers then update all of the other Dash devices in the area with current road speeds, providing the most up-to-date traffic information available. The larger the Dash Network grows, the better traffic information becomes. Even the first Dash devices in an area get great traffic data since Dash also receives traffic information from road sensors, commercial fleets and other sources through its partnership with Inrix, the premier traffic data provider in the U.S. Dash adds further value by using these initial cars to calibrate the sensor data. The Dash Driver Network provides coverage on nearly 2 million miles of U.S. roads, and offers the only source of traffic flow data for arterials in addition to highways. The Dash traffic model also tracks approximately 10 times more road segments than any competitive products.</ul></ul><p>Internet-connected: Live content in your car.</p><ul><ul>Unlike other GPS devices that can only access content from a static, pre-loaded database, Dash provides the most current, locally relevant information by using the power of the Internet, including Yahoo!® Local search and other trusted websites. With a touch of a button, customers can find everything from the cheapest gas station (and sort by price) to the latest concerts, the best restaurants, the closest yoga studios, dog-friendly parks or even nearby apartments for rent.</ul></ul><p>AutoUpdate: Advanced and always up to date.</p><ul><ul>With its exclusive AutoUpdate feature, Dash has the unique ability to update and improve the Dash Express without requiring customers to connect it to a computer. Dash can automatically and wirelessly update software, maps*, and historical traffic information.</ul></ul><p>MyDash: Plan and personalize from your PC.</p><ul>Using the Send2Car™ feature, customers can send any address from the Web or e-mail directly to their device in seconds. Customers can even use the MyDash website to find or create new search lists and categories, and send them right to the Dash Express.</ul><p>"With more and more customers visiting Amazon to research and buy GPS devices, our goal is to continue to offer a wide selection and exclusive access to the latest and greatest consumer technologies," said Paul Ryder, vice president of Consumer Electronics at Amazon.com. "GPS is one of the fastest-growing consumer electronics categories and we are pleased to be partnering with Dash to bring their next-generation solution to our customers."</p><p>"The synergy between Dash and Amazon make this a perfect pairing to bring this first-of-its-kind product to market," said Paul Lego, CEO of Dash Navigation. "Amazon understands and caters to our tech-savvy target customers and Amazon's Electronics store is one of the first places they turn to for product information and customer reviews. We can't wait to get the Dash Express into the market so that we can start providing great real-time information to consumers in their cars every day."</p><p>"Personal navigation devices have to transform into dynamic services that go beyond simple directions and provide daily relevance to consumers," said Thilo Koslowski, vice president and automotive practice leader at Gartner. "Successful navigation offerings will leverage network-based and community-generated data insights to offer a complete navigation experience and to build the foundation for new innovative location-based services in the future."</p><p>Pricing and availability</p><p>The Dash Express is available at Amazon.com for $399.99 and qualifies for FREE Super Saver Shipping or free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime.** Dash Express comes with a FREE three-month trial period and monthly rates are available for as low as $9.99. As part of any service plan provided by Dash, customers get data usage, including all map and software updates, traffic information as part of the Dash Driver Network, access to Yahoo! Local search and unlimited access to MyDash. There are no extra cellular or WiFi charges-Dash takes care of it all.</p><p>More information about the Dash Express and Dash Navigation is available at www.dash.net.</p><p>** Some restrictions apply; see www.amazon.com for details.</p><p>About Dash Navigation, Inc.</p><p>Dash Navigation finds the smartest way for people to get from A to B, and find everything in between. The company is located in Sunnyvale, Calif. and is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers, Sequoia Capital, Skymoon Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Artis Capital and ZenShin Capital Partners. For more information visit Dash Navigation at www.dash.net.</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>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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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>*Some extremely large map updates may require a USB connection</p><p>**Dash purchasers will receive one month free Dash Service at initial turn-on and two additional free months Dash Service after registering at www.mydash.net. The Dash Service is available for as little as $9.99 per month.</p><p>Note: Dash Product and Dash Service subscription sold separately. Other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee to reactivate a deactivated Dash Product, may apply. The Dash Service and fees are subject to change, at any time as set forth in the Dash Service Agreement available at www.dash.net.</p>

CreateSpace Dramatically Lowers the Costs of Publishing for Authors and Publishing Professionals with New Pro Plan Pricing

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CreateSpace-Dramatically-Lowers-the-Costs-of-Publishing-for-Authors-and-Publishing-Professionals-with-New-Pro-Plan-Pricing

03/25/2008 00:00:00

CreateSpace Dramatically Lowers the Costs of Publishing for Authors and Publishing Professionals with New Pro Plan Pricing

03/25/2008

2008

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Mar 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc., group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the CreateSpace Pro Plan, a new program that provides self-published authors and publishing professionals with access to lower book printing prices and increased royalties on Amazon.com and other channels via the CreateSpace Books on Demand service. "Pro Plan gives authors and publishers easy, self-service access to the print pricing they want without all of the hassles of managing inventory and distribution. They also get the best possible availability on Amazon.com," said Dana LoPiccolo-Giles, co-founder and managing director for CreateSpace. "Now authors and publishers are no longer forced to make a tradeoff between the convenience of no-inventory, on-demand fulfillment and better economics for their books." Members who want to self-publish using the CreateSpace Books on Demand service now have two options: they can continue to sign up at no charge using CreateSpace's Standard pricing plan, or they can take advantage of the new Pro Plan pricing model by paying a $50 one-time setup fee per title to gain access to increased royalty payments and deeply discounted print pricing. The program works on a title-by-title basis. Members can upgrade from Standard to Pro Plan at any time, allowing them to test demand for their book with Standard pricing and upgrade to Pro Plan pricing. With both Standard and Pro Plan, CreateSpace members can distribute both black-and-white- and color-interior books on Amazon.com, their free CreateSpace eStore and their own website. Furthermore, members retain all copyrights to their work, set their own list price and have the option to use their own imprint name and ISBN or be assigned a free CreateSpace ISBN. "The sales for my first book have been amazing and I couldn't have done it without CreateSpace," said CreateSpace Pro Plan member Michelle L. Long, author of "Successful QuickBooks Consulting." "I'm a CPA, and wrote the book to support my consulting business and enhance my reputation. I am extremely busy and liked how easy it was to set up my book on Amazon and my own website using the CreateSpace service. Soon after I set it up, I was making thousands of dollars a month in royalties without having to deal with shipping books to customers. Signing up for CreateSpace Pro and making even more money was simply a no brainer!" To find out more about CreateSpace Pro Plan pricing or to download a free price comparison calculator to determine which plan is right for your book, please visit http://www.createspace.com/Products/BooksPrices.jsp. 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. 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. For CreateSpace:MWW GroupVeronica White, 206-505-8392vwhite@mww.comorAmazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Mar 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc., group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the CreateSpace Pro Plan, a new program that provides self-published authors and publishing professionals with access to lower book printing prices and increased royalties on Amazon.com and other channels via the CreateSpace Books on Demand service.</p><p>"Pro Plan gives authors and publishers easy, self-service access to the print pricing they want without all of the hassles of managing inventory and distribution. They also get the best possible availability on Amazon.com," said Dana LoPiccolo-Giles, co-founder and managing director for CreateSpace. "Now authors and publishers are no longer forced to make a tradeoff between the convenience of no-inventory, on-demand fulfillment and better economics for their books."</p><p>Members who want to self-publish using the CreateSpace Books on Demand service now have two options: they can continue to sign up at no charge using CreateSpace's Standard pricing plan, or they can take advantage of the new Pro Plan pricing model by paying a $50 one-time setup fee per title to gain access to increased royalty payments and deeply discounted print pricing. The program works on a title-by-title basis. Members can upgrade from Standard to Pro Plan at any time, allowing them to test demand for their book with Standard pricing and upgrade to Pro Plan pricing.</p><p>With both Standard and Pro Plan, CreateSpace members can distribute both black-and-white- and color-interior books on Amazon.com, their free CreateSpace eStore and their own website. Furthermore, members retain all copyrights to their work, set their own list price and have the option to use their own imprint name and ISBN or be assigned a free CreateSpace ISBN.</p><p>"The sales for my first book have been amazing and I couldn't have done it without CreateSpace," said CreateSpace Pro Plan member Michelle L. Long, author of "Successful QuickBooks Consulting." "I'm a CPA, and wrote the book to support my consulting business and enhance my reputation. I am extremely busy and liked how easy it was to set up my book on Amazon and my own website using the CreateSpace service. Soon after I set it up, I was making thousands of dollars a month in royalties without having to deal with shipping books to customers. Signing up for CreateSpace Pro and making even more money was simply a no brainer!"</p><p>To find out more about CreateSpace Pro Plan pricing or to download a free price comparison calculator to determine which plan is right for your book, please visit http://www.createspace.com/Products/BooksPrices.jsp.</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>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>For CreateSpace:MWW GroupVeronica White, 206-505-8392vwhite@mww.comorAmazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Completes Acquisition of Audible

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03/19/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Completes Acquisition of Audible

03/19/2008

2008

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL). Audible is the leading provider of spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Through its websites in the US and UK and alliances in Germany and France, Audible offers over 80,000 programs, including audiobooks and other spoken word content from more than 520 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Upon the closing of the acquisition, all remaining outstanding Audible shares, other than those held by stockholders who properly perfect appraisal rights under Delaware law, were converted into the right to receive $11.50 per share in cash. As a result of the transaction, Audible has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of 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, 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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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.com Media Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL).</p><p>Audible is the leading provider of spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Through its websites in the US and UK and alliances in Germany and France, Audible offers over 80,000 programs, including audiobooks and other spoken word content from more than 520 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices.</p><p>Upon the closing of the acquisition, all remaining outstanding Audible shares, other than those held by stockholders who properly perfect appraisal rights under Delaware law, were converted into the right to receive $11.50 per share in cash. As a result of the transaction, Audible has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of 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, 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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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.com Media Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Completes Tender Offer for Audible

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Amazon.com Completes Tender Offer for Audible

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL). The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, March 14, 2008. As of such time, an aggregate of approximately 21.5 million shares of Audible common stock, or approximately 86.9% of Audible's outstanding shares, had been tendered into, and not withdrawn from, the offer. These shares, together with shares owned by Amazon.com prior to the commencement of the offer, represent 89.4% of Audible's outstanding shares. All tendered shares have been accepted in accordance with the terms of the tender offer. Amazon.com intends to exercise its right under the merger agreement to purchase from Audible, at a price per share of $11.50, the number of newly issued shares of Audible necessary for Amazon.com to own more than 90% of Audible's outstanding shares. Amazon.com intends to complete the merger contemplated by the merger agreement as soon as practicable thereafter, with Audible becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com. On February 11, 2008, Amazon.com, through its wholly-owned subsidiary AZBC Holdings, Inc., commenced a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Audible at a price of $11.50 per share net to the seller in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes), without interest thereon, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger among Amazon.com, AZBC Holdings and Audible. 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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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 Audible.com Audible (www.audible.com) is the leader in spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Audible and its wholly owned subsidiary, Audible.co.uk, have almost 200,000 hours of audio programs from more than 520 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible's alliances in Germany and France offer an additional 20,000 hours of audio programming. Audible is the pre-eminent provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple's iTunes Store. Audible has a headquarters in Newark, NJ, and an office in London, England. Audible, audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc., trademarks. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL). The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, March 14, 2008.</p><p>As of such time, an aggregate of approximately 21.5 million shares of Audible common stock, or approximately 86.9% of Audible's outstanding shares, had been tendered into, and not withdrawn from, the offer. These shares, together with shares owned by Amazon.com prior to the commencement of the offer, represent 89.4% of Audible's outstanding shares. All tendered shares have been accepted in accordance with the terms of the tender offer.</p><p>Amazon.com intends to exercise its right under the merger agreement to purchase from Audible, at a price per share of $11.50, the number of newly issued shares of Audible necessary for Amazon.com to own more than 90% of Audible's outstanding shares. Amazon.com intends to complete the merger contemplated by the merger agreement as soon as practicable thereafter, with Audible becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com.</p><p>On February 11, 2008, Amazon.com, through its wholly-owned subsidiary AZBC Holdings, Inc., commenced a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Audible at a price of $11.50 per share net to the seller in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes), without interest thereon, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger among Amazon.com, AZBC Holdings and Audible.</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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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 Audible.com</p><p>Audible (www.audible.com) is the leader in spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Audible and its wholly owned subsidiary, Audible.co.uk, have almost 200,000 hours of audio programs from more than 520 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible's alliances in Germany and France offer an additional 20,000 hours of audio programming. Audible is the pre-eminent provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple's iTunes Store. Audible has a headquarters in Newark, NJ, and an office in London, England. Audible, audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc., trademarks.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Launches New Applications on Facebook(R) Platform--''Amazon Giver'' and ''Amazon Grapevine'' Let Facebook Users Share and Buy Products Their Friends Want from Amazon.com

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Amazon Launches New Applications on Facebook(R) Platform--''Amazon Giver'' and ''Amazon Grapevine'' Let Facebook Users Share and Buy Products Their Friends Want from Amazon.com

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Use Amazon Giver to let your Facebook friends know and buy what you wish for, as well as gift suggestions, and Amazon Grapevine to show your friends what you've been up to on Amazon.com, such as writing Customer Reviews, adding items to your Wish List, and tagging products SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched two applications on Facebook Platform, Amazon Giver and Amazon Grapevine, allowing Facebook users to see and purchase what their friends want through their Amazon Wish Lists, as well as recent public activity on Amazon. Amazon Giver allows users to see what their friends on Facebook have on their Amazon Wish Lists. Users can choose to purchase a gift for them from Amazon.com via the application, or view suggested items based on interests they have listed on their Facebook profile. Amazon Grapevine allows users to see friends' activity on Amazon.com, such as when they update their Wish List, write a review or tag a product, via News Feed updates. Both Amazon Giver and Amazon Grapevine share only the information with Facebook users' friends that each user has affirmatively chosen to share via an opt-in mechanism. "Amazon.com is pleased to bring the convenience of shopping on Amazon to our customers, many of whom are also Facebook users, with the Amazon Giver and Amazon Grapevine applications on Facebook Platform," said Eva Manolis, vice president, Amazon.com. "By combining Amazon's vast selection of products with Facebook's millions of users, we are able to make activities like gift-giving more efficient and rewarding for Facebook users." The Amazon Giver application that launched today allows Facebook users to purchase gifts directly from Amazon.com for their friends on Facebook. By adding the Amazon Giver application to their profile, users can choose to view products from friends' Amazon Wish Lists, or recommendations based on what any friend has listed as likes and interests on their Facebook profile. When a user decides to purchase something for a friend, they are directed to a secure Amazon.com checkout page. During checkout, the user can choose payment method and shipping address. If a user buys a gift off of a friend's Amazon Wish List, they can ship it directly to the recipient without entering their address because the friend has also registered a recognized Amazon.com account when they added the application to their page. In order to view friends' Wish Lists, all users must set their Wish Lists to "public" on Amazon.com. Any Wish Lists set as "private" will not be displayed. Amazon Grapevine allows you to share what you've been doing on Amazon.com with your Facebook friends via Facebook's News Feed. For example, if a Facebook user with the Amazon Grapevine application updates their Wish List, writes a review or tags a product, their friends will see what they've done as an update in their News Feed. Facebook users can choose what type of activity they would like to share with their friends, as activity updates are entirely opt-in. Facebook is a social utility that offers an efficient way for people to stay connected with their friends and the people around them. Facebook users communicate and share information through the social graph, the network of connections and relationships between people. The Facebook Platform is a development platform that enables companies and engineers to integrate with Facebook and gain access to millions of users. 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. Facebook(R) is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>Use Amazon Giver to let your Facebook friends know and buy what you wish for, as well as gift suggestions, and Amazon Grapevine to show your friends what you've been up to on Amazon.com, such as writing Customer Reviews, adding items to your Wish List, and tagging products</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched two applications on Facebook Platform, Amazon Giver and Amazon Grapevine, allowing Facebook users to see and purchase what their friends want through their Amazon Wish Lists, as well as recent public activity on Amazon. Amazon Giver allows users to see what their friends on Facebook have on their Amazon Wish Lists. Users can choose to purchase a gift for them from Amazon.com via the application, or view suggested items based on interests they have listed on their Facebook profile. Amazon Grapevine allows users to see friends' activity on Amazon.com, such as when they update their Wish List, write a review or tag a product, via News Feed updates. Both Amazon Giver and Amazon Grapevine share only the information with Facebook users' friends that each user has affirmatively chosen to share via an opt-in mechanism.</p><p>"Amazon.com is pleased to bring the convenience of shopping on Amazon to our customers, many of whom are also Facebook users, with the Amazon Giver and Amazon Grapevine applications on Facebook Platform," said Eva Manolis, vice president, Amazon.com. "By combining Amazon's vast selection of products with Facebook's millions of users, we are able to make activities like gift-giving more efficient and rewarding for Facebook users."</p><p>The Amazon Giver application that launched today allows Facebook users to purchase gifts directly from Amazon.com for their friends on Facebook. By adding the Amazon Giver application to their profile, users can choose to view products from friends' Amazon Wish Lists, or recommendations based on what any friend has listed as likes and interests on their Facebook profile. When a user decides to purchase something for a friend, they are directed to a secure Amazon.com checkout page. During checkout, the user can choose payment method and shipping address. If a user buys a gift off of a friend's Amazon Wish List, they can ship it directly to the recipient without entering their address because the friend has also registered a recognized Amazon.com account when they added the application to their page. In order to view friends' Wish Lists, all users must set their Wish Lists to "public" on Amazon.com. Any Wish Lists set as "private" will not be displayed.</p><p>Amazon Grapevine allows you to share what you've been doing on Amazon.com with your Facebook friends via Facebook's News Feed. For example, if a Facebook user with the Amazon Grapevine application updates their Wish List, writes a review or tags a product, their friends will see what they've done as an update in their News Feed. Facebook users can choose what type of activity they would like to share with their friends, as activity updates are entirely opt-in.</p><p>Facebook is a social utility that offers an efficient way for people to stay connected with their friends and the people around them. Facebook users communicate and share information through the social graph, the network of connections and relationships between people. The Facebook Platform is a development platform that enables companies and engineers to integrate with Facebook and gain access to millions of users.</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>Facebook(R) is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon.com Completes Initial Tender Offer for Audible and Announces Subsequent Offering Period to Expire March 14, 2008

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Amazon.com Completes Initial Tender Offer for Audible and Announces Subsequent Offering Period to Expire March 14, 2008

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the completion of its initial tender offer for all outstanding shares of Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL). The tender offer expired at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, at the end of Monday, March 10, 2008. As of such time, an aggregate of approximately 20.5 million shares of Audible common stock (including approximately 773,000 shares that were tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures) had been tendered into, and not withdrawn from, the offer. All of such shares have been accepted in accordance with the terms of the tender offer. The accepted shares, together with the Audible shares already owned by Amazon.com, represent over 87% of Audible's outstanding shares. As of 9:00 a.m. New York City time on March 11, 2008, Amazon.com will commence a subsequent offering period for all remaining shares of Audible stock. The subsequent offering period will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on Friday, March 14, 2008, unless extended. During this subsequent offering period, Audible stockholders who did not previously tender their shares into the offer may do so and will promptly receive the same $11.50 per share net to the seller in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes), without interest thereon, offered to stockholders tendering in the initial offering period. No withdrawal rights will apply to any Audible shares tendered during the subsequent offering period. After expiration of the subsequent offering period, as it may be extended, Amazon.com intends to complete the merger contemplated by the merger agreement as soon as practicable, with Audible becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com. Securities Law Disclosure This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The solicitation and the offer to buy shares of Audible common stock have been made pursuant to an offer to purchase on Schedule TO and related materials that Amazon.com filed with the SEC on February 11, 2008, as amended. Audible also filed a solicitation/recommendation statement with respect to the offer on Schedule 14D-9 on February 11, 2008, as amended. Audible stockholders and other investors should read these materials carefully when they become available because they will contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the offer. Audible stockholders and other investors will be able to obtain copies of these materials without charge from the SEC through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov; from Georgeson Inc., the information agent for the offer, toll-free at 866-328-5439 (banks and brokers call 212-440-9800); from Amazon.com (with respect to documents filed by Amazon.com with the SEC) by going to Amazon.com's Investor Relations Website at www.amazon.com/ir; or from Audible (with respect to documents filed by Audible with the SEC) by going to Audible's Investor Relations Website at www.audible.com/ir. Stockholders and other investors are urged to read those materials carefully prior to making any decisions with respect to the offer. 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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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 Audible.com Audible (www.audible.com) is the leader in spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Audible and its wholly owned subsidiary, Audible.co.uk, have almost 200,000 hours of audio programs from more than 520 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible's alliances in Germany and France offer an additional 20,000 hours of audio programming. Audible is the pre-eminent provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple's iTunes Store. Audible has a headquarters in Newark, NJ, and an office in London, England. Audible, audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc., trademarks. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the completion of its initial tender offer for all outstanding shares of Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL). The tender offer expired at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, at the end of Monday, March 10, 2008.</p><p>As of such time, an aggregate of approximately 20.5 million shares of Audible common stock (including approximately 773,000 shares that were tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures) had been tendered into, and not withdrawn from, the offer. All of such shares have been accepted in accordance with the terms of the tender offer. The accepted shares, together with the Audible shares already owned by Amazon.com, represent over 87% of Audible's outstanding shares.</p><p>As of 9:00 a.m. New York City time on March 11, 2008, Amazon.com will commence a subsequent offering period for all remaining shares of Audible stock. The subsequent offering period will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on Friday, March 14, 2008, unless extended. During this subsequent offering period, Audible stockholders who did not previously tender their shares into the offer may do so and will promptly receive the same $11.50 per share net to the seller in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes), without interest thereon, offered to stockholders tendering in the initial offering period. No withdrawal rights will apply to any Audible shares tendered during the subsequent offering period.</p><p>After expiration of the subsequent offering period, as it may be extended, Amazon.com intends to complete the merger contemplated by the merger agreement as soon as practicable, with Audible becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com.</p><p>Securities Law Disclosure</p><p>This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The solicitation and the offer to buy shares of Audible common stock have been made pursuant to an offer to purchase on Schedule TO and related materials that Amazon.com filed with the SEC on February 11, 2008, as amended. Audible also filed a solicitation/recommendation statement with respect to the offer on Schedule 14D-9 on February 11, 2008, as amended. Audible stockholders and other investors should read these materials carefully when they become available because they will contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the offer. Audible stockholders and other investors will be able to obtain copies of these materials without charge from the SEC through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov; from Georgeson Inc., the information agent for the offer, toll-free at 866-328-5439 (banks and brokers call 212-440-9800); from Amazon.com (with respect to documents filed by Amazon.com with the SEC) by going to Amazon.com's Investor Relations Website at www.amazon.com/ir; or from Audible (with respect to documents filed by Audible with the SEC) by going to Audible's Investor Relations Website at www.audible.com/ir. Stockholders and other investors are urged to read those materials carefully prior to making any decisions with respect to the offer.</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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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 Audible.com</p><p>Audible (www.audible.com) is the leader in spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Audible and its wholly owned subsidiary, Audible.co.uk, have almost 200,000 hours of audio programs from more than 520 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible's alliances in Germany and France offer an additional 20,000 hours of audio programming. Audible is the pre-eminent provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple's iTunes Store. Audible has a headquarters in Newark, NJ, and an office in London, England. Audible, audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc., trademarks.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon's Askville.com Hosts Virtual Town Square with Bestselling Authors to Discuss Diet and Nutrition

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Amazon's Askville.com Hosts Virtual Town Square with Bestselling Authors to Discuss Diet and Nutrition

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Amazon and Askville Users Will Be Able to Ask Questions and Get Answers from a Panel of Bestselling Authors Who Are Experts in Dieting and Nutrition SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2008--As part of National Nutrition Month, Askville.com, an Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) website, today announced it will be hosting a Virtual Town Square panel where users can ask questions and get answers from a group of distinguished authors who have written bestselling books on dieting and nutrition. Askville.com users can submit any question about dieting and nutrition to the panel of authors until midnight, March 23, and also vote on their favorite questions submitted by the community. The panel of authors will submit answers to select questions, with each of their answers revealed on March 31. The panel of authors includes Matt Goulding, food and nutrition editor of Men's Health magazine and co-author of Eat This Not That: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!; Jim Karas, author of The Cardio-Free Diet; T. Colin Campbell, PhD, author of The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health; and Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman, authors of Skinny Bitch. "Getting advice on diet and nutrition from a distinguished panel of experts is a great way of using Askville to help get answers to difficult questions," said Joseph Park, Director of Askville.com. "The Virtual Town Square on Askville will also allow our community to come together and share their experiences on diet and nutrition while getting qualified answers from our expert panel." "Nutrition and healthy eating is such an important part of everyone's lives," said Park. "We believe Askville.com is a great resource for people to ask tough, personal questions and get practical and useful advice from either our expert panel of authors or from our community. We are excited to assemble such a distinguished group of experts who can give Amazon and Askville users great advice on how to live and eat healthier each and every day." Askville.com is now available to any Amazon customer around the world who has made a purchase at an Amazon site. Users who are not Amazon customers may gain access to Askville.com by authenticating themselves via mobile phone in most countries. About Askville.com Askville.com is a community-driven, knowledge-based marketplace where online users can ask and answer questions, share their knowledge, and meet others with similar interests. Askville.com launched in December 2006 and is currently in beta-testing. Askville is an Amazon.com website. Amazon operates the website www.askville.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:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Amazon and Askville Users Will Be Able to Ask Questions and Get Answers from a Panel of Bestselling Authors Who Are Experts in Dieting and Nutrition</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2008--As part of National Nutrition Month, Askville.com, an Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) website, today announced it will be hosting a Virtual Town Square panel where users can ask questions and get answers from a group of distinguished authors who have written bestselling books on dieting and nutrition. Askville.com users can submit any question about dieting and nutrition to the panel of authors until midnight, March 23, and also vote on their favorite questions submitted by the community. The panel of authors will submit answers to select questions, with each of their answers revealed on March 31.</p><p>The panel of authors includes Matt Goulding, food and nutrition editor of Men's Health magazine and co-author of Eat This Not That: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!; Jim Karas, author of The Cardio-Free Diet; T. Colin Campbell, PhD, author of The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health; and Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman, authors of Skinny Bitch.</p><p>"Getting advice on diet and nutrition from a distinguished panel of experts is a great way of using Askville to help get answers to difficult questions," said Joseph Park, Director of Askville.com. "The Virtual Town Square on Askville will also allow our community to come together and share their experiences on diet and nutrition while getting qualified answers from our expert panel."</p><p>"Nutrition and healthy eating is such an important part of everyone's lives," said Park. "We believe Askville.com is a great resource for people to ask tough, personal questions and get practical and useful advice from either our expert panel of authors or from our community. We are excited to assemble such a distinguished group of experts who can give Amazon and Askville users great advice on how to live and eat healthier each and every day."</p><p>Askville.com is now available to any Amazon customer around the world who has made a purchase at an Amazon site. Users who are not Amazon customers may gain access to Askville.com by authenticating themselves via mobile phone in most countries.</p><p>About Askville.com</p><p>Askville.com is a community-driven, knowledge-based marketplace where online users can ask and answer questions, share their knowledge, and meet others with similar interests. Askville.com launched in December 2006 and is currently in beta-testing. Askville is an Amazon.com website. Amazon operates the website www.askville.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>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Reveal Top 10 Finalists for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

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Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Reveal Top 10 Finalists for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

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Amazon Customers Can Now Vote to Choose the Grand Prize Winner at http://www.amazon.com/abna Winner to be Announced in New York City on April 7 NEW YORK and SEATTLE, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten finalists have been chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 qualified writers in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA), a contest in search of the next popular novel, sponsored by Amazon.com, Penguin Group (USA), and HP. From now through March 31, the public can go to http://www.amazon.com/abna and vote for their favorite work by reading, rating and reviewing excerpts of the Top 10 finalists' submissions. The winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award will be unveiled in New York City on Monday, April 7, 2008 and will be awarded a publishing contract with Penguin Group (USA). The Top 10 finalists and the titles of their respective novels, are (in alphabetical order): Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan, Ypsilanti, MI Mr. Dolan edits an academic journal by day but yearns to publish mysteries like his favorite authors Harlan Coben and Raymond Chandler. The Butterflies of Grand Canyon by Margaret Erhart, Flagstaff, AZ Ms. Erhart teaches creative writing through the poetry of Pablo Neruda to middle schoolers on a Navajo reservation. Casting Off by Nicole Dickson, Greensboro, NC Ms. Dickson completed her manuscript while commuting to and from her job at Macy's. Fresh Kills by Bill Loehfelm, New Orleans, LA Mr. Loehfelm is a retired high school English teacher who currently bartends at night and writes by day. The Hellraiser of the Hollywood Hills: A McAfee Twins Novel by Jennifer Colt, Santa Monica, CA Ms. Colt is a former screenwriter for Miramax. Motherless Children by Randall Luce, Montgomery Village, MD Mr. Luce is a paralegal with an advanced degree in Anthropology, who based his manuscript on the deeply stirring research and interviews he had conducted while writing a thesis on social change in the Deep South. The Prospect of My Arrival by Dwight Okita, Chicago, IL Mr. Okita works as an office manager for a non-profit in Chicago and is a playwright on the side. Ring of Lies by Karen Laugel, Woodbridge, CT Ms. Laugel is a pediatrician who conceived her medical thriller after- hours. The Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica Eisdorfer, Carrboro, NC Ms. Eisdorfer is the longtime manager of a college bookstore in North Carolina, whose historical novel was inspired by her literary heroes Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. Wrecking Civilization Before Lunch by John Ring, Shawnee, KS Mr. Ring is a computer programmer who's been writing on the side for the past 20 years. The 10 finalists' work represents a diverse range of genres, perspectives, themes and literary styles. Although the 10 writers come from across the country, they all share the common dream of having their manuscript chosen by Amazon customers as the Grand Prize winner on April 7 and having their novel subsequently published by Penguin Group (USA). Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA), commented: "The range of imagination among the finalists is incredibly broad. Each manuscript has a distinct voice and setting, and it will be fascinating to see which novel ultimately ends up capturing the interest of readers everywhere." Russell Grandinetti, Vice President of Books at Amazon.com, said: "Our goal with the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award was to provide our customers with an exciting, significant voice in discovering the next popular novel. Now Amazon customers have the exciting chance to make the final decision on what that breakthrough novel will be." Rich Raimondi, Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Graphic Arts Organization, HP, said: "We are excited to be helping these writers to the next phase of their careers as published authors. For more than a year, Amazon has relied on HP Indigo presses for the production of offset-quality books on demand, and the ABNA runner-up finalists will see the benefits of this relationship in the first printed copies of their novels." Over the five month course of the contest, a virtual community of readers and writers has emerged on the ABNA discussion boards, where members are able to encourage, critique and become friends with one another. One of the Top 10 finalists commented: "The community that has been created online by the contest is very, very cool," and added that he expects to remain in touch with many of the other entrants he has befriended during the contest. Another Top 10 finalist has been using the virtual world, like many others, to track the feedback from the public on his submission. The Top 10 finalists' excerpts will be accompanied by the reviews and rankings they received in previous stages of the contest from Amazon Reviewers and Publishers Weekly. The Top 10 finalists' works are now being read by a prestigious panel of top publishing industry professionals, including: Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love; literary critic John Freeman, President of the National Book Critics' Circle (NBCC); literary agent Eric Simonoff, Co-Director of Janklow & Nesbit Associates; and Publisher Amy Einhorn, of Amy Einhorn Books. These experts will each read all 10 manuscripts and, on or about March 17th, post their comments on Amazon.com. NOTE TO THE PRESS: The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, sponsored by Amazon.com, 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 customers can now choose the grand prize winner by going to http://www.amazon.com/abna. The winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award will be announced on April 7, 2008. The grand prize winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award will receive 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 50-inch Plasma TV, Digital Entertainment Center, 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 from Amazon worth $2,400. The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is sponsored by Penguin Group (USA); HP, Amazon's preferred color print-on-demand vendor; and CreateSpace. To vote on the Top 10 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award finalists and help select the winner, visit http://www.amazon.com/abna. 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 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. 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings. SOURCE Penguin Group (USA) CONTACT: Marilyn Ducksworth, +1-212-366-2564, marilyn.ducksworth@us.penguingroup.com, or Stephanie Sorensen, +1-212-366-2576, stephanie.sorensen@us.penguingroup.com, both of Penguin Group (USA); or Amazon Media Hotline, +1-206-266-7180, or Kristine Snyder of HP, +1-949-548-4995, kristine.snyder@hp.com Web site:http://www.penguin.comhttp://www.amazon.com/abnahttp://www.amazon.com

<p>Amazon Customers Can Now Vote to Choose the Grand Prize Winner at http://www.amazon.com/abna</p><p>Winner to be Announced in New York City on April 7</p><p>NEW YORK and SEATTLE, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten finalists have been chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 qualified writers in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA), a contest in search of the next popular novel, sponsored by Amazon.com, Penguin Group (USA), and HP. From now through March 31, the public can go to http://www.amazon.com/abna and vote for their favorite work by reading, rating and reviewing excerpts of the Top 10 finalists' submissions. The winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award will be unveiled in New York City on Monday, April 7, 2008 and will be awarded a publishing contract with Penguin Group (USA).</p><p>The Top 10 finalists and the titles of their respective novels, are (in alphabetical order):</p><ul>Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan, Ypsilanti, MI Mr. Dolan edits an academic journal by day but yearns to publish mysteries like his favorite authors Harlan Coben and Raymond Chandler.The Butterflies of Grand Canyon by Margaret Erhart, Flagstaff, AZ Ms. Erhart teaches creative writing through the poetry of Pablo Neruda to middle schoolers on a Navajo reservation.Casting Off by Nicole Dickson, Greensboro, NC Ms. Dickson completed her manuscript while commuting to and from her job at Macy's.Fresh Kills by Bill Loehfelm, New Orleans, LA Mr. Loehfelm is a retired high school English teacher who currently bartends at night and writes by day.The Hellraiser of the Hollywood Hills: A McAfee Twins Novel by Jennifer Colt, Santa Monica, CA Ms. Colt is a former screenwriter for Miramax.Motherless Children by Randall Luce, Montgomery Village, MD Mr. Luce is a paralegal with an advanced degree in Anthropology, who based his manuscript on the deeply stirring research and interviews he had conducted while writing a thesis on social change in the Deep South.The Prospect of My Arrival by Dwight Okita, Chicago, IL Mr. Okita works as an office manager for a non-profit in Chicago and is a playwright on the side.Ring of Lies by Karen Laugel, Woodbridge, CT Ms. Laugel is a pediatrician who conceived her medical thriller after- hours.The Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica Eisdorfer, Carrboro, NC Ms. Eisdorfer is the longtime manager of a college bookstore in North Carolina, whose historical novel was inspired by her literary heroes Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.Wrecking Civilization Before Lunch by John Ring, Shawnee, KS Mr. Ring is a computer programmer who's been writing on the side for the past 20 years.</ul><p>The 10 finalists' work represents a diverse range of genres, perspectives, themes and literary styles. Although the 10 writers come from across the country, they all share the common dream of having their manuscript chosen by Amazon customers as the Grand Prize winner on April 7 and having their novel subsequently published by Penguin Group (USA).</p><p>Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA), commented: "The range of imagination among the finalists is incredibly broad. Each manuscript has a distinct voice and setting, and it will be fascinating to see which novel ultimately ends up capturing the interest of readers everywhere."</p><p>Russell Grandinetti, Vice President of Books at Amazon.com, said: "Our goal with the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award was to provide our customers with an exciting, significant voice in discovering the next popular novel. Now Amazon customers have the exciting chance to make the final decision on what that breakthrough novel will be."</p><p>Rich Raimondi, Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Graphic Arts Organization, HP, said: "We are excited to be helping these writers to the next phase of their careers as published authors. For more than a year, Amazon has relied on HP Indigo presses for the production of offset-quality books on demand, and the ABNA runner-up finalists will see the benefits of this relationship in the first printed copies of their novels."</p><p>Over the five month course of the contest, a virtual community of readers and writers has emerged on the ABNA discussion boards, where members are able to encourage, critique and become friends with one another. One of the Top 10 finalists commented: "The community that has been created online by the contest is very, very cool," and added that he expects to remain in touch with many of the other entrants he has befriended during the contest. Another Top 10 finalist has been using the virtual world, like many others, to track the feedback from the public on his submission.</p><p>The Top 10 finalists' excerpts will be accompanied by the reviews and rankings they received in previous stages of the contest from Amazon Reviewers and Publishers Weekly. The Top 10 finalists' works are now being read by a prestigious panel of top publishing industry professionals, including: Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love; literary critic John Freeman, President of the National Book Critics' Circle (NBCC); literary agent Eric Simonoff, Co-Director of Janklow &amp; Nesbit Associates; and Publisher Amy Einhorn, of Amy Einhorn Books. These experts will each read all 10 manuscripts and, on or about March 17th, post their comments on Amazon.com.</p><p>NOTE TO THE PRESS:</p><p>The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, sponsored by Amazon.com, 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 customers can now choose the grand prize winner by going to http://www.amazon.com/abna. The winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award will be announced on April 7, 2008.</p><p>The grand prize winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award will receive 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 50-inch Plasma TV, Digital Entertainment Center, 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 from Amazon worth $2,400.</p><p>The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is sponsored by Penguin Group (USA); HP, Amazon's preferred color print-on-demand vendor; and CreateSpace.</p><p>To vote on the Top 10 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award finalists and help select the winner, visit http://www.amazon.com/abna.</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 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>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, 2006, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE Penguin Group (USA)</p><p>CONTACT: Marilyn Ducksworth, +1-212-366-2564, marilyn.ducksworth@us.penguingroup.com, or Stephanie Sorensen, +1-212-366-2576, stephanie.sorensen@us.penguingroup.com, both of Penguin Group (USA); or Amazon Media Hotline, +1-206-266-7180, or Kristine Snyder of HP, +1-949-548-4995, kristine.snyder@hp.com</p><p>Web site:http://www.penguin.comhttp://www.amazon.com/abnahttp://www.amazon.com</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation

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SEATTLE, Feb 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced today that the Company will be speaking at the Bear Stearns 14th Annual Retail, Restaurant & Consumer Conference on March 4, 2008. The presentation will be webcast live at 8:15 a.m. PT/11:15 a.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, Feb 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced today that the Company will be speaking at the Bear Stearns 14th Annual Retail, Restaurant &amp; Consumer Conference on March 4, 2008.</p><p>The presentation will be webcast live at 8:15 a.m. PT/11:15 a.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>

WeddingChannel.com Welcomes Amazon.com as Newest Premier Retailer to Its Comprehensive Registry Service

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-- World's Largest Gift Registry Service Expands Lifestyle Registry Offering with Amazon.com -- LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WeddingChannel.com, the number one wedding and gift registry website and creator of the largest gift registry services system, today announced Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) as the newest addition to its unmatched roster of premier registry retailers. This collaboration enables engaged couples to create, manage, and monitor their wedding registry from leading online retailer Amazon.com via a patented multiregistry system on WeddingChannel.com, which makes it easy for millions of wedding guests to find and purchase a gift from 20 different retailers all on one site. Adding to its already extensive list of top-name retailers, such as Macy's, Tiffany & Co., and Pottery Barn, registrants on WeddingChannel.com will now have access to the millions of products available in over 40 categories at Amazon.com. Amazon.com Wedding Registries offer everything from traditional registry items such as kitchen appliances and bedding to lifestyle-oriented offerings such as electronics, sporting goods, and apparel, with millions of products available for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime.* Customers looking for Amazon.com Wedding Registries will be able to find them on both WeddingChannel.com and Amazon.com. "The addition of the Amazon.com Wedding Registries to our offerings further establishes WeddingChannel.com as the ultimate, one-stop destination for couples and wedding guests to register for and buy wedding gifts," said Didi Engel, WeddingChannel.com vice president of registry. "With more than 2.2 million registries from 20 premier retailers searchable in our database, it's never been easier for the millions of gift buyers to find, purchase, and ship the perfect wedding gift using our patented gift registry search engine anytime and anywhere." "We are very excited to team up with WeddingChannel.com," said Eva Manolis, Amazon.com vice president of retail customer experience. "Amazon.com is committed to being Earth's most customer-centric company, and we are pleased to offer customers low prices, a vast selection, and the additional convenience of finding and using Amazon.com Wedding Registries on WeddingChannel.com." To make finding a couple's registry even easier, when guests look for a couple's wedding registry on Amazon.com Wedding Registries, they can also continue their search for the perfect gift through the use of a unique WeddingChannel.com registry search tool. Wedding guests can then easily find gifts that couples may have registered for at other exclusive WeddingChannel.com retailer partners. This service-oriented experience fulfills Amazon.com's commitment to meet customer needs and provide the greatest selection and convenience possible. "Teaming up with Amazon.com showcases how WeddingChannel.com is truly dedicated to offering the most comprehensive registry network in the world," added Engel. "The suite of registry programs on WeddingChannel.com, ranging from traditional retailer offerings to honeymoon registries and the Charity Donation Program, ensures that couples will find all the products necessary to suit their individual lifestyles." For more information on the registry programs available at WeddingChannel.com, visit the WeddingChannel.com Registry Center at www.weddingchannel.com/registry. * Some restrictions apply; see www.amazon.com for details. NOTE TO EDITORS: For interviews with an expert or executive from WeddingChannel.com, further information on the WeddingChannel.com registry offerings, or to obtain statistics, tips, checklists, or high-resolution photos, contact Jacalyn Lee, Public Relations Manager, at 212.515.1598 or jlee@weddingchannel.com. About WeddingChannel.com WeddingChannel.com is the number one wedding and gift registry website, offering comprehensive wedding planning content, interactive tools and a central location for couples to manage their gift registries. The patented registry system on WeddingChannel.com brings together registries from the nation's leading retailers, including Tiffany & Co., Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Crate and Barrel, and Pottery Barn, among others, allowing guests to search one easy site to find a wedding gift. WeddingChannel.com is based in Los Angeles and is a part of The Knot Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT) lifestage media network. 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.

<p>-- World's Largest Gift Registry Service Expands Lifestyle Registry Offering with Amazon.com --</p><p>LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WeddingChannel.com, the number one wedding and gift registry website and creator of the largest gift registry services system, today announced Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) as the newest addition to its unmatched roster of premier registry retailers. This collaboration enables engaged couples to create, manage, and monitor their wedding registry from leading online retailer Amazon.com via a patented multiregistry system on WeddingChannel.com, which makes it easy for millions of wedding guests to find and purchase a gift from 20 different retailers all on one site.</p><p>Adding to its already extensive list of top-name retailers, such as Macy's, Tiffany &amp; Co., and Pottery Barn, registrants on WeddingChannel.com will now have access to the millions of products available in over 40 categories at Amazon.com. Amazon.com Wedding Registries offer everything from traditional registry items such as kitchen appliances and bedding to lifestyle-oriented offerings such as electronics, sporting goods, and apparel, with millions of products available for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime.* Customers looking for Amazon.com Wedding Registries will be able to find them on both WeddingChannel.com and Amazon.com.</p><p>"The addition of the Amazon.com Wedding Registries to our offerings further establishes WeddingChannel.com as the ultimate, one-stop destination for couples and wedding guests to register for and buy wedding gifts," said Didi Engel, WeddingChannel.com vice president of registry. "With more than 2.2 million registries from 20 premier retailers searchable in our database, it's never been easier for the millions of gift buyers to find, purchase, and ship the perfect wedding gift using our patented gift registry search engine anytime and anywhere."</p><p>"We are very excited to team up with WeddingChannel.com," said Eva Manolis, Amazon.com vice president of retail customer experience. "Amazon.com is committed to being Earth's most customer-centric company, and we are pleased to offer customers low prices, a vast selection, and the additional convenience of finding and using Amazon.com Wedding Registries on WeddingChannel.com."</p><p>To make finding a couple's registry even easier, when guests look for a couple's wedding registry on Amazon.com Wedding Registries, they can also continue their search for the perfect gift through the use of a unique WeddingChannel.com registry search tool. Wedding guests can then easily find gifts that couples may have registered for at other exclusive WeddingChannel.com retailer partners. This service-oriented experience fulfills Amazon.com's commitment to meet customer needs and provide the greatest selection and convenience possible.</p><p>"Teaming up with Amazon.com showcases how WeddingChannel.com is truly dedicated to offering the most comprehensive registry network in the world," added Engel. "The suite of registry programs on WeddingChannel.com, ranging from traditional retailer offerings to honeymoon registries and the Charity Donation Program, ensures that couples will find all the products necessary to suit their individual lifestyles."</p><p>For more information on the registry programs available at WeddingChannel.com, visit the WeddingChannel.com Registry Center at www.weddingchannel.com/registry.</p><p>* Some restrictions apply; see www.amazon.com for details.</p><p>NOTE TO EDITORS: For interviews with an expert or executive from WeddingChannel.com, further information on the WeddingChannel.com registry offerings, or to obtain statistics, tips, checklists, or high-resolution photos, contact Jacalyn Lee, Public Relations Manager, at 212.515.1598 or jlee@weddingchannel.com.</p><p>About WeddingChannel.com</p><p>WeddingChannel.com is the number one wedding and gift registry website, offering comprehensive wedding planning content, interactive tools and a central location for couples to manage their gift registries. The patented registry system on WeddingChannel.com brings together registries from the nation's leading retailers, including Tiffany &amp; Co., Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Crate and Barrel, and Pottery Barn, among others, allowing guests to search one easy site to find a wedding gift. WeddingChannel.com is based in Los Angeles and is a part of The Knot Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT) lifestage media network.</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>

Amazon.com Launches Amazon Currency Converter: Now International Customers Can Shop and Purchase in Local Currency

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Amazon.com Launches Amazon Currency Converter: Now International Customers Can Shop and Purchase in Local Currency

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has launched a new feature on its website at www.amazon.com, allowing international customers to pay for their purchases in the currency of their payment card, instead of U.S. dollars. Amazon Currency Converter allows international customers to purchase eligible items from the www.amazon.com website with greater ease and certainty. "Since the launch of Amazon in 1995, we've served tens of millions of customers all around the world," said Jeff Wilke, Amazon.com's senior vice president for North American retail. "With the introduction of Amazon Currency Converter, we're making it significantly easier for our customers - regardless of where they live -- to purchase from Amazon.com." Prior to this feature's launch, international customers often didn't know the amount of their final purchase price until they received their payment card statement. Now customers will know the exact amount of their purchase, including relevant shipping charges, prior to completing their purchase. The Amazon Currency Converter currently supports payment cards denominated in 11 currencies -- which include the Australian dollar, Danish krone, euro, Hong Kong dollar, Japanese yen, New Zealand dollar, Norwegian krone, pound sterling, South African rand, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc -- and the company expects to add more currencies over time. Amazon.com currently ships to more than 200 countries worldwide. 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 contactMedia Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has launched a new feature on its website at www.amazon.com, allowing international customers to pay for their purchases in the currency of their payment card, instead of U.S. dollars. Amazon Currency Converter allows international customers to purchase eligible items from the www.amazon.com website with greater ease and certainty.</p><p>"Since the launch of Amazon in 1995, we've served tens of millions of customers all around the world," said Jeff Wilke, Amazon.com's senior vice president for North American retail. "With the introduction of Amazon Currency Converter, we're making it significantly easier for our customers - regardless of where they live -- to purchase from Amazon.com."</p><p>Prior to this feature's launch, international customers often didn't know the amount of their final purchase price until they received their payment card statement. Now customers will know the exact amount of their purchase, including relevant shipping charges, prior to completing their purchase.</p><p>The Amazon Currency Converter currently supports payment cards denominated in 11 currencies -- which include the Australian dollar, Danish krone, euro, Hong Kong dollar, Japanese yen, New Zealand dollar, Norwegian krone, pound sterling, South African rand, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc -- and the company expects to add more currencies over time. Amazon.com currently ships to more than 200 countries worldwide.</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 contactMedia Relations, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com</p>

Amazon.com to Support Blu-ray as the Digital Format of Choice for Customers

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Amazon.com to Support Blu-ray as the Digital Format of Choice for Customers

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2008--In an effort to help demystify high-definition entertainment for consumers, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its support for Blu-ray as the digital format of choice for customers. As part of this announcement, Amazon.com will more prominently promote Blu-ray hardware and software products on its website. "The high-definition landscape is rapidly changing, and consumers are looking for guidance on how to make the best high-definition buying decisions," said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music at Amazon.com. "Our customers have clearly voiced their support for the Blu-ray format. Blu-ray titles have increased from just over half of our high-definition sales to over three-quarters of our high-definition sales since early January. In order to best serve our customers, Amazon is recommending Blu-ray as the preferred digital format and will continue to carry the 'Earth's Largest Selection' of Blu-ray products." Amazon.com currently carries a wide array of Blu-ray hardware and software products including players, Blu-ray discs, and the Sony PlayStation 3. For the hundreds of thousands of HD DVD owners who may still wish to purchase products for that format, Amazon will continue to carry a wide assortment of HD DVD products, including the broadest selection of HD DVD movie titles. 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>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2008--In an effort to help demystify high-definition entertainment for consumers, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its support for Blu-ray as the digital format of choice for customers. As part of this announcement, Amazon.com will more prominently promote Blu-ray hardware and software products on its website.</p><p>"The high-definition landscape is rapidly changing, and consumers are looking for guidance on how to make the best high-definition buying decisions," said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music at Amazon.com. "Our customers have clearly voiced their support for the Blu-ray format. Blu-ray titles have increased from just over half of our high-definition sales to over three-quarters of our high-definition sales since early January. In order to best serve our customers, Amazon is recommending Blu-ray as the preferred digital format and will continue to carry the 'Earth's Largest Selection' of Blu-ray products."</p><p>Amazon.com currently carries a wide array of Blu-ray hardware and software products including players, Blu-ray discs, and the Sony PlayStation 3. For the hundreds of thousands of HD DVD owners who may still wish to purchase products for that format, Amazon will continue to carry a wide assortment of HD DVD products, including the broadest selection of HD DVD movie titles.</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>

Au sein de sa boutique « Montres & Bijoux », Amazon.fr lance une nouvelle rubrique « Montres et Bijoux de Luxe »

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Au sein de sa boutique « Montres & Bijoux », Amazon.fr lance une nouvelle rubrique « Montres et Bijoux de Luxe »

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PARIS, le 20 février 2008 - 3 mois après avoir annoncé le lancement de sa neuvième " boutique " (Montres & Bijoux), Amazon.fr poursuit son travail de toujours élargir la sélection des produits disponibles sur son site en lançant la catégorie " Montres & Bijoux de Luxe ". Cette nouvelle catégorie propose plusieurs centaines de bijoux d'une valeur de 500 € à 18 000 €, et issus de marques telles que Breitling, Gucci, Jaeger Lecoutre ou Maurice Lacroix. " Dans notre effort constant de toujours augmenter le nombre de produits disponibles sur notre site, nous sommes particulièrement fiers d'annoncer aujourd'hui le lancement de cette nouvelle catégorie ", précise Xavier Garambois, directeur général d'Amazon.fr. " En partenariat avec nos vendeurs, nous pouvons aujourd'hui proposer des montres et des bijoux de marques de luxes, avec tous les avantages du commerce en ligne et en proposant notre garantie A-Z sur tous ces produits. " Répartis sur 9 sous catégories - Breitling, Maurice Lacroix, Gucci, Zénith, Raymond Weil, Corum, Or Blanc, Diamant, et Or Jaune -, cette ligne de produits propose tous les types de bijoux, des montres aux bagues, en passant par des boucles d'oreilles, des colliers, des bracelets ou des pendentifs. Une ligne de produits du programme Merchants@ d'Amazon.fr Cette ligne de produits fait partie intégrante du programme Merchants@ d'Amazon, le programme permettant à des vendeurs professionnels tiers de proposer des produits en ligne sur le site. Pour plus d'information sur Amazon.fr Merchants@ programme, contactez vendeur@amazon.fr. La Garantie A à Z Au cours de ses 7 années d'existence, Amazon.fr a su bâtir une base de plus d'un million de clients satisfaits. Et ce grâce à un effort constant pour être réceptif à leurs préoccupations et en prenant rapidement les mesures nécessaires pour régler tout problème en suspens. Amazon.fr a ainsi pu transmettre la confiance inestimable acquise auprès de ses clients à d'autres vendeurs sur Marketplace grâce à la Garantie A à Z. Même si la plupart des clients n'ont jamais eu à utiliser ce mode de remboursement, le fait de pouvoir soumettre une réclamation suivant une garantie, si c'est nécessaire, augmente la confiance des clients potentiels pour commander auprès des nombreux vendeurs professionnels présents sur Amazon.fr. Et comme toujours sur Amazon.fr L'ensemble des services proposés par Amazon sur ses autres " boutiques " sont également valables sur cette catégorie : " ceux qui ont aimé ce produit ont aussi aimé… ", Classement des ventes actualisé toutes les heures… A titre d'exemple, aujourd'hui, les produits de " Montres & Bijoux de Luxe " les plus vendus sont : Bracelet en or blanc 375/1000 diamant 0,50 carat Alliance bombée en or jaune 750/1000, largeur 6mm - 49 Alliance en or blanc 750/1000 diamant - 46 Alliance en or blanc 750/1000, largeur 6mm - 49 Bague en or blanc 750/1000 avec diamants 1 carat - 46 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 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 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. 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. Estimations : [Forward-Looking Statements] Cette annonce s'inscrit dans ce qui est prévu par la Section 27 A du Security Act de 1933 et de la Section 21 E du Securities Exchange Act de 1934. Les résultats actuels peuvent significativement différer des attentes du Management de l'entreprise. Ces perspectives implique des risques et des incertitudes qui incluent, parmi d'autres, les risques relatifs à la concurrence, la gestion de la croissance, de nouveaux produits, services et technologies, de potentielles fluctuations des résultats opérationnels, de la croissance internationale, des dépenses dues à des procédures judiciaires, de la saisonnalité de l'activité des centres de distribution, des accords commerciaux, des acquisitions et des transactions stratégiques, les taux de change internationaux, des interruptions de systèmes, des montants significatifs d'impayés, des inventaires, des régulations locales, des taxations, et des fraudes. Pour de plus amples informations sur les éléments qui pourraient affecter les résultats financiers du groupe Amazon.com, merci de vous reporter aux documents déposés auprès de la Commission Securities & Exchange, parmi lesquels vous trouverez le rapport annuel selon le formulaire 10-K pour l'année clôturée le 31 décembre 2007. Pour toute demande d'information relative à ce lancement ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter : Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardE-mail : stepward@amazon.frRouge le BureauBruno Sanvoisin / Céline AngeliniTél. : 01 42 26 99 25 / Fax : 01 42 26 99 01E-mail : bruno@rouge.fr

<p>PARIS, le 20 février 2008 - 3 mois après avoir annoncé le lancement de sa neuvième " boutique " (Montres &amp; Bijoux), Amazon.fr poursuit son travail de toujours élargir la sélection des produits disponibles sur son site en lançant la catégorie " Montres &amp; Bijoux de Luxe ". Cette nouvelle catégorie propose plusieurs centaines de bijoux d'une valeur de 500 € à 18 000 €, et issus de marques telles que Breitling, Gucci, Jaeger Lecoutre ou Maurice Lacroix.</p><p><em>" Dans notre effort constant de toujours augmenter le nombre de produits disponibles sur notre site, nous sommes particulièrement fiers d'annoncer aujourd'hui le lancement de cette nouvelle catégorie ", précise Xavier Garambois, directeur général d'Amazon.fr. " En partenariat avec nos vendeurs, nous pouvons aujourd'hui proposer des montres et des bijoux de marques de luxes, avec tous les avantages du commerce en ligne et en proposant notre garantie A-Z sur tous ces produits. "</em></p><p>Répartis sur 9 sous catégories - Breitling, Maurice Lacroix, Gucci, Zénith, Raymond Weil, Corum, Or Blanc, Diamant, et Or Jaune -, cette ligne de produits propose tous les types de bijoux, des montres aux bagues, en passant par des boucles d'oreilles, des colliers, des bracelets ou des pendentifs.</p><p>Une ligne de produits du programme Merchants@ d'Amazon.fr</p><p>Cette ligne de produits fait partie intégrante du programme Merchants@ d'Amazon, le programme permettant à des vendeurs professionnels tiers de proposer des produits en ligne sur le site. Pour plus d'information sur Amazon.fr Merchants@ programme, contactez vendeur@amazon.fr.</p><p>La Garantie A à Z</p><p>Au cours de ses 7 années d'existence, Amazon.fr a su bâtir une base de plus d'un million de clients satisfaits. Et ce grâce à un effort constant pour être réceptif à leurs préoccupations et en prenant rapidement les mesures nécessaires pour régler tout problème en suspens. Amazon.fr a ainsi pu transmettre la confiance inestimable acquise auprès de ses clients à d'autres vendeurs sur Marketplace grâce à la Garantie A à Z. Même si la plupart des clients n'ont jamais eu à utiliser ce mode de remboursement, le fait de pouvoir soumettre une réclamation suivant une garantie, si c'est nécessaire, augmente la confiance des clients potentiels pour commander auprès des nombreux vendeurs professionnels présents sur Amazon.fr.</p><p>Et comme toujours sur Amazon.fr</p><p>L'ensemble des services proposés par Amazon sur ses autres " boutiques " sont également valables sur cette catégorie : " ceux qui ont aimé ce produit ont aussi aimé… ", Classement des ventes actualisé toutes les heures… A titre d'exemple, aujourd'hui, les produits de " Montres &amp; Bijoux de Luxe " les plus vendus sont :</p><ol>Bracelet en or blanc 375/1000 diamant 0,50 caratAlliance bombée en or jaune 750/1000, largeur 6mm - 49Alliance en or blanc 750/1000 diamant - 46Alliance en or blanc 750/1000, largeur 6mm - 49Bague en or blanc 750/1000 avec diamants 1 carat - 46</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 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 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>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>Estimations : [Forward-Looking Statements]</p><p>Cette annonce s'inscrit dans ce qui est prévu par la Section 27 A du Security Act de 1933 et de la Section 21 E du Securities Exchange Act de 1934. Les résultats actuels peuvent significativement différer des attentes du Management de l'entreprise. Ces perspectives implique des risques et des incertitudes qui incluent, parmi d'autres, les risques relatifs à la concurrence, la gestion de la croissance, de nouveaux produits, services et technologies, de potentielles fluctuations des résultats opérationnels, de la croissance internationale, des dépenses dues à des procédures judiciaires, de la saisonnalité de l'activité des centres de distribution, des accords commerciaux, des acquisitions et des transactions stratégiques, les taux de change internationaux, des interruptions de systèmes, des montants significatifs d'impayés, des inventaires, des régulations locales, des taxations, et des fraudes. Pour de plus amples informations sur les éléments qui pourraient affecter les résultats financiers du groupe Amazon.com, merci de vous reporter aux documents déposés auprès de la Commission Securities &amp; Exchange, parmi lesquels vous trouverez le rapport annuel selon le formulaire 10-K pour l'année clôturée le 31 décembre 2007.</p><p>Pour toute demande d'information relative à ce lancement ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter :</p><p>Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardE-mail : stepward@amazon.frRouge le BureauBruno Sanvoisin / Céline AngeliniTél. : 01 42 26 99 25 / Fax : 01 42 26 99 01E-mail : bruno@rouge.fr</p>

Amazon.com Jewelry Store Retail Diamond Sales up More Than 100% in Fourth Quarter 2007

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02/12/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Jewelry Store Retail Diamond Sales up More Than 100% in Fourth Quarter 2007

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that diamond sales by Amazon increased more than 100 percent in fourth quarter 2007 compared with fourth quarter 2006. Each quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's tens of millions of customers are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store, especially for important gift-giving occasions such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. "We're very excited about the growth in our Jewelry store," said Peter Lai, Director, Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store. "Not only are our customers choosing to purchase shoes, electronics and beauty items from Amazon.com, but they are also choosing to make, at times, very personal purchasing decisions with us, such as diamonds, and we take that very seriously." Everything from pendants to stud earrings to create-your-own engagement rings were extremely popular with Amazon customers this past holiday season. The 14k White Gold Journey Curve Pendant, Platinum Diamond Stud Earrings and the 2 Carat Round Cut Stone were among the top sellers. Diamond-encrusted watches and various black diamond jewelry also did very well; Amazon added over 150 new black diamond styles in the fourth quarter alone. One of the leading top sellers was the Black and White Diamond Infinity Pendant, and top-selling diamond watches in the fourth quarter included the Cartier Tank Divan 18k Yellow Gold Diamond Mini Ladies Watch, the Chopard Happy Sport Ladies Watch and the Movado Kara Watch. In addition to the increase in retail diamond sales, gemstones did extremely well during the fourth quarter. Top-selling gemstone styles included the 14k White Gold Coated Swiss Blue Topaz Teardrop Earrings, the 14k White Gold Round Blue Topaz and Diamond Pendant and 14k Yellow Gold Channel Set Round Coated Blue Topaz Hoop Earrings. Every piece of jewelry sold by Amazon.com 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, 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 all subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Relations:Tracy Ogden, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that diamond sales by Amazon increased more than 100 percent in fourth quarter 2007 compared with fourth quarter 2006. Each quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's tens of millions of customers are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry &amp; Watches store, especially for important gift-giving occasions such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.</p><p>"We're very excited about the growth in our Jewelry store," said Peter Lai, Director, Amazon.com Jewelry &amp; Watches store. "Not only are our customers choosing to purchase shoes, electronics and beauty items from Amazon.com, but they are also choosing to make, at times, very personal purchasing decisions with us, such as diamonds, and we take that very seriously."</p><p>Everything from pendants to stud earrings to create-your-own engagement rings were extremely popular with Amazon customers this past holiday season. The 14k White Gold Journey Curve Pendant, Platinum Diamond Stud Earrings and the 2 Carat Round Cut Stone were among the top sellers. Diamond-encrusted watches and various black diamond jewelry also did very well; Amazon added over 150 new black diamond styles in the fourth quarter alone. One of the leading top sellers was the Black and White Diamond Infinity Pendant, and top-selling diamond watches in the fourth quarter included the Cartier Tank Divan 18k Yellow Gold Diamond Mini Ladies Watch, the Chopard Happy Sport Ladies Watch and the Movado Kara Watch.</p><p>In addition to the increase in retail diamond sales, gemstones did extremely well during the fourth quarter. Top-selling gemstone styles included the 14k White Gold Coated Swiss Blue Topaz Teardrop Earrings, the 14k White Gold Round Blue Topaz and Diamond Pendant and 14k Yellow Gold Channel Set Round Coated Blue Topaz Hoop Earrings.</p><p>Every piece of jewelry sold by Amazon.com 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, 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 all subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Media Relations:Tracy Ogden, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Board of Directors Authorizes Debt and Stock Repurchase Programs

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02/08/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com Board of Directors Authorizes Debt and Stock Repurchase Programs

02/08/2008

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has 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% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010 (of which EUR 240 million in principal is outstanding). This debt repurchase authorization replaces a February 2006 $500 million debt repurchase authorization. The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $1 billion of the Company's common stock within the next 24 months, through one or more open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, transactions structured through investment banking institutions or a combination of the foregoing. The program allows the Company to opportunistically repurchase its shares when it believes that doing so would enhance long-term shareholder value. This stock repurchase authorization replaces an April 2007 $500 million stock repurchase authorization. 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, 2006, and subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180www.amazon.com/pr SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has 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% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010 (of which EUR 240 million in principal is outstanding). This debt repurchase authorization replaces a February 2006 $500 million debt repurchase authorization.</p><p>The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $1 billion of the Company's common stock within the next 24 months, through one or more open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, transactions structured through investment banking institutions or a combination of the foregoing. The program allows the Company to opportunistically repurchase its shares when it believes that doing so would enhance long-term shareholder value. This stock repurchase authorization replaces an April 2007 $500 million stock repurchase authorization.</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, 2006, and subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180www.amazon.com/pr</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon's Askville.com Hosts Virtual Town Square With Bestselling Authors to Discuss Love and Relationships

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02/04/2008 00:00:00

Amazon's Askville.com Hosts Virtual Town Square With Bestselling Authors to Discuss Love and Relationships

02/04/2008

2008

Amazon and Askville Users Will Be Able to Ask Questions and Get Answers From a Panel of Bestselling Authors Who Are Experts in Love and Relationships SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2008--Askville.com, an Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) company, today announced it will be hosting a Virtual Town Square panel where users can ask questions and get answers from a group of distinguished authors who have written bestselling books on love and relationships. Askville.com users can submit any question about relationships to the panel of authors until midnight, February 9, and also vote on their favorite questions submitted by the community. The panel of authors will submit answers to select questions with each of their answers revealed on February 14, Valentine's Day. The panel of authors include: John Gray, PhD, author of Why Mars & Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men & Women Cope Differently with Stress; Harville Hendrix, PhD, author of Getting the Love You Want, 20th Anniversary Edition: A Guide for Couples; Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, author of Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs; Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate; and Monica Mendez Leahy, author of 1001 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married. "Getting advice on love and relationships from a distinguished panel of experts is a great way of using Askville to help get answers to difficult questions," said Joseph Park, Director of Askville.com. "The Virtual Town Square on Askville will also allow our community to come together and share their experiences on love and relationships while getting qualified answers from our expert panel." "Sometimes it's hard to ask your friends for advice on relationships," said Park. "We believe Askville.com is a great resource for people to ask tough, personal questions and get practical and useful advice from either our expert panel of authors or from our community. It's a rare opportunity to get great advice from such a distinguished group of bestselling authors all at once." Askville.com is now available to any Amazon customer around the world who has made a purchase at an Amazon site. Users who are not Amazon customers, but who have a cell phone, may also gain access to Askville.com by authenticating themselves via mobile phone in most countries. About Askville.com Askville.com is a community driven, knowledge-based marketplace where online users can ask and answer questions, share their knowledge, and meet others with similar interests. Askville.com launched in December 2006 and is currently in beta-testing. Askville is an Amazon.com 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, 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. CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180www.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Amazon and Askville Users Will Be Able to Ask Questions and Get Answers From a Panel of Bestselling Authors Who Are Experts in Love and Relationships</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2008--Askville.com, an Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) company, today announced it will be hosting a Virtual Town Square panel where users can ask questions and get answers from a group of distinguished authors who have written bestselling books on love and relationships. Askville.com users can submit any question about relationships to the panel of authors until midnight, February 9, and also vote on their favorite questions submitted by the community. The panel of authors will submit answers to select questions with each of their answers revealed on February 14, Valentine's Day.</p><p>The panel of authors include: John Gray, PhD, author of Why Mars &amp; Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men &amp; Women Cope Differently with Stress; Harville Hendrix, PhD, author of Getting the Love You Want, 20th Anniversary Edition: A Guide for Couples; Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, author of Love &amp; Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs; Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate; and Monica Mendez Leahy, author of 1001 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married.</p><p>"Getting advice on love and relationships from a distinguished panel of experts is a great way of using Askville to help get answers to difficult questions," said Joseph Park, Director of Askville.com. "The Virtual Town Square on Askville will also allow our community to come together and share their experiences on love and relationships while getting qualified answers from our expert panel."</p><p>"Sometimes it's hard to ask your friends for advice on relationships," said Park. "We believe Askville.com is a great resource for people to ask tough, personal questions and get practical and useful advice from either our expert panel of authors or from our community. It's a rare opportunity to get great advice from such a distinguished group of bestselling authors all at once."</p><p>Askville.com is now available to any Amazon customer around the world who has made a purchase at an Amazon site. Users who are not Amazon customers, but who have a cell phone, may also gain access to Askville.com by authenticating themselves via mobile phone in most countries.</p><p>About Askville.com</p><p>Askville.com is a community driven, knowledge-based marketplace where online users can ask and answer questions, share their knowledge, and meet others with similar interests. Askville.com launched in December 2006 and is currently in beta-testing. Askville is an Amazon.com 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, 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>CONTACT:Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180www.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

LOVEFiLM to Acquire Amazon's UK and German DVD Rental Business; Amazon to become largest shareholder of LOVEFiLM

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02/04/2008 00:00:00

LOVEFiLM to Acquire Amazon's UK and German DVD Rental Business; Amazon to become largest shareholder of LOVEFiLM

02/04/2008

2008

Luxembourg, February 4, 2008 - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and LOVEFiLM International (www.lovefilm.com), today announced that LOVEFiLM will acquire Amazon's Europe's DVD rental business in the United Kingdom and Germany. As part of this transaction, Amazon Europe will also make a cash investment and become the largest shareholder in LOVEFiLM International Ltd., and finally, the two companies will enter into a multi-year marketing agreement in which Amazon Europe will promote LOVEFiLM's services on its sites for UK and German customers. Completion of the deal is subject to regulatory approval in the UK and Germany. Following completion of this deal, the new LOVEFiLM subscriber base will total over 900,000 customers predominantly in the UK and Germany, but also in the Nordics (Sweden, Norway, and Denmark). "As one of Europe's largest online DVD rental businesses, LOVEFiLM is well established to serve customers' increasing demand for entertainment," said Greg Greeley, Amazon's vice president of European retail. "Our investment will enable LOVEFiLM to grow the business further and we are excited to be part of their future." Simon Calver, CEO of LOVEFiLM International said, "Customers are faced with an astonishing array of choices in the entertainment world these days. LOVEFiLM International will ensure that Amazon Europe's customers get the best possible DVD rental service. We will be delighted to welcome all Amazon Europe customers to the LOVEFiLM service. This new, bigger customer base will give us an even better position from which to build LOVEFiLM as the best place for customers to find film." Amazon Europe will continue to operate the DVD rental business on behalf of LOVEFiLM for a period of time following the close of the transaction to ensure an efficient transition and smooth customer experience. No staff reductions are planned at Amazon's German or UK operations as a result of the business transfer. About LOVEFiLM LOVEFiLM provides DVD rental subscription service in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany. It offers a range of online DVD rental options in each country. These packages include unlimited and capped DVD rentals each month, free postage and no late fees. LOVEFiLM UK offers over 65,000 unique titles (including games), cinema listings and ticket sales, as well as a fast-growing film download service. LOVEFiLM's customers have access to movie news, reviews, trailers, editorial content and other community features, and have generated over 56 million film ratings and over 600,000 reviews. LOVEFiLM has won the prestigious British Video Association's award for the UK's Best Rental Service in 2005, 2006 and 2007. LOVEFiLM launched the first UK mass market movie download service to its UK subscriber base in December 2005. Customers can download-to-rent or download-to-own from a choice of over 2,500 titles. Short films and full-length feature films are available from major Hollywood studios including Universal, Fox, Warner Bros., Sony, Momentum and Icon. Lovefilm launched its fast growing German service under a pilot with Deutsche Post and has most recently announced a white label partnership with one of Germany's leading cinema chains, UCI. LOVEFiLM is actively supported by four of the leading venture capital firms in Europe - Arts Alliance Media, Balderton Capital, Index Ventures and DFJ Esprit. 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.co.uk, Amazon.de and Amazon.fr are trading names for Amazon EU S.a.r.l. and Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l. Both are wholly owned subsidiaries of Amazon.com, Inc. 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 subsequent filings. Media contacts: LOVEFiLM UK Financial and Business:M CommunicationsNick Miles (+44 (0)20 7153 1530)(miles@mcomgroup.com)Ben Simons (+44 (0)20 7153 1530 )(simons@mcomgroup.com) UK Trade and Consumer:MischiefJenny Lomas (+44 (0)20 7841 6671)(jenny.lomas@mischiefpr.com)Mitch Kaye (+44 (0)20 7841 6670)(mitchell.kaye @mischiefpr.com) Germany:Kafka KommunikationSusanne Sothman (+49 89 7675 9434)(ssothmann@kafka-kommunikation.de) North America:SPR Europe, a Sparkpr companySarah Kornfeld (+1-415-321-1895)(sarah@sparkpr.com) AMAZONDamian Peachey44-(0)796 611 6752dpeachey@amazon.co.ukChristine Hoeger+49(0)89/358 03-530)presse@amazon.de

<p>Luxembourg, February 4, 2008 - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and LOVEFiLM International (www.lovefilm.com), today announced that LOVEFiLM will acquire Amazon's Europe's DVD rental business in the United Kingdom and Germany. As part of this transaction, Amazon Europe will also make a cash investment and become the largest shareholder in LOVEFiLM International Ltd., and finally, the two companies will enter into a multi-year marketing agreement in which Amazon Europe will promote LOVEFiLM's services on its sites for UK and German customers.</p><p>Completion of the deal is subject to regulatory approval in the UK and Germany. Following completion of this deal, the new LOVEFiLM subscriber base will total over 900,000 customers predominantly in the UK and Germany, but also in the Nordics (Sweden, Norway, and Denmark).</p><p>"As one of Europe's largest online DVD rental businesses, LOVEFiLM is well established to serve customers' increasing demand for entertainment," said Greg Greeley, Amazon's vice president of European retail. "Our investment will enable LOVEFiLM to grow the business further and we are excited to be part of their future."</p><p>Simon Calver, CEO of LOVEFiLM International said, "Customers are faced with an astonishing array of choices in the entertainment world these days. LOVEFiLM International will ensure that Amazon Europe's customers get the best possible DVD rental service. We will be delighted to welcome all Amazon Europe customers to the LOVEFiLM service. This new, bigger customer base will give us an even better position from which to build LOVEFiLM as the best place for customers to find film."</p><p>Amazon Europe will continue to operate the DVD rental business on behalf of LOVEFiLM for a period of time following the close of the transaction to ensure an efficient transition and smooth customer experience. No staff reductions are planned at Amazon's German or UK operations as a result of the business transfer.</p><p>About LOVEFiLM</p><p>LOVEFiLM provides DVD rental subscription service in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany. It offers a range of online DVD rental options in each country. These packages include unlimited and capped DVD rentals each month, free postage and no late fees.</p><p>LOVEFiLM UK offers over 65,000 unique titles (including games), cinema listings and ticket sales, as well as a fast-growing film download service.</p><p>LOVEFiLM's customers have access to movie news, reviews, trailers, editorial content and other community features, and have generated over 56 million film ratings and over 600,000 reviews.</p><p>LOVEFiLM has won the prestigious British Video Association's award for the UK's Best Rental Service in 2005, 2006 and 2007.</p><p>LOVEFiLM launched the first UK mass market movie download service to its UK subscriber base in December 2005. Customers can download-to-rent or download-to-own from a choice of over 2,500 titles. Short films and full-length feature films are available from major Hollywood studios including Universal, Fox, Warner Bros., Sony, Momentum and Icon.</p><p>Lovefilm launched its fast growing German service under a pilot with Deutsche Post and has most recently announced a white label partnership with one of Germany's leading cinema chains, UCI.</p><p>LOVEFiLM is actively supported by four of the leading venture capital firms in Europe - Arts Alliance Media, Balderton Capital, Index Ventures and DFJ Esprit.</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.co.uk, Amazon.de and Amazon.fr are trading names for Amazon EU S.a.r.l. and Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l. Both are wholly owned subsidiaries of Amazon.com, Inc.</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 subsequent filings.</p><p>Media contacts:</p><p>LOVEFiLM</p><p>UK Financial and Business:M CommunicationsNick Miles (+44 (0)20 7153 1530)(miles@mcomgroup.com)Ben Simons (+44 (0)20 7153 1530 )(simons@mcomgroup.com)</p><p>UK Trade and Consumer:MischiefJenny Lomas (+44 (0)20 7841 6671)(jenny.lomas@mischiefpr.com)Mitch Kaye (+44 (0)20 7841 6670)(mitchell.kaye @mischiefpr.com)</p><p>Germany:Kafka KommunikationSusanne Sothman (+49 89 7675 9434)(ssothmann@kafka-kommunikation.de)</p><p>North America:SPR Europe, a Sparkpr companySarah Kornfeld (+1-415-321-1895)(sarah@sparkpr.com)</p><p>AMAZONDamian Peachey44-(0)796 611 6752dpeachey@amazon.co.ukChristine Hoeger+49(0)89/358 03-530)presse@amazon.de</p>

Dpreview.com Extends Its Authoritative Reviews to Camera Lenses

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Dpreview.com-Extends-Its-Authoritative-Reviews-to-Camera-Lenses

01/31/2008 00:00:00

Dpreview.com Extends Its Authoritative Reviews to Camera Lenses

01/31/2008

2008

Visitors Now Able to Compare Digital SLR Lenses with Comprehensive Test Reviews SEATTLE & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2008--Dpreview.com Limited, a comprehensive resource for reviews and original content regarding the latest in digital cameras and an Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) subsidiary, announced today the launch of digital camera lens reviews. Visit www.dpreview.com/lensreviews to read the first set of reviews today. "We are excited to begin offering comprehensive reviews of digital camera lenses. Over the years, this has been a top request from our community," said Phil Askey, founder and editor of Dpreview.com. "We wanted to make sure we did it right, so we took time to evaluate the options and developed what we believe to be the most accurate, consistent and exhaustive lens tests available." Dpreview.com set the standard for digital camera reviewing, and has been a trusted source of in-depth reviews for almost a decade. With the popularity of digital SLR cameras booming and consumer interest in accessories - and lenses in particular - rising significantly, the need for credible, authoritative lens reviews led to the formation of a new lens testing team within Dpreview.com. Designed to offer the same thorough and rigorous testing standards and methods as its well-known camera reviews, Dpreview.com's new lens reviews are the result of months of intense research, development and testing, including the conception of a new test suite and proprietary analysis software designed to overcome the limitations of existing test systems. Lens test results are uniquely presented to allow visitors to experiment visually with variables such as focal length and aperture. The effect such changes have on overall image quality can be seen immediately and can be compared to the performance of multiple lenses. "Our user-friendly presentation ensures that even those with limited technical knowledge of optics or digital imaging will be able to use the reviews to help choose the perfect lens, while those wanting in-depth detail can access this easily as well," said Askey. About Dpreview.com Dpreview.com, an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary, provides unbiased reviews and original content regarding the latest in digital cameras, lenses and other accessories, and offers a host of features and forums designed to make it easy for consumers to find the camera that's right for them. With its unique voice and in-depth technical reviews, dpreview.com draws millions of unique visitors each month. 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 subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon.com Media Hotline, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Visitors Now Able to Compare Digital SLR Lenses with Comprehensive Test Reviews</p><p>SEATTLE &amp; LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2008--Dpreview.com Limited, a comprehensive resource for reviews and original content regarding the latest in digital cameras and an Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) subsidiary, announced today the launch of digital camera lens reviews. Visit www.dpreview.com/lensreviews to read the first set of reviews today.</p><p>"We are excited to begin offering comprehensive reviews of digital camera lenses. Over the years, this has been a top request from our community," said Phil Askey, founder and editor of Dpreview.com. "We wanted to make sure we did it right, so we took time to evaluate the options and developed what we believe to be the most accurate, consistent and exhaustive lens tests available."</p><p>Dpreview.com set the standard for digital camera reviewing, and has been a trusted source of in-depth reviews for almost a decade. With the popularity of digital SLR cameras booming and consumer interest in accessories - and lenses in particular - rising significantly, the need for credible, authoritative lens reviews led to the formation of a new lens testing team within Dpreview.com. Designed to offer the same thorough and rigorous testing standards and methods as its well-known camera reviews, Dpreview.com's new lens reviews are the result of months of intense research, development and testing, including the conception of a new test suite and proprietary analysis software designed to overcome the limitations of existing test systems.</p><p>Lens test results are uniquely presented to allow visitors to experiment visually with variables such as focal length and aperture. The effect such changes have on overall image quality can be seen immediately and can be compared to the performance of multiple lenses.</p><p>"Our user-friendly presentation ensures that even those with limited technical knowledge of optics or digital imaging will be able to use the reviews to help choose the perfect lens, while those wanting in-depth detail can access this easily as well," said Askey.</p><p>About Dpreview.com</p><p>Dpreview.com, an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary, provides unbiased reviews and original content regarding the latest in digital cameras, lenses and other accessories, and offers a host of features and forums designed to make it easy for consumers to find the camera that's right for them. With its unique voice and in-depth technical reviews, dpreview.com draws millions of unique visitors each month.</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 subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon.com Media Hotline, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com to Acquire Audible.com

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01/31/2008 00:00:00

Amazon.com to Acquire Audible.com

01/31/2008

2008

SEATTLE & NEWARK, N.J., Jan 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Audible Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL). Audible.com is the leading online provider of premium digital spoken word audio content, specializing in digital audio editions of books, newspapers and magazines, television and radio programs and original programming. Through its web sites in the US and UK and alliances in Germany and France, Audible.com offers over 80,000 programs, including audiobooks from well-known authors such as Stephen King, Thomas Friedman, and Jane Austen, and spoken word audio content from sources including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Fresh Air and Charlie Rose. "Audible.com offers the best customer experience, the widest content selection and the broadest device compatibility in the industry," said Steve Kessel, Amazon.com's senior vice president for worldwide digital media. "Working together, we can introduce more innovations and bring this format to an even wider audience." "This deal brings together two pioneering companies that share a long history of ceaseless focus on improving the customer experience," said Donald Katz, founder and chief executive of Audible.com. "We are very excited to be joining a company as innovative as Amazon.com." In recent months, Amazon has announced a number of innovations in the digital space, including Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary wireless portable reader that provides instant wireless downloads of more than 90,000 books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display. Under the terms of the agreement, Amazon.com will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Audible.com for $11.50 per share and will assume Audible.com's outstanding stock-based awards, for an aggregate transaction value of approximately $300 million which includes Audible.com's cash and short-term investments at closing. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close by the second quarter of 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 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.com'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.com 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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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 subsequent filings. About Audible.com Audible (www.audible.com) is the leader in spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Audible and its wholly owned subsidiary, Audible.co.uk, have almost 200,000 hours of audio programs from more than 520 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible's alliances in Germany and France offer an additional 20,000 hours of audio programming. Audible is the preeminent provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple's iTunes Store. Audible has approximately 160 employees with headquarters in Newark, NJ, and an office in London, England, with 15 employees. Audible, audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc., trademarks. Securities Law Disclosure The tender offer for the outstanding common stock of Audible has not yet commenced. This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The solicitation and the offer to buy shares of Audible common stock will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase on Schedule TO and related materials that Amazon.com intends to file with the SEC. Audible also intends to file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the offer. Audible stockholders and other investors should read these materials carefully when they become available because they will contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the offer. Audible stockholders and other investors will be able to obtain copies of these materials without charge from the SEC through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, from Georgeson Inc., the information agent for the offer, toll-free at 866-328-5439 (banks and brokers call 212-440-9800), from Amazon.com (with respect to documents filed by Amazon.com with the SEC) by going to Amazon.com's Investor Relations Website at http://www.amazon.com/ir, or from Audible (with respect to documents filed by Audible with the SEC) by going to Audible's Investor Relations Website at www.audible.com/ir. Stockholders and other investors are urged to read those materials carefully prior to making any decisions with respect to the offer. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180www.amazon.com/prorAudible.comJames Pearson, 973-820-0474jpearson@audible.com

<p>SEATTLE &amp; NEWARK, N.J., Jan 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Audible Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL).</p><p>Audible.com is the leading online provider of premium digital spoken word audio content, specializing in digital audio editions of books, newspapers and magazines, television and radio programs and original programming. Through its web sites in the US and UK and alliances in Germany and France, Audible.com offers over 80,000 programs, including audiobooks from well-known authors such as Stephen King, Thomas Friedman, and Jane Austen, and spoken word audio content from sources including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Fresh Air and Charlie Rose.</p><p>"Audible.com offers the best customer experience, the widest content selection and the broadest device compatibility in the industry," said Steve Kessel, Amazon.com's senior vice president for worldwide digital media. "Working together, we can introduce more innovations and bring this format to an even wider audience."</p><p>"This deal brings together two pioneering companies that share a long history of ceaseless focus on improving the customer experience," said Donald Katz, founder and chief executive of Audible.com. "We are very excited to be joining a company as innovative as Amazon.com."</p><p>In recent months, Amazon has announced a number of innovations in the digital space, including Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary wireless portable reader that provides instant wireless downloads of more than 90,000 books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, Amazon.com will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Audible.com for $11.50 per share and will assume Audible.com's outstanding stock-based awards, for an aggregate transaction value of approximately $300 million which includes Audible.com's cash and short-term investments at closing.</p><p>The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close by the second quarter of 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 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.com'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.com 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 the expected timing and financial or other benefits of the Audible.com transaction, 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 subsequent filings.</p><p>About Audible.com</p><p>Audible (www.audible.com) is the leader in spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Audible and its wholly owned subsidiary, Audible.co.uk, have almost 200,000 hours of audio programs from more than 520 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible's alliances in Germany and France offer an additional 20,000 hours of audio programming. Audible is the preeminent provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple's iTunes Store. Audible has approximately 160 employees with headquarters in Newark, NJ, and an office in London, England, with 15 employees. Audible, audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc., trademarks.</p><p>Securities Law Disclosure</p><p>The tender offer for the outstanding common stock of Audible has not yet commenced. This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The solicitation and the offer to buy shares of Audible common stock will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase on Schedule TO and related materials that Amazon.com intends to file with the SEC. Audible also intends to file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the offer. Audible stockholders and other investors should read these materials carefully when they become available because they will contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the offer. Audible stockholders and other investors will be able to obtain copies of these materials without charge from the SEC through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, from Georgeson Inc., the information agent for the offer, toll-free at 866-328-5439 (banks and brokers call 212-440-9800), from Amazon.com (with respect to documents filed by Amazon.com with the SEC) by going to Amazon.com's Investor Relations Website at http://www.amazon.com/ir, or from Audible (with respect to documents filed by Audible with the SEC) by going to Audible's Investor Relations Website at www.audible.com/ir. Stockholders and other investors are urged to read those materials carefully prior to making any decisions with respect to the offer.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180www.amazon.com/prorAudible.comJames Pearson, 973-820-0474jpearson@audible.com</p>

Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 42% to $5.7 Billion; 2007 Free Cash Flow More Than Doubles, Surpassing $1 Billion for the First Time

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Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 42% to $5.7 Billion; 2007 Free Cash Flow More Than Doubles, Surpassing $1 Billion for the First Time

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SEATTLE, Jan 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. Operating cash flow was $1.41 billion in 2007, compared with $0.70 billion in 2006. Free cash flow increased 143% to $1.18 billion in 2007, compared with $0.49 billion in 2006. Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 435 million on December 31, 2007, compared with 436 million a year ago. Net sales increased 42% to $5.67 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $3.99 billion in fourth quarter 2006. Excluding the $0.20 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 37% compared with fourth quarter 2006. Operating income increased 38% to $271 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $197 million in fourth quarter 2006. Excluding the $14 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 31% compared with fourth quarter 2006. Net income increased 112% to $207 million in the fourth quarter, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared with net income of $98 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in fourth quarter 2006. "This quarter showed accelerated sales growth and record operating profits," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "In our view, these unusual financial results are driven by one thing: continuously improving the customer experience." Full Year 2007 Net sales increased 39% to $14.84 billion, or 35% excluding the $0.40 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the year, compared with $10.71 billion in 2006. Operating income increased 69% to $655 million, or 61% excluding the $29 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the year, compared with $389 million in 2006. Net income increased 150% to $476 million in 2007, or $1.12 per diluted share, compared with net income of $190 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in 2006. Highlights -- The Company introduced Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary wireless portable reader that provides instant wireless downloads of more than 90,000 books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display. The Amazon Kindle team is scrambling to increase manufacturing, as demand remains higher than supply. Kindles are being delivered to customers on a first come, first served basis. -- Amazon MP3 added DRM-free music downloads from Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group, making it the only retailer to offer DRM-free MP3 music downloads from all four major music labels as well as over 50,000 independent labels. The MP3 store now includes over 3.4 million songs from more than 270,000 artists. Pepsi will debut the Pepsi Stuff Amazon MP3 promotion, a massive collect-and-get program, during the upcoming Super Bowl. -- Over 330,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services (AWS), up more than 30,000 from last quarter. -- Adoption of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) continues to grow. As an indicator of adoption, bandwidth utilized by these services in fourth quarter 2007 was even greater than bandwidth utilized in the same period by all of Amazon.com's global websites combined. -- AWS launched a limited beta of its SimpleDB Service, which allows queries to run on structured data in real time. This service works in conjunction with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3, collectively providing the ability to store, process and query data sets in the cloud. -- AWS launched European storage for Amazon S3, allowing software developers and businesses to store their data physically in Europe. Amazon S3 is a storage service in the cloud offering software developers and businesses low-cost access to the same scalable and reliable storage infrastructure Amazon uses to run its own global network of websites. -- North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $3.08 billion, up 40% from fourth quarter 2006. -- International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $2.59 billion, up 46% from fourth quarter 2006. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 35%. -- Worldwide Media sales grew 33% to $3.33 billion in fourth quarter 2007, compared with $2.50 billion in fourth quarter 2006. -- Worldwide Electronics & Other General Merchandise sales grew 58% to $2.21 billion in fourth quarter 2007, compared with $1.40 billion in fourth quarter 2006, and increased to 39% of worldwide net sales compared with 35%. -- A record number of customers took advantage of Amazon Prime, the Company's unlimited free-shipping program. Amazon Prime is now available in the U.K., Germany, Japan and the U.S. -- Amazon.com shipped over half-a-million units in fourth quarter 2007 on behalf of sellers who utilized the Fulfillment by Amazon service. Financial Guidance The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of January 30, 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. First Quarter 2008 Guidance -- Net sales are expected to be between $3.95 billion and $4.15 billion, or to grow between 31% and 38% compared with first quarter 2007. -- Operating income is expected to be between $155 million and $200 million, or to grow between 7% and 38% compared with first quarter 2007. This guidance includes $55 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional acquired intangible assets are recorded and that there are no further revisions to stock-based compensation estimates. Full Year 2008 Expectations -- Net sales are expected to be between $18.75 billion and $19.75 billion, or to grow between 26% and 33% compared with 2007. -- Operating income is expected to be between $785 million and $985 million, or to grow between 20% and 50% compared with 2007. This guidance includes $240 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional acquired 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, 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, 2006, 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 December 31, December 31, ---------------- ---------------- 2007 2006 2007 2006 ------- -------- ------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $1,366 $ 693 $1,022 $ 1,013 OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income 207 98 476 190 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 63 59 246 205 Stock-based compensation 54 30 185 101 Other operating expense, net 3 2 9 10 Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net - - 1 (2) Remeasurements and other (1) - 12 (6) Deferred income taxes (97) 8 (99) 22 Excess tax benefits from stock- based compensation (163) (64) (257) (102) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (231) (127) (303) (282) Accounts receivable, net and other (237) (116) (255) (103) Accounts payable 1,144 588 928 402 Accrued expenses and other 399 246 429 241 Additions to unearned revenue 79 75 244 206 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (71) (55) (211) (180) ------- -------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 1,149 744 1,405 702 INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (73) (50) (224) (216) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (29) (2) (75) (32) Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 115 869 1,271 1,845 Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (153) (1,340) (930) (1,930) ------- -------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (140) (523) 42 (333) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from exercises of stock options 12 18 91 35 Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 164 64 257 102 Common stock repurchased - - (248) (252) Proceeds from long-term debt and other 3 17 24 98 Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (11) (7) (74) (383) ------- -------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 168 92 50 (400) Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents (4) 16 20 40 ------- -------- ------- -------- Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,173 329 1,517 9 ------- -------- ------- -------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $2,539 $ 1,022 $2,539 $ 1,022 ======= ======== ======= ======== SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid for interest $ 1 $ 1 $ 67 $ 86 Cash paid for income taxes 10 1 24 15 Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 32 7 74 69 Fixed assets acquired under build- to-suit leases 15 - 15 - AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, --------------- ----------------- 2007 2006 2007 2006 ------- ------- -------- -------- Net sales $5,673 $3,986 $14,835 $10,711 Cost of sales 4,503 3,136 11,482 8,255 ------- ------- -------- -------- Gross profit 1,170 850 3,353 2,456 Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 478 337 1,292 937 Marketing 133 92 344 263 Technology and content 221 177 818 662 General and administrative 64 45 235 195 Other operating expense, net 3 2 9 10 ------- ------- -------- -------- Total operating expenses 899 653 2,698 2,067 ------- ------- -------- -------- Income from operations 271 197 655 389 Interest income 28 18 90 59 Interest expense (21) (19) (77) (78) Other income (expense), net 1 (8) (1) (4) Remeasurements and other 2 1 (7) 11 ------- ------- -------- -------- Total non-operating income (expense) 10 (8) 5 (12) ------- ------- -------- -------- Income before income taxes 281 189 660 377 Provision for income taxes 74 91 184 187 ------- ------- -------- -------- Net income $ 207 $ 98 $ 476 $ 190 ======= ======= ======== ======== Basic earnings per share $ 0.50 $ 0.24 $ 1.15 $ 0.46 ======= ======= ======== ======== Diluted earnings per share $ 0.48 $ 0.23 $ 1.12 $ 0.45 ======= ======= ======== ======== Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 416 413 413 416 ======= ======= ======== ======== Diluted 427 422 424 424 ======= ======= ======== ======== (1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 11 $ 6 $ 39 $ 24 Marketing 2 2 8 4 Technology and content 31 15 103 54 General and administrative 10 7 35 19 AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, ---------------- ------------------ 2007 2006 2007 2006 -------- ------- -------- --------- North America Net sales $ 3,084 $2,208 $ 8,095 $ 5,869 Cost of sales 2,386 1,676 6,064 4,344 -------- ------- -------- --------- Gross profit 698 532 2,031 1,525 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 545 409 1,631 1,295 -------- ------- -------- --------- Segment operating income $ 153 $ 123 $ 400 $ 230 ======== ======= ======== ========= International Net sales $ 2,589 $1,778 $ 6,740 $ 4,842 Cost of sales 2,117 1,460 5,418 3,911 -------- ------- -------- --------- Gross profit 472 318 1,322 931 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 297 212 873 661 -------- ------- -------- --------- Segment operating income $ 175 $ 106 $ 449 $ 270 ======== ======= ======== ========= Consolidated Net sales $ 5,673 $3,986 $14,835 $10,711 Cost of sales 4,503 3,136 11,482 8,255 -------- ------- -------- --------- Gross profit 1,170 850 3,353 2,456 Direct segment operating expenses 842 621 2,504 1,956 -------- ------- -------- --------- Segment operating income 328 229 849 500 Stock-based compensation (54) (30) (185) (101) Other operating expense, net (3) (2) (9) (10) -------- ------- -------- --------- Income from operations 271 197 655 389 Total non-operating income (expense) 10 (8) 5 (12) Provision for income taxes (74) (91) (184) (187) -------- ------- -------- --------- Net income $ 207 $ 98 $ 476 $ 190 ======== ======= ======== ========= Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 40% 31% 38% 25% International 46 37 39 28 Consolidated 42 34 39 26 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 31% 27% 33% 20% International 48 28 42 21 Consolidated 38 27 37 20 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 25% 33% 74% (22%) International 65 15 66 - Consolidated 44 24 70 (12) Net sales mix: North America 54% 55% 55% 55% International 46 45 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, ---------------- ----------------- 2007 2006 2007 2006 -------- ------- -------- -------- North America Media $ 1,637 $1,251 $ 4,630 $ 3,582 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,336 876 3,139 2,024 Other 111 81 326 263 -------- ------- -------- -------- Total North America 3,084 2,208 8,095 5,869 International Media 1,692 1,247 4,612 3,485 Electronics and other general merchandise 877 523 2,071 1,337 Other 20 8 57 20 -------- ------- -------- -------- Total International 2,589 1,778 6,740 4,842 Consolidated Media 3,329 2,498 9,242 7,067 Electronics and other general merchandise 2,213 1,399 5,210 3,361 Other 131 89 383 283 -------- ------- -------- -------- Total Consolidated $ 5,673 $3,986 $14,835 $10,711 ======== ======= ======== ======== Y/Y Net Sales Growth: North America: Media 31% 21% 29% 18% Electronics and other general merchandise 53 51 55 40 Other 37 11 24 18 Total North America 40 31 38 25 International: Media 36% 29% 32% 21% Electronics and other general merchandise 68 63 55 51 Other 143 68 186 151 Total International 46 37 39 28 Consolidated: Media 33% 25% 31% 19% Electronics and other general merchandise 58 55 55 44 Other 47 14 35 23 Total Consolidated 42 34 39 26 Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates: International: Media 26% 21% 25% 21% Electronics and other general merchandise 55 50 45 49 Other 124 55 165 147 Total International 35 28 31 28 Consolidated: Media 28% 21% 27% 19% Electronics and other general merchandise 54 51 51 43 Other 45 14 34 23 Total Consolidated 37 30 35 26 Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 59% 63% 62% 66% Electronics and other general merchandise 39 35 35 31 Other 2 2 3 3 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) December 31, December 31, 2007 2006 ------------- ------------- ASSETS (unaudited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,539 $ 1,022 Marketable securities 573 997 Inventories 1,200 877 Accounts receivable, net and other 705 399 Deferred tax assets 147 78 ------------- ------------- Total current assets 5,164 3,373 Fixed assets, net 543 457 Deferred tax assets 260 199 Goodwill 222 195 Other assets 296 139 ------------- ------------- Total assets $ 6,485 $ 4,363 ============= ============= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 2,795 $ 1,816 Accrued expenses and other 919 716 ------------- ------------- Total current liabilities 3,714 2,532 Long-term debt 1,282 1,247 Other long-term liabilities 292 153 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 -- 431 and 422 Outstanding shares -- 416 and 414 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (500) (252) Additional paid-in capital 3,063 2,517 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 5 (1) Accumulated deficit (1,375) (1,837) ------------- ------------- Total stockholders' equity 1,197 431 ------------- ------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,485 $ 4,363 ============= ============= AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y % Q4 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Change ---------------------------------------------- Cash Flows and Shares Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 702 $ 726 $ 895 $ 1,001 $ 1,405 100% Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software & website development) -- TTM $ 216 $ 205 $ 195 $ 201 $ 224 4% Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 486 $ 521 $ 700 $ 800 $ 1,181 143% Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth (8%) 4% 87% 118% 143% N/A Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding 436 430 435 435 435 0% Common shares outstanding 414 409 413 415 416 1% Stock-based awards outstanding 22 21 22 20 18 (17%) Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 5.3% 5.1% 5.3% 4.9% 4.4% N/A Results of Operations Worldwide (WW) net sales $ 3,986 $ 3,015 $ 2,886 $ 3,262 $ 5,673 42% WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 30% 29% 33% 38% 37% N/A WW net sales -- TTM $10,711 $11,447 $12,193 $13,149 $14,835 39% WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 26% 27% 29% 32% 35% N/A Gross profit $ 850 $ 719 $ 701 $ 762 $ 1,170 38% Gross margin -- % of WW net sales 21.3% 23.8% 24.3% 23.4% 20.6% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 2,456 $ 2,628 $ 2,820 $ 3,032 $ 3,353 37% Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 22.9% 23.0% 23.1% 23.1% 22.6% N/A Operating income $ 197 $ 145 $ 116 $ 123 $ 271 38% Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 4.9% 4.8% 4.0% 3.8% 4.8% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 389 $ 429 $ 498 $ 581 $ 655 69% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (10%) (4%) 29% 56% 61% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 3.6% 3.7% 4.1% 4.4% 4.4% N/A Net income $ 98 $ 111 $ 78 $ 80 $ 207 112% Net income per diluted share $ 0.23 $ 0.26 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.48 109% Net income -- TTM $ 190 $ 249 $ 306 $ 367 $ 476 150% Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 0.45 $ 0.59 $ 0.72 $ 0.87 $ 1.12 150% Segments North America Segment: Net sales $ 2,208 $ 1,622 $ 1,601 $ 1,788 $ 3,084 40% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 31% 30% 38% 42% 39% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 5,869 $ 6,244 $ 6,687 $ 7,219 $ 8,095 38% Gross profit $ 532 $ 439 $ 434 $ 460 $ 698 31% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 24.1% 27.1% 27.1% 25.7% 22.6% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,525 $ 1,623 $ 1,747 $ 1,864 $ 2,031 33% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 26.0% 26.0% 26.1% 25.8% 25.1% N/A Operating income $ 123 $ 86 $ 82 $ 79 $ 153 25% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 5.5% 5.3% 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 230 $ 254 $ 312 $ 369 $ 400 74% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (22%) (13%) 27% 84% 73% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 3.9% 4.1% 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% N/A International Segment: Net sales $ 1,778 $ 1,393 $ 1,285 $ 1,474 $ 2,589 46% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 28% 27% 26% 33% 35% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 4,842 $ 5,203 $ 5,506 $ 5,930 $ 6,740 39% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% N/A Gross profit $ 318 $ 280 $ 267 $ 302 $ 472 48% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 17.9% 20.1% 20.8% 20.5% 18.2% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 931 $ 1,005 $ 1,072 $ 1,168 $ 1,322 42% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.2% 19.3% 19.5% 19.7% 19.6% N/A Operating income $ 106 $ 93 $ 83 $ 98 $ 175 65% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 6.0% 6.7% 6.4% 6.6% 6.8% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 270 $ 306 $ 333 $ 380 $ 449 66% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 0% 9% 19% 37% 53% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 5.6% 5.9% 6.0% 6.4% 6.7% 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 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Change ---------------------------------------------- Segments (continued) Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 621 $ 540 $ 536 $ 585 $ 842 35% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 1,956 $ 2,068 $ 2,175 $ 2,283 $ 2,504 28% Operating income $ 229 $ 179 $ 165 $ 177 $ 328 44% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 5.7% 6.0% 5.7% 5.4% 5.8% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 500 $ 560 $ 645 $ 749 $ 849 70% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (11%) (2%) 24% 59% 64% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 4.7% 4.9% 5.3% 5.7% 5.7% N/A Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,251 $ 990 $ 923 $ 1,081 $ 1,637 31% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 21% 26% 37% 30% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,582 $ 3,757 $ 3,949 $ 4,245 $ 4,630 29% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 876 $ 564 $ 606 $ 631 $ 1,336 53% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 51% 66% 54% 53% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,024 $ 2,214 $ 2,456 $ 2,678 $ 3,139 55% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 34% 35% 37% 37% 39% N/A Other $ 81 $ 68 $ 72 $ 76 $ 111 37% Other -- TTM $ 263 $ 273 $ 282 $ 296 $ 326 24% Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,247 $ 1,000 $ 910 $ 1,010 $ 1,692 36% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 24% 23% 27% 26% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,485 $ 3,722 $ 3,914 $ 4,167 $ 4,612 32% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 523 $ 383 $ 364 $ 448 $ 877 68% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 50% 34% 34% 45% 55% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,337 $ 1,455 $ 1,560 $ 1,717 $ 2,071 55% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 28% 28% 28% 29% 31% N/A Other $ 8 $ 10 $ 11 $ 16 $ 20 143% Other -- TTM $ 20 $ 26 $ 33 $ 46 $ 57 186% Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 2,498 $ 1,990 $ 1,833 $ 2,091 $ 3,329 33% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 23% 25% 32% 28% N/A Media -- TTM $ 7,067 $ 7,479 $ 7,863 $ 8,412 $ 9,242 31% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 1,399 $ 947 $ 970 $ 1,079 $ 2,213 58% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 44% 53% 51% 54% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 3,361 $ 3,669 $ 4,015 $ 4,395 $ 5,210 55% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 31% 32% 33% 33% 35% N/A Other $ 89 $ 78 $ 83 $ 92 $ 131 47% Other -- TTM $ 283 $ 299 $ 315 $ 342 $ 383 35% Balance Sheet Cash and marketable securities (2) $ 2,105 $ 1,565 $ 1,836 $ 2,087 $ 3,309 57% Inventory, net -- ending $ 877 $ 754 $ 735 $ 970 $ 1,200 37% Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 6.0% 6.0% 5.9% 6.2% 6.1% N/A Inventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.4 12.7 (1%) Fixed assets, net $ 457 $ 442 $ 443 $ 491 $ 543 19% Accounts payable days -- ending 53 47 54 62 57 7% Other Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) 13,900 14,000 14,400 15,800 17,000 22% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: $86 million Q4 2006, $145 million Q1 2007, $171 million Q2 2007, $179 million Q3 2007 and $197 million Q4 2007. 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. -- Shipping revenue, which includes amounts earned from our Amazon Prime membership and Fulfillment by Amazon programs, was $265 million, up 38% from $192 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 $449 million, up 42% from $317 million. Net shipping cost was $184 million, or 3.2% of net sales, up 47% from $125 million, or 3.1% 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 $69 million, up from $59 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). -- General and administrative expenses increased $16 million from the prior year due to increases in payroll and related expenses, professional fees, and the impact of last year's $8 million insurance recovery benefit. -- Stock-based compensation was $54 million, compared with $30 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. -- Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows: Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 ---------------------------- As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net ---------------------------- (in millions) Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $ 478 $ (11) $467 Marketing 133 (2) 131 Technology and content 221 (31) 190 General and administrative 64 (10) 54 Other operating expenses 3 - 3 -------- ------------ ---- Total operating expenses $ 899 $ (54) $845 -------- ------------ ---- Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 42% 41% Marketing 45 45 Technology and content 25 18 General and administrative 41 42 Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.4% 8.2% Marketing 2.3 2.3 Technology and content 3.9 3.4 General and administrative 1.1 1.0 Three Months Ended December 31, 2006 ---------------------------- As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net ---------------------------- (in millions) Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $ 337 $ (6) $331 Marketing 92 (2) 90 Technology and content 177 (15) 162 General and administrative 45 (7) 38 Other operating expenses 2 - 2 -------- ------------ ----- Total operating expenses $ 653 $ (30) $623 -------- ------------ ----- Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 35% 34% Marketing 35 35 Technology and content 34 32 General and administrative (7) (16) Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.5% 8.3% Marketing 2.3 2.3 Technology and content 4.5 4.1 General and administrative 1.1 1.0 -- The increase in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to an increase in total stock compensation value granted to our employees. 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 2007 and 2006 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 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 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. The growth rate of our technology and content spending decreased in 2007 compared with the prior year. -- We intend to continue investing in areas of technology and content as we continue to add employees to our staff and add technology infrastructure. -- 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. Q4 2007 Q4 2006 ------- ------- (in millions) Capitalization $ 33 $ 31 Amortization (31) (26) ------- ------- Net capitalization $ 2 $ 5 ======= ======= Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Awards -- As of December 31, 2007, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 435 million, down from 436 million as of December 31, 2006. 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 December 31, 2007, stock-based awards outstanding were 18 million, or 4.4% of shares outstanding, down from 22 million, or 5.3% of outstanding shares. Underlying outstanding stock awards consist of 16 million shares of restricted stock units and 2 million stock options with a $17.46 weighted-average exercise price. -- We granted restricted stock unit awards of 0.3 million shares in fourth quarter and 8 million shares in 2007, compared with 1.3 million shares and 9 million shares. -- We repurchased 8.2 million shares of our common stock for $252 million in 2006 and 6.3 million shares for $248 million in first quarter 2007. In April 2007, our Board of Directors authorized a 24-month program to repurchase up to an aggregate of $500 million 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 (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 annual effective tax rate was 28%, compared with 50%. The effective tax rate in 2007 was lower than the 35% statutory rate primarily due to earnings of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. in jurisdictions where our effective tax rate is lower than in the U.S. The effective tax rate in 2006 was higher than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate resulting from the establishment of 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 2006 from the U.S. to international locations, which resulted in taxable income and exposure to additional taxable income assertions by taxing jurisdictions. -- 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 2007 was $24 million compared with $15 million in 2006. -- We expect our 2008 effective tax rate to be approximately 30% and we estimate cash taxes paid to 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 2006. 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 2006, France for 2005 through 2006, Germany for 2004 through 2006, Luxembourg for 2003 through 2006 and the United Kingdom for 1999 through 2006. In addition, in February 2007, Japanese tax authorities assessed income tax, including penalties and interest, of approximately $93 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. 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 December 31, ---------------------------------------------------- 2007 2006 -------------------------- ------------------------- At Prior Exchange At Exchange Prior Year Rate As Year Rate As Rates Effect Reported Rates Effect Reported (1) (2) (1) (2) -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- (in millions) Net sales $ 5,478 $ 195 $ 5,673 $3,864 $ 122 $ 3,986 Gross profit 1,134 36 1,170 829 21 850 Operating expenses 877 22 899 640 13 653 Income from operations 257 14 271 189 8 197 Net interest income (expense) and other (3) 8 - 8 (2) (7) (9) Remeasurements and other income (expense) (4) - 2 2 1 - 1 Net income 195 12 207 97 1 98 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.45 $ 0.03 $ 0.48 $ 0.23 $ - $ 0.23 (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 $257 million in 2007, compared with $102 million in 2006. -- Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $3.11 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 $1.20 billion, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen. -- Other assets include, among other things, $197 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $28 million of intellectual property rights, $26 million of other intangibles, net, and $17 million of certain equity investments. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate to collateralization of bank guarantees and debt for our international operations. -- We acquired certain companies during 2007 for an aggregate purchase price of $33 million, including cash payments of $24 million and future cash payments of $9 million. We also made principal payments of $13 million on acquired debt in connection with one of these acquisitions. Additional cash consideration for these acquisitions is contingent upon continued employment. This amount is expensed as compensation over the employment period and not included in the purchase price. Acquired intangibles totaled $18 million and have estimated useful lives of between one and ten years. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was $21 million and is classified as "Goodwill" on our consolidated balance sheets. 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 was not significant. -- Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $240 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits - and unearned revenue of $91 million, which is recorded when payments are received in advance of performing our service obligations and is recognized over the service period. At December 31, 2006, accrued expenses and other current liabilities included liabilities for gift certificates of $183 million and unearned revenue of $78 million. -- Long-term debt primarily includes the following: December 31, December 31, 2007 2006 ------------ ------------ (in millions) 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due February 2009 (1) $ 899 $ 900 6.875% PEACS due February 2010 (2) 350 317 Other long-term debt 50 46 ------------ ------------ 1,299 1,263 Less current portion of long-term debt (17) (16) ------------ ------------ $1,282 $1,247 ============ ============ (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. The redemption premium was 0.95% of the principal at December 31, 2007, and decreases to 0.475% on February 1, 2008, and will decrease to zero at maturity in February 2009. (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 ($123.84 per share, based on the exchange rate as of December 31, 2007). 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. -- We capitalized construction in progress of $15 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.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; and from non-retail activities such as internationally-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, 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, Amazon Kindle, 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 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 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, Inc.Investor RelationsCurt Fischer, 206-266-2171ir@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/irorPublic RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE, Jan 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.</p><p>Operating cash flow was $1.41 billion in 2007, compared with $0.70 billion in 2006. Free cash flow increased 143% to $1.18 billion in 2007, compared with $0.49 billion in 2006.</p><p>Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 435 million on December 31, 2007, compared with 436 million a year ago.</p><p>Net sales increased 42% to $5.67 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $3.99 billion in fourth quarter 2006. Excluding the $0.20 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales grew 37% compared with fourth quarter 2006.</p><p>Operating income increased 38% to $271 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $197 million in fourth quarter 2006. Excluding the $14 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income grew 31% compared with fourth quarter 2006.</p><p>Net income increased 112% to $207 million in the fourth quarter, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared with net income of $98 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in fourth quarter 2006.</p><p>"This quarter showed accelerated sales growth and record operating profits," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "In our view, these unusual financial results are driven by one thing: continuously improving the customer experience."</p><p>Full Year 2007</p><p>Net sales increased 39% to $14.84 billion, or 35% excluding the $0.40 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the year, compared with $10.71 billion in 2006.</p><p>Operating income increased 69% to $655 million, or 61% excluding the $29 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the year, compared with $389 million in 2006.</p><p>Net income increased 150% to $476 million in 2007, or $1.12 per diluted share, compared with net income of $190 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in 2006.</p><p>Highlights</p><p>-- The Company introduced Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary wireless portable reader that provides instant wireless downloads of more than 90,000 books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display. The Amazon Kindle team is scrambling to increase manufacturing, as demand remains higher than supply. Kindles are being delivered to customers on a first come, first served basis.</p><p>-- Amazon MP3 added DRM-free music downloads from Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group, making it the only retailer to offer DRM-free MP3 music downloads from all four major music labels as well as over 50,000 independent labels. The MP3 store now includes over 3.4 million songs from more than 270,000 artists. Pepsi will debut the Pepsi Stuff Amazon MP3 promotion, a massive collect-and-get program, during the upcoming Super Bowl.</p><p>-- Over 330,000 developers have registered to use Amazon Web Services (AWS), up more than 30,000 from last quarter.</p><p>-- Adoption of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) continues to grow. As an indicator of adoption, bandwidth utilized by these services in fourth quarter 2007 was even greater than bandwidth utilized in the same period by all of Amazon.com's global websites combined.</p><p>-- AWS launched a limited beta of its SimpleDB Service, which allows queries to run on structured data in real time. This service works in conjunction with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3, collectively providing the ability to store, process and query data sets in the cloud.</p><p>-- AWS launched European storage for Amazon S3, allowing software developers and businesses to store their data physically in Europe. Amazon S3 is a storage service in the cloud offering software developers and businesses low-cost access to the same scalable and reliable storage infrastructure Amazon uses to run its own global network of websites.</p><p>-- North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $3.08 billion, up 40% from fourth quarter 2006.</p><p>-- International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $2.59 billion, up 46% from fourth quarter 2006. Excluding the favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 35%.</p><p>-- Worldwide Media sales grew 33% to $3.33 billion in fourth quarter 2007, compared with $2.50 billion in fourth quarter 2006.</p><p>-- Worldwide Electronics &amp; Other General Merchandise sales grew 58% to $2.21 billion in fourth quarter 2007, compared with $1.40 billion in fourth quarter 2006, and increased to 39% of worldwide net sales compared with 35%.</p><p>-- A record number of customers took advantage of Amazon Prime, the Company's unlimited free-shipping program. Amazon Prime is now available in the U.K., Germany, Japan and the U.S.</p><p>-- Amazon.com shipped over half-a-million units in fourth quarter 2007 on behalf of sellers who utilized the Fulfillment by Amazon service.</p><p>Financial Guidance</p><p>The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of January 30, 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>First Quarter 2008 Guidance</p><p>-- Net sales are expected to be between $3.95 billion and $4.15 billion, or to grow between 31% and 38% compared with first quarter 2007.</p><p>-- Operating income is expected to be between $155 million and $200 million, or to grow between 7% and 38% compared with first quarter 2007. This guidance includes $55 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional acquired intangible assets are recorded 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 $18.75 billion and $19.75 billion, or to grow between 26% and 33% compared with 2007.</p><p>-- Operating income is expected to be between $785 million and $985 million, or to grow between 20% and 50% compared with 2007. This guidance includes $240 million for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, and it assumes, among other things, that no additional acquired intangible assets are recorded 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, 2006, 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 December 31, December 31, ---------------- ---------------- 2007 2006 2007 2006 ------- -------- ------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $1,366 $ 693 $1,022 $ 1,013OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net income 207 98 476 190Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization 63 59 246 205 Stock-based compensation 54 30 185 101 Other operating expense, net 3 2 9 10 Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net - - 1 (2) Remeasurements and other (1) - 12 (6) Deferred income taxes (97) 8 (99) 22 Excess tax benefits from stock- based compensation (163) (64) (257) (102)Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (231) (127) (303) (282) Accounts receivable, net and other (237) (116) (255) (103) Accounts payable 1,144 588 928 402 Accrued expenses and other 399 246 429 241 Additions to unearned revenue 79 75 244 206 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (71) (55) (211) (180) ------- -------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities 1,149 744 1,405 702INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (73) (50) (224) (216)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (29) (2) (75) (32)Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 115 869 1,271 1,845Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (153) (1,340) (930) (1,930) ------- -------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (140) (523) 42 (333)FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Proceeds from exercises of stock options 12 18 91 35Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 164 64 257 102Common stock repurchased - - (248) (252)Proceeds from long-term debt and other 3 17 24 98Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (11) (7) (74) (383) ------- -------- ------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 168 92 50 (400)Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents (4) 16 20 40 ------- -------- ------- -------- Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,173 329 1,517 9 ------- -------- ------- --------CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $2,539 $ 1,022 $2,539 $ 1,022 ======= ======== ======= ========SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:Cash paid for interest $ 1 $ 1 $ 67 $ 86Cash paid for income taxes 10 1 24 15Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 32 7 74 69Fixed assets acquired under build- to-suit leases 15 - 15 -</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, --------------- ----------------- 2007 2006 2007 2006 ------- ------- -------- --------Net sales $5,673 $3,986 $14,835 $10,711Cost of sales 4,503 3,136 11,482 8,255 ------- ------- -------- --------Gross profit 1,170 850 3,353 2,456Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 478 337 1,292 937 Marketing 133 92 344 263 Technology and content 221 177 818 662 General and administrative 64 45 235 195 Other operating expense, net 3 2 9 10 ------- ------- -------- -------- Total operating expenses 899 653 2,698 2,067 ------- ------- -------- --------Income from operations 271 197 655 389Interest income 28 18 90 59Interest expense (21) (19) (77) (78)Other income (expense), net 1 (8) (1) (4)Remeasurements and other 2 1 (7) 11 ------- ------- -------- -------- Total non-operating income (expense) 10 (8) 5 (12) ------- ------- -------- --------Income before income taxes 281 189 660 377Provision for income taxes 74 91 184 187 ------- ------- -------- --------Net income $ 207 $ 98 $ 476 $ 190 ======= ======= ======== ========Basic earnings per share $ 0.50 $ 0.24 $ 1.15 $ 0.46 ======= ======= ======== ========Diluted earnings per share $ 0.48 $ 0.23 $ 1.12 $ 0.45 ======= ======= ======== ========Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 416 413 413 416 ======= ======= ======== ======== Diluted 427 422 424 424 ======= ======= ======== ========(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 11 $ 6 $ 39 $ 24 Marketing 2 2 8 4 Technology and content 31 15 103 54 General and administrative 10 7 35 19</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Twelve Months Ended Ended December 31, December 31, ---------------- ------------------ 2007 2006 2007 2006 -------- ------- -------- ---------North America Net sales $ 3,084 $2,208 $ 8,095 $ 5,869 Cost of sales 2,386 1,676 6,064 4,344 -------- ------- -------- --------- Gross profit 698 532 2,031 1,525 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 545 409 1,631 1,295 -------- ------- -------- --------- Segment operating income $ 153 $ 123 $ 400 $ 230 ======== ======= ======== =========International Net sales $ 2,589 $1,778 $ 6,740 $ 4,842 Cost of sales 2,117 1,460 5,418 3,911 -------- ------- -------- --------- Gross profit 472 318 1,322 931 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 297 212 873 661 -------- ------- -------- --------- Segment operating income $ 175 $ 106 $ 449 $ 270 ======== ======= ======== =========Consolidated Net sales $ 5,673 $3,986 $14,835 $10,711 Cost of sales 4,503 3,136 11,482 8,255 -------- ------- -------- --------- Gross profit 1,170 850 3,353 2,456 Direct segment operating expenses 842 621 2,504 1,956 -------- ------- -------- --------- Segment operating income 328 229 849 500 Stock-based compensation (54) (30) (185) (101) Other operating expense, net (3) (2) (9) (10) -------- ------- -------- --------- Income from operations 271 197 655 389 Total non-operating income (expense) 10 (8) 5 (12) Provision for income taxes (74) (91) (184) (187) -------- ------- -------- --------- Net income $ 207 $ 98 $ 476 $ 190 ======== ======= ======== =========Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 40% 31% 38% 25% International 46 37 39 28 Consolidated 42 34 39 26 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 31% 27% 33% 20% International 48 28 42 21 Consolidated 38 27 37 20 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 25% 33% 74% (22%) International 65 15 66 - Consolidated 44 24 70 (12) Net sales mix: North America 54% 55% 55% 55% International 46 45 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, ---------------- ----------------- 2007 2006 2007 2006 -------- ------- -------- --------North America Media $ 1,637 $1,251 $ 4,630 $ 3,582 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,336 876 3,139 2,024 Other 111 81 326 263 -------- ------- -------- -------- Total North America 3,084 2,208 8,095 5,869International Media 1,692 1,247 4,612 3,485 Electronics and other general merchandise 877 523 2,071 1,337 Other 20 8 57 20 -------- ------- -------- -------- Total International 2,589 1,778 6,740 4,842Consolidated Media 3,329 2,498 9,242 7,067 Electronics and other general merchandise 2,213 1,399 5,210 3,361 Other 131 89 383 283 -------- ------- -------- -------- Total Consolidated $ 5,673 $3,986 $14,835 $10,711 ======== ======= ======== ========Y/Y Net Sales Growth:North America: Media 31% 21% 29% 18% Electronics and other general merchandise 53 51 55 40 Other 37 11 24 18 Total North America 40 31 38 25International: Media 36% 29% 32% 21% Electronics and other general merchandise 68 63 55 51 Other 143 68 186 151 Total International 46 37 39 28Consolidated: Media 33% 25% 31% 19% Electronics and other general merchandise 58 55 55 44 Other 47 14 35 23 Total Consolidated 42 34 39 26Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates:International: Media 26% 21% 25% 21% Electronics and other general merchandise 55 50 45 49 Other 124 55 165 147 Total International 35 28 31 28Consolidated: Media 28% 21% 27% 19% Electronics and other general merchandise 54 51 51 43 Other 45 14 34 23 Total Consolidated 37 30 35 26Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 59% 63% 62% 66% Electronics and other general merchandise 39 35 35 31 Other 2 2 3 3</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) December 31, December 31, 2007 2006 ------------- -------------ASSETS (unaudited)Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,539 $ 1,022 Marketable securities 573 997 Inventories 1,200 877 Accounts receivable, net and other 705 399 Deferred tax assets 147 78 ------------- ------------- Total current assets 5,164 3,373Fixed assets, net 543 457Deferred tax assets 260 199Goodwill 222 195Other assets 296 139 ------------- ------------- Total assets $ 6,485 $ 4,363 ============= =============LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITYCurrent liabilities:Accounts payable $ 2,795 $ 1,816Accrued expenses and other 919 716 ------------- -------------Total current liabilities 3,714 2,532Long-term debt 1,282 1,247Other long-term liabilities 292 153Commitments 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 -- 431 and 422 Outstanding shares -- 416 and 414 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (500) (252) Additional paid-in capital 3,063 2,517 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 5 (1) Accumulated deficit (1,375) (1,837) ------------- ------------- Total stockholders' equity 1,197 431 ------------- ------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,485 $ 4,363 ============= =============</pre><pre> AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited)---------------------------------------------------------------------- Y/Y % Q4 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Change ----------------------------------------------Cash Flows and SharesOperating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 702 $ 726 $ 895 $ 1,001 $ 1,405 100%Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software &amp; website development) -- TTM $ 216 $ 205 $ 195 $ 201 $ 224 4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 486 $ 521 $ 700 $ 800 $ 1,181 143%Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth (8%) 4% 87% 118% 143% N/ACommon shares and stock-based awards outstanding 436 430 435 435 435 0%Common shares outstanding 414 409 413 415 416 1%Stock-based awards outstanding 22 21 22 20 18 (17%)Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 5.3% 5.1% 5.3% 4.9% 4.4% N/AResults of OperationsWorldwide (WW) net sales $ 3,986 $ 3,015 $ 2,886 $ 3,262 $ 5,673 42%WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 30% 29% 33% 38% 37% N/AWW net sales -- TTM $10,711 $11,447 $12,193 $13,149 $14,835 39%WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 26% 27% 29% 32% 35% N/AGross profit $ 850 $ 719 $ 701 $ 762 $ 1,170 38%Gross margin -- % of WW net sales 21.3% 23.8% 24.3% 23.4% 20.6% N/AGross profit -- TTM $ 2,456 $ 2,628 $ 2,820 $ 3,032 $ 3,353 37%Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 22.9% 23.0% 23.1% 23.1% 22.6% N/AOperating income $ 197 $ 145 $ 116 $ 123 $ 271 38%Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 4.9% 4.8% 4.0% 3.8% 4.8% N/AOperating income -- TTM (1) $ 389 $ 429 $ 498 $ 581 $ 655 69%Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (10%) (4%) 29% 56% 61% N/AOperating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 3.6% 3.7% 4.1% 4.4% 4.4% N/ANet income $ 98 $ 111 $ 78 $ 80 $ 207 112%Net income per diluted share $ 0.23 $ 0.26 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.48 109%Net income -- TTM $ 190 $ 249 $ 306 $ 367 $ 476 150%Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 0.45 $ 0.59 $ 0.72 $ 0.87 $ 1.12 150%SegmentsNorth America Segment: Net sales $ 2,208 $ 1,622 $ 1,601 $ 1,788 $ 3,084 40% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 31% 30% 38% 42% 39% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 5,869 $ 6,244 $ 6,687 $ 7,219 $ 8,095 38% Gross profit $ 532 $ 439 $ 434 $ 460 $ 698 31% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 24.1% 27.1% 27.1% 25.7% 22.6% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,525 $ 1,623 $ 1,747 $ 1,864 $ 2,031 33% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 26.0% 26.0% 26.1% 25.8% 25.1% N/A Operating income $ 123 $ 86 $ 82 $ 79 $ 153 25% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 5.5% 5.3% 5.1% 4.4% 5.0% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 230 $ 254 $ 312 $ 369 $ 400 74% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (22%) (13%) 27% 84% 73% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 3.9% 4.1% 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% N/AInternational Segment: Net sales $ 1,778 $ 1,393 $ 1,285 $ 1,474 $ 2,589 46% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 28% 27% 26% 33% 35% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 4,842 $ 5,203 $ 5,506 $ 5,930 $ 6,740 39% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% N/A Gross profit $ 318 $ 280 $ 267 $ 302 $ 472 48% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 17.9% 20.1% 20.8% 20.5% 18.2% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 931 $ 1,005 $ 1,072 $ 1,168 $ 1,322 42% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.2% 19.3% 19.5% 19.7% 19.6% N/A Operating income $ 106 $ 93 $ 83 $ 98 $ 175 65% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 6.0% 6.7% 6.4% 6.6% 6.8% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 270 $ 306 $ 333 $ 380 $ 449 66% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 0% 9% 19% 37% 53% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 5.6% 5.9% 6.0% 6.4% 6.7% 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 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Change ----------------------------------------------Segments (continued)Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 621 $ 540 $ 536 $ 585 $ 842 35% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 1,956 $ 2,068 $ 2,175 $ 2,283 $ 2,504 28% Operating income $ 229 $ 179 $ 165 $ 177 $ 328 44% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 5.7% 6.0% 5.7% 5.4% 5.8% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) $ 500 $ 560 $ 645 $ 749 $ 849 70% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (11%) (2%) 24% 59% 64% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 4.7% 4.9% 5.3% 5.7% 5.7% N/ASupplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,251 $ 990 $ 923 $ 1,081 $ 1,637 31% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 21% 26% 37% 30% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,582 $ 3,757 $ 3,949 $ 4,245 $ 4,630 29% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 876 $ 564 $ 606 $ 631 $ 1,336 53% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 51% 66% 54% 53% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,024 $ 2,214 $ 2,456 $ 2,678 $ 3,139 55% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 34% 35% 37% 37% 39% N/A Other $ 81 $ 68 $ 72 $ 76 $ 111 37% Other -- TTM $ 263 $ 273 $ 282 $ 296 $ 326 24%Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,247 $ 1,000 $ 910 $ 1,010 $ 1,692 36% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 24% 23% 27% 26% N/A Media -- TTM $ 3,485 $ 3,722 $ 3,914 $ 4,167 $ 4,612 32% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 523 $ 383 $ 364 $ 448 $ 877 68% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 50% 34% 34% 45% 55% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 1,337 $ 1,455 $ 1,560 $ 1,717 $ 2,071 55% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 28% 28% 28% 29% 31% N/A Other $ 8 $ 10 $ 11 $ 16 $ 20 143% Other -- TTM $ 20 $ 26 $ 33 $ 46 $ 57 186%Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 2,498 $ 1,990 $ 1,833 $ 2,091 $ 3,329 33% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 21% 23% 25% 32% 28% N/A Media -- TTM $ 7,067 $ 7,479 $ 7,863 $ 8,412 $ 9,242 31% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 1,399 $ 947 $ 970 $ 1,079 $ 2,213 58% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 44% 53% 51% 54% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 3,361 $ 3,669 $ 4,015 $ 4,395 $ 5,210 55% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 31% 32% 33% 33% 35% N/A Other $ 89 $ 78 $ 83 $ 92 $ 131 47% Other -- TTM $ 283 $ 299 $ 315 $ 342 $ 383 35%Balance SheetCash and marketable securities (2) $ 2,105 $ 1,565 $ 1,836 $ 2,087 $ 3,309 57%Inventory, net -- ending $ 877 $ 754 $ 735 $ 970 $ 1,200 37%Inventory -- average inventory % of TTM net sales 6.0% 6.0% 5.9% 6.2% 6.1% N/AInventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.4 12.7 (1%)Fixed assets, net $ 457 $ 442 $ 443 $ 491 $ 543 19%Accounts payable days -- ending 53 47 54 62 57 7%OtherEmployees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors &amp; temporary personnel) 13,900 14,000 14,400 15,800 17,000 22%----------------------------------------------------------------------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: $86 million Q4 2006, $145 million Q1 2007, $171 million Q2 2007, $179 million Q3 2007 and $197 million Q4 2007.</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.</p><p>-- 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.</p><p>-- Shipping revenue, which includes amounts earned from our Amazon Prime membership and Fulfillment by Amazon programs, was $265 million, up 38% from $192 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 $449 million, up 42% from $317 million. Net shipping cost was $184 million, or 3.2% of net sales, up 47% from $125 million, or 3.1% 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 $69 million, up from $59 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>-- General and administrative expenses increased $16 million from the prior year due to increases in payroll and related expenses, professional fees, and the impact of last year's $8 million insurance recovery benefit.</p><p>-- Stock-based compensation was $54 million, compared with $30 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.</p><p>-- Operating expenses with and without stock-based compensation are as follows:</p><pre> Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 ---------------------------- As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net ---------------------------- (in millions)Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $ 478 $ (11) $467 Marketing 133 (2) 131 Technology and content 221 (31) 190 General and administrative 64 (10) 54 Other operating expenses 3 - 3 -------- ------------ ---- Total operating expenses $ 899 $ (54) $845 -------- ------------ ----Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 42% 41% Marketing 45 45 Technology and content 25 18 General and administrative 41 42Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.4% 8.2% Marketing 2.3 2.3 Technology and content 3.9 3.4 General and administrative 1.1 1.0 Three Months Ended December 31, 2006 ---------------------------- As Stock-Based Reported Compensation Net ---------------------------- (in millions)Operating Expenses: Fulfillment $ 337 $ (6) $331 Marketing 92 (2) 90 Technology and content 177 (15) 162 General and administrative 45 (7) 38 Other operating expenses 2 - 2 -------- ------------ ----- Total operating expenses $ 653 $ (30) $623 -------- ------------ -----Year-over-year Percentage Growth: Fulfillment 35% 34% Marketing 35 35 Technology and content 34 32 General and administrative (7) (16)Percent of Net Sales: Fulfillment 8.5% 8.3% Marketing 2.3 2.3 Technology and content 4.5 4.1 General and administrative 1.1 1.0</pre><p>-- The increase in stock-based compensation is primarily attributable to an increase in total stock compensation value granted to our employees.</p><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 2007 and 2006 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 the fulfillment.</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. The growth rate of our technology and content spending decreased in 2007 compared with the prior year.</p><p>-- We intend to continue investing in areas of technology and content as we continue to add employees to our staff and add technology infrastructure.</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><pre> Q4 2007 Q4 2006 ------- ------- (in millions) Capitalization $ 33 $ 31 Amortization (31) (26) ------- ------- Net capitalization $ 2 $ 5 ======= =======</pre><p>Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Awards</p><p>-- As of December 31, 2007, outstanding common shares plus shares underlying outstanding stock-based awards were 435 million, down from 436 million as of December 31, 2006. 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 December 31, 2007, stock-based awards outstanding were 18 million, or 4.4% of shares outstanding, down from 22 million, or 5.3% of outstanding shares. Underlying outstanding stock awards consist of 16 million shares of restricted stock units and 2 million stock options with a $17.46 weighted-average exercise price.</p><p>-- We granted restricted stock unit awards of 0.3 million shares in fourth quarter and 8 million shares in 2007, compared with 1.3 million shares and 9 million shares.</p><p>-- We repurchased 8.2 million shares of our common stock for $252 million in 2006 and 6.3 million shares for $248 million in first quarter 2007. In April 2007, our Board of Directors authorized a 24-month program to repurchase up to an aggregate of $500 million 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 (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 annual effective tax rate was 28%, compared with 50%. The effective tax rate in 2007 was lower than the 35% statutory rate primarily due to earnings of our subsidiaries outside of the U.S. in jurisdictions where our effective tax rate is lower than in the U.S. The effective tax rate in 2006 was higher than the 35% U.S. federal statutory rate resulting from the establishment of 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 2006 from the U.S. to international locations, which resulted in taxable income and exposure to additional taxable income assertions by taxing jurisdictions.</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 2007 was $24 million compared with $15 million in 2006.</p><p>-- We expect our 2008 effective tax rate to be approximately 30% and we estimate cash taxes paid to 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 2006. 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 2006, France for 2005 through 2006, Germany for 2004 through 2006, Luxembourg for 2003 through 2006 and the United Kingdom for 1999 through 2006. In addition, in February 2007, Japanese tax authorities assessed income tax, including penalties and interest, of approximately $93 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.</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 December 31, ---------------------------------------------------- 2007 2006 -------------------------- ------------------------- At Prior Exchange At Exchange Prior Year Rate As Year Rate As Rates Effect Reported Rates Effect Reported (1) (2) (1) (2) -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- (in millions)Net sales $ 5,478 $ 195 $ 5,673 $3,864 $ 122 $ 3,986Gross profit 1,134 36 1,170 829 21 850Operating expenses 877 22 899 640 13 653Income from operations 257 14 271 189 8 197Net interest income (expense) and other (3) 8 - 8 (2) (7) (9)Remeasurements and other income (expense) (4) - 2 2 1 - 1Net income 195 12 207 97 1 98Diluted earnings per share $ 0.45 $ 0.03 $ 0.48 $ 0.23 $ - $ 0.23(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.</pre><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 $257 million in 2007, compared with $102 million in 2006.</p><p>-- Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $3.11 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 $1.20 billion, primarily in Euros, British Pounds and Japanese Yen.</p><p>-- Other assets include, among other things, $197 million of marketable securities restricted for longer than one year, $28 million of intellectual property rights, $26 million of other intangibles, net, and $17 million of certain equity investments. Marketable securities restricted for longer than one year relate to collateralization of bank guarantees and debt for our international operations.</p><p>-- We acquired certain companies during 2007 for an aggregate purchase price of $33 million, including cash payments of $24 million and future cash payments of $9 million. We also made principal payments of $13 million on acquired debt in connection with one of these acquisitions. Additional cash consideration for these acquisitions is contingent upon continued employment. This amount is expensed as compensation over the employment period and not included in the purchase price. Acquired intangibles totaled $18 million and have estimated useful lives of between one and ten years. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was $21 million and is classified as "Goodwill" on our consolidated balance sheets. 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 was not significant.</p><p>-- Accrued expenses and other current liabilities include, among other things, liabilities for gift certificates of $240 million, professional fees, marketing activities, workforce costs - including accrued payroll, vacation and other benefits - and unearned revenue of $91 million, which is recorded when payments are received in advance of performing our service obligations and is recognized over the service period. At December 31, 2006, accrued expenses and other current liabilities included liabilities for gift certificates of $183 million and unearned revenue of $78 million.</p><p>-- Long-term debt primarily includes the following:</p><pre> December 31, December 31, 2007 2006 ------------ ------------ (in millions) 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due February 2009 (1) $ 899 $ 900 6.875% PEACS due February 2010 (2) 350 317 Other long-term debt 50 46 ------------ ------------ 1,299 1,263 Less current portion of long-term debt (17) (16) ------------ ------------ $1,282 $1,247 ============ ============ (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. The redemption premium was 0.95% of the principal at December 31, 2007, and decreases to 0.475% on February 1, 2008, and will decrease to zero at maturity in February 2009. (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 ($123.84 per share, based on the exchange rate as of December 31, 2007). 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.</pre><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 $15 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.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; and from non-retail activities such as internationally-focused Amazon Enterprise Solutions program, Amazon Web Services, 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, Amazon Kindle, 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 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.</p><p>-- Return on invested capital is trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by average total assets less current liabilities 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, Inc.Investor RelationsCurt Fischer, 206-266-2171ir@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/irorPublic RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com and Capitol Music Group Exclusively Debut New Lenny Kravitz Music Video on Amazon.com

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Amazon.com and Capitol Music Group Exclusively Debut New Lenny Kravitz Music Video on Amazon.com

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Amazon.com is the Only Place Where Fans Can View "Love, Love, Love" SEATTLE & NEW YORK, Jan 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Capitol Music Group today announced the exclusive premiere of the new Lenny Kravitz music video "Love, Love, Love" on www.amazon.com/music. Fans around the world will get their exclusive first and only look at the new music video online at Amazon.com for a 24-hour window tomorrow, January 30. "The uniqueness of Lenny Kravitz's music, which incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae and folk, is unlike anything else on the music scene, and we're very excited to debut his new music video on Amazon.com," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "This is an extraordinary opportunity for Lenny's fans to get their very first glimpse in almost four years of his latest work online. We're proud to provide our customers with this unique experience." "The new Lenny Kravitz album is a great return to form for one of the most important and iconic artists of this generation," said Jason Flom, chairman, CEO of Capitol Music Group. "We're excited that Amazon.com has chosen to lend their support to Lenny as they continue to grow as a digital store and a hub for people to discover great music." Kravitz has won the Grammy Award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" four years in a row from 1998 to 2001, and also received an American Music Award in 2002 for "Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist." A top-selling musician for almost two decades, Kravitz has been described by Amazon music editors as "more prolific than D'Angelo and Terence Trent D'Arby combined" and a "one-man rock & soul revivalist" who has "kept traditional pop values alive." Kravitz's new album, "It Is Time for a Love Revolution," will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, and is now available for pre-order on www.amazon.com for $12.99, a savings of 32 percent. About Capitol Music Group The Capitol Music Group, part of EMI Music, consists of the Capitol and Virgin imprints, and its roster includes such artists as 30 Seconds to Mars, Lily Allen, The Beatles, Corinne Bailey Rae, Coldplay, Decemberists, Gorillaz, Interpol, Lenny Kravitz, OK Go, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Rolling Stones, Joss Stone and KT Tunstall. More artist information is available at www.capitolpub.net 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, 2006, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<center>Amazon.com is the Only Place Where Fans Can View "Love, Love, Love"</center><p>SEATTLE &amp; NEW YORK, Jan 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Capitol Music Group today announced the exclusive premiere of the new Lenny Kravitz music video "Love, Love, Love" on www.amazon.com/music. Fans around the world will get their exclusive first and only look at the new music video online at Amazon.com for a 24-hour window tomorrow, January 30.</p><p>"The uniqueness of Lenny Kravitz's music, which incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae and folk, is unlike anything else on the music scene, and we're very excited to debut his new music video on Amazon.com," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "This is an extraordinary opportunity for Lenny's fans to get their very first glimpse in almost four years of his latest work online. We're proud to provide our customers with this unique experience."</p><p>"The new Lenny Kravitz album is a great return to form for one of the most important and iconic artists of this generation," said Jason Flom, chairman, CEO of Capitol Music Group. "We're excited that Amazon.com has chosen to lend their support to Lenny as they continue to grow as a digital store and a hub for people to discover great music."</p><p>Kravitz has won the Grammy Award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" four years in a row from 1998 to 2001, and also received an American Music Award in 2002 for "Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist." A top-selling musician for almost two decades, Kravitz has been described by Amazon music editors as "more prolific than D'Angelo and Terence Trent D'Arby combined" and a "one-man rock &amp; soul revivalist" who has "kept traditional pop values alive."</p><p>Kravitz's new album, "It Is Time for a Love Revolution," will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, and is now available for pre-order on www.amazon.com for $12.99, a savings of 32 percent.</p><p>About Capitol Music Group</p><p>The Capitol Music Group, part of EMI Music, consists of the Capitol and Virgin imprints, and its roster includes such artists as 30 Seconds to Mars, Lily Allen, The Beatles, Corinne Bailey Rae, Coldplay, Decemberists, Gorillaz, Interpol, Lenny Kravitz, OK Go, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Rolling Stones, Joss Stone and KT Tunstall. More artist information is available at www.capitolpub.net</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, 2006, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Love Is in the Air as Amazon.com Announces the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America

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Sales data of romance novels, relationship and sex books reveals Alexandria, Va. as the most romantic city SEATTLE, Jan 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its list of the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America. After compiling sales data of romance novels, relationship and sex books since Jan. 1, 2008, on a per capita basis in cities with over 100,000 residents, the top 20 most romantic cities in the United States are: 1. Alexandria, Va. 11. Washington, D.C. 2. Cambridge, Mass. 12. Pasadena, Calif. 3. Miami, Fla. 13. Bellevue, Wash. 4. Irvine, Calif. 14. Seattle, Wash 5. Ann Arbor, Mich. 15. San Francisco, Calif. 6. Orlando, Fla. 16. Columbia, S.C. 7. Berkeley, Calif. 17. Tallahassee, Fla. 8. Scottsdale, Ariz. 18. Austin, Texas 9. Arlington, Va. 19. Richmond, Va. 10. Atlanta, Ga. 20. Knoxville, Tenn. In taking a closer look at Amazon.com's "romantic" data, the company also unveiled that: -- Virginia really is for lovers, with three cities -- Alexandria, Arlington and Richmond -- ranked amongst the top 20 Most Romantic Cities. -- Ann Arbor, Mich. is the Sexiest City in America with 24% of its romantic Amazon purchases coming from books about sex. -- Cambridge, Mass. is the Most Relationship Savvy City in America with 58% of its romantic Amazon purchases coming from books about relationships. -- And lastly, rounding out the bottom of the list are Pomona, Calif., El Monte, Calif. and Salt Lake City, Utah as the cities least interested in romance coming in with the fewest number of romance, relationship and sex book purchases, on a per capita basis, out of 236 cities. To browse Amazon's selection of romance novels and relationship and sex books, visit www.amazon.com/books. 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, 2006, and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<center>Sales data of romance novels, relationship and sex books reveals Alexandria, Va. as the most romantic city</center><p>SEATTLE, Jan 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its list of the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America. After compiling sales data of romance novels, relationship and sex books since Jan. 1, 2008, on a per capita basis in cities with over 100,000 residents, the top 20 most romantic cities in the United States are:</p><pre>1. Alexandria, Va. 11. Washington, D.C.2. Cambridge, Mass. 12. Pasadena, Calif.3. Miami, Fla. 13. Bellevue, Wash.4. Irvine, Calif. 14. Seattle, Wash5. Ann Arbor, Mich. 15. San Francisco, Calif.6. Orlando, Fla. 16. Columbia, S.C.7. Berkeley, Calif. 17. Tallahassee, Fla.8. Scottsdale, Ariz. 18. Austin, Texas9. Arlington, Va. 19. Richmond, Va.10. Atlanta, Ga. 20. Knoxville, Tenn.</pre><p>In taking a closer look at Amazon.com's "romantic" data, the company also unveiled that:</p><p>-- Virginia really is for lovers, with three cities -- Alexandria, Arlington and Richmond -- ranked amongst the top 20 Most Romantic Cities.</p><p>-- Ann Arbor, Mich. is the Sexiest City in America with 24% of its romantic Amazon purchases coming from books about sex.</p><p>-- Cambridge, Mass. is the Most Relationship Savvy City in America with 58% of its romantic Amazon purchases coming from books about relationships.</p><p>-- And lastly, rounding out the bottom of the list are Pomona, Calif., El Monte, Calif. and Salt Lake City, Utah as the cities least interested in romance coming in with the fewest number of romance, relationship and sex book purchases, on a per capita basis, out of 236 cities.</p><p>To browse Amazon's selection of romance novels and relationship and sex books, visit www.amazon.com/books.</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, 2006, and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</p>

In the Mood for Love? Or Not? Amazon.ca Gears Up for Valentine's Day

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From lovebirds to cupid cynics, Amazon.ca helps Canadians get through the most romantic day of the year SEATTLE - January 28, 2008 - Whether giddy in love or grumbling about being single, there are many ways for all to enjoy Valentine's Day this year. As boxes of chocolates and bouquets of flowers fly off the shelves, Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) offers up its suggestions for romantic must-haves to give your sweetheart this Valentine's Day. For the Lovers at Heart For those who just can't find the words to express their love, there's "Four Letter Word," a new short fiction in the form of love letters by the likes of Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, and M.G. Vassanji. Step the romance up a notch by tucking your own love letter inside. For anyone who has ever loved a puppy, try "Snog" by Rachael Hale. An accompanying adorable puppy is optional, but extreme caution is advised unless he/she has explicitly expressed a desire for said canine on more than one occasion. If ambiance is the secret ingredient, set the mood with a little music. Choose from "It's Time" by Michael Bublé, "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion and "Awake" by Josh Grobin. How about a ticket for two to snuggle up on the couch for the evening? Mix one pack of microwave popcorn with "The Notebook," "Pride & Prejudice" or "Hitch" for the perfect night in. For the unattached, swinging single, Amazon.ca also has a few items to help to help alleviate the blues on this red and pink infatuated holiday. For the Bachelor/Bachelorette For the guy or gal who shouldn't have to suffer through one more pointless evening with a dud, there's Judy McGuire's must-read "How Not to Date." For heartbroken men who could use a little commiseration - and a good laugh - check out "Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me" by Ben Karlin, former executive producer of "The Daily Show." For the girl who needs a little confirmation that flying solo can be so much better than a marriage of convenience, try "Better Single Than Sorry" by Jen Schefft. Music can cleanse the heart and soul. What better way to wash away the blues than with "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" by Maroon 5, "Back in Black" by Amy Winehouse or "O" by Damien Rice. Or how about a movie marathon for the less romantically inclined? Choose from "Closer," "Fatal Attraction" and "Dial 'M' for Murder." For more Valentine's Day or anti-Valentine's Day gift ideas, visit www.amazon.ca/valentine. About Amazon.ca Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) is part of the global family of Amazon websites 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, 2006, and subsequent filings. Media Contacts: Amazon .ca Margaret Antkowski/Mark Van Tol NATIONAL Public Relations 416-586-0180 mantkowski@national.ca/mvantol@national.ca

<p><em>From lovebirds to cupid cynics, Amazon.ca helps Canadians get through the most romantic day of the year</em></p><p>SEATTLE - January 28, 2008 - Whether giddy in love or grumbling about being single, there are many ways for all to enjoy Valentine's Day this year. As boxes of chocolates and bouquets of flowers fly off the shelves, Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) offers up its suggestions for romantic must-haves to give your sweetheart this Valentine's Day.</p><p>For the Lovers at Heart</p><ul>For those who just can't find the words to express their love, there's "Four Letter Word," a new short fiction in the form of love letters by the likes of Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, and M.G. Vassanji. Step the romance up a notch by tucking your own love letter inside.For anyone who has ever loved a puppy, try "Snog" by Rachael Hale. An accompanying adorable puppy is optional, but extreme caution is advised unless he/she has explicitly expressed a desire for said canine on more than one occasion.If ambiance is the secret ingredient, set the mood with a little music. Choose from "It's Time" by Michael Bublé, "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion and "Awake" by Josh Grobin.How about a ticket for two to snuggle up on the couch for the evening? Mix one pack of microwave popcorn with "The Notebook," "Pride &amp; Prejudice" or "Hitch" for the perfect night in.</ul><p>For the unattached, swinging single, Amazon.ca also has a few items to help to help alleviate the blues on this red and pink infatuated holiday.</p><p>For the Bachelor/Bachelorette</p><ul>For the guy or gal who shouldn't have to suffer through one more pointless evening with a dud, there's Judy McGuire's must-read "How Not to Date."For heartbroken men who could use a little commiseration - and a good laugh - check out "Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me" by Ben Karlin, former executive producer of "The Daily Show."For the girl who needs a little confirmation that flying solo can be so much better than a marriage of convenience, try "Better Single Than Sorry" by Jen Schefft.Music can cleanse the heart and soul. What better way to wash away the blues than with "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" by Maroon 5, "Back in Black" by Amy Winehouse or "O" by Damien Rice.Or how about a movie marathon for the less romantically inclined? Choose from "Closer," "Fatal Attraction" and "Dial 'M' for Murder."</ul><p>For more Valentine's Day or anti-Valentine's Day gift ideas, visit www.amazon.ca/valentine.</p><p>About Amazon.ca</p><p>Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) is part of the global family of Amazon websites 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, 2006, and subsequent filings.</p><p>Media Contacts: Amazon .ca Margaret Antkowski/Mark Van Tol NATIONAL Public Relations 416-586-0180 mantkowski@national.ca/mvantol@national.ca</p>

Amazon to Begin International Rollout of Amazon MP3 in 2008

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that in 2008 the company will begin an international rollout of Amazon MP3, Amazon's DRM-free MP3 digital music store where every song is playable on virtually any digital music-capable device, including the PC, Mac(R), iPod(R), Zune(R), Zen(R), iPhone(TM), RAZR(TM), and BlackBerry(R). Amazon MP3 is the only retailer to offer customers DRM-free MP3s from all four major music labels as well as over 33,000 independent labels. "We have received thousands of e-mails from Amazon customers around the world asking us when we will make Amazon MP3 available outside of the U.S. They can't wait to choose from the biggest selection of high-quality, low-priced DRM-free MP3 music downloads which play on virtually any music device they own today or will own in the future," said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President of Digital Music. "We are excited to tell those customers today that Amazon MP3 is going international this year." Launched on Amazon.com in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers Earth's Biggest Selection of a la carte DRM-free MP3 music downloads, which now includes over 3.3 million songs from more than 270,000 artists. Every song and album in the Amazon MP3 music download store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software and is encoded at 256 kbps to deliver high audio quality. Amazon MP3 customers are free to enjoy their music downloads using any hardware device; organize their music using any music management application, such as iTunes(R) or Windows Media Player(TM); and burn songs to CDs for personal use. Most songs available on Amazon MP3 are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with more than 1 million of the over 3.3 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise. Buying and downloading MP3s from Amazon MP3 is easy. Customers can purchase downloads using Amazon 1-Click shopping, and with the Amazon MP3 Downloader, seamlessly add their MP3s to their iTunes(R) or Windows Media Player(TM) libraries. The company is not disclosing a specific launch timeline for individual Amazon international websites. 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings. CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon.com Media Hotline,206-266-7180 http://www.amazon.com/pr SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that in 2008 the company will begin an international rollout of Amazon MP3, Amazon's DRM-free MP3 digital music store where every song is playable on virtually any digital music-capable device, including the PC, Mac(R), iPod(R), Zune(R), Zen(R), iPhone(TM), RAZR(TM), and BlackBerry(R). Amazon MP3 is the only retailer to offer customers DRM-free MP3s from all four major music labels as well as over 33,000 independent labels.</p><p>"We have received thousands of e-mails from Amazon customers around the world asking us when we will make Amazon MP3 available outside of the U.S. They can't wait to choose from the biggest selection of high-quality, low-priced DRM-free MP3 music downloads which play on virtually any music device they own today or will own in the future," said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President of Digital Music. "We are excited to tell those customers today that Amazon MP3 is going international this year."</p><p>Launched on Amazon.com in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers Earth's Biggest Selection of a la carte DRM-free MP3 music downloads, which now includes over 3.3 million songs from more than 270,000 artists. Every song and album in the Amazon MP3 music download store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software and is encoded at 256 kbps to deliver high audio quality. Amazon MP3 customers are free to enjoy their music downloads using any hardware device; organize their music using any music management application, such as iTunes(R) or Windows Media Player(TM); and burn songs to CDs for personal use.</p><p>Most songs available on Amazon MP3 are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with more than 1 million of the over 3.3 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise. Buying and downloading MP3s from Amazon MP3 is easy. Customers can purchase downloads using Amazon 1-Click shopping, and with the Amazon MP3 Downloader, seamlessly add their MP3s to their iTunes(R) or Windows Media Player(TM) libraries.</p><p>The company is not disclosing a specific launch timeline for individual Amazon international websites.</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, 2006, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon.com Media Hotline,206-266-7180 http://www.amazon.com/pr</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon Annonce L'Extension en 2008 de Son Offre Amazon MP3 Hors Des Etats-Unis

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Paris- Le 27 janvier 2008 - Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) annonce aujourd'hui qu'elle étendra son offre Amazon MP3 sans DRM, à l'ensemble des pays où le groupe est present. Ce service de téléchargement de musique sans verrou de protection permet à chaque client de pouvoir acheter un morceau de musique et de l'écouter sur tout lecteur MP3, quelle qu'en soit la marque ou la plate-forme (PC, Mac®, iPod®, Zune®, Zen®, iPhone™, RAZR™, et BlackBerry®). A noter qu'Amazon MP3 est à ce jour le seul fournisseur proposant les catalogues, sans DRM, des 4 principales maisons de disques, ainsi que ceux de plus de 33 000 maisons de disques indépendantes. " Nous avons reçu des milliers d'e-mails de nos clients de par le monde nous demandant quand ce service serait enfin accessible hors des Etats-Unis. Ces e-mails font mention de leur impatience à ne pouvoir télécharger la plus large sélection de musiques sans DRM disponible sur n'importe quel lecteur de musique, qu'ils pourraient posséder aujourd'hui ou demain " précise Bill Carr, Vice-président Digital Music d'Amazon.com. "Et nous sommes ravis de leur annoncer aujourd'hui que nous répondons favorablement à leur demande en nous engageant à ce qu'Amazon MP3 soit disponible partout dans le monde dès cette année." Lancé aux Etats-Unis en septembre 2007, Amazon MP3 propose en téléchargement la plus large sélection mondiale de morceaux de musique sans verrou de protection, ce qui correspond à ce jour à plus de 3,3 millions de titres de plus de 270 000 artistes. Chacun des morceaux présents sur ce service de téléchargement est exclusivement disponible au format MP3 et libre de tout verrou de protection. L'encodage de ces morceaux est réalisé en 256 Kbit par seconde afin d'apporter aux utilisateurs une très haute qualité audio. Les clients d'Amazon MP3 sont ensuite libres d'écouter les titres qu'ils ont chargés sur tous types de lecteurs, de les classer et les archiver comme ils l'entendent avec iTunes® ou Windows Media Player ™. Ils peuvent également les graver sur CD ou DVD pour leur utilisation personnelle. La plupart des titres disponibles sur Amazon MP3 sont vendus à un prix compris entre 89 cents et 99 cents. A noter que sur les 3,25 millions de titres disponibles, plus d'un million de ces MP3 sont affichés au prix de 89 cents. Le prix des 100 morceaux les plus téléchargés est de 89 cents. Et les 100 albums les plus téléchargés sont disponibles au prix maximum de 8,99 $. Le téléchargement depuis Amazon MP3 est de plus extrêmement facile. Les clients peuvent acheter leurs morceaux en utilisant la fonction 1-Click d'Amazon et avec le logiciel de téléchargement Amazon MP3 le titre choisi est directement téléchargé, sans fil, sur iTunes® ou sur sa bibliothèque Windows Media Player™. 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, en vidéos, en DVD, en logiciels, en CD-Rom, en jeux vidéo, en produits d'électronique grand public, en Jeux, en Jouets, en équipements de la cuisine et de la maison, en montres et en bijouterie. 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 deux sociétés étant filiales à 100% du vendeur en ligne Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) basé à Seattle, Wash. 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 Santé & Soins de la Personne, Montres & Bijoux, Epicerie, Sport & Plein-Air, Appareils & Accessoires, Livres, Musique, DVD, produits d'électronique grand public, Jouets & Bébés, et Maison & Jardin. 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 ce lancement ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter : Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardE-mail : stepward@amazon.frRouge le BureauBruno Sanvoisin / Céline AngeliniTél. : 01 42 26 99 25 / Fax : 01 42 26 99 01E-mail : bruno@rouge.fr

<p>Paris- Le 27 janvier 2008 - Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) annonce aujourd'hui qu'elle étendra son offre Amazon MP3 sans DRM, à l'ensemble des pays où le groupe est present. Ce service de téléchargement de musique sans verrou de protection permet à chaque client de pouvoir acheter un morceau de musique et de l'écouter sur tout lecteur MP3, quelle qu'en soit la marque ou la plate-forme (PC, Mac®, iPod®, Zune®, Zen®, iPhone™, RAZR™, et BlackBerry®). A noter qu'Amazon MP3 est à ce jour le seul fournisseur proposant les catalogues, sans DRM, des 4 principales maisons de disques, ainsi que ceux de plus de 33 000 maisons de disques indépendantes.</p><p><em>" Nous avons reçu des milliers d'e-mails de nos clients de par le monde nous demandant quand ce service serait enfin accessible hors des Etats-Unis. Ces e-mails font mention de leur impatience à ne pouvoir télécharger la plus large sélection de musiques sans DRM disponible sur n'importe quel lecteur de musique, qu'ils pourraient posséder aujourd'hui ou demain " précise Bill Carr, Vice-président Digital Music d'Amazon.com. "Et nous sommes ravis de leur annoncer aujourd'hui que nous répondons favorablement à leur demande en nous engageant à ce qu'Amazon MP3 soit disponible partout dans le monde dès cette année."</em></p><p>Lancé aux Etats-Unis en septembre 2007, Amazon MP3 propose en téléchargement la plus large sélection mondiale de morceaux de musique sans verrou de protection, ce qui correspond à ce jour à plus de 3,3 millions de titres de plus de 270 000 artistes. Chacun des morceaux présents sur ce service de téléchargement est exclusivement disponible au format MP3 et libre de tout verrou de protection. L'encodage de ces morceaux est réalisé en 256 Kbit par seconde afin d'apporter aux utilisateurs une très haute qualité audio.</p><p>Les clients d'Amazon MP3 sont ensuite libres d'écouter les titres qu'ils ont chargés sur tous types de lecteurs, de les classer et les archiver comme ils l'entendent avec iTunes® ou Windows Media Player ™. Ils peuvent également les graver sur CD ou DVD pour leur utilisation personnelle.</p><p>La plupart des titres disponibles sur Amazon MP3 sont vendus à un prix compris entre 89 cents et 99 cents. A noter que sur les 3,25 millions de titres disponibles, plus d'un million de ces MP3 sont affichés au prix de 89 cents. Le prix des 100 morceaux les plus téléchargés est de 89 cents. Et les 100 albums les plus téléchargés sont disponibles au prix maximum de 8,99 $.</p><p>Le téléchargement depuis Amazon MP3 est de plus extrêmement facile. Les clients peuvent acheter leurs morceaux en utilisant la fonction 1-Click d'Amazon et avec le logiciel de téléchargement Amazon MP3 le titre choisi est directement téléchargé, sans fil, sur iTunes® ou sur sa bibliothèque Windows Media Player™.</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, en vidéos, en DVD, en logiciels, en CD-Rom, en jeux vidéo, en produits d'électronique grand public, en Jeux, en Jouets, en équipements de la cuisine et de la maison, en montres et en bijouterie. 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 deux sociétés étant filiales à 100% du vendeur en ligne Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) basé à Seattle, Wash.</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 Santé &amp; Soins de la Personne, Montres &amp; Bijoux, Epicerie, Sport &amp; Plein-Air, Appareils &amp; Accessoires, Livres, Musique, DVD, produits d'électronique grand public, Jouets &amp; Bébés, et Maison &amp; Jardin.</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 ce lancement ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter :</p><p>Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardE-mail : stepward@amazon.frRouge le BureauBruno Sanvoisin / Céline AngeliniTél. : 01 42 26 99 25 / Fax : 01 42 26 99 01E-mail : bruno@rouge.fr</p>

Amazon.com and Interscope Geffen A&M Exclusively Premiere New Sheryl Crow Unplugged Performance on Amazon.com

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Amazon.com and Interscope Geffen A&M Exclusively Premiere New Sheryl Crow Unplugged Performance on Amazon.com

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Fans get their first glimpse of the title track off the artist's new album, "Detours," as part of a four-song unplugged session only on Amazon.com SEATTLE & SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Interscope Geffen A&M today announced the exclusive debut of a four-song unplugged session by Sheryl Crow on www.amazon.com/music, featuring the premiere of the title track off her new album, "Detours." Additionally, the exclusive performance includes two new tracks ("Shine Over Babylon" and "Love is Free") and fan favorite "If It Makes You Happy." Fans will get their first and only look at the performance online at Amazon.com through March 17. "Sheryl Crow continues to push the boundaries of her work by incorporating personal moments from her life's experiences into her music and bringing forth genuine emotion," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "We're excited to bring her fans this exclusive, up close and personal look at her new music on Amazon.com. This unique opportunity to work with Sheryl to record an intimate performance of songs from her new album is truly an honor. We will continue to deliver innovative content that will excite and enrich our customers' experiences." "This is Sheryl Crow at her best," said Steve Berman, president of marketing and sales at Interscope Geffen A&M. "Well-crafted songs with real meaning to them are a rarity in this day and age. 'Detours' could be the high-water mark of a truly stellar career. We're excited, as always, to release music of this caliber." Over the course of her career, Crow has collaborated with music legends from the Rolling Stones to Willie Nelson. She has won nine Grammy awards and sold over 30 million albums worldwide. "Detours" marks the return of producer Bill Bottrell, who previously worked with Crow on her breakthrough debut album, "Tuesday Night Music Club," which earned the singer three Grammy Awards and sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Amazon.com music editors have written that Crow's "glistening vocals, flawless production and catchy songs" have kept her music at the top of its game. "Detours" will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, and is now available for pre-order on www.amazon.com for $9.99, a savings of 29 percent. About Interscope Geffen A&M Combining the legacies of three significant record companies, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its combination on January 1, 1999, as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the global music leader. Headed by Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop, alternative, Latin, gospel and soundtracks. Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications 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 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings. CONTACT:Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>Fans get their first glimpse of the title track off the artist's new album, "Detours," as part of a four-song unplugged session only on Amazon.com</p><p>SEATTLE &amp; SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Interscope Geffen A&amp;M today announced the exclusive debut of a four-song unplugged session by Sheryl Crow on www.amazon.com/music, featuring the premiere of the title track off her new album, "Detours." Additionally, the exclusive performance includes two new tracks ("Shine Over Babylon" and "Love is Free") and fan favorite "If It Makes You Happy." Fans will get their first and only look at the performance online at Amazon.com through March 17.</p><p>"Sheryl Crow continues to push the boundaries of her work by incorporating personal moments from her life's experiences into her music and bringing forth genuine emotion," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music and movies at Amazon.com. "We're excited to bring her fans this exclusive, up close and personal look at her new music on Amazon.com. This unique opportunity to work with Sheryl to record an intimate performance of songs from her new album is truly an honor. We will continue to deliver innovative content that will excite and enrich our customers' experiences."</p><p>"This is Sheryl Crow at her best," said Steve Berman, president of marketing and sales at Interscope Geffen A&amp;M. "Well-crafted songs with real meaning to them are a rarity in this day and age. 'Detours' could be the high-water mark of a truly stellar career. We're excited, as always, to release music of this caliber."</p><p>Over the course of her career, Crow has collaborated with music legends from the Rolling Stones to Willie Nelson. She has won nine Grammy awards and sold over 30 million albums worldwide. "Detours" marks the return of producer Bill Bottrell, who previously worked with Crow on her breakthrough debut album, "Tuesday Night Music Club," which earned the singer three Grammy Awards and sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Amazon.com music editors have written that Crow's "glistening vocals, flawless production and catchy songs" have kept her music at the top of its game.</p><p>"Detours" will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, and is now available for pre-order on www.amazon.com for $9.99, a savings of 29 percent.</p><p>About Interscope Geffen A&amp;M</p><p>Combining the legacies of three significant record companies, Interscope Geffen A&amp;M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its combination on January 1, 1999, as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the global music leader. Headed by Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&amp;M is a major force across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop, alternative, Latin, gospel and soundtracks.</p><p>Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications 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 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>CONTACT:Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call

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Amazon.com to Webcast Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2007 financial results on January 30, 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

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2007 financial results on January 30, 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</p>

Amazon.com Launches Indie & Art House Store with Actor, Director and Producer Jon Favreau as First ''Independent Voices'' Curator

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Amazon.com Launches Indie & Art House Store with Actor, Director and Producer Jon Favreau as First ''Independent Voices'' Curator

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New Independent Voices Spotlights Undiscovered Indie Films SEATTLE, Jan 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With the film festival season well under way, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched its new Indie & Art House store at www.amazon.com/indies. This specialty store is a place where filmmakers and indie aficionados can preview, review and discuss independent works as well as gain insight into what's hot now in the indie and art house movie world. Additionally, actor, director, producer and CreateSpace member Jon Favreau has signed on to be the store's first Independent Voices curator. Favreau was selected based on his work in the independent film community, and will be offering reviews and recommendations on trailblazing and undiscovered independent films. "Every year hundreds of great independent films are released, but fans still struggle to find the titles they long to see," said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music for Amazon.com. "The Amazon Indie & Art House store was created to be the ultimate destination for independent film lovers, where customers can not only find the titles they want, but also interact with a lively community of fellow indie movie fans. We're excited to bring to our customers the new Independent Voices feature and proud to have Jon Favreau be the first contributor." "I'm excited to be a part of Amazon Independent Voices and to have the opportunity to shine the spotlight on well-deserving indie films," said Jon Favreau. "It's always a challenge for small films to connect with fans and moviegoers, but with the help of programs like Independent Voices we can make a difference and help generate excitement around these special movies." Amazon.com's independent film selection has been rapidly growing over the years, thanks in part to the CreateSpace DVD on Demand service, which enables independent filmmakers to make their films available on Amazon.com and through other sales channels. The Amazon Indie & Art House store is launching with more than 25,000 films that span many genres, including action/adventure, comedy, drama, horror, martial arts and romance. The store also includes many popular customer interaction features, such as discussion forums, customer voting, IMDb film information, reviews and blogging as well as access to titles from Amazon Unbox, Amazon's digital video download service (www.amazon.com/unbox), where customers can rent or purchase international and art house films. Visit the new store at www.amazon.com/indies to browse Amazon.com's independent and art house film catalog. 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. 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com Media ContactsFor Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180orFor CreateSpaceStacey Hurwitz, 831-430-4026Stacey@CreateSpace.com

<p>New Independent Voices Spotlights Undiscovered Indie Films</p><p>SEATTLE, Jan 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With the film festival season well under way, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched its new Indie &amp; Art House store at www.amazon.com/indies. This specialty store is a place where filmmakers and indie aficionados can preview, review and discuss independent works as well as gain insight into what's hot now in the indie and art house movie world. Additionally, actor, director, producer and CreateSpace member Jon Favreau has signed on to be the store's first Independent Voices curator. Favreau was selected based on his work in the independent film community, and will be offering reviews and recommendations on trailblazing and undiscovered independent films.</p><p>"Every year hundreds of great independent films are released, but fans still struggle to find the titles they long to see," said Peter Faricy, vice president of movies and music for Amazon.com. "The Amazon Indie &amp; Art House store was created to be the ultimate destination for independent film lovers, where customers can not only find the titles they want, but also interact with a lively community of fellow indie movie fans. We're excited to bring to our customers the new Independent Voices feature and proud to have Jon Favreau be the first contributor."</p><p>"I'm excited to be a part of Amazon Independent Voices and to have the opportunity to shine the spotlight on well-deserving indie films," said Jon Favreau. "It's always a challenge for small films to connect with fans and moviegoers, but with the help of programs like Independent Voices we can make a difference and help generate excitement around these special movies."</p><p>Amazon.com's independent film selection has been rapidly growing over the years, thanks in part to the CreateSpace DVD on Demand service, which enables independent filmmakers to make their films available on Amazon.com and through other sales channels. The Amazon Indie &amp; Art House store is launching with more than 25,000 films that span many genres, including action/adventure, comedy, drama, horror, martial arts and romance. The store also includes many popular customer interaction features, such as discussion forums, customer voting, IMDb film information, reviews and blogging as well as access to titles from Amazon Unbox, Amazon's digital video download service (www.amazon.com/unbox), where customers can rent or purchase international and art house films. Visit the new store at www.amazon.com/indies to browse Amazon.com's independent and art house film catalog.</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>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, 2006, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com</p><p>Media ContactsFor Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180orFor CreateSpaceStacey Hurwitz, 831-430-4026Stacey@CreateSpace.com</p>

Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire Withoutabox

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Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire Withoutabox

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Together IMDb and Withoutabox to Expand Audiences for Festivals and Filmmakers SEATTLE, Jan 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the Web's most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV, and celebrities and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced it has agreed to acquire Without A Box, Inc. (www.withoutabox.com), the worldwide media company dedicated to advancing independent film and connecting artists with audiences. Co-founded in 2000 by David Straus and Joe Neulight, Withoutabox empowers all stakeholders in the independent film arena, from aspiring and established filmmakers to film festival organizers and audiences. For independent filmmakers, Withoutabox offers a fully integrated service for submitting films to festivals worldwide and promoting these films directly to fans everywhere. For film festival organizers, Withoutabox provides tools to manage and promote film festivals online. "For eight years, Withoutabox has enabled filmmakers and festivals to reach the widest audience possible," said David Straus, CEO, Withoutabox. "Now, they will be able to connect directly with the 50 million film lovers who visit IMDb each month." "Our mission has always been to provide film lovers around the world with the most comprehensive movie-, TV-, and celebrity-related information," said Colin Bryar, Vice President, IMDb. "Working with Withoutabox, we can offer our viewers even more great film-related content." Withoutabox will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in the Los Angeles area. About IMDb The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 50 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. 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 film lovers and film professionals. IMDb.com, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (www.amazon.com). About Withoutabox In operation since 2000, Withoutabox has developed proprietary online tools that connect more than 150,000 filmmakers to nearly 3,000 film festivals in 200 countries, making it The Media Company for Independents. Withoutabox's Film Submission system enables independent filmmakers to search nearly 3,000 worldwide film festivals and then submit their work online to more than 700 festivals. The system also helps the film festivals to manage and market their events. Withoutabox's Film Finders business, which Withoutabox acquired in 2006, has been a leading aggregator and seller of independent film data since 1988. 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com Media Hotline 206-266-7180 http://www.amazon.com/pr

<p>Together IMDb and Withoutabox to Expand Audiences for Festivals and Filmmakers</p><p>SEATTLE, Jan 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the Web's most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies, TV, and celebrities and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced it has agreed to acquire Without A Box, Inc. (www.withoutabox.com), the worldwide media company dedicated to advancing independent film and connecting artists with audiences.</p><p>Co-founded in 2000 by David Straus and Joe Neulight, Withoutabox empowers all stakeholders in the independent film arena, from aspiring and established filmmakers to film festival organizers and audiences. For independent filmmakers, Withoutabox offers a fully integrated service for submitting films to festivals worldwide and promoting these films directly to fans everywhere. For film festival organizers, Withoutabox provides tools to manage and promote film festivals online.</p><p>"For eight years, Withoutabox has enabled filmmakers and festivals to reach the widest audience possible," said David Straus, CEO, Withoutabox. "Now, they will be able to connect directly with the 50 million film lovers who visit IMDb each month."</p><p>"Our mission has always been to provide film lovers around the world with the most comprehensive movie-, TV-, and celebrity-related information," said Colin Bryar, Vice President, IMDb. "Working with Withoutabox, we can offer our viewers even more great film-related content."</p><p>Withoutabox will continue to function as a stand-alone operation based in the Los Angeles area.</p><p>About IMDb</p><p>The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 50 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. 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 film lovers and film professionals. IMDb.com, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (www.amazon.com).</p><p>About Withoutabox</p><p>In operation since 2000, Withoutabox has developed proprietary online tools that connect more than 150,000 filmmakers to nearly 3,000 film festivals in 200 countries, making it The Media Company for Independents. Withoutabox's Film Submission system enables independent filmmakers to search nearly 3,000 worldwide film festivals and then submit their work online to more than 700 festivals. The system also helps the film festivals to manage and market their events. Withoutabox's Film Finders business, which Withoutabox acquired in 2006, has been a leading aggregator and seller of independent film data since 1988.</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, 2006, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com Media Hotline 206-266-7180 http://www.amazon.com/pr</p>

Amazon.com Unveils Semi-Finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

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Amazon.com Unveils Semi-Finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

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Customers Can Now Rate and Review Semi-Finalists' Excerpts for the Opportunity to Receive a Kindle SEATTLE, Jan 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that 836 submissions have moved on to the semi-final round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Amazon.com's first writing competition in search of the next great novel. Each semi-finalist has a dedicated detail page for their submission on Amazon.com, where customers can now download a short excerpt of the entry to rate and review. Additionally, customers who rate and review at least 25 semi-finalist excerpts will be entered in the ABNA Customer Review Contest for the chance to win an Amazon Kindle. In the Customer Review Contest, Amazon will select three customer review contestants based on quantity, knowledge of the excerpt and use of language used to rate and review submissions. The three Customer Review Contest winners will each receive an Amazon Kindle, a $2,000 Amazon gift certificate and a Hewlett-Packard printer from Amazon and its partners, Hewlett-Packard, Penguin Group (USA) and CreateSpace. "We are very excited to enter the semi-final phase of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, though it was no simple task choosing the 836 semi-finalists," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of Books at Amazon.com. "We're eager to find out what our customers think about the semi-finalists' excerpts, and look forward to giving a Kindle to each of the three customers who provide the most helpful reviews." Amazon.com received nearly 5,000 qualified submissions for the contest. From November 2007 through January 2008, Amazon Top Reviewers and editors generated over 10,000 unique ratings and reviews to determine the 836 semi-finalists. "Publishers Weekly" then provided a full manuscript review of all semi-final submissions. Using reviews and ratings from "Publishers Weekly" and Amazon Top Reviewers, as well as input from Amazon customers, Penguin editors now will begin the process of choosing the top 10 finalists, to be announced on March 3, 2008. Amazon customers will then vote on the 10 finalists to select the winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, to be announced April 7, 2008. The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, Amazon's preferred color print-on-demand vendor, Penguin Group (USA), and CreateSpace. The grand prize winner will be announced on April 7, 2008, and receive a publishing contract with Penguin Group (USA) to publish the winning novel, which includes a $25,000 advance. To rate and review the semi-finalists' submissions for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, visit www.amazon.com/abna. 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<p>Customers Can Now Rate and Review Semi-Finalists' Excerpts for the Opportunity to Receive a Kindle</p><p>SEATTLE, Jan 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that 836 submissions have moved on to the semi-final round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Amazon.com's first writing competition in search of the next great novel. Each semi-finalist has a dedicated detail page for their submission on Amazon.com, where customers can now download a short excerpt of the entry to rate and review. Additionally, customers who rate and review at least 25 semi-finalist excerpts will be entered in the ABNA Customer Review Contest for the chance to win an Amazon Kindle. In the Customer Review Contest, Amazon will select three customer review contestants based on quantity, knowledge of the excerpt and use of language used to rate and review submissions. The three Customer Review Contest winners will each receive an Amazon Kindle, a $2,000 Amazon gift certificate and a Hewlett-Packard printer from Amazon and its partners, Hewlett-Packard, Penguin Group (USA) and CreateSpace.</p><p>"We are very excited to enter the semi-final phase of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, though it was no simple task choosing the 836 semi-finalists," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of Books at Amazon.com. "We're eager to find out what our customers think about the semi-finalists' excerpts, and look forward to giving a Kindle to each of the three customers who provide the most helpful reviews."</p><p>Amazon.com received nearly 5,000 qualified submissions for the contest. From November 2007 through January 2008, Amazon Top Reviewers and editors generated over 10,000 unique ratings and reviews to determine the 836 semi-finalists. "Publishers Weekly" then provided a full manuscript review of all semi-final submissions. Using reviews and ratings from "Publishers Weekly" and Amazon Top Reviewers, as well as input from Amazon customers, Penguin editors now will begin the process of choosing the top 10 finalists, to be announced on March 3, 2008. Amazon customers will then vote on the 10 finalists to select the winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, to be announced April 7, 2008.</p><p>The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, Amazon's preferred color print-on-demand vendor, Penguin Group (USA), and CreateSpace. The grand prize winner will be announced on April 7, 2008, and receive a publishing contract with Penguin Group (USA) to publish the winning novel, which includes a $25,000 advance. To rate and review the semi-finalists' submissions for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, visit www.amazon.com/abna.</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, 2006, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.fr met en place une nouvelle rubrique au sein de sa boutique "Livres" – L'Actu du Livre

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Amazon.fr met en place une nouvelle rubrique au sein de sa boutique "Livres" – L'Actu du Livre

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Cette nouvelle rubrique offrira aux internautes les dernières nouvelles du monde littéraire, les nouvelles sorties et les classements des meilleures ventes. Dès à présent le classement des 25 ouvrages les plus vendus en 2007 est déjà en ligne PARIS—11 janvier, 2008—Amazon.fr annonce aujourd'hui une nouvelle rubrique ajoutée à sa boutique "Livres", L'actu du Livre (www.amazon.fr/lactudulivre), qui propose les dernières nouvelles du monde littéraires, les sorties à venir et les nouveautés. Au sein même de cette "boutique", les internautes pourront trouver chaque jour des résumés de livres extrêmement populaires et un agenda des futures sorties littéraires. En plus de cela, Amazon.fr a également mis en ligne le classement des 25 ouvrages les plus vendus en 2007. « Dans le cadre de notre démarche d'aider nos clients à trouver, découvrir et acheter de grands livres, nous avons décidé de créer un espace comportant des critiques des ouvrages les plus populaires et des informations sur les futures sorties littéraires », précise Xavier Garambois, directeur général d'Amazon.fr. « Grâce à nos clients, nous avons connu une superbe année 2007, incluant bien sûr la sortie du dernier Harry Potter, le livre qui s'est le plus vendu l'an dernier. Et nous avons de grandes attentes en 2008, dans la mesure où nous continuons d'investir pour le bien de nos clients. » L'actu du Livre inclut « Brèves du jour » de courtes critiques de livres populaires, des articles plus approfondis dans « Nos Dossiers », un calendrier des sorties littéraires prévues chaque semaine. De plus, L'Actu du Livre propose pour les nouveautés à paraître une page complète de description comprenant des détails sur les ouvrages en question, ainsi qu'un classement des ventes actualisé toutes les heures sur la base des pré-commandes reçues. Dans la dernière édition de l'Actu du Livre, vous trouverez une foule de détail pour une sortie prochaine: Madame Monsieur Bonsoir… sera-t-il à TF1 ce que La face cachée du Monde a été au grand quotidien du soir ? Le livre, qui sort aujourd'hui, est signé du pseudonyme de Patrick Le Bel mais a été rédigé par cinq journalistes de la rédaction de TF1 qui ont souhaité garder l'anonymat. Il dévoile les secrets de fabrication du journal télévisé le plus suivi de France et, selon le Parisien, qui en a révélé la sortie cette semaine, ils font état d'un Patrick Poivre d'Arvor tyrannique et de collusion entre la direction de la chaîne et Nicolas Sarkozy. Best-seller (et procès ?) en perspective… Meilleures ventes de livres en 2007 sur Amazon.fr De plus, Amazon.fr a annoncé dans la dernière édition de cette nouvelle rubrique son classement des 25 meilleures ventes de l'année 2007. Cette liste comprend une variété de genre d'ouvrages, allant de livres pour enfants (Harry Potter 7) aux livres sur la santé et le bien-être ("Je ne sais pas maigrir") et d'auteurs aussi divers que Jean Van Hamme pour sa série XIII ou que Simone Veil pour son livre "Une Vie". Ce classement permet également à ces titres de côtoyer le très populaire Dieux du Stade Calendrier 2008 ! Harry Potter, tome 7 : Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort, J-K Rowling Je ne sais pas maigrir, Docteur Pierre Dukan L'élégance du hérisson, Muriel Barbery Chagrin d'école - Prix Renaudot 2007, Daniel Pennac XIII Tome 18 : La version irlandaise, Jean Van Hamme XIII Tome 19 : Le dernier round, Jean Van Hamme Un secret, Philippe Grimbert Une vie, Simone Veil Méthode de musculation : 110 exercices sans matériel, Olivier Lafay Seras-Tu la ?, Musso Guillaume La cuisse de Jupiter, Bernard Klein Le mot juste : Pièges, difficultés et nuances du vocabulaire, Pierre Jaskarzec Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens, Robert-Vincent Joule Le Chirurgien, Tess Gerritsen Ensemble c'est tout , Anna Gavalda Largo Winch, Tome 15, Philippe Francq Anticancer, David Servan-Schreiber Vous n'aurez pas le dernier mot !, Jean Piat Cul-de-sac, Douglas Kennedy Juste un regard, Harlan Coben Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul, Khaled Hosseini Millénium, Tome 1 : Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes, Stieg Larsson Dieux du Stade Calendrier 2008, Steven Klein Je l'aimais, Anna Gavalda Mes amis Mes amours, Marc Lévy 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 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 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. Pour toute demande d'information relative à ce lancement ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter : Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardE-mail : stepward@amazon.frRouge le BureauBruno Sanvoisin / Céline AngeliniTél. : 01 42 26 99 25 / Fax : 01 42 26 99 01E-mail : bruno@rouge.fr

<p><em>Cette nouvelle rubrique offrira aux internautes les dernières nouvelles du monde littéraire, les nouvelles sorties et les classements des meilleures ventes. Dès à présent le classement des 25 ouvrages les plus vendus en 2007 est déjà en ligne</em></p><p>PARIS—11 janvier, 2008—Amazon.fr annonce aujourd'hui une nouvelle rubrique ajoutée à sa boutique "Livres", L'actu du Livre (www.amazon.fr/lactudulivre), qui propose les dernières nouvelles du monde littéraires, les sorties à venir et les nouveautés. Au sein même de cette "boutique", les internautes pourront trouver chaque jour des résumés de livres extrêmement populaires et un agenda des futures sorties littéraires. En plus de cela, Amazon.fr a également mis en ligne le classement des 25 ouvrages les plus vendus en 2007.</p><p><em>« Dans le cadre de notre démarche d'aider nos clients à trouver, découvrir et acheter de grands livres, nous avons décidé de créer un espace comportant des critiques des ouvrages les plus populaires et des informations sur les futures sorties littéraires », précise Xavier Garambois, directeur général d'Amazon.fr. « Grâce à nos clients, nous avons connu une superbe année 2007, incluant bien sûr la sortie du dernier Harry Potter, le livre qui s'est le plus vendu l'an dernier. Et nous avons de grandes attentes en 2008, dans la mesure où nous continuons d'investir pour le bien de nos clients. »</em></p><p>L'actu du Livre inclut « Brèves du jour » de courtes critiques de livres populaires, des articles plus approfondis dans « Nos Dossiers », un calendrier des sorties littéraires prévues chaque semaine. De plus, L'Actu du Livre propose pour les nouveautés à paraître une page complète de description comprenant des détails sur les ouvrages en question, ainsi qu'un classement des ventes actualisé toutes les heures sur la base des pré-commandes reçues.</p><p>Dans la dernière édition de l'Actu du Livre, vous trouverez une foule de détail pour une sortie prochaine:</p><p>Madame Monsieur Bonsoir… sera-t-il à TF1 ce que La face cachée du Monde a été au grand quotidien du soir ? Le livre, qui sort aujourd'hui, est signé du pseudonyme de Patrick Le Bel mais a été rédigé par cinq journalistes de la rédaction de TF1 qui ont souhaité garder l'anonymat. Il dévoile les secrets de fabrication du journal télévisé le plus suivi de France et, selon le Parisien, qui en a révélé la sortie cette semaine, ils font état d'un Patrick Poivre d'Arvor tyrannique et de collusion entre la direction de la chaîne et Nicolas Sarkozy. Best-seller (et procès ?) en perspective…</p><p>Meilleures ventes de livres en 2007 sur Amazon.fr</p><p>De plus, Amazon.fr a annoncé dans la dernière édition de cette nouvelle rubrique son classement des 25 meilleures ventes de l'année 2007. Cette liste comprend une variété de genre d'ouvrages, allant de livres pour enfants (Harry Potter 7) aux livres sur la santé et le bien-être ("Je ne sais pas maigrir") et d'auteurs aussi divers que Jean Van Hamme pour sa série XIII ou que Simone Veil pour son livre "Une Vie". Ce classement permet également à ces titres de côtoyer le très populaire Dieux du Stade Calendrier 2008 !</p><ol>Harry Potter, tome 7 : Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort, J-K RowlingJe ne sais pas maigrir, Docteur Pierre DukanL'élégance du hérisson, Muriel BarberyChagrin d'école - Prix Renaudot 2007, Daniel PennacXIII Tome 18 : La version irlandaise, Jean Van HammeXIII Tome 19 : Le dernier round, Jean Van HammeUn secret, Philippe GrimbertUne vie, Simone VeilMéthode de musculation : 110 exercices sans matériel, Olivier LafaySeras-Tu la ?, Musso GuillaumeLa cuisse de Jupiter, Bernard KleinLe mot juste : Pièges, difficultés et nuances du vocabulaire, Pierre JaskarzecPetit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens, Robert-Vincent JouleLe Chirurgien, Tess GerritsenEnsemble c'est tout , Anna GavaldaLargo Winch, Tome 15, Philippe FrancqAnticancer, David Servan-SchreiberVous n'aurez pas le dernier mot !, Jean PiatCul-de-sac, Douglas KennedyJuste un regard, Harlan CobenLes cerfs-volants de Kaboul, Khaled HosseiniMillénium, Tome 1 : Les hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes, Stieg LarssonDieux du Stade Calendrier 2008, Steven KleinJe l'aimais, Anna GavaldaMes amis Mes amours, Marc Lévy</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 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 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>Pour toute demande d'information relative à ce lancement ou pour être mis en contact avec le porte-parole d'Amazon.fr, merci de contacter :</p><p>Amazon.frStephanie Mantello WardE-mail : stepward@amazon.frRouge le BureauBruno Sanvoisin / Céline AngeliniTél. : 01 42 26 99 25 / Fax : 01 42 26 99 01E-mail : bruno@rouge.fr</p>

Amazon MP3 to Add DRM-Free Downloads from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

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Amazon MP3 to Add DRM-Free Downloads from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

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With the Addition of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Later This Month, Amazon MP3 Will Be the Only Retailer to Offer Customers DRM-free MP3 Downloads from All Four Major Music Labels SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that DRM-free MP3 music downloads from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT will be available to customers on Amazon MP3, Amazon's DRM-free MP3 digital music store where every song is playable on virtually any digital music-capable device, including PCs, Macs(R), iPod(R), Zune(R), Zen(R), iPhone(TM), RAZR(TM) and BlackBerry(R). When SONY BMG is added later this month, Amazon MP3 will be the only retailer to offer customers DRM-free MP3s from all four major music labels, as well as over 33,000 independent labels. Amazon MP3 customers will discover DRM-free MP3s from SONY BMG's vast rosters of artists representing virtually every genre of music. "We are excited to offer Amazon MP3 customers DRM-free MP3s from SONY BMG, which represents many of the most popular musicians from the past and present," said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President for Digital Music. "Our Amazon MP3 customers will be able to choose from a full selection of DRM-free music downloads from all four major labels and over 33,000 independents that they can play on virtually any music-capable device." "We are excited to be working with Amazon as they continue to build new markets for digital music," commented Thomas Hesse, President, Global Digital Business & U.S. Sales, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. "We are constantly exploring new ways of making our music available to consumers in the physical space, over the Internet and through mobile phones, and this initiative is the newest element of our ongoing campaign to bring our music to fans wherever they happen to be." Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers Earth's Biggest Selection of a la carte DRM-free MP3 music downloads, which now includes over 3.1 million songs from more than 270,000 artists. Every song and album in the Amazon MP3 music download store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software and is encoded at 256 Kbps to deliver high audio quality. Amazon MP3 customers are free to enjoy their music downloads using any hardware device, including PCs, Macs(R), iPod(R), Zune(R), Zen(R), iPhone(TM), RAZR(TM) and BlackBerry(R); organize their music using any music management application such as iTunes(R) or Windows Media Player(TM); and burn songs to CDs for personal use. Most songs available on Amazon MP3 are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with more than 1 million of the over 3.1 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise. Buying and downloading MP3s from Amazon MP3 is easy. Customers can purchase downloads using Amazon 1-Click shopping, and with the Amazon MP3 Downloader, seamlessly add their MP3s to their iTunes(R) or Windows Media Player(TM) 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 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 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America. 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. CONTACT:Amazon.comAmazon.com Media Hotline, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.

<p>With the Addition of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Later This Month, Amazon MP3 Will Be the Only Retailer to Offer Customers DRM-free MP3 Downloads from All Four Major Music Labels</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that DRM-free MP3 music downloads from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT will be available to customers on Amazon MP3, Amazon's DRM-free MP3 digital music store where every song is playable on virtually any digital music-capable device, including PCs, Macs(R), iPod(R), Zune(R), Zen(R), iPhone(TM), RAZR(TM) and BlackBerry(R). When SONY BMG is added later this month, Amazon MP3 will be the only retailer to offer customers DRM-free MP3s from all four major music labels, as well as over 33,000 independent labels. Amazon MP3 customers will discover DRM-free MP3s from SONY BMG's vast rosters of artists representing virtually every genre of music.</p><p>"We are excited to offer Amazon MP3 customers DRM-free MP3s from SONY BMG, which represents many of the most popular musicians from the past and present," said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President for Digital Music. "Our Amazon MP3 customers will be able to choose from a full selection of DRM-free music downloads from all four major labels and over 33,000 independents that they can play on virtually any music-capable device."</p><p>"We are excited to be working with Amazon as they continue to build new markets for digital music," commented Thomas Hesse, President, Global Digital Business &amp; U.S. Sales, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. "We are constantly exploring new ways of making our music available to consumers in the physical space, over the Internet and through mobile phones, and this initiative is the newest element of our ongoing campaign to bring our music to fans wherever they happen to be."</p><p>Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers Earth's Biggest Selection of a la carte DRM-free MP3 music downloads, which now includes over 3.1 million songs from more than 270,000 artists. Every song and album in the Amazon MP3 music download store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software and is encoded at 256 Kbps to deliver high audio quality. Amazon MP3 customers are free to enjoy their music downloads using any hardware device, including PCs, Macs(R), iPod(R), Zune(R), Zen(R), iPhone(TM), RAZR(TM) and BlackBerry(R); organize their music using any music management application such as iTunes(R) or Windows Media Player(TM); and burn songs to CDs for personal use.</p><p>Most songs available on Amazon MP3 are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with more than 1 million of the over 3.1 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise. Buying and downloading MP3s from Amazon MP3 is easy. Customers can purchase downloads using Amazon 1-Click shopping, and with the Amazon MP3 Downloader, seamlessly add their MP3s to their iTunes(R) or Windows Media Player(TM) 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 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 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT</p><p>SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.</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>CONTACT:Amazon.comAmazon.com Media Hotline, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/prSOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p>

Amazon.com Kicks Off the New Year with Tax Central

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Amazon.com Kicks Off the New Year with Tax Central

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Store helps customers choose tax software to fit their financial needs and offers new service to download select software instantly to customer desktops SEATTLE, Jan 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) starts off the New Year with the launch of Amazon Tax Central (www.amazon.com/taxes). Tax Central offers tax preparation software to help customers get their finances in order and prepare their income tax returns. Additionally, the store offers other essential tax season products, like calculators and coffee, to help customers get through the long nights leading up to April 15. Customers also have the added convenience of downloading select tax software instantly with the new Amazon Software Downloads Service. "Tax season can be a stressful time for many Americans, but this year we hope to ease the challenge of preparing income tax returns by helping customers find, discover and buy the tax products that match their unique needs," said Stacy Kerr, director of software at Amazon.com. "For those customers who aren't quite sure which tax software products are right for them, Amazon Tax Central is a helpful resource that will point them down the road of tax filing success. In addition, Amazon Software Downloads is an easy and convenient way for customers to get tax software immediately." There are many tax software titles to choose from, but with a little help from the television show "The Office," visitors to Amazon Tax Central can discover "What Kind of Taxpayer Are You?" by clicking one of five fun profiles. Customers can figure out if they're a "Fancy Filer" like Dwight or more of an "E-Z Breezy Filer" like Pam. Once they've determined their taxpaying personality, recommendations for the right tax software are revealed along with suggestions for additional products to help get them through the tax season. Ideas for how to spend tax refunds, including episodes of "The Office" on DVD, are also included. For more information about finding the right tax software or to download the product using Amazon Software Downloads, visit www.amazon.com/taxes. 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<center>Store helps customers choose tax software to fit their financial needs and offers new service to download select software instantly to customer desktops</center><p>SEATTLE, Jan 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) starts off the New Year with the launch of Amazon Tax Central (www.amazon.com/taxes). Tax Central offers tax preparation software to help customers get their finances in order and prepare their income tax returns. Additionally, the store offers other essential tax season products, like calculators and coffee, to help customers get through the long nights leading up to April 15. Customers also have the added convenience of downloading select tax software instantly with the new Amazon Software Downloads Service.</p><p>"Tax season can be a stressful time for many Americans, but this year we hope to ease the challenge of preparing income tax returns by helping customers find, discover and buy the tax products that match their unique needs," said Stacy Kerr, director of software at Amazon.com. "For those customers who aren't quite sure which tax software products are right for them, Amazon Tax Central is a helpful resource that will point them down the road of tax filing success. In addition, Amazon Software Downloads is an easy and convenient way for customers to get tax software immediately."</p><p>There are many tax software titles to choose from, but with a little help from the television show "The Office," visitors to Amazon Tax Central can discover "What Kind of Taxpayer Are You?" by clicking one of five fun profiles. Customers can figure out if they're a "Fancy Filer" like Dwight or more of an "E-Z Breezy Filer" like Pam. Once they've determined their taxpaying personality, recommendations for the right tax software are revealed along with suggestions for additional products to help get them through the tax season. Ideas for how to spend tax refunds, including episodes of "The Office" on DVD, are also included.</p><p>For more information about finding the right tax software or to download the product using Amazon Software Downloads, visit www.amazon.com/taxes.</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, 2006, and all subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Announces "Best of 2009" Lists and Launches the Bestsellers Archive

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SEATTLE, Dec 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today released its "Best of 2009" lists, which include the bestselling, most-wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2009.* Additionally, the company has launched the Bestsellers Archive, which allows customers to view historical bestsellers in Books, Kindle Books, MP3 Downloads, Movies & TV, Music, Video, Video Games and Video On Demand (for example, books can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/bestsellers/2009/books/). "The Bestsellers Archive reveals the collective interests of our customers back to the beginning of Amazon.com," said Eva Manolis, vice president of Retail Customer Experience. "It's a fun experience enabling exploration of bestselling products -- helping customers find their favorites as well as discover those they may not know about." Bestselling Products of 2009 The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2009 by total units sold: Electronics: Kindle Wireless Reading Device Books: "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown Kindle Books: "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown DVD: "Twilight" Video On Demand: "Twilight" Music: "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle MP3 Album: "No Line on the Horizon" by U2 MP3 Song: "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas Video Games: Wii Computers: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA 10.1-Inch Black Netbook Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Home & Garden: Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator Grocery: Coffee People, Donut Shop K-Cups for Keurig Brewers Gourmet Food: 50's Decade Box Gift Basket Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation Toys: Scrabble Slam Cards Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether Clothing & Accessories: Levi's Men's 550 Relaxed Fit Jean Shoes and Handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): Crocs Cayman Sandal Jewelry: Sterling Silver Marcasite & Garnet Glass Heart Pendant Watches: Casio Men's Sea Analog Illuminator Dual LED Dive Watch Sports & Outdoors: P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program Home Improvement: Toro Ultra 12 Amp Variable Speed Electric Blower/Vacuum Automotive: Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger Most-Wished-For Products of 2009 The following is a list of products that appeared most often on the Wish Lists of Amazon.com customers in 2009: Electronics: Kindle Wireless Reading Device Books: "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown Kindle Books: "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown DVD: "Star Trek" (Three-Disc +Digital Copy, Blu-ray) Video On Demand: "Julie & Julia" Music: "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle MP3 Album: "Ocean Eyes" by Owl City MP3 Song: "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas Video Games: New Super Mario Bros Computers: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Home & Garden: KitchenAid 90th Anniversary Limited-Edition 5-Quart Stand Mixer Grocery: Coffee People, Donut Shop K-Cups for Keurig Brewers Gourmet Food: Haribo Gummi Candy, 5-Pound Bag Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation Toys: The Settlers of Catan Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether Clothing & Accessories: Storus Smart Money Clip Shoes: UGG Classic Cardy Boot Jewelry: Platinum, Round, Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings Watches: Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Canvas Strap Watch Sports & Outdoors: Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar Home Improvement: Leatherman Skeletool CX Multitool Automotive: Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit Most Popular Gift Products of 2009 The following is a list of products most frequently purchased as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2009: Electronics: Kindle Wireless Reading Device Books: "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) DVD: "Up" Music: "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle Video Games: Wii Computers: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Home & Garden: Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator Grocery: Numi's Bouquet Bamboo Gift Set with Clear Teapot and Nine Flowering Teas Gourmet Food: Grand Ghirardelli Chocolate Gift Basket Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer Beauty: Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker Toys: IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit Baby: Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes Clothing & Accessories: The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve Tee Jewelry: Sterling Silver Marcasite & Garnet Glass Heart Pendant Watches: Timex Unisex Sports Personal Heart Rate Monitor Watch Sports & Outdoors: Razor A Kick Scooter Home Improvement: Black & Decker MSW100 Ready Wrench Automotive: Accutire MS-4350B Programmable Digital Tire Gauge *Includes data from Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 22, 2009. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including http://www.amazon.com, http://Fwww.amazon.ca, http://www.amazon.co.uk, http://www.amazon.de, http://www.amazon.co.jp, http://www.amazon.fr, and http://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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE, Dec 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today released its "Best of 2009" lists, which include the bestselling, most-wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2009.* Additionally, the company has launched the Bestsellers Archive, which allows customers to view historical bestsellers in Books, Kindle Books, MP3 Downloads, Movies &amp; TV, Music, Video, Video Games and Video On Demand (for example, books can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/bestsellers/2009/books/).</p><p>"The Bestsellers Archive reveals the collective interests of our customers back to the beginning of Amazon.com," said Eva Manolis, vice president of Retail Customer Experience. "It's a fun experience enabling exploration of bestselling products -- helping customers find their favorites as well as discover those they may not know about."</p><p>Bestselling Products of 2009</p><p>The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2009 by total units sold:</p><ul><li>Electronics: Kindle Wireless Reading Device</li><li>Books: "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown</li><li>Kindle Books: "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown</li><li>DVD: "Twilight"</li><li>Video On Demand: "Twilight"</li><li>Music: "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle</li><li>MP3 Album: "No Line on the Horizon" by U2</li><li>MP3 Song: "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas</li><li>Video Games: Wii</li><li>Computers: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA 10.1-Inch Black Netbook</li><li>Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007</li><li>Home &amp; Garden: Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator</li><li>Grocery: Coffee People, Donut Shop K-Cups for Keurig Brewers</li><li>Gourmet Food: 50's Decade Box Gift Basket</li><li>Health &amp; Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer</li><li>Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation</li><li>Toys: Scrabble Slam Cards</li><li>Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether</li><li>Clothing &amp; Accessories: Levi's Men's 550 Relaxed Fit Jean</li><li>Shoes and Handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): Crocs Cayman Sandal</li><li>Jewelry: Sterling Silver Marcasite &amp; Garnet Glass Heart Pendant</li><li>Watches: Casio Men's Sea Analog Illuminator Dual LED Dive Watch</li><li>Sports &amp; Outdoors: P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program</li><li>Home Improvement: Toro Ultra 12 Amp Variable Speed Electric Blower/Vacuum</li><li>Automotive: Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger</li></ul><p>Most-Wished-For Products of 2009</p><p>The following is a list of products that appeared most often on the Wish Lists of Amazon.com customers in 2009:</p><ul><li>Electronics: Kindle Wireless Reading Device</li><li>Books: "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown</li><li>Kindle Books: "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown</li><li>DVD: "Star Trek" (Three-Disc +Digital Copy, Blu-ray)</li><li>Video On Demand: "Julie &amp; Julia"</li><li>Music: "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle</li><li>MP3 Album: "Ocean Eyes" by Owl City</li><li>MP3 Song: "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas</li><li>Video Games: New Super Mario Bros</li><li>Computers: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook</li><li>Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007</li><li>Home &amp; Garden: KitchenAid 90^th Anniversary Limited-Edition 5-Quart Stand Mixer</li><li>Grocery: Coffee People, Donut Shop K-Cups for Keurig Brewers</li><li>Gourmet Food: Haribo Gummi Candy, 5-Pound Bag</li><li>Health &amp; Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer</li><li>Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation</li><li>Toys: The Settlers of Catan</li><li>Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether</li><li>Clothing &amp; Accessories: Storus Smart Money Clip</li><li>Shoes: UGG Classic Cardy Boot</li><li>Jewelry: Platinum, Round, Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings</li><li>Watches: Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Canvas Strap Watch</li><li>Sports &amp; Outdoors: Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar</li><li>Home Improvement: Leatherman Skeletool CX Multitool</li><li>Automotive: Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit</li></ul><p>Most Popular Gift Products of 2009</p><p>The following is a list of products most frequently purchased as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2009:</p><ul><li>Electronics: Kindle Wireless Reading Device</li><li>Books: "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)</li><li>DVD: "Up"</li><li>Music: "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle</li><li>Video Games: Wii</li><li>Computers: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook</li><li>Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007</li><li>Home &amp; Garden: Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator</li><li>Grocery: Numi's Bouquet Bamboo Gift Set with Clear Teapot and Nine Flowering Teas</li><li>Gourmet Food: Grand Ghirardelli Chocolate Gift Basket</li><li>Health &amp; Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer</li><li>Beauty: Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker</li><li>Toys: IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit</li><li>Baby: Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes</li><li>Clothing &amp; Accessories: The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve Tee</li><li>Jewelry: Sterling Silver Marcasite &amp; Garnet Glass Heart Pendant</li><li>Watches: Timex Unisex Sports Personal Heart Rate Monitor Watch</li><li>Sports &amp; Outdoors: Razor A Kick Scooter</li><li>Home Improvement: Black &amp; Decker MSW100 Ready Wrench</li><li>Automotive: Accutire MS-4350B Programmable Digital Tire Gauge</li></ul><p>*Includes data from Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 22, 2009.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including http://www.amazon.com, http://Fwww.amazon.ca, http://www.amazon.co.uk, http://www.amazon.de, http://www.amazon.co.jp, http://www.amazon.fr, and http://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.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

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On Christmas Day, for the First Time Ever, Customers Purchased More Kindle Books Than Physical Books SEATTLE, Dec 26, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Kindle has become the most gifted item in Amazon's history. On Christmas Day, for the first time ever, customers purchased more Kindle books than physical books. The Kindle Store now includes over 390,000 books and the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read, including New York TimesBestsellersand New Releases. "We are grateful to our customers for making Kindle the most gifted item ever in our history," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "On behalf of Amazon.com employees around the world, we wish everyone happy holidays and happy reading!" On Amazon's peak day, Dec. 14, 2009, customers ordered over 9.5 million items worldwide, which is a record-breaking 110 items per second. Amazon Worldwide 2009 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 178 countries. One of our most remote shipments contained the EMU Australia Toddler Boot and was delivered to Atqasuk, Alaska. On the peak day this season, Amazon's worldwide fulfillment network shipped over 7 million units. Amazon shipped over 200,000 units to APO/FPO addresses. Amazon shipped more than 99 percent of orders in time to meet holiday deadlines worldwide. Amazon.com 2009 Holiday Facts (www.amazon.com only): Amazon customers purchased enough fruit cake to equal the weight of a 1967 Volkswagen Bug. Amazon customers bought enough gingerbread house kits that if stacked on top of each other would be as tall as the Sears Tower. If all the computers customers purchased this holiday were stacked one on top of the other, they would be more than twice as high as Mt. Everest. Amazon customers bought over 50 times more Light Therapy devices this holiday season than there are sunny days in Seattle the entire year. For the holiday time period alone, Amazon customers purchased enough shoot-and-share camcorders to supply 50 years' worth of non-stop YouTube watching. Amazon customers bought enough Levi's jeans to clothe everyone at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Amazon customers purchased so many Blu-ray disc players that if you lined them up side to side, they would stretch for more than 27 miles. During the 2009 holiday season, Amazon customers bought enough 8 GB iPod touches to play 442 years of continuous music. In 2009, Amazon customers purchased enough heart rate monitor watches to put one on the wrist of everyone who finished the New York City marathons in 2008 and 2009. Amazon customers purchased enough Frustration-Free Package items to eliminate over 32,000 pounds of frustrating plastic materials, such as plastic clamshells. The last One-Day Prime order that was delivered in time for Christmas, was placed on Dec. 23 at 9:17 p.m. Pacific and shipped to Boca Raton, Florida for delivery on Dec. 24. The item was a pair of Yellow Gold 8-8.5mm Freshwater Cultured Pearl Stud Earrings. The last Local Express Delivery order that was delivered in time for Christmas, was placed by a Prime member and went to Seattle. It was a Kindle that was ordered at 1:43 p.m. on Christmas Eve and delivered at 4:57 p.m. that evening. Amazon.com's Hot Holiday Bestsellers (Nov. 15 through Dec. 19, based on units ordered): Electronics: Kindle Wireless Reading Device; Apple iPod touch 8 GB; and Garmin nuvi 260W 4.3-inch GPS Toys: Scrabble Slam Cards; The Settlers of Catan; and Scene It? Twilight Deluxe Edition Video Games and Hardware: Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board; New Super Mario Bros; and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Sports & Outdoors: Razor A Kick Scooter; Victorinox Swiss Army Champion Plus Pocket Knife; and P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program DVD: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince;" "Star Trek;" and "Up" Books: "Going Rogue" by Sarah Palin; "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown; and "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett Music: "I Dreamed A Dream" by Susan Boyle; "My Christmas" by Andrea Bocelli; and "Crazy Love" by Michael Bublé Jewelry: Sterling Silver Marcasite & Garnet Glass Heart Pendant; 10k White Gold Diamond 3-Stone Heart Pendant; and 18k White Gold Round Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings Watches: Casio Men's Waveceptor Atomic Dual-Time Watch; Invicta Men's II Collection Chronograph Stainless Steel Blue Dial Watch; and Timex Kids' Camouflage Stretch Band Watch Beauty: Sephora Brand Color Play Palette II; Santa's Lump of Coal Christmas Soap; and Sephora Brand Ultimate Blockbuster Home & Garden: Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter; Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator; and Oster Electric Wine-Bottle Opener Clothing & Accessories: The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve Tee; Levi's Men's 550 Relaxed Fit Jean; and Levi's Men's 501 Jean Shoes and Handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): Steve Madden Women's Bonanza Tall Shafted Flat Boot; Hunter Original Tall Welly Boot; and EMU Australia Women's Hip Boot Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer; Philips Sonicare Essence 5300 Power Toothbrush; and Farouk CHI 1 Inch Ceramic Flat Hairstyling Iron Gourmet Food: Bon Appetit Gift Basket; Grand Ghirardelli Chocolate Gift Basket; and 50's Decade Box Gift Basket Home Improvement: Black & Decker MSW100 Ready Wrench; Bosch Laser Distance Measuring Device; and Joby Gorillatorch Adjustable and Flexible Tripod Flashlight Automotive Parts & Accessories: Wagan 12V Heated Seat Cushion; 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System; and Autel MaxiScan MS300 CAN OBD-II Scan Tool Baby: Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes; Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether; and Baby Einstein Bendy Ball Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007; Adobe Photoshop Elements 8; and Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition Grocery: Coffee People Donut Shop K-Cups for Keurig Brewers; Coffee People K-Cup Santa's Buzz; and Vita Coco 100% Pure Coconut Water Wireless: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Unlocked Phone; Plantronics 510 Bluetooth Headset; and BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone (AT&T) 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<center>On Christmas Day, for the First Time Ever, Customers Purchased More Kindle Books Than Physical Books</center><p>SEATTLE, Dec 26, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Kindle has become the most gifted item in Amazon's history. On Christmas Day, for the first time ever, customers purchased more Kindle books than physical books. The Kindle Store now includes over 390,000 books and the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read, including New York TimesBestsellersand New Releases.</p><p>"We are grateful to our customers for making Kindle the most gifted item ever in our history," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "On behalf of Amazon.com employees around the world, we wish everyone happy holidays and happy reading!"</p><p>On Amazon's peak day, Dec. 14, 2009, customers ordered over 9.5 million items worldwide, which is a record-breaking 110 items per second.</p><p>Amazon Worldwide 2009 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><ul><li>Amazon shipped to over 178 countries.</li><li>One of our most remote shipments contained the EMU Australia Toddler Boot and was delivered to Atqasuk, Alaska.</li><li>On the peak day this season, Amazon's worldwide fulfillment network shipped over 7 million units.</li><li>Amazon shipped over 200,000 units to APO/FPO addresses.</li><li>Amazon shipped more than 99 percent of orders in time to meet holiday deadlines worldwide.</li></ul><p>Amazon.com 2009 Holiday Facts (www.amazon.com only):</p><ul><li>Amazon customers purchased enough fruit cake to equal the weight of a 1967 Volkswagen Bug.</li><li>Amazon customers bought enough gingerbread house kits that if stacked on top of each other would be as tall as the Sears Tower.</li><li>If all the computers customers purchased this holiday were stacked one on top of the other, they would be more than twice as high as Mt. Everest.</li><li>Amazon customers bought over 50 times more Light Therapy devices this holiday season than there are sunny days in Seattle the entire year.</li><li>For the holiday time period alone, Amazon customers purchased enough shoot-and-share camcorders to supply 50 years' worth of non-stop YouTube watching.</li><li>Amazon customers bought enough Levi's jeans to clothe everyone at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.</li><li>Amazon customers purchased so many Blu-ray disc players that if you lined them up side to side, they would stretch for more than 27 miles.</li><li>During the 2009 holiday season, Amazon customers bought enough 8 GB iPod touches to play 442 years of continuous music.</li><li>In 2009, Amazon customers purchased enough heart rate monitor watches to put one on the wrist of everyone who finished the New York City marathons in 2008 and 2009.</li><li>Amazon customers purchased enough Frustration-Free Package items to eliminate over 32,000 pounds of frustrating plastic materials, such as plastic clamshells.</li><li>The last One-Day Prime order that was delivered in time for Christmas, was placed on Dec. 23 at 9:17 p.m. Pacific and shipped to Boca Raton, Florida for delivery on Dec. 24. The item was a pair of Yellow Gold 8-8.5mm Freshwater Cultured Pearl Stud Earrings.</li><li>The last Local Express Delivery order that was delivered in time for Christmas, was placed by a Prime member and went to Seattle. It was a Kindle that was ordered at 1:43 p.m. on Christmas Eve and delivered at 4:57 p.m. that evening.</li></ul><p>Amazon.com's Hot Holiday Bestsellers (Nov. 15 through Dec. 19, based on units ordered):</p><ul><li>Electronics: Kindle Wireless Reading Device; Apple iPod touch 8 GB; and Garmin nuvi 260W 4.3-inch GPS</li><li>Toys: Scrabble Slam Cards; The Settlers of Catan; and Scene It? Twilight Deluxe Edition</li><li>Video Games and Hardware: Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board; New Super Mario Bros; and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</li><li>Sports &amp; Outdoors: Razor A Kick Scooter; Victorinox Swiss Army Champion Plus Pocket Knife; and P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program</li><li>DVD: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince;" "Star Trek;" and "Up"</li><li>Books: "Going Rogue" by Sarah Palin; "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown; and "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett</li><li>Music: "I Dreamed A Dream" by Susan Boyle; "My Christmas" by Andrea Bocelli; and "Crazy Love" by Michael Bublé</li><li>Jewelry: Sterling Silver Marcasite &amp; Garnet Glass Heart Pendant; 10k White Gold Diamond 3-Stone Heart Pendant; and 18k White Gold Round Diamond 4-Prong Stud Earrings</li><li>Watches: Casio Men's Waveceptor Atomic Dual-Time Watch; Invicta Men's II Collection Chronograph Stainless Steel Blue Dial Watch; and Timex Kids' Camouflage Stretch Band Watch</li><li>Beauty: Sephora Brand Color Play Palette II; Santa's Lump of Coal Christmas Soap; and Sephora Brand Ultimate Blockbuster</li><li>Home &amp; Garden: Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter; Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator; and Oster Electric Wine-Bottle Opener</li><li>Clothing &amp; Accessories: The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve Tee; Levi's Men's 550 Relaxed Fit Jean; and Levi's Men's 501 Jean</li><li>Shoes and Handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): Steve Madden Women's Bonanza Tall Shafted Flat Boot; Hunter Original Tall Welly Boot; and EMU Australia Women's Hip Boot</li><li>Health &amp; Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer; Philips Sonicare Essence 5300 Power Toothbrush; and Farouk CHI 1 Inch Ceramic Flat Hairstyling Iron</li><li>Gourmet Food: Bon Appetit Gift Basket; Grand Ghirardelli Chocolate Gift Basket; and 50's Decade Box Gift Basket</li><li>Home Improvement: Black &amp; Decker MSW100 Ready Wrench; Bosch Laser Distance Measuring Device; and Joby Gorillatorch Adjustable and Flexible Tripod Flashlight</li><li>Automotive Parts &amp; Accessories: Wagan 12V Heated Seat Cushion; 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System; and Autel MaxiScan MS300 CAN OBD-II Scan Tool</li><li>Baby: Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes; Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether; and Baby Einstein Bendy Ball</li><li>Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007; Adobe Photoshop Elements 8; and Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home &amp; Student Edition</li><li>Grocery: Coffee People Donut Shop K-Cups for Keurig Brewers; Coffee People K-Cup Santa's Buzz; and Vita Coco 100% Pure Coconut Water</li><li>Wireless: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Unlocked Phone; Plantronics 510 Bluetooth Headset; and BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone (AT&amp;T)</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</pre>

Random House English-Language Books Now Available to Kindle Customers around the World

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Random House English-Language Books Now Available to Kindle Customers around the World

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Already Available to Customers in the United States, Amazon Customers around the World Can Now Download English-Language Books from Random House in the Kindle Store SEATTLE, Dec 24, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Until now, Random House English-language books, such as Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol," were only available to Kindle customers living in the United States. Today, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that it is adding to its international Kindle Stores books published by all of Random House's English-language publishing divisions. These titles will be available in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) for download in any area where Random House has the digital rights, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across all categories on Amazon.com--not just electronics. The Random House titles join the Kindle Store's constantly growing content catalog of English-language books, including New York TimesBestsellersand New Releases. "Customers around the world will be thrilled to download bestselling English-language titles from Random House, such as Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol,' all in less than 60 seconds," said Russ Grandinetti, vice president, Kindle Content. Other popular English-language titles that are now available to download in any area where those digital rights are available include Danielle Steel's "A Good Woman" and Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief." Random House joins the over 1,000 different rights-holders that now have books available in the Kindle Store, including leading publishers Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber and Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon & Schuster and Wiley. Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment to over 100 countries today at www.amazon.com/kindle. About Kindle Kindle and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle

<center>Already Available to Customers in the United States, Amazon Customers around the World Can Now Download English-Language Books from Random House in the Kindle Store</center><p>SEATTLE, Dec 24, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Until now, Random House English-language books, such as Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol," were only available to Kindle customers living in the United States. Today, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that it is adding to its international Kindle Stores books published by all of Random House's English-language publishing divisions. These titles will be available in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) for download in any area where Random House has the digital rights, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across all categories on Amazon.com--not just electronics. The Random House titles join the Kindle Store's constantly growing content catalog of English-language books, including New York TimesBestsellersand New Releases.</p><p>"Customers around the world will be thrilled to download bestselling English-language titles from Random House, such as Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol,' all in less than 60 seconds," said Russ Grandinetti, vice president, Kindle Content.</p><p>Other popular English-language titles that are now available to download in any area where those digital rights are available include Danielle Steel's "A Good Woman" and Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief."</p><p>Random House joins the over 1,000 different rights-holders that now have books available in the Kindle Store, including leading publishers Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber and Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon &amp; Schuster and Wiley.</p><p>Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment to over 100 countries today at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>About Kindle</p><p>Kindle and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.</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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle</pre>

Amazon Adds More Great Books for Young Readers to the Kindle Store--the "Artemis Fowl" Series And "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" Series Now Available as E-Books in the Kindle Store

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Amazon Adds More Great Books for Young Readers to the Kindle Store--the "Artemis Fowl" Series And "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" Series Now Available as E-Books in the Kindle Store

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Just in Time for Holiday Reading, the Kindle Store Now Has More Books Than Ever for Young Readers of All Ages SEATTLE, Dec 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the Kindle Store recently added many new great books for young readers, including new titles in the popular "Percy Jackson & The Olympians" and "Artemis Fowl" series, which are available as electronic books in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). Kindle is the most gifted, most wished for and the No. 1 bestselling product across all categories on Amazon.com--not just electronics. The Kindle Store now includes over 390,000 books and the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read, including New York TimesBestsellersand New Releases. "Kindle is a great gift for readers of all ages," said Russ Grandinetti, vice president, Kindle Content. "Customers tell us frequently that they love to read to their children on their Kindle and that many have given their children their own Kindle. We hope that our customers will take advantage of some of these great Kindle books, like the Percy Jackson series or our editors' pick for the best book of the year for middle readers, 'When You Reach Me,' all of which are perfect for a family to enjoy together." The Kindle Store has thousands of great books for young readers. Some of the most popular books include: "Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan, published by Disney Hyperion Books for Children (2009 Amazon Editors Best Books of the Year selection and Amazon Customers Favorite Books of the Year selection) "Artemis Fowl, Book 6: The Time Paradox" by Eoin Colfer, published by Hyperion Books for Children (2008 Amazon Customers Favorite Books of the Year selection) "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead, published by Wendy Lamb Books (2009 #1 Amazon Editors Best Book of the Year winner in the middle readers category) The Kindle Store's top 10 bestselling books for young readers include Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka's "The Magician's Elephant" and Tom Robinson's "The Everything Kids' Science Experiment Book." Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today at www.amazon.com/kindle. About Kindle Kindle and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle

<center>Just in Time for Holiday Reading, the Kindle Store Now Has More Books Than Ever for Young Readers of All Ages</center><p>SEATTLE, Dec 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the Kindle Store recently added many new great books for young readers, including new titles in the popular "Percy Jackson &amp; The Olympians" and "Artemis Fowl" series, which are available as electronic books in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). Kindle is the most gifted, most wished for and the No. 1 bestselling product across all categories on Amazon.com--not just electronics. The Kindle Store now includes over 390,000 books and the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read, including New York TimesBestsellersand New Releases.</p><p>"Kindle is a great gift for readers of all ages," said Russ Grandinetti, vice president, Kindle Content. "Customers tell us frequently that they love to read to their children on their Kindle and that many have given their children their own Kindle. We hope that our customers will take advantage of some of these great Kindle books, like the Percy Jackson series or our editors' pick for the best book of the year for middle readers, 'When You Reach Me,' all of which are perfect for a family to enjoy together."</p><p>The Kindle Store has thousands of great books for young readers. Some of the most popular books include:</p><ul><li>"Percy Jackson &amp; the Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan, published by Disney Hyperion Books for Children (2009 Amazon Editors Best Books of the Year selection and Amazon Customers Favorite Books of the Year selection)</li><li>"Artemis Fowl, Book 6: The Time Paradox" by Eoin Colfer, published by Hyperion Books for Children (2008 Amazon Customers Favorite Books of the Year selection)</li><li>"When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead, published by Wendy Lamb Books (2009 #1 Amazon Editors Best Book of the Year winner in the middle readers category)</li></ul><p>The Kindle Store's top 10 bestselling books for young readers include Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka's "The Magician's Elephant" and Tom Robinson's "The Everything Kids' Science Experiment Book."</p><p>Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>About Kindle</p><p>Kindle and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.</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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com</p><pre>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle</pre>

Amazon Announces FREE One-Day Shipping for Kindle Orders Placed on December 23 - Now Even Procrastinators Can Give the Hottest Holiday Gift in Time for Christmas

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Amazon Announces FREE One-Day Shipping for Kindle Orders Placed on December 23 - Now Even Procrastinators Can Give the Hottest Holiday Gift in Time for Christmas

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Kindle also sets new record for most Kindle orders in a single day SEATTLE, Dec 22, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that even procrastinators can order Kindle and have it delivered for FREE in time for Christmas. That's because Amazon is offering FREE One-Day Shipping on all Kindle orders for shipment in the continental United States made on Dec. 23. Amazon also announced today that Kindle recently broke another record with its best sales day in the history of Kindle. Kindle continues to be the #1 most wished for, most gifted, and bestselling product across all of Amazon. Kindle is available today with FREE Two-Day Shipping and starting tomorrow, Dec. 23, with FREE One-Day Shipping for $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle. "It's easy to get busy during the holidays, so we've decided to make it easy even for procrastinators to order Kindle, the #1 most wished for gift on Amazon, and get it delivered for free and in time for Christmas," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "With Kindle, you can give the gift of choosing over 390,000 books and more than 100 top newspapers and magazines from around the world and begin reading in less than 60 seconds." To take advantage of this offer on Dec. 23, customers simply add Kindle to their Shopping Cart and select One-Day Shipping. Kindle is available today with FREE Two-Day Shipping and starting tomorrow, Dec. 23, with FREE One-Day Shipping for $259 at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindle&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.com%2Fkindle&index=2&md5=e1ab1a02299a13c765369bb900b37362. About Kindle Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.com&index=3&md5=1e5c797ddde7fd561aadaedef8cd95a8, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.ca&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.ca&index=4&md5=0d6eec15237891474f745cf5cb22b748, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.co.uk&index=5&md5=3dbc41d9b1306fd9ff65621d7248e1f0, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.de&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.de&index=6&md5=a9ee1bb2f6b690d3757d7472afb33513, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.jp&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.co.jp&index=7&md5=5ed9f77af73e3bb9c7bb4aecc472746e, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.fr&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.fr&index=8&md5=ede306b9f48539264aab4eac95b7b195, and http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.cn&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.cn&index=9&md5=d1f521648bd800b5e3f136e765412703. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fpr%2Fkindle&esheet=6125757&lan=en_US&anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fpr%2Fkindle&index=10&md5=85dcd81bcc6f306e143629a7dc77dd39

<center>Kindle also sets new record for most Kindle orders in a single day</center><p>SEATTLE, Dec 22, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that even procrastinators can order Kindle and have it delivered for FREE in time for Christmas. That's because Amazon is offering FREE One-Day Shipping on all Kindle orders for shipment in the continental United States made on Dec. 23. Amazon also announced today that Kindle recently broke another record with its best sales day in the history of Kindle. Kindle continues to be the #1 most wished for, most gifted, and bestselling product across all of Amazon. Kindle is available today with FREE Two-Day Shipping and starting tomorrow, Dec. 23, with FREE One-Day Shipping for $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>"It's easy to get busy during the holidays, so we've decided to make it easy even for procrastinators to order Kindle, the #1 most wished for gift on Amazon, and get it delivered for free and in time for Christmas," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "With Kindle, you can give the gift of choosing over 390,000 books and more than 100 top newspapers and magazines from around the world and begin reading in less than 60 seconds."</p><p>To take advantage of this offer on Dec. 23, customers simply add Kindle to their Shopping Cart and select One-Day Shipping.</p><p>Kindle is available today with FREE Two-Day Shipping and starting tomorrow, Dec. 23, with FREE One-Day Shipping for $259 at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindle&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.com%2Fkindle&amp;index=2&amp;md5=e1ab1a02299a13c765369bb900b37362.</p><p>About Kindle</p><p>Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.</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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=1e5c797ddde7fd561aadaedef8cd95a8, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.ca&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.ca&amp;index=4&amp;md5=0d6eec15237891474f745cf5cb22b748, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.co.uk&amp;index=5&amp;md5=3dbc41d9b1306fd9ff65621d7248e1f0, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.de&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.de&amp;index=6&amp;md5=a9ee1bb2f6b690d3757d7472afb33513, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.jp&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.co.jp&amp;index=7&amp;md5=5ed9f77af73e3bb9c7bb4aecc472746e, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.fr&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.fr&amp;index=8&amp;md5=ede306b9f48539264aab4eac95b7b195, and http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.cn&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.cn&amp;index=9&amp;md5=d1f521648bd800b5e3f136e765412703.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fpr%2Fkindle&amp;esheet=6125757&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fpr%2Fkindle&amp;index=10&amp;md5=85dcd81bcc6f306e143629a7dc77dd39 </p>

The Hottest Holiday Gift Just Got Hotter -- Kindle Breaks Monthly Sales Record and is Now Available with FREE Expedited Shipping in Time for Christmas

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The Hottest Holiday Gift Just Got Hotter -- Kindle Breaks Monthly Sales Record and is Now Available with FREE Expedited Shipping in Time for Christmas

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Customers who order the #1 most wished for gift on Amazon.com will have it delivered for FREE in time to place it under the tree SEATTLE, Dec 17, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a FREE Two-Day expedited shipping offer for Kindle, Amazon's hottest gift this season, just in time for delivery by Christmas Eve. Amazon also announced today that December is already the best month ever for Kindle sales. Kindle is the #1 bestselling, most wished for, and most gifted product across all of Amazon. As the holiday approaches, customers still looking for the perfect gift can order Kindle for shipment in the continental United States between now and Dec. 22 and receive FREE Two-Day Shipping for delivery on or before Dec. 24, compliments of Amazon. Kindle is available for free expedited shipment today for $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle. "We've made it even easier and faster for gift-givers to order Kindle. Kindle is available today with FREE Two-day Shipping in time for Christmas," said Ian Freed, vice president, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle is the gift for readers. Now you don't have to guess which books to give someone -- with Kindle, you can give them the gift of choosing over 390,000 books and more than 100 top newspapers and magazines from around the world and begin reading them in less than 60 seconds." To take advantage of this offer, customers simply add Kindle to their Shopping Cart and select FREE Two-Day Shipping. Kindle is available for immediate FREE Two-Day Shipment today for $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle. About Kindle Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle

<center>Customers who order the #1 most wished for gift on Amazon.com will have it delivered for FREE in time to place it under the tree</center><p>SEATTLE, Dec 17, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a FREE Two-Day expedited shipping offer for Kindle, Amazon's hottest gift this season, just in time for delivery by Christmas Eve. Amazon also announced today that December is already the best month ever for Kindle sales. Kindle is the #1 bestselling, most wished for, and most gifted product across all of Amazon. As the holiday approaches, customers still looking for the perfect gift can order Kindle for shipment in the continental United States between now and Dec. 22 and receive FREE Two-Day Shipping for delivery on or before Dec. 24, compliments of Amazon. Kindle is available for free expedited shipment today for $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>"We've made it even easier and faster for gift-givers to order Kindle. Kindle is available today with FREE Two-day Shipping in time for Christmas," said Ian Freed, vice president, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle is the gift for readers. Now you don't have to guess which books to give someone -- with Kindle, you can give them the gift of choosing over 390,000 books and more than 100 top newspapers and magazines from around the world and begin reading them in less than 60 seconds."</p><p>To take advantage of this offer, customers simply add Kindle to their Shopping Cart and select FREE Two-Day Shipping.</p><p>Kindle is available for immediate FREE Two-Day Shipment today for $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>About Kindle</p><p>Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.</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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle</pre>

Amazon Associates and Google Blogger Expand Monetization Opportunities for Bloggers

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12/16/2009 18:06:00

Amazon Associates and Google Blogger Expand Monetization Opportunities for Bloggers

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With just two clicks Google Blogger users can now add revenue-generating Amazon product links to their blogs SEATTLE & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Services LLC, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced Amazon Associates for Blogger, a directintegration between Amazon Associates, Amazon's self-service advertising program, and Blogger, the award-winning blog platform from Google. This new collaboration enables Bloggers to monetize their content by adding relevant Amazon products to their blog posts without interrupting the blog editing process. Available immediately at http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/blogger, the new tool allows Bloggers to add links and images to their blog posts in just two clicks using the integrated Amazon Product Finder. The Blogger simply needs to highlight the relevant text and the Amazon Product Finder will search Amazon's millions of products and recommend the ones that are most closely associated with that text. Bloggers can then insert a link to or image of that product that includes their Associates ID, enabling them to earn up to 15 percent in referral fees from Amazon. Bloggers will also be able to show dynamic content in their blog Sidebar using a new set of integrated Associates Sidebar gadgets, such as gadgets for MP3 clips from the Amazon MP3 DRM-free music store, an Amazon Deals gadget, and an Amazon Search box. Also as part of this new integration, Bloggers who don't have an Amazon Associates account can create one from directly within Blogger. Similarly, Amazon Associates who don't have a Google Blogger account can set up a Blogger account with their Associates ID and start earning right away. "Making it easy for our Associates to advertise relevant content on their websites is the foundation of the Amazon Associates program. Our goal is to help our Associates earn the trust of their followers by giving them the tools to search through the millions of products on Amazon and select those that are most relevant to their audience," said Dave Cotter, General Manager of the Amazon Associates Program. "If you're a Blogger and you're writing about the new Michael Crichton book, 'Pirate Latitudes,' you simply highlight the text you want linked to Amazon, click on "Go" in the Amazon Product Finder, and click 'Insert link.' Setting up Associates links to Amazon and earning referral fees is now that easy." "This is something that Bloggers of all shapes and sizes will benefit from as they look for ways to add compelling content to their blogs and make money," said Rick Klau, Product Manager, Google Blogger. "Our goal is to do more than simply give our bloggers the easiest tools in the market for creating blogs, it's to make Blogger the easiest platform for bloggers to make money on. This integration is a testament to that commitment." 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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 Google Inc. Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top Web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall Web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<center>With just two clicks Google Blogger users can now add revenue-generating Amazon product links to their blogs</center><p>SEATTLE &amp; MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Services LLC, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced Amazon Associates for Blogger, a directintegration between Amazon Associates, Amazon's self-service advertising program, and Blogger, the award-winning blog platform from Google. This new collaboration enables Bloggers to monetize their content by adding relevant Amazon products to their blog posts without interrupting the blog editing process.</p><p>Available immediately at http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/blogger, the new tool allows Bloggers to add links and images to their blog posts in just two clicks using the integrated Amazon Product Finder. The Blogger simply needs to highlight the relevant text and the Amazon Product Finder will search Amazon's millions of products and recommend the ones that are most closely associated with that text. Bloggers can then insert a link to or image of that product that includes their Associates ID, enabling them to earn up to 15 percent in referral fees from Amazon. Bloggers will also be able to show dynamic content in their blog Sidebar using a new set of integrated Associates Sidebar gadgets, such as gadgets for MP3 clips from the Amazon MP3 DRM-free music store, an Amazon Deals gadget, and an Amazon Search box. Also as part of this new integration, Bloggers who don't have an Amazon Associates account can create one from directly within Blogger. Similarly, Amazon Associates who don't have a Google Blogger account can set up a Blogger account with their Associates ID and start earning right away.</p><p>"Making it easy for our Associates to advertise relevant content on their websites is the foundation of the Amazon Associates program. Our goal is to help our Associates earn the trust of their followers by giving them the tools to search through the millions of products on Amazon and select those that are most relevant to their audience," said Dave Cotter, General Manager of the Amazon Associates Program. "If you're a Blogger and you're writing about the new Michael Crichton book, 'Pirate Latitudes,' you simply highlight the text you want linked to Amazon, click on "Go" in the Amazon Product Finder, and click 'Insert link.' Setting up Associates links to Amazon and earning referral fees is now that easy."</p><p>"This is something that Bloggers of all shapes and sizes will benefit from as they look for ways to add compelling content to their blogs and make money," said Rick Klau, Product Manager, Google Blogger. "Our goal is to do more than simply give our bloggers the easiest tools in the market for creating blogs, it's to make Blogger the easiest platform for bloggers to make money on. This integration is a testament to that commitment."</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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 Google Inc.</p><p>Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top Web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall Web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</pre>

Amazon Web Services Introduces Media Streaming to Its Content Delivery Service Amazon CloudFront

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12/16/2009 01:37:00

Amazon Web Services Introduces Media Streaming to Its Content Delivery Service Amazon CloudFront

12/16/2009

2009

Now customers can take advantage of low-cost, low-latency streaming media distribution with no contract negotiations or up-front investments SEATTLE, Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced streaming media delivery for Amazon CloudFront, the content delivery service from AWS. This new feature enables streaming delivery of audio and video content, providing an alternative to progressive download where end users download a full media file. Amazon CloudFront streams content from a worldwide network of 14 edge locations, ensuring low latencies and providing cost-effective delivery. Like all Amazon Web Services, Amazon CloudFront requires no up-front investment, minimum fees or long-term contracts, and customers only pay for what they use. To learn more about Amazon CloudFront and to start streaming content, visit http://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront. "Many customers have told us that an on-demand streaming media service with low latency, high performance and reliability has been out of reach- it was technically complex and required sales negotiations and up-front commitments," said Tal Saraf, General Manager of Amazon CloudFront. "We're excited to add streaming functionality to Amazon CloudFront that is so easy, customers of any size can start streaming content in minutes." With streaming, content is delivered to end users in real time - viewers watch the bytes as they are delivered. This gives the end user more control over their viewing experience. It also lowers costs for content owners by reducing the amount of data that is transferred when end users don't watch an entire video. To stream content with Amazon CloudFront, users simply store the original copy of their media objects in the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and then enable those files for distribution in Amazon CloudFront with a simple command using the AWS Management Console or the Amazon CloudFront API. End users requesting streaming content are automatically routed to the CloudFront edge location best suited to serve the stream, so end users can get the highest bit rate, lowest latency, and highest quality stream possible. Multiple levels of redundancy built into Amazon CloudFront ensure that customers' streams are served reliably and with high quality. "In the five minutes it took us to implement Amazon CloudFront's streaming service, Vidly was able to both cut costs and offer additional features that significantly improved the in-video experience for our worldwide audience," said Daniel Rhodes of Vidly, a video sharing website. "Without any upfront capital, we are able to side-step the purchase and administration of streaming servers while still getting all the same benefits. Amazon CloudFront brings all the benefits together in such a great tightly integrated way with Amazon's other services we use and is reliably distributed worldwide, all with barely any work on our part." LongTail Video had added support for Amazon CloudFront Streaming to their JW Player, one of the world's most popular open source video players. LongTail Video co-founder Jeroen "JW" Wijering said, "there was a great fit between the JW player and Amazon CloudFront streaming: both focus on making it as easy as possible for anyone to incorporate high quality video into websites." Amazon CloudFront streaming uses Adobe's Flash Media Server 3.5.2 (FMS) and lets developers take advantage of many of FMS's powerful features. Customers can choose to deliver their content either using the Flash standard Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) protocol, or using its encrypted version, RTMPE, for additional security. Customers can take advantage of advanced features like dynamic bit rate streaming, which automatically adjusts the bit rate of the stream played to the end user based on the quality of that user's connection. Amazon CloudFront streaming currently supports on-demand media. Support for live events is planned for 2010. There are no additional fees to stream content with Amazon CloudFront. Customers pay only for the data transferred. About Amazon CloudFront Built on Amazon's own highly reliable infrastructure, Amazon 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. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline 206-266-7180

<center>Now customers can take advantage of low-cost, low-latency streaming media distribution with no contract negotiations or up-front investments</center><p>SEATTLE, Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced streaming media delivery for Amazon CloudFront, the content delivery service from AWS. This new feature enables streaming delivery of audio and video content, providing an alternative to progressive download where end users download a full media file. Amazon CloudFront streams content from a worldwide network of 14 edge locations, ensuring low latencies and providing cost-effective delivery. Like all Amazon Web Services, Amazon CloudFront requires no up-front investment, minimum fees or long-term contracts, and customers only pay for what they use. To learn more about Amazon CloudFront and to start streaming content, visit http://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront.</p><p>"Many customers have told us that an on-demand streaming media service with low latency, high performance and reliability has been out of reach- it was technically complex and required sales negotiations and up-front commitments," said Tal Saraf, General Manager of Amazon CloudFront. "We're excited to add streaming functionality to Amazon CloudFront that is so easy, customers of any size can start streaming content in minutes."</p><p>With streaming, content is delivered to end users in real time - viewers watch the bytes as they are delivered. This gives the end user more control over their viewing experience. It also lowers costs for content owners by reducing the amount of data that is transferred when end users don't watch an entire video.</p><p>To stream content with Amazon CloudFront, users simply store the original copy of their media objects in the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and then enable those files for distribution in Amazon CloudFront with a simple command using the AWS Management Console or the Amazon CloudFront API. End users requesting streaming content are automatically routed to the CloudFront edge location best suited to serve the stream, so end users can get the highest bit rate, lowest latency, and highest quality stream possible. Multiple levels of redundancy built into Amazon CloudFront ensure that customers' streams are served reliably and with high quality.</p><p>"In the five minutes it took us to implement Amazon CloudFront's streaming service, Vidly was able to both cut costs and offer additional features that significantly improved the in-video experience for our worldwide audience," said Daniel Rhodes of Vidly, a video sharing website. "Without any upfront capital, we are able to side-step the purchase and administration of streaming servers while still getting all the same benefits. Amazon CloudFront brings all the benefits together in such a great tightly integrated way with Amazon's other services we use and is reliably distributed worldwide, all with barely any work on our part."</p><p>LongTail Video had added support for Amazon CloudFront Streaming to their JW Player, one of the world's most popular open source video players. LongTail Video co-founder Jeroen "JW" Wijering said, "there was a great fit between the JW player and Amazon CloudFront streaming: both focus on making it as easy as possible for anyone to incorporate high quality video into websites."</p><p>Amazon CloudFront streaming uses Adobe's Flash Media Server 3.5.2 (FMS) and lets developers take advantage of many of FMS's powerful features. Customers can choose to deliver their content either using the Flash standard Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) protocol, or using its encrypted version, RTMPE, for additional security. Customers can take advantage of advanced features like dynamic bit rate streaming, which automatically adjusts the bit rate of the stream played to the end user based on the quality of that user's connection. Amazon CloudFront streaming currently supports on-demand media. Support for live events is planned for 2010.</p><p>There are no additional fees to stream content with Amazon CloudFront. Customers pay only for the data transferred.</p><p>About Amazon CloudFront</p><p>Built on Amazon's own highly reliable infrastructure, Amazon 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.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</pre>

Books in 60 Seconds and Vast Selection of Content in Kindle Store Moves Canada into the Top 5 Kindle Countries

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12/17/2009 00:01:00

Books in 60 Seconds and Vast Selection of Content in Kindle Store Moves Canada into the Top 5 Kindle Countries

12/17/2009

2009

Readers in Canada buying Kindle books from publishers such as Penguin, Wiley and McGraw-Hill SEATTLE, Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that customers in over 130 countries and territories around the world have bought Kindle and been reading Kindle books, and that in just four weeks Canada has moved into the top five countries for Kindle book and device sales. Kindle continues to be the most gifted, most wished for and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items available on Amazon. Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today for U.S. $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle. "From Munich to Melbourne and Toronto to Tokyo, we are thrilled with the response to Kindle from customers around the world," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "We've worked hard to provide our Canadian customers with over 300,000 of the books that people want to read. With so many titles available for download in less than 60 seconds, readers in Canada and over 130 other countries and territories around the world are voraciously buying Kindle books." The Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) offers Canadian customers over 300,000 books, including New Releases and Globe and Mail bestsellers, which are typically U.S. $11.99 or less. Titles are available across many categories and genres, and from a wide range of publishers such as John Wiley & Sons, McGraw Hill, Harlequin, Thomas Nelson and Oxford University Press. Penguin leads all other publishers in sales on Kindle in Canada, driven by bestsellers such as The Scarpetta Factor, by Patricia Cornwell; The Help, by Kathryn Stockett; U is for Undertow, by Sue Grafton; Too Big to Fail, by Andrew Ross Sorkin; and Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. More than 100 top newspapers and magazines are also available in the Kindle Store for single purchase or subscription, including the National Post and the Globe & Mail, as well as popular international and local papers such as the New York Times, USA Today, Le Monde, The International Herald Tribune and The Daily Telegraph. Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today for U.S. $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle. About Kindle Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com Media Relations206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle

<center>Readers in Canada buying Kindle books from publishers such as Penguin, Wiley and McGraw-Hill</center><p>SEATTLE, Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that customers in over 130 countries and territories around the world have bought Kindle and been reading Kindle books, and that in just four weeks Canada has moved into the top five countries for Kindle book and device sales. Kindle continues to be the most gifted, most wished for and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items available on Amazon. Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today for U.S. $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>"From Munich to Melbourne and Toronto to Tokyo, we are thrilled with the response to Kindle from customers around the world," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "We've worked hard to provide our Canadian customers with over 300,000 of the books that people want to read. With so many titles available for download in less than 60 seconds, readers in Canada and over 130 other countries and territories around the world are voraciously buying Kindle books."</p><p>The Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) offers Canadian customers over 300,000 books, including New Releases and <em>Globe and Mail </em>bestsellers, which are typically U.S. $11.99 or less. Titles are available across many categories and genres, and from a wide range of publishers such as John Wiley &amp; Sons, McGraw Hill, Harlequin, Thomas Nelson and Oxford University Press. Penguin leads all other publishers in sales on Kindle in Canada, driven by bestsellers such as <em>The Scarpetta Factor</em>, by Patricia Cornwell; <em>The Help</em>, by Kathryn Stockett; <em>U is for Undertow</em>, by Sue Grafton; <em>Too Big to Fail</em>, by Andrew Ross Sorkin; and <em>Three Cups of Tea</em>, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.</p><p>More than 100 top newspapers and magazines are also available in the Kindle Store for single purchase or subscription, including the <em>National Post</em> and the <em>Globe &amp; Mail</em>, as well as popular international and local papers such as the <em>New York Times</em>, <em>USA Today</em>, <em>Le Monde</em>, <em>The International Herald Tribune</em> and <em>The Daily Telegraph</em>.</p><p>Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today for U.S. $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>About Kindle</p><p>Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.</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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon.com Media Relations206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle</pre>

Amazon.com's No. 13 All-Time Bestselling Author Stephen Covey Now Offering E-Books Exclusively in the Kindle Store

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12/14/2009 22:50:00

Amazon.com's No. 13 All-Time Bestselling Author Stephen Covey Now Offering E-Books Exclusively in the Kindle Store

12/14/2009

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Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership"Made Available by FranklinCovey for Download in Under 60 Seconds SEATTLE, Dec 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and FranklinCovey Co. (NYSE: FC) today announced that electronic versions of Stephen Covey's bestselling books, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership," are now available exclusively in the Amazon Kindle Store for $7.99 (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). This is the first time these titles are available as e-books, and Kindle customers can expect to see more books by Covey available for download exclusively in the Kindle Store in the future, including the soon-to-be-released "Great Work, Great Career." Kindle is the most gifted, most wished for and the No. 1 bestselling product across all categories on Amazon.com--not just electronics. Customers can now download and start reading Covey's books on Kindle, Kindle DX, Kindle for iPhone and Kindle for PC in under 60 seconds. "Our customers have long been fans of Stephen Covey, the 13th bestselling author of all time on Amazon.com," said Russ Grandinetti, vice president, Kindle Content. "We're thrilled to offer these titles to Kindle customers and hope we can help them reach an entirely new audience." Despite being published 20 years ago, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is a perennial top 50 bestselling book on Amazon.com. The author of several acclaimed books, Covey has also received numerous honors and awards, including being named one of Time magazine's "25 Most Influential Americans." The print versions of Covey's books are published by Simon & Schuster. These electronic versions of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership" are being published through RosettaBooks. For more information about Stephen Covey, visit www.stephencovey.com. "This is the first time these books have been available in a digital format, and I'm happy to be able to offer them exclusively on Kindle," said Covey. "With so many readers using Kindle, this is a very effective way to reach people who want to easily download the books and begin reading them instantly." Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today at www.amazon.com/kindle. About Kindle Kindle and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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 FranklinCovey Co. FranklinCovey Co. (NYSE: FC) (www.franklincovey.com), is a global provider of training and consulting services in the areas of leadership, productivity, strategy execution, customer loyalty, trust, sales performance, government, education and individual effectiveness. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. FranklinCovey Co. has 40 direct and licensee offices providing professional services in 147 countries. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com Media Relations206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindleorFranklinCovey Co.801-244-4474Debra.Lund@franklincovey.com

<center>Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership"Made Available by FranklinCovey for Download in Under 60 Seconds</center><p>SEATTLE, Dec 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and FranklinCovey Co. (NYSE: FC) today announced that electronic versions of Stephen Covey's bestselling books, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership," are now available exclusively in the Amazon Kindle Store for $7.99 (www.amazon.com/kindlestore).</p><p>This is the first time these titles are available as e-books, and Kindle customers can expect to see more books by Covey available for download exclusively in the Kindle Store in the future, including the soon-to-be-released "Great Work, Great Career." Kindle is the most gifted, most wished for and the No. 1 bestselling product across all categories on Amazon.com--not just electronics. Customers can now download and start reading Covey's books on Kindle, Kindle DX, Kindle for iPhone and Kindle for PC in under 60 seconds.</p><p>"Our customers have long been fans of Stephen Covey, the 13th bestselling author of all time on Amazon.com," said Russ Grandinetti, vice president, Kindle Content. "We're thrilled to offer these titles to Kindle customers and hope we can help them reach an entirely new audience."</p><p>Despite being published 20 years ago, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is a perennial top 50 bestselling book on Amazon.com. The author of several acclaimed books, Covey has also received numerous honors and awards, including being named one of Time magazine's "25 Most Influential Americans." The print versions of Covey's books are published by Simon &amp; Schuster. These electronic versions of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership" are being published through RosettaBooks. For more information about Stephen Covey, visit www.stephencovey.com.</p><p>"This is the first time these books have been available in a digital format, and I'm happy to be able to offer them exclusively on Kindle," said Covey. "With so many readers using Kindle, this is a very effective way to reach people who want to easily download the books and begin reading them instantly."</p><p>Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>About Kindle</p><p>Kindle and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.</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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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 FranklinCovey Co.</p><p>FranklinCovey Co. (NYSE: FC) (www.franklincovey.com), is a global provider of training and consulting services in the areas of leadership, productivity, strategy execution, customer loyalty, trust, sales performance, government, education and individual effectiveness. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. FranklinCovey Co. has 40 direct and licensee offices providing professional services in 147 countries.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon.com Media Relations206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindleorFranklinCovey Co.801-244-4474Debra.Lund@franklincovey.com</pre>

Amazon.com Announces New Gift Card Options and Offers Customers Great Deals on Millions of Items with Free Shipping Through Thursday

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Amazon.com Announces New Gift Card Options and Offers Customers Great Deals on Millions of Items with Free Shipping Through Thursday

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New Gift Cards and Free Shipping Help Customers Save Time and Money This Holiday SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2009-- With less than two weeks until Christmas, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is now offering over fifty new greeting-card styles that can be personalized and affixed with an Amazon.com Gift Card. The new format allows customers to send a greeting card with a customizable message for free with any gift card purchase. Customers can set their own gift card value, choosing any denomination between $5 and $5,000. The greeting card and gift card ship for free and will arrive in time for the Christmas holiday if ordered by Dec. 21 from www.amazon.com/giftcards. E-mail and printable gift cards can be sent immediately, at any time, even on December 25. Customers can also take advantage of the millions of items and great deals available with FREE Super Saver Shipping until this Thursday, Dec. 17. FREE Super Saver Shipping is available on all orders of eligible items totaling over $25. Additional holiday delivery deadlines are as follows: Dec. 17: FREE Super Saver Shipping Dec. 20: Standard Shipping Dec. 22: Two-Day Shipping (order as late as 8 p.m. PST; varies by item; free with Amazon Prime*) Dec. 23: One-Day Shipping (order as late as 4:30 p.m. PST; varies by item; just $3.99 per item with Amazon Prime) Dec. 24: Local Express (same-day) Shipping (order as late as 1 p.m. PST; varies by item; just $5.99 per item with Amazon Prime) Available in Seattle, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. *Amazon Prime is an annual membership program that gives customers fast shipping on millions of items for only $79 a year. Members receive free two-day shipping on millions of items sold by Amazon.com and upgrades to one-day shipping are only $3.99 per item. To become a member of Amazon Prime, or to learn more about the membership program, customers can visit www.amazon.com/prime. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p><em>New Gift Cards and Free Shipping Help Customers Save Time and Money This Holiday</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2009-- With less than two weeks until Christmas, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is now offering over fifty new greeting-card styles that can be personalized and affixed with an Amazon.com Gift Card. The new format allows customers to send a greeting card with a customizable message for free with any gift card purchase. Customers can set their own gift card value, choosing any denomination between $5 and $5,000. The greeting card and gift card ship for free and will arrive in time for the Christmas holiday if ordered by Dec. 21 from www.amazon.com/giftcards. E-mail and printable gift cards can be sent immediately, at any time, even on December 25.</p><p>Customers can also take advantage of the millions of items and great deals available with FREE Super Saver Shipping until this Thursday, Dec. 17. FREE Super Saver Shipping is available on all orders of eligible items totaling over $25.</p><p>Additional holiday delivery deadlines are as follows:</p><p>Dec. 17: FREE Super Saver Shipping</p><p>Dec. 20: Standard Shipping</p><p>Dec. 22: Two-Day Shipping (order as late as 8 p.m. PST; varies by item; free with Amazon Prime*)</p><p>Dec. 23: One-Day Shipping (order as late as 4:30 p.m. PST; varies by item; just $3.99 per item with Amazon Prime)</p><p>Dec. 24: Local Express (same-day) Shipping (order as late as 1 p.m. PST; varies by item; just $5.99 per item with Amazon Prime) Available in Seattle, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.</p><p>*Amazon Prime is an annual membership program that gives customers fast shipping on millions of items for only $79 a year. Members receive free two-day shipping on millions of items sold by Amazon.com and upgrades to one-day shipping are only $3.99 per item. To become a member of Amazon Prime, or to learn more about the membership program, customers can visit www.amazon.com/prime.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

AMAZON WEB SERVICES ANNOUNCES SPOT INSTANCES FOR AMAZON EC2

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Allows customers to bid on unused capacity, enabling lower costs and access to significant short-term capacity for those with flexibility in when their applications can run SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2009-- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced Spot Instances, a new option for purchasing and consuming Amazon EC2 compute resources. With Spot Instances, customers bid on unused Amazon EC2 capacity and run those instances for as long as their bid exceeds the current Spot Price. The Spot Price changes periodically based on supply and demand, and customers whose bids exceed it gain access to the available Spot Instances. Spot Instances are complementary to On-Demand Instances and Reserved Instances, providing another way to obtain Amazon EC2 compute capacity. To get started using Amazon EC2 Spot Instances, visit http://aws.amazon.com. Spot Instances are well-suited for applications that can have flexible start and stop times such as image and video conversion and rendering, data processing, financial modeling and analysis, web crawling and load testing. By being flexible on when their instances run, coupled with the ability to bid what they're willing to pay for capacity, customers can significantly lower their Amazon EC2 costs. In addition, Spot Instances can provide access to large amounts of additional capacity for applications with urgent needs. When these needs arise, users can specify a higher maximum bid, which will raise the priority of a request for capacity. To use Spot Instances, customers place a Spot Instance request, specifying the instance family, size and the region they desire as well as the number of Spot Instances they want to run and the maximum price they're willing to pay per instance. If a customer's maximum price exceeds the current Spot Price, the customer's instances will run until they choose to terminate the instances or their maximum bid falls below the Spot Price (whichever is sooner). Like other Amazon EC2 instances, Spot Instances can be terminated when they are no longer needed. If the Spot Price goes above a user's maximum bid and the instance is terminated by Amazon EC2, the user will not be charged for any partial hour of usage. "As customers continued to expand their use of AWS, they started asking if additional pools of capacity were available, even if only for a few hours at a time. Some customers were looking to reduce costs in exchange for being flexible as to when they run their application; others told us they were willing to pay more when they had urgent, high volume needs," said Peter De Santis, General Manger of Amazon EC2. "Because of the dynamic nature of supply and demand in the Amazon EC2 environment, we developed Spot Instances to let customers take advantage of our unused capacity while specifying a price they are willing to pay." Spot Instances run the same software images and come in the same compute instance families and sizes as both On-Demand and Reserved Instances, so users can easily move between the purchasing options that best meet the needs of their application. On-Demand Instances allow you to pay a fixed rate by the hour with no commitment; Reserved Instances provide capacity at a lower hourly rate in exchange for a low, one-time, upfront payment; and Spot Instances provide the ability to bid whatever price you want on unused capacity for applications with flexible start and end times. Together, these three different purchasing models give users the flexibility to optimize costs. "Spot Instances and the Condor scheduler will enable a 'no compute cycle left behind' policy for running scientific and financial calculations on Amazon EC2," said Jason Stowe, CEO of Cycle Computing. "Our CycleCloud service provides secure, elastic compute clusters on Amazon EC2, helping our customers, including Eli Lilly, Varian Inc. and Pfizer, run molecular modeling, next-generation sequencing and risk-analysis calculations. With Spot Instances, CycleCloud can execute calculations when the price is right, resulting in real cost management for our clients." "Clarity Solutions provides advanced investment platforms and advisory services to financial institutions. We're using On-Demand instances to provide our clients with deep insight into opportunities and risks in structured finance and credit derivatives markets," said Adam Kirby, CEO of Clarity Solutions. "We're excited about Spot Instances because they enable our clients to lower costs on batch processing and provide access to a pool of resources for time-critical workloads. We see this as just another example of how AWS is pioneering the future of cloud computing." "Spot Instances enable cost-efficient computing across the spectrum of simulations run by our pharmaceutical and life sciences customers. We can now run jobs that had previously been set aside as too expensive to process," said Chris Dagdigian, Founder and Director of Technology at Bioteam, Inc. "With Spot Instances, those jobs are coming off the shelf and further contributing to the product development process." 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<p><em>Allows customers to bid on unused capacity, enabling lower costs and access to significant short-term capacity for those with flexibility in when their applications can run</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2009-- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced Spot Instances, a new option for purchasing and consuming Amazon EC2 compute resources. With Spot Instances, customers bid on unused Amazon EC2 capacity and run those instances for as long as their bid exceeds the current Spot Price. The Spot Price changes periodically based on supply and demand, and customers whose bids exceed it gain access to the available Spot Instances. Spot Instances are complementary to On-Demand Instances and Reserved Instances, providing another way to obtain Amazon EC2 compute capacity. To get started using Amazon EC2 Spot Instances, visit http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>Spot Instances are well-suited for applications that can have flexible start and stop times such as image and video conversion and rendering, data processing, financial modeling and analysis, web crawling and load testing. By being flexible on when their instances run, coupled with the ability to bid what they're willing to pay for capacity, customers can significantly lower their Amazon EC2 costs. In addition, Spot Instances can provide access to large amounts of additional capacity for applications with urgent needs. When these needs arise, users can specify a higher maximum bid, which will raise the priority of a request for capacity.</p><p>To use Spot Instances, customers place a Spot Instance request, specifying the instance family, size and the region they desire as well as the number of Spot Instances they want to run and the maximum price they're willing to pay per instance. If a customer's maximum price exceeds the current Spot Price, the customer's instances will run until they choose to terminate the instances or their maximum bid falls below the Spot Price (whichever is sooner). Like other Amazon EC2 instances, Spot Instances can be terminated when they are no longer needed. If the Spot Price goes above a user's maximum bid and the instance is terminated by Amazon EC2, the user will not be charged for any partial hour of usage.</p><p>"As customers continued to expand their use of AWS, they started asking if additional pools of capacity were available, even if only for a few hours at a time. Some customers were looking to reduce costs in exchange for being flexible as to when they run their application; others told us they were willing to pay more when they had urgent, high volume needs," said Peter De Santis, General Manger of Amazon EC2. "Because of the dynamic nature of supply and demand in the Amazon EC2 environment, we developed Spot Instances to let customers take advantage of our unused capacity while specifying a price they are willing to pay."</p><p>Spot Instances run the same software images and come in the same compute instance families and sizes as both On-Demand and Reserved Instances, so users can easily move between the purchasing options that best meet the needs of their application. On-Demand Instances allow you to pay a fixed rate by the hour with no commitment; Reserved Instances provide capacity at a lower hourly rate in exchange for a low, one-time, upfront payment; and Spot Instances provide the ability to bid whatever price you want on unused capacity for applications with flexible start and end times. Together, these three different purchasing models give users the flexibility to optimize costs.</p><p>"Spot Instances and the Condor scheduler will enable a 'no compute cycle left behind' policy for running scientific and financial calculations on Amazon EC2," said Jason Stowe, CEO of Cycle Computing. "Our CycleCloud service provides secure, elastic compute clusters on Amazon EC2, helping our customers, including Eli Lilly, Varian Inc. and Pfizer, run molecular modeling, next-generation sequencing and risk-analysis calculations. With Spot Instances, CycleCloud can execute calculations when the price is right, resulting in real cost management for our clients."</p><p>"Clarity Solutions provides advanced investment platforms and advisory services to financial institutions. We're using On-Demand instances to provide our clients with deep insight into opportunities and risks in structured finance and credit derivatives markets," said Adam Kirby, CEO of Clarity Solutions. "We're excited about Spot Instances because they enable our clients to lower costs on batch processing and provide access to a pool of resources for time-critical workloads. We see this as just another example of how AWS is pioneering the future of cloud computing."</p><p>"Spot Instances enable cost-efficient computing across the spectrum of simulations run by our pharmaceutical and life sciences customers. We can now run jobs that had previously been set aside as too expensive to process," said Chris Dagdigian, Founder and Director of Technology at Bioteam, Inc. "With Spot Instances, those jobs are coming off the shelf and further contributing to the product development process."</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</p>

Kindle for iPhone App Now Available From App Store In More Than 60 Countries

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12/15/2009 00:46:00

Kindle for iPhone App Now Available From App Store In More Than 60 Countries

12/15/2009

2009

Customers around the world can now synchronize their reading between Kindle, their computer and their iPhone or iPod touch and never lose their place SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Kindle for iPhone App for iPhone and iPod touch is now available from the Apple App Store in more than 60 additional countries. The Kindle for iPhone App features Amazon's Whispersync technology that saves and synchronizes a customer's bookmarks across their Kindle devices and Kindle cross-platform applications, which include Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch, Kindle for PC, and in the coming months, Kindle for Mac and Kindle for Blackberry. Kindle customers can read a few pages on their Kindle, a few more pages on their Kindle-compatible device such as an iPhone and never lose their place. "We are excited to make the Kindle for iPhone App available to iPhone and iPod touch users in more than 60 countries, allowing them to access the vast selection of the most popular books, all available wirelessly from the Kindle Store," said Ian Freed, vice president, Amazon Kindle. "The Kindle for iPhone App is the perfect companion for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX, and a great way for customers around the world to download and read books even if they don't yet have a Kindle." With Kindle for iPhone customers in over 60 countries can: Purchase, download and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store. Read the beginning of books for free before they buy. Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read. Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers for free. Choose from six different font sizes and adjust words per line. Add and view notes and highlights marked on Kindle and Kindle DX. Read books in full color including children's books, cookbooks, travel books, textbooks and graphic novels. The Kindle App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.itunes.com%2Fappstore%2F&esheet=6119723&lan=en_US&anchor=www.itunes.com%2Fappstore%2F&index=2&md5=40177ce8013b72e355f649ad761c3a31. About Amazon Kindle Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com&esheet=6119723&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.com&index=3&md5=2c841ca382637890d0b091367d1b4636, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk&esheet=6119723&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.co.uk&index=4&md5=bb2b1a1aaee17983221a2972cead6108, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.de&esheet=6119723&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.de&index=5&md5=13b2803a06eb71e95c974569b9a5e822, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.jp&esheet=6119723&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.co.jp&index=6&md5=5e3807b9c7b6ed01b2034e1559379f2b, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.fr&esheet=6119723&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.fr&index=7&md5=e8fcf4ecbf63134d2b9313ef76c34ec1, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.ca&esheet=6119723&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.ca&index=8&md5=6e04e2bd5ee13e47c0db4fc21226aa89, and http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.cn&esheet=6119723&lan=en_US&anchor=www.amazon.cn&index=9&md5=f1155af73610747d5da0587a6b28f1dd. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Customers around the world can now synchronize their reading between Kindle, their computer and their iPhone or iPod touch and never lose their place</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Kindle for iPhone App for iPhone and iPod touch is now available from the Apple App Store in more than 60 additional countries. The Kindle for iPhone App features Amazon's Whispersync technology that saves and synchronizes a customer's bookmarks across their Kindle devices and Kindle cross-platform applications, which include Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch, Kindle for PC, and in the coming months, Kindle for Mac and Kindle for Blackberry. Kindle customers can read a few pages on their Kindle, a few more pages on their Kindle-compatible device such as an iPhone and never lose their place.</p><p>"We are excited to make the Kindle for iPhone App available to iPhone and iPod touch users in more than 60 countries, allowing them to access the vast selection of the most popular books, all available wirelessly from the Kindle Store," said Ian Freed, vice president, Amazon Kindle. "The Kindle for iPhone App is the perfect companion for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX, and a great way for customers around the world to download and read books even if they don't yet have a Kindle."</p><p>With Kindle for iPhone customers in over 60 countries can:</p><ul><li>Purchase, download and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store.</li><li>Read the beginning of books for free before they buy.</li><li>Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read.</li><li>Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers for free.</li><li>Choose from six different font sizes and adjust words per line.</li><li>Add and view notes and highlights marked on Kindle and Kindle DX.</li><li>Read books in full color including children's books, cookbooks, travel books, textbooks and graphic novels.</li></ul><p>The Kindle App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.itunes.com%2Fappstore%2F&amp;esheet=6119723&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.itunes.com%2Fappstore%2F&amp;index=2&amp;md5=40177ce8013b72e355f649ad761c3a31.</p><p>About Amazon Kindle</p><p>Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com&amp;esheet=6119723&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=2c841ca382637890d0b091367d1b4636, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk&amp;esheet=6119723&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.co.uk&amp;index=4&amp;md5=bb2b1a1aaee17983221a2972cead6108, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.de&amp;esheet=6119723&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.de&amp;index=5&amp;md5=13b2803a06eb71e95c974569b9a5e822, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.jp&amp;esheet=6119723&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.co.jp&amp;index=6&amp;md5=5e3807b9c7b6ed01b2034e1559379f2b, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.fr&amp;esheet=6119723&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.fr&amp;index=7&amp;md5=e8fcf4ecbf63134d2b9313ef76c34ec1, http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.ca&amp;esheet=6119723&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.ca&amp;index=8&amp;md5=6e04e2bd5ee13e47c0db4fc21226aa89, and http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.cn&amp;esheet=6119723&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.amazon.cn&amp;index=9&amp;md5=f1155af73610747d5da0587a6b28f1dd. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

GoodData Wins Third Annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, Receives $100,000 in Cash and Service Credits Plus Investment Offer from Amazon

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12/10/2009 21:09:00

GoodData Wins Third Annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, Receives $100,000 in Cash and Service Credits Plus Investment Offer from Amazon

12/10/2009

2009

Winner Chosen from over 900 Entries from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Israel; Finalists Pitched to a Panel of VCs and Amazon Executives SEATTLE, Dec 10, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced GoodData as the winner of the third annual AWS Start-Up Challenge. At an awards ceremony at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California, GoodData was awarded $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in AWS service credits and an investment offer from Amazon. During the final round of judging, seven finalists presented their businesses to judges from Amazon and venture capital firms. The winner was chosen based on the originality of their idea, marketplace need, ability to execute,and their implementation of AWS. Amazon Web Services provides reliable, scalable and secure infrastructure services on demand. To learn more about AWS, visit http://aws.amazon.com. GoodData uses the economic advantages of cloud computing to let companies start business intelligence projects for free, and spend a fraction of the traditional cost of comprehensive BI. The company provides a cloud-based service that provides dashboards & reports, deep ad hoc analysis and powerful data warehousing. GoodData is built completely on Amazon Web Services. "We are honored and excited to win the AWS Start-Up Challenge," said Roman Stanek, Founder and CEO of GoodData. "In 2007, we bet on Amazon Web Services to build our Cloud BI Platform. Today, AWS enables us to pass on the huge economic advantages and scalability of cloud computing to our customers." Bizo was chosen as runner-up in this year's challenge and will receive $25,000 in AWS service credits. Bizo delivers the ability to target specific business audiences on publisher sites across the web, with precise ad targeting based on a prospect's business and non-personally identifiable attributes and behaviors. Leveraging AWS, Bizo has been able to scale to 45 million business users with over 1 billion impressions a month within 15 months of launch. Finally, as part of this year's AWS Start-Up Challenge, finalists also competed for the most creative monetization model using Amazon Payments. An award of $5,000 in cash and $5,000 in Amazon Payments credits was awarded to FlightCaster, a company that helps travelers evaluate travel options by predicting flight delays using an advanced algorithm to match flight history with real-time conditions. "We're continually amazed by the innovation and creativity of our start-up customers, and by the exciting businesses they are building," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President, Amazon Web Services. "The finalists in the AWS Start-Up Challenge represent a rapidly growing number of companies that are utilizing AWS to get to market faster, avoid capital expenditure and focus on ideas rather than technology infrastructure." Over 900 applications from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Israel were submitted and reviewed. For the Final Round, AWS brought the seven finalists to Silicon Valley, California to present their ideas to a judging panel of representatives from Amazon. Finalists then participated in "Lightning Round" sessions where they presented their ideas to representatives from leading venture capital firms. At the end of the day, the judges selected the winners who were announced at a final event and awards ceremony with an audience of hundreds. AWS congratulates all seven finalists in the 2009 AWS Start-Up Challenge: Bizo Bizo has created a cutting-edge approach to online B2B marketing by building a platform for data collection and precise ad targeting based on a prospect's business and non-personally identifiable attributes and behaviors. FlightCaster FlightCaster predicts flight delays using an advanced algorithm that scours data on every domestic flight for the past 10 years and matches it to real-time conditions in order to help travelers evaluate alternative travel options. Gazaro Gazaro develops mobile shopping applications for smart phones that help consumers identify when to buy electronics and computer products. Gazaro helps customers determine when to make a purchase by providing notifications of great new deals as well as by examining price trends on electronics and computer products. GoodData GoodData is the first business intelligence company born in the cloud. Their Cloud BI Platform encourages companies to take an agile approach to customer analytics by making it easy to access and analyze the data that defines customer relationships across marketing, selling and servicing. GoodData is free to start, simple to use, and affordable. Involver Involver's vision is to help companies use social media as a powerful CRM platform to build and monetize direct relationships with their customers. Motally Motally is a mobile analytics tracking and reporting service. Motally technology successfully handles the nuances of mobile tracking - including accurately tracking users and visits and identifying the underlying operator and country when a user accesses a site through operator gateways. ReTel Technologies ReTel Technologies empowers retailers and restaurants with data that enables them to improve sales and cut costs. ReTel's system accomplishes this by integrating with existing security cameras and constantly monitoring customer and operational factors, such as speed of service, store appearance, and retail sales conversion funnels. Participating venture capitalists included CMEA Capital, Emergence Capital Partners, Greylock Partners, Hummer Winblad Partners, Matrix Partners and Madrona Venture Group. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>Winner Chosen from over 900 Entries from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Israel; Finalists Pitched to a Panel of VCs and Amazon Executives</p><p>SEATTLE, Dec 10, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced GoodData as the winner of the third annual AWS Start-Up Challenge. At an awards ceremony at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California, GoodData was awarded $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in AWS service credits and an investment offer from Amazon. During the final round of judging, seven finalists presented their businesses to judges from Amazon and venture capital firms. The winner was chosen based on the originality of their idea, marketplace need, ability to execute,and their implementation of AWS. Amazon Web Services provides reliable, scalable and secure infrastructure services on demand. To learn more about AWS, visit http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>GoodData uses the economic advantages of cloud computing to let companies start business intelligence projects for free, and spend a fraction of the traditional cost of comprehensive BI. The company provides a cloud-based service that provides dashboards &amp; reports, deep ad hoc analysis and powerful data warehousing. GoodData is built completely on Amazon Web Services.</p><p>"We are honored and excited to win the AWS Start-Up Challenge," said Roman Stanek, Founder and CEO of GoodData. "In 2007, we bet on Amazon Web Services to build our Cloud BI Platform. Today, AWS enables us to pass on the huge economic advantages and scalability of cloud computing to our customers."</p><p>Bizo was chosen as runner-up in this year's challenge and will receive $25,000 in AWS service credits. Bizo delivers the ability to target specific business audiences on publisher sites across the web, with precise ad targeting based on a prospect's business and non-personally identifiable attributes and behaviors. Leveraging AWS, Bizo has been able to scale to 45 million business users with over 1 billion impressions a month within 15 months of launch.</p><p>Finally, as part of this year's AWS Start-Up Challenge, finalists also competed for the most creative monetization model using Amazon Payments. An award of $5,000 in cash and $5,000 in Amazon Payments credits was awarded to FlightCaster, a company that helps travelers evaluate travel options by predicting flight delays using an advanced algorithm to match flight history with real-time conditions.</p><p>"We're continually amazed by the innovation and creativity of our start-up customers, and by the exciting businesses they are building," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President, Amazon Web Services. "The finalists in the AWS Start-Up Challenge represent a rapidly growing number of companies that are utilizing AWS to get to market faster, avoid capital expenditure and focus on ideas rather than technology infrastructure."</p><p>Over 900 applications from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Israel were submitted and reviewed. For the Final Round, AWS brought the seven finalists to Silicon Valley, California to present their ideas to a judging panel of representatives from Amazon. Finalists then participated in "Lightning Round" sessions where they presented their ideas to representatives from leading venture capital firms. At the end of the day, the judges selected the winners who were announced at a final event and awards ceremony with an audience of hundreds.</p><p>AWS congratulates all seven finalists in the 2009 AWS Start-Up Challenge:</p><p>Bizo</p><p>Bizo has created a cutting-edge approach to online B2B marketing by building a platform for data collection and precise ad targeting based on a prospect's business and non-personally identifiable attributes and behaviors.</p><p>FlightCaster</p><p>FlightCaster predicts flight delays using an advanced algorithm that scours data on every domestic flight for the past 10 years and matches it to real-time conditions in order to help travelers evaluate alternative travel options.</p><p>Gazaro</p><p>Gazaro develops mobile shopping applications for smart phones that help consumers identify when to buy electronics and computer products. Gazaro helps customers determine when to make a purchase by providing notifications of great new deals as well as by examining price trends on electronics and computer products.</p><p>GoodData</p><p>GoodData is the first business intelligence company born in the cloud. Their Cloud BI Platform encourages companies to take an agile approach to customer analytics by making it easy to access and analyze the data that defines customer relationships across marketing, selling and servicing. GoodData is free to start, simple to use, and affordable.</p><p>Involver</p><p>Involver's vision is to help companies use social media as a powerful CRM platform to build and monetize direct relationships with their customers.</p><p>Motally</p><p>Motally is a mobile analytics tracking and reporting service. Motally technology successfully handles the nuances of mobile tracking - including accurately tracking users and visits and identifying the underlying operator and country when a user accesses a site through operator gateways.</p><p>ReTel Technologies</p><p>ReTel Technologies empowers retailers and restaurants with data that enables them to improve sales and cut costs. ReTel's system accomplishes this by integrating with existing security cameras and constantly monitoring customer and operational factors, such as speed of service, store appearance, and retail sales conversion funnels.</p><p>Participating venture capitalists included CMEA Capital, Emergence Capital Partners, Greylock Partners, Hummer Winblad Partners, Matrix Partners and Madrona Venture Group.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</pre>

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

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

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Third annual competition introduces new young adult category and is open to previously self-published works SEATTLE & NEW YORK, Dec 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE: PSO) today announced the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. For the first time, the competition will award two grand prizes: one for general fiction and one for best young adult novel. The 2010 competition will also now be open to novels that have been previously self-published. Writers around the world are encouraged to begin preparing their manuscripts for entry into the competition, which is scheduled to launch on Jan. 25, 2010. "We are looking forward to working with Penguin again to engage a whole new group of novelists for the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award," said Jeff Belle, Amazon.com's vice president, U.S. Books. "By offering two grand prizes and providing additional opportunities for self-published authors, we'll be able to support an even larger group of talented authors and their work." "The success of the competition in discovering new writers has led to exciting growth and new directions in this third year, including the addition of a young adult prize. This development is in response to the writing community, and it enables Penguin and Amazon to discover new fiction for readers of all ages," said Tim McCall, Penguin's vice president of Online Sales and Marketing. Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 7, 2010, writers with an English-language novel manuscript can submit their work at www.amazon.com/abna. Up to 10,000 total initial entries will be accepted, with up to 5,000 each in the general fiction and young adult categories. Amazon.com editors will select 1,000 entries from each category to advance to the next round. In the subsequent round, Amazon.com editors and at least one top reviewer on Amazon.com will read excerpts of the 2,000 entries and narrow the pool to 500 quarter-finalists (250 in each category). Reviewers from Publishers Weekly will then read, rate and review the full manuscripts, and 50 semi-finalists for each category will be selected. Penguin editors will evaluate the manuscripts of the 50 general fiction and 50 young adult semi-finalists, and choose three finalists for each award. Two panels of esteemed publishing professionals will then read and post their critiques of the top three manuscripts on www.amazon.com. The panel for the general fiction category includes Tana French, New York Times-bestsellingauthor of "In the Woods"; Julie Barer, of Barer Literary, LLC; and Molly Stern, editorial director and executive editor of Viking Books. The panel for the young adult category includes New York Times-bestsellingauthors Sarah Dessen ("Along for the Ride") and Nancy Werlin ("Impossible"); Amy Berkower, president of Writers House, LLC; and Ben Schrank, president and publisher of Razorbill. In the final stage, Amazon.com customers will have seven days to vote for a Grand Prize Winner in each category. The two Grand Prize Winners will be announced in Seattle on June 14, 2010. Each winner will receive a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance. The 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition drew several thousand entrants, representing all 50 U.S. states and 21 countries around the world. The winning novel, "Bill Warrington's Last Chance"by James King, will be published in August 2010 by Viking, a division of Penguin Group (USA). 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 keep them up to date on the contest and help them prepare their entries by soliciting feedback from the community and accessing online content through Preview. CreateSpace will also offer all entrants one free proof copy of their novel, and 10 percent off any one service for a limited time. "We're thrilled to once again be working with both Amazon.com and Penguin on the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award--and for the first time to be including authors of fiction for young adults. 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. It's a pleasure to bring our expertise and perspective to bear on the new talent that will be a part of the 2010 competition," said Brian Kenney, editorial director, Publishers Weekly. For complete terms and conditions for the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award and 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K 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 CreateSpace CreateSpace is a leader in manufacture on-demand services for independent content creators, publishers, film studios and music labels. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs On-Demand, music downloads via Amazon MP3 and video downloads via Amazon Video On Demand. CreateSpace is a brand of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). 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. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. For Amazon.com: Amazon Media Hotline 206-266-7180 or For Penguin Group (USA): Marilyn Ducksworth 212-366-2564 marilyn.ducksworth@us.penguingroup.com or Stephanie Sorensen 212-366-2576 stephanie.sorensen@us.penguingroup.com or For CreateSpace: Amanda Wilson 843-760-8165 amandasu@createspace.com

<p>Third annual competition introduces new young adult category and is open to previously self-published works</p><p>SEATTLE &amp; NEW YORK, Dec 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE: PSO) today announced the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. For the first time, the competition will award two grand prizes: one for general fiction and one for best young adult novel. The 2010 competition will also now be open to novels that have been previously self-published. Writers around the world are encouraged to begin preparing their manuscripts for entry into the competition, which is scheduled to launch on Jan. 25, 2010.</p><p>"We are looking forward to working with Penguin again to engage a whole new group of novelists for the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award," said Jeff Belle, Amazon.com's vice president, U.S. Books. "By offering two grand prizes and providing additional opportunities for self-published authors, we'll be able to support an even larger group of talented authors and their work."</p><p>"The success of the competition in discovering new writers has led to exciting growth and new directions in this third year, including the addition of a young adult prize. This development is in response to the writing community, and it enables Penguin and Amazon to discover new fiction for readers of all ages," said Tim McCall, Penguin's vice president of Online Sales and Marketing.</p><p>Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 7, 2010, writers with an English-language novel manuscript can submit their work at www.amazon.com/abna. Up to 10,000 total initial entries will be accepted, with up to 5,000 each in the general fiction and young adult categories. Amazon.com editors will select 1,000 entries from each category to advance to the next round. In the subsequent round, Amazon.com editors and at least one top reviewer on Amazon.com will read excerpts of the 2,000 entries and narrow the pool to 500 quarter-finalists (250 in each category). Reviewers from <em>Publishers Weekly</em> will then read, rate and review the full manuscripts, and 50 semi-finalists for each category will be selected. Penguin editors will evaluate the manuscripts of the 50 general fiction and 50 young adult semi-finalists, and choose three finalists for each award.</p><p>Two panels of esteemed publishing professionals will then read and post their critiques of the top three manuscripts on www.amazon.com. The panel for the general fiction category includes Tana French, New York Times-bestsellingauthor of "In the Woods"<em>; </em>Julie Barer, of Barer Literary, LLC; and Molly Stern, editorial director and executive editor of Viking Books. The panel for the young adult category includes New York Times-bestsellingauthors Sarah Dessen ("Along for the Ride") and Nancy Werlin ("Impossible"); Amy Berkower, president of Writers House, LLC; and Ben Schrank, president and publisher of Razorbill. In the final stage, Amazon.com customers will have seven days to vote for a Grand Prize Winner in each category. The two Grand Prize Winners will be announced in Seattle on June 14, 2010. Each winner will receive a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance.</p><p>The 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition drew several thousand entrants, representing all 50 U.S. states and 21 countries around the world. The winning novel, "Bill Warrington's Last Chance"by James King, will be published in August 2010 by Viking, a division of Penguin Group (USA).</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 keep them up to date on the contest and help them prepare their entries by soliciting feedback from the community and accessing online content through Preview. CreateSpace will also offer all entrants one free proof copy of their novel, and 10 percent off any one service for a limited time.</p><p>"We're thrilled to once again be working with both Amazon.com and Penguin on the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award--and for the first time to be including authors of fiction for young adults. 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. It's a pleasure to bring our expertise and perspective to bear on the new talent that will be a part of the 2010 competition," said Brian Kenney, editorial director, Publishers Weekly.</p><p>For complete terms and conditions for the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award and 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K 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 CreateSpace</p><p>CreateSpace is a leader in manufacture on-demand services for independent content creators, publishers, film studios and music labels. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs On-Demand, music downloads via Amazon MP3 and video downloads via Amazon Video On Demand. CreateSpace is a brand of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN).</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>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>For Amazon.com:Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180orFor Penguin Group (USA):Marilyn Ducksworth212-366-2564marilyn.ducksworth@us.penguingroup.comorStephanie Sorensen212-366-2576stephanie.sorensen@us.penguingroup.comorFor CreateSpace:Amanda Wilson843-760-8165amandasu@createspace.com</pre>

Amazon Announces $25,000 Shopping Spree for Final Week of Its Wish List 10th Anniversary Celebration

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Amazon Announces $25,000 Shopping Spree for Final Week of Its Wish List 10th Anniversary Celebration

12/08/2009

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2009-- In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its Wish List feature, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced it will award one lucky customer a $25,000 shopping spree. This is the final week for customers to enter the sweepstakes and they can do so by visiting www.amazon.com/wishlist10th and creating, adding an item to, or sharing an Amazon.com Wish List. The Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Sweepstakes has granted the wishes of eight customers since it started in October. The following customers are some of the most recent winners of the Wish List 10th Anniversary celebration: Laura Brown of Bountiful, Utah, took home the Kindle Love Wish List from week four and will receive 10 Kindle reading devices: one Kindle DX, nine Kindles, along with a selection of Kindle books and more. "I can't believe I won!" said Brown. "This was the sweepstakes that I wanted to win the most. I LOVE my Kindle, and everyone I know is jealous. In fact you wouldn't believe how many new ‘best friends' I have acquired since winning. Everyone wants a Kindle. Best Christmas present EVER!" Dylan Reach of Woodstock, Ga., won the Ultimate Backyard Theater Wish List from week five and will receive an Epson MovieMate home theater projector, an Epson Duet 80-inch projection screen, and $15,000 that could be used for landscaping or anything he wants and more. "We are just thrilled to win such an exciting prize! This will be the perfect thing to entertain our four children and their friends," said Reach. "I have a feeling we are soon to be the most popular house on the block!" Mary Chute of Whittier, Calif., won the Yellowstone Photo Expedition with Canon Wish List from week six and will receive a trip to Yellowstone National Park, plus a Canon EOS 7D 18-megapixel CMOS Digital SLR Camera, three Canon specialty lenses, and more. "This is my first time winning something and it's a dream come true! I have always wanted to visit Yellowstone and taking pictures has always been a passion of mine. Now I have equipment that will transform how I see the world," said Chute. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com'sfinancial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2009-- In celebration of the 10^th anniversary of its Wish List feature, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced it will award one lucky customer a $25,000 shopping spree. This is the final week for customers to enter the sweepstakes and they can do so by visiting www.amazon.com/wishlist10th and creating, adding an item to, or sharing an Amazon.com Wish List.</p><p>The Amazon Wish List 10^th Anniversary Sweepstakes has granted the wishes of eight customers since it started in October. The following customers are some of the most recent winners of the Wish List 10^th Anniversary celebration:</p><p>Laura Brown of Bountiful, Utah, took home the Kindle Love Wish List from week four and will receive 10 Kindle reading devices: one Kindle DX, nine Kindles, along with a selection of Kindle books and more. "I can't believe I won!" said Brown. "This was the sweepstakes that I wanted to win the most. I LOVE my Kindle, and everyone I know is jealous. In fact you wouldn't believe how many new ‘best friends' I have acquired since winning. Everyone wants a Kindle. Best Christmas present EVER!"</p><p>Dylan Reach of Woodstock, Ga., won the Ultimate Backyard Theater Wish List from week five and will receive an Epson MovieMate home theater projector, an Epson Duet 80-inch projection screen, and $15,000 that could be used for landscaping or anything he wants and more. "We are just thrilled to win such an exciting prize! This will be the perfect thing to entertain our four children and their friends," said Reach. "I have a feeling we are soon to be the most popular house on the block!"</p><p>Mary Chute of Whittier, Calif., won the Yellowstone Photo Expedition with Canon Wish List from week six and will receive a trip to Yellowstone National Park, plus a Canon EOS 7D 18-megapixel CMOS Digital SLR Camera, three Canon specialty lenses, and more. "This is my first time winning something and it's a dream come true! I have always wanted to visit Yellowstone and taking pictures has always been a passion of mine. Now I have equipment that will transform how I see the world," said Chute.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com'sfinancial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

Blind and Vision-Impaired Readers to Benefit from New Kindle Features in 2010

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12/07/2009 09:03:00

Blind and Vision-Impaired Readers to Benefit from New Kindle Features in 2010

12/07/2009

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Amazon working to make the bestselling Kindle also a breakthrough device for the blind SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kindle, the #1 bestselling product across all of Amazon, has enabled many vision-impaired readers to enjoy books more easily than before, and has also helped dyslexic readers and those with learning disabilities improve their reading skills. Vision impaired customers benefit from Kindle's ability to change the font size – easily making any book a large print edition. Dyslexic readers benefit from being able to listen with Kindle's text-to-speech technology while simultaneously reading along with the synchronized text. Today, Amazon announced that it is working on a new set of features that will make Kindle even better for these readers as well as a meaningful breakthrough device for the blind. "Kindle is for anyone who loves to read—in fact, we've heard from thousands of vision-impaired customers and customers with learning disabilities over the past two years who have been helped tremendously by Kindle," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "With some key modifications, we believe Kindle can be a breakthrough device for the blind, and the team is excited about making these enhancements." Below are examples of emails sent to the Kindle team over the past two years about the significance of these features: "The other day I took my visually impaired friend to the eye doctor. I just happened to take my Kindle out of my purse to show her the birthday gift I had received. Amazingly, she was able to read on it. How exciting; she had not been able to read books for many years." "I've always loved to read, but the last year or so vision problems have hampered my reading. Reading small print was extremely difficult and caused eye strain. Fortunately, a dear friend gifted me with my Kindle 2 on my birthday in September. Since that time, my Kindle has not left my side." "I have an 11 year old daughter with cerebral palsy. She has very poor vision and cannot turn pages in a book, so the kindle text to speech is a blessing for her. She loves books and will listen for hours!" "I am an ophthalmologist specializing in rehabilitation of the visually impaired. I have found the Kindle DX to be of tremendous value to my patients. A few modifications could increase its effectiveness." [From teacher of students with learning disabilities] "One of my students brought his mom's Kindle to class this week and gave a little show and tell for two different classes. He is certainly a hard worker, but reading is not an easy skill for him. He reports that the lack of back-lighting, the ability to change font size and the 'read-to' features have been very helpful - already he feels he has made great progress! The Kindle has really grabbed the attention of many of my students who have typically been turned off by reading assignments." To make Kindle more useful for the blind, the Kindle team is currently working on an audible menuing system so blind and vision-impaired readers can easily navigate to books unassisted, in addition to listening to books as they can already do today with Read To Me. In addition, a new super size font will be added to Kindle, increasing the number of font sizes from six to seven. This seventh font size will be twice the height and width of the current largest font. These new features are scheduled for release by the summer of 2010. To receive emails from Amazon when new features and updates on this topic are available, please send an email to blind-interest@amazon.com. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Contact: Amazon Media Hotline: 206-266-7180

<p><em>Amazon working to make the bestselling Kindle also a breakthrough device for the blind</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kindle, the #1 bestselling product across all of Amazon, has enabled many vision-impaired readers to enjoy books more easily than before, and has also helped dyslexic readers and those with learning disabilities improve their reading skills. Vision impaired customers benefit from Kindle's ability to change the font size – easily making any book a large print edition. Dyslexic readers benefit from being able to listen with Kindle's text-to-speech technology while simultaneously reading along with the synchronized text. Today, Amazon announced that it is working on a new set of features that will make Kindle even better for these readers as well as a meaningful breakthrough device for the blind.</p><p>"Kindle is for anyone who loves to read—in fact, we've heard from thousands of vision-impaired customers and customers with learning disabilities over the past two years who have been helped tremendously by Kindle," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "With some key modifications, we believe Kindle can be a breakthrough device for the blind, and the team is excited about making these enhancements."</p><p>Below are examples of emails sent to the Kindle team over the past two years about the significance of these features:</p><p>"The other day I took my visually impaired friend to the eye doctor. I just happened to take my Kindle out of my purse to show her the birthday gift I had received. Amazingly, she was able to read on it. How exciting; she had not been able to read books for many years."</p><p>"I've always loved to read, but the last year or so vision problems have hampered my reading. Reading small print was extremely difficult and caused eye strain. Fortunately, a dear friend gifted me with my Kindle 2 on my birthday in September. Since that time, my Kindle has not left my side."</p><p>"I have an 11 year old daughter with cerebral palsy. She has very poor vision and cannot turn pages in a book, so the kindle text to speech is a blessing for her. She loves books and will listen for hours!"</p><p>"I am an ophthalmologist specializing in rehabilitation of the visually impaired. I have found the Kindle DX to be of tremendous value to my patients. A few modifications could increase its effectiveness."</p><p>[From teacher of students with learning disabilities] "One of my students brought his mom's Kindle to class this week and gave a little show and tell for two different classes. He is certainly a hard worker, but reading is not an easy skill for him. He reports that the lack of back-lighting, the ability to change font size and the 'read-to' features have been very helpful - already he feels he has made great progress! The Kindle has really grabbed the attention of many of my students who have typically been turned off by reading assignments."</p><p>To make Kindle more useful for the blind, the Kindle team is currently working on an audible menuing system so blind and vision-impaired readers can easily navigate to books unassisted, in addition to listening to books as they can already do today with Read To Me. In addition, a new super size font will be added to Kindle, increasing the number of font sizes from six to seven. This seventh font size will be twice the height and width of the current largest font. These new features are scheduled for release by the summer of 2010.</p><p>To receive emails from Amazon when new features and updates on this topic are available, please send an email to <u>blind-interest@amazon.com</u>.</p><p>About Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: <u>AMZN</u> - <u>News</u>), 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including <u>www.amazon.com</u>, <u>www.amazon.co.uk</u>, <u>www.amazon.de</u>, <u>www.amazon.co.jp</u>, <u>www.amazon.fr</u>, <u>www.amazon.ca</u>, and <u>www.amazon.cn</u>.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Contact:</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline:</p><p>206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Extends Holiday Order Cut-off for Orders to Military Destinations

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Amazon Extends Holiday Order Cut-off for Orders to Military Destinations

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the extension of its holiday order cut-off deadline for orders to military (APO/FPO) destinations by three days -- to Dec. 13 from Dec. 10. This offers military customers and their family members an extended three-day period during which they can place orders for in-stock items for Christmas delivery. Customers should note this extension applies to all zips except for 093 and 964, which will still adhere to the Dec. 10 cut-off. "We're pleased to offer customers an extra three days to place their orders to APO/FPO addresses for the holidays," said Girish Lakshman, vice president of Transportation at Amazon. "We're continuously working to offer additional delivery options, and this extension will give customers an extra weekend to send gifts to their family members and friends abroad." Here's a list of top products from Amazon being shipped to our troops abroad: Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation), $259 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, $59.99 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (Two-Disc Special Edition), $19.99 "Star Trek" (Three-Disc + Digital Copy) Blu-ray Edition, $19.99 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, $49.96 New Super Mario Bros, $46.99 "Up" (Four-Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) Blu-ray Edition, $19.99 "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (Two-Disc Edition + Digital Copy) Blu-ray Edition, $19.99 "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown, $12 "Bones: Season Four", $31.99 Details and additional holiday order cut-offs are available at www.amazon.com/help/shipping. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline,206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the extension of its holiday order cut-off deadline for orders to military (APO/FPO) destinations by three days -- to Dec. 13 from Dec. 10. This offers military customers and their family members an extended three-day period during which they can place orders for in-stock items for Christmas delivery. Customers should note this extension applies to all zips except for 093 and 964, which will still adhere to the Dec. 10 cut-off.</p><p>"We're pleased to offer customers an extra three days to place their orders to APO/FPO addresses for the holidays," said Girish Lakshman, vice president of Transportation at Amazon. "We're continuously working to offer additional delivery options, and this extension will give customers an extra weekend to send gifts to their family members and friends abroad."</p><p>Here's a list of top products from Amazon being shipped to our troops abroad:</p><ul><li>Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation), $259</li><li>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, $59.99</li><li>"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (Two-Disc Special Edition), $19.99</li><li>"Star Trek" (Three-Disc + Digital Copy) Blu-ray Edition, $19.99</li><li>Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, $49.96</li><li>New Super Mario Bros, $46.99</li><li>"Up" (Four-Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) Blu-ray Edition, $19.99</li><li>"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (Two-Disc Edition + Digital Copy) Blu-ray Edition, $19.99</li><li>"The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown, $12</li><li>"Bones: Season Four", $31.99</li></ul><p>Details and additional holiday order cut-offs are available at www.amazon.com/help/shipping.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline,206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Announces the Textbooks Trade-In Program

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Amazon.com Announces the Textbooks Trade-In Program

12/03/2009

2009

Just in Time for the End of the Semester, Amazon.com Customers Can Now Trade in Their Used Textbooks for Amazon.com Gift Cards SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the new Textbooks Trade-In program, which allows customers to exchange used textbooks in return for an Amazon.com gift card. Available year-round, the Textbooks Trade-In program will offer students the ability to trade in textbooks they no longer need for a great price. For more information about the Textbooks Trade-In program, visit: http://www.amazon.com/tradeinbooks. Textbooks Trade-In offers great trade-in prices and a wide selection of eligible titles. Not only is it easy to use, but students can avoid long lines at the bookstore and trade in their textbooks from their dorm rooms or from home. Students just visit www.amazon.com/tradeinbooks, and search for the books they want to trade. Then students can print a pre-paid shipping label and drop the package in the mail. Once the book is received and verified by a third-party merchant, an Amazon.com gift card will be deposited into the student's Amazon.com account. This gift card can be used toward the purchase of next semester's books, or the millions of other items on Amazon.com. Already popular with used DVDs and video games, Textbooks Trade-In is the third program of its kind on Amazon.com. "We're thrilled to add the trade-in feature to the Amazon.com Textbooks store," said Julie Todaro, director of Books at Amazon.com. "Our student customers know they can rely on Amazon.com for a great selection of titles and low textbook prices, and we're happy to be able to offer them another service to help them save money and time." The Amazon.com Textbooks store (www.amazon.com/textbooks) helps students manage the high cost of textbooks by offering savings of up to 30 percent off the list price of more than 100,000 new textbooks and up to 90 percent off the list price of millions of used textbooks. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Just in Time for the End of the Semester, Amazon.com Customers Can Now Trade in Their Used Textbooks for Amazon.com Gift Cards</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the new Textbooks Trade-In program, which allows customers to exchange used textbooks in return for an Amazon.com gift card. Available year-round, the Textbooks Trade-In program will offer students the ability to trade in textbooks they no longer need for a great price. For more information about the Textbooks Trade-In program, visit: http://www.amazon.com/tradeinbooks.</p><p>Textbooks Trade-In offers great trade-in prices and a wide selection of eligible titles. Not only is it easy to use, but students can avoid long lines at the bookstore and trade in their textbooks from their dorm rooms or from home. Students just visit www.amazon.com/tradeinbooks, and search for the books they want to trade. Then students can print a pre-paid shipping label and drop the package in the mail. Once the book is received and verified by a third-party merchant, an Amazon.com gift card will be deposited into the student's Amazon.com account. This gift card can be used toward the purchase of next semester's books, or the millions of other items on Amazon.com. Already popular with used DVDs and video games, Textbooks Trade-In is the third program of its kind on Amazon.com.</p><p>"We're thrilled to add the trade-in feature to the Amazon.com Textbooks store," said Julie Todaro, director of Books at Amazon.com. "Our student customers know they can rely on Amazon.com for a great selection of titles and low textbook prices, and we're happy to be able to offer them another service to help them save money and time."</p><p>The Amazon.com Textbooks store (www.amazon.com/textbooks) helps students manage the high cost of textbooks by offering savings of up to 30 percent off the list price of more than 100,000 new textbooks and up to 90 percent off the list price of millions of used textbooks.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Withoutabox Announces the Launch of Secure Online Screeners

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12/02/2009 00:00:00

Withoutabox Announces the Launch of Secure Online Screeners

12/02/2009

2009

New Online Screeners Platform Offers Safe, Economical and Simple Alternative to Traditional Hard-copy DVD Film Submissions LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Withoutabox, a division of IMDb.com, Inc., part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies, today announced the launch of Secure Online Screeners, an efficient and economical way for rights-holders to safely submit short and feature-length films to festivals, and for festivals to manage their incoming submissions, entirely over the Internet. Secure Online Screeners' convenient and economical process replaces the traditional method of mailing a hard-copy DVD screener to film festivals. Rights-holders simply upload a film, select Secure Online Screeners as the preview format and instantly deliver their film to participating film festivals. "With this innovation, we now offer a complete, Internet-only festival submission," said David Straus, co-founder and CEO of Withoutabox. "This includes online applications, fee payments, press kits and now Secure Online Screeners, providing a complete submission and previewing solution." Secure Online Screeners is securely hosted by IMDb, and access is strictly limited to the filmmaker and the festivals to which he or she submits. Links to screeners can only be accessed through secured Withoutabox accounts via specifically created URLs, which cannot be forwarded or shared outside of authorized users. Film festival judges may view the films online simultaneously, eliminating the problem of geographical limitations, and the films are able to be viewed in full-screen at the quality which the filmmaker provides. Secure Online Screeners is a free service for film festivals utilizing the Withoutabox International Film Festival Submissions System. For filmmakers, uploading films is free and self-service. The first Secure Online Screeners submission of every film is also free, and then every submission is $2.95 USD, making Secure Online Screeners a considerable savings over the time and cost of producing, packaging and mailing DVDs. About Withoutabox Withoutabox is the world's largest community of independent ?lmmakers. Since 2000, Withoutabox has been finding new ways to connect film artists with their audiences, working directly with over 800 film festivals on six continents representing over 275,000 members in 200 countries—from first-time directors to Academy Award® winners. The company's signature innovation, the International Film Festival Submissions System, links filmmakers and other rights-holders with film festivals, networks, and competitions worldwide. In 2008 the company was acquired by IMDb.com, an Amazon.com company. 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 - News) (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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Contact:Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>New Online Screeners Platform Offers Safe, Economical and Simple Alternative to Traditional Hard-copy DVD Film Submissions</em></p><p>LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Withoutabox, a division of IMDb.com, Inc., part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies, today announced the launch of Secure Online Screeners, an efficient and economical way for rights-holders to safely submit short and feature-length films to festivals, and for festivals to manage their incoming submissions, entirely over the Internet.</p><p>Secure Online Screeners' convenient and economical process replaces the traditional method of mailing a hard-copy DVD screener to film festivals. Rights-holders simply upload a film, select Secure Online Screeners as the preview format and instantly deliver their film to participating film festivals.</p><p>"With this innovation, we now offer a complete, Internet-only festival submission," said David Straus, co-founder and CEO of Withoutabox. "This includes online applications, fee payments, press kits and now Secure Online Screeners, providing a complete submission and previewing solution."</p><p>Secure Online Screeners is securely hosted by IMDb, and access is strictly limited to the filmmaker and the festivals to which he or she submits. Links to screeners can only be accessed through secured Withoutabox accounts via specifically created URLs, which cannot be forwarded or shared outside of authorized users. Film festival judges may view the films online simultaneously, eliminating the problem of geographical limitations, and the films are able to be viewed in full-screen at the quality which the filmmaker provides. Secure Online Screeners is a free service for film festivals utilizing the Withoutabox International Film Festival Submissions System. For filmmakers, uploading films is free and self-service. The first Secure Online Screeners submission of every film is also free, and then every submission is $2.95 USD, making Secure Online Screeners a considerable savings over the time and cost of producing, packaging and mailing DVDs.</p><p>About Withoutabox</p><p>Withoutabox is the world's largest community of independent ?lmmakers. Since 2000, Withoutabox has been finding new ways to connect film artists with their audiences, working directly with over 800 film festivals on six continents representing over 275,000 members in 200 countries—from first-time directors to Academy Award® winners. The company's signature innovation, the International Film Festival Submissions System, links filmmakers and other rights-holders with film festivals, networks, and competitions worldwide. In 2008 the company was acquired by IMDb.com, an Amazon.com company.</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 - News) (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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Contact:Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon MP3 Announces Second Annual "25 Days of Free"

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12/01/2009 09:04:00

Amazon MP3 Announces Second Annual "25 Days of Free"

12/01/2009

2009

Amazon MP3 Offers a Virtual Music Advent Calendar with 25 Days of Free Holiday Downloads in December SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that the Amazon MP3 store will be kicking off their second annual "25 Days of Free." For each day of December until Christmas, a new holiday-themed song will be available as a free download from the Amazon MP3 store. Now in its second year, "25 Days of Free" begins today, Dec. 1, and lasts until Christmas. Every day in December leading up to Christmas, a new song — hand-picked by Amazon MP3 editors — will be unveiled, and customers will be able to download each of these songs for free. For more information about "25 Days of Free" and to download your free music, visit: http://www.amazon.com/25daysoffree. The MP3 selections this year will range from traditional holiday songs performed by modern artists to some unique holiday-themed originals. A few of the available tracks will be Tori Amos' "Snow Angel," Lady Gaga's "Christmas Tree," and Casting Crowns' "Joy to the World." Tori Amos' "Snow Angel" is an original holiday-themed song from Amos' newly released album "Midwinter Graces." Casting Crowns, one of music's top Christian rock bands, performs the classic carol "Joy to the World," from their holiday album "Peace on Earth." Lady Gaga's "Christmas Tree" is a festive romp from one of 2009's biggest breakthrough artists. "Our customers love that we offer free songs all year since it's an easy way for them to experiment with artists they are unfamiliar with," said Pete Baltaxe, director of Amazon MP3. "25 Days of Free is a fun way to discover new holiday music to keep our customers in the spirit at home or on the go." Since launching in 2007, Amazon MP3 has grown its selection to include over 10 million songs. Amazon MP3 offers everyday low prices on bestselling albums starting at $7.99, most bestselling songs for $.99, hundreds of free songs, and a daily album deal. All music downloads sold at Amazon MP3 are DRM-free, which means they work on virtually any MP3 player, including the iPhone and iPod. Installing the Amazon MP3 Downloader allows users to easily import music into Windows Media Player or iTunes. Amazon MP3 is also available on-the-go via the Amazon MP3 mobile application, available preinstalled on a variety of mobile phones, including the Palm Pre, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Eris, T-Mobile G1, Palm Pixi, Samsung Moment, HTC Hero, Motorola Cliq, and Samsung Behold II. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Amazon MP3 Offers a Virtual Music Advent Calendar with 25 Days of Free Holiday Downloads in December</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that the Amazon MP3 store will be kicking off their second annual "25 Days of Free." For each day of December until Christmas, a new holiday-themed song will be available as a free download from the Amazon MP3 store. Now in its second year, "25 Days of Free" begins today, Dec. 1, and lasts until Christmas. Every day in December leading up to Christmas, a new song — hand-picked by Amazon MP3 editors — will be unveiled, and customers will be able to download each of these songs for free. For more information about "25 Days of Free" and to download your free music, visit: http://www.amazon.com/25daysoffree.</p><p>The MP3 selections this year will range from traditional holiday songs performed by modern artists to some unique holiday-themed originals. A few of the available tracks will be Tori Amos' "Snow Angel," Lady Gaga's "Christmas Tree," and Casting Crowns' "Joy to the World." Tori Amos' "Snow Angel" is an original holiday-themed song from Amos' newly released album "Midwinter Graces." Casting Crowns, one of music's top Christian rock bands, performs the classic carol "Joy to the World," from their holiday album "Peace on Earth." Lady Gaga's "Christmas Tree" is a festive romp from one of 2009's biggest breakthrough artists.</p><p>"Our customers love that we offer free songs all year since it's an easy way for them to experiment with artists they are unfamiliar with," said Pete Baltaxe, director of Amazon MP3. "25 Days of Free is a fun way to discover new holiday music to keep our customers in the spirit at home or on the go."</p><p>Since launching in 2007, Amazon MP3 has grown its selection to include over 10 million songs. Amazon MP3 offers everyday low prices on bestselling albums starting at $7.99, most bestselling songs for $.99, hundreds of free songs, and a daily album deal. All music downloads sold at Amazon MP3 are DRM-free, which means they work on virtually any MP3 player, including the iPhone and iPod. Installing the Amazon MP3 Downloader allows users to easily import music into Windows Media Player or iTunes. Amazon MP3 is also available on-the-go via the Amazon MP3 mobile application, available preinstalled on a variety of mobile phones, including the Palm Pre, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Eris, T-Mobile G1, Palm Pixi, Samsung Moment, HTC Hero, Motorola Cliq, and Samsung Behold II.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Kindle Breaks Record for Sales in a Single Month During November

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11/30/2009 05:01:00

Kindle Breaks Record for Sales in a Single Month During November

11/30/2009

2009

Kindle is the Hottest Gift This Holiday Season Across All Amazon Product Categories—Not Just Electronics SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that November is already the best sales month ever for Kindle, even before Cyber Monday. Kindle continues to be the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon. The latest generation Kindle – just released in October – is $259 and available for immediate shipment today at www.amazon.com/kindle. "Kindle is a great gift for anyone who loves to read and it's flying off the shelves faster than any other product Amazon sells," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "We're seeing lots of people buying from one to a handful of Kindles as gifts for friends or family, as well as many businesses and other organizations buying Kindles in large quantities for their employees or customers." Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. The latest generation Kindle with Global Wireless enables readers to wirelessly download content in over 100 countries and territories. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Kindle is the Hottest Gift This Holiday Season Across All Amazon Product Categories—Not Just Electronics</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that November is already the best sales month ever for Kindle, even before Cyber Monday. Kindle continues to be the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon. The latest generation Kindle – just released in October – is $259 and available for immediate shipment today at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>"Kindle is a great gift for anyone who loves to read and it's flying off the shelves faster than any other product Amazon sells," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "We're seeing lots of people buying from one to a handful of Kindles as gifts for friends or family, as well as many businesses and other organizations buying Kindles in large quantities for their employees or customers."</p><p>Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. The latest generation Kindle with Global Wireless enables readers to wirelessly download content in over 100 countries and territories.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.amazon.cn. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Extends Battery Life of Newest Kindle by 85 Percent and Adds Native PDF Reader

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11/24/2009 12:14:00

Amazon Extends Battery Life of Newest Kindle by 85 Percent and Adds Native PDF Reader

11/24/2009

2009

Kindle Now Lasts up to Seven Days on a Single Charge with Wireless on, up from Four Days, and Displays Native PDFs in Their Original Form SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced two new enhancements to the latest generation Kindle—85 percent more battery life and a native PDF reader. Kindle now has battery life of up to seven days even with wireless turned on, a significant improvement from the previous battery life of four days. Battery life with wireless turned off remains at the previous level of up to two weeks. Battery power management for portable wireless devices is a complex technical area, and the battery life improvement announced today is the result of a six month firmware improvement and testing program. Amazon also announced today that the 6-inch Kindle now has a built-in native PDF reader that enables Kindle customers to read professional and personal documents in their original PDF format without conversion. Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today at www.amazon.com/kindle. "Kindle, already the #1 bestselling, most wished for, and most gifted product on all of Amazon.com, is now even better—with 85 percent more battery life and a built-in PDF reader," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "These two significant enhancements are available now." To read their personal or professional documents, Kindle customers simply email PDFs to their Kindle email address or move them over using a USB connection. Customers that prefer to have their PDF documents converted to the Kindle format simply type "Convert" in the subject of the e-mail when sending documents to their "@kindle.com" address. Amazon also announced today that previous purchasers of the new Kindle will also receive the 85 percent battery life improvements with wireless on, and native PDF support via a firmware update automatically delivered via Whispernet wireless. Native PDF support will also be available for some earlier versions of Kindle via an automatic Whispernet wireless firmware update. About Amazon Kindle Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Kindle Now Lasts up to Seven Days on a Single Charge with Wireless on, up from Four Days, and Displays Native PDFs in Their Original Form</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced two new enhancements to the latest generation Kindle—85 percent more battery life and a native PDF reader. Kindle now has battery life of up to seven days even with wireless turned on, a significant improvement from the previous battery life of four days. Battery life with wireless turned off remains at the previous level of up to two weeks. Battery power management for portable wireless devices is a complex technical area, and the battery life improvement announced today is the result of a six month firmware improvement and testing program.</p><p>Amazon also announced today that the 6-inch Kindle now has a built-in native PDF reader that enables Kindle customers to read professional and personal documents in their original PDF format without conversion. Kindle is in stock and available for immediate shipment today at www.amazon.com/kindle.</p><p>"Kindle, already the #1 bestselling, most wished for, and most gifted product on all of Amazon.com, is now even better—with 85 percent more battery life and a built-in PDF reader," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "These two significant enhancements are available now."</p><p>To read their personal or professional documents, Kindle customers simply email PDFs to their Kindle email address or move them over using a USB connection. Customers that prefer to have their PDF documents converted to the Kindle format simply type "Convert" in the subject of the e-mail when sending documents to their "@kindle.com" address.</p><p>Amazon also announced today that previous purchasers of the new Kindle will also receive the 85 percent battery life improvements with wireless on, and native PDF support via a firmware update automatically delivered via Whispernet wireless. Native PDF support will also be available for some earlier versions of Kindle via an automatic Whispernet wireless firmware update.</p><p>About Amazon Kindle</p><p>Kindle is the revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.amazon.cn. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Kicks-off the Holiday Shopping Season

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11/23/2009 09:01:00

Amazon.com Kicks-off the Holiday Shopping Season

11/23/2009

2009

Black Friday Deals Page Launches Today, Offering a Week of Amazing Deals on Hot Holiday Products SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it is kicking off its holiday shopping season. The Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page (www.amazon.com/blackfriday) is now live, offering customers huge savings on thousands of hot holiday products. "In addition to offering customers exclusive Amazon.com deals on a wide range of products throughout all of our categories, we're doing even more," said Paul Ryder, Amazon.com vice president of Electronics. "We're searching for the best Black Friday deals everywhere, and we are working hard to meet or beat the lowest prices out there. We want our customers to know that when they come to Amazon.com, they are getting competitive prices during the holiday shopping season and year-round." The Black Friday page is the top destination for customers to experience Amazon.com's Black Friday Deals Week offered now through Nov.30. Customers will find limited time Lightning Deals with doorbuster-level discounts, along with fantastic offers available all day long. Also, the Black Friday Deals page will offer special sales beginning on Nov.29 for Cyber Monday. "There's no need to fight crowds for parking spaces or to stand in long check-out lines just to try and get a handful of deals on devices that might not have the features you really want," continued Ryder. "Shoppers will really benefit from doing simple research online without leaving the comfort of their homes—especially using Amazon.com's Customer Reviews and feature lists to make sure they are getting the product they want at the best price." Here is a sneak peek of some of the Black Friday Week deals available today at www.amazon.com/blackfriday: LG 37" LCD HDTV – $649 (list price is $1399) Samsung 52" LCD HDTV – $1,299 (list price is $1,599) Tonner 17" "Twilight" Edward Cullen Doll (exclusive to Amazon) – $89.99 (list price is $139.99) Tonner 15" "Turn Me" Bella Swan Doll (exclusive to Amazon) – $89.99 (list price is $139.99) Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3" Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator – $119.99 (list price is $229.99) Fujifilm 10 MP J28 with free Fujifilm 2 GB SD card and free camera case – $79.99 (list price is $129.95) KitchenAid Pro 600 Series 6-Quart Stand Mixer (Meringue) – $299.99 (list price is $499.99) 1/4 Carat Infinity Pendant – $79.99 (list price is $265.00) Polk Surroundbar 360 – $399 (list price is $1,199.99) Invicta Men's Pro Diver Collection Watch – $59.99 (list price is $315) Bulova Women's Crystal Pendant and Watch Boxed Set – $99 (list price is $299) Up to 70% off Diamond Stud Earrings EA Sports Active for Wii – $39.99 (list price is $59.99) "Slumdog Millionaire" on DVD – $7.99 (list price is $29.98), with other DVD deals as low as $2 throughout the week "Quantum of Solace" on Blu-ray – $9.99 (list price is $39.99), with other Blu-ray deals as low as $7.99 throughout the week Customers should make sure to check the Black Friday Deals Week page often. The following are a few of the deals that will be available at various times, later in the week at www.amazon.com/blackfriday: Beatles Stereo Box Set – $99.99 (list price is $259.98) Kodak 14 megapixel Z1485 in multiple colors – $99 (List price is $179) Kodak Zi6 HD Digital Video Camera (Black) – $99 (List price is $159.95) Altec Lansing T612 iPod and iPhone Digital Speaker – $89.99 (list price is $199.99) Calphalon Commercial 9-Piece Cookware Set – $149.99 (list price is $492) Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360 and PS3 versions) – $34.99 (list price is $59.99) MartinLogan Helos 20 in-ceiling speakers – $99 (list price is $399) Bosu 3-D System Balance Trainer – $89.99 (list price is $199.99) "The Twilight Saga Collection" by Stephenie Meyer (Box Set, Hardcover) – $33.20 (list price is $83) 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Black Friday Deals Page Launches Today, Offering a Week of Amazing Deals on Hot Holiday Products</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it is kicking off its holiday shopping season. The Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page (www.amazon.com/blackfriday) is now live, offering customers huge savings on thousands of hot holiday products.</p><p>"In addition to offering customers exclusive Amazon.com deals on a wide range of products throughout all of our categories, we're doing even more," said Paul Ryder, Amazon.com vice president of Electronics. "We're searching for the best Black Friday deals everywhere, and we are working hard to meet or beat the lowest prices out there. We want our customers to know that when they come to Amazon.com, they are getting competitive prices during the holiday shopping season and year-round."</p><p>The Black Friday page is the top destination for customers to experience Amazon.com's Black Friday Deals Week offered now through Nov.30. Customers will find limited time Lightning Deals with doorbuster-level discounts, along with fantastic offers available all day long. Also, the Black Friday Deals page will offer special sales beginning on Nov.29 for Cyber Monday.</p><p>"There's no need to fight crowds for parking spaces or to stand in long check-out lines just to try and get a handful of deals on devices that might not have the features you really want," continued Ryder. "Shoppers will really benefit from doing simple research online without leaving the comfort of their homes—especially using Amazon.com's Customer Reviews and feature lists to make sure they are getting the product they want at the best price."</p><p>Here is a sneak peek of some of the Black Friday Week deals available today at www.amazon.com/blackfriday:</p><ul><li>LG 37" LCD HDTV – $649 (list price is $1399)</li><li>Samsung 52" LCD HDTV – $1,299 (list price is $1,599)</li><li>Tonner 17" "Twilight" Edward Cullen Doll (exclusive to Amazon) – $89.99 (list price is $139.99)</li><li>Tonner 15" "Turn Me" Bella Swan Doll (exclusive to Amazon) – $89.99 (list price is $139.99)</li><li>Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3" Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator – $119.99 (list price is $229.99)</li><li>Fujifilm 10 MP J28 with free Fujifilm 2 GB SD card and free camera case – $79.99 (list price is $129.95)</li><li>KitchenAid Pro 600 Series 6-Quart Stand Mixer (Meringue) – $299.99 (list price is $499.99)</li><li>1/4 Carat Infinity Pendant – $79.99 (list price is $265.00)</li><li>Polk Surroundbar 360 – $399 (list price is $1,199.99)</li><li>Invicta Men's Pro Diver Collection Watch – $59.99 (list price is $315)</li><li>Bulova Women's Crystal Pendant and Watch Boxed Set – $99 (list price is $299)</li><li>Up to 70% off Diamond Stud Earrings</li><li>EA Sports Active for Wii – $39.99 (list price is $59.99)</li><li>"Slumdog Millionaire" on DVD – $7.99 (list price is $29.98), with other DVD deals as low as $2 throughout the week</li><li>"Quantum of Solace" on Blu-ray – $9.99 (list price is $39.99), with other Blu-ray deals as low as $7.99 throughout the week</li></ul><p>Customers should make sure to check the Black Friday Deals Week page often. The following are a few of the deals that will be available at various times, later in the week at www.amazon.com/blackfriday:</p><ul><li>Beatles Stereo Box Set – $99.99 (list price is $259.98)</li><li>Kodak 14 megapixel Z1485 in multiple colors – $99 (List price is $179)</li><li>Kodak Zi6 HD Digital Video Camera (Black) – $99 (List price is $159.95)</li><li>Altec Lansing T612 iPod and iPhone Digital Speaker – $89.99 (list price is $199.99)</li><li>Calphalon Commercial 9-Piece Cookware Set – $149.99 (list price is $492)</li><li>Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360 and PS3 versions) – $34.99 (list price is $59.99)</li><li>MartinLogan Helos 20 in-ceiling speakers – $99 (list price is $399)</li><li>Bosu 3-D System Balance Trainer – $89.99 (list price is $199.99)</li><li>"The Twilight Saga Collection" by Stephenie Meyer (Box Set, Hardcover) – $33.20 (list price is $83)</li></ul><p><em>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.</em> <em>However, they may differ from those you see when you visit Amazon.com.</em></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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is Amazon Music's Largest Global CD Pre-Order

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11/19/2009 03:01:00

Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is Amazon Music's Largest Global CD Pre-Order

11/19/2009

2009

Reality Star Susan Boyle's Upcoming Album Becomes the Largest Global CD Pre-Order in the History of Amazon SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Susan Boyle's upcoming album, "I Dreamed a Dream," has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon. The album will be released from Sony Music Entertainment on Nov. 23. Boyle became a reality show and Internet star after her April 11, 2009, appearance on the television show "Britain's Got Talent," where she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Misérables." "We were excited when Susan Boyle's album became the top CD pre-order in the U.S. We're absolutely ecstatic now that the album has become our largest global CD pre-order," said Craig Pape, senior manager of Music at Amazon.com. "Looking at the rest of our global Top 5, you see titles that resonated in their local markets. Susan's album is clearly capturing the hearts of our customers around the globe." "One of the things that is so unique about Susan Boyle is her ability to touch people around the world," said Steve Barnett, Columbia Records Chairman. "We're excited that ‘I Dreamed a Dream' holds the new record for global pre-orders and that Amazon's customers have supported her album in this way." A video on the Amazon.com Music Store allows fans to re-live that magic moment when Boyle first sang "I Dreamed a Dream." To watch the video and learn more about Boyle, visit Amazon's Susan Boyle store: www.amazon.com/SusanBoyle. Customers can also enter a sweepstakes to win a trip for two to London to have afternoon tea with Susan Boyle. Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" CD is currently available for pre-order for $9.99 and will be available for download from Amazon MP3 beginning on Nov. 23. The physical CD is eligible for Pre-Order Price Guarantee. Customers who pre-order "I Dreamed a Dream" are guaranteed the lowest price available from Amazon.com between the time the order is placed and the release date. Here's a list of the Top 5 CD pre-orders of all time for Amazon, along with their top-selling country: 1. Susan Boyle, "I Dreamed a Dream" (2009), U.S. 2. Mr. Children, "Supermarket Fantasy" (2008), Japan 3. Ken Hirai, "Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection, ‘95-‘05" (2005), Japan 4. Norah Jones, "Not Too Late" (2007), U.S. 5. Take That, "Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection" (2008), U.K. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. About Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including American Recordings, Arista Nashville, Arista Records, Aware, Battery Records, Beach Street Records, Black Seal, BNA Records, Cinematic, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Epic Records, Essential Records, Flicker Records, Fo-Yo Soul, GospoCentric, Hitz Committee Entertainment, J Records, Jive Records, LaFace Records, Legacy Recordings, Masterworks, Polo Grounds, RCA Records, RCA Nashville, RCA Red Seal, RCA Victor, Reunion Records, Slightly Dangerous, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Verity Records, and Volcano Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Reality Star Susan Boyle's Upcoming Album Becomes the Largest Global CD Pre-Order in the History of Amazon</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Susan Boyle's upcoming album, "I Dreamed a Dream," has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon. The album will be released from Sony Music Entertainment on Nov. 23. Boyle became a reality show and Internet star after her April 11, 2009, appearance on the television show "Britain's Got Talent," where she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Misérables."</p><p>"We were excited when Susan Boyle's album became the top CD pre-order in the U.S. We're absolutely ecstatic now that the album has become our largest global CD pre-order," said Craig Pape, senior manager of Music at Amazon.com. "Looking at the rest of our global Top 5, you see titles that resonated in their local markets. Susan's album is clearly capturing the hearts of our customers around the globe."</p><p>"One of the things that is so unique about Susan Boyle is her ability to touch people around the world," said Steve Barnett, Columbia Records Chairman. "We're excited that ‘I Dreamed a Dream' holds the new record for global pre-orders and that Amazon's customers have supported her album in this way."</p><p>A video on the Amazon.com Music Store allows fans to re-live that magic moment when Boyle first sang "I Dreamed a Dream." To watch the video and learn more about Boyle, visit Amazon's Susan Boyle store: www.amazon.com/SusanBoyle. Customers can also enter a sweepstakes to win a trip for two to London to have afternoon tea with Susan Boyle.</p><p>Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" CD is currently available for pre-order for $9.99 and will be available for download from Amazon MP3 beginning on Nov. 23. The physical CD is eligible for Pre-Order Price Guarantee. Customers who pre-order "I Dreamed a Dream" are guaranteed the lowest price available from Amazon.com between the time the order is placed and the release date.</p><p>Here's a list of the Top 5 CD pre-orders of all time for Amazon, along with their top-selling country:</p><p>1. Susan Boyle, "I Dreamed a Dream" (2009), U.S.</p><p>2. Mr. Children, "Supermarket Fantasy" (2008), Japan</p><p>3. Ken Hirai, "Ken Hirai 10^th Anniversary Complete Single Collection, ‘95-‘05" (2005), Japan</p><p>4. Norah Jones, "Not Too Late" (2007), U.S.</p><p>5. Take That, "Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection" (2008), U.K.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.amazon.cn. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>About Sony Music Entertainment</p><p>Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including American Recordings, Arista Nashville, Arista Records, Aware, Battery Records, Beach Street Records, Black Seal, BNA Records, Cinematic, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Epic Records, Essential Records, Flicker Records, Fo-Yo Soul, GospoCentric, Hitz Committee Entertainment, J Records, Jive Records, LaFace Records, Legacy Recordings, Masterworks, Polo Grounds, RCA Records, RCA Nashville, RCA Red Seal, RCA Victor, Reunion Records, Slightly Dangerous, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Verity Records, and Volcano Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Kindle and More than 300,000 Books in the Kindle Store Now Available to Customers in Canada

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Amazon Kindle and More than 300,000 Books in the Kindle Store Now Available to Customers in Canada

11/17/2009

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Amazon's most wished for, most gifted and #1 bestselling product now available for shipment to Canada SEATTLE-Nov. 17, 2009-Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Kindle, Amazon's most wished for, most gifted, and #1 bestselling product, is now available for shipment to customers in Canada. Kindle wirelessly downloads books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so you never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Readers in Canada can order their Kindle today for U.S. $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle and Kindle is available to ship immediately. "We know that Canadians are passionate about books and reading, and we're excited to make Kindle available to our customers there," said Ian Freed, vice president of Kindle. "Kindle enables customers around the world including Canada to think of a book and start reading it in under 60 seconds." The Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) offers Canadian customers over 300,000 books, including New Releases and Globe and Mail Bestsellers, which are typically U.S. $11.99 or less. More than 90 top newspapers and magazines are also available in the Kindle Store for single purchase or subscription. Available for the first time on Kindle are Canada's national newspapers The Globe & Mail and The National Post. Additionally, all of Canwest's major daily newspapers will be available on Kindle coming soon. They join top papers such as Le Monde (France), The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Times (U.K.), The Daily Telegraph (U.K.) and The Washington Post. Customers in Canada can now enjoy the same features that have helped make Kindle the #1 bestselling product on Amazon, including: Slim and Trim: At just over a third of an inch thin (0.36 inches) and weighing just over 10 ounces, Kindle is pencil thin and lighter than a typical paperback. 3G Wireless: Readers can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download books in less than 60 seconds, automatically receive newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and read from their library-now in more than 100 countries and territories including Canada. Reads Like Real Paper: Kindle's 6-inch electronic ink display reads like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn't use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays. Stores Up to 1,500 Books: Kindle's 2 GB of memory holds up to 1,500 books and Kindle books are automatically backed up by Amazon so customers can re-download titles in their library. Read for Weeks on a Single Charge: Kindle's electronic paper display sips battery power so users can read for over two weeks with wireless turned off and up to four days on a single charge with wireless on. Read-To-Me: With the experimental Text-To-Speech feature, Kindle can read most newspapers, magazines and books out loud. Automatically Syncs With Kindle and Kindle Compatible Devices: Amazon's "Whispersync" technology automatically syncs customers' last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across Kindle, Kindle DX, and Kindle compatible devices like Kindle for iPhone and Kindle for PC. Read Personal Documents: Read personal documents in a variety of formats such as Microsoft Word and PDF. Instant Dictionary Lookup: Kindle comes with the New Oxford American Dictionary and over 250,000 definitions that appear instantly at the bottom of the page. Choose Text Size: Kindle lets readers customize their reading preference by providing six different text sizes. Bookmarks, Notes and Highlights: By using the QWERTY keyboard, Kindle users can add annotations to text, as well as highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use. Media can visit the Kindle Media Room at http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle for additional media resources and to request an interview. 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Contact: Amazon.com Media Relations206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle

<p><em>Amazon's most wished for, most gifted and #1 bestselling product now available for shipment to Canada</em></p><p>SEATTLE-Nov. 17, 2009-Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Kindle, Amazon's most wished for, most gifted, and #1 bestselling product, is now available for shipment to customers in Canada. Kindle wirelessly downloads books, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so you never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Readers in Canada can order their Kindle today for U.S. $259 at www.amazon.com/kindle and Kindle is available to ship immediately.</p><p>"We know that Canadians are passionate about books and reading, and we're excited to make Kindle available to our customers there," said Ian Freed, vice president of Kindle. "Kindle enables customers around the world including Canada to think of a book and start reading it in under 60 seconds."</p><p>The Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) offers Canadian customers over 300,000 books, including New Releases and Globe and Mail Bestsellers, which are typically U.S. $11.99 or less.</p><p>More than 90 top newspapers and magazines are also available in the Kindle Store for single purchase or subscription. Available for the first time on Kindle are Canada's national newspapers The Globe &amp; Mail and The National Post. Additionally, all of Canwest's major daily newspapers will be available on Kindle coming soon. They join top papers such as Le Monde (France), The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Times (U.K.), The Daily Telegraph (U.K.) and The Washington Post.</p><p>Customers in Canada can now enjoy the same features that have helped make Kindle the #1 bestselling product on Amazon, including:</p><ul><li>Slim and Trim: At just over a third of an inch thin (0.36 inches) and weighing just over 10 ounces, Kindle is pencil thin and lighter than a typical paperback.</li><li>3G Wireless: Readers can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download books in less than 60 seconds, automatically receive newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and read from their library-now in more than 100 countries and territories including Canada.</li><li>Reads Like Real Paper: Kindle's 6-inch electronic ink display reads like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn't use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays.</li><li>Stores Up to 1,500 Books: Kindle's 2 GB of memory holds up to 1,500 books and Kindle books are automatically backed up by Amazon so customers can re-download titles in their library.</li><li>Read for Weeks on a Single Charge: Kindle's electronic paper display sips battery power so users can read for over two weeks with wireless turned off and up to four days on a single charge with wireless on.</li><li>Read-To-Me: With the experimental Text-To-Speech feature, Kindle can read most newspapers, magazines and books out loud.</li><li>Automatically Syncs With Kindle and Kindle Compatible Devices: Amazon's "Whispersync" technology automatically syncs customers' last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across Kindle, Kindle DX, and Kindle compatible devices like Kindle for iPhone and Kindle for PC.</li><li>Read Personal Documents: Read personal documents in a variety of formats such as Microsoft Word and PDF.</li><li>Instant Dictionary Lookup: Kindle comes with the New Oxford American Dictionary and over 250,000 definitions that appear instantly at the bottom of the page.</li><li>Choose Text Size: Kindle lets readers customize their reading preference by providing six different text sizes.</li><li>Bookmarks, Notes and Highlights: By using the QWERTY keyboard, Kindle users can add annotations to text, as well as highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use.</li></ul><p>Media can visit the Kindle Media Room at http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle for additional media resources and to request an interview.</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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Books for the Kindle are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, 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.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Contact: Amazon.com Media Relations206-266-7180http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle</p>

Amazon Launches Frustration-Free Packaging Certification Program

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11/16/2009 09:03:00

Amazon Launches Frustration-Free Packaging Certification Program

11/16/2009

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Customers will benefit from even more hassle-free packaging options available with the introduction of the new certification initiative Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging program extended to France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom Amazon adds top brands, including Garmin, Logitech, RadioFlyer and Seventh Generation to the Frustration-Free Packaging program SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of the Frustration-Free Packaging certification program (www.amazon.com/ffp-certification). The new initiative is designed to increase the number of Frustration-Free packaged items available to customers by making it easier for manufacturers to participate in Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging program. "Wrap rage is real," said Dr. Nadia Shouraboura, vice president of Global Fulfillment for Amazon. "We launched packaging feedback and we were surprised by the customer participation and response world-wide. Our customers told us they want packaging that is easier to open, and is free of wire ties and impenetrable plastic clamshells. We are launching the certification program to share customer feedback with manufacturers and provide an easy way for manufacturers to modify their packaging to make it Frustration-Free. We want to give customers the best possible experience from the time the order is placed, to when they remove the items from the packaging." The certification initiative provides manufacturers a simple, efficient process for getting packaging analyzed and modified to make it more customer-friendly. Manufacturers interested in getting their packaging Certified Frustration-Free can now submit packaging, at no charge from Amazon, to Amazon's Packaging certification lab, where a team of packaging engineers will analyze the current packaging and either certify it or recommend modifications. Once Amazon certifies that the packaging meets Amazon's Certified Frustration-Free Packaging guidelines (www.amazon.com/ffp-certification), manufacturers can then use the "Certified Frustration-Free" logo on their packaging, alerting customers to expect an easy-to-open, hassle-free experience. In addition to announcing the Frustration-Free Packaging certification program in the United States, Amazon recently announced it has launched the Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging program in Germany, France, Japan and the United Kingdom. Amazon initially launched the Frustration-Free Packaging program in the United States in November 2008 with 19 products. The company now has hundreds of products from 30 manufacturers worldwide participating in the program and has just added major brands Garmin, Logitech, RadioFlyer and Seventh Generation. "Garmin's new Frustration-Free Packaging replaces the previous PVC plastic packaging with easy-to-open, easy-to-recycle corrugated material – smaller, lighter and made with more than 80 percent recycled material. Our new design reduces packaging volume by approximately 30 percent, so units ship in smaller cartons and ship directly to the customer," said Dr. Min Kao, chairman and CEO of Garmin Ltd. "All of this adds up to packaging that's friendlier for Garmin, Amazon, our customers and the environment." Customers can find the growing selection of Amazon Frustration-Free products at www.amazon.com/frustration-free, where they can also give feedback and rate both Amazon and manufacturers' 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<ul><li>Customers will benefit from even more hassle-free packaging options available with the introduction of the new certification initiative</li><li>Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging program extended to France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom</li><li>Amazon adds top brands, including Garmin, Logitech, RadioFlyer and Seventh Generation to the Frustration-Free Packaging program</li></ul><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of the Frustration-Free Packaging certification program (www.amazon.com/ffp-certification). The new initiative is designed to increase the number of Frustration-Free packaged items available to customers by making it easier for manufacturers to participate in Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging program.</p><p>"Wrap rage is real," said Dr. Nadia Shouraboura, vice president of Global Fulfillment for Amazon. "We launched packaging feedback and we were surprised by the customer participation and response world-wide. Our customers told us they want packaging that is easier to open, and is free of wire ties and impenetrable plastic clamshells. We are launching the certification program to share customer feedback with manufacturers and provide an easy way for manufacturers to modify their packaging to make it Frustration-Free. We want to give customers the best possible experience from the time the order is placed, to when they remove the items from the packaging."</p><p>The certification initiative provides manufacturers a simple, efficient process for getting packaging analyzed and modified to make it more customer-friendly. Manufacturers interested in getting their packaging Certified Frustration-Free can now submit packaging, at no charge from Amazon, to Amazon's Packaging certification lab, where a team of packaging engineers will analyze the current packaging and either certify it or recommend modifications. Once Amazon certifies that the packaging meets Amazon's Certified Frustration-Free Packaging guidelines (www.amazon.com/ffp-certification), manufacturers can then use the "Certified Frustration-Free" logo on their packaging, alerting customers to expect an easy-to-open, hassle-free experience.</p><p>In addition to announcing the Frustration-Free Packaging certification program in the United States, Amazon recently announced it has launched the Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging program in Germany, France, Japan and the United Kingdom.</p><p>Amazon initially launched the Frustration-Free Packaging program in the United States in November 2008 with 19 products. The company now has hundreds of products from 30 manufacturers worldwide participating in the program and has just added major brands Garmin, Logitech, RadioFlyer and Seventh Generation.</p><p>"Garmin's new Frustration-Free Packaging replaces the previous PVC plastic packaging with easy-to-open, easy-to-recycle corrugated material – smaller, lighter and made with more than 80 percent recycled material. Our new design reduces packaging volume by approximately 30 percent, so units ship in smaller cartons and ship directly to the customer," said Dr. Min Kao, chairman and CEO of Garmin Ltd. "All of this adds up to packaging that's friendlier for Garmin, Amazon, our customers and the environment."</p><p>Customers can find the growing selection of Amazon Frustration-Free products at www.amazon.com/frustration-free, where they can also give feedback and rate both Amazon and manufacturers' 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Web Services Announces Expansion into Asia in the First Half of 2010

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11/12/2009 03:02:00

Amazon Web Services Announces Expansion into Asia in the First Half of 2010

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New Asia-Based AWS Infrastructure Will Enable Businesses to Run Applications, Store and Process Data, and Better Serve Their End-Users Located in Asia SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2009-- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced an expansion of its services into an Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2010, enabling businesses to deploy compute and storage resources in close proximity to their end-users in the region. Software developers and businesses will be able to access AWS's infrastructure services from multiple Availability Zones in Singapore in the first half of 2010, then in other Availability Zones within Asia over the second half of 2010. AWS services available at the launch of the Asia-Pacific region will include Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Elastic MapReduce, and Amazon CloudFront. To get started using Amazon Web Services, visit http://aws.amazon.com. "Developers and businesses located in Asia, as well as those with a multi-national presence, have been eager for Asia-based infrastructure to minimize latency and optimize performance," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Amazon Web Services. "We're very excited to announce the expansion of AWS infrastructure into Asia to help our customers plan their technology investments and better serve their end-users in Asia." Pricing for Amazon Web Services in Asia will be announced when the services launch next year. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>New Asia-Based AWS Infrastructure Will Enable Businesses to Run Applications, Store and Process Data, and Better Serve Their End-Users Located in Asia</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2009-- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced an expansion of its services into an Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2010, enabling businesses to deploy compute and storage resources in close proximity to their end-users in the region. Software developers and businesses will be able to access AWS's infrastructure services from multiple Availability Zones in Singapore in the first half of 2010, then in other Availability Zones within Asia over the second half of 2010. AWS services available at the launch of the Asia-Pacific region will include Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Elastic MapReduce, and Amazon CloudFront. To get started using Amazon Web Services, visit http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>"Developers and businesses located in Asia, as well as those with a multi-national presence, have been eager for Asia-based infrastructure to minimize latency and optimize performance," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Amazon Web Services. "We're very excited to announce the expansion of AWS infrastructure into Asia to help our customers plan their technology investments and better serve their end-users in Asia."</p><p>Pricing for Amazon Web Services in Asia will be announced when the services launch next year.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

AmazonEncore to Release Three Books in February

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11/11/2009 09:02:00

AmazonEncore to Release Three Books in February

11/11/2009

2009

AmazonEncore Unearths Three Exceptional Books from Emerging Self-Published Authors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that AmazonEncore, the program that identifies exceptional yet overlooked books and works with the authors to re-introduce their books to readers, will be introducing three new books in February 2010: "Perfect on Paper: The (Mis)Adventures of Waverly Bryson" by first-time novelist Maria Murnane; "A Wish After Midnight" by Zetta Elliott, an American Library Association 2009 Notable Children's Book author; and "They Never Die Quietly" by former book editor Daniel Annechino. These books were previously self-published via BookSurge. AmazonEncore's edition of these forthcoming novels will be available in print format on www.amazon.com and as wireless digital downloads from the Kindle Store in less than 60 seconds. For more information on AmazonEncore, visit http://www.amazon.com/encore. "These three exceptional works of fiction are an indication of the broad range of content that our customers have helped us identify as deserving of a larger audience. We're very excited to help bring them to that larger audience," said Jeff Belle, VP, Amazon books. Author Maria Murnane originally published "Perfect on Paper" under her own Wink's Ink imprint as part of the BookSurge print-on-demand program. The novel — about a successful businesswoman in her late 20s navigating her relationships and career — was a finalist in the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards, won the genre-based fiction category of the 2008 DIY Book Festival for independent publishing, won the women's literature category of the Book Bloggers Top 10 of 2008 awards, and was named a finalist by USA Book News for a 2008 National Best Book Award. Amazon customers have called "Perfect on Paper" a "darling, satisfying read" and "chick-lit at its best." Initially published in 2008 under the author's own Rosetta Press imprint, "A Wish After Midnight" is an imaginative historical fiction novel for young adults from Canadian author Zetta Elliott. Amazon customers described this time-travel narrative, which looks at Civil War-era Brooklyn through the eyes of a contemporary teenager as "clever historical fiction," "stimulating reading" and "a delightful dream." Daniel Annechino's "They Never Die Quietly" was originally published by the author using BookSurge services in February 2009. It was an immediate hit with Amazon reviewers and customers, who called the story of a terrifying serial killer and the detective who becomes his prey "a wild ride," "an extreme page turner" and "one of the best thrillers I've read." "They Never Die Quietly" tells the story of homicide Detective Sami Rizzo, who is assigned to head a task force investigating serial killings in San Diego. When the highly intelligent and evil villain outsmarts Rizzo and captures her, determined to make her his next victim, she must employ all her resources — both physical and intellectual — to outwit the villain at his own game. Announced in May 2009, AmazonEncore is a program which identifies exceptional, overlooked books and authors that show potential for greater sales based on feedback gathered from Amazon.com's readers, including customer reviews on Amazon websites. Amazon then works with the authors to re-introduce their books to readers by marketing and distribution into multiple channels and formats, such as the Amazon Books Store, Amazon Kindle Store, www.Audible.com, and national and independent bookstores via third-party wholesalers. AmazonEncore has released one title, "Legacy" by Cayla Kluver, in August 2009. AmazonEncore is the brand owned by Amazon Content Services, LLC. Galleys of these titles are available for media and can be obtained by emailing encore-pr@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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline,206-266-7180

<p><em>AmazonEncore Unearths Three Exceptional Books from Emerging Self-Published Authors</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that AmazonEncore, the program that identifies exceptional yet overlooked books and works with the authors to re-introduce their books to readers, will be introducing three new books in February 2010: "Perfect on Paper: The (Mis)Adventures of Waverly Bryson" by first-time novelist Maria Murnane; "A Wish After Midnight" by Zetta Elliott, an American Library Association 2009 Notable Children's Book author; and "They Never Die Quietly" by former book editor Daniel Annechino. These books were previously self-published via BookSurge. AmazonEncore's edition of these forthcoming novels will be available in print format on www.amazon.com and as wireless digital downloads from the Kindle Store in less than 60 seconds. For more information on AmazonEncore, visit http://www.amazon.com/encore.</p><p>"These three exceptional works of fiction are an indication of the broad range of content that our customers have helped us identify as deserving of a larger audience. We're very excited to help bring them to that larger audience," said Jeff Belle, VP, Amazon books.</p><p>Author Maria Murnane originally published "Perfect on Paper" under her own Wink's Ink imprint as part of the BookSurge print-on-demand program. The novel — about a successful businesswoman in her late 20s navigating her relationships and career — was a finalist in the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards, won the genre-based fiction category of the 2008 DIY Book Festival for independent publishing, won the women's literature category of the Book Bloggers Top 10 of 2008 awards, and was named a finalist by USA Book News for a 2008 National Best Book Award. Amazon customers have called "Perfect on Paper" a "darling, satisfying read" and "chick-lit at its best."</p><p>Initially published in 2008 under the author's own Rosetta Press imprint, "A Wish After Midnight" is an imaginative historical fiction novel for young adults from Canadian author Zetta Elliott. Amazon customers described this time-travel narrative, which looks at Civil War-era Brooklyn through the eyes of a contemporary teenager as "clever historical fiction," "stimulating reading" and "a delightful dream."</p><p>Daniel Annechino's "They Never Die Quietly" was originally published by the author using BookSurge services in February 2009. It was an immediate hit with Amazon reviewers and customers, who called the story of a terrifying serial killer and the detective who becomes his prey "a wild ride," "an extreme page turner" and "one of the best thrillers I've read." "They Never Die Quietly" tells the story of homicide Detective Sami Rizzo, who is assigned to head a task force investigating serial killings in San Diego. When the highly intelligent and evil villain outsmarts Rizzo and captures her, determined to make her his next victim, she must employ all her resources — both physical and intellectual — to outwit the villain at his own game.</p><p>Announced in May 2009, AmazonEncore is a program which identifies exceptional, overlooked books and authors that show potential for greater sales based on feedback gathered from Amazon.com's readers, including customer reviews on Amazon websites. Amazon then works with the authors to re-introduce their books to readers by marketing and distribution into multiple channels and formats, such as the Amazon Books Store, Amazon Kindle Store, www.Audible.com, and national and independent bookstores via third-party wholesalers. AmazonEncore has released one title, "Legacy" by Cayla Kluver, in August 2009. AmazonEncore is the brand owned by Amazon Content Services, LLC.</p><p>Galleys of these titles are available for media and can be obtained by emailing encore-pr@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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline,206-266-7180</p>

"Kindle for PC" Now Available -- The Free Application for Reading Kindle Books Available on the PC Today for Readers Around the World

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11/10/2009 03:22:00

"Kindle for PC" Now Available -- The Free Application for Reading Kindle Books Available on the PC Today for Readers Around the World

11/10/2009

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Latest Kindle application brings more than 360,000 Kindle books, including New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases, to the PC SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the availability of "Kindle for PC," the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers (PC). The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) currently offers more than 360,000 books, including New Releases and 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less. The Kindle Store is the only place to find some of today's most popular books in digital format. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch and PC. Kindle for PC is now available as a free download to readers in over 100 countries at www.amazon.com/KindleforPC. Kindle for PC features Amazon's Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. Whether you read Kindle books on a Kindle, Kindle DX, or one of the free Kindle applications, you can always have your reading with you and never lose your place. With Kindle for PC, you can read some on your PC, read some on your Kindle, and always pick up right where you left off. Whispersync helped make the Kindle for iPhone application the most popular books app in the Apple App Store. "Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Ian Freed, vice president, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to access a huge selection from the Kindle Store and read the most popular books of today even if they don't yet have a Kindle." With Kindle for PC, readers can take advantage of the following features: Purchase, download and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store Read the beginning of any book for free before they buy Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers for free Read books in full color including children's books, cookbooks, travel books, textbooks and graphic novels Choose from more than 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read View notes and highlights marked on Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, and iPod touch Zoom in and out of text with a pinch of the fingers (Windows 7 users only) Turn pages with a finger swipe (available in a future release for Windows 7 users) Microsoft demonstrated Kindle for PC for the first time ever at the Windows 7 launch event last month in New York City. Kindle for PC takes advantage of capabilities in the new Windows 7, including Windows Touch technology. In addition to Windows 7, Kindle for PC is also compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista. Kindle for PC is available for free download at www.amazon.com/KindleforPC. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon media hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Latest Kindle application brings more than 360,000 Kindle books, including New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases, to the PC</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the availability of "Kindle for PC," the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers (PC). The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) currently offers more than 360,000 books, including New Releases and 101 of 112 <em>New York Times</em> Bestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less. The Kindle Store is the only place to find some of today's most popular books in digital format. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch and PC. Kindle for PC is now available as a free download to readers in over 100 countries at www.amazon.com/KindleforPC.</p><p>Kindle for PC features Amazon's Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. Whether you read Kindle books on a Kindle, Kindle DX, or one of the free Kindle applications, you can always have your reading with you and never lose your place. With Kindle for PC, you can read some on your PC, read some on your Kindle, and always pick up right where you left off. Whispersync helped make the Kindle for iPhone application the most popular books app in the Apple App Store.</p><p>"Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Ian Freed, vice president, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to access a huge selection from the Kindle Store and read the most popular books of today even if they don't yet have a Kindle."</p><p>With Kindle for PC, readers can take advantage of the following features:</p><ul><li>Purchase, download and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store</li><li>Read the beginning of any book for free before they buy</li><li>Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers for free</li><li>Read books in full color including children's books, cookbooks, travel books, textbooks and graphic novels</li><li>Choose from more than 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line</li><li>Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read</li><li>View notes and highlights marked on Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, and iPod touch</li><li>Zoom in and out of text with a pinch of the fingers (Windows 7 users only)</li><li>Turn pages with a finger swipe (available in a future release for Windows 7 users)</li></ul><p>Microsoft demonstrated Kindle for PC for the first time ever at the Windows 7 launch event last month in New York City. Kindle for PC takes advantage of capabilities in the new Windows 7, including Windows Touch technology. In addition to Windows 7, Kindle for PC is also compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista.</p><p>Kindle for PC is available for free download at www.amazon.com/KindleforPC.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.amazon.cn. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon media hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

The Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Celebration Continues

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11/04/2009 09:02:00

The Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Celebration Continues

11/04/2009

2009

November Sweepstakes Gives Customers the Chance to Win Cash, Trips, Jewels and More! SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) continues to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Wish List feature with November sweepstakes that offer customers amazing cash and prizes. There are six weeks left in the Wish List Sweepstakes and customers can enter weekly at www.amazon.com/wishlist10th by creating, adding an item to, or sharing an Amazon Wish List. The holidays are getting closer and Amazon Wish Lists are a great way for customers to let friends and family know what they are wishing for this season. Since the beginning of the Wish List anniversary celebration, more than half a million Amazon customers have entered the sweepstakes. The three lucky sweepstakes winners so far are: D. James Czech II of Anchorage, Alaska, won "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Premier Wish List from week one and will be traveling to Los Angeles to attend the "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" premiere. "I have never won anything so this is pretty cool," he said. "I can't wait to attend the premiere, and have a chance to meet the "Twilight" cast. It should be quite the event, and one I will always remember!" Steven Whysong of Mesa, Ariz., won the Dream Kitchen Wish List from week two and will receive dozens of products, including all new major appliances by KitchenAid. "My family has helped me out a lot in the last year. All of these products are so wonderful and there are so many items here — it will be great to be able to help them as well." Michelle Hoehman of Clarence Center, N.Y., won the Jonas Brothers Wish List from week three and will receive a trip to London to meet the Jonas Brothers and tickets to their concert at Wembley Arena. "This is the opportunity of a lifetime," said Hoehman. "I am normally a homebody and would never do anything like this so I am really looking forward to traveling overseas and just embracing the whole experience." The "Most Wished For" items since the sweepstakes began last month include the Amazon Kindle and Apple iPod touch 32 GB in Electronics; KitchenAid 90th Anniversary Stand Mixer in Home & Garden; "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" – The Movie Board Game in Toys; "The Twilight Saga: New Moon – The Official Illustrated Movie Companion" in Books; "The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack" in Music; New Super Mario Brothers in Video Games; and "Up" in DVDs. The following weeks remain in the Wish List 10th Anniversary Sweepstakes: Week 5 – Nov. 2-8: Ultimate Backyard Theater Prizes include an Epson MovieMate home theater projector, Epson Duet 80-inch projection screen, and $15,000 cash for landscaping (or whatever the winner wants!). Additional items in the Wish List include a Waring Pro Professional Popcorn Maker, OXO Candela Glow set, and the WoodStation Weather Display. Week 6 – Nov. 9-15: Canon Yellowstone Photo Trip Wish List Prizes include a trip for two to Yellowstone National Park with professional photographer mentor Adam Jones from Canon's "Explorers of Light" program, plus a Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera and three Canon specialty lenses. Additional items in the Wish List include Canon accessories, such as a digital camera gadget bag, lens hoods and tripod. Week 7 – Nov. 16-22: The Magic of Disney Wish List Prizes include a trip for four to Orlando, Fla., five days at Walt Disney World Resort with lodging at Animal Kingdom Lodge and a $2,000 Disney Gift Card for use at the resort's restaurants and gift shops. Additional items in the Wish List include Disney movies, storybooks, video games and a Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DSI to play them on. Week 8 – Nov. 23-29: High-Def Heaven Wish List Prizes include an LG 55-inch 1080p 120Hz Wireless HDMI LCD HDTV, an LG Blu-ray Disc Home TheaterinaBox, Nintendo Wii and Beatles Rock Band for Wii. Additional items in the Wish List include popular Blu-ray movies like "Terminator Salvation," "The Hangover" and "Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series," plus HDMI cables. Week 9 – Nov. 30-Dec. 6: Glamourous Life Wish List Prizes include a pair of 1½-carat platinum diamond earrings, an Invicta diamond watch and a $2,000 Endless.com Gift Card. Additional items in the Wish List include an "it" fashion purse, Roberto Cavalli oversized sunglasses, a dozen Orrefors crystal champagne flutes, and a Prada cell phone. Week 10 – To be announced! For additional information about Amazon Wish Lists, the Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Sweepstakes, and a full list of prizes for each week, please visit: www.amazon.com/wishlist10th. To create your own Wish List, simply find a product on Amazon.com you're wishing for and click the "Add to Wish List" button. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p><em>November Sweepstakes Gives Customers the Chance to Win Cash, Trips, Jewels and More!</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) continues to celebrate the 10^th anniversary of its Wish List feature with November sweepstakes that offer customers amazing cash and prizes. There are six weeks left in the Wish List Sweepstakes and customers can enter weekly at www.amazon.com/wishlist10th by creating, adding an item to, or sharing an Amazon Wish List. The holidays are getting closer and Amazon Wish Lists are a great way for customers to let friends and family know what they are wishing for this season.</p><p>Since the beginning of the Wish List anniversary celebration, more than half a million Amazon customers have entered the sweepstakes. The three lucky sweepstakes winners so far are:</p><p>D. James Czech II of Anchorage, Alaska, won "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Premier Wish List from week one and will be traveling to Los Angeles to attend the "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" premiere. "I have never won anything so this is pretty cool," he said. "I can't wait to attend the premiere, and have a chance to meet the "Twilight" cast. It should be quite the event, and one I will always remember!"</p><p>Steven Whysong of Mesa, Ariz., won the Dream Kitchen Wish List from week two and will receive dozens of products, including all new major appliances by KitchenAid. "My family has helped me out a lot in the last year. All of these products are so wonderful and there are so many items here — it will be great to be able to help them as well."</p><p>Michelle Hoehman of Clarence Center, N.Y., won the Jonas Brothers Wish List from week three and will receive a trip to London to meet the Jonas Brothers and tickets to their concert at Wembley Arena. "This is the opportunity of a lifetime," said Hoehman. "I am normally a homebody and would never do anything like this so I am really looking forward to traveling overseas and just embracing the whole experience."</p><p>The "Most Wished For" items since the sweepstakes began last month include the Amazon Kindle and Apple iPod touch 32 GB in Electronics; KitchenAid 90^th Anniversary Stand Mixer in Home &amp; Garden; "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" – The Movie Board Game in Toys; "The Twilight Saga: New Moon – The Official Illustrated Movie Companion" in Books; "The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack" in Music; New Super Mario Brothers in Video Games; and "Up" in DVDs.</p><p>The following weeks remain in the Wish List 10^th Anniversary Sweepstakes:</p><p>Week 5 – Nov. 2-8: Ultimate Backyard Theater</p><p>Prizes include an Epson MovieMate home theater projector, Epson Duet 80-inch projection screen, and $15,000 cash for landscaping (or whatever the winner wants!). Additional items in the Wish List include a Waring Pro Professional Popcorn Maker, OXO Candela Glow set, and the WoodStation Weather Display.</p><p>Week 6 – Nov. 9-15: Canon Yellowstone Photo Trip Wish List</p><p>Prizes include a trip for two to Yellowstone National Park with professional photographer mentor Adam Jones from Canon's "Explorers of Light" program, plus a Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera and three Canon specialty lenses. Additional items in the Wish List include Canon accessories, such as a digital camera gadget bag, lens hoods and tripod.</p><p>Week 7 – Nov. 16-22: The Magic of Disney Wish List</p><p>Prizes include a trip for four to Orlando, Fla., five days at Walt Disney World Resort with lodging at Animal Kingdom Lodge and a $2,000 Disney Gift Card for use at the resort's restaurants and gift shops. Additional items in the Wish List include Disney movies, storybooks, video games and a Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DSI to play them on.</p><p>Week 8 – Nov. 23-29: High-Def Heaven Wish List</p><p>Prizes include an LG 55-inch 1080p 120Hz Wireless HDMI LCD HDTV, an LG Blu-ray Disc Home TheaterinaBox, Nintendo Wii and Beatles Rock Band for Wii. Additional items in the Wish List include popular Blu-ray movies like "Terminator Salvation," "The Hangover" and "Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series," plus HDMI cables.</p><p>Week 9 – Nov. 30-Dec. 6: Glamourous Life Wish List</p><p>Prizes include a pair of 1½-carat platinum diamond earrings, an Invicta diamond watch and a $2,000 Endless.com Gift Card. Additional items in the Wish List include an "it" fashion purse, Roberto Cavalli oversized sunglasses, a dozen Orrefors crystal champagne flutes, and a Prada cell phone.</p><p>Week 10 – To be announced!</p><p>For additional information about Amazon Wish Lists, the Amazon Wish List 10^th Anniversary Sweepstakes, and a full list of prizes for each week, please visit: www.amazon.com/wishlist10th. To create your own Wish List, simply find a product on Amazon.com you're wishing for and click the "Add to Wish List" button.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Unveils Best Books of 2009, Including Editors' Top 100 Books of the Year

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11/02/2009 09:02:00

Amazon.com Unveils Best Books of 2009, Including Editors' Top 100 Books of the Year

11/02/2009

2009

Amazon.com Book Editors Announce Their Favorite 100 Books of 2009, as Well as Top 100 Customer Favorites, the Majority of Which Are Available on Kindle SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its picks for Best Books of 2009. This annual feature includes the Editors' Picks for the Top 100 Books of the Year, Top 100 Customer Favorites, Top 10 lists for both editors and customers in nearly two dozen categories, including Literature & Fiction and Cooking, Food & Wine, as well as videos of the year. The majority of the Best Books of 2009 are available on Kindle via wireless download in less than 60 seconds. To see the full list of the Top 100 Books of the Year, as well as the other features for Best Books of 2009, go to www.amazon.com/bestbooks2009. Amazon.com's Book Blog, Omnivoracious.com, began previewing the Top 100 Books on Oct. 26, starting at 100 and working backward. This end-of-year list highlights Amazon.com editors' picks for the best 100 books that were released in 2009. Customers looking for holiday shopping recommendations or to stock their own bookshelves will find an eclectic list, from a celebrity memoir that's better than any celebrity memoir deserves to be to a not-yet-released young-adult novel that's a serious contender for the coveted spot of "the next ‘Twilight.'" "Our editorial team spends the whole year reading new releases with our Best Books of the Year lists in mind, and every year it proves to be our most popular feature among our customers," said Tom Nissley, senior editor of Amazon.com Books. "Deciding on our Top 100 Books can often get a little contentious, but this year our choice for the Best Book of the Year, Colum McCann's ‘Let the Great World Spin,' was the closest we've ever come to a unanimous pick across the entire Amazon.com Books team. Many readers have already fallen in love with this moving story of New York City in the mid-‘70s, centered around Philippe Petit's audaciously graceful tightrope walk between the Twin Towers, and we're looking forward to sharing it with many more." Today, the Top 10 is live on Amazon.com. The Best Book of the Year, "Let the Great World Spin" by Colum McCann, was June's Best Book of the Month, and also appeared on the Best Books of 2009… So Far list. Here's a quick peek at the Top 10: 1. "Let the Great World Spin" by Colum McCann: A gorgeous and moving story of 10 varied and intense New York lives, set against the backdrop of Philippe Petit's 1974 Twin Tower tightrope crossing, that will appeal to readers of Frank McCourt, Jonathan Lethem or E.L. Doctorow. 2. "Strength in What Remains" by Tracy Kidder: In a sequel of sorts to his bestselling "Mountains Beyond Mountains," Kidder follows, with clear-eyed empathy, the remarkable journey of a young man from the genocide in Burundi to homelessness and then a medical degree in the United States, and back to his home country to build a desperately needed health clinic. 3. "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel: The most popular Man Booker Prize winner in years was an early favorite for us too: a thrillingly confident reinvention of one of the most familiar tales in the bloody history of the British monarchy. 4. "Brooklyn" by Colm Toibin: Toibin's story of an industrious young girl in 1950s Ireland who reluctantly finds herself on a boat to New York City is elegantly told and full of beautiful, bittersweet moments. 5. "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl: Everyone wants to find "the next ‘Twilight.'" We think this is it: a tale of star-crossed, small-town teens that draws you into a lush world of mystery and magic from the very first page. 6. "Crazy for the Storm" by Norman Ollestad: Ollestad has written a memoir that will last—just the story itself could take your breath away: as an 11-year-old boy, he was the only survivor in a small-plane crash and made his way to safety down an icy mountain face in a blizzard, using the skills and determination he learned from his father (who perished in the crash). 7. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Steig Larsson: No sophomore slump here: the second book in Larsson's thrilling trilogy is even more heart-racing than "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," as Larsson dives further into the fascinating character of his heroine, Lisbeth Salander. 8. "The City & The City" by China Meiville: Fans of hard-boiled mysteries and literary suspense will love "The City and the City," Meiville's ingenious breakout novel that imagines two cities coexisting on the eastern edge of Europe: one dying, one thriving, and both home to a host of mysterious secrets. 9. "Stitches" by David Small: Small, best known until now as a Caldecott-winning children's illustrator, finds a voice for the terrors of his own childhood in this delicate and haunting graphic memoir of a boy learning to stand on his own. 10. "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba: Kamkwamba's memoir is an unabashedly inspirational story of a teenager in famine-stricken Malawi who ingeniously turns the few resources at hand (scrap metal, borrowed textbooks and wind) into a powerful source of energy for his village. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Amazon.com Book Editors Announce Their Favorite 100 Books of 2009, as Well as Top 100 Customer Favorites, the Majority of Which Are Available on Kindle</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its picks for Best Books of 2009. This annual feature includes the Editors' Picks for the Top 100 Books of the Year, Top 100 Customer Favorites, Top 10 lists for both editors and customers in nearly two dozen categories, including Literature &amp; Fiction and Cooking, Food &amp; Wine, as well as videos of the year. The majority of the Best Books of 2009 are available on Kindle via wireless download in less than 60 seconds. To see the full list of the Top 100 Books of the Year, as well as the other features for Best Books of 2009, go to www.amazon.com/bestbooks2009.</p><p>Amazon.com's Book Blog, Omnivoracious.com, began previewing the Top 100 Books on Oct. 26, starting at 100 and working backward. This end-of-year list highlights Amazon.com editors' picks for the best 100 books that were released in 2009. Customers looking for holiday shopping recommendations or to stock their own bookshelves will find an eclectic list, from a celebrity memoir that's better than any celebrity memoir deserves to be to a not-yet-released young-adult novel that's a serious contender for the coveted spot of "the next ‘Twilight.'"</p><p>"Our editorial team spends the whole year reading new releases with our Best Books of the Year lists in mind, and every year it proves to be our most popular feature among our customers," said Tom Nissley, senior editor of Amazon.com Books. "Deciding on our Top 100 Books can often get a little contentious, but this year our choice for the Best Book of the Year, Colum McCann's ‘Let the Great World Spin,' was the closest we've ever come to a unanimous pick across the entire Amazon.com Books team. Many readers have already fallen in love with this moving story of New York City in the mid-‘70s, centered around Philippe Petit's audaciously graceful tightrope walk between the Twin Towers, and we're looking forward to sharing it with many more."</p><p>Today, the Top 10 is live on Amazon.com. The Best Book of the Year, "Let the Great World Spin" by Colum McCann, was June's Best Book of the Month, and also appeared on the Best Books of 2009… So Far list.</p><p>Here's a quick peek at the Top 10:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>"Let the Great World Spin" by Colum McCann: A gorgeous and moving story of 10 varied and intense New York lives, set against the backdrop of Philippe Petit's 1974 Twin Tower tightrope crossing, that will appeal to readers of Frank McCourt, Jonathan Lethem or E.L. Doctorow.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>"Strength in What Remains" by Tracy Kidder: In a sequel of sorts to his bestselling "Mountains Beyond Mountains," Kidder follows, with clear-eyed empathy, the remarkable journey of a young man from the genocide in Burundi to homelessness and then a medical degree in the United States, and back to his home country to build a desperately needed health clinic.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>"Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel: The most popular Man Booker Prize winner in years was an early favorite for us too: a thrillingly confident reinvention of one of the most familiar tales in the bloody history of the British monarchy.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>"Brooklyn" by Colm Toibin: Toibin's story of an industrious young girl in 1950s Ireland who reluctantly finds herself on a boat to New York City is elegantly told and full of beautiful, bittersweet moments.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>"Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl: Everyone wants to find "the next ‘Twilight.'" We think this is it: a tale of star-crossed, small-town teens that draws you into a lush world of mystery and magic from the very first page.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6.</p></td><td><p>"Crazy for the Storm" by Norman Ollestad: Ollestad has written a memoir that will last—just the story itself could take your breath away: as an 11-year-old boy, he was the only survivor in a small-plane crash and made his way to safety down an icy mountain face in a blizzard, using the skills and determination he learned from his father (who perished in the crash).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7.</p></td><td><p>"The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Steig Larsson: No sophomore slump here: the second book in Larsson's thrilling trilogy is even more heart-racing than "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," as Larsson dives further into the fascinating character of his heroine, Lisbeth Salander.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8.</p></td><td><p>"The City &amp; The City" by China Meiville: Fans of hard-boiled mysteries and literary suspense will love "The City and the City," Meiville's ingenious breakout novel that imagines two cities coexisting on the eastern edge of Europe: one dying, one thriving, and both home to a host of mysterious secrets.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9.</p></td><td><p>"Stitches" by David Small: Small, best known until now as a Caldecott-winning children's illustrator, finds a voice for the terrors of his own childhood in this delicate and haunting graphic memoir of a boy learning to stand on his own.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10.</p></td><td><p>"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba: Kamkwamba's memoir is an unabashedly inspirational story of a teenager in famine-stricken Malawi who ingeniously turns the few resources at hand (scrap metal, borrowed textbooks and wind) into a powerful source of energy for his village.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Acquires Zappos.com

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Amazon.com Acquires Zappos.com

11/02/2009

2009

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Zappos.com. Zappos.com, Inc. is a leader in online apparel and footwear sales that strives to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. The acquisition brings together two companies who share a passion for serving customers and whose customers benefit from cultures of innovation and long term thinking. Amazon.com previously announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Zappos.com on July 22, 2009. The Zappos management team will remain intact, and Zappos will operate its successful brand and unique culture of service independently with headquarters in Las Vegas, NV. To read Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's letter to employees when the acquisition was announced on July 22, go to http://blogs.zappos.com/ceoletter. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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. Forward-looking statements reflect current expectations, are inherently uncertain and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and actual results may differ significantly. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from expected results include, but are not limited to effects of the merger on Amazon.com's financial results and the potential inability to successfully operate Zappos' businesses, including the potential inability to retain customers, key employees or vendors, and 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. About Zappos.com Established in 1999, Zappos.com has quickly become a leader in online apparel and footwear sales by striving to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. Zappos.com currently stocks millions of products from over 1000 clothing and shoe brands. Zappos.com was recognized in 2009 by FORTUNE MAGAZINE as one of the "100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR", debuting as the highest-ranking newcomer to FORTUNE's 2009 list. More information about the company's customer service philosophy, unique company culture, and job openings can be found at http://about.zappos.com. To get a glimpse behind the scenes at Zappos, please visit http://blogs.zappos.com. More information about the "Zappos Insights" business membership program can be found at http://www.zapposinsights.com. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Zappos.com. Zappos.com, Inc. is a leader in online apparel and footwear sales that strives to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. The acquisition brings together two companies who share a passion for serving customers and whose customers benefit from cultures of innovation and long term thinking. Amazon.com previously announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Zappos.com on July 22, 2009.</p><p>The Zappos management team will remain intact, and Zappos will operate its successful brand and unique culture of service independently with headquarters in Las Vegas, NV. To read Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's letter to employees when the acquisition was announced on July 22, go to http://blogs.zappos.com/ceoletter.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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. Forward-looking statements reflect current expectations, are inherently uncertain and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and actual results may differ significantly. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from expected results include, but are not limited to effects of the merger on Amazon.com's financial results and the potential inability to successfully operate Zappos' businesses, including the potential inability to retain customers, key employees or vendors, and 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>About Zappos.com</p><p>Established in 1999, Zappos.com has quickly become a leader in online apparel and footwear sales by striving to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. Zappos.com currently stocks millions of products from over 1000 clothing and shoe brands. Zappos.com was recognized in 2009 by FORTUNE MAGAZINE as one of the "100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR", debuting as the highest-ranking newcomer to FORTUNE's 2009 list. More information about the company's customer service philosophy, unique company culture, and job openings can be found at http://about.zappos.com. To get a glimpse behind the scenes at Zappos, please visit http://blogs.zappos.com. More information about the "Zappos Insights" business membership program can be found at http://www.zapposinsights.com.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Are You "Knick Knack," "Fiction Vixen," or "Relentless Dentist"? Introducing Amazon PayPhrase -- the Easy-to-Remember Shortcut to Paying Quickly across the Web and on Amazon.com

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Are You "Knick Knack," "Fiction Vixen," or "Relentless Dentist"? Introducing Amazon PayPhrase -- the Easy-to-Remember Shortcut to Paying Quickly across the Web and on Amazon.com

10/30/2009

2009

Now all you need is a phrase and a PIN to purchase products on the web with the preferred payment and shipping methods you already have on file at Amazon — no signing in with a username and password, and no more sharing sensitive payment information with multiple websites SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2009-- Amazon Payments, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today introduced Amazon PayPhrase, the easy-to-remember shortcut for paying on Amazon.com and other websites. With Amazon PayPhrase, online shoppers simply choose their own customized phrase — such as "Knick Knack," "Home Sweet Home," or "Jake's Allowance" — and then enter that phrase along with a PIN to quickly preview their order and complete their purchase. PayPhrase allows Amazon.com customers to checkout across the web with their preferred payment and shipping methods stored at Amazon.com, but without having to share sensitive payment information with multiple websites. All websites accepting Checkout by Amazon, including DKNY, Jockey, Patagonia, Buy.com, J&R Electronics, and Car Toys, will be offering PayPhrase as a checkout option. Amazon.com customers can create their PayPhrase and start using it today by visiting www.amazon.com/payphrase. Amazon.com customers can use their PayPhrase for express checkout wherever they see the PayPhrase button — on sites across the web and on Amazon.com. Customers on Amazon.com simply find the item they want, type their PayPhrase into the PayPhrase button on the product's page, and click to instantly preview the total cost of their order, including shipping and tax. No need to "Add to cart," "Proceed to checkout," sign in, or type in credit card information. If the customer is satisfied with their order, they enter their PIN to complete the order. With participating websites that accept Amazon PayPhrase, Amazon.com customers do not need to register or create a new account in order to make a purchase. Merchants who accept Amazon PayPhrase offer their customers a convenient and secure way to shop while Amazon Payments takes care of processing the payment transactions. Merchants can accept PayPhrase orders right away simply by using Checkout by Amazon, which automatically supports PayPhrase. By offering Amazon PayPhrase, merchants can benefit from the familiar Amazon.com checkout experience. PayPhrase is available through all Checkout by Amazon merchant websites starting today, and on additional websites as new merchants join Checkout by Amazon. "PayPhrase solves the headache of trying to keep track of all the different usernames and passwords people use to shop on various sites across the web. With PayPhrase all you need is one phrase and one PIN to pay online," said Matt Williams, General Manager, Amazon PayPhrase (Matt's PayPhrase is "good to go"). "We think customers will enjoy the simplicity that Amazon PayPhrase offers, and we hope they'll have some fun choosing their own personal phrases." Amazon PayPhrase also makes it easy for parents to set up an online allowance and monitor their teens' purchases. By creating a PayPhrase for their teenager or student away at college, parents can set monthly spending limits and monitor or approve purchases. With PayPhrase, parents have the flexibility to preview every order placed, including the ability to approve or decline each order via e-mail or mobile phone text alerts. For more information or to get started with PayPhrase today, visit www.amazon.com/payphrase. About Amazon Payments Amazon Payments provides consumers, merchants, and developers the simple and trusted way to pay and get paid online. Amazon Payments enables consumers to send and receive payments for goods or services by using the payment methods already associated with their Amazon.com accounts. Merchants and developers can also take advantage of a portfolio of payment and checkout solutions, such as Checkout by Amazon, Amazon PayPhrase, Amazon Simple Pay and Amazon Flexible Payments Services, to enable tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on their websites and applications. Go to http://www.amazonpayments.com 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Now all you need is a phrase and a PIN to purchase products on the web with the preferred payment and shipping methods you already have on file at Amazon — no signing in with a username and password, and no more sharing sensitive payment information with multiple websites</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2009-- Amazon Payments, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today introduced Amazon PayPhrase, the easy-to-remember shortcut for paying on Amazon.com and other websites. With Amazon PayPhrase, online shoppers simply choose their own customized phrase — such as "Knick Knack," "Home Sweet Home," or "Jake's Allowance" — and then enter that phrase along with a PIN to quickly preview their order and complete their purchase. PayPhrase allows Amazon.com customers to checkout across the web with their preferred payment and shipping methods stored at Amazon.com, but without having to share sensitive payment information with multiple websites. All websites accepting Checkout by Amazon, including DKNY, Jockey, Patagonia, Buy.com, J&amp;R Electronics, and Car Toys, will be offering PayPhrase as a checkout option. Amazon.com customers can create their PayPhrase and start using it today by visiting www.amazon.com/payphrase.</p><p>Amazon.com customers can use their PayPhrase for express checkout wherever they see the PayPhrase button — on sites across the web and on Amazon.com. Customers on Amazon.com simply find the item they want, type their PayPhrase into the PayPhrase button on the product's page, and click to instantly preview the total cost of their order, including shipping and tax. No need to "Add to cart," "Proceed to checkout," sign in, or type in credit card information. If the customer is satisfied with their order, they enter their PIN to complete the order. With participating websites that accept Amazon PayPhrase, Amazon.com customers do not need to register or create a new account in order to make a purchase.</p><p>Merchants who accept Amazon PayPhrase offer their customers a convenient and secure way to shop while Amazon Payments takes care of processing the payment transactions. Merchants can accept PayPhrase orders right away simply by using Checkout by Amazon, which automatically supports PayPhrase. By offering Amazon PayPhrase, merchants can benefit from the familiar Amazon.com checkout experience. PayPhrase is available through all Checkout by Amazon merchant websites starting today, and on additional websites as new merchants join Checkout by Amazon.</p><p>"PayPhrase solves the headache of trying to keep track of all the different usernames and passwords people use to shop on various sites across the web. With PayPhrase all you need is one phrase and one PIN to pay online," said Matt Williams, General Manager, Amazon PayPhrase (Matt's PayPhrase is "good to go"). "We think customers will enjoy the simplicity that Amazon PayPhrase offers, and we hope they'll have some fun choosing their own personal phrases."</p><p>Amazon PayPhrase also makes it easy for parents to set up an online allowance and monitor their teens' purchases. By creating a PayPhrase for their teenager or student away at college, parents can set monthly spending limits and monitor or approve purchases. With PayPhrase, parents have the flexibility to preview every order placed, including the ability to approve or decline each order via e-mail or mobile phone text alerts.</p><p>For more information or to get started with PayPhrase today, visit www.amazon.com/payphrase.</p><p>About Amazon Payments</p><p>Amazon Payments provides consumers, merchants, and developers the simple and trusted way to pay and get paid online. Amazon Payments enables consumers to send and receive payments for goods or services by using the payment methods already associated with their Amazon.com accounts. Merchants and developers can also take advantage of a portfolio of payment and checkout solutions, such as Checkout by Amazon, Amazon PayPhrase, Amazon Simple Pay and Amazon Flexible Payments Services, to enable tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on their websites and applications. Go to http://www.amazonpayments.com 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Unveils the 2009 Holiday Toy List

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Amazon.com Unveils the 2009 Holiday Toy List

10/27/2009

2009

Convenient New Shopping Experience Helps Customers Find this Season's Hottest Toys at Great Values SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today revealed the Holiday Toy List (www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist), where customers can find this season's hottest toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics, movies and more. The Holiday Toy List features innovative search tools that allow customers to quickly narrow and expand search results simultaneously by "bestselling" or "average customer review," then filter by age, gender, category, price and discount. "The Holiday Toy List is a helpful tool for parents, friends and family members who are searching for the perfect toys for the kids on their list," says Sarah Wood, director of the Toy Store for Amazon.com. "With navigation that's simple, convenient and fun to use, it's easier than ever to find great gifts at Amazon's everyday low prices." The Holiday Toy List features products from leading brands like Mattel, Jakks Pacific, Crayola, LEGO, Razor, Schwinn, Sony, Nintendo, Apple and Fender Starcaster. With most products in the Holiday Toy List eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime, customers will find great value and convenience in shopping at Amazon.com this holiday. Products Amazon.com expects to be among customer favorites include: Apple iPod touch 64 GB (3rd Generation), $379.98, Age 12 and up Bakugan 7 in 1 Maxus Dragonoid, $44.99, Ages 5 - 15 Barbie Pink 3-Story Dream Townhouse, $144.88, Ages 3 - 10 Bop It, $15.00, Ages 8 – 18 Crayola Crayon Maker, $29.99, Ages 8 – 15 D-Rex Interactive Dinosaur, $148.88, Ages 8 – 12 Eyeclops Mini Projector, $93.24, Ages 8 – 15 Fender Starcaster Strat Pack Electric Guitar with Amp and Accessories (Black), $199.89, Age 12 and up Fisher Price Elmo's Tickle Hands, $24.00, Ages 2 – 6 "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy & BD-Live), $18.99, Age 8 and up Huffy Green Machine 2, $113.62, Age 6 and up Infantino Twist and Fold Activity Gym (Vintage Boy), $39.99, Ages 1 – 12 months Kodak Zi8 HD Pocket Video Camera (Raspberry), $149.99, Age 12 and up LeapFrog Zippity High-Energy Learning System, $79.97, Ages 3 – 5 LEGO City Corner (7641), $59.96, Ages 5 – 12 Liv Fashion Doll Sophie, $19.97, Ages 4 – 8 Manhattan Toy Baby Stella Doll, $24.03, Age 12 months and up Matchbox Mega Rig Pirates Ship in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, $39.99, Ages 4 – 12 Maxell M&M's Earbud, $10.53, Ages 12 and up Mindflex Game, $74.99, Ages 8 – 15 Monopoly City Edition, $29.41, Age 8 and up "Monsters vs. Aliens" (DVD), $16.99, Age 5 and up Nerf N Strike Elite Bundle (Nintendo Wii), $59.99, Ages 8 – 11 New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo Wii), $46.99, Ages 8 – 11 Nintendo DSi (Nintendo DS), $169.99, Ages 8 – 11 Playskool Chuck My Talking Truck, $33.68, Ages 3 - 6 Razor A Kick Scooter, $29.99, Age 5 and up Razor Rip-Rider 360 Drifting Ride-On, $89.87, Age 5 and up Scene It? Twilight Deluxe Edition, $28.24, Age 13 and up Schwinn Roadster 12-Inch Trike, $67.80, Ages 3 – 6 Scribblenauts (Nintendo DS), $27.99, Ages 8 – 11 "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live w/ Blu-ray packaging), $19.99, Age 5 and up Speakal iPig 2.1 Stereo iPod Docking Station with 5 Speakers (Pink), $95.50, Age 12 and up Sprig Toys Eco Recycling-Truck in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, $19.99, Ages 3 – 6 Transformers Movie 2 Combiner Construction Devastator, $84.99, Ages 5 – 12 "Up" (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition + Digital Copy), $21.99, Age 5 and up Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo Wii), $97.99, Age 12 and up Zune HD 32 GB Video MP3 Player (Platinum), $289.00, Age 12 and up 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180www.amazon.com/pr

<p><em>Convenient New Shopping Experience Helps Customers Find this Season's Hottest Toys at Great Values</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today revealed the Holiday Toy List (www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist), where customers can find this season's hottest toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics, movies and more. The Holiday Toy List features innovative search tools that allow customers to quickly narrow and expand search results simultaneously by "bestselling" or "average customer review," then filter by age, gender, category, price and discount.</p><p>"The Holiday Toy List is a helpful tool for parents, friends and family members who are searching for the perfect toys for the kids on their list," says Sarah Wood, director of the Toy Store for Amazon.com. "With navigation that's simple, convenient and fun to use, it's easier than ever to find great gifts at Amazon's everyday low prices."</p><p>The Holiday Toy List features products from leading brands like Mattel, Jakks Pacific, Crayola, LEGO, Razor, Schwinn, Sony, Nintendo, Apple and Fender Starcaster. With most products in the Holiday Toy List eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime, customers will find great value and convenience in shopping at Amazon.com this holiday. Products Amazon.com expects to be among customer favorites include:</p><ul><li>Apple iPod touch 64 GB (3rd Generation), $379.98, Age 12 and up</li><li>Bakugan 7 in 1 Maxus Dragonoid, $44.99, Ages 5 - 15</li><li>Barbie Pink 3-Story Dream Townhouse, $144.88, Ages 3 - 10</li><li>Bop It, $15.00, Ages 8 – 18</li><li>Crayola Crayon Maker, $29.99, Ages 8 – 15</li><li>D-Rex Interactive Dinosaur, $148.88, Ages 8 – 12</li><li>Eyeclops Mini Projector, $93.24, Ages 8 – 15</li><li>Fender Starcaster Strat Pack Electric Guitar with Amp and Accessories (Black), $199.89, Age 12 and up</li><li>Fisher Price Elmo's Tickle Hands, $24.00, Ages 2 – 6</li><li>"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy &amp; BD-Live), $18.99, Age 8 and up</li><li>Huffy Green Machine 2, $113.62, Age 6 and up</li><li>Infantino Twist and Fold Activity Gym (Vintage Boy), $39.99, Ages 1 – 12 months</li><li>Kodak Zi8 HD Pocket Video Camera (Raspberry), $149.99, Age 12 and up</li><li>LeapFrog Zippity High-Energy Learning System, $79.97, Ages 3 – 5</li><li>LEGO City Corner (7641), $59.96, Ages 5 – 12</li><li>Liv Fashion Doll Sophie, $19.97, Ages 4 – 8</li><li>Manhattan Toy Baby Stella Doll, $24.03, Age 12 months and up</li><li>Matchbox Mega Rig Pirates Ship in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, $39.99, Ages 4 – 12</li><li>Maxell M&amp;M's Earbud, $10.53, Ages 12 and up</li><li>Mindflex Game, $74.99, Ages 8 – 15</li><li>Monopoly City Edition, $29.41, Age 8 and up</li><li>"Monsters vs. Aliens" (DVD), $16.99, Age 5 and up</li><li>Nerf N Strike Elite Bundle (Nintendo Wii), $59.99, Ages 8 – 11</li><li>New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo Wii), $46.99, Ages 8 – 11</li><li>Nintendo DSi (Nintendo DS), $169.99, Ages 8 – 11</li><li>Playskool Chuck My Talking Truck, $33.68, Ages 3 - 6</li><li>Razor A Kick Scooter, $29.99, Age 5 and up</li><li>Razor Rip-Rider 360 Drifting Ride-On, $89.87, Age 5 and up</li><li>Scene It? Twilight Deluxe Edition, $28.24, Age 13 and up</li><li>Schwinn Roadster 12-Inch Trike, $67.80, Ages 3 – 6</li><li>Scribblenauts (Nintendo DS), $27.99, Ages 8 – 11</li><li>"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live w/ Blu-ray packaging), $19.99, Age 5 and up</li><li>Speakal iPig 2.1 Stereo iPod Docking Station with 5 Speakers (Pink), $95.50, Age 12 and up</li><li>Sprig Toys Eco Recycling-Truck in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, $19.99, Ages 3 – 6</li><li>Transformers Movie 2 Combiner Construction Devastator, $84.99, Ages 5 – 12</li><li>"Up" (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition + Digital Copy), $21.99, Age 5 and up</li><li>Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo Wii), $97.99, Age 12 and up</li><li>Zune HD 32 GB Video MP3 Player (Platinum), $289.00, Age 12 and up</li></ul><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. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.amazon.cn. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180www.amazon.com/pr</p>

Amazon Web Services Announces Amazon Relational Database Service - a Relational Database in the Cloud

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Amazon Web Services Announces Amazon Relational Database Service - a Relational Database in the Cloud

10/27/2009

2009

AWS also announces Amazon EC2 pricing decreases and a new family of High-Memory compute instances SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2009-- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today introduced Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), a new web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale relational databases in the cloud. Amazon RDS provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while automating time-consuming database administration tasks, freeing users to focus on their application and their business. As with all Amazon Web Services, there are no up-front investments required, and you pay only for the resources you use. Also announced today, AWS has lowered prices and introduced a new family of High-Memory instances for Amazon EC2. To get started using Amazon RDS, and other Amazon Web Services, visit http://aws.amazon.com. "For almost two years, many AWS customers have taken advantage of the simplicity, reliability, and seamless scalability that Amazon SimpleDB provides; however, many customers have told us that their applications require a relational database. That's why we built Amazon RDS, which combines a familiar relational database with automated management and the instant scalability of the AWS cloud," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President, Amazon Web Services. Amazon RDS provides a fully featured MySQL database, so the code, applications, and tools that developers use today with their existing MySQL databases work seamlessly with Amazon RDS. The service automatically handles common database administration tasks such as setup and provisioning, patch management, and backup - storing the backups for a user-defined retention period. Customers also have the flexibility to scale the compute and storage resources associated with their database instance through a simple API call. Amazon RDS is easy to deploy and simple to manage. "I found Amazon RDS to be a very efficient way to deploy MySQL, and a natural fit for cloud-based application deployment. The instance is up and running in minutes, and very sensible defaults are baked in. The APIs provide streamlined administration, with an ability to programmatically automate administration functions — which is a key feature in cloud-based applications," said David Tompkins, Sr. Computer Scientist at Adobe Systems Advanced Technology Labs. "Most importantly, Amazon RDS provides pain-free scalability - which is typically one of the most time-consuming and expensive aspects of database deployment." "We started using Amazon RDS to store metadata for each and every publisher, advertiser and creative we serve through the system," said Michael Lugassy, Founder and CEO of Kehalim, an advertising optimization and monetization platform. "After noticing a big performance improvement, we decided to use Amazon RDS to track all of our impression, clicks, and earning data as well. Results were amazing and freed us from the need to run our own MySQL instances. Amazon RDS allows us to focus on frontend features, rather than backend database complexity." "Our customers have been clamoring for a MySQL option as part of the Heroku platform, so we were thrilled to learn about Amazon RDS," said Morten Bagai, Director of Business Development at Heroku, a Ruby Platform as a Service Provider. "Amazon Web Services has made it painless to provision and manage a MySQL database. Based on our testing, we expect Amazon RDS to be a very popular database option for our customers." Separately, AWS is also lowering prices on all Amazon EC2 On-Demand compute instances, effective on November 1st. Charges for Linux-based instances will drop 15% -- a small Linux instance will now cost just 8.5 cents per hour, compared to the previous price of 10 cents per hour. Along with today's announcements, AWS is also introducing a new family of High-Memory Instances for Amazon EC2. This new instance family further expands the available selection of computing configurations for Amazon EC2, helping customers to choose the CPU capacity, memory resources, and networking throughput that their applications require. High-Memory Instances are designed to be used with memory-intensive workloads such as databases, caching, and rendering, and are optimized for low-latency, high-throughput performance. With the addition of Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2 High-Memory Instances, AWS now provides customers with a multitude of cloud database alternatives. A summary of AWS database options is provided below: Amazon RDS For customers whose applications require relational storage, but want to reduce the time spent on database management, Amazon RDS automates common administrative tasks to reduce complexity and total cost of ownership. Amazon RDS automatically backs up a customer's database and maintains the database software, allowing customers to spend more time on application development. With the native database access Amazon RDS provides, customers get the programmatic familiarity, tooling and application compatibility of a traditional RDBMS. Customers also benefit from the flexibility of being able to scale the compute resources or storage capacity associated with a Relational Database Instance via a single API call. With Amazon RDS, customers still control the database settings that are specific to their business (including the schema, indices, and performance tuning). Customers also take an active role in the scaling decisions for their database – they tell the service when they want to add more storage or change to a larger or smaller DB Instance class. Amazon RDS is recommended for customers who: Have existing or new applications, code, or tools that require a relational database Want native access to a MySQL relational database, but prefer to offload the infrastructure management and database administration to AWS Like the flexibility of being able to scale their database compute and storage resources with an API call, and only pay for the infrastructure resources they actually consume Amazon SimpleDB For database implementations that do not require a relational model, and that principally demand index and query capabilities, Amazon SimpleDB eliminates the administrative overhead of running a highly-available production database, and is unbound by the strict requirements of a RDBMS. With Amazon SimpleDB, customers store and query data items via simple web services requests, and Amazon SimpleDB does the rest. In addition to handling infrastructure provisioning, software installation and maintenance, Amazon SimpleDB automatically indexes customers' data, creates geo-redundant replicas of the data to ensure high availability, and performs database tuning on customers' behalf. Amazon SimpleDB also provides no-touch scaling. There is no need to anticipate and respond to changes in request load or database utilization; the service simply responds to traffic as it comes and goes, charging only for the resources consumed. Finally, Amazon SimpleDB doesn't enforce a rigid schema for data. This gives customers flexibility – if their business changes, they can easily reflect these changes in Amazon SimpleDB without any schema updates or changes to the database code. Amazon SimpleDB is recommended for customers who: Principally utilize index and query functions rather than more complex relational database functions Don't want any administrative burden at all in managing their structured data Want a service that scales automatically up or down in response to demand, without user intervention Require the highest possible availability Amazon EC2 - Relational Database AMIs Developers may use a number of leading relational databases on Amazon EC2. An Amazon EC2 instance can be used to run a database, and the data can be stored reliably on an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume. Amazon EC2 provides a variety of instance sizes for developers to match the resource needs of their database including the newly released High-Memory Instance types which are specifically optimized for latency sensitive, I/O intensive workloads. Amazon EBS is a fast and reliable persistent storage feature of Amazon EC2. By designing, building, and managing their own relational database on Amazon EC2, developers avoid the friction of provisioning and scaling their own infrastructure while gaining access to a variety of standard database engines over which they can exert full administrative control. Available AMIs include IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, and Vertica. Amazon EC2 Relational Database AMIs are recommended for customers who: Wish to select from a wide variety of database engines Want to exert complete administrative control over their database server 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>AWS also announces Amazon EC2 pricing decreases and a new family of High-Memory compute instances</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2009-- Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today introduced Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), a new web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale relational databases in the cloud. Amazon RDS provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while automating time-consuming database administration tasks, freeing users to focus on their application and their business. As with all Amazon Web Services, there are no up-front investments required, and you pay only for the resources you use. Also announced today, AWS has lowered prices and introduced a new family of High-Memory instances for Amazon EC2. To get started using Amazon RDS, and other Amazon Web Services, visit http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>"For almost two years, many AWS customers have taken advantage of the simplicity, reliability, and seamless scalability that Amazon SimpleDB provides; however, many customers have told us that their applications require a relational database. That's why we built Amazon RDS, which combines a familiar relational database with automated management and the instant scalability of the AWS cloud," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President, Amazon Web Services.</p><p>Amazon RDS provides a fully featured MySQL database, so the code, applications, and tools that developers use today with their existing MySQL databases work seamlessly with Amazon RDS. The service automatically handles common database administration tasks such as setup and provisioning, patch management, and backup - storing the backups for a user-defined retention period. Customers also have the flexibility to scale the compute and storage resources associated with their database instance through a simple API call. Amazon RDS is easy to deploy and simple to manage.</p><p>"I found Amazon RDS to be a very efficient way to deploy MySQL, and a natural fit for cloud-based application deployment. The instance is up and running in minutes, and very sensible defaults are baked in. The APIs provide streamlined administration, with an ability to programmatically automate administration functions — which is a key feature in cloud-based applications," said David Tompkins, Sr. Computer Scientist at Adobe Systems Advanced Technology Labs. "Most importantly, Amazon RDS provides pain-free scalability - which is typically one of the most time-consuming and expensive aspects of database deployment."</p><p>"We started using Amazon RDS to store metadata for each and every publisher, advertiser and creative we serve through the system," said Michael Lugassy, Founder and CEO of Kehalim, an advertising optimization and monetization platform. "After noticing a big performance improvement, we decided to use Amazon RDS to track all of our impression, clicks, and earning data as well. Results were amazing and freed us from the need to run our own MySQL instances. Amazon RDS allows us to focus on frontend features, rather than backend database complexity."</p><p>"Our customers have been clamoring for a MySQL option as part of the Heroku platform, so we were thrilled to learn about Amazon RDS," said Morten Bagai, Director of Business Development at Heroku, a Ruby Platform as a Service Provider. "Amazon Web Services has made it painless to provision and manage a MySQL database. Based on our testing, we expect Amazon RDS to be a very popular database option for our customers."</p><p>Separately, AWS is also lowering prices on all Amazon EC2 On-Demand compute instances, effective on November 1st. Charges for Linux-based instances will drop 15% -- a small Linux instance will now cost just 8.5 cents per hour, compared to the previous price of 10 cents per hour.</p><p>Along with today's announcements, AWS is also introducing a new family of High-Memory Instances for Amazon EC2. This new instance family further expands the available selection of computing configurations for Amazon EC2, helping customers to choose the CPU capacity, memory resources, and networking throughput that their applications require. High-Memory Instances are designed to be used with memory-intensive workloads such as databases, caching, and rendering, and are optimized for low-latency, high-throughput performance.</p><p>With the addition of Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2 High-Memory Instances, AWS now provides customers with a multitude of cloud database alternatives. A summary of AWS database options is provided below:</p><p>Amazon RDS</p><p>For customers whose applications require relational storage, but want to reduce the time spent on database management, Amazon RDS automates common administrative tasks to reduce complexity and total cost of ownership. Amazon RDS automatically backs up a customer's database and maintains the database software, allowing customers to spend more time on application development. With the native database access Amazon RDS provides, customers get the programmatic familiarity, tooling and application compatibility of a traditional RDBMS. Customers also benefit from the flexibility of being able to scale the compute resources or storage capacity associated with a Relational Database Instance via a single API call.</p><p>With Amazon RDS, customers still control the database settings that are specific to their business (including the schema, indices, and performance tuning). Customers also take an active role in the scaling decisions for their database – they tell the service when they want to add more storage or change to a larger or smaller DB Instance class.</p><p>Amazon RDS is recommended for customers who:</p><ul><li>Have existing or new applications, code, or tools that require a relational database</li><li>Want native access to a MySQL relational database, but prefer to offload the infrastructure management and database administration to AWS</li><li>Like the flexibility of being able to scale their database compute and storage resources with an API call, and only pay for the infrastructure resources they actually consume</li></ul><p>Amazon SimpleDB</p><p>For database implementations that do not require a relational model, and that principally demand index and query capabilities, Amazon SimpleDB eliminates the administrative overhead of running a highly-available production database, and is unbound by the strict requirements of a RDBMS. With Amazon SimpleDB, customers store and query data items via simple web services requests, and Amazon SimpleDB does the rest. In addition to handling infrastructure provisioning, software installation and maintenance, Amazon SimpleDB automatically indexes customers' data, creates geo-redundant replicas of the data to ensure high availability, and performs database tuning on customers' behalf. Amazon SimpleDB also provides no-touch scaling. There is no need to anticipate and respond to changes in request load or database utilization; the service simply responds to traffic as it comes and goes, charging only for the resources consumed. Finally, Amazon SimpleDB doesn't enforce a rigid schema for data. This gives customers flexibility – if their business changes, they can easily reflect these changes in Amazon SimpleDB without any schema updates or changes to the database code.</p><p>Amazon SimpleDB is recommended for customers who:</p><ul><li>Principally utilize index and query functions rather than more complex relational database functions</li><li>Don't want any administrative burden at all in managing their structured data</li><li>Want a service that scales automatically up or down in response to demand, without user intervention</li><li>Require the highest possible availability</li></ul><p>Amazon EC2 - Relational Database AMIs</p><p>Developers may use a number of leading relational databases on Amazon EC2. An Amazon EC2 instance can be used to run a database, and the data can be stored reliably on an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume. Amazon EC2 provides a variety of instance sizes for developers to match the resource needs of their database including the newly released High-Memory Instance types which are specifically optimized for latency sensitive, I/O intensive workloads. Amazon EBS is a fast and reliable persistent storage feature of Amazon EC2. By designing, building, and managing their own relational database on Amazon EC2, developers avoid the friction of provisioning and scaling their own infrastructure while gaining access to a variety of standard database engines over which they can exert full administrative control. Available AMIs include IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, and Vertica.</p><p>Amazon EC2 Relational Database AMIs are recommended for customers who:</p><ul><li>Wish to select from a wide variety of database engines</li><li>Want to exert complete administrative control over their database server</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 28% to $5.45 Billion; Newest Kindle Now Shipping and Lowering Price to $259 from $279

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Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 28% to $5.45 Billion; Newest Kindle Now Shipping and Lowering Price to $259 from $279

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Operating cash flow was $2.25 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.27billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2008. Free cash flow increased 98% to $1.92 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.97 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2008. Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 451 million on September 30, 2009, compared with 448 million a year ago. Net sales increased 28% to $5.45 billion in the third quarter, compared with $4.26 billion in third quarter 2008. Excluding the $41 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales would have grown 29% compared with third quarter 2008. Operating income increased 62% to $251 million in the third quarter, compared with $154 million in third quarter 2008. Excluding the $10 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income would have grown 69% compared with third quarter 2008. Net income increased 68% to $199 million in the third quarter, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with net income of $118 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in third quarter 2008. "Kindle has become the #1 bestselling item by both unit sales and dollars – not just in our electronics store but across all product categories on Amazon.com. It's also the most wished for and the most gifted. We are grateful for and energized by this customer response," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Earlier this week we began shipping the latest generation Kindle. Its 3G wireless works in the U.S. and 100 countries, and we've just lowered its price to $259." Highlights This week we started shipping Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless and lowered its price to $259 from $279. This newest Kindle is available to ship to customers living outside the U.S. Customers in more than 100 countries around the world, and U.S. customers traveling abroad, can take advantage of Kindle's 3G wireless technology to download a title in 60 seconds or less. The U.S. Kindle Store now has more than 360,000 books, including 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, more than 7,000 blogs, and more than 90 top U.S. and International newspapers and magazines, including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Times (U.K.), Le Monde, The Economist, Newsweek, Time, and Fortune. Kindle owners can also select from over 60,000 audiobooks from Audible.com and listen to them directly on their Kindle. The Company announced "Kindle for PC," the free application for reading Kindle books on the PC. Kindle for PC features Amazon's Whispersync technology, which automatically saves and synchronizes customers' bookmarks and last page read across devices, including the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, and PC. North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.84 billion, up 23% from third quarter 2008. International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $2.61 billion, up 33% from third quarter 2008. Excluding the unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 35%. Worldwide Media sales grew 17% to $2.93 billion. Excluding the unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter sales grew 18%. Worldwide Electronics & Other General Merchandise sales grew 44% to $2.36 billion. Excluding the unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter sales grew 45%. Amazon.com launched "Local Express Delivery," a new shipping option giving customers same-day delivery on thousands of items in seven major cities: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Seattle and Washington D.C. Amazon Prime members pay just $5.99 per item for the service. The Company continues to expand and enhance free shipping offers across the world. Amazon.co.uk began offering free shipping on all products in the U.K., eliminating the prior threshold of £5; while Amazon.co.jp now offers free same-day delivery service to Amazon Prime customers in the Kanto and Kansai regions of Japan. Items shipped on behalf of sellers who utilized Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) more than tripled from the prior year. Sellers can still join FBA and take advantage of Amazon's extended delivery promise for the holidays − customers can order items as late as December 23rd and still get them in time for the holidays. Amazon.com expanded its Frustration-Free Packaging program, offering additional items from Fisher-Price, Mattel, Kingston and other leading toy and electronics manufacturers in easy-to-open, environmentally friendly packaging. Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), a secure and seamless bridge between a company's existing IT infrastructure and the AWS cloud, enabling enterprises to connect their existing infrastructure to AWS compute resources. Financial Guidance The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of October 22, 2009. This guidance excludes the impact of Zappos.com, Inc., including approximately $35 million of expenses primarily related to employee compensation costs, amortization of intangibles and merger-related expenses that would be recognized in the fourth quarter 2009 if the transaction closes as planned. 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 2009 Guidance Net sales are expected to be between $8.125 billion and $9.125 billion, or to grow between 21% and 36% compared with fourth quarter 2008. Operating income is expected to be between $300 million and $425 million, or to grow between 10% and 56% compared with fourth quarter 2008. This guidance includes approximately $100 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, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. In addition, the current global economic climate amplifies 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K 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; Computers & Office; Electronics; Home & Garden; Grocery, Health & Beauty; Toys, Kids & Baby; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; 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 Elastic Block Store, Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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 Ended Nine Months Ended Twelve Months Ended September 30, September 30, September 30, 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 1,936 $ 1,548 $ 2,769 $ 2,539 $ 1,650 $ 1,366 OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income 199 118 518 420 743 627 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 96 76 266 210 343 273 Stock-based compensation 90 70 242 197 320 251 Other operating expense (income), net 9 7 80 (32 ) 90 (29 ) Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net (1 ) 1 (3 ) (2 ) (3 ) (2 ) Other expense (income), net (9 ) (24 ) (21 ) (17 ) (38 ) (18 ) Deferred income taxes 77 (17 ) 84 (47 ) 125 (144 ) Excess tax charges (benefits) from stock-based compensation 17 (53 ) (52 ) (160 ) (52 ) (323 ) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Inventories (276 ) (243 ) (192 ) (130 ) (293 ) (361 ) Accounts receivable, net and other (155 ) (9 ) 28 106 (296 ) (131 ) Accounts payable 701 362 (372 ) (524 ) 964 620 Accrued expenses and other (3 ) 101 (131 ) 39 77 437 Additions to unearned revenue 197 121 610 286 772 366 Amortization of previously unearned revenue (143 ) (86 ) (375 ) (220 ) (499 ) (291 ) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 799 424 682 126 2,253 1,275 INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development (103 ) (102 ) (236 ) (231 ) (337 ) (305 ) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (5 ) (8 ) (40 ) (408 ) (127 ) (436 ) Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments 586 582 1,277 1,033 1,550 1,149 Purchases of marketable securities and other investments (780 ) (478 ) (1,730 ) (1,229 ) (2,179 ) (1,382 ) Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (302 ) (6 ) (729 ) (835 ) (1,093 ) (974 ) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Excess tax benefits (charges) from stock-based compensation (17 ) 53 53 160 52 323 Common stock repurchased - - - - (100 ) - Proceeds from long-term debt and other 101 2 97 62 149 91 Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (20 ) (295 ) (379 ) (355 ) (394 ) (380 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 64 (240 ) (229 ) (133 ) (293 ) 34 Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents 17 (76 ) 21 (47 ) (3 ) (51 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 578 102 (255 ) (889 ) 864 284 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 2,514 $ 1,650 $ 2,514 $ 1,650 $ 2,514 $ 1,650 SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid for interest $ 2 $ 14 $ 30 $ 61 $ 32 $ 62 Cash paid for income taxes 10 5 44 28 69 38 Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements 60 37 97 104 141 136 Fixed assets acquired under build-to-suit leases 16 19 133 35 170 50 Conversion of debt - 132 - 605 - 605 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2009 2008 2009 2008 Net sales $ 5,449 $ 4,264 $ 14,989 $ 12,463 Cost of sales 4,176 3,265 11,435 9,541 Gross profit 1,273 999 3,554 2,922 Operating expenses (1): Fulfillment 466 393 1,297 1,109 Marketing 149 108 406 313 Technology and content 315 264 890 755 General and administrative 83 73 228 208 Other operating expense (income), net (2) 9 7 80 (32 ) Total operating expenses 1,022 845 2,901 2,353 Income from operations 251 154 653 569 Interest income 7 21 28 67 Interest expense (7 ) (17 ) (26 ) (60 ) Other income, net 11 24 35 22 Total non-operating income 11 28 37 29 Income before income taxes 262 182 690 598 Provision for income taxes (60 ) (59 ) (169 ) (167 ) Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (3 ) (5 ) (3 ) (11 ) Net income $ 199 $ 118 $ 518 $ 420 Basic earnings per share $ 0.46 $ 0.28 $ 1.20 $ 1.00 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.45 $ 0.27 $ 1.18 $ 0.97 Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: Basic 432 427 431 421 Diluted 441 436 439 431 __________________________ (1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Fulfillment $ 22 $ 15 $ 57 $ 42 Marketing 5 4 14 10 Technology and content 48 38 130 109 General and administrative 15 13 41 36 (2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets. Q2 2009 includes the impact of our settlement with Toysrus.com LLC for $51 million, substantially all of which was expensed in Q2 2009. AMAZON.COM, INC. Segment Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2009 2008 2009 2008 North America Net sales $ 2,843 $ 2,302 $ 7,872 $ 6,597 Cost of sales 2,091 1,716 5,754 4,883 Gross profit 752 586 2,118 1,714 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 596 498 1,687 1,400 Segment operating income $ 156 $ 88 $ 431 $ 314 International Net sales $ 2,606 $ 1,962 $ 7,117 $ 5,866 Cost of sales 2,085 1,549 5,681 4,658 Gross profit 521 413 1,436 1,208 Direct segment operating expenses (1) 327 270 892 788 Segment operating income $ 194 $ 143 $ 544 $ 420 Consolidated Net sales $ 5,449 $ 4,264 $ 14,989 $ 12,463 Cost of sales 4,176 3,265 11,435 9,541 Gross profit 1,273 999 3,554 2,922 Direct segment operating expenses 923 768 2,579 2,188 Segment operating income 350 231 975 734 Stock-based compensation (90 ) (70 ) (242 ) (197 ) Other operating income (expense), net (2) (9 ) (7 ) (80 ) 32 Income from operations 251 154 653 569 Total non-operating income, net 11 28 37 29 Provision for income taxes (60 ) (59 ) (169 ) (167 ) Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (3 ) (5 ) (3 ) (11 ) Net income $ 199 $ 118 $ 518 $ 420 Segment Highlights: Y/Y net sales growth: North America 23 % 29 % 19 % 32 % International 33 33 21 41 Consolidated 28 31 20 36 Y/Y gross profit growth: North America 28 % 28 % 24 % 29 % International 26 37 19 42 Consolidated 27 31 22 34 Y/Y segment operating income growth: North America 77 % 12 % 37 % 27 % International 36 46 30 53 Consolidated 52 31 33 41 Net sales mix: North America 52 % 54 % 53 % 53 % International 48 46 47 47 __________________________ (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 recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets. Q2 2009 includes the impact of our settlement with Toysrus.com LLC for $51 million, substantially all of which was expensed in Q2 2009. AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Net Sales Information (in millions) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2009 2008 2009 2008 North America Media $ 1,412 $ 1,245 $ 3,865 $ 3,599 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,293 950 3,652 2,697 Other 138 107 355 301 Total North America 2,843 2,302 7,872 6,597 International Media 1,517 1,249 4,229 3,845 Electronics and other general merchandise 1,064 690 2,821 1,955 Other 25 23 67 66 Total International 2,606 1,962 7,117 5,866 Consolidated Media 2,929 2,494 8,094 7,444 Electronics and other general merchandise 2,357 1,640 6,473 4,652 Other 163 130 422 367 Total Consolidated $ 5,449 $ 4,264 $ 14,989 $ 12,463 Y/Y Net Sales Growth: North America: Media 13 % 15 % 7 % 20 % Electronics and other general merchandise 36 51 35 50 Other 29 41 18 40 Total North America 23 29 19 32 International: Media 22 % 24 % 10 % 32 % Electronics and other general merchandise 54 54 44 64 Other 4 49 2 78 Total International 33 33 21 41 Consolidated: Media 17 % 19 % 9 % 26 % Electronics and other general merchandise 44 52 39 55 Other 25 42 15 45 Total Consolidated 28 31 20 36 Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates: International: Media 22 % 18 % 17 % 22 % Electronics and other general merchandise 58 48 56 52 Other 14 52 19 71 Total International 35 28 30 31 Consolidated: Media 18 % 17 % 13 % 21 % Electronics and other general merchandise 45 49 44 51 Other 26 43 18 44 Total Consolidated 29 28 25 31 Consolidated Net Sales Mix: Media 54 % 59 % 54 % 60 % Electronics and other general merchandise 43 38 43 37 Other 3 3 3 3 AMAZON.COM, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except per share data) September 30, December 31, September 30, 2009 2008 2008 ASSETS (unaudited) (unaudited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,514 $ 2,769 $ 1,650 Marketable securities 1,487 958 674 Inventories 1,617 1,399 1,315 Accounts receivable, net and other 671 827 597 Deferred tax assets 80 204 194 Total current assets 6,369 6,157 4,430 Fixed assets, net 1,086 854 731 Deferred tax assets 206 145 278 Goodwill 457 438 405 Other assets 854 720 722 Total assets $ 8,972 $ 8,314 $ 6,566 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 3,354 $ 3,594 $ 2,242 Accrued expenses and other 1,183 1,152 902 Total current liabilities 4,537 4,746 3,144 Long-term debt 116 409 393 Other long-term liabilities 734 487 502 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 -- 449, 445 and 443 Outstanding shares -- 433, 428 and 429 4 4 4 Treasury stock, at cost (600 ) (600 ) (500 ) Additional paid-in capital 4,428 4,121 4,051 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (35 ) (123 ) (73 ) Accumulated deficit (212 ) (730 ) (955 ) Total stockholders' equity 3,585 2,672 2,527 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 8,972 $ 8,314 $ 6,566 AMAZON.COM, INC. Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Y/Y % Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Change Cash Flows and Shares Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) $ 1,275 $ 1,697 $ 1,757 $ 1,878 $ 2,253 77% Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software & website development) -- TTM $ 305 $ 333 $ 326 $ 336 $ 337 11% Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM $ 970 $ 1,364 $ 1,431 $ 1,542 $ 1,916 98% Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth 21% 16% 82% 89% 98% N/A Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding 448 446 447 451 451 1% Common shares outstanding 429 428 429 432 433 1% Stock-based awards outstanding 19 18 17 19 18 (6%) Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding 4.5% 4.2% 4.0% 4.4% 4.2% N/A Results of Operations Worldwide (WW) net sales $ 4,264 $ 6,704 $ 4,889 $ 4,651 $ 5,449 28% WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 28% 24% 25% 20% 29% N/A WW net sales -- TTM $ 18,135 $ 19,166 $ 19,921 $ 20,509 $ 21,693 20% WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 33% 28% 27% 24% 24% N/A Gross profit $ 999 $ 1,348 $ 1,148 $ 1,133 $ 1,273 27% Gross profit -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 20% 27% 23% 29% N/A Gross margin -- % of WW net sales 23.4% 20.1% 23.5% 24.4% 23.4% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 4,092 $ 4,270 $ 4,462 $ 4,628 $ 4,902 20% Gross profit -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 31% 26% 26% 24% 25% N/A Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 22.6% 22.3% 22.4% 22.6% 22.6% N/A Operating income (1) $ 154 $ 272 $ 244 $ 159 $ 251 62% Operating margin -- % of WW net sales 3.6% 4.1% 5.0% 3.4% 4.6% N/A Operating income -- TTM (1) (2) $ 840 $ 842 $ 887 $ 829 $ 925 10% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 36% 27% 30% 13% 22% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales 4.6% 4.4% 4.5% 4.0% 4.3% N/A Net income (1) $ 118 $ 225 $ 177 $ 142 $ 199 68% Net income per diluted share $ 0.27 $ 0.52 $ 0.41 $ 0.32 $ 0.45 66% Net income -- TTM (1) (2) $ 627 $ 645 $ 679 $ 663 $ 743 19% Net income per diluted share -- TTM $ 1.46 $ 1.49 $ 1.56 $ 1.52 $ 1.69 16% Segments North America Segment: Net sales $ 2,302 $ 3,631 $ 2,578 $ 2,451 $ 2,843 23% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 29% 18% 22% 13% 24% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 9,680 $ 10,228 $ 10,681 $ 10,963 $ 11,503 19% Gross profit $ 586 $ 781 $ 694 $ 672 $ 752 28% Gross margin -- % of North America net sales 25.5% 21.5% 26.9% 27.4% 26.5% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 2,412 $ 2,495 $ 2,620 $ 2,733 $ 2,899 20% Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 24.9% 24.4% 24.5% 24.9% 25.2% N/A Operating income $ 88 $ 130 $ 150 $ 125 $ 156 77% Operating margin -- % of North America net sales 3.8% 3.6% 5.8% 5.1% 5.5% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 468 $ 445 $ 464 $ 494 $ 562 20% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 26% 11% 5% 8% 20% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales 4.8% 4.4% 4.4% 4.5% 4.9% N/A International Segment: Net sales $ 1,962 $ 3,073 $ 2,311 $ 2,200 $ 2,606 33% Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 28% 31% 28% 28% 35% N/A Net sales -- TTM $ 8,455 $ 8,938 $ 9,240 $ 9,546 $ 10,190 21% Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales 47% 47% 46% 47% 47% N/A Gross profit $ 413 $ 567 $ 454 $ 461 $ 521 26% Gross margin -- % of International net sales 21.1% 18.5% 19.6% 20.9% 20.0% N/A Gross profit -- TTM $ 1,680 $ 1,775 $ 1,842 $ 1,895 $ 2,003 19% Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales 19.9% 19.9% 19.9% 19.9% 19.7% N/A Operating income $ 143 $ 229 $ 172 $ 179 $ 194 36% Operating margin -- % of International net sales 7.3% 7.4% 7.4% 8.1% 7.4% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 594 $ 648 $ 692 $ 722 $ 773 30% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 41% 42% 52% 49% 49% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales 7.0% 7.3% 7.5% 7.6% 7.6% 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 % Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Change Segments (continued) Consolidated Segments: Operating expenses $ 768 $ 989 $ 826 $ 829 $ 923 20% Operating expenses -- TTM $ 3,030 $ 3,177 $ 3,306 $ 3,412 $ 3,567 18% Operating income $ 231 $ 359 $ 322 $ 304 $ 350 52% Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales 5.4% 5.4% 6.6% 6.5% 6.4% N/A Operating income -- TTM $ 1,062 $ 1,093 $ 1,156 $ 1,216 $ 1,335 26% Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 35% 28% 28% 29% 35% N/A Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales 5.9% 5.7% 5.8% 5.9% 6.2% N/A Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,245 $ 1,751 $ 1,305 $ 1,148 $ 1,412 13% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 15% 8% 9% 0% 14% N/A Media -- TTM $ 5,235 $ 5,350 $ 5,450 $ 5,449 $ 5,616 7% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 950 $ 1,733 $ 1,172 $ 1,187 $ 1,293 36% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 51% 30% 42% 29% 36% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 4,033 $ 4,430 $ 4,776 $ 5,043 $ 5,385 34% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales 42% 43% 45% 46% 47% N/A Other $ 107 $ 147 $ 101 $ 116 $ 138 29% Other -- TTM $ 412 $ 448 $ 455 $ 471 $ 502 22% Supplemental International Segment Net Sales: Media $ 1,249 $ 1,889 $ 1,418 $ 1,294 $ 1,517 22% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 18% 22% 17% 12% 22% N/A Media -- TTM $ 5,537 $ 5,734 $ 5,814 $ 5,849 $ 6,118 10% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 690 $ 1,156 $ 874 $ 882 $ 1,064 54% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 48% 46% 50% 60% 58% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 2,832 $ 3,110 $ 3,330 $ 3,603 $ 3,977 40% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales 33% 35% 36% 38% 39% N/A Other $ 23 $ 28 $ 19 $ 24 $ 25 4% Other -- TTM $ 86 $ 94 $ 96 $ 94 $ 95 11% Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales: Media $ 2,494 $ 3,640 $ 2,723 $ 2,442 $ 2,929 17% Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 17% 15% 13% 7% 18% N/A Media -- TTM $ 10,772 $ 11,084 $ 11,264 $ 11,298 $ 11,734 9% Electronics and other general merchandise $ 1,640 $ 2,889 $ 2,046 $ 2,069 $ 2,357 44% Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X 49% 36% 46% 41% 45% N/A Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM $ 6,865 $ 7,540 $ 8,106 $ 8,646 $ 9,362 36% Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales 38% 39% 41% 42% 43% N/A Other $ 130 $ 175 $ 120 $ 140 $ 163 25% Other -- TTM $ 498 $ 542 $ 551 $ 565 $ 597 20% Balance Sheet Cash and marketable securities (3) $ 2,572 $ 4,035 $ 3,025 $ 3,504 $ 4,304 67% Inventory, net -- ending $ 1,315 $ 1,399 $ 1,266 $ 1,325 $ 1,617 23% Inventory turnover, average -- TTM 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.4 12.1 (2%) Fixed assets, net $ 731 $ 854 $ 889 $ 981 $ 1,086 49% Accounts payable days -- ending 63 62 57 65 72 14% Other WW shipping revenue $ 191 $ 266 $ 190 $ 185 $ 208 8% WW shipping costs $ 323 $ 508 $ 358 $ 332 $ 388 20% WW net shipping costs $ 132 $ 242 $ 168 $ 147 $ 180 37% WW net shipping costs -- % of WW net sales 3.1% 3.6% 3.4% 3.1% 3.3% N/A Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) 20,500 20,700 20,600 21,000 21,700 6% (1) Q2 2009 includes the impact of our settlement with Toysrus.com LLC for $51 million, substantially all of which was expensed in Q2 2009. (2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets. (3) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $248 million Q3 2008, $308 million Q4 2008, $295 million Q1 2009, $292 million Q2 2009, and $303 million Q3 2009. Amazon.com, Inc. Certain Definitions and Other Segment Reporting 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 sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. 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 www.amazon.cn. 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. Customer Accounts 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 www.amazon.cn 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. Seller Accounts 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. Registered Developers 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. Units 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 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. Cash Flows and Return on Invested Capital Free cash flow is cash flow from operations reduced by purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development. Tax benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation deductions are reported as financing cash flows. 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. 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. Cost of Sales Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content 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. Fulfillment Fulfillment costs relate 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. Marketing Marketing consists primarily of online advertising, including through our Associates program, sponsored search, portal advertising, e-mail campaigns, and other initiatives. 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. 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. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com Investor RelationsRob Eldridge, 206-266-2171www.amazon.com/irorAmazon.com Public RelationsCraig Berman, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009.</p><p>Operating cash flow was $2.25 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.27billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2008. Free cash flow increased 98% to $1.92 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.97 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2008.</p><p>Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards outstanding totaled 451 million on September 30, 2009, compared with 448 million a year ago.</p><p>Net sales increased 28% to $5.45 billion in the third quarter, compared with $4.26 billion in third quarter 2008. Excluding the $41 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales would have grown 29% compared with third quarter 2008.</p><p>Operating income increased 62% to $251 million in the third quarter, compared with $154 million in third quarter 2008. Excluding the $10 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, operating income would have grown 69% compared with third quarter 2008.</p><p>Net income increased 68% to $199 million in the third quarter, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with net income of $118 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in third quarter 2008.</p><p>"Kindle has become the #1 bestselling item by both unit sales and dollars – not just in our electronics store but across all product categories on Amazon.com. It's also the most wished for and the most gifted. We are grateful for and energized by this customer response," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "Earlier this week we began shipping the latest generation Kindle. Its 3G wireless works in the U.S. and 100 countries, and we've just lowered its price to $259."</p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>This week we started shipping Kindle with U.S. &amp; International Wireless and lowered its price to $259 from $279. This newest Kindle is available to ship to customers living outside the U.S. Customers in more than 100 countries around the world, and U.S. customers traveling abroad, can take advantage of Kindle's 3G wireless technology to download a title in 60 seconds or less.</li><li>The U.S. Kindle Store now has more than 360,000 books, including 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, more than 7,000 blogs, and more than 90 top U.S. and International newspapers and magazines, including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Times (U.K.), Le Monde, The Economist, Newsweek, Time, and Fortune. Kindle owners can also select from over 60,000 audiobooks from Audible.com and listen to them directly on their Kindle.</li><li>The Company announced "Kindle for PC," the free application for reading Kindle books on the PC. Kindle for PC features Amazon's Whispersync technology, which automatically saves and synchronizes customers' bookmarks and last page read across devices, including the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, and PC.</li><li>North America segment sales, representing the Company's U.S. and Canadian sites, were $2.84 billion, up 23% from third quarter 2008.</li><li>International segment sales, representing the Company's U.K., German, Japanese, French and Chinese sites, were $2.61 billion, up 33% from third quarter 2008. Excluding the unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, International sales grew 35%.</li><li>Worldwide Media sales grew 17% to $2.93 billion. Excluding the unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter sales grew 18%.</li><li>Worldwide Electronics &amp; Other General Merchandise sales grew 44% to $2.36 billion. Excluding the unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter sales grew 45%.</li><li>Amazon.com launched "Local Express Delivery," a new shipping option giving customers same-day delivery on thousands of items in seven major cities: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Seattle and Washington D.C. Amazon Prime members pay just $5.99 per item for the service.</li><li>The Company continues to expand and enhance free shipping offers across the world. Amazon.co.uk began offering free shipping on all products in the U.K., eliminating the prior threshold of £5; while Amazon.co.jp now offers free same-day delivery service to Amazon Prime customers in the Kanto and Kansai regions of Japan.</li><li>Items shipped on behalf of sellers who utilized Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) more than tripled from the prior year. Sellers can still join FBA and take advantage of Amazon's extended delivery promise for the holidays − customers can order items as late as December 23rd and still get them in time for the holidays.</li><li>Amazon.com expanded its Frustration-Free Packaging program, offering additional items from Fisher-Price, Mattel, Kingston and other leading toy and electronics manufacturers in easy-to-open, environmentally friendly packaging.</li><li>Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), a secure and seamless bridge between a company's existing IT infrastructure and the AWS cloud, enabling enterprises to connect their existing infrastructure to AWS compute resources.</li></ul><p>Financial Guidance</p><p>The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of October 22, 2009. This guidance excludes the impact of Zappos.com, Inc., including approximately $35 million of expenses primarily related to employee compensation costs, amortization of intangibles and merger-related expenses that would be recognized in the fourth quarter 2009 if the transaction closes as planned. 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 2009 Guidance</p><ul><li>Net sales are expected to be between $8.125 billion and $9.125 billion, or to grow between 21% and 36% compared with fourth quarter 2008.</li><li>Operating income is expected to be between $300 million and $425 million, or to grow between 10% and 56% compared with fourth quarter 2008. This guidance includes approximately $100 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>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><em>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, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. In addition, the current global economic climate amplifies 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings</em>.</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; Computers &amp; Office; Electronics; Home &amp; Garden; Grocery, Health &amp; Beauty; Toys, Kids &amp; Baby; Apparel, Shoes &amp; Jewelry; 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 Elastic Block Store, Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Three Months Ended</td><td>Nine Months Ended</td><td>Twelve Months Ended</td></tr><tr><td>September 30,</td><td>September 30,</td><td>September 30,</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD</td><td>$</td><td>1,936</td><td>$</td><td>1,548</td><td>$</td><td>2,769</td><td>$</td><td>2,539</td><td>$</td><td>1,650</td><td>$</td><td>1,366</td></tr><tr><td>OPERATING ACTIVITIES:</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>199</td><td>118</td><td>518</td><td>420</td><td>743</td><td>627</td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Depreciation of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization</p></td><td>96</td><td>76</td><td>266</td><td>210</td><td>343</td><td>273</td></tr><tr><td>Stock-based compensation</td><td>90</td><td>70</td><td>242</td><td>197</td><td>320</td><td>251</td></tr><tr><td>Other operating expense (income), net</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>80</td><td>(32</td><td>)</td><td>90</td><td>(29</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net</td><td>(1</td><td>)</td><td>1</td><td>(3</td><td>)</td><td>(2</td><td>)</td><td>(3</td><td>)</td><td>(2</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Other expense (income), net</td><td>(9</td><td>)</td><td>(24</td><td>)</td><td>(21</td><td>)</td><td>(17</td><td>)</td><td>(38</td><td>)</td><td>(18</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred income taxes</td><td>77</td><td>(17</td><td>)</td><td>84</td><td>(47</td><td>)</td><td>125</td><td>(144</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Excess tax charges (benefits) from stock-based compensation</td><td>17</td><td>(53</td><td>)</td><td>(52</td><td>)</td><td>(160</td><td>)</td><td>(52</td><td>)</td><td>(323</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Changes in operating assets and liabilities:</td></tr><tr><td>Inventories</td><td>(276</td><td>)</td><td>(243</td><td>)</td><td>(192</td><td>)</td><td>(130</td><td>)</td><td>(293</td><td>)</td><td>(361</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts receivable, net and other</td><td>(155</td><td>)</td><td>(9</td><td>)</td><td>28</td><td>106</td><td>(296</td><td>)</td><td>(131</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts payable</td><td>701</td><td>362</td><td>(372</td><td>)</td><td>(524</td><td>)</td><td>964</td><td>620</td></tr><tr><td>Accrued expenses and other</td><td>(3</td><td>)</td><td>101</td><td>(131</td><td>)</td><td>39</td><td>77</td><td>437</td></tr><tr><td>Additions to unearned revenue</td><td>197</td><td>121</td><td>610</td><td>286</td><td>772</td><td>366</td></tr><tr><td>Amortization of previously unearned revenue</td><td>(143</td><td>)</td><td>(86</td><td>)</td><td>(375</td><td>)</td><td>(220</td><td>)</td><td>(499</td><td>)</td><td>(291</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities</td><td>799</td><td>424</td><td>682</td><td>126</td><td>2,253</td><td>1,275</td></tr><tr><td>INVESTING ACTIVITIES:</td></tr><tr><td><p>Purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development</p></td><td>(103</td><td>)</td><td>(102</td><td>)</td><td>(236</td><td>)</td><td>(231</td><td>)</td><td>(337</td><td>)</td><td>(305</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other</td><td>(5</td><td>)</td><td>(8</td><td>)</td><td>(40</td><td>)</td><td>(408</td><td>)</td><td>(127</td><td>)</td><td>(436</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Sales and maturities of marketable securities and other investments</td><td>586</td><td>582</td><td>1,277</td><td>1,033</td><td>1,550</td><td>1,149</td></tr><tr><td>Purchases of marketable securities and other investments</td><td>(780</td><td>)</td><td>(478</td><td>)</td><td>(1,730</td><td>)</td><td>(1,229</td><td>)</td><td>(2,179</td><td>)</td><td>(1,382</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities</td><td>(302</td><td>)</td><td>(6</td><td>)</td><td>(729</td><td>)</td><td>(835</td><td>)</td><td>(1,093</td><td>)</td><td>(974</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>FINANCING ACTIVITIES:</td></tr><tr><td>Excess tax benefits (charges) from stock-based compensation</td><td>(17</td><td>)</td><td>53</td><td>53</td><td>160</td><td>52</td><td>323</td></tr><tr><td>Common stock repurchased</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>(100</td><td>)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Proceeds from long-term debt and other</td><td>101</td><td>2</td><td>97</td><td>62</td><td>149</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations</td><td>(20</td><td>)</td><td>(295</td><td>)</td><td>(379</td><td>)</td><td>(355</td><td>)</td><td>(394</td><td>)</td><td>(380</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities</td><td>64</td><td>(240</td><td>)</td><td>(229</td><td>)</td><td>(133</td><td>)</td><td>(293</td><td>)</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Foreign-currency effect on cash and cash equivalents</td><td>17</td><td>(76</td><td>)</td><td>21</td><td>(47</td><td>)</td><td>(3</td><td>)</td><td>(51</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents</td><td>578</td><td>102</td><td>(255</td><td>)</td><td>(889</td><td>)</td><td>864</td><td>284</td></tr><tr><td>CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD</td><td>$</td><td>2,514</td><td>$</td><td>1,650</td><td>$</td><td>2,514</td><td>$</td><td>1,650</td><td>$</td><td>2,514</td><td>$</td><td>1,650</td></tr><tr><td>SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:</td></tr><tr><td>Cash paid for interest</td><td>$</td><td>2</td><td>$</td><td>14</td><td>$</td><td>30</td><td>$</td><td>61</td><td>$</td><td>32</td><td>$</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>Cash paid for income taxes</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>44</td><td>28</td><td>69</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>Fixed assets acquired under capital leases and other financing arrangements</td><td>60</td><td>37</td><td>97</td><td>104</td><td>141</td><td>136</td></tr><tr><td>Fixed assets acquired under build-to-suit leases</td><td>16</td><td>19</td><td>133</td><td>35</td><td>170</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>Conversion of debt</td><td>-</td><td>132</td><td>-</td><td>605</td><td>-</td><td>605</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Statements of Operations</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions, except per share data)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Three Months Ended</td><td>Nine Months Ended</td></tr><tr><td>September 30,</td><td>September 30,</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>5,449</td><td>$</td><td>4,264</td><td>$</td><td>14,989</td><td>$</td><td>12,463</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of sales</td><td>4,176</td><td>3,265</td><td>11,435</td><td>9,541</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit</td><td>1,273</td><td>999</td><td>3,554</td><td>2,922</td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses (1):</td></tr><tr><td>Fulfillment</td><td>466</td><td>393</td><td>1,297</td><td>1,109</td></tr><tr><td>Marketing</td><td>149</td><td>108</td><td>406</td><td>313</td></tr><tr><td>Technology and content</td><td>315</td><td>264</td><td>890</td><td>755</td></tr><tr><td>General and administrative</td><td>83</td><td>73</td><td>228</td><td>208</td></tr><tr><td>Other operating expense (income), net (2)</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>80</td><td>(32</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Total operating expenses</td><td>1,022</td><td>845</td><td>2,901</td><td>2,353</td></tr><tr><td>Income from operations</td><td>251</td><td>154</td><td>653</td><td>569</td></tr><tr><td>Interest income</td><td>7</td><td>21</td><td>28</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td>Interest expense</td><td>(7</td><td>)</td><td>(17</td><td>)</td><td>(26</td><td>)</td><td>(60</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Other income, net</td><td>11</td><td>24</td><td>35</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>Total non-operating income</td><td>11</td><td>28</td><td>37</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Income before income taxes</td><td>262</td><td>182</td><td>690</td><td>598</td></tr><tr><td>Provision for income taxes</td><td>(60</td><td>)</td><td>(59</td><td>)</td><td>(169</td><td>)</td><td>(167</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Equity-method investment activity, net of tax</td><td>(3</td><td>)</td><td>(5</td><td>)</td><td>(3</td><td>)</td><td>(11</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>$</td><td>199</td><td>$</td><td>118</td><td>$</td><td>518</td><td>$</td><td>420</td></tr><tr><td>Basic earnings per share</td><td>$</td><td>0.46</td><td>$</td><td>0.28</td><td>$</td><td>1.20</td><td>$</td><td>1.00</td></tr><tr><td>Diluted earnings per share</td><td>$</td><td>0.45</td><td>$</td><td>0.27</td><td>$</td><td>1.18</td><td>$</td><td>0.97</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share:</td></tr><tr><td>Basic</td><td>432</td><td>427</td><td>431</td><td>421</td></tr><tr><td>Diluted</td><td>441</td><td>436</td><td>439</td><td>431</td></tr><tr><td>__________________________</td></tr><tr><td>(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:</td></tr><tr><td>Fulfillment</td><td>$</td><td>22</td><td>$</td><td>15</td><td>$</td><td>57</td><td>$</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>Marketing</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Technology and content</td><td>48</td><td>38</td><td>130</td><td>109</td></tr><tr><td>General and administrative</td><td>15</td><td>13</td><td>41</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td><p>(2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets. Q2 2009 includes the impact of our settlement with Toysrus.com LLC for $51 million, substantially all of which was expensed in Q2 2009.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Segment Information</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Three Months Ended</td><td>Nine Months Ended</td></tr><tr><td>September 30,</td><td>September 30,</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>2,843</td><td>$</td><td>2,302</td><td>$</td><td>7,872</td><td>$</td><td>6,597</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of sales</td><td>2,091</td><td>1,716</td><td>5,754</td><td>4,883</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit</td><td>752</td><td>586</td><td>2,118</td><td>1,714</td></tr><tr><td>Direct segment operating expenses (1)</td><td>596</td><td>498</td><td>1,687</td><td>1,400</td></tr><tr><td><p>Segment operating income</p></td><td>$</td><td>156</td><td>$</td><td>88</td><td>$</td><td>431</td><td>$</td><td>314</td></tr><tr><td>International</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>2,606</td><td>$</td><td>1,962</td><td>$</td><td>7,117</td><td>$</td><td>5,866</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of sales</td><td>2,085</td><td>1,549</td><td>5,681</td><td>4,658</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit</td><td>521</td><td>413</td><td>1,436</td><td>1,208</td></tr><tr><td>Direct segment operating expenses (1)</td><td>327</td><td>270</td><td>892</td><td>788</td></tr><tr><td>Segment operating income</td><td>$</td><td>194</td><td>$</td><td>143</td><td>$</td><td>544</td><td>$</td><td>420</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>5,449</td><td>$</td><td>4,264</td><td>$</td><td>14,989</td><td>$</td><td>12,463</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of sales</td><td>4,176</td><td>3,265</td><td>11,435</td><td>9,541</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit</td><td>1,273</td><td>999</td><td>3,554</td><td>2,922</td></tr><tr><td>Direct segment operating expenses</td><td>923</td><td>768</td><td>2,579</td><td>2,188</td></tr><tr><td>Segment operating income</td><td>350</td><td>231</td><td>975</td><td>734</td></tr><tr><td>Stock-based compensation</td><td>(90</td><td>)</td><td>(70</td><td>)</td><td>(242</td><td>)</td><td>(197</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Other operating income (expense), net (2)</td><td>(9</td><td>)</td><td>(7</td><td>)</td><td>(80</td><td>)</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>Income from operations</td><td>251</td><td>154</td><td>653</td><td>569</td></tr><tr><td>Total non-operating income, net</td><td>11</td><td>28</td><td>37</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Provision for income taxes</td><td>(60</td><td>)</td><td>(59</td><td>)</td><td>(169</td><td>)</td><td>(167</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Equity-method investment activity, net of tax</td><td>(3</td><td>)</td><td>(5</td><td>)</td><td>(3</td><td>)</td><td>(11</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>$</td><td>199</td><td>$</td><td>118</td><td>$</td><td>518</td><td>$</td><td>420</td></tr><tr><td>Segment Highlights:</td></tr><tr><td>Y/Y net sales growth:</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td>23</td><td>%</td><td>29</td><td>%</td><td>19</td><td>%</td><td>32</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>International</td><td>33</td><td>33</td><td>21</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated</td><td>28</td><td>31</td><td>20</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>Y/Y gross profit growth:</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td>28</td><td>%</td><td>28</td><td>%</td><td>24</td><td>%</td><td>29</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>International</td><td>26</td><td>37</td><td>19</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated</td><td>27</td><td>31</td><td>22</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Y/Y segment operating income growth:</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td>77</td><td>%</td><td>12</td><td>%</td><td>37</td><td>%</td><td>27</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>International</td><td>36</td><td>46</td><td>30</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated</td><td>52</td><td>31</td><td>33</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales mix:</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td>52</td><td>%</td><td>54</td><td>%</td><td>53</td><td>%</td><td>53</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>International</td><td>48</td><td>46</td><td>47</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>__________________________</td></tr><tr><td><p>(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.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets. Q2 2009 includes the impact of our settlement with Toysrus.com LLC for $51 million, substantially all of which was expensed in Q2 2009.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental Net Sales Information</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Months Ended</p></td><td><p>Nine Months Ended</p></td></tr><tr><td>September 30,</td><td>September 30,</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2008</td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>$</td><td>1,412</td><td>$</td><td>1,245</td><td>$</td><td>3,865</td><td>$</td><td>3,599</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>1,293</td><td>950</td><td>3,652</td><td>2,697</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>138</td><td>107</td><td>355</td><td>301</td></tr><tr><td>Total North America</td><td>2,843</td><td>2,302</td><td>7,872</td><td>6,597</td></tr><tr><td>International</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>1,517</td><td>1,249</td><td>4,229</td><td>3,845</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>1,064</td><td>690</td><td>2,821</td><td>1,955</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>25</td><td>23</td><td>67</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>Total International</td><td>2,606</td><td>1,962</td><td>7,117</td><td>5,866</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>2,929</td><td>2,494</td><td>8,094</td><td>7,444</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>2,357</td><td>1,640</td><td>6,473</td><td>4,652</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>163</td><td>130</td><td>422</td><td>367</td></tr><tr><td>Total Consolidated</td><td>$</td><td>5,449</td><td>$</td><td>4,264</td><td>$</td><td>14,989</td><td>$</td><td>12,463</td></tr><tr><td>Y/Y Net Sales Growth:</td></tr><tr><td>North America:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>13</td><td>%</td><td>15</td><td>%</td><td>7</td><td>%</td><td>20</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>36</td><td>51</td><td>35</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>29</td><td>41</td><td>18</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Total North America</td><td>23</td><td>29</td><td>19</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>International:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>22</td><td>%</td><td>24</td><td>%</td><td>10</td><td>%</td><td>32</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>54</td><td>54</td><td>44</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>4</td><td>49</td><td>2</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>Total International</td><td>33</td><td>33</td><td>21</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>17</td><td>%</td><td>19</td><td>%</td><td>9</td><td>%</td><td>26</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>44</td><td>52</td><td>39</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>25</td><td>42</td><td>15</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>Total Consolidated</td><td>28</td><td>31</td><td>20</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>Y/Y Net Sales Growth Excluding Effect of Exchange Rates:</td></tr><tr><td>International:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>22</td><td>%</td><td>18</td><td>%</td><td>17</td><td>%</td><td>22</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>58</td><td>48</td><td>56</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>14</td><td>52</td><td>19</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>Total International</td><td>35</td><td>28</td><td>30</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>18</td><td>%</td><td>17</td><td>%</td><td>13</td><td>%</td><td>21</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>45</td><td>49</td><td>44</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>26</td><td>43</td><td>18</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>Total Consolidated</td><td>29</td><td>28</td><td>25</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Net Sales Mix:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>54</td><td>%</td><td>59</td><td>%</td><td>54</td><td>%</td><td>60</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>43</td><td>38</td><td>43</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Balance Sheets</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions, except per share data)</td></tr><tr><td>September 30,</td><td>December 31,</td><td>September 30,</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2008</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>ASSETS</td><td>(unaudited)</td><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Current assets:</td></tr><tr><td>Cash and cash equivalents</td><td>$</td><td>2,514</td><td>$</td><td>2,769</td><td>$</td><td>1,650</td></tr><tr><td>Marketable securities</td><td>1,487</td><td>958</td><td>674</td></tr><tr><td>Inventories</td><td>1,617</td><td>1,399</td><td>1,315</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts receivable, net and other</td><td>671</td><td>827</td><td>597</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred tax assets</td><td>80</td><td>204</td><td>194</td></tr><tr><td>Total current assets</td><td>6,369</td><td>6,157</td><td>4,430</td></tr><tr><td>Fixed assets, net</td><td>1,086</td><td>854</td><td>731</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred tax assets</td><td>206</td><td>145</td><td>278</td></tr><tr><td>Goodwill</td><td>457</td><td>438</td><td>405</td></tr><tr><td>Other assets</td><td>854</td><td>720</td><td>722</td></tr><tr><td>Total assets</td><td>$</td><td>8,972</td><td>$</td><td>8,314</td><td>$</td><td>6,566</td></tr><tr><td>LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY</td></tr><tr><td>Current liabilities:</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts payable</td><td>$</td><td>3,354</td><td>$</td><td>3,594</td><td>$</td><td>2,242</td></tr><tr><td>Accrued expenses and other</td><td>1,183</td><td>1,152</td><td>902</td></tr><tr><td>Total current liabilities</td><td>4,537</td><td>4,746</td><td>3,144</td></tr><tr><td>Long-term debt</td><td>116</td><td>409</td><td>393</td></tr><tr><td>Other long-term liabilities</td><td>734</td><td>487</td><td>502</td></tr><tr><td>Commitments and contingencies</td></tr><tr><td>Stockholders' equity:</td></tr><tr><td>Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:</td></tr><tr><td>Authorized shares -- 500</td></tr><tr><td>Issued and outstanding shares -- none</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Common stock, $0.01 par value:</td></tr><tr><td>Authorized shares -- 5,000</td></tr><tr><td>Issued shares -- 449, 445 and 443</td></tr><tr><td>Outstanding shares -- 433, 428 and 429</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Treasury stock, at cost</td><td>(600</td><td>)</td><td>(600</td><td>)</td><td>(500</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Additional paid-in capital</td><td>4,428</td><td>4,121</td><td>4,051</td></tr><tr><td>Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)</td><td>(35</td><td>)</td><td>(123</td><td>)</td><td>(73</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Accumulated deficit</td><td>(212</td><td>)</td><td>(730</td><td>)</td><td>(955</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Total stockholders' equity</td><td>3,585</td><td>2,672</td><td>2,527</td></tr><tr><td>Total liabilities and stockholders' equity</td><td>$</td><td>8,972</td><td>$</td><td>8,314</td><td>$</td><td>6,566</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions, except per share data)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Y/Y %</td></tr><tr><td>Q3 2008</td><td>Q4 2008</td><td>Q1 2009</td><td>Q2 2009</td><td>Q3 2009</td><td>Change</td></tr><tr><td>Cash Flows and Shares</td></tr><tr><td>Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM)</td><td>$</td><td>1,275</td><td>$</td><td>1,697</td><td>$</td><td>1,757</td><td>$</td><td>1,878</td><td>$</td><td>2,253</td><td>77%</td></tr><tr><td>Purchases of fixed assets (incl. internal-use software &amp; website development) -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>305</td><td>$</td><td>333</td><td>$</td><td>326</td><td>$</td><td>336</td><td>$</td><td>337</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of fixed assets) -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>970</td><td>$</td><td>1,364</td><td>$</td><td>1,431</td><td>$</td><td>1,542</td><td>$</td><td>1,916</td><td>98%</td></tr><tr><td>Free cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth</td><td>21%</td><td>16%</td><td>82%</td><td>89%</td><td>98%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding</td><td>448</td><td>446</td><td>447</td><td>451</td><td>451</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Common shares outstanding</td><td>429</td><td>428</td><td>429</td><td>432</td><td>433</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Stock-based awards outstanding</td><td>19</td><td>18</td><td>17</td><td>19</td><td>18</td><td>(6%)</td></tr><tr><td>Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding</td><td>4.5%</td><td>4.2%</td><td>4.0%</td><td>4.4%</td><td>4.2%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Results of Operations</td></tr><tr><td>Worldwide (WW) net sales</td><td>$</td><td>4,264</td><td>$</td><td>6,704</td><td>$</td><td>4,889</td><td>$</td><td>4,651</td><td>$</td><td>5,449</td><td>28%</td></tr><tr><td>WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>28%</td><td>24%</td><td>25%</td><td>20%</td><td>29%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>WW net sales -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>18,135</td><td>$</td><td>19,166</td><td>$</td><td>19,921</td><td>$</td><td>20,509</td><td>$</td><td>21,693</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>33%</td><td>28%</td><td>27%</td><td>24%</td><td>24%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit</td><td>$</td><td>999</td><td>$</td><td>1,348</td><td>$</td><td>1,148</td><td>$</td><td>1,133</td><td>$</td><td>1,273</td><td>27%</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>29%</td><td>20%</td><td>27%</td><td>23%</td><td>29%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Gross margin -- % of WW net sales</td><td>23.4%</td><td>20.1%</td><td>23.5%</td><td>24.4%</td><td>23.4%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>4,092</td><td>$</td><td>4,270</td><td>$</td><td>4,462</td><td>$</td><td>4,628</td><td>$</td><td>4,902</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>31%</td><td>26%</td><td>26%</td><td>24%</td><td>25%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Gross margin -- TTM % of WW net sales</td><td>22.6%</td><td>22.3%</td><td>22.4%</td><td>22.6%</td><td>22.6%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income (1)</td><td>$</td><td>154</td><td>$</td><td>272</td><td>$</td><td>244</td><td>$</td><td>159</td><td>$</td><td>251</td><td>62%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- % of WW net sales</td><td>3.6%</td><td>4.1%</td><td>5.0%</td><td>3.4%</td><td>4.6%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM (1) (2)</td><td>$</td><td>840</td><td>$</td><td>842</td><td>$</td><td>887</td><td>$</td><td>829</td><td>$</td><td>925</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>36%</td><td>27%</td><td>30%</td><td>13%</td><td>22%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales</td><td>4.6%</td><td>4.4%</td><td>4.5%</td><td>4.0%</td><td>4.3%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Net income (1)</td><td>$</td><td>118</td><td>$</td><td>225</td><td>$</td><td>177</td><td>$</td><td>142</td><td>$</td><td>199</td><td>68%</td></tr><tr><td>Net income per diluted share</td><td>$</td><td>0.27</td><td>$</td><td>0.52</td><td>$</td><td>0.41</td><td>$</td><td>0.32</td><td>$</td><td>0.45</td><td>66%</td></tr><tr><td>Net income -- TTM (1) (2)</td><td>$</td><td>627</td><td>$</td><td>645</td><td>$</td><td>679</td><td>$</td><td>663</td><td>$</td><td>743</td><td>19%</td></tr><tr><td>Net income per diluted share -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>1.46</td><td>$</td><td>1.49</td><td>$</td><td>1.56</td><td>$</td><td>1.52</td><td>$</td><td>1.69</td><td>16%</td></tr><tr><td>Segments</td></tr><tr><td>North America Segment:</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>2,302</td><td>$</td><td>3,631</td><td>$</td><td>2,578</td><td>$</td><td>2,451</td><td>$</td><td>2,843</td><td>23%</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>29%</td><td>18%</td><td>22%</td><td>13%</td><td>24%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>9,680</td><td>$</td><td>10,228</td><td>$</td><td>10,681</td><td>$</td><td>10,963</td><td>$</td><td>11,503</td><td>19%</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit</td><td>$</td><td>586</td><td>$</td><td>781</td><td>$</td><td>694</td><td>$</td><td>672</td><td>$</td><td>752</td><td>28%</td></tr><tr><td>Gross margin -- % of North America net sales</td><td>25.5%</td><td>21.5%</td><td>26.9%</td><td>27.4%</td><td>26.5%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>2,412</td><td>$</td><td>2,495</td><td>$</td><td>2,620</td><td>$</td><td>2,733</td><td>$</td><td>2,899</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>Gross margin -- TTM % of North America net sales</td><td>24.9%</td><td>24.4%</td><td>24.5%</td><td>24.9%</td><td>25.2%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>$</td><td>88</td><td>$</td><td>130</td><td>$</td><td>150</td><td>$</td><td>125</td><td>$</td><td>156</td><td>77%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- % of North America net sales</td><td>3.8%</td><td>3.6%</td><td>5.8%</td><td>5.1%</td><td>5.5%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>468</td><td>$</td><td>445</td><td>$</td><td>464</td><td>$</td><td>494</td><td>$</td><td>562</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>26%</td><td>11%</td><td>5%</td><td>8%</td><td>20%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales</td><td>4.8%</td><td>4.4%</td><td>4.4%</td><td>4.5%</td><td>4.9%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>International Segment:</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>1,962</td><td>$</td><td>3,073</td><td>$</td><td>2,311</td><td>$</td><td>2,200</td><td>$</td><td>2,606</td><td>33%</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>28%</td><td>31%</td><td>28%</td><td>28%</td><td>35%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>8,455</td><td>$</td><td>8,938</td><td>$</td><td>9,240</td><td>$</td><td>9,546</td><td>$</td><td>10,190</td><td>21%</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- TTM % of WW net sales</td><td>47%</td><td>47%</td><td>46%</td><td>47%</td><td>47%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit</td><td>$</td><td>413</td><td>$</td><td>567</td><td>$</td><td>454</td><td>$</td><td>461</td><td>$</td><td>521</td><td>26%</td></tr><tr><td>Gross margin -- % of International net sales</td><td>21.1%</td><td>18.5%</td><td>19.6%</td><td>20.9%</td><td>20.0%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Gross profit -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>1,680</td><td>$</td><td>1,775</td><td>$</td><td>1,842</td><td>$</td><td>1,895</td><td>$</td><td>2,003</td><td>19%</td></tr><tr><td>Gross margin -- TTM % of International net sales</td><td>19.9%</td><td>19.9%</td><td>19.9%</td><td>19.9%</td><td>19.7%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>$</td><td>143</td><td>$</td><td>229</td><td>$</td><td>172</td><td>$</td><td>179</td><td>$</td><td>194</td><td>36%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- % of International net sales</td><td>7.3%</td><td>7.4%</td><td>7.4%</td><td>8.1%</td><td>7.4%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>594</td><td>$</td><td>648</td><td>$</td><td>692</td><td>$</td><td>722</td><td>$</td><td>773</td><td>30%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>41%</td><td>42%</td><td>52%</td><td>49%</td><td>49%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales</td><td>7.0%</td><td>7.3%</td><td>7.5%</td><td>7.6%</td><td>7.6%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions, except inventory turnover, accounts payable days and employee data)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Y/Y %</td></tr><tr><td>Q3 2008</td><td>Q4 2008</td><td>Q1 2009</td><td>Q2 2009</td><td>Q3 2009</td><td>Change</td></tr><tr><td>Segments (continued)</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Segments:</td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses</td><td>$</td><td>768</td><td>$</td><td>989</td><td>$</td><td>826</td><td>$</td><td>829</td><td>$</td><td>923</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>3,030</td><td>$</td><td>3,177</td><td>$</td><td>3,306</td><td>$</td><td>3,412</td><td>$</td><td>3,567</td><td>18%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>$</td><td>231</td><td>$</td><td>359</td><td>$</td><td>322</td><td>$</td><td>304</td><td>$</td><td>350</td><td>52%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- % of consolidated sales</td><td>5.4%</td><td>5.4%</td><td>6.6%</td><td>6.5%</td><td>6.4%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>1,062</td><td>$</td><td>1,093</td><td>$</td><td>1,156</td><td>$</td><td>1,216</td><td>$</td><td>1,335</td><td>26%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>35%</td><td>28%</td><td>28%</td><td>29%</td><td>35%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- TTM % of consolidated net sales</td><td>5.9%</td><td>5.7%</td><td>5.8%</td><td>5.9%</td><td>6.2%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental North America Segment Net Sales:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>$</td><td>1,245</td><td>$</td><td>1,751</td><td>$</td><td>1,305</td><td>$</td><td>1,148</td><td>$</td><td>1,412</td><td>13%</td></tr><tr><td>Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>15%</td><td>8%</td><td>9%</td><td>0%</td><td>14%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Media -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>5,235</td><td>$</td><td>5,350</td><td>$</td><td>5,450</td><td>$</td><td>5,449</td><td>$</td><td>5,616</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>$</td><td>950</td><td>$</td><td>1,733</td><td>$</td><td>1,172</td><td>$</td><td>1,187</td><td>$</td><td>1,293</td><td>36%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>51%</td><td>30%</td><td>42%</td><td>29%</td><td>36%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>4,033</td><td>$</td><td>4,430</td><td>$</td><td>4,776</td><td>$</td><td>5,043</td><td>$</td><td>5,385</td><td>34%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of North America net sales</td><td>42%</td><td>43%</td><td>45%</td><td>46%</td><td>47%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>$</td><td>107</td><td>$</td><td>147</td><td>$</td><td>101</td><td>$</td><td>116</td><td>$</td><td>138</td><td>29%</td></tr><tr><td>Other -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>412</td><td>$</td><td>448</td><td>$</td><td>455</td><td>$</td><td>471</td><td>$</td><td>502</td><td>22%</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental International Segment Net Sales:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>$</td><td>1,249</td><td>$</td><td>1,889</td><td>$</td><td>1,418</td><td>$</td><td>1,294</td><td>$</td><td>1,517</td><td>22%</td></tr><tr><td>Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>18%</td><td>22%</td><td>17%</td><td>12%</td><td>22%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Media -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>5,537</td><td>$</td><td>5,734</td><td>$</td><td>5,814</td><td>$</td><td>5,849</td><td>$</td><td>6,118</td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>$</td><td>690</td><td>$</td><td>1,156</td><td>$</td><td>874</td><td>$</td><td>882</td><td>$</td><td>1,064</td><td>54%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>48%</td><td>46%</td><td>50%</td><td>60%</td><td>58%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>2,832</td><td>$</td><td>3,110</td><td>$</td><td>3,330</td><td>$</td><td>3,603</td><td>$</td><td>3,977</td><td>40%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of International net sales</td><td>33%</td><td>35%</td><td>36%</td><td>38%</td><td>39%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>$</td><td>23</td><td>$</td><td>28</td><td>$</td><td>19</td><td>$</td><td>24</td><td>$</td><td>25</td><td>4%</td></tr><tr><td>Other -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>86</td><td>$</td><td>94</td><td>$</td><td>96</td><td>$</td><td>94</td><td>$</td><td>95</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental Worldwide Net Sales:</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>$</td><td>2,494</td><td>$</td><td>3,640</td><td>$</td><td>2,723</td><td>$</td><td>2,442</td><td>$</td><td>2,929</td><td>17%</td></tr><tr><td>Media -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>17%</td><td>15%</td><td>13%</td><td>7%</td><td>18%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Media -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>10,772</td><td>$</td><td>11,084</td><td>$</td><td>11,264</td><td>$</td><td>11,298</td><td>$</td><td>11,734</td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise</td><td>$</td><td>1,640</td><td>$</td><td>2,889</td><td>$</td><td>2,046</td><td>$</td><td>2,069</td><td>$</td><td>2,357</td><td>44%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>49%</td><td>36%</td><td>46%</td><td>41%</td><td>45%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>6,865</td><td>$</td><td>7,540</td><td>$</td><td>8,106</td><td>$</td><td>8,646</td><td>$</td><td>9,362</td><td>36%</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics and other general merchandise -- TTM % of WW net sales</td><td>38%</td><td>39%</td><td>41%</td><td>42%</td><td>43%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>$</td><td>130</td><td>$</td><td>175</td><td>$</td><td>120</td><td>$</td><td>140</td><td>$</td><td>163</td><td>25%</td></tr><tr><td>Other -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>498</td><td>$</td><td>542</td><td>$</td><td>551</td><td>$</td><td>565</td><td>$</td><td>597</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>Balance Sheet</td></tr><tr><td>Cash and marketable securities (3)</td><td>$</td><td>2,572</td><td>$</td><td>4,035</td><td>$</td><td>3,025</td><td>$</td><td>3,504</td><td>$</td><td>4,304</td><td>67%</td></tr><tr><td>Inventory, net -- ending</td><td>$</td><td>1,315</td><td>$</td><td>1,399</td><td>$</td><td>1,266</td><td>$</td><td>1,325</td><td>$</td><td>1,617</td><td>23%</td></tr><tr><td>Inventory turnover, average -- TTM</td><td>12.4</td><td>12.2</td><td>12.5</td><td>12.4</td><td>12.1</td><td>(2%)</td></tr><tr><td>Fixed assets, net</td><td>$</td><td>731</td><td>$</td><td>854</td><td>$</td><td>889</td><td>$</td><td>981</td><td>$</td><td>1,086</td><td>49%</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts payable days -- ending</td><td>63</td><td>62</td><td>57</td><td>65</td><td>72</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td></tr><tr><td>WW shipping revenue</td><td>$</td><td>191</td><td>$</td><td>266</td><td>$</td><td>190</td><td>$</td><td>185</td><td>$</td><td>208</td><td>8%</td></tr><tr><td>WW shipping costs</td><td>$</td><td>323</td><td>$</td><td>508</td><td>$</td><td>358</td><td>$</td><td>332</td><td>$</td><td>388</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>WW net shipping costs</td><td>$</td><td>132</td><td>$</td><td>242</td><td>$</td><td>168</td><td>$</td><td>147</td><td>$</td><td>180</td><td>37%</td></tr><tr><td>WW net shipping costs -- % of WW net sales</td><td>3.1%</td><td>3.6%</td><td>3.4%</td><td>3.1%</td><td>3.3%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors &amp; temporary personnel)</td><td>20,500</td><td>20,700</td><td>20,600</td><td>21,000</td><td>21,700</td><td>6%</td></tr><tr><td>(1) Q2 2009 includes the impact of our settlement with Toysrus.com LLC for $51 million, substantially all of which was expensed in Q2 2009.</td></tr><tr><td>(2) Q2 2008 includes a $53 million non-cash gain recognized on the sale of our European DVD rental assets.</td></tr><tr><td><p>(3) Includes restricted cash, classified within "Other Assets" on our consolidated balance sheet, of: $248 million Q3 2008, $308 million Q4 2008, $295 million Q1 2009, $292 million Q2 2009, and $303 million Q3 2009.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Certain Definitions and Other</p><p><em>Segment Reporting</em></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 sellers) and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. 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 www.amazon.cn. 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></ul><p><em>Customer Accounts</em></p><ul><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 www.amazon.cn 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></ul><p><em>Seller Accounts</em></p><ul><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></ul><p><em>Registered Developers</em></p><ul><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></ul><p><em>Units</em></p><ul><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 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><em>Cash Flows and Return on Invested Capital</em></p><ul><li>Free cash flow is cash flow from operations reduced by purchases of fixed assets, including internal-use software and website development.</li><li>Tax benefits relating to excess stock-based compensation deductions are reported as financing cash flows.</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></ul><p><em>Net Sales</em></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></ul><p><em>Cost of Sales</em></p><ul><li>Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content 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></ul><p><em>Fulfillment</em></p><ul><li>Fulfillment costs relate 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></ul><p><em>Marketing</em></p><ul><li>Marketing consists primarily of online advertising, including through our Associates program, sponsored search, portal advertising, e-mail campaigns, and other initiatives.</li></ul><p><em>Technology and Content</em></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>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.</li></ul><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com Investor RelationsRob Eldridge, 206-266-2171www.amazon.com/irorAmazon.com Public RelationsCraig Berman, 206-266-7180</p>

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Latest Kindle Application Brings over 360,000 Kindle Books, Including New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases, to the PC SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced "Kindle for PC," the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers (PC). The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) currently offers over 360,000 books, including New Releases and 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less. The Kindle Store is the only place to find some of the most popular books of today in digital format. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, and PC. Kindle for PC features Amazon's Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. Whether you read Kindle books on a Kindle, Kindle DX, or one of the free Kindle applications, you can always have your reading with you and never lose your place. With Kindle for PC, you can read some on your PC, read some on your Kindle, and always pick up right where you left off. Whispersync helped make the Kindle for iPhone application the most popular books app in the Apple App Store. "Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for folks who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to read the most popular books of today even if they don't yet have a Kindle." With Kindle for PC, readers can take advantage of the following features: Purchase, download, and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store Access their entire library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers for free Choose from over 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read View notes and highlights marked on Kindle and Kindle DX Zoom in and out of text with a pinch of the fingers (Windows 7 users only) Turn pages with a finger swipe (available in a future release for Windows 7 users) Microsoft demonstrated Kindle for PC for the first time ever at the Windows 7 launch event today in New York City. "Customers have told us that they want access to a wider variety of content and an increasingly diverse set of form factors," said Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Windows Platform Strategy at Microsoft. "With the announcement of Kindle for PC, Amazon is making its massive selection of Kindle books available on the world's most widely used platform. The new Kindle for PC's use of Windows 7 features such as Jump Lists and Windows Touch demonstrates how Windows 7 makes new things possible." Kindle for PC takes advantage of capabilities in the new Windows 7, including Windows Touch technology. In addition to Windows 7, Kindle for PC will also be compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista. Kindle for PC will be available to customers around the world as a free download next month. Sign up to receive an email when Kindle for PC is available for download at http://www.amazon.com/KindleforPC. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180orwww.amazon.com/pr

<p><em>Latest Kindle Application Brings over 360,000 Kindle Books, Including New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases, to the PC</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced "Kindle for PC," the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers (PC). The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) currently offers over 360,000 books, including New Releases and 101 of 112 <em>New York Times</em> Bestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less. The Kindle Store is the only place to find some of the most popular books of today in digital format. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, and PC.</p><p>Kindle for PC features Amazon's Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. Whether you read Kindle books on a Kindle, Kindle DX, or one of the free Kindle applications, you can always have your reading with you and never lose your place. With Kindle for PC, you can read some on your PC, read some on your Kindle, and always pick up right where you left off. Whispersync helped make the Kindle for iPhone application the most popular books app in the Apple App Store.</p><p>"Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for folks who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to read the most popular books of today even if they don't yet have a Kindle."</p><p>With Kindle for PC, readers can take advantage of the following features:</p><ul><li>Purchase, download, and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store</li><li>Access their entire library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers for free</li><li>Choose from over 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line</li><li>Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read</li><li>View notes and highlights marked on Kindle and Kindle DX</li><li>Zoom in and out of text with a pinch of the fingers (Windows 7 users only)</li><li>Turn pages with a finger swipe (available in a future release for Windows 7 users)</li></ul><p>Microsoft demonstrated Kindle for PC for the first time ever at the Windows 7 launch event today in New York City. "Customers have told us that they want access to a wider variety of content and an increasingly diverse set of form factors," said Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Windows Platform Strategy at Microsoft. "With the announcement of Kindle for PC, Amazon is making its massive selection of Kindle books available on the world's most widely used platform. The new Kindle for PC's use of Windows 7 features such as Jump Lists and Windows Touch demonstrates how Windows 7 makes new things possible."</p><p>Kindle for PC takes advantage of capabilities in the new Windows 7, including Windows Touch technology. In addition to Windows 7, Kindle for PC will also be compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista. Kindle for PC will be available to customers around the world as a free download next month. Sign up to receive an email when Kindle for PC is available for download at http://www.amazon.com/KindleforPC.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.amazon.cn. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180orwww.amazon.com/pr</p>

CORRECTING and REPLACING Amazon.com Customers Can Now Donate to Major Non-Profit Organizations Using Their Amazon Accounts

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Amazon.com Customers Can Now Donate to Major Non-Profit Organizations Using Their Amazon Accounts

10/21/2009

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2009-- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: AMAZON.COM CUSTOMERS CAN NOW DONATE TO MAJOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS USING THEIR AMAZON ACCOUNTS Amazon Payments, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that leading nonprofit organizations are accepting Amazon Payments just in time for holiday giving, making it just as easy to donate to your favorite charity as it is to shop on Amazon. Organizations such as American Red Cross, UNICEF, Greenpeace, Nature Conservancy, Feeding America, Heifer International, Autism Society of America, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Children's Miracle Network and United Way of King County now allow Amazon customers to make donations quickly and securely using information from their Amazon.com account. Customers can visit www.amazon.com/holidaygiving from now through January 10, 2010 to learn more about "Holiday Giving with Amazon Payments." "As the holiday season approaches, we're pleased to be able to provide Amazon customers a convenient way to support a range of nonprofit organizations," said Mark Stabingas, General Manager of Amazon Payments. "With Amazon Payments, nonprofit organizations now have a simple and cost efficient way to process online donations while leveraging the fraud detection and risk management controls that Amazon Payments provides as part of the service." "With a significant percentage of consumers making purchases online, it is a priority for Children's Miracle Network to incorporate online giving into our fundraising efforts. Children's Miracle Network has raised $3.8 billion for children's hospitals over the past 26 years by making the donation process as simple and straight-forward as possible," said Brian Hazelgren, Chief Development Officer for Children's Miracle Network. "Working with Amazon Payments allows us to build upon our successful ‘low-dollar, high-volume' fundraising efforts in a time- and cost-efficient campaign." "The U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Amazon Payments are working together to make it easier for people to donate," said Esther Choi, Assistant Director of Interactive Marketing for the U.S Fund for UNICEF. "We are glad that Amazon customers are easily able to make online donations and help continue the mission of saving the lives of thousands of children around the world." "When emergencies strike, whether it affects your neighbor next door or someone halfway around the world, people want to quickly put their need to give into action to help people in crisis. A simple and efficient way to help people through the Red Cross is by making an online donation. Amazon Payments empowers our donors with a convenient way to channel their compassion and make donations online quickly and easily," said Jeff Towers, Chief Development Officer, American Red Cross. "Feeding America depends on the generosity of donors to help our network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors," said Elizabeth Nielsen, Online Fundraising Manager. "It's important that we provide our donors with an easy and secure online experience. By enabling Amazon Payments, we are offering donors a simple and familiar way to make a contribution online." "Convio works with many nonprofits who want to offer giving options that match the preferences of their donors," said Fred Waugh, Vice President of Convio. "Leveraging Amazon Payments brings our clients a new, convenient giving option for their fundraising efforts." Nonprofits can take advantage of Amazon Payments solutions to make it easy for millions of Amazon.com customers to donate via a trusted payment experience on their website. They can choose from a portfolio of easy-to-integrate, cost effective, and reliable Amazon Payments solutions to enable one-time and recurring donations or sell goods for fundraising. Nonprofits can sign up and start using Amazon Payments today at www.amazonpayments.com/nonprofits. 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 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 Amazon Payments Amazon Payments provides consumers, merchants, and developers the simple and trusted way to pay and get paid online. Amazon Payments enables consumers to send and receive payments for goods or services by using the payment methods already associated with their Amazon.com accounts. Merchants and developers can also take advantage of a portfolio of payment and checkout solutions, such as Checkout by Amazon, Amazon Simple Pay and Amazon Flexible Payments Services, to enable tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on their websites and applications. Go to http://www.amazonpayments.com for more details. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2009-- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.</p><p>The corrected release reads:</p><p>AMAZON.COM CUSTOMERS CAN NOW DONATE TO MAJOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS USING THEIR AMAZON ACCOUNTS</p><p>Amazon Payments, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that leading nonprofit organizations are accepting Amazon Payments just in time for holiday giving, making it just as easy to donate to your favorite charity as it is to shop on Amazon. Organizations such as American Red Cross, UNICEF, Greenpeace, Nature Conservancy, Feeding America, Heifer International, Autism Society of America, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Children's Miracle Network and United Way of King County now allow Amazon customers to make donations quickly and securely using information from their Amazon.com account. Customers can visit www.amazon.com/holidaygiving from now through January 10, 2010 to learn more about "Holiday Giving with Amazon Payments."</p><p>"As the holiday season approaches, we're pleased to be able to provide Amazon customers a convenient way to support a range of nonprofit organizations," said Mark Stabingas, General Manager of Amazon Payments. "With Amazon Payments, nonprofit organizations now have a simple and cost efficient way to process online donations while leveraging the fraud detection and risk management controls that Amazon Payments provides as part of the service."</p><p>"With a significant percentage of consumers making purchases online, it is a priority for Children's Miracle Network to incorporate online giving into our fundraising efforts. Children's Miracle Network has raised $3.8 billion for children's hospitals over the past 26 years by making the donation process as simple and straight-forward as possible," said Brian Hazelgren, Chief Development Officer for Children's Miracle Network. "Working with Amazon Payments allows us to build upon our successful ‘low-dollar, high-volume' fundraising efforts in a time- and cost-efficient campaign."</p><p>"The U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Amazon Payments are working together to make it easier for people to donate," said Esther Choi, Assistant Director of Interactive Marketing for the U.S Fund for UNICEF. "We are glad that Amazon customers are easily able to make online donations and help continue the mission of saving the lives of thousands of children around the world."</p><p>"When emergencies strike, whether it affects your neighbor next door or someone halfway around the world, people want to quickly put their need to give into action to help people in crisis. A simple and efficient way to help people through the Red Cross is by making an online donation. Amazon Payments empowers our donors with a convenient way to channel their compassion and make donations online quickly and easily," said Jeff Towers, Chief Development Officer, American Red Cross.</p><p>"Feeding America depends on the generosity of donors to help our network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors," said Elizabeth Nielsen, Online Fundraising Manager. "It's important that we provide our donors with an easy and secure online experience. By enabling Amazon Payments, we are offering donors a simple and familiar way to make a contribution online."</p><p>"Convio works with many nonprofits who want to offer giving options that match the preferences of their donors," said Fred Waugh, Vice President of Convio. "Leveraging Amazon Payments brings our clients a new, convenient giving option for their fundraising efforts."</p><p>Nonprofits can take advantage of Amazon Payments solutions to make it easy for millions of Amazon.com customers to donate via a trusted payment experience on their website. They can choose from a portfolio of easy-to-integrate, cost effective, and reliable Amazon Payments solutions to enable one-time and recurring donations or sell goods for fundraising. Nonprofits can sign up and start using Amazon Payments today at www.amazonpayments.com/nonprofits.</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 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 Amazon Payments</p><p>Amazon Payments provides consumers, merchants, and developers the simple and trusted way to pay and get paid online. Amazon Payments enables consumers to send and receive payments for goods or services by using the payment methods already associated with their Amazon.com accounts. Merchants and developers can also take advantage of a portfolio of payment and checkout solutions, such as Checkout by Amazon, Amazon Simple Pay and Amazon Flexible Payments Services, to enable tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on their websites and applications. Go to http://www.amazonpayments.com for more details.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</p>

Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream' is Amazon.com Music's Largest CD Pre-Order

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Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream' is Amazon.com Music's Largest CD Pre-Order

10/21/2009

2009

More Than One Month before the Release Date, Reality Star Susan Boyle's Upcoming Album Becomes the Largest CD Pre-Order in the History of the Amazon.com Music Store SEATTLE, Oct 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Susan Boyle's upcoming album, "I Dreamed a Dream," has become the largest CD pre-order in the history of the Amazon.com Music Store. The album, "I Dreamed a Dream," will be released from Sony Music Entertainment on Nov. 23. Boyle became a reality show and Internet star after her April 11, 2009, appearance on the television show "Britain's Got Talent," where she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Misérables." "We're thrilled by how passionate Susan Boyle's fans have been," said Craig Pape, senior manager of Music at Amazon.com. "Although it's normal to see early enthusiasm for artists who have come off of television shows, the response from our customers to Susan Boyle's upcoming album has been unprecedented." The Amazon Music Store has debuted a video allowing fans to re-live that magic moment when Boyle first sang "I Dreamed a Dream" and to see what she has been up to since then. To watch the video, and for more information about Boyle, visit Amazon's Susan Boyle store: www.amazon.com/SusanBoyle. Here's a list of the Top 10 CD pre-orders of all time in the Amazon.com Music Store: 1. Susan Boyle, "I Dreamed a Dream" (2009) 2. Norah Jones, "Not Too Late" (2007) 3. U2, "No Line on the Horizon" (2009) 4. Bruce Springsteen, "Magic" (2007) 5. Dixie Chicks, "Taking the Long Way" (2006) 6. Coldplay, "Viva La Vida" (2008) 7. U2, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (2004) 8. David Cook, "David Cook" (2008) 9. Diana Krall, "Quiet Nights" (2009) 10. Clay Aiken, "A Thousand Different Ways" (2006) Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is currently available for pre-order for $9.99 and eligible for Release Date Delivery and Pre-Order Price Guarantee. Release Date Delivery of the album is available for the same price as Amazon.com's standard shipping and for free to Amazon Prime members. Pre-orders of "I Dreamed a Dream" will arrive on Nov. 23 to all Amazon.com customers who select standard or Prime shipping and live within the lower 48 states. Customers who pre-order "I Dreamed a Dream" are guaranteed the lowest price available between the time an order is placed and the release date. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<center>More Than One Month before the Release Date, Reality Star Susan Boyle's Upcoming Album Becomes the Largest CD Pre-Order in the History of the Amazon.com Music Store</center><p>SEATTLE, Oct 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Susan Boyle's upcoming album, "I Dreamed a Dream," has become the largest CD pre-order in the history of the Amazon.com Music Store. The album, "I Dreamed a Dream," will be released from Sony Music Entertainment on Nov. 23. Boyle became a reality show and Internet star after her April 11, 2009, appearance on the television show "Britain's Got Talent," where she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Misérables."</p><p>"We're thrilled by how passionate Susan Boyle's fans have been," said Craig Pape, senior manager of Music at Amazon.com. "Although it's normal to see early enthusiasm for artists who have come off of television shows, the response from our customers to Susan Boyle's upcoming album has been unprecedented."</p><p>The Amazon Music Store has debuted a video allowing fans to re-live that magic moment when Boyle first sang "I Dreamed a Dream" and to see what she has been up to since then. To watch the video, and for more information about Boyle, visit Amazon's Susan Boyle store: www.amazon.com/SusanBoyle.</p><p>Here's a list of the Top 10 CD pre-orders of all time in the Amazon.com Music Store:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>1. Susan Boyle, "I Dreamed a Dream" (2009)</td></tr><tr><td>2. Norah Jones, "Not Too Late" (2007)</td></tr><tr><td>3. U2, "No Line on the Horizon" (2009)</td></tr><tr><td>4. Bruce Springsteen, "Magic" (2007)</td></tr><tr><td>5. Dixie Chicks, "Taking the Long Way" (2006)</td></tr><tr><td>6. Coldplay, "Viva La Vida" (2008)</td></tr><tr><td>7. U2, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (2004)</td></tr><tr><td>8. David Cook, "David Cook" (2008)</td></tr><tr><td>9. Diana Krall, "Quiet Nights" (2009)</td></tr><tr><td>10. Clay Aiken, "A Thousand Different Ways" (2006)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is currently available for pre-order for $9.99 and eligible for Release Date Delivery and Pre-Order Price Guarantee. Release Date Delivery of the album is available for the same price as Amazon.com's standard shipping and for free to Amazon Prime members. Pre-orders of "I Dreamed a Dream" will arrive on Nov. 23 to all Amazon.com customers who select standard or Prime shipping and live within the lower 48 states. Customers who pre-order "I Dreamed a Dream" are guaranteed the lowest price available between the time an order is placed and the release date.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.amazon.cn. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Customers Can Now Donate to Major Non-Profit Organizations Using Their Amazon Accounts

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Amazon.com Customers Can Now Donate to Major Non-Profit Organizations Using Their Amazon Accounts

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SEATTLE, Oct 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Payments, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that leading nonprofit organizations are accepting Amazon Payments just in time for holiday giving, making it just as easy to donate to your favorite charity as it is to shop on Amazon. Organizations such as American Red Cross, UNICEF, Greenpeace, Nature Conservancy, Feeding America, Heifer International, Autism Society of America, International Federation for Animal Welfare, Children's Miracle Network and United Way of King County now allow Amazon customers to make donations quickly and securely using information from their Amazon.com account. Customers can visit www.amazon.com/holidaygiving from now through January 10, 2009 to learn more about "Holiday Giving with Amazon Payments." "As the holiday season approaches, we're pleased to be able to provide Amazon customers a convenient way to support a range of nonprofit organizations," said Mark Stabingas, General Manager of Amazon Payments. "With Amazon Payments, nonprofit organizations now have a simple and cost efficient way to process online donations while leveraging the fraud detection and risk management controls that Amazon Payments provides as part of the service." "With a significant percentage of consumers making purchases online, it is a priority for Children's Miracle Network to incorporate online giving into our fundraising efforts. Children's Miracle Network has raised $3.8 billion for children's hospitals over the past 26 years by making the donation process as simple and straight-forward as possible," said Brian Hazelgren, Chief Development Officer for Children's Miracle Network. "Working with Amazon Payments allows us to build upon our successful 'low-dollar, high-volume' fundraising efforts in a time- and cost-efficient campaign." "The U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Amazon Payments are working together to make it easier for people to donate," said Esther Choi, Assistant Director of Interactive Marketing for the U.S Fund for UNICEF. "We are glad that Amazon customers are easily able to make online donations and help continue the mission of saving the lives of thousands of children around the world." "When emergencies strike, whether it affects your neighbor next door or someone halfway around the world, people want to quickly put their need to give into action to help people in crisis. A simple and efficient way to help people through the Red Cross is by making an online donation. Amazon Payments empowers our donors with a convenient way to channel their compassion and make donations online quickly and easily," said Jeff Towers, Chief Development Officer, American Red Cross. "Feeding America depends on the generosity of donors to help our network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors," said Elizabeth Nielsen, Online Fundraising Manager. "It's important that we provide our donors with an easy and secure online experience. By enabling Amazon Payments, we are offering donors a simple and familiar way to make a contribution online." Additionally, Convio, a software and services provider to the nonprofit community has integrated Amazon Payments into its software platform. "Convio works with a number of nonprofits who are looking for ways to cut costs and streamline fundraising efforts," said Fred Waugh, Vice President of Convio. "By leveraging Amazon Payments, we help our clients focus more on their fundraising efforts as opposed to the infrastructure required to accept donations." Nonprofits can take advantage of Amazon Payments solutions to make it easy for millions of Amazon.com customers to donate via a trusted payment experience on their website. They can choose from a portfolio of easy-to-integrate, cost effective, and reliable Amazon Payments solutions to enable one-time and recurring donations or sell goods for fundraising. Nonprofits can sign up and start using Amazon Payments today at www.amazonpayments.com/nonprofits. 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 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 Amazon Payments Amazon Payments provides consumers, merchants, and developers the simple and trusted way to pay and get paid online. Amazon Payments enables consumers to send and receive payments for goods or services by using the payment methods already associated with their Amazon.com accounts. Merchants and developers can also take advantage of a portfolio of payment and checkout solutions, such as Checkout by Amazon, Amazon Simple Pay and Amazon Flexible Payments Services, to enable tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on their websites and applications. Go to http://www.amazonpayments.com for more details. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE, Oct 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Payments, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that leading nonprofit organizations are accepting Amazon Payments just in time for holiday giving, making it just as easy to donate to your favorite charity as it is to shop on Amazon. Organizations such as American Red Cross, UNICEF, Greenpeace, Nature Conservancy, Feeding America, Heifer International, Autism Society of America, International Federation for Animal Welfare, Children's Miracle Network and United Way of King County now allow Amazon customers to make donations quickly and securely using information from their Amazon.com account. Customers can visit www.amazon.com/holidaygiving from now through January 10, 2009 to learn more about "Holiday Giving with Amazon Payments."</p><p>"As the holiday season approaches, we're pleased to be able to provide Amazon customers a convenient way to support a range of nonprofit organizations," said Mark Stabingas, General Manager of Amazon Payments. "With Amazon Payments, nonprofit organizations now have a simple and cost efficient way to process online donations while leveraging the fraud detection and risk management controls that Amazon Payments provides as part of the service."</p><p>"With a significant percentage of consumers making purchases online, it is a priority for Children's Miracle Network to incorporate online giving into our fundraising efforts. Children's Miracle Network has raised $3.8 billion for children's hospitals over the past 26 years by making the donation process as simple and straight-forward as possible," said Brian Hazelgren, Chief Development Officer for Children's Miracle Network. "Working with Amazon Payments allows us to build upon our successful 'low-dollar, high-volume' fundraising efforts in a time- and cost-efficient campaign."</p><p>"The U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Amazon Payments are working together to make it easier for people to donate," said Esther Choi, Assistant Director of Interactive Marketing for the U.S Fund for UNICEF. "We are glad that Amazon customers are easily able to make online donations and help continue the mission of saving the lives of thousands of children around the world."</p><p>"When emergencies strike, whether it affects your neighbor next door or someone halfway around the world, people want to quickly put their need to give into action to help people in crisis. A simple and efficient way to help people through the Red Cross is by making an online donation. Amazon Payments empowers our donors with a convenient way to channel their compassion and make donations online quickly and easily," said Jeff Towers, Chief Development Officer, American Red Cross.</p><p>"Feeding America depends on the generosity of donors to help our network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors," said Elizabeth Nielsen, Online Fundraising Manager. "It's important that we provide our donors with an easy and secure online experience. By enabling Amazon Payments, we are offering donors a simple and familiar way to make a contribution online."</p><p>Additionally, Convio, a software and services provider to the nonprofit community has integrated Amazon Payments into its software platform. "Convio works with a number of nonprofits who are looking for ways to cut costs and streamline fundraising efforts," said Fred Waugh, Vice President of Convio. "By leveraging Amazon Payments, we help our clients focus more on their fundraising efforts as opposed to the infrastructure required to accept donations."</p><p>Nonprofits can take advantage of Amazon Payments solutions to make it easy for millions of Amazon.com customers to donate via a trusted payment experience on their website. They can choose from a portfolio of easy-to-integrate, cost effective, and reliable Amazon Payments solutions to enable one-time and recurring donations or sell goods for fundraising. Nonprofits can sign up and start using Amazon Payments today at www.amazonpayments.com/nonprofits.</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 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 Amazon Payments</p><p>Amazon Payments provides consumers, merchants, and developers the simple and trusted way to pay and get paid online. Amazon Payments enables consumers to send and receive payments for goods or services by using the payment methods already associated with their Amazon.com accounts. Merchants and developers can also take advantage of a portfolio of payment and checkout solutions, such as Checkout by Amazon, Amazon Simple Pay and Amazon Flexible Payments Services, to enable tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on their websites and applications. Go to http://www.amazonpayments.com for more details.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Launches Same Day Delivery in Seven Major Cities and Expands Saturday Delivery Options

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Amazon Launches Same Day Delivery in Seven Major Cities and Expands Saturday Delivery Options

10/15/2009

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New Expedited Shipping Options Offer Customers Great Convenience in Time for the Holidays SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of "Local Express Delivery," a new shipping option giving customers same-day delivery in seven major cities including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Seattle and Washington D.C. The service will be extended to Chicago, Indianapolis and Phoenix in the coming months. Thousands of items are now available for Local Express Delivery. Amazon Prime* members pay just $5.99 per item for the service. Full details, including the rate card for all other customers, are available at www.amazon.com/help/shipping. Items ordered before the following local cut-off times will be delivered the same day: New York City – Order as late as 10 a.m. Philadelphia – Order as late as 10 a.m. Boston– Order as late as 10:30 a.m. Washington D.C. – Order as late as 10:30 a.m. Baltimore – Order as late as 10:30 a.m. Las Vegas – Order as late as 11 a.m. Seattle – Order as late as 1 p.m. Customers will find delivery cut-off times on each product's detail page. "We want to make online shopping as convenient as possible," said Girish Lakshman, vice president of Transportation at Amazon. "We're continuously working to speed up delivery times and customers receiving items on the same day as ordered is an exciting step. Now, if a customer needs a last-minute present for a birthday or wants a copy of their book club book before the weekend starts, they can order from Amazon instead of the hassle of a last-minute trip to the mall." Amazon has also expanded Saturday Delivery options. Now, items ordered before the cut-off time on Thursday using Two-Day Shipping will be delivered on Saturday instead of Monday. For Prime members, Thursday-to-Saturday delivery is free using Two-Day Shipping. For all other customers, the service is offered at the current Two-Day Shipping rates. Saturday Delivery is also available for orders placed before the cut-off on Fridays for $6.99 per item for Prime members and an additional charge for all other customers. Full details can be found at www.amazon.com/help/shipping. Amazon has introduced these shipping enhancements just in time for the holidays. For the 2009 holiday season, the following order deadlines apply for delivery by Dec. 24**: Dec. 17: FREE Super Saver Shipping Dec. 20: Standard Shipping Dec. 22: Two-Day Shipping (order as late as 7 p.m. PST; varies by item; free with Amazon Prime) Dec. 23: One-Day Shipping (order as late as 3:30 p.m. PST; varies by item; just $3.99 per item with Amazon Prime) Dec. 24: Same-Day Shipping (order as late as 1 p.m. PST; varies by item; just $5.99 per item with Amazon Prime) *Amazon Prime is an annual membership program that gives customers fast shipping on millions of items for only $79 a year. Members receive FREE Two-Day Shipping on millions of items sold by Amazon.com and sellers utilizing Fulfillment by Amazon. Upgrades to One-Day Shipping are only $3.99 per item ($6.99 for one-day Saturday delivery). To become a member of Amazon Prime, or to learn more about the membership program, customers can visit www.amazon.com/prime. **Some restrictions apply; visit www.amazon.com/help/shipping for the full details and additional information about Local Express Delivery, Two-Day Shipping, Saturday Delivery and all other Amazon.com shipping options. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p><em>New Expedited Shipping Options Offer Customers Great Convenience in Time for the Holidays</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of "Local Express Delivery," a new shipping option giving customers same-day delivery in seven major cities including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Seattle and Washington D.C. The service will be extended to Chicago, Indianapolis and Phoenix in the coming months.</p><p>Thousands of items are now available for Local Express Delivery. Amazon Prime* members pay just $5.99 per item for the service. Full details, including the rate card for all other customers, are available at www.amazon.com/help/shipping.</p><p>Items ordered before the following local cut-off times will be delivered the same day:</p><ul><li>New York City – Order as late as 10 a.m.</li><li>Philadelphia – Order as late as 10 a.m.</li><li>Boston– Order as late as 10:30 a.m.</li><li>Washington D.C. – Order as late as 10:30 a.m.</li><li>Baltimore – Order as late as 10:30 a.m.</li><li>Las Vegas – Order as late as 11 a.m.</li><li>Seattle – Order as late as 1 p.m.</li></ul><p>Customers will find delivery cut-off times on each product's detail page.</p><p>"We want to make online shopping as convenient as possible," said Girish Lakshman, vice president of Transportation at Amazon. "We're continuously working to speed up delivery times and customers receiving items on the same day as ordered is an exciting step. Now, if a customer needs a last-minute present for a birthday or wants a copy of their book club book before the weekend starts, they can order from Amazon instead of the hassle of a last-minute trip to the mall."</p><p>Amazon has also expanded Saturday Delivery options. Now, items ordered before the cut-off time on Thursday using Two-Day Shipping will be delivered on Saturday instead of Monday. For Prime members, Thursday-to-Saturday delivery is free using Two-Day Shipping. For all other customers, the service is offered at the current Two-Day Shipping rates. Saturday Delivery is also available for orders placed before the cut-off on Fridays for $6.99 per item for Prime members and an additional charge for all other customers. Full details can be found at www.amazon.com/help/shipping.</p><p>Amazon has introduced these shipping enhancements just in time for the holidays. For the 2009 holiday season, the following order deadlines apply for delivery by Dec. 24**:</p><p>Dec. 17: FREE Super Saver Shipping</p><p>Dec. 20: Standard Shipping</p><p>Dec. 22: Two-Day Shipping (order as late as 7 p.m. PST; varies by item; free with Amazon Prime)</p><p>Dec. 23: One-Day Shipping (order as late as 3:30 p.m. PST; varies by item; just $3.99 per item with Amazon Prime)</p><p>Dec. 24: Same-Day Shipping (order as late as 1 p.m. PST; varies by item; just $5.99 per item with Amazon Prime)</p><p>*Amazon Prime is an annual membership program that gives customers fast shipping on millions of items for only $79 a year. Members receive FREE Two-Day Shipping on millions of items sold by Amazon.com and sellers utilizing Fulfillment by Amazon. Upgrades to One-Day Shipping are only $3.99 per item ($6.99 for one-day Saturday delivery). To become a member of Amazon Prime, or to learn more about the membership program, customers can visit www.amazon.com/prime.</p><p>**Some restrictions apply; visit www.amazon.com/help/shipping for the full details and additional information about Local Express Delivery, Two-Day Shipping, Saturday Delivery and all other Amazon.com shipping options.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

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10/09/2009 16:02:00

Amazon.com to Webcast Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2009 financial results on October 22, 2009, 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, Inc. Amazon.com Media RelationsCraig Berman, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2009 financial results on October 22, 2009, 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, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com Media RelationsCraig Berman, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Kindle Now for Sale to Customers in More Than 100 Countries

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10/08/2009 00:05:00

Amazon Kindle Now for Sale to Customers in More Than 100 Countries

10/08/2009

2009

Over 200,000 English-language books now available to readers around the globe SEATTLE, Oct 07, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kindle is Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) most wished for, most gifted, and #1 bestselling product, but prior to today it has been available only to U.S. customers. Now for the first time, Kindle is available to customers around the world. Kindle wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution, 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so you never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Readers around the world can pre-order Kindle today for $279 at www.amazon.com/kindle and it will begin shipping October 19. "We have millions of customers in countries all over the world who read English-language books," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. "Kindle enables these customers to think of a book and download it wirelessly in less than 60 seconds." The Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) offers international customers over 200,000 English-language books, including New Releases and New York Times Bestsellers, which are typically priced less than physical editions. Over 1,000 different rights-holders now have books available in the Kindle Store, including leading publishers Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber and Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon & Schuster and Wiley. "Penguin is a leading supplier of digital books to Kindle in the U.S. and we are delighted to be extending that successful partnership to the rest of the world," said John Makinson, CEO of Penguin, the world's largest publisher of English-language books. "The publishing industry is experiencing explosive growth in digital book sales in the U.S. and we hope to stimulate digital buying elsewhere by making our content widely available on new devices." "At Faber and Faber we are always seeking new ways of finding readers for the writers we publish, so we're excited by Kindle's launch beyond the U.S., and to be developing our strong partnership with Amazon beyond physical books," said Faber and Faber Ltd Publisher and Chief Executive Stephen Page. Over 85 top U.S. and international newspapers and magazines are also available in the Kindle Store for single purchase or subscription. Many international newspapers are available in the Kindle Store for the first time, including La Stampa (Italy), El País (Spain), El Universal (Mexico), O Globo (Brazil), The Daily Telegraph (UK), joining top papers such as The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, Le Monde (France), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) and The Washington Post. Newspaper and magazine subscriptions are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle. Customers around the world can now enjoy the same features that have helped make Kindle the #1 bestselling product on Amazon.com, including: Slim and Trim: At just over a third of an inch thin (0.36 inches) and weighing just over 10 ounces, Kindle is pencil thin and lighter than a typical paperback. 3G Wireless: Readers living in or traveling to Kindle's wireless coverage areas can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download books in less than 60 seconds, automatically receive newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and receive personal documents--all without a PC, Wi-Fi hot spot, or syncing. Customers who are not in the coverage area can quickly transfer content to Kindle over USB. Reads Like Real Paper: Kindle's 6-inch electronic ink display reads like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn't use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays. Stores Up To 1,500 Books: Kindle's 2 GB of memory holds up to 1,500 books and Kindle books are automatically backed up by Amazon so customers can re-download titles in their library. Read For Weeks On A Single Charge: Kindle's electronic paper display sips battery power so users can read for over two weeks with wireless turned off and up to four days on a single charge with wireless on. Read-To-Me: With the experimental Text-To-Speech feature, Kindle can read most newspapers, magazines and books out loud. Automatically Syncs With Kindle and Kindle Compatible Devices: Amazon's "Whispersync" technology automatically syncs customers' last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across Kindle, Kindle DX, and Kindle compatible devices like Kindle for iPhone. Wirelessly Receive and Read Personal Documents: Wirelessly send, receive, and read personal documents in a variety of formats such as Microsoft Word and PDF. Instant Dictionary Lookup: Kindle comes with the New Oxford American Dictionary and over 250,000 definitions that appear instantly at the bottom of the page. Choose Text Size: Kindle lets readers customize their reading preference by providing six different text sizes. Bookmarks, Notes, and Highlights: By using the QWERTY keyboard Kindle users can add annotations to text, as well as highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use. Media can visit the Kindle Media Room at http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle for additional media resources and to request an interview. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<center>Over 200,000 English-language books now available to readers around the globe</center><p>SEATTLE, Oct 07, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kindle is Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) most wished for, most gifted, and #1 bestselling product, but prior to today it has been available only to U.S. customers. Now for the first time, Kindle is available to customers around the world. Kindle wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution, 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so you never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Readers around the world can pre-order Kindle today for $279 at www.amazon.com/kindle and it will begin shipping October 19.</p><p>"We have millions of customers in countries all over the world who read English-language books," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. "Kindle enables these customers to think of a book and download it wirelessly in less than 60 seconds."</p><p>The Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) offers international customers over 200,000 English-language books, including New Releases and <em>New York Times </em>Bestsellers, which are typically priced less than physical editions. Over 1,000 different rights-holders now have books available in the Kindle Store, including leading publishers Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber and Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon &amp; Schuster and Wiley.</p><p>"Penguin is a leading supplier of digital books to Kindle in the U.S. and we are delighted to be extending that successful partnership to the rest of the world," said John Makinson, CEO of Penguin, the world's largest publisher of English-language books. "The publishing industry is experiencing explosive growth in digital book sales in the U.S. and we hope to stimulate digital buying elsewhere by making our content widely available on new devices."</p><p>"At Faber and Faber we are always seeking new ways of finding readers for the writers we publish, so we're excited by Kindle's launch beyond the U.S., and to be developing our strong partnership with Amazon beyond physical books," said Faber and Faber Ltd Publisher and Chief Executive Stephen Page.</p><p>Over 85 top U.S. and international newspapers and magazines are also available in the Kindle Store for single purchase or subscription. Many international newspapers are available in the Kindle Store for the first time, including <em>La Stampa</em> (Italy), <em>El País</em> (Spain), <em>El Universal </em>(Mexico), <em>O Globo </em>(Brazil), <em>The Daily Telegraph</em> (UK), joining top papers such as <em>The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune</em>, <em>Le Monde</em> (France), <em>Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung </em>(Germany) and <em>The Washington Post</em>. Newspaper and magazine subscriptions are auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle.</p><p>Customers around the world can now enjoy the same features that have helped make Kindle the #1 bestselling product on Amazon.com, including:</p><ul><li>Slim and Trim: At just over a third of an inch thin (0.36 inches) and weighing just over 10 ounces, Kindle is pencil thin and lighter than a typical paperback.</li><li>3G Wireless: Readers living in or traveling to Kindle's wireless coverage areas can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download books in less than 60 seconds, automatically receive newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and receive personal documents--all without a PC, Wi-Fi hot spot, or syncing. Customers who are not in the coverage area can quickly transfer content to Kindle over USB.</li><li>Reads Like Real Paper: Kindle's 6-inch electronic ink display reads like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn't use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays.</li><li>Stores Up To 1,500 Books: Kindle's 2 GB of memory holds up to 1,500 books and Kindle books are automatically backed up by Amazon so customers can re-download titles in their library.</li><li>Read For Weeks On A Single Charge: Kindle's electronic paper display sips battery power so users can read for over two weeks with wireless turned off and up to four days on a single charge with wireless on.</li><li>Read-To-Me: With the experimental Text-To-Speech feature, Kindle can read most newspapers, magazines and books out loud.</li><li>Automatically Syncs With Kindle and Kindle Compatible Devices: Amazon's "Whispersync" technology automatically syncs customers' last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across Kindle, Kindle DX, and Kindle compatible devices like Kindle for iPhone.</li><li>Wirelessly Receive and Read Personal Documents: Wirelessly send, receive, and read personal documents in a variety of formats such as Microsoft Word and PDF.</li><li>Instant Dictionary Lookup: Kindle comes with the <em>New Oxford American Dictionary</em> and over 250,000 definitions that appear instantly at the bottom of the page.</li><li>Choose Text Size: Kindle lets readers customize their reading preference by providing six different text sizes.</li><li>Bookmarks, Notes, and Highlights: By using the QWERTY keyboard Kindle users can add annotations to text, as well as highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use.</li></ul><p>Media can visit the Kindle Media Room at http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle for additional media resources and to request an interview.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><pre>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</pre>

Amazon Lowers Price on #1 Bestseller Kindle to $259 and Introduces New Addition to the Kindle Family of Wireless Reading Devices-Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless

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Amazon Lowers Price on #1 Bestseller Kindle to $259 and Introduces New Addition to the Kindle Family of Wireless Reading Devices-Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless

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2009

#1 bestseller Kindle now $259,Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless now available for pre-order at $279 and ships Oct. 19 SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it is lowering the price of its #1 bestseller Kindle to $259, down from $299. Also today, Amazon.com introduced a new addition to its family of portable reading devices—Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless. Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless now enables readers to wirelessly download content in over 100 countries and territories. Readers can pre-order Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless starting today for $279 at www.amazon.com/kindle and it ships October 19. "Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items we sell on Amazon, and we're excited to be able to lower the price," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. "We're also excited to announce a new addition to the Kindle family—Kindle with global wireless. At home or abroad in over 100 countries, you can think of a book and download it wirelessly in less than 60 seconds." Kindle wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so you never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot or sync with a PC. Readers can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download books in less than 60 seconds, automatically receive newspaper and magazine subscriptions, receive personal documents, and read from their library—now in over 100 countries and territories. "Kindle has revolutionized the way we purchase and read books, by making it mobile, easy and intuitive," said Randall Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T. "We are excited to work with Amazon to help readers access books even faster and from significantly more places than ever before, including more than 100 countries and territories around the world through AT&T's global wireless coverage." The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) now has more than 350,000 books, including New Releases and 104 of 112 New York TimesBestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less. More than 75,000 books have been added to the U.S. Kindle Store in just the last five months. Starting today, Lonely Planet guides are now available in the Kindle Store, joining existing travel guide selection from publishers Rick Steves, Frommers and Michelin. "Lonely Planet is excited to make a vast selection of travel guides from Australia to Zanzibar available to Kindle customers around the world," said Lonely Planet CEO Matt Goldberg. "Travelers can now pack as many Lonely Planet guides as they want into Kindle's 10.2 ounces and download new guides wirelessly while travelling around the world." Over 50 top U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Times (UK), Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and the Shanghai Daily are available in the Kindle Store for single purchase or subscription, and can now be delivered wirelessly in over 100 countries and territories. Over 35 top magazines, such as The Economist, Newsweek, Time, The New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, Forbes, Fortune, PC Magazine, and The New England Journal of Medicine are also available for single purchase or subscription, and can also be delivered wirelessly in the U.S. and abroad. U.S. Kindle customers can also continue to take advantage of the Kindle Store's selection of over 7,000 blogs and receive new posts while traveling overseas. Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless offers customers the same features that have helped make Kindle with U.S. Wireless the #1 bestselling product on Amazon.com, including: Slim and Trim: At just over a third of an inch thin (0.36 inches) and weighing just over 10 ounces, Kindle is pencil thin and lighter than a typical paperback. Reads Like Real Paper: Kindle's 6-inch electronic ink display reads like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn't use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays. Stores Up To 1,500 Books: Kindle's 2 GB of memory holds up to 1,500 books and Kindle books are automatically backed up by Amazon so customers can re-download titles from their library. Read For Weeks On A Single Charge: Kindle's electronic ink display sips battery power so users can read for over two weeks with wireless turned off and up to four days on a single charge with wireless on. Read-To-Me: With the experimental Text-To-Speech feature, Kindle can read most newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud. Automatically Syncs With Kindle and Kindle Compatible Devices: Amazon's "Whispersync" technology automatically syncs customers' last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless, Kindle with U.S. Wireless, Kindle DX, and Kindle compatible devices like Kindle for iPhone. Wirelessly Receive and Read Personal Documents: Wirelessly send, receive, and read personal documents in a variety of formats such as Microsoft Word and PDF. Instant Dictionary Lookup: Kindle comes with the New Oxford American Dictionary and over 250,000 definitions that appear instantly at the bottom of the page. Choose Text Size: Kindle lets readers customize their reading preference by providing six different text sizes. Bookmarks, Notes, and Highlights: By using the QWERTY keyboard Kindle users can add annotations to text, as well as highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use. Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless will be available for shipment to customers in over 100 countries around the world on October 19. Media can visit the Kindle Media Room at http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle for additional media resources and to request an interview. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p><em>#1 bestseller Kindle now $259,</em><em>Kindle with U.S. &amp; International Wireless now available for pre-order at $279 and ships Oct. 19</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it is lowering the price of its #1 bestseller Kindle to $259, down from $299. Also today, Amazon.com introduced a new addition to its family of portable reading devices—Kindle with U.S. &amp; International Wireless. Kindle with U.S. &amp; International Wireless now enables readers to wirelessly download content in over 100 countries and territories. Readers can pre-order Kindle with U.S. &amp; International Wireless starting today for $279 at www.amazon.com/kindle and it ships October 19.</p><p>"Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items we sell on Amazon, and we're excited to be able to lower the price," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. "We're also excited to announce a new addition to the Kindle family—Kindle with global wireless. At home or abroad in over 100 countries, you can think of a book and download it wirelessly in less than 60 seconds."</p><p>Kindle wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution 6-inch electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so you never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot or sync with a PC. Readers can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download books in less than 60 seconds, automatically receive newspaper and magazine subscriptions, receive personal documents, and read from their library—now in over 100 countries and territories.</p><p>"Kindle has revolutionized the way we purchase and read books, by making it mobile, easy and intuitive," said Randall Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&amp;T. "We are excited to work with Amazon to help readers access books even faster and from significantly more places than ever before, including more than 100 countries and territories around the world through AT&amp;T's global wireless coverage."</p><p>The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) now has more than 350,000 books, including New Releases and 104 of 112 <em>New York Times</em>Bestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less. More than 75,000 books have been added to the U.S. Kindle Store in just the last five months. Starting today, Lonely Planet guides are now available in the Kindle Store, joining existing travel guide selection from publishers Rick Steves, Frommers and Michelin.</p><p>"Lonely Planet is excited to make a vast selection of travel guides from Australia to Zanzibar available to Kindle customers around the world," said Lonely Planet CEO Matt Goldberg. "Travelers can now pack as many Lonely Planet guides as they want into Kindle's 10.2 ounces and download new guides wirelessly while travelling around the world."</p><p>Over 50 top U.S. and international newspapers such as <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>The Wall Street Journal, USA Today</em>, <em>The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Times (UK), Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung</em>, and the <em>Shanghai Daily</em> are available in the Kindle Store for single purchase or subscription, and can now be delivered wirelessly in over 100 countries and territories. Over 35 top magazines, such as <em>The Economist, Newsweek, Time, The New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, Forbes, Fortune, PC Magazine</em>, and <em>The New England Journal of Medicine</em> are also available for single purchase or subscription, and can also be delivered wirelessly in the U.S. and abroad. U.S. Kindle customers can also continue to take advantage of the Kindle Store's selection of over 7,000 blogs and receive new posts while traveling overseas.</p><p>Kindle with U.S. &amp; International Wireless offers customers the same features that have helped make Kindle with U.S. Wireless the #1 bestselling product on Amazon.com, including:</p><ul><li>Slim and Trim: At just over a third of an inch thin (0.36 inches) and weighing just over 10 ounces, Kindle is pencil thin and lighter than a typical paperback.</li><li>Reads Like Real Paper: Kindle's 6-inch electronic ink display reads like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn't use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays.</li><li>Stores Up To 1,500 Books: Kindle's 2 GB of memory holds up to 1,500 books and Kindle books are automatically backed up by Amazon so customers can re-download titles from their library.</li><li>Read For Weeks On A Single Charge: Kindle's electronic ink display sips battery power so users can read for over two weeks with wireless turned off and up to four days on a single charge with wireless on.</li><li>Read-To-Me: With the experimental Text-To-Speech feature, Kindle can read most newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud.</li><li>Automatically Syncs With Kindle and Kindle Compatible Devices: Amazon's "Whispersync" technology automatically syncs customers' last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across Kindle with U.S. &amp; International Wireless, Kindle with U.S. Wireless, Kindle DX, and Kindle compatible devices like Kindle for iPhone.</li><li>Wirelessly Receive and Read Personal Documents: Wirelessly send, receive, and read personal documents in a variety of formats such as Microsoft Word and PDF.</li><li>Instant Dictionary Lookup: Kindle comes with the <em>New Oxford American Dictionary</em> and over 250,000 definitions that appear instantly at the bottom of the page.</li><li>Choose Text Size: Kindle lets readers customize their reading preference by providing six different text sizes.</li><li>Bookmarks, Notes, and Highlights: By using the QWERTY keyboard Kindle users can add annotations to text, as well as highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use.</li></ul><p>Kindle with U.S. &amp; International Wireless will be available for shipment to customers in over 100 countries around the world on October 19. Media can visit the Kindle Media Room at http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle for additional media resources and to request an interview.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

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Über 200.000 englischsprachige Bücher stehen Lesern in der ganzen Welt nun zur Verfügung SEATTLE, 7. Oktober 2009 -- Der Kindle ist nicht nur Amazon.coms Topseller, sondern auch der Artikel, der auf den meisten Wunschzetteln steht und am häufigsten verschenkt wird. Bis heute konnten ihn allerdings nur Kunden in den USA nutzen. Ab sofort steht der Kindle erstmalig Kunden in der ganzen Welt zur Verfügung. Mit dem Kindle lassen sich drahtlos Bücher, Zeitschriften, Zeitungen und persönliche Dokumente auf ein hochauflösendes, über 15 Zentimeter großes e-Ink-Display herunterladen, das sich wie eine echte Papierseite liest. Dafür nutzt er die gleiche Wireless-Technologie wie moderne Handys, sodass Kunden nicht nach einem Wi-Fi-Hotspot suchen müssen. Leser in der ganzen Welt können den Kindle ab sofort auf www.amazon.com/kindle vorbestellen. Ab dem 19. Oktober wird der Kindle aus den USA versandt. "Wir haben auf der ganzen Welt Millionen Kunden, die englischsprachige Bücher lesen", sagt Jeff Bezos, Gründer und CEO von Amazon.com. „Der Kindle ermöglicht es diesen Kunden, an ein Buch zu denken und es in weniger als 60 Sekunden drahtlos herunterzuladen." Der Kindle Store bietet internationalen Lesern derzeit über 200.000 englischsprachige Bücher, darunter Neuerscheinungen und New York Times-Bestseller. Titel im Kindle Store sind für gewöhnlich günstiger als physische Bücher. Über 1.000 Rechteinhaber bieten ihre Bücher im Kindle Store an – unter ihnen führende Verlage wie Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber and Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon & Schuster und Wiley. "Penguin ist einer der führenden Anbieter von digitalen Büchern für den Kindle in den USA und wir freuen uns, diese erfolgreiche Partnerschaft nun auch auf den Rest der Welt ausweiten zu können", sagt John Makinson, CEO von Penguin, dem weltgrößten Herausgeber englischsprachiger Bücher. „Die Verlagsindustrie erfährt in den USA ein riesiges Wachstum auf dem digitalen Buchmarkt und wir hoffen, das digitale Einkaufen auch in anderen Ländern beleben zu können, indem wir unsere Inhalte auf neuen Lesegeräten zur Verfügung stellen." "Bei Faber and Faber suchen wir ständig nach neuen Wegen, um Leser für unsere Autoren zu finden. Daher freuen wir uns auf den Start des Kindles außerhalb der USA und darauf, unsere starke Partnerschaft mit Amazon auch jenseits der gedruckten Bücher weiterentwickeln zu können", sagt Stephen Page, Verlagsleiter und CEO von Faber and Faber. Mehr als 85 US-amerikanische und internationale Top-Zeitungen und Zeitschriften sind im Kindle Store als Einzelausgabe oder im Abonnement erhältlich. Viele internationale Zeitungen sind dabei nun erstmalig für den Kindle verfügbar, darunter u.a. La Stampa (Italien), El País (Spanien), El Universal (Mexiko), O Globo (Brasilien) und The Daily Paragraph (Großbritannien). Sie schließen sich im Kindle Store erstklassigen Zeitungen, wie The New York Times), The International Herald Tribune, Le Monde (Frankreich), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung und The Washington Post an. Abonnierte Zeitungen und Zeitschriften werden automatisch drahtlos auf den Kindle geladen. Weltweit können Kunden nun die Funktionen genießen, die den Kindle zum Topseller auf Amazon.com gemacht haben. Hier ein paar Beispiele: Flach und kompakt: Mit einer Dicke von knapp über 1/3 Zoll (0,9 cm) und einem Gewicht von ca. 10 Unzen (289 Gramm) ist der Kindle bleistiftdünn und leichter als ein normales Taschenbuch. 3G-Wireless-Technologie: Leser, die in Ländern wohnen oder in Länder reisen, die über Netzabdeckung für Kindle Wireless verfügen, können drahtlos im Kindle Store einkaufen und Bücher in weniger als 60 Sekunden herunterladen, automatisch Zeitungs- und Zeitschriften-Abonnements empfangen sowie persönliche Dokumente erhalten – all das ohne Computer, einen Wi-Fi-Hotspot oder Synchronisierung. Kunden, die sich nicht in einem Land mit Netzabdeckung aufhalten, können Inhalte per USB übertragen. Liest sich wie echtes Papier: Das 6 Zoll (15,24 cm) große e-ink-Display des Kindle liest sich wie bedrucktes Papier, denn zur Darstellung nutzt es echte Tinte und keine Hintergrundbeleuchtung. Dadurch blendet das Display beim Lesen nicht und Augenbeschwerden, die normalerweise mit elektronischen Displays in Verbindung gebracht werden, bleiben aus. Speichert bis zu 1.500 Bücher: Der 2 GB großer Speicher des Kindle kann bis zu 1.500 Bücher aufnehmen. Die Bücher werden von Amazon automatisch gesichert und können von den Kunden auch später wieder in ihre Bibliothek herunterladen werden. Mit einer Akkuladung wochenlang lesen: Das elektronische Papierdisplay des Kindles benötigt nur wenig Energie. Kunden können daher mit einer einzigen Akkuladung bei ausgeschalteter Funkverbindung über zwei Wochen lang und bei eingeschalteter Funkverbindung vier Tage lang lesen. Read-To-Me: Mit der experimentellen Text-to-Speech-Funktion kann der Kindle die meisten Zeitungen, Zeitschriften und Bücher laut vorlesen. Synchronisation erfolgt automatisch mit Kindle und Kindle-kompatiblen Geräten: Amazons „Whispersync"-Technologie synchronisiert automatische die zuletzt gelesene Seite, Lesezeichen, Notizen und markierte Stellen mit dem Kindle, Kindle DX und mit Kindle-kompatiblen Geräten wie Kindle for iPhone. Drahtlos persönliche Dokumente erhalten und lesen: Persönliche Dokumente können drahtlos in verschiedenen Formaten, u.a. im Microsoft Word- oder im PDF-Format, gesendet, erhalten und gelesen werden. Lexikon zum Nachschlagen: Kindle wird mit dem New Oxford American Dictionary und über 250.000 Begriffsdefinitionen ausgeliefert, die direkt unten auf der Seite eingeblendet werden. Textgröße aussuchen: Beim Kindle können Kunden ihre Lesepräferenzen anpassen, indem sie aus sechs verschiedene Textgrößen wählen können. Favoriten, Notizen und Highlights: Durch die Nutzung einer QWERTY-Tastatur können Kindle-Nutzer Anmerkungen in Texten machen, Schlüsselstellen hervorheben und abspeichern sowie Lesezeichen setzen. Im Kindle Media Room auf www.amazon.com/pr/kindle können Medienvertreter weitere Media-Informationen finden und Interview-Anfragen stellen. Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), ein Fortune 500 Unternehmen mit Sitz in Seattle, öffnete seine virtuellen Tore im Juli 1995. Amazon.com bietet heute "Earth's Biggest Selection" – die weltweit größte Auswahl. Ziel war es von jeher, das kundenorientierteste Unternehmen der Welt zu sein, bei dem Kunden alles finden, was sie online kaufen wollen – zum attraktivsten Preis. Amazon.com sowie Verkäufer, die ihre Produkte bei Amazon.com anbieten, listen Millionen neuer, gebrauchter und erneuerter Produkte in Bereichen wie Bücher, Filme, Musik & Videospiele, digitale Downloads, Elektronik und Computer, Haus und Garten, Spielwaren, Kinder & Baby, Delikatessen, Mode, Schuhe & Uhren, Gesundheit und Körperpflege, Sport & Freizeit, Werkzeuge, Produkte für KFZ- und industriellen Bedarf. Amazon Web Services stattet Amazons Entwickler mit Zugang zu Internet-Infrastrukturen aus, die  auf Amazons eigener Backend-Technologieplattform basieren und die Entwickler nutzen können, um nahezu jede beliebige Art von Geschäft zu ermöglichen. Beispiele der Dienstleistungen, die durch Amazon Web Services angeboten werden, sind: 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk und Amazon CloudFront.Zu den Websites, die Amazon.com und die Gesellschaften der Amazon-Unternehmensgruppe unterhalten, zählen www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca und www.amazon.cn. "Amazon.com", "wir", "unsere" und verwandte Begriffe beziehen sich in obigem Text auf Amazon.com, Inc. und die Gesellschaften der Amazon-Gruppe, sofern der Zusammenhang dies nicht anders darlegt.  Zukunftsgerichtete AussagenDiese Pressemitteilung enthält in die Zukunft gerichtete Aussagen im Sinne von Paragraf 27A des Securities Act von 1933 und Paragraph 21E des Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Tatsächliche Ergebnisse können wesentlich von den Erwartungen des Managements abweichen. Solche in die Zukunft gerichteten Aussagen sind beträchtlichen Risiken und Unwägbarkeiten unterworfen, neben anderen zum Beispiel Risiken bezüglich potenzieller zukünftiger Verluste, Wettbewerb, Management möglicher Expansionen, potenzieller Schwankungen der operativen Ergebnisse und Wachstumsraten, Optimierung der Distributionszentren Saisonalitäten, geschäftlichen Vereinbarungen; Akquisitionen und strategischen Partnerschaften, Wechselkursen, Systemstörungen, internationalem Wachstum, Verbrauchertrends, Lagerbeständen, der begrenzten operativen Historie, gesetzlichen Regulierungen und Besteuerung, Betrug sowie der Erschließung neuer Geschäftsfelder. Weitere Informationen über Faktoren, die die Finanzergebnisse von Amazon.com beeinflussen könnten, sind in den von Amazon.com bei der Securities and Exchange Commission [US-Börsenaufsichtsbehörde] eingereichten Unterlagen ausgeführt, darunter der aktuelle Geschäftsbericht (Form 10-K) sowie nachfolgende Berichte. Der Kindle wird von Amazon Digital Services, Inc. vertrieben.

<p><em>Über 200.000 englischsprachige Bücher stehen Lesern in der ganzen Welt nun zur Verfügung</em></p><p>SEATTLE, 7. Oktober 2009 -- Der Kindle ist nicht nur Amazon.coms Topseller, sondern auch der Artikel, der auf den meisten Wunschzetteln steht und am häufigsten verschenkt wird. Bis heute konnten ihn allerdings nur Kunden in den USA nutzen. Ab sofort steht der Kindle erstmalig Kunden in der ganzen Welt zur Verfügung. Mit dem Kindle lassen sich drahtlos Bücher, Zeitschriften, Zeitungen und persönliche Dokumente auf ein hochauflösendes, über 15 Zentimeter großes e-Ink-Display herunterladen, das sich wie eine echte Papierseite liest. Dafür nutzt er die gleiche Wireless-Technologie wie moderne Handys, sodass Kunden nicht nach einem Wi-Fi-Hotspot suchen müssen. Leser in der ganzen Welt können den Kindle ab sofort auf www.amazon.com/kindle vorbestellen. Ab dem 19. Oktober wird der Kindle aus den USA versandt.</p><p>"Wir haben auf der ganzen Welt Millionen Kunden, die englischsprachige Bücher lesen", sagt Jeff Bezos, Gründer und CEO von Amazon.com. „Der Kindle ermöglicht es diesen Kunden, an ein Buch zu denken und es in weniger als 60 Sekunden drahtlos herunterzuladen."</p><p>Der Kindle Store bietet internationalen Lesern derzeit über 200.000 englischsprachige Bücher, darunter Neuerscheinungen und <em>New York Times</em>-Bestseller. Titel im Kindle Store sind für gewöhnlich günstiger als physische Bücher. Über 1.000 Rechteinhaber bieten ihre Bücher im Kindle Store an – unter ihnen führende Verlage wie Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber and Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon &amp; Schuster und Wiley.</p><p>"Penguin ist einer der führenden Anbieter von digitalen Büchern für den Kindle in den USA und wir freuen uns, diese erfolgreiche Partnerschaft nun auch auf den Rest der Welt ausweiten zu können", sagt John Makinson, CEO von Penguin, dem weltgrößten Herausgeber englischsprachiger Bücher. „Die Verlagsindustrie erfährt in den USA ein riesiges Wachstum auf dem digitalen Buchmarkt und wir hoffen, das digitale Einkaufen auch in anderen Ländern beleben zu können, indem wir unsere Inhalte auf neuen Lesegeräten zur Verfügung stellen."</p><p>"Bei Faber and Faber suchen wir ständig nach neuen Wegen, um Leser für unsere Autoren zu finden. Daher freuen wir uns auf den Start des Kindles außerhalb der USA und darauf, unsere starke Partnerschaft mit Amazon auch jenseits der gedruckten Bücher weiterentwickeln zu können", sagt Stephen Page, Verlagsleiter und CEO von Faber and Faber.</p><p>Mehr als 85 US-amerikanische und internationale Top-Zeitungen und Zeitschriften sind im Kindle Store als Einzelausgabe oder im Abonnement erhältlich. Viele internationale Zeitungen sind dabei nun erstmalig für den Kindle verfügbar, darunter u.a. <em>La Stampa </em>(Italien), <em>El País</em> (Spanien), <em>El Universal</em> (Mexiko), <em>O Globo</em> (Brasilien) und <em>The Daily Paragraph</em> (Großbritannien). Sie schließen sich im Kindle Store erstklassigen Zeitungen, wie <em>The New York Times</em>), <em>The International Herald Tribune</em>, <em>Le Monde</em> (Frankreich), <em>Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung</em> und <em>The Washington Post</em> an. Abonnierte Zeitungen und Zeitschriften werden automatisch drahtlos auf den Kindle geladen.</p><p>Weltweit können Kunden nun die Funktionen genießen, die den Kindle zum Topseller auf Amazon.com gemacht haben. Hier ein paar Beispiele:</p><ul><li>Flach und kompakt: Mit einer Dicke von knapp über 1/3 Zoll (0,9 cm) und einem Gewicht von ca. 10 Unzen (289 Gramm) ist der Kindle bleistiftdünn und leichter als ein normales Taschenbuch.</li></ul><ul><li>3G-Wireless-Technologie: Leser, die in Ländern wohnen oder in Länder reisen, die über Netzabdeckung für Kindle Wireless verfügen, können drahtlos im Kindle Store einkaufen und Bücher in weniger als 60 Sekunden herunterladen, automatisch Zeitungs- und Zeitschriften-Abonnements empfangen sowie persönliche Dokumente erhalten – all das ohne Computer, einen Wi-Fi-Hotspot oder Synchronisierung. Kunden, die sich nicht in einem Land mit Netzabdeckung aufhalten, können Inhalte per USB übertragen.</li><li>Liest sich wie echtes Papier: Das 6 Zoll (15,24 cm) große e-ink-Display des Kindle liest sich wie bedrucktes Papier, denn zur Darstellung nutzt es echte Tinte und keine Hintergrundbeleuchtung. Dadurch blendet das Display beim Lesen nicht und Augenbeschwerden, die normalerweise mit elektronischen Displays in Verbindung gebracht werden, bleiben aus.</li><li>Speichert bis zu 1.500 Bücher: Der 2 GB großer Speicher des Kindle kann bis zu 1.500 Bücher aufnehmen. Die Bücher werden von Amazon automatisch gesichert und können von den Kunden auch später wieder in ihre Bibliothek herunterladen werden.</li><li>Mit einer Akkuladung wochenlang lesen: Das elektronische Papierdisplay des Kindles benötigt nur wenig Energie. Kunden können daher mit einer einzigen Akkuladung bei ausgeschalteter Funkverbindung über zwei Wochen lang und bei eingeschalteter Funkverbindung vier Tage lang lesen.</li><li>Read-To-Me: Mit der experimentellen Text-to-Speech-Funktion kann der Kindle die meisten Zeitungen, Zeitschriften und Bücher laut vorlesen.</li><li>Synchronisation erfolgt automatisch mit Kindle und Kindle-kompatiblen Geräten: Amazons „Whispersync"-Technologie synchronisiert automatische die zuletzt gelesene Seite, Lesezeichen, Notizen und markierte Stellen mit dem Kindle, Kindle DX und mit Kindle-kompatiblen Geräten wie Kindle for iPhone.</li><li>Drahtlos persönliche Dokumente erhalten und lesen: Persönliche Dokumente können drahtlos in verschiedenen Formaten, u.a. im Microsoft Word- oder im PDF-Format, gesendet, erhalten und gelesen werden.</li><li>Lexikon zum Nachschlagen: Kindle wird mit dem <em>New Oxford American Dictionary</em> und über 250.000 Begriffsdefinitionen ausgeliefert, die direkt unten auf der Seite eingeblendet werden.</li><li>Textgröße aussuchen: Beim Kindle können Kunden ihre Lesepräferenzen anpassen, indem sie aus sechs verschiedene Textgrößen wählen können.</li><li>Favoriten, Notizen und Highlights: Durch die Nutzung einer QWERTY-Tastatur können Kindle-Nutzer Anmerkungen in Texten machen, Schlüsselstellen hervorheben und abspeichern sowie Lesezeichen setzen.</li></ul><p>Im Kindle Media Room auf www.amazon.com/pr/kindle können Medienvertreter weitere Media-Informationen finden und Interview-Anfragen stellen.</p><p>Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), ein Fortune 500 Unternehmen mit Sitz in Seattle, öffnete seine virtuellen Tore im Juli 1995. Amazon.com bietet heute "Earth's Biggest Selection" – die weltweit größte Auswahl. Ziel war es von jeher, das kundenorientierteste Unternehmen der Welt zu sein, bei dem Kunden alles finden, was sie online kaufen wollen – zum attraktivsten Preis. Amazon.com sowie Verkäufer, die ihre Produkte bei Amazon.com anbieten, listen Millionen neuer, gebrauchter und erneuerter Produkte in Bereichen wie Bücher, Filme, Musik &amp; Videospiele, digitale Downloads, Elektronik und Computer, Haus und Garten, Spielwaren, Kinder &amp; Baby, Delikatessen, Mode, Schuhe &amp; Uhren, Gesundheit und Körperpflege, Sport &amp; Freizeit, Werkzeuge, Produkte für KFZ- und industriellen Bedarf.</p><p>Amazon Web Services stattet Amazons Entwickler mit Zugang zu Internet-Infrastrukturen aus, die  auf Amazons eigener Backend-Technologieplattform basieren und die Entwickler nutzen können, um nahezu jede beliebige Art von Geschäft zu ermöglichen. Beispiele der Dienstleistungen, die durch Amazon Web Services angeboten werden, sind: 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk und Amazon CloudFront.Zu den Websites, die Amazon.com und die Gesellschaften der Amazon-Unternehmensgruppe unterhalten, zählen www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca und www.amazon.cn.</p><p>"Amazon.com", "wir", "unsere" und verwandte Begriffe beziehen sich in obigem Text auf Amazon.com, Inc. und die Gesellschaften der Amazon-Gruppe, sofern der Zusammenhang dies nicht anders darlegt. </p><p>Zukunftsgerichtete AussagenDiese Pressemitteilung enthält in die Zukunft gerichtete Aussagen im Sinne von Paragraf 27A des Securities Act von 1933 und Paragraph 21E des Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Tatsächliche Ergebnisse können wesentlich von den Erwartungen des Managements abweichen. Solche in die Zukunft gerichteten Aussagen sind beträchtlichen Risiken und Unwägbarkeiten unterworfen, neben anderen zum Beispiel Risiken bezüglich potenzieller zukünftiger Verluste, Wettbewerb, Management möglicher Expansionen, potenzieller Schwankungen der operativen Ergebnisse und Wachstumsraten, Optimierung der Distributionszentren Saisonalitäten, geschäftlichen Vereinbarungen; Akquisitionen und strategischen Partnerschaften, Wechselkursen, Systemstörungen, internationalem Wachstum, Verbrauchertrends, Lagerbeständen, der begrenzten operativen Historie, gesetzlichen Regulierungen und Besteuerung, Betrug sowie der Erschließung neuer Geschäftsfelder. Weitere Informationen über Faktoren, die die Finanzergebnisse von Amazon.com beeinflussen könnten, sind in den von Amazon.com bei der Securities and Exchange Commission [US-Börsenaufsichtsbehörde] eingereichten Unterlagen ausgeführt, darunter der aktuelle Geschäftsbericht (Form 10-K) sowie nachfolgende Berichte.</p><p>Der Kindle wird von Amazon Digital Services, Inc. vertrieben.</p>

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Más de 200.000 libros en idioma inglés están disponibles para los lectores alrededor del mundo SEATTLE—7 de octubre de 2009—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—El Kindle es el producto de Amazon más deseado, más obsequiado y más vendido. Sin embargo, antes de hoy sólo había estado a disposición de los clientes de Estados Unidos. Ahora, por primera vez, el Kindle está disponible para los clientes alrededor del mundo. El Kindle puede descargar, de forma inalámbrica, libros, revistas, periódicos y documentos personales en una pantalla de 6 pulgadas, de alta resolución y con un sistema de tinta electrónica, que tiene el aspecto del papel verdadero. El Kindle utiliza la misma tecnología inalámbrica 3G que los teléfonos celulares avanzados, de manera que el lector nunca tiene que buscar un punto de conexión Wi-Fi.  Los lectores alrededor del mundo pueden preordenar el Kindle, a partir de hoy por $279 US, en www.amazon.com/kindle, el cual se despachará a partir del 19 de octubre. "Tenemos millones de clientes en países alrededor del mundo que leen libros en inglés", afirmó Jeff Bezos, fundador y CEO de Amazon.com. "El Kindle permite a estos clientes buscar un libro y descargarlo de forma inalámbrica en menos de 60 segundos". El Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) ofrece a los clientes internacionales más de 200.000 libros en inglés, incluyendo ediciones recientes y los libros más vendidos según el diario The New York Times, los cuales cuestan, por lo general, menos que las ediciones físicas. Más de 1.000 propietarios de derechos de autor ahora tienen libros disponibles en el Kindle Store, incluyendo importantes casas editoriales como Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber and Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon & Schuster y Wiley.  "Penguin es uno de los principales proveedores de libros digitales para el Kindle en EE. UU., y nos complace ampliar al resto del mundo dicha exitosa asociación", comentó John Makinson, CEO de Penguin, la principal casa editorial de libros en inglés del mundo. "El sector de las publicaciones está experimentando un explosivo crecimiento en cuanto a las ventas de libros digitales en EE. UU., y esperamos poder estimular las compras digitales en el resto del mundo, haciendo que nuestro contenido sea compatible con los nuevos dispositivos". "En Faber and Faber siempre estamos a la búsqueda de nuevas formas de encontrar lectores para los escritores que publicamos, con lo cual nos sentimos muy entusiasmados por el lanzamiento del Kindle en el extranjero, y por estar desarrollando nuestra sólida relación con Amazon, más allá de los libros físicos", manifestó Stephen Page, Editor y Ejecutivo Principal de Faber and Faber. Más de 85 de los más importantes periódicos y revistas estadounidenses e internacionales también están disponibles en el Kindle Store para ser adquiridos como ejemplares individuales o mediante suscripción. Muchos periódicos internacionales están disponibles por primera vez en el Kindle Store, incluyendo La Stampa (Italia), El País (España), El Universal (México), O Globo (Brasil), The Daily Telegraph (Reino Unido), junto con diarios de la importancia de The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, Le Monde (Francia), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Alemania) y The Washington Post.  Las suscripciones a periódicos y revistas se envían al Kindle automáticamente y de forma inalámbrica.  Ahora, los clientes alrededor del mundo pueden disfrutar de las mismas características que han contribuido a que el Kindle se convierta en el producto más vendido en Amazon.com, éstas incluyen: Diseño estilizado y elegante: Con sólo un tercio de una pulgada de espesor (0,36 pulgadas  o 0,91 cm), y con un peso de apenas 10 onzas (289 gramos), el Kindle es delgado como un lápiz y más ligero que un libro típico de tapa blanda. Tecnología inalámbrica 3G: Los lectores que viven o viajan en áreas de cobertura de la red inalámbrica del Kindle pueden hacer compras, de forma inalámbrica, en el Kindle Store, descargar libros en menos de 60 segundos, recibir automáticamente sus suscripciones a periódicos y revistas y recibir documentos personales, todo esto sin necesidad de una computadora, punto de conexión de Wi-Fi ni sincronización. Aquellos clientes que no estén en el área de cobertura pueden transferir rápidamente el contenido al Kindle mediante un cable USB. Se lee como el papel verdadero: La pantalla de 6 pulgadas (15,24 cm) del Kindle, que usa tinta electrónica, se lee igual que las palabras impresas en papel, gracias a que la pantalla opera mediante la utilización de tinta real y no necesita de iluminación de fondo, lo cual elimina el cansancio visual y el resplandor que suelen producirse con otras pantallas electrónicas. Almacena hasta 1.500 libros: Los 2 GB de memoria del Kindle tienen capacidad para almacenar hasta 1.500 libros, y los libros del Kindle se guardan automáticamente en el servidor de Amazon, de manera que los clientes pueden volver a descargar los títulos almacenados en su biblioteca. Una sola carga dura semanas enteras: El consumo de energía de la pantalla de papel electrónico conserva la batería, de manera que los usuarios pueden leer durante más de dos semanas, con la conexión inalámbrica apagada, y durante hasta cuatro días con una misma carga, con la conexión inalámbrica activada. "Read-To-Me": Con una función experimental de lectura de texto con voz sintetizada, el Kindle puede leer en voz alta la mayoría de los periódicos, revistas y libros. Sincronización automática con el Kindle y con los dispositivos compatibles con el Kindle: La tecnología "Whispersync", de Amazon, sincroniza automáticamente la última página leída, los marcadores de página, las notas y las frases subrayadas entre el Kindle, el Kindle DX y los dispositivos compatibles con el Kindle, como el Kindle para el iPhone. Reciba y lea, de forma inalámbrica, documentos personales: Envíe, reciba y lea, de forma inalámbrica, documentos personales en diversos formatos, tales como Microsoft Word y PDF. Diccionario para búsqueda instantánea: El Kindle viene con el New Oxford American Dictionary y más de 250.000 definiciones que aparecen instantáneamente al final de la página. Seleccione el tamaño del texto: El Kindle permite a los lectores personalizar sus preferencias de lectura a través de seis tamaños distintos de texto. Marcadores de páginas, notas y subrayados: Mediante la utilización del teclado QWERTY, los usuarios del Kindle pueden añadir anotaciones al texto, así como marcar sus pasajes preferidos y marcar páginas para uso futuro. Los medios de prensa pueden visitar el Kindle Media Room en http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle para obtener recursos adicionales y para solicitar una entrevista. Acerca de Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), una compañía Fortune 500 con sede en Seattle, se inauguró en la Web en el mes de julio de 1995, y en la actualidad ofrece Earth's Biggest Selection (la mayor selección del mundo). Amazon.com, Inc. busca convertirse en la compañía del mundo más centrada en el cliente, donde los clientes puedan encontrar y descubrir todo lo que deseen comprar por Internet, y se propone ofrecer a sus clientes los precios más bajos posibles. Amazon.com y otros vendedores ofrecen millones de exclusivos artículos nuevos, reconstruidos y usados, en categorías como Libros; Películas, Música y Juegos; Descargas Digitales; Artículos Electrónicos y Computadoras; Hogar y Jardinería; Juguetes, Niños y Bebés; Alimentos; Ropas; Calzado y Joyería; Salud y Belleza; Deportes y Actividades al Aire Libre; y Herramientas, Automóviles y Productos Industriales. Amazon Web Services brinda a los clientes programadores de Amazon acceso a servicios de infraestructura "in-the-cloud" (en la nube), basados en la propia plataforma interna de recursos tecnológicos de Amazon, que los programadores pueden utilizar para activar prácticamente cualquier tipo de negocio. Entre los ejemplos de los servicios ofrecidos por Amazon Web Services se encuentran: 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk y Amazon CloudFront. Amazon y sus compañías afiliadas operan sitios web, incluyendo www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, y www.amazon.cn. Según se utilizan en el presente documento, "Amazon.com," "nosotros" "nuestros" y otros términos similares incluyen a Amazon.com, Inc., y a sus subsidiarias, a menos que el contexto indique lo contrario. Declaraciones futuristasEl presente anuncio contiene declaraciones futuristas, dentro del significado de la Sección 27A de la Ley de Títulos Valores de 1933 y de la Sección 21E de la Ley de Bolsas de Valores de 1934. Los resultados reales pueden diferir considerablemente de las expectativas de la gerencia. Estas declaraciones futuristas implican riesgos e incertidumbres que incluyen, entre otros, riesgos relacionados con la competencia, la gestión del crecimiento, nuevos productos, servicios y tecnologías, posibles fluctuaciones de los resultados de las operaciones, expansión internacional, resultados de los actos jurídicos y las demandas, optimización del centro de cumplimiento, época, convenios comerciales, adquisiciones y transacciones estratégicas, tasas de cambio internacionales, interrupción del sistema, inventario, regulaciones e impuestos gubernamentales, pagos y fraude. Más información acerca de los factores que posiblemente podrían incidir en los resultados financieros de Amazon.com, se incluye en los documentos presentados por Amazon.com ante la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores (SEC), incluyendo su informe anual más reciente presentado en el Formulario 10-K y todo documento presentado subsiguientemente. Los dispositivos Kindle son vendidos a través de Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

<p><em>Más de 200.000 libros en idioma inglés están disponibles para los lectores alrededor del mundo</em></p><p>SEATTLE—7 de octubre de 2009—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—El Kindle es el producto de Amazon más deseado, más obsequiado y más vendido. Sin embargo, antes de hoy sólo había estado a disposición de los clientes de Estados Unidos. Ahora, por primera vez, el Kindle está disponible para los clientes alrededor del mundo. El Kindle puede descargar, de forma inalámbrica, libros, revistas, periódicos y documentos personales en una pantalla de 6 pulgadas, de alta resolución y con un sistema de tinta electrónica, que tiene el aspecto del papel verdadero. El Kindle utiliza la misma tecnología inalámbrica 3G que los teléfonos celulares avanzados, de manera que el lector nunca tiene que buscar un punto de conexión Wi-Fi.  Los lectores alrededor del mundo pueden preordenar el Kindle, a partir de hoy por $279 US, en www.amazon.com/kindle, el cual se despachará a partir del 19 de octubre.</p><p>"Tenemos millones de clientes en países alrededor del mundo que leen libros en inglés", afirmó Jeff Bezos, fundador y CEO de Amazon.com. "El Kindle permite a estos clientes buscar un libro y descargarlo de forma inalámbrica en menos de 60 segundos".</p><p>El Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) ofrece a los clientes internacionales más de 200.000 libros en inglés, incluyendo ediciones recientes y los libros más vendidos según el diario <em>The New York Times</em>, los cuales cuestan, por lo general, menos que las ediciones físicas. Más de 1.000 propietarios de derechos de autor ahora tienen libros disponibles en el Kindle Store, incluyendo importantes casas editoriales como Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber and Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon &amp; Schuster y Wiley. </p><p>"Penguin es uno de los principales proveedores de libros digitales para el Kindle en EE. UU., y nos complace ampliar al resto del mundo dicha exitosa asociación", comentó John Makinson, CEO de Penguin, la principal casa editorial de libros en inglés del mundo. "El sector de las publicaciones está experimentando un explosivo crecimiento en cuanto a las ventas de libros digitales en EE. UU., y esperamos poder estimular las compras digitales en el resto del mundo, haciendo que nuestro contenido sea compatible con los nuevos dispositivos".</p><p>"En Faber and Faber siempre estamos a la búsqueda de nuevas formas de encontrar lectores para los escritores que publicamos, con lo cual nos sentimos muy entusiasmados por el lanzamiento del Kindle en el extranjero, y por estar desarrollando nuestra sólida relación con Amazon, más allá de los libros físicos", manifestó Stephen Page, Editor y Ejecutivo Principal de Faber and Faber.</p><p>Más de 85 de los más importantes periódicos y revistas estadounidenses e internacionales también están disponibles en el Kindle Store para ser adquiridos como ejemplares individuales o mediante suscripción. Muchos periódicos internacionales están disponibles por primera vez en el Kindle Store, incluyendo <em>La Stampa</em> (Italia), <em>El País</em> (España), <em>El Universal </em>(México), <em>O Globo </em>(Brasil), <em>The Daily Telegraph</em> (Reino Unido), junto con diarios de la importancia de <em>The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune</em>, <em>Le Monde</em> (Francia), <em>Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung </em>(Alemania) y <em>The Washington Post</em>.  Las suscripciones a periódicos y revistas se envían al Kindle automáticamente y de forma inalámbrica. </p><p>Ahora, los clientes alrededor del mundo pueden disfrutar de las mismas características que han contribuido a que el Kindle se convierta en el producto más vendido en Amazon.com, éstas incluyen:</p><ul><li>Diseño estilizado y elegante: Con sólo un tercio de una pulgada de espesor (0,36 pulgadas  o 0,91 cm), y con un peso de apenas 10 onzas (289 gramos), el Kindle es delgado como un lápiz y más ligero que un libro típico de tapa blanda.</li></ul><ul><li>Tecnología inalámbrica 3G: Los lectores que viven o viajan en áreas de cobertura de la red inalámbrica del Kindle pueden hacer compras, de forma inalámbrica, en el Kindle Store, descargar libros en menos de 60 segundos, recibir automáticamente sus suscripciones a periódicos y revistas y recibir documentos personales, todo esto sin necesidad de una computadora, punto de conexión de Wi-Fi ni sincronización. Aquellos clientes que no estén en el área de cobertura pueden transferir rápidamente el contenido al Kindle mediante un cable USB.</li></ul><ul><li>Se lee como el papel verdadero: La pantalla de 6 pulgadas (15,24 cm) del Kindle, que usa tinta electrónica, se lee igual que las palabras impresas en papel, gracias a que la pantalla opera mediante la utilización de tinta real y no necesita de iluminación de fondo, lo cual elimina el cansancio visual y el resplandor que suelen producirse con otras pantallas electrónicas.</li></ul><ul><li>Almacena hasta 1.500 libros: Los 2 GB de memoria del Kindle tienen capacidad para almacenar hasta 1.500 libros, y los libros del Kindle se guardan automáticamente en el servidor de Amazon, de manera que los clientes pueden volver a descargar los títulos almacenados en su biblioteca.</li></ul><ul><li>Una sola carga dura semanas enteras: El consumo de energía de la pantalla de papel electrónico conserva la batería, de manera que los usuarios pueden leer durante más de dos semanas, con la conexión inalámbrica apagada, y durante hasta cuatro días con una misma carga, con la conexión inalámbrica activada.</li></ul><ul><li>"Read-To-Me": Con una función experimental de lectura de texto con voz sintetizada, el Kindle puede leer en voz alta la mayoría de los periódicos, revistas y libros.</li></ul><ul><li>Sincronización automática con el Kindle y con los dispositivos compatibles con el Kindle: La tecnología "Whispersync", de Amazon, sincroniza automáticamente la última página leída, los marcadores de página, las notas y las frases subrayadas entre el Kindle, el Kindle DX y los dispositivos compatibles con el Kindle, como el Kindle para el iPhone.</li></ul><ul><li>Reciba y lea, de forma inalámbrica, documentos personales: Envíe, reciba y lea, de forma inalámbrica, documentos personales en diversos formatos, tales como Microsoft Word y PDF.</li></ul><ul><li>Diccionario para búsqueda instantánea: El Kindle viene con el <em>New Oxford American Dictionary</em> y más de 250.000 definiciones que aparecen instantáneamente al final de la página.</li></ul><ul><li>Seleccione el tamaño del texto: El Kindle permite a los lectores personalizar sus preferencias de lectura a través de seis tamaños distintos de texto.</li></ul><ul><li>Marcadores de páginas, notas y subrayados: Mediante la utilización del teclado QWERTY, los usuarios del Kindle pueden añadir anotaciones al texto, así como marcar sus pasajes preferidos y marcar páginas para uso futuro.</li></ul><p>Los medios de prensa pueden visitar el Kindle Media Room en http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle para obtener recursos adicionales y para solicitar una entrevista.</p><p>Acerca de Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), una compañía <em>Fortune 500 </em>con sede en Seattle, se inauguró en la Web en el mes de julio de 1995, y en la actualidad ofrece <em>Earth's Biggest Selection </em>(la mayor selección del mundo). Amazon.com, Inc. busca convertirse en la compañía del mundo más centrada en el cliente, donde los clientes puedan encontrar y descubrir todo lo que deseen comprar por Internet, y se propone ofrecer a sus clientes los precios más bajos posibles. Amazon.com y otros vendedores ofrecen millones de exclusivos artículos nuevos, reconstruidos y usados, en categorías como Libros; Películas, Música y Juegos; Descargas Digitales; Artículos Electrónicos y Computadoras; Hogar y Jardinería; Juguetes, Niños y Bebés; Alimentos; Ropas; Calzado y Joyería; Salud y Belleza; Deportes y Actividades al Aire Libre; y Herramientas, Automóviles y Productos Industriales.</p><p>Amazon Web Services brinda a los clientes programadores de Amazon acceso a servicios de infraestructura "in-the-cloud" (en la nube), basados en la propia plataforma interna de recursos tecnológicos de Amazon, que los programadores pueden utilizar para activar prácticamente cualquier tipo de negocio. Entre los ejemplos de los servicios ofrecidos por Amazon Web Services se encuentran: 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk y Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>Amazon y sus compañías afiliadas operan sitios web, incluyendo www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, y www.amazon.cn.</p><p>Según se utilizan en el presente documento, "Amazon.com," "nosotros" "nuestros" y otros términos similares incluyen a Amazon.com, Inc., y a sus subsidiarias, a menos que el contexto indique lo contrario.</p><p>Declaraciones futuristasEl presente anuncio contiene declaraciones futuristas, dentro del significado de la Sección 27A de la Ley de Títulos Valores de 1933 y de la Sección 21E de la Ley de Bolsas de Valores de 1934. Los resultados reales pueden diferir considerablemente de las expectativas de la gerencia. Estas declaraciones futuristas implican riesgos e incertidumbres que incluyen, entre otros, riesgos relacionados con la competencia, la gestión del crecimiento, nuevos productos, servicios y tecnologías, posibles fluctuaciones de los resultados de las operaciones, expansión internacional, resultados de los actos jurídicos y las demandas, optimización del centro de cumplimiento, época, convenios comerciales, adquisiciones y transacciones estratégicas, tasas de cambio internacionales, interrupción del sistema, inventario, regulaciones e impuestos gubernamentales, pagos y fraude. Más información acerca de los factores que posiblemente podrían incidir en los resultados financieros de Amazon.com, se incluye en los documentos presentados por Amazon.com ante la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores (SEC), incluyendo su informe anual más reciente presentado en el Formulario 10-K y todo documento presentado subsiguientemente.</p><p>Los dispositivos Kindle son vendidos a través de Amazon Digital Services, Inc. </p>

(French Language) Amazon Kindle Now for Sale to Customers in More Than 100 Countries

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(French Language) Amazon Kindle Now for Sale to Customers in More Than 100 Countries

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Plus de 200 000 livres en anglais désormais disponibles pour les lecteurs de par le monde Seattle, 7 octobre, 2009 - Le Kindle est le cadeau le plus offert, le plus désiré et la meilleure vente d'Amazon, mais n'était disponible jusqu'alors qu'aux États-Unis. Amazon a annoncé aujourd'hui que le Kindle est disponible à l'international. Le Kindle permet le téléchargement, sans fil, de livres, magazines, journaux et documents personnels sur un écran haute-résolution de 6 pouces (15,24 cm), dont l'encre électronique procure l'apparence et le confort de lecture du vrai papier. Le Kindle utilise la même technologie 3G sans fil que les téléphones portables de dernière génération, sans avoir besoin de trouver une borne Wifi. Les lecteurs du monde entier peuvent précommander le Kindle dès aujourd'hui pour $279 sur www.amazon.com/kindle, pour une expédition le 19 octobre. " Nous avons des millions de clients dans de nombreux pays qui lisent des livres en anglais ", a déclaré Jeff Bezos, Fondateur et PDG d'Amazon.com. " Le Kindle permet à ces clients de penser à un livre puis de le télécharger sans fil en moins de 60 secondes. " Le Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) offre actuellement plus de 200, 000 livres en anglais, parmi lesquels les nouveautés et les meilleures ventes du New York Times, à un tarif généralement moins élevé que les versions papier. Plus de 1, 000 détenteurs de droits fournissent actuellement le Kindle Store, y compris des maisons d'édition renommées telles que Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber et Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon & Schuster et Wiley. " Penguin est un des principaux fournisseurs de livres numériques pour le Kindle aux Etats-Unis et nous sommes ravis d'étendre ce partenariat fructueux dans le reste du monde ", commente John Makinson, PDG de Penguin, premier éditeur de livres en anglais. " L'industrie de l'édition connait une explosion des ventes de livres numériques aux Etats-Unis et nous espérons stimuler la demande en rendant notre contenu très largement disponible ailleurs dans le monde sur de nouveaux supports ". " Faber et Faber est constamment à la recherche de nouveaux moyens pour étendre le lectorat des écrivains qui nous ont fait confiance. Nous sommes ravis du lancement du Kindle en dehors des Etats-Unis et du développement de notre partenariat avec Amazon, au-delà des livres papier ", annonce Stephen Page, PDG de Faber et Faber Ltd Publisher. Plus de 85 journaux et magazines américains et internationaux, parmi les plus importants, sont également disponibles via le Kindle Store pour une vente à l'unité ou par abonnement. De nombreux journaux internationaux sont pour la première fois disponibles dans le Kindle Store, tels que La Stampa (Italie), El País (Espagne), The Daily Telegraph (R.-U.) et The Daily Mail (R.-U.), rejoignant les titres prestigieux tels que The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, Le Monde (France), Frankfurter Allgemeine (Allemagne), Financial Times et The Washington Post. Les abonnements aux journaux et magazines sont automatiquement transmis, sans fils, vers le Kindle. Les clients de par le monde peuvent désormais profiter des mêmes fonctionnalités qui ont contribué à faire de Kindle le produit le plus vendu sur Amazon.com depuis son lancement en février dernier, y compris : " Fin et léger : d'une épaisseur légèrement inférieure à 1 pouce (0,9 cm) et d'un poids légèrement inférieur à 10,2 onces (289 g), Kindle est fin comme un crayon et plus léger qu'un livre de poche. 3G sans fil: les lecteurs résidant ou voyageant dans les régions couvertes par le réseau sans fil de Kindle peuvent effectuer leurs achats sur le Kindle Store, télécharger des livres en moins de 60 secondes, recevoir automatiquement des abonnements à des journaux ou à des magazines, ainsi que des documents personnels - tout cela sans fil, ni ordinateur portable, ni borne wifi, ni synchronisation. Les clients se trouvant hors d'une zone de couverture peuvent rapidement transférer leur contenu sur Kindle par le biais d'une clé USB. Qualité de lecture semblable à celle du papier: l'écran de 6 pouces (15,24 cm) à encre électronique de Kindle donne un rendu comparable aux mots imprimés sur du papier. En effet, l'écran utilise une varie encre et pas de rétro éclairage, éliminant ainsi la fatigue oculaire et la réverbération associées aux autres écrans électroniques. Stockage jusqu'à 1 500 livres : les 2 Go de mémoire de Kindle peuvent contenir jusqu'à 1 500 livres et les livres de Kindle sont automatiquement sauvegardés par Amazon afin que les clients puissent re-télécharger les titres dans leur bibliothèque. Autonomie de lecture de plusieurs semaines: le papier électronique de Kindle utilise la batterie au compte-gouttes, ainsi les lecteurs peuvent lire pendant plus de deux semaines lorsque la connexion sans fil est désactivée et jusqu'à quatre jours lorsqu'elle est activée, sans besoin de recharger. Lecture audio des textes: grâce à la fonction expérimentale " Text-To-Speech ", le Kindle peut lire à haute voix la plupart des journaux, magazines et livres. Synchronisation automatique avec le Kindle et les appareils compatibles Kindle: La technologie " Whispersync " d'Amazon synchronise automatiquement la dernière page lue, les marque-pages, les notes des clients entre Kindle, Kindle DX et tous les terminaux compatibles tels que Kindle pour iPhone. Réception sans fil et lecture de documents personnels: envoyez sans fil, recevez et lisez des documents personnels dans de multiples formats tels que Microsoft Word et PDF. Recherche instantanée dans le dictionnaire: le Kindle est vendu avec le New Oxford American Dictionary, comprenant plus de 250 000 définitions qui apparaissent instantanément en bas de page. Choix de la taille des caractères: le Kindle permet aux lecteurs de faciliter la lecture en proposant six tailles de caractère. Marque-pages, Notes et Points importants: en utilisant le clavier QWERTY, les utilisateurs de Kindle peuvent ajouter des annotations aux textes, souligner et conserver des passages clés, ainsi que marquer des pages pour une utilisation ultérieure. L'espace presse dédié au Kindle, accessible par le lien: http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle, vous permettra d'obtenir des informations supplémentaires ou de faire une demande d'entretien. À propos du site Amazon.com Amazon.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), Amazon Mechanical Turk et Amazon CloudFront. 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 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 prévisionnels Ce 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, 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 ainsi que les dépôts suivants.

<p><em>Plus de 200 000 livres en anglais désormais disponibles pour les lecteurs de par le monde</em></p><p>Seattle, 7 octobre, 2009 - Le Kindle est le cadeau le plus offert, le plus désiré et la meilleure vente d'Amazon, mais n'était disponible jusqu'alors qu'aux États-Unis. Amazon a annoncé aujourd'hui que le Kindle est disponible à l'international. Le Kindle permet le téléchargement, sans fil, de livres, magazines, journaux et documents personnels sur un écran haute-résolution de 6 pouces (15,24 cm), dont l'encre électronique procure l'apparence et le confort de lecture du vrai papier. Le Kindle utilise la même technologie 3G sans fil que les téléphones portables de dernière génération, sans avoir besoin de trouver une borne Wifi. Les lecteurs du monde entier peuvent précommander le Kindle dès aujourd'hui pour $279 sur www.amazon.com/kindle, pour une expédition le 19 octobre.</p><p>" Nous avons des millions de clients dans de nombreux pays qui lisent des livres en anglais ", a déclaré Jeff Bezos, Fondateur et PDG d'Amazon.com. " Le Kindle permet à ces clients de penser à un livre puis de le télécharger sans fil en moins de 60 secondes. "</p><p>Le Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) offre actuellement plus de 200, 000 livres en anglais, parmi lesquels les nouveautés et les meilleures ventes du <em>New York Times</em>, à un tarif généralement moins élevé que les versions papier. Plus de 1, 000 détenteurs de droits fournissent actuellement le Kindle Store, y compris des maisons d'édition renommées telles que Atlantic Books, Bloomsbury, Canongate, Faber et Faber, Hachette, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Profile Books, Quercus, Simon &amp; Schuster et Wiley.</p><p>" Penguin est un des principaux fournisseurs de livres numériques pour le Kindle aux Etats-Unis et nous sommes ravis d'étendre ce partenariat fructueux dans le reste du monde ", commente John Makinson, PDG de Penguin, premier éditeur de livres en anglais. " L'industrie de l'édition connait une explosion des ventes de livres numériques aux Etats-Unis et nous espérons stimuler la demande en rendant notre contenu très largement disponible ailleurs dans le monde sur de nouveaux supports ".</p><p>" Faber et Faber est constamment à la recherche de nouveaux moyens pour étendre le lectorat des écrivains qui nous ont fait confiance. Nous sommes ravis du lancement du Kindle en dehors des Etats-Unis et du développement de notre partenariat avec Amazon, au-delà des livres papier ", annonce Stephen Page, PDG de Faber et Faber Ltd Publisher.</p><p>Plus de 85 journaux et magazines américains et internationaux, parmi les plus importants, sont également disponibles via le Kindle Store pour une vente à l'unité ou par abonnement. De nombreux journaux internationaux sont pour la première fois disponibles dans le Kindle Store, tels que <em>La Stampa</em> (Italie), <em>El País</em> (Espagne), <em>The Daily Telegraph</em> (R.-U.) <em>et The Daily Mail</em> (R.-U.), rejoignant les titres prestigieux tels que <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>The International Herald Tribune</em>, <em>Le Monde</em> (France), <em>Frankfurter Allgemeine </em>(Allemagne), <em>Financial Times</em> et <em>The Washington Post</em>. Les abonnements aux journaux et magazines sont automatiquement transmis, sans fils, vers le Kindle.</p><p>Les clients de par le monde peuvent désormais profiter des mêmes fonctionnalités qui ont contribué à faire de Kindle le produit le plus vendu sur Amazon.com depuis son lancement en février dernier, y compris :</p><ul><li>" Fin et léger : d'une épaisseur légèrement inférieure à 1 pouce (0,9 cm) et d'un poids légèrement inférieur à 10,2 onces (289 g), Kindle est fin comme un crayon et plus léger qu'un livre de poche.</li><li>3G sans fil: les lecteurs résidant ou voyageant dans les régions couvertes par le réseau sans fil de Kindle peuvent effectuer leurs achats sur le Kindle Store, télécharger des livres en moins de 60 secondes, recevoir automatiquement des abonnements à des journaux ou à des magazines, ainsi que des documents personnels - tout cela sans fil, ni ordinateur portable, ni borne wifi, ni synchronisation. Les clients se trouvant hors d'une zone de couverture peuvent rapidement transférer leur contenu sur Kindle par le biais d'une clé USB.</li><li>Qualité de lecture semblable à celle du papier: l'écran de 6 pouces (15,24 cm) à encre électronique de Kindle donne un rendu comparable aux mots imprimés sur du papier. En effet, l'écran utilise une varie encre et pas de rétro éclairage, éliminant ainsi la fatigue oculaire et la réverbération associées aux autres écrans électroniques.</li><li>Stockage jusqu'à 1 500 livres : les 2 Go de mémoire de Kindle peuvent contenir jusqu'à 1 500 livres et les livres de Kindle sont automatiquement sauvegardés par Amazon afin que les clients puissent re-télécharger les titres dans leur bibliothèque.</li><li>Autonomie de lecture de plusieurs semaines: le papier électronique de Kindle utilise la batterie au compte-gouttes, ainsi les lecteurs peuvent lire pendant plus de deux semaines lorsque la connexion sans fil est désactivée et jusqu'à quatre jours lorsqu'elle est activée, sans besoin de recharger.</li><li>Lecture audio des textes: grâce à la fonction expérimentale " Text-To-Speech ", le Kindle peut lire à haute voix la plupart des journaux, magazines et livres.</li><li>Synchronisation automatique avec le Kindle et les appareils compatibles Kindle: La technologie " Whispersync " d'Amazon synchronise automatiquement la dernière page lue, les marque-pages, les notes des clients entre Kindle, Kindle DX et tous les terminaux compatibles tels que Kindle pour iPhone.</li><li>Réception sans fil et lecture de documents personnels: envoyez sans fil, recevez et lisez des documents personnels dans de multiples formats tels que Microsoft Word et PDF.</li><li>Recherche instantanée dans le dictionnaire: le Kindle est vendu avec le <em>New Oxford American Dictionary</em>, comprenant plus de 250 000 définitions qui apparaissent instantanément en bas de page.</li><li>Choix de la taille des caractères: le Kindle permet aux lecteurs de faciliter la lecture en proposant six tailles de caractère.</li><li>Marque-pages, Notes et Points importants: en utilisant le clavier QWERTY, les utilisateurs de Kindle peuvent ajouter des annotations aux textes, souligner et conserver des passages clés, ainsi que marquer des pages pour une utilisation ultérieure. L'espace presse dédié au Kindle, accessible par le lien: http://www.amazon.com/pr/kindle, vous permettra d'obtenir des informations supplémentaires ou de faire une demande d'entretien.</li></ul><p>À propos du site Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.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), Amazon Mechanical Turk et Amazon CloudFront.</p><p>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 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 prévisionnels</p><p>Ce 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, 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 ainsi que les dépôts suivants.</p>

Amazon Wish List Turns 10

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Amazon.com Celebrates with 10 Weeks of Wish List Sweepstakes Filled with Cash, Trips and Prizes.What's on your Wish List? SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a 10-week celebration in honor of the Amazon.com Wish List's 10th anniversary with a series of sweepstakes at www.amazon.com/wishlist10th. For the past 10 years, Amazon customers have created more than 66 million Amazon Wish Lists, using the feature to save products they are "wishing for" to a list that they can share with friends and family to help make holiday and birthday shopping easier. The anniversary celebration includes 10 weekly sweepstakes with prizes ranging from a pair of diamond stud earrings worth more than $10,000 to a trip to London to meet the Jonas Brothers and attend their concert. Customers are invited to enter the sweepstakes each week by creating an Amazon Wish List, adding an item to an existing Amazon Wish List, or sharing an Amazon Wish List with friends via e-mail, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or Delicious. Customers will also be invited to enter by using the Universal Wish List button, a feature that enables them to add any product from any website to their Amazon Wish List. Amazon's Universal Wish List allows holiday shoppers to see everything their friends and family are wishing for in one convenient location. "We are profoundly grateful to the customers who in the last 10 years have created millions of Wish Lists with more than a billion items," said Russell Dicker, senior manager of Community at Amazon.com. "So far, customers have received over 120 million items from their own Wish Lists, saving them from things they may not want and the hassle of returns." The Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Sweepstakes include the following prizes: Week 1 – Oct. 5-11: "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Premiere Wish List Grand Prize includes a trip for two to Los Angeles to attend "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" movie premiere and a chance to meet members of the cast. Additional items in the Wish List include books, DVDs, a CD, a board game, and other merchandise related to "The Twilight Saga." Week 2 – Oct. 12-18: Dream Kitchen Wish List Grand Prize includes KitchenAid Architect Series II stainless appliances, including a gas range, refrigerator and dishwasher, plus a Jura-Capresso Impressa Coffee and Espresso Center. Additional items in the Wish List include a KitchenAid 5-quart stand mixer, a 16-piece Wüsthof knife block set, Paula Deen cookware, Mario Batali cookware, OXO accessories, Pyrex accessories, Baker's Secret bakeware and more. Week 3 – Oct. 19-25: Meet the Jonas Brothers in London Wish List Grand Prize includes a trip for two to London to meet the Jonas Brothers and tickets to attend their concert at Wembley Arena. Additional items in the Wish List include a 19-inch Titan Luggage Carry On suitcase, Canon PowerShot 12.1-megapixel digital camera, Apple iPod 160-GB Classic, Jonas Brothers DVDs, CDs and more. Week 4 – Oct. 26-Nov. 1: Kindle Love Wish List Grand Prize includes 10 Kindles -- one is preloaded with 10 fiction new releases, 10 nonfiction new releases, 10 Oprah's Book Club™ picks and a New York Times subscription; one is a Kindle DX; and the other eight could make great holiday gifts for friends and family. Additional items in the Wish List include Kindle covers, Kindle accessories and more. Week 5 – Nov. 2-8: Ultimate Backyard Theater Wish List Grand Prize includes an Epson MovieMate home theater projector, Epson Duet 80-inch projection screen, and $15,000 that could be used for landscaping, throwing a backyard film gala, or anything the winner wants. Additional items in the Wish List include a Waring Pro Professional Popcorn Maker, OXO Candela Glow set, WoodStation Weather Display and more. Week 6 – Nov. 9-15: Yellowstone Photo Expedition with Canon Wish List Grand Prize includes a trip for two to Yellowstone National Park with professional photographer mentor Adam Jones from Canon's Explorers of Light group, plus a Canon EOS 7D 18-megapixel CMOS Digital SLR Camera and three Canon specialty lenses. Additional items in the Wish List include Canon accessories, such as a digital camera gadget bag, lens hoods, tripod and more. Week 7 – Nov. 16-22: The Magic of Disney Wish List Grand Prize includes a trip for four to Orlando, Fla., five days at Disney World with lodging at Animal Kingdom Lodge, and a $2,000Disney gift card for use at the resort's restaurants and gift shops. Additional items in the Wish List include a Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS (to play various Disney games), Disney DVDs, storybooks and more. Week 8 – Nov. 23-29: High-Def Heaven Wish List Grand Prize includes an LG 55-inch LCD HDTV, an LG Blu-ray Disc Home Theater In a Box, Nintendo Wii, and Beatles Rock Band for Wii. Additional items in the Wish List include popular Blu-ray movies like "Terminator Salvation," "The Hangover," and "Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series," plus AmazonBasics HDMI cables and more. Week 9 – Nov. 30-Dec. 6: Glamorous Life Wish List Grand Prize includes a pair of 1½-carat diamond earrings, an Invicta diamond watch and a $2,000 Endless.com Gift Card. Additional items in the Wish List include a Be & D Kan Kan Zip Tote, Roberto Cavalli oversized sunglasses, Orrefors "Amor Vincit Omania" Champagne flute set, Prada cell phone and more. Week 10 – Dec. 7-13: Surprise Wish List Wish List contents will not be revealed until a later date. For additional information about Amazon Wish Lists, the Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Sweepstakes, and a full list of prizes for each week, please visit: www.amazon.com/wishlist10th. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Amazon.com Celebrates with 10 Weeks of Wish List Sweepstakes Filled with Cash, Trips and Prizes.</em><em>What's on your Wish List?</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a 10-week celebration in honor of the Amazon.com Wish List's 10th anniversary with a series of sweepstakes at www.amazon.com/wishlist10th. For the past 10 years, Amazon customers have created more than 66 million Amazon Wish Lists, using the feature to save products they are "wishing for" to a list that they can share with friends and family to help make holiday and birthday shopping easier. The anniversary celebration includes 10 weekly sweepstakes with prizes ranging from a pair of diamond stud earrings worth more than $10,000 to a trip to London to meet the Jonas Brothers and attend their concert.</p><p>Customers are invited to enter the sweepstakes each week by creating an Amazon Wish List, adding an item to an existing Amazon Wish List, or sharing an Amazon Wish List with friends via e-mail, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or Delicious. Customers will also be invited to enter by using the Universal Wish List button, a feature that enables them to add any product from any website to their Amazon Wish List. Amazon's Universal Wish List allows holiday shoppers to see everything their friends and family are wishing for in one convenient location.</p><p>"We are profoundly grateful to the customers who in the last 10 years have created millions of Wish Lists with more than a billion items," said Russell Dicker, senior manager of Community at Amazon.com. "So far, customers have received over 120 million items from their own Wish Lists, saving them from things they may not want and the hassle of returns."</p><p>The Amazon Wish List 10^th Anniversary Sweepstakes include the following prizes:</p><p>Week 1 – Oct. 5-11: "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Premiere Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes a trip for two to Los Angeles to attend "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" movie premiere and a chance to meet members of the cast. Additional items in the Wish List include books, DVDs, a CD, a board game, and other merchandise related to "The Twilight Saga."</p><p>Week 2 – Oct. 12-18: Dream Kitchen Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes KitchenAid Architect Series II stainless appliances, including a gas range, refrigerator and dishwasher, plus a Jura-Capresso Impressa Coffee and Espresso Center. Additional items in the Wish List include a KitchenAid 5-quart stand mixer, a 16-piece Wüsthof knife block set, Paula Deen cookware, Mario Batali cookware, OXO accessories, Pyrex accessories, Baker's Secret bakeware and more.</p><p>Week 3 – Oct. 19-25: Meet the Jonas Brothers in London Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes a trip for two to London to meet the Jonas Brothers and tickets to attend their concert at Wembley Arena. Additional items in the Wish List include a 19-inch Titan Luggage Carry On suitcase, Canon PowerShot 12.1-megapixel digital camera, Apple iPod 160-GB Classic, Jonas Brothers DVDs, CDs and more.</p><p>Week 4 – Oct. 26-Nov. 1: Kindle Love Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes 10 Kindles -- one is preloaded with 10 fiction new releases, 10 nonfiction new releases, 10 Oprah's Book Club™ picks and a New York Times subscription; one is a Kindle DX; and the other eight could make great holiday gifts for friends and family. Additional items in the Wish List include Kindle covers, Kindle accessories and more.</p><p>Week 5 – Nov. 2-8: Ultimate Backyard Theater Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes an Epson MovieMate home theater projector, Epson Duet 80-inch projection screen, and $15,000 that could be used for landscaping, throwing a backyard film gala, or anything the winner wants. Additional items in the Wish List include a Waring Pro Professional Popcorn Maker, OXO Candela Glow set, WoodStation Weather Display and more.</p><p>Week 6 – Nov. 9-15: Yellowstone Photo Expedition with Canon Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes a trip for two to Yellowstone National Park with professional photographer mentor Adam Jones from Canon's Explorers of Light group, plus a Canon EOS 7D 18-megapixel CMOS Digital SLR Camera and three Canon specialty lenses. Additional items in the Wish List include Canon accessories, such as a digital camera gadget bag, lens hoods, tripod and more.</p><p>Week 7 – Nov. 16-22: The Magic of Disney Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes a trip for four to Orlando, Fla., five days at Disney World with lodging at Animal Kingdom Lodge, and a $2,000Disney gift card for use at the resort's restaurants and gift shops. Additional items in the Wish List include a Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS (to play various Disney games), Disney DVDs, storybooks and more.</p><p>Week 8 – Nov. 23-29: High-Def Heaven Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes an LG 55-inch LCD HDTV, an LG Blu-ray Disc Home Theater In a Box, Nintendo Wii, and Beatles Rock Band for Wii. Additional items in the Wish List include popular Blu-ray movies like "Terminator Salvation," "The Hangover," and "Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series," plus AmazonBasics HDMI cables and more.</p><p>Week 9 – Nov. 30-Dec. 6: Glamorous Life Wish List</p><p>Grand Prize includes a pair of 1½-carat diamond earrings, an Invicta diamond watch and a $2,000 Endless.com Gift Card. Additional items in the Wish List include a Be &amp; D Kan Kan Zip Tote, Roberto Cavalli oversized sunglasses, Orrefors "Amor Vincit Omania" Champagne flute set, Prada cell phone and more.</p><p>Week 10 – Dec. 7-13: Surprise Wish List</p><p>Wish List contents will not be revealed until a later date.</p><p>For additional information about Amazon Wish Lists, the Amazon Wish List 10^th Anniversary Sweepstakes, and a full list of prizes for each week, please visit: www.amazon.com/wishlist10th.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Payments Announces Amazon Mobile Payments Service for Developers and Merchants - Extending the Popular Amazon "1-Click" Check Out Experience to Mobile Devices

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Amazon Payments Announces Amazon Mobile Payments Service for Developers and Merchants - Extending the Popular Amazon "1-Click" Check Out Experience to Mobile Devices

10/05/2009

2009

New Service Enables Tens of Millions of Amazon.com Customers to Easily Make Mobile Payments Using the Payment and Shipping Information in Their Amazon.com Accounts SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2009-- Amazon Payments LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the availability of the Amazon Mobile Payments Service (Amazon MPS), providing developers, merchants and distributors of mobile applications an easy way to process payments from mobile devices and extend Amazon's 1-Click checkout experience to their customers. Amazon MPS enables tens of millions of Amazon customers to use the existing payment and shipping information in their Amazon.com accounts to make purchases from their mobile devices. To get started using the Amazon Mobile Payments Service, visit http://amazonpayments.com/mps. "We're pleased to make it easier for our Amazon Payments developers and merchants to extend mobile payment options and the ease of 1-Click checkout to their customers," said Howard Gefen, Director of Amazon Mobile Payments. "Amazon customers can now also make purchases on third party sites without needing to set up separate payment accounts—they simply use the payment information in their existing Amazon accounts." Amazon Mobile Payments Service provides developers and merchants with a payment option for their customers that is as easy and familiar as the checkout experience on Amazon.com - including the convenience of Amazon's 1-Click checkout. After signing in from an Amazon MPS enabled device or mobile application, customers are automatically able to make future purchases from their mobile devices using 1-Click functionality. Through a simple set of API's and an optimized mobile browser experience, developers and merchants can easily extend single or multi-use payment options to their customers. Developers and merchants who already offer Amazon Payments on their website can easily add the new mobile payment option for their customers without any additional backend technology development. "A seamless purchasing process is one of the most important aspects to a great mobile shopping experience," said Paul Reddick, CEO of Handmark, a leading creator and distributor of mobile applications and services, and an initial user of the Amazon Mobile Payments Service. "The Amazon Mobile Payments Service delivers a fast, easy and familiar mobile payment option millions of people trust and we are pleased to be one of the first to extend it broadly to our customers and partners." Amazon MPS is built on the same flexible, reliable, and secure Amazon Payments infrastructure that many developers and businesses are using today for their PC based checkout experience. The Amazon Mobile Payments Service optimizes the check out experience for mobile devices and provides tens of millions of Amazon.com customers the peace of mind and convenience of shopping on mobile third party sites using information from their Amazon.com account. 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 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 Amazon Payments Amazon Payments provides consumers, merchants, and developers the simple and trusted way to pay and get paid online or through a mobile device. Amazon Payments enables consumers to send and receive payments for goods or services by using the payment methods already associated with their Amazon.com accounts. Merchants and developers can also take advantage of a portfolio of payment and checkout solutions, such as Checkout by Amazon, Amazon Simply Pay and Amazon Flexible Payments Services, to enable tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on their websites and applications. Go to http://www.amazonpayments.com for more details. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>New Service Enables Tens of Millions of Amazon.com Customers to Easily Make Mobile Payments Using the Payment and Shipping Information in Their Amazon.com Accounts</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2009-- Amazon Payments LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the availability of the Amazon Mobile Payments Service (Amazon MPS), providing developers, merchants and distributors of mobile applications an easy way to process payments from mobile devices and extend Amazon's 1-Click checkout experience to their customers. Amazon MPS enables tens of millions of Amazon customers to use the existing payment and shipping information in their Amazon.com accounts to make purchases from their mobile devices. To get started using the Amazon Mobile Payments Service, visit http://amazonpayments.com/mps.</p><p>"We're pleased to make it easier for our Amazon Payments developers and merchants to extend mobile payment options and the ease of 1-Click checkout to their customers," said Howard Gefen, Director of Amazon Mobile Payments. "Amazon customers can now also make purchases on third party sites without needing to set up separate payment accounts—they simply use the payment information in their existing Amazon accounts."</p><p>Amazon Mobile Payments Service provides developers and merchants with a payment option for their customers that is as easy and familiar as the checkout experience on Amazon.com - including the convenience of Amazon's 1-Click checkout. After signing in from an Amazon MPS enabled device or mobile application, customers are automatically able to make future purchases from their mobile devices using 1-Click functionality. Through a simple set of API's and an optimized mobile browser experience, developers and merchants can easily extend single or multi-use payment options to their customers. Developers and merchants who already offer Amazon Payments on their website can easily add the new mobile payment option for their customers without any additional backend technology development.</p><p>"A seamless purchasing process is one of the most important aspects to a great mobile shopping experience," said Paul Reddick, CEO of Handmark, a leading creator and distributor of mobile applications and services, and an initial user of the Amazon Mobile Payments Service. "The Amazon Mobile Payments Service delivers a fast, easy and familiar mobile payment option millions of people trust and we are pleased to be one of the first to extend it broadly to our customers and partners."</p><p>Amazon MPS is built on the same flexible, reliable, and secure Amazon Payments infrastructure that many developers and businesses are using today for their PC based checkout experience. The Amazon Mobile Payments Service optimizes the check out experience for mobile devices and provides tens of millions of Amazon.com customers the peace of mind and convenience of shopping on mobile third party sites using information from their Amazon.com account.</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 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 Amazon Payments</p><p>Amazon Payments provides consumers, merchants, and developers the simple and trusted way to pay and get paid online or through a mobile device. Amazon Payments enables consumers to send and receive payments for goods or services by using the payment methods already associated with their Amazon.com accounts. Merchants and developers can also take advantage of a portfolio of payment and checkout solutions, such as Checkout by Amazon, Amazon Simply Pay and Amazon Flexible Payments Services, to enable tens of millions of Amazon customers to complete purchases on their websites and applications. Go to http://www.amazonpayments.com for more details.</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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging Program Expands with Dozens of New Toys from Top Brands

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Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging Program Expands with Dozens of New Toys from Top Brands

10/01/2009

2009

Fisher-Price and Mattel Add New Ready-to-Play Toys; Other Top Brands Join Effort to Eliminate Packaging Frustration and Offer More Environmentally Friendly Packaging Options SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the addition of new toys to its Frustration-Free Packaging lineup (www.amazon.com/frustration-free), giving customers a broader selection of easy-to-open toys in time for the winter holidays. Fisher-Price and Mattel, two of the first brands to join Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging program, together have added 10 top new toys, including the popular Matchbox® Mega Rig® Pirates Ship, Little Mommy® Walk & Giggle™ doll and Fisher-Price GeoTrax® Timbertown Railway™ track set. "We know that when a child gets a new toy, all they want to do is rip right through the package to start playing immediately," said Matt Petersen, vice president of package design at Mattel. "Having this type of ready-to-play experience from the moment you open the box is very powerful. We've also been able to actively explore not only how to make packaging more consumer friendly, but also to be mindful of impacts to the environment." In addition to the new lineup from Mattel and Fisher-Price, several other top toy manufacturers have joined the initiative, including LeapFrog, Melissa & Doug, Sprig, V Tech and Wild Planet. "Packaging frustration is real – we hear about it from customers all the time," said Sarah Wood, director of the Amazon.com Toys & Games Store. "Birthday parties and holidays should be as stress-free as possible for parents. Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging helps by eliminating issues some parents have with freeing toys from clamshells, wire ties and and other packaging components. The Amazon Frustration-Free versions are ready to play right out of the box, which is a great thing for parents and kids." Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging initiative is part of the company's effort to improve packaging, provide a better customer experience and create more environmentally friendly packaging options. Amazon introduced its Frustration-Free Packaging in November 2008 and the growing selection of its Frustration-Free products, along with the packaging feedback tool, can be found at www.amazon.com/frustration-free. Amazon customers can also provide feedback on both Amazon's and manufacturers' packaging. For example, customers can rate Amazon's packaging on a four-point scale ranging from "too small" to "way too big"; this information is then used to improve the way Amazon ships products to customers. Customers can also rate the ease with which they can open manufacturers' original packaging, ranging from "very difficult" to "very easy." Since these features launched in March, tens of thousands of customers have provided valuable feedback. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Fisher-Price and Mattel Add New Ready-to-Play Toys; Other Top Brands Join Effort to Eliminate Packaging Frustration and Offer More Environmentally Friendly Packaging Options</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the addition of new toys to its Frustration-Free Packaging lineup (www.amazon.com/frustration-free), giving customers a broader selection of easy-to-open toys in time for the winter holidays. Fisher-Price and Mattel, two of the first brands to join Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging program, together have added 10 top new toys, including the popular Matchbox® Mega Rig® Pirates Ship, Little Mommy® Walk &amp; Giggle™ doll and Fisher-Price GeoTrax® Timbertown Railway™ track set.</p><p>"We know that when a child gets a new toy, all they want to do is rip right through the package to start playing immediately," said Matt Petersen, vice president of package design at Mattel. "Having this type of ready-to-play experience from the moment you open the box is very powerful. We've also been able to actively explore not only how to make packaging more consumer friendly, but also to be mindful of impacts to the environment."</p><p>In addition to the new lineup from Mattel and Fisher-Price, several other top toy manufacturers have joined the initiative, including LeapFrog, Melissa &amp; Doug, Sprig, V Tech and Wild Planet.</p><p>"Packaging frustration is real – we hear about it from customers all the time," said Sarah Wood, director of the Amazon.com Toys &amp; Games Store. "Birthday parties and holidays should be as stress-free as possible for parents. Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging helps by eliminating issues some parents have with freeing toys from clamshells, wire ties and and other packaging components. The Amazon Frustration-Free versions are ready to play right out of the box, which is a great thing for parents and kids."</p><p>Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging initiative is part of the company's effort to improve packaging, provide a better customer experience and create more environmentally friendly packaging options. Amazon introduced its Frustration-Free Packaging in November 2008 and the growing selection of its Frustration-Free products, along with the packaging feedback tool, can be found at www.amazon.com/frustration-free.</p><p>Amazon customers can also provide feedback on both Amazon's and manufacturers' packaging. For example, customers can rate Amazon's packaging on a four-point scale ranging from "too small" to "way too big"; this information is then used to improve the way Amazon ships products to customers. Customers can also rate the ease with which they can open manufacturers' original packaging, ranging from "very difficult" to "very easy." Since these features launched in March, tens of thousands of customers have provided valuable feedback.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Jury and Customers Name Angela Kohler Winner of the Your Amazon Ad Contest

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Amazon.com Jury and Customers Name Angela Kohler Winner of the Your Amazon Ad Contest

09/22/2009

2009

Angela Kohler, Creator of the Video "Kindlicious," Receives $20,000 in Amazon.com Gift Cards and a Screening of Her Video at the 2010 Gen Art Film Festival SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 22, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the winner of the Your Amazon Ad Contest, Amazon's first national competition for the best customer-created television commercial idea. Angela Kohler, voted the winner by the Amazon.com jury as well as Amazon.com customers, will receive both prizes for a total of $20,000 in Amazon.com Gift Cards along with a trip for two to the 15th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City next April where her commercial will be screened. "We were extremely pleased with the level of creativity of all of our customers in this competition, but especially so with Angela Kohler's ‘Kindlicious,'" said Steve Shure, vice president of global marketing. "We anticipated great submissions because we know our customers to be very creative and passionate. Kohler's entry was an example of how our customers tend to exceed even our highest expectations." Kohler, of Los Angeles, has been a photographer for the past eight years. The video "Kindlicious"is Kohler's first foray into stop-motion animation and film production. Kohler and boyfriend, Ithyle Griffiths, teamed up with friends Sharon Williams, Rachel DeSimone and Annie Little, and spent seven hours moving the scene inch by inch to assemble the 300 frames that make up "Kindlicious." After it was completed, Griffiths wrote the music and Little wrote the lyrics. "We received an e-mail about the contest two weeks after Ithyle and I bought Kindles; I'm stupid for my Kindle…I love it," said Kohler. "We were in the airport and everyone was asking about it, so, on a plane from Japan to Thailand we brainstormed ideas and sketched out little stories that our character could fall into following different literary genres. We scribbled out pictures on napkins and made a flipbook, putting the little scenes in different orders. We are so thrilled to have won both prizes because it means our film resonates with both the Amazon.com Jury and Amazon.com customers. We are really looking forward to attending the Gen Art Film Festival, and having our video recognized at the event is definitely icing on the cake." "It is our pleasure to host Angela Kohler's commercial at the festival," said Jeffrey Abramson, Gen Art senior vice president of film and festival director. "It is creativity, innovation and the power to connect with people like we see in "Kindlicious" that inspires Gen Art's dedication to showcasing emerging filmmakers nationwide." Runners-up in order of customer ranking are as follows: Second Place – Gary E. Irwin, Philadelphia, Pa., for "Wish List" Third Place – Dian Sananikone, Marietta, Ga., for "Proceed to a Better Life" Fourth Place – David Keenan, Hacienda Heights, Calif., for "Not Available" Fifth Place – Andy Basore, Brooklyn, N.Y., for "Paper Amazon" Amazon.com customers placed tens of thousands of votes to help select the contest winner. Those who voted were entered into the Your Amazon Ad Sweepstakes. The winner of the Your Amazon Ad Sweepstakes will receive the Grand Prize of a Flip UltraHD Camcorder and a trip for two to the 15th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City. In addition, 50 First Prize winners will receive a Flip UltraHD Camcorder; names of all the winners will be posted by Oct. 15 at www.amazon.com/yaac. For complete terms and conditions on the Your Amazon Ad Contest, Your Amazon Ad Sweepstakes, or to view the winner and runner-up videos, please visit www.amazon.com/yaac. For additional information about Gen Art and the 15th Annual Gen Art Film Festival, visit www.genart.org/film. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Angela Kohler, Creator of the Video "Kindlicious," Receives $20,000 in Amazon.com Gift Cards and a Screening of Her Video at the 2010 Gen Art Film Festival</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 22, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the winner of the Your Amazon Ad Contest, Amazon's first national competition for the best customer-created television commercial idea. Angela Kohler, voted the winner by the Amazon.com jury as well as Amazon.com customers, will receive both prizes for a total of $20,000 in Amazon.com Gift Cards along with a trip for two to the 15^th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City next April where her commercial will be screened.</p><p>"We were extremely pleased with the level of creativity of all of our customers in this competition, but especially so with Angela Kohler's ‘Kindlicious,'" said Steve Shure, vice president of global marketing. "We anticipated great submissions because we know our customers to be very creative and passionate. Kohler's entry was an example of how our customers tend to exceed even our highest expectations."</p><p>Kohler, of Los Angeles, has been a photographer for the past eight years. The video "Kindlicious"is Kohler's first foray into stop-motion animation and film production. Kohler and boyfriend, Ithyle Griffiths, teamed up with friends Sharon Williams, Rachel DeSimone and Annie Little, and spent seven hours moving the scene inch by inch to assemble the 300 frames that make up "Kindlicious." After it was completed, Griffiths wrote the music and Little wrote the lyrics.</p><p>"We received an e-mail about the contest two weeks after Ithyle and I bought Kindles; I'm stupid for my Kindle…I love it," said Kohler. "We were in the airport and everyone was asking about it, so, on a plane from Japan to Thailand we brainstormed ideas and sketched out little stories that our character could fall into following different literary genres. We scribbled out pictures on napkins and made a flipbook, putting the little scenes in different orders. We are so thrilled to have won both prizes because it means our film resonates with both the Amazon.com Jury and Amazon.com customers. We are really looking forward to attending the Gen Art Film Festival, and having our video recognized at the event is definitely icing on the cake."</p><p>"It is our pleasure to host Angela Kohler's commercial at the festival," said Jeffrey Abramson, Gen Art senior vice president of film and festival director. "It is creativity, innovation and the power to connect with people like we see in "Kindlicious" that inspires Gen Art's dedication to showcasing emerging filmmakers nationwide."</p><p>Runners-up in order of customer ranking are as follows:</p><p>Second Place – Gary E. Irwin, Philadelphia, Pa., for <em>"Wish List"</em></p><p>Third Place – Dian Sananikone, Marietta, Ga., for "<em>Proceed to a Better Life"</em></p><p>Fourth Place – David Keenan, Hacienda Heights, Calif., for <em>"Not Available"</em></p><p>Fifth Place – Andy Basore, Brooklyn, N.Y., for "<em>Paper Amazon"</em></p><p>Amazon.com customers placed tens of thousands of votes to help select the contest winner. Those who voted were entered into the Your Amazon Ad Sweepstakes. The winner of the Your Amazon Ad Sweepstakes will receive the Grand Prize of a Flip UltraHD Camcorder and a trip for two to the 15^th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City. In addition, 50 First Prize winners will receive a Flip UltraHD Camcorder; names of all the winners will be posted by Oct. 15 at www.amazon.com/yaac.</p><p>For complete terms and conditions on the Your Amazon Ad Contest, Your Amazon Ad Sweepstakes, or to view the winner and runner-up videos, please visit www.amazon.com/yaac.</p><p>For additional information about Gen Art and the 15^th Annual Gen Art Film Festival, visit www.genart.org/film.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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>Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Introduces AmazonBasics

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09/19/2009 20:40:00

Amazon.com Introduces AmazonBasics

09/19/2009

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New private-label line gives customers quality consumer electronics at lower prices – and in easy-to-open, Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 19, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of AmazonBasics (www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics), a new private-label collection of consumer electronic "basics" created for customers who want exceptional value. The AmazonBasics line currently includes audio video cables and blank DVD media, with additional accessories and other items to be added in the coming months. "We saw an opportunity to create a line of consumer electronics basics that combine quality and low prices for an overall focus on value," said Paul Ryder, vice president of Consumer Electronics for Amazon.com. "We drew on our history of developing other private-label brands and combined that with our mission to give customers the ultimate in selection and value. AmazonBasics is the result. We will continue to gather input from customers and evaluate opportunities for new products under the AmazonBasics brand. We aim to offer our customers as wide a selection as possible, and we think AmazonBasics makes a great addition to the brands we already carry." The AmazonBasics line currently features a growing assortment of blank DVD media, cables and accessories, which are available now in the U.S. on www.amazon.com, with plans to introduce the line on Amazon's international sites over the coming months. All AmazonBasics products ship in Amazon.com's Frustration-Free Packaging (www.amazon.com/frustration-free), which is easy-to-open and made from recyclable cardboard, alleviating plastic clamshells, wire ties and excessive packaging. AmazonBasics products are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime (www.amazon.com/prime). Like all products sold on Amazon.com, customers can compare prices, do research, read customer reviews and see what other customers have purchased after viewing these products. AmazonBasics products include a one-year warranty. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>New private-label line gives customers quality consumer electronics at lower prices – and in easy-to-open, Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 19, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of AmazonBasics (www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics), a new private-label collection of consumer electronic "basics" created for customers who want exceptional value. The AmazonBasics line currently includes audio video cables and blank DVD media, with additional accessories and other items to be added in the coming months.</p><p>"We saw an opportunity to create a line of consumer electronics basics that combine quality and low prices for an overall focus on value," said Paul Ryder, vice president of Consumer Electronics for Amazon.com. "We drew on our history of developing other private-label brands and combined that with our mission to give customers the ultimate in selection and value. AmazonBasics is the result. We will continue to gather input from customers and evaluate opportunities for new products under the AmazonBasics brand. We aim to offer our customers as wide a selection as possible, and we think AmazonBasics makes a great addition to the brands we already carry."</p><p>The AmazonBasics line currently features a growing assortment of blank DVD media, cables and accessories, which are available now in the U.S. on www.amazon.com, with plans to introduce the line on Amazon's international sites over the coming months.</p><p>All AmazonBasics products ship in Amazon.com's Frustration-Free Packaging (www.amazon.com/frustration-free), which is easy-to-open and made from recyclable cardboard, alleviating plastic clamshells, wire ties and excessive packaging. AmazonBasics products are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime (www.amazon.com/prime). Like all products sold on Amazon.com, customers can compare prices, do research, read customer reviews and see what other customers have purchased after viewing these products. AmazonBasics products include a one-year warranty.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Customers to Pick the Best Magazine Cover of the Year

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09/02/2009 08:31:00

Amazon.com Customers to Pick the Best Magazine Cover of the Year

09/02/2009

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Customers Who Vote for This Year's Best Magazine Cover Automatically Get a Chance to Win a $10,000 Amazon.com Gift Card SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 2, 2009-- The Magazine Publishers of America (MPA)today kicked off the 2009 Best Magazine Cover of the Year award. The award, formerly judged by members of the American Society of Magazine Editors, is this year being hosted by Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) on the company's web site, where customers can vote for the best cover. Amazon.com customers have three weeks to vote for the best cover in 10 categories, followed by a one-week voting period to choose the best cover out of the finalists. Customers who vote are automatically entered in a chance to win a $10,000Amazon.com gift card. "We're excited to give Amazon.com customers a new opportunity to share their opinions," said Peter Larsen, director for Magazines at Amazon.com. "Just like our customers, we can't wait to see which cover wins." Out of more than 350 submissions, judges from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) have selected six finalists in each of the 10 categories. These include Best Obama cover, Sexiest cover, Most Delicious cover, News & Business, Sports & Fitness, Fashion & Beauty, Science, Technology & Nature, Entertainment & Celebrity, House & Home and Lifestyle. Starting today, customers are invited to vote for their favorite among the nominees in each category. Once finalists are determined for each category, a final voting period will open on Sept. 21 to determine the Best Cover of the Year across all categories, ending Sept. 30. The winners will be announced on Oct. 14 by ASME at the Magazine Innovation Summit in New York City. The Amazon.com Magazine Store sells more than 40,000 titles across all categories, from general-interest consumer titles to trade magazines. To view the nominees and vote for your favorite covers of the year, go to www.amazon.com/bestcovers. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. About ASME: The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) is a non-profit professional organization for editors of print and online magazines which are edited, published and distributed in the U.S. Established in 1963, ASME currently has about 850 members nationwide. Among other things, ASME works to preserve editorial independence and speaks out on public policy issues, particularly those pertaining to the First Amendment. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180orAmerican Society of Magazine EditorsHoward Polskin, 212-872-3732hpolskin@magazine.org

<p><em>Customers Who Vote for This Year's Best Magazine Cover Automatically Get a Chance to Win a $10,000 Amazon.com Gift Card</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 2, 2009-- The Magazine Publishers of America (MPA)today kicked off the 2009 Best Magazine Cover of the Year award. The award, formerly judged by members of the American Society of Magazine Editors, is this year being hosted by Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) on the company's web site, where customers can vote for the best cover. Amazon.com customers have three weeks to vote for the best cover in 10 categories, followed by a one-week voting period to choose the best cover out of the finalists. Customers who vote are automatically entered in a chance to win a $10,000Amazon.com gift card.</p><p>"We're excited to give Amazon.com customers a new opportunity to share their opinions," said Peter Larsen, director for Magazines at Amazon.com. "Just like our customers, we can't wait to see which cover wins."</p><p>Out of more than 350 submissions, judges from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) have selected six finalists in each of the 10 categories. These include Best Obama cover, Sexiest cover, Most Delicious cover, News &amp; Business, Sports &amp; Fitness, Fashion &amp; Beauty, Science, Technology &amp; Nature, Entertainment &amp; Celebrity, House &amp; Home and Lifestyle. Starting today, customers are invited to vote for their favorite among the nominees in each category. Once finalists are determined for each category, a final voting period will open on Sept. 21 to determine the Best Cover of the Year across all categories, ending Sept. 30. The winners will be announced on Oct. 14 by ASME at the Magazine Innovation Summit in New York City.</p><p>The Amazon.com Magazine Store sells more than 40,000 titles across all categories, from general-interest consumer titles to trade magazines.</p><p>To view the nominees and vote for your favorite covers of the year, go to www.amazon.com/bestcovers.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>About ASME:</p><p>The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) is a non-profit professional organization for editors of print and online magazines which are edited, published and distributed in the U.S. Established in 1963, ASME currently has about 850 members nationwide. Among other things, ASME works to preserve editorial independence and speaks out on public policy issues, particularly those pertaining to the First Amendment.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180orAmerican Society of Magazine EditorsHoward Polskin, 212-872-3732hpolskin@magazine.org</p>

Amazon.com Announces Next Phase of Frustration-Free Packaging: Customers and Leading Electronics Manufacturers Join the Fight Against Wrap Rage

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08/26/2009 09:02:00

Amazon.com Announces Next Phase of Frustration-Free Packaging: Customers and Leading Electronics Manufacturers Join the Fight Against Wrap Rage

08/26/2009

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2009-- As part of its ongoing effort to improve packaging and provide a better customer experience, Amazon.com has recently introduced two new features on its site that enable customers to provide feedback on both Amazon's and the manufacturer's packaging. For example, customers can now rate Amazon's packaging on a four-point scale ranging from "too small" to "way too big"; this information is then used to improve the way Amazon ships products to customers. Customers can also rate the ease with which they can open the manufacturer's original packaging, ranging from "very difficult" to "very easy." Since these features launched in March, tens of thousands of customers have provided valuable input. Amazon has also introduced the next phase of its Frustration-Free Packaging initiative, and offers dozens of top-selling items from leading electronics manufacturers Kingston and Monster in easy-to-open, environmentally friendly packaging. "Kingston strives to be as eco-friendly as possible and we're proud to be a part of Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging efforts," said David Sun, co-founder and chief operating officer, Kingston. "The majority of Kingston memory products that are sold on Amazon.com come in easy-open, recyclable cases that are just slightly larger than the products themselves, and we've even reduced the size of the product guide to fit this smaller package." Monster's first products launched in Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging include "Digital Life Green Power Centers," which are designed to shut off peripherals and accessories when the computer goes into standby mode. The packages are free of hard plastic clamshells and the products ship in their own cardboard boxes, which eliminates the need for an additional box for delivery to customers. Amazon introduced Frustration-Free Packaging in November 2008. The growing selection of Frustration-Free products can be found at www.amazon.com/frustration-free. About Kingston Technology Company, Inc. Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com. About Monster Monster is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2009. The company was founded by Head Monster Noel Lee with a commitment to creating products under the Monster Cable® brand to literally "make music sound better." Today, Monster has grown and diversified to become the world's leading manufacturer of connectivity solutions for high-performance audio, video, car audio, computer, console and computer gaming, as well as a leading innovator in the field of iPod® and iPhone™ accessories and professional audio and sound reinforcement. Additionally, under its Monster Power® brand, the company is the leading manufacturer of high-performance AC power line conditioning and protection products for audio/video systems. Explore the world of Monster at www.monstercable.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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Media:Amazon.comMedia Line, 206-266-7180orKingston, Inc.Kingston Technology Co., Inc.David Leong, 714-438-1817david_leong@kingston.comorMonster CableDBA Public RelationsAlison Giella, 212-388-1400agiella@dba-pr.com

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2009-- As part of its ongoing effort to improve packaging and provide a better customer experience, Amazon.com has recently introduced two new features on its site that enable customers to provide feedback on both Amazon's and the manufacturer's packaging. For example, customers can now rate Amazon's packaging on a four-point scale ranging from "too small" to "way too big"; this information is then used to improve the way Amazon ships products to customers. Customers can also rate the ease with which they can open the manufacturer's original packaging, ranging from "very difficult" to "very easy." Since these features launched in March, tens of thousands of customers have provided valuable input.</p><p>Amazon has also introduced the next phase of its Frustration-Free Packaging initiative, and offers dozens of top-selling items from leading electronics manufacturers Kingston and Monster in easy-to-open, environmentally friendly packaging.</p><p>"Kingston strives to be as eco-friendly as possible and we're proud to be a part of Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging efforts," said David Sun, co-founder and chief operating officer, Kingston. "The majority of Kingston memory products that are sold on Amazon.com come in easy-open, recyclable cases that are just slightly larger than the products themselves, and we've even reduced the size of the product guide to fit this smaller package."</p><p>Monster's first products launched in Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging include "Digital Life Green Power Centers," which are designed to shut off peripherals and accessories when the computer goes into standby mode. The packages are free of hard plastic clamshells and the products ship in their own cardboard boxes, which eliminates the need for an additional box for delivery to customers.</p><p>Amazon introduced Frustration-Free Packaging in November 2008. The growing selection of Frustration-Free products can be found at www.amazon.com/frustration-free.</p><p>About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.</p><p>Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com.</p><p>About Monster</p><p>Monster is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2009. The company was founded by Head Monster Noel Lee with a commitment to creating products under the Monster Cable® brand to literally "make music sound better." Today, Monster has grown and diversified to become the world's leading manufacturer of connectivity solutions for high-performance audio, video, car audio, computer, console and computer gaming, as well as a leading innovator in the field of iPod® and iPhone™ accessories and professional audio and sound reinforcement. Additionally, under its Monster Power® brand, the company is the leading manufacturer of high-performance AC power line conditioning and protection products for audio/video systems. Explore the world of Monster at www.monstercable.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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Media:Amazon.comMedia Line, 206-266-7180orKingston, Inc.Kingston Technology Co., Inc.David Leong, 714-438-1817david_leong@kingston.comorMonster CableDBA Public RelationsAlison Giella, 212-388-1400agiella@dba-pr.com</p>

Amazon Announces Finalists for Your Amazon Ad Contest

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Videos Now Available for Customers to View and Vote on at Amazon.com/yaac SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the five finalists of the Your Amazon Ad Contest, Amazon's first national competition in search of a television commercial idea from its customers. The five finalists' videos are available for customers to view and rate until Sept. 6 at www.amazon.com/yaac. "We were absolutely delighted with the level of creativity our customers demonstrated in their submissions," said Steve Shure, vice president of global marketing at Amazon.com. "It was not an easy feat choosing only five finalists, and we're very excited to see what our customers think about the videos." The filmmaker with the highest average customer rating will receive the Audience Prize of a $10,000 Amazon.com Gift Card and a trip for two to the 15th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City next April, where the video will be screened. Customers who watch the videos and submit ratings will be entered for a chance to win the grand prize of a trip for two to the Gen Art Film Festival and a Flip Ultra HD Camcorder or one of 50 first prizes. Amazon has already chosen the Jury Prize winner who will also receive a $10,000 Amazon.com Gift Card and a trip for two to the Gen Art festival. To ensure that customers are not influenced by the jury's decision, the winner of the Jury Prize will not be announced until Sept. 21, the same day the Audience Prize winner will be announced. The five finalists are listed below in alphabetical order by the entrant's last name: Andy Basore,Brooklyn, N.Y., for "Paper Amazon" Gary E. Irwin,Philadelphia, Pa., for "Wish List" David Keenan,Hacienda Heights, Calif., for "Not Available" Angela Kohler,Los Angeles, Calif., for "Kindlicious" Dian Sananikone,Marietta, Ga., for "Proceed to a Better Life" A number of runner-up videos will be available for customers to view along with the five finalist videos. Amazon reviewed and selected the finalists and runner-up videos with a team of film experts at Gen Art Film Festival. "What stood out the most when reviewing the submissions was the filmmakers' enthusiasm for sharing their experiences on Amazon," said Aaron Levine, Gen Art Film Festival associate director. "You could really feel that everyone worked hard and had a blast making these ads. It's been very exciting to participate in this contest with Amazon, and we're looking forward to the winners' videos being screened at our festival next year." For complete terms and conditions on the Your Amazon Ad Contest, please visit www.amazon.com/yaac. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Videos Now Available for Customers to View and Vote on at Amazon.com/yaac</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the five finalists of the Your Amazon Ad Contest, Amazon's first national competition in search of a television commercial idea from its customers. The five finalists' videos are available for customers to view and rate until Sept. 6 at www.amazon.com/yaac.</p><p>"We were absolutely delighted with the level of creativity our customers demonstrated in their submissions," said Steve Shure, vice president of global marketing at Amazon.com. "It was not an easy feat choosing only five finalists, and we're very excited to see what our customers think about the videos."</p><p>The filmmaker with the highest average customer rating will receive the Audience Prize of a $10,000 Amazon.com Gift Card and a trip for two to the 15^th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City next April, where the video will be screened. Customers who watch the videos and submit ratings will be entered for a chance to win the grand prize of a trip for two to the Gen Art Film Festival and a Flip Ultra HD Camcorder or one of 50 first prizes.</p><p>Amazon has already chosen the Jury Prize winner who will also receive a $10,000 Amazon.com Gift Card and a trip for two to the Gen Art festival. To ensure that customers are not influenced by the jury's decision, the winner of the Jury Prize will not be announced until Sept. 21, the same day the Audience Prize winner will be announced.</p><p>The five finalists are listed below in alphabetical order by the entrant's last name:</p><p>Andy Basore,Brooklyn, N.Y., for "<em>Paper Amazon"</em></p><p>Gary E. Irwin,Philadelphia, Pa., for <em>"Wish List"</em></p><p>David Keenan,Hacienda Heights, Calif., for <em>"Not Available"</em></p><p>Angela Kohler,Los Angeles, Calif., for "<em>Kindlicious"</em></p><p>Dian Sananikone,Marietta, Ga., for "<em>Proceed to a Better Life"</em></p><p>A number of runner-up videos will be available for customers to view along with the five finalist videos. Amazon reviewed and selected the finalists and runner-up videos with a team of film experts at Gen Art Film Festival.</p><p>"What stood out the most when reviewing the submissions was the filmmakers' enthusiasm for sharing their experiences on Amazon," said Aaron Levine, Gen Art Film Festival associate director. "You could really feel that everyone worked hard and had a blast making these ads. It's been very exciting to participate in this contest with Amazon, and we're looking forward to the winners' videos being screened at our festival next year."</p><p>For complete terms and conditions on the Your Amazon Ad Contest, please visit www.amazon.com/yaac.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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>Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon Web Services Announces Amazon Virtual Private Cloud - Now Enterprises Can Seamlessly Connect Existing it Infrastructures to Aws and Continue to Use Their own Security and Management Tools

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AWS also announces AWS Multi-Factor Authentication for enhanced control over AWS account settings SEATTLE—August 24, 2009—Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), a secure and seamless bridge between a company's existing IT infrastructure and the AWS cloud.  Amazon VPC enables enterprises to connect their existing infrastructure to a set of isolated AWS compute resources via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection, and to extend their existing management capabilities such as security services, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems to include their AWS resources.  Amazon VPC integrates today with Amazon EC2 compute resources, and will integrate with other AWS services in the future.  As with all Amazon Web Services, there are no long-term contracts, minimum spend or up-front investments required.  With Amazon VPC, you pay only for the resources you use.  To get started using Amazon VPC, visit http://aws.amazon.com. "For the last three years, AWS has provided companies of all sizes with on-demand, highly elastic and highly reliable technology resources in the cloud.  As more and more enterprises leverage the cloud, they want a simple, seamless way to migrate their large and complex IT infrastructures to AWS, and to use the security and management controls that their IT teams already know," said Andy Jassy, Senior Vice President, Amazon Web Services.  "We built Amazon VPC for this purpose—to allow any company to seamlessly connect their existing resources to the AWS cloud as if it were a part of their own datacenter." With Amazon VPC, AWS customers can create an isolated set of AWS resources that they then access via an industry-standard encrypted IPsec Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection.  Using a few simple API calls, users create their isolated network, specify the IP address range of their own choosing, and then launch Amazon EC2 instances into that network.  Next, users create a secure VPN to bridge those AWS resources to their existing IT infrastructure.  Cloud traffic bound for the Internet routes over the VPN where it is examined by the customer's existing security and networking technologies before heading to the public Internet.  With Amazon VPC, customers can access their resources running in the AWS cloud as if these assets were running within their existing IT infrastructure. Intuit's flagship products - Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax - have changed the way many people worldwide manage their businesses and personal finances.  Intuit leverages AWS for applications ranging from scalability testing for TurboTax online to cloud-based engineering development and test environments.  "Amazon VPC enables Intuit to expand its use of AWS by making it possible to extend parts of our existing on-premise security and networking policies to our cloud infrastructure," said Jerome Labat, Vice President of Product Development at Intuit Inc.  "We're looking forward to continuing our work with AWS to deploy qualified applications securely, reliably and cost effectively." Eli Lilly is a global pharmaceuticals company using on-demand resources from Amazon Web Services to support pharmaceuticals research, collaboration, and high performance computing.  "Eli Lilly and Company is excited about Amazon VPC, as it gives us the convenience to securely bridge hosts on our private Lilly network with the elastic computing capability of AWS," said Dave Powers, Associate Information Consultant at Eli Lilly and Company.  "We can now seamlessly integrate our internal computing environment with computing resources we've deployed on AWS, all without cumbersome configuration or management hassles." "Amazon VPC will enable our more than 200,000 enterprise customers to seamlessly expand their Citrix XenApp infrastructures by adding highly secure and reliable on-demand resources from AWS," said Frank Artale, Vice President, Business Development at Citrix Systems.  "By leveraging Amazon VPC, our mutual customers now have access to resources that appear as a natural extension of their current on-premises Citrix based applications." In addition, Amazon Web Services today announced AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (AWS MFA), which offers customers additional capabilities to access and control their AWS accounts.  AWS MFA provides an additional layer of security to the administration of a customer's AWS account by requiring a second piece of information to confirm a user's identity.  With AWS MFA enabled, users must provide a six-digit, rotating code from a device in their physical possession in addition to their standard AWS account credentials, before they are allowed to make changes to their AWS account settings.  AWS MFA will be offered as an optional feature of AWS accounts and is easy to set up and use via the AWS web site.  AWS MFA will be available in the coming weeks; to learn more and to be notified when it becomes available, visit aws.amazon.com/mfa.  Later this fall, AWS will also release additional billing features that allow companies to link together a group of AWS accounts with one account acting as the billing entity for the group, providing additional visibility and control of a company's total AWS account usage. "The flexibility to add additional account security mechanisms via AWS Multi-Factor Authentication has been frequently requested by enterprise customers," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services.  "We will continue to add features to our services that make it even easier for more customers to leverage the benefits of the AWS cloud." About Amazon EC2Amazon 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.comAmazon.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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

<p><em>AWS also announces AWS Multi-Factor Authentication for enhanced control over AWS account settings</em></p><p>SEATTLE—August 24, 2009—Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), a secure and seamless bridge between a company's existing IT infrastructure and the AWS cloud.  Amazon VPC enables enterprises to connect their existing infrastructure to a set of isolated AWS compute resources via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection, and to extend their existing management capabilities such as security services, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems to include their AWS resources.  Amazon VPC integrates today with Amazon EC2 compute resources, and will integrate with other AWS services in the future.  As with all Amazon Web Services, there are no long-term contracts, minimum spend or up-front investments required.  With Amazon VPC, you pay only for the resources you use.  To get started using Amazon VPC, visit http://aws.amazon.com.</p><p>"For the last three years, AWS has provided companies of all sizes with on-demand, highly elastic and highly reliable technology resources in the cloud.  As more and more enterprises leverage the cloud, they want a simple, seamless way to migrate their large and complex IT infrastructures to AWS, and to use the security and management controls that their IT teams already know," said Andy Jassy, Senior Vice President, Amazon Web Services.  "We built Amazon VPC for this purpose—to allow any company to seamlessly connect their existing resources to the AWS cloud as if it were a part of their own datacenter."</p><p>With Amazon VPC, AWS customers can create an isolated set of AWS resources that they then access via an industry-standard encrypted IPsec Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection.  Using a few simple API calls, users create their isolated network, specify the IP address range of their own choosing, and then launch Amazon EC2 instances into that network.  Next, users create a secure VPN to bridge those AWS resources to their existing IT infrastructure.  Cloud traffic bound for the Internet routes over the VPN where it is examined by the customer's existing security and networking technologies before heading to the public Internet.  With Amazon VPC, customers can access their resources running in the AWS cloud as if these assets were running within their existing IT infrastructure.</p><p>Intuit's flagship products - Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax - have changed the way many people worldwide manage their businesses and personal finances.  Intuit leverages AWS for applications ranging from scalability testing for TurboTax online to cloud-based engineering development and test environments.  "Amazon VPC enables Intuit to expand its use of AWS by making it possible to extend parts of our existing on-premise security and networking policies to our cloud infrastructure," said Jerome Labat, Vice President of Product Development at Intuit Inc.  "We're looking forward to continuing our work with AWS to deploy qualified applications securely, reliably and cost effectively."</p><p>Eli Lilly is a global pharmaceuticals company using on-demand resources from Amazon Web Services to support pharmaceuticals research, collaboration, and high performance computing.  "Eli Lilly and Company is excited about Amazon VPC, as it gives us the convenience to securely bridge hosts on our private Lilly network with the elastic computing capability of AWS," said Dave Powers, Associate Information Consultant at Eli Lilly and Company.  "We can now seamlessly integrate our internal computing environment with computing resources we've deployed on AWS, all without cumbersome configuration or management hassles."</p><p>"Amazon VPC will enable our more than 200,000 enterprise customers to seamlessly expand their Citrix XenApp infrastructures by adding highly secure and reliable on-demand resources from AWS," said Frank Artale, Vice President, Business Development at Citrix Systems.  "By leveraging Amazon VPC, our mutual customers now have access to resources that appear as a natural extension of their current on-premises Citrix based applications."</p><p>In addition, Amazon Web Services today announced AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (AWS MFA), which offers customers additional capabilities to access and control their AWS accounts.  AWS MFA provides an additional layer of security to the administration of a customer's AWS account by requiring a second piece of information to confirm a user's identity.  With AWS MFA enabled, users must provide a six-digit, rotating code from a device in their physical possession in addition to their standard AWS account credentials, before they are allowed to make changes to their AWS account settings.  AWS MFA will be offered as an optional feature of AWS accounts and is easy to set up and use via the AWS web site.  AWS MFA will be available in the coming weeks; to learn more and to be notified when it becomes available, visit aws.amazon.com/mfa.  Later this fall, AWS will also release additional billing features that allow companies to link together a group of AWS accounts with one account acting as the billing entity for the group, providing additional visibility and control of a company's total AWS account usage.</p><p>"The flexibility to add additional account security mechanisms via AWS Multi-Factor Authentication has been frequently requested by enterprise customers," said Adam Selipsky, Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services.  "We will continue to add features to our services that make it even easier for more customers to leverage the benefits of the AWS cloud."</p><p><u>About Amazon EC2</u>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><u>About Amazon.com</u>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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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><u>Forward-Looking Statements</u>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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p>

Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" Available from Amazon.com in Hardcover with Guaranteed Release Day Delivery and on Kindle with Automatic Wireless Delivery

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Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" Available from Amazon.com in Hardcover with Guaranteed Release Day Delivery and on Kindle with Automatic Wireless Delivery

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Amazon.com teams with UPS to deliver the long-awaited sequel to "The Da Vinci Code" to customers' doorsteps on September 15 free of cost for Amazon Prime members SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2009-- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Dan Brown's highly anticipated "The Lost Symbol" will be available on its Sept. 15 release day for guaranteed delivery via UPS to the doorsteps of Amazon.com customers and as a wireless download for Kindle customers. "The Lost Symbol" is the long-awaited sequel to "The Da Vinci Code," one of the top 10 bestselling books of all time on Amazon.com. The hardcover edition at $16.17, a 46 percent discount, is available for pre-order now at www.amazon.com/lostsymbol and the Kindle edition at $9.99 is also available for pre-order. Release day delivery of the hardcover edition is available for the same price as Amazon.com's standard shipping and for free to Amazon Prime members, and is guaranteed to all Amazon.com customers who select standard or Prime shipping and live within the lower 48 states. Kindle customers who pre-order "The Lost Symbol" Kindle edition will receive the book via automatic wireless download on September 15. "The Lost Symbol" became Amazon.com's No. 1 bestselling book the same day it became available for pre-order in April, and has spent most of the time since in the top ten. The book's contents are shrouded in secrecy and will not be released to the public before the publication date of Sept. 15, but customers can visit www.amazon.com/lostsymbol to read mysterious, coded messages from the publisher every week day until the book is released. "Like many of our customers and book lovers around the world, we've been eagerly awaiting the release of this sequel in Dan Brown's blockbuster Robert Langdon series," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "We're excited to help our customers be first in line to unravel the secrecy surrounding the book's contents when it's released on September 15 both in hardcover and on Kindle." To pre-order "The Lost Symbol" and explore Amazon.com's entire selection of Dan Brown titles, visit Dan Brown's author page at www.amazon.com/danbrown. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180

<p><em>Amazon.com teams with UPS to deliver the long-awaited sequel to </em>"<em>The Da Vinci Code</em>"<em> to customers' doorsteps on September 15 free of cost for Amazon Prime members</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2009-- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Dan Brown's highly anticipated "The Lost Symbol" will be available on its Sept. 15 release day for guaranteed delivery via UPS to the doorsteps of Amazon.com customers and as a wireless download for Kindle customers. "The Lost Symbol" is the long-awaited sequel to "The Da Vinci Code," one of the top 10 bestselling books of all time on Amazon.com. The hardcover edition at $16.17, a 46 percent discount, is available for pre-order now at www.amazon.com/lostsymbol and the Kindle edition at $9.99 is also available for pre-order.</p><p>Release day delivery of the hardcover edition is available for the same price as Amazon.com's standard shipping and for free to Amazon Prime members, and is guaranteed to all Amazon.com customers who select standard or Prime shipping and live within the lower 48 states. Kindle customers who pre-order "The Lost Symbol" Kindle edition will receive the book via automatic wireless download on September 15.</p><p>"The Lost Symbol" became Amazon.com's No. 1 bestselling book the same day it became available for pre-order in April, and has spent most of the time since in the top ten. The book's contents are shrouded in secrecy and will not be released to the public before the publication date of Sept. 15, but customers can visit www.amazon.com/lostsymbol to read mysterious, coded messages from the publisher every week day until the book is released.</p><p>"Like many of our customers and book lovers around the world, we've been eagerly awaiting the release of this sequel in Dan Brown's blockbuster Robert Langdon series," said Russell Grandinetti, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "We're excited to help our customers be first in line to unravel the secrecy surrounding the book's contents when it's released on September 15 both in hardcover and on Kindle."</p><p>To pre-order "The Lost Symbol" and explore Amazon.com's entire selection of Dan Brown titles, visit Dan Brown's author page at www.amazon.com/danbrown.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.comMedia Relations, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon and Andrews McMeel Universal Announce First Comic Strip Superstar Competition

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Amazon and Andrews McMeel Universal Announce First Comic Strip Superstar Competition

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Andrews McMeel to Run Inaugural Contest to Be Hosted by Amazon, Seeking out the Next Great Comic Strip Artist; Grand Prize Winner to Receive Publishing Contract with Sponsor Andrews McMeel Publishing SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Andrews McMeel Universal today announced the launch of the first Comic Strip Superstar, the international competition in search of the next popular comic strip artist. The winner will receive a publishing contract from Andrews McMeel Publishing, a $5,000 advance from Universal Uclick and a monthly stipend for the development of 20 comic strips that will be considered for syndication. "As the nation's premier humor publisher in newspapers, books, mobile phones and online, Andrews McMeel Universal is uniquely suited to bring this comic strip contest to the public," said Hugh T. Andrews, executive vice president of Andrews McMeel Universal. "We are excited by the opportunity this contest provides to continue our mission to seek, recognize and celebrate remarkable creative talent, and to share it with an appreciative and enthusiastic audience through a variety of distribution channels." Beginning today through Sept. 12, 2009, up to 5,000 entries will be accepted for the competition at www.amazon.com/comicstripsuperstar. Each entry should be original, unpublished work consisting of 10 daily comic strips and two Sunday comics, a title and a brief synopsis. From the submissions, Universal Uclick will narrow the entries down to 250 quarterfinalists. The quarterfinalists will then be narrowed down to 50 semifinalists by John Glynn and Lee Salem, seasoned Universal Uclick editors. In the semifinal round, popular comic strip creators Garry Trudeau ("Doonesbury"), Lynn Johnston ("For Better or For Worse"), Scott Hilburn ("The Argyle Sweater") and Mark Tatulli ("Lió" and "Heart of the City") will choose 10 finalists and post feedback for each on Amazon.com. Amazon.com customers will then have the opportunity to view the finalists' submissions and vote for the grand prize winner. "We know Amazon customers are extremely creative and enjoy discovering new talent. This competition gives them the opportunity to discover great new comic strip artists, while having a few laughs along the way," said Jeff Belle, vice president of U.S. Books, Amazon.com. The winner will be announced Nov. 9, 2009, and will receive a prize package from Andrews McMeel Universal which includes a publishing contract with Andrews McMeel Publishing and a newspaper syndication development deal and contract for distribution on GoComics.com desktop and mobile applications from Universal Uclick. For complete terms and conditions on the Comic Strip Superstars competition, please visit www.amazon.com/comicstripsuperstar. About Andrews McMeel Universal Both Andrews McMeel Publishing and Universal Uclick are divisions of Andrews McMeel Universal, which was founded in 1970 by Jim Andrews and John McMeel. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC is an industry-leading publisher of humor, gift, general trade, cookbooks, and calendars with more than 300 new titles annually. Universal Uclick includes the nation's largest independent newspaper and licensed property syndicate and the leading digital entertainment provider of humor, comics, editorial cartoons, daily games and text features for the desktop, Web, and mobile phones. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180orAndrews McMeel UniversalAmy Worley, 816-581-7490

<p><em>Andrews McMeel to Run Inaugural Contest to Be Hosted by Amazon, Seeking out the Next Great Comic Strip Artist; Grand Prize Winner to Receive Publishing Contract with Sponsor Andrews McMeel Publishing</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Andrews McMeel Universal today announced the launch of the first Comic Strip Superstar, the international competition in search of the next popular comic strip artist. The winner will receive a publishing contract from Andrews McMeel Publishing, a $5,000 advance from Universal Uclick and a monthly stipend for the development of 20 comic strips that will be considered for syndication.</p><p>"As the nation's premier humor publisher in newspapers, books, mobile phones and online, Andrews McMeel Universal is uniquely suited to bring this comic strip contest to the public," said Hugh T. Andrews, executive vice president of Andrews McMeel Universal. "We are excited by the opportunity this contest provides to continue our mission to seek, recognize and celebrate remarkable creative talent, and to share it with an appreciative and enthusiastic audience through a variety of distribution channels."</p><p>Beginning today through Sept. 12, 2009, up to 5,000 entries will be accepted for the competition at www.amazon.com/comicstripsuperstar. Each entry should be original, unpublished work consisting of 10 daily comic strips and two Sunday comics, a title and a brief synopsis. From the submissions, Universal Uclick will narrow the entries down to 250 quarterfinalists. The quarterfinalists will then be narrowed down to 50 semifinalists by John Glynn and Lee Salem, seasoned Universal Uclick editors. In the semifinal round, popular comic strip creators Garry Trudeau ("Doonesbury"), Lynn Johnston ("For Better or For Worse"), Scott Hilburn ("The Argyle Sweater") and Mark Tatulli ("Lió" and "Heart of the City") will choose 10 finalists and post feedback for each on Amazon.com. Amazon.com customers will then have the opportunity to view the finalists' submissions and vote for the grand prize winner.</p><p>"We know Amazon customers are extremely creative and enjoy discovering new talent. This competition gives them the opportunity to discover great new comic strip artists, while having a few laughs along the way," said Jeff Belle, vice president of U.S. Books, Amazon.com.</p><p>The winner will be announced Nov. 9, 2009, and will receive a prize package from Andrews McMeel Universal which includes a publishing contract with Andrews McMeel Publishing and a newspaper syndication development deal and contract for distribution on GoComics.com desktop and mobile applications from Universal Uclick.</p><p>For complete terms and conditions on the Comic Strip Superstars competition, please visit www.amazon.com/comicstripsuperstar.</p><p>About Andrews McMeel Universal</p><p>Both Andrews McMeel Publishing and Universal Uclick are divisions of Andrews McMeel Universal, which was founded in 1970 by Jim Andrews and John McMeel. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC is an industry-leading publisher of humor, gift, general trade, cookbooks, and calendars with more than 300 new titles annually. Universal Uclick includes the nation's largest independent newspaper and licensed property syndicate and the leading digital entertainment provider of humor, comics, editorial cartoons, daily games and text features for the desktop, Web, and mobile phones.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon Media Hotline206-266-7180orAndrews McMeel UniversalAmy Worley, 816-581-7490</p>

New Free Shopping Application for Android Lets Amazon Customers Snap a Photo or Scan a Barcode for Instant Product Matches

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New Free Shopping Application for Android Lets Amazon Customers Snap a Photo or Scan a Barcode for Instant Product Matches

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the release of its latest mobile shopping application, "Amazon App for Android™," which is now available as a free download to a user's device in Android Market™. Designed specifically for Android, the Amazon App offers users a fast and convenient way to shop on Amazon.com and thousands of other merchants wherever they go. The application includes the experimental Amazon Remembers feature that gives Android users two different ways to use their device camera to find and remember items available for sale on Amazon.com: they can either snap a photo of an item or scan a barcode, and then receive a product match. For barcode scans and many photos, matches are instant. Other items take just a few minutes. "Customers have been requesting an Amazon shopping application on their Android devices and we are thrilled to bring them the Amazon App for Android," said Sam Hall, director of Amazon Mobile. "In addition to their favorite Amazon shopping features, Amazon App for Android users can use Amazon Remembers to easily keep track of the items they see in their daily lives and even instantly match photos and barcodes to products available at Amazon.com." Amazon Remembers is available on Amazon's family of shopping applications, including the Amazon App for iPhone and iPod Touch, the Amazon App for BlackBerry, and now on the Amazon App for Android. Using the Amazon App for Android, customers can snap a photo of a product or scan a barcode for a fun and easy way to build a list of photographs showing products they want to remember for later, make price comparisons across multiple merchants, and purchase products from Amazon.com and thousands of other retailers on the Amazon.com site – without ever using the keyboard. In addition to its Amazon Remembers capabilities, Amazon's family of mobile shopping applications connects customers to their Amazon.com account and favorite shopping features wherever they are, such as: Purchasing using Amazon's 1-Click® ordering and Amazon Prime Tracking packages or modifying orders using the Your Account feature Receiving personalized recommendations Viewing editorial and customer reviews Getting the Gold Box Deal of the Day Accessing their Wish List The Amazon App for Android is available on any Android-enabled device as a free download through Android Market™. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/android_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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.amazon.cn. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the release of its latest mobile shopping application, "Amazon App for Android™," which is now available as a free download to a user's device in Android Market™. Designed specifically for Android, the Amazon App offers users a fast and convenient way to shop on Amazon.com and thousands of other merchants wherever they go. The application includes the experimental Amazon Remembers feature that gives Android users two different ways to use their device camera to find and remember items available for sale on Amazon.com: they can either snap a photo of an item or scan a barcode, and then receive a product match. For barcode scans and many photos, matches are instant. Other items take just a few minutes.</p><p>"Customers have been requesting an Amazon shopping application on their Android devices and we are thrilled to bring them the Amazon App for Android," said Sam Hall, director of Amazon Mobile. "In addition to their favorite Amazon shopping features, Amazon App for Android users can use Amazon Remembers to easily keep track of the items they see in their daily lives and even instantly match photos and barcodes to products available at Amazon.com."</p><p>Amazon Remembers is available on Amazon's family of shopping applications, including the Amazon App for iPhone and iPod Touch, the Amazon App for BlackBerry, and now on the Amazon App for Android. Using the Amazon App for Android, customers can snap a photo of a product or scan a barcode for a fun and easy way to build a list of photographs showing products they want to remember for later, make price comparisons across multiple merchants, and purchase products from Amazon.com and thousands of other retailers on the Amazon.com site – without ever using the keyboard.</p><p>In addition to its Amazon Remembers capabilities, Amazon's family of mobile shopping applications connects customers to their Amazon.com account and favorite shopping features wherever they are, such as:</p><ul><li>Purchasing using Amazon's 1-Click® ordering and Amazon Prime</li><li>Tracking packages or modifying orders using the Your Account feature</li><li>Receiving personalized recommendations</li><li>Viewing editorial and customer reviews</li><li>Getting the Gold Box Deal of the Day</li><li>Accessing their Wish List</li></ul><p>The Amazon App for Android is available on any Android-enabled device as a free download through Android Market™. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/android_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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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>Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google, 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Go Back to School with Deals from Amazon.com

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08/03/2009 09:02:00

Go Back to School with Deals from Amazon.com

08/03/2009

2009

New Shop by Grade and Dorm Deals stores make shopping easier and feature school essentials at low prices SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the launch of the Shop by Grade store (www.amazon.com/schoolsupplies), which features discounted school supplies sorted by grade for elementary, middle school, high school and college students, as well as the Dorm Deals store (www.amazon.com/dormdeals), which makes it easy for college students to find all the essentials for their classes and their dorms. From glue to laptops to musical instruments, parents, teachers and students can shop for everything they need to get ready for school and have it delivered directly to their doorsteps – or even their dorm rooms. Now through September, Amazon.com will feature deals on top-selling school necessities, including: SCHOOL ESSENTIALS: BUY TWO OF THE SAME ITEM & GET THE THIRD FREE (Now through Sept. 6) Elmer's Washable No Run School Glue (4 oz.) Mead Spiral 3 Subject Notebook (Assorted Colors) Wilson Jones 3-Ring View Binder 1-Inch Rings (Dark Blue) Uni-Ball Gel Retractable Roller Ball Black or Blue Gel Pen (4 Pack) Scotch Glue Stick (Single Pack .28 oz.) Dixon Ticonderoga Wood Cased Black Core #2 Pencils (12 Count; Yellow) Smead File Folders (12 Pack; Assorted Colors) Mead Index Cards 3 in. x 5 in. (100 count; White) Vivo Liquid Ink Highlighters (5-Color Set) Five Star Trulock Three Ring Binder (1-Inch; Black) LAPTOP DEALS (Available now while supplies last) Toshiba Satellite A505-S6973 16-inch Laptop – on sale for $649.99, marked down from $759.99, featuring a Core 2 Duo (T6500) processor, 4 GB Memory and 500GB Hard Drive, Vista Home Premium, 16-inch widescreen HD display and more. HP Pavilion DV4-1433US 14.1-inch Laptop – on sale for $699.99(or $649.99 after mail-in-rebate), marked down from $779.99, featuring a Core 2 Duo (T6500) processor, 4 GB Memory and 320GB Hard Drive, LightScribe laser-etching DVD drive, Vista Home Premium, 14-inch widescreen WXGA display and more. TEXTBOOK DEALS (Now through Oct. 16) Save up to 30% on more than 100,000 new textbooks and up to 90% off the list price of millions of used textbooks. Get FREE Two-Day Shipping for three months with a free trial of Amazon Prime. Just add any eligible textbook to your cart to qualify. POPULAR BACKPACKS Save up to 30% on more than 30 styles of eligible Mountainsmith Backpacks and Bags. (Now through Aug. 31). Save up to 50% on more than 50 styles of eligible High Sierra Backpacks and Bags. (Now through Aug. 15). DENIM DEALS (Now through Sept. 15) Enjoy free shipping and $10 off denim purchases over $50 from qualifying sellers, featuring brands such as Roxy, Levis, Guess, Hurley and more. BEDDING AND BATH BLOW-OUT (Now through Sept. 30) Save up to 50% on hundreds of eligible back-to-college bedding and bath products. Amazon.com customers can take advantage of FREE Super Saver Shipping or FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime on all eligible products. In addition, Amazon.com customers can compare prices, do research, read customer reviews and see what other customers have purchased after viewing the products they're interested in purchasing. 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<center>New Shop by Grade and Dorm Deals stores make shopping easier and feature school essentials at low prices</center><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the launch of the Shop by Grade store (www.amazon.com/schoolsupplies), which features discounted school supplies sorted by grade for elementary, middle school, high school and college students, as well as the Dorm Deals store (www.amazon.com/dormdeals), which makes it easy for college students to find all the essentials for their classes and their dorms. From glue to laptops to musical instruments, parents, teachers and students can shop for everything they need to get ready for school and have it delivered directly to their doorsteps – or even their dorm rooms.</p><p>Now through September, Amazon.com will feature deals on top-selling school necessities, including:</p><p>SCHOOL ESSENTIALS: BUY TWO OF THE SAME ITEM &amp; GET THE THIRD FREE (Now through Sept. 6)</p><ul><li>Elmer's Washable No Run School Glue (4 oz.)</li><li>Mead Spiral 3 Subject Notebook (Assorted Colors)</li><li>Wilson Jones 3-Ring View Binder 1-Inch Rings (Dark Blue)</li><li>Uni-Ball Gel Retractable Roller Ball Black or Blue Gel Pen (4 Pack)</li><li>Scotch Glue Stick (Single Pack .28 oz.)</li><li>Dixon Ticonderoga Wood Cased Black Core #2 Pencils (12 Count; Yellow)</li><li>Smead File Folders (12 Pack; Assorted Colors)</li><li>Mead Index Cards 3 in. x 5 in. (100 count; White)</li><li>Vivo Liquid Ink Highlighters (5-Color Set)</li><li>Five Star Trulock Three Ring Binder (1-Inch; Black)</li></ul><p>LAPTOP DEALS (Available now while supplies last)</p><ul><li>Toshiba Satellite A505-S6973 16-inch Laptop – on sale for $649.99, marked down from $759.99, featuring a Core 2 Duo (T6500) processor, 4 GB Memory and 500GB Hard Drive, Vista Home Premium, 16-inch widescreen HD display and more.</li><li>HP Pavilion DV4-1433US 14.1-inch Laptop – on sale for $699.99(or $649.99 after mail-in-rebate), marked down from $779.99, featuring a Core 2 Duo (T6500) processor, 4 GB Memory and 320GB Hard Drive, LightScribe laser-etching DVD drive, Vista Home Premium, 14-inch widescreen WXGA display and more.</li></ul><p>TEXTBOOK DEALS (Now through Oct. 16)</p><ul><li>Save up to 30% on more than 100,000 new textbooks and up to 90% off the list price of millions of used textbooks.</li><li>Get FREE Two-Day Shipping for three months with a free trial of Amazon Prime. Just add any eligible textbook to your cart to qualify.</li></ul><p>POPULAR BACKPACKS</p><ul><li>Save up to 30% on more than 30 styles of eligible Mountainsmith Backpacks and Bags. (Now through Aug. 31).</li><li>Save up to 50% on more than 50 styles of eligible High Sierra Backpacks and Bags. (Now through Aug. 15).</li></ul><p>DENIM DEALS (Now through Sept. 15)</p><ul><li>Enjoy free shipping and $10 off denim purchases over $50 from qualifying sellers, featuring brands such as Roxy, Levis, Guess, Hurley and more.</li></ul><p>BEDDING AND BATH BLOW-OUT (Now through Sept. 30)</p><ul><li>Save up to 50% on hundreds of eligible back-to-college bedding and bath products.</li></ul><p>Amazon.com customers can take advantage of FREE Super Saver Shipping or FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime on all eligible products. In addition, Amazon.com customers can compare prices, do research, read customer reviews and see what other customers have purchased after viewing the products they're interested in purchasing.</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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Financial Results; Free Cash Flow Exceeds $1.5 Billion

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07/23/2009 00:00:00

Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Financial Results; Free Cash Flow Exceeds $1.5 Billion

07/23/2009

2009

Amazon.com to Acquire Zappos.com

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Amazon.com-to-Acquire-Zappos.com

07/22/2009 16:16:00

Amazon.com to Acquire Zappos.com

07/22/2009

2009

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 22, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Zappos.com, Inc. a leader in online apparel and footwear sales that strives to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. The acquisition brings together two companies who share a passion for serving customers and whose customers benefit from cultures of innovation and long term thinking. "Zappos is a customer focused company," said Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We see great opportunities for both companies to learn from each other and create even better experiences for our customers." Under the terms of the agreement, Amazon will acquire all of the outstanding shares and assume all outstanding options and warrants of Zappos in exchange for approximately 10 million shares of Amazon common stock, equal to approximately $807 million based on the average closing price for the 45 trading days ending July 17, 2009. In addition, Amazon will provide Zappos employees with $40 million in cash and restricted stock units. Subject to various closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to close during the Fall of 2009. Following the acquisition, the Zappos management team will remain intact and Zappos will operate its successful brand, customer experience and unique culture of service independently with headquarters in Las Vegas, NV. "We are joining forces with Amazon because there is a huge opportunity to utilize each other's strengths and move even faster towards our vision of delivering happiness to customers, employees and vendors," said Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos. "We will continue to build the Zappos brand and culture in our own unique way, and we believe Amazon is the best partner to help us do this over the long term." 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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.amazon.cn. Additional Information This announcement was issued on July 22, 2009. In connection with the proposed merger, Amazon.com will file a registration statement on Form S−4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will contain a consent solicitation/prospectus. Zappos' shareholders and investors are urged to carefully read the consent solicitation/prospectus when it becomes available and other relevant documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proposed merger because they contain important information about Amazon.com, Zappos and the proposed merger. Shareholders and investors will be able to obtain the consent solicitation/prospectus when it becomes available at www.sec.gov or www.amazon.com/ir. 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. Examples of forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, cash flows, the payment or non-payment of dividends, capital structure, and other financial items, (ii) statements of plans and objectives by management or Boards of Directors including those relating to the expected operation and management of Zappos following the merger and expected benefits, efficiencies and integration of operations from and following the merger, (iii) statements of future economic performance and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "future," "intends," "targeted," "may," "will" and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Forward-looking statements reflect current expectations, are inherently uncertain and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and actual results may differ significantly. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from expected results include, but are not limited to: failure or inability to consummate the merger, effects of the merger on Amazon.com's financial results, the effect of regulatory approvals, the difficulty in determining the fair value of Zappos, the potential inability to successfully operate or integrate Zappos' businesses, including the potential inability to retain customers, key employees or vendors, and 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. About Zappos.com Established in 1999, Zappos.com has quickly become a leader in online apparel and footwear sales by striving to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. Zappos.com currently stocks millions of products from over 1000 clothing and shoe brands. Zappos.com was recognized in 2009 by FORTUNE MAGAZINE as one of the "100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR", debuting as the highest-ranking newcomer to FORTUNE's 2009 list. More information about the company's customer service philosophy, unique company culture, and job openings can be found at http://about.zappos.com. To get a glimpse behind the scenes at Zappos, please visit http://blogs.zappos.com. More information about the "Zappos Insights" business membership program can be found at http://www.zapposinsights.com. Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline,206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 22, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Zappos.com, Inc. a leader in online apparel and footwear sales that strives to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. The acquisition brings together two companies who share a passion for serving customers and whose customers benefit from cultures of innovation and long term thinking.</p><p>"Zappos is a customer focused company," said Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We see great opportunities for both companies to learn from each other and create even better experiences for our customers."</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, Amazon will acquire all of the outstanding shares and assume all outstanding options and warrants of Zappos in exchange for approximately 10 million shares of Amazon common stock, equal to approximately $807 million based on the average closing price for the 45 trading days ending July 17, 2009. In addition, Amazon will provide Zappos employees with $40 million in cash and restricted stock units. Subject to various closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to close during the Fall of 2009.</p><p>Following the acquisition, the Zappos management team will remain intact and Zappos will operate its successful brand, customer experience and unique culture of service independently with headquarters in Las Vegas, NV.</p><p>"We are joining forces with Amazon because there is a huge opportunity to utilize each other's strengths and move even faster towards our vision of delivering happiness to customers, employees and vendors," said Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos. "We will continue to build the Zappos brand and culture in our own unique way, and we believe Amazon is the best partner to help us do this over the long term."</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 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.amazon.cn.</p><p>Additional Information</p><p>This announcement was issued on July 22, 2009. In connection with the proposed merger, Amazon.com will file a registration statement on Form S−4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will contain a consent solicitation/prospectus. Zappos' shareholders and investors are urged to carefully read the consent solicitation/prospectus when it becomes available and other relevant documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proposed merger because they contain important information about Amazon.com, Zappos and the proposed merger. Shareholders and investors will be able to obtain the consent solicitation/prospectus when it becomes available at www.sec.gov or www.amazon.com/ir.</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. Examples of forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, cash flows, the payment or non-payment of dividends, capital structure, and other financial items, (ii) statements of plans and objectives by management or Boards of Directors including those relating to the expected operation and management of Zappos following the merger and expected benefits, efficiencies and integration of operations from and following the merger, (iii) statements of future economic performance and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "future," "intends," "targeted," "may," "will" and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.</p><p>Forward-looking statements reflect current expectations, are inherently uncertain and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and actual results may differ significantly. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from expected results include, but are not limited to: failure or inability to consummate the merger, effects of the merger on Amazon.com's financial results, the effect of regulatory approvals, the difficulty in determining the fair value of Zappos, the potential inability to successfully operate or integrate Zappos' businesses, including the potential inability to retain customers, key employees or vendors, and 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>About Zappos.com</p><p>Established in 1999, Zappos.com has quickly become a leader in online apparel and footwear sales by striving to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. Zappos.com currently stocks millions of products from over 1000 clothing and shoe brands. Zappos.com was recognized in 2009 by FORTUNE MAGAZINE as one of the "100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR", debuting as the highest-ranking newcomer to FORTUNE's 2009 list. More information about the company's customer service philosophy, unique company culture, and job openings can be found at http://about.zappos.com. To get a glimpse behind the scenes at Zappos, please visit http://blogs.zappos.com. More information about the "Zappos Insights" business membership program can be found at http://www.zapposinsights.com.</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline,206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com Launches Outdoor Recreation Store

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Amazon.com Launches Outdoor Recreation Store

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Customers invited to celebrate "365 Days of Adventure" with Free Annual Pass to America's National Parks and Federal Recreation Areas SEATTLE, Jul 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) today announced the launch of its Outdoor Recreation Store (www.amazon.com/outdoors) - a single shopping destination offering thousands of outdoor gear and apparel items from top-tier brands. Amazon.com's growing selection is complemented by offerings available from leading outdoor merchants, including Altrec, Backcountry and Mountain Gear, and FREE Super Saver Shipping offers on thousands of eligible items. "With the growing popularity of the Amazon.com Camping and Hiking category, we realized our customers were looking to Amazon.com for an expanded selection of apparel, footwear and more gear for snow sports, paddling sports, active travel and climbing. We responded by expanding our product offerings, and we invite our customers to share their recommendations and product reviews with the outdoors community on Amazon.com," said Ben Hartman, director of Amazon.com's Sports & Outdoors Store. "Evidence is emerging that outdoor enthusiasts and casual adventurers alike are turning to outdoor recreation activities now more than ever, and the new Outdoor Recreation Store provides a convenient destination to find and discover a great selection of all things related to exploring the outdoors." Beginning today for a limited time only and while supplies last, Amazon.com is offering visitors to Amazon.com's Outdoor Recreation Store the opportunity to receive a free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass with qualifying purchases of $299 or more on select merchandise (1). The pass, an $80 value and valid for one year, covers entrance fees at more than 2,000 federal recreation locations across the country, including sites managed by the National Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. For additional details, please visit www.amazon.com/outdoors. To further inspire individuals to explore their national parks, Amazon.com will also offer customers the opportunity to pre-order the DVD set of the forthcoming Ken Burns PBS documentary, "The National Parks - America's Best Idea." The six-episode series, directed by Ken Burns and co-produced by Dayton Duncan, chronicles how America's national parks came to be and focuses on the story of the people who devoted their lives to ensuring that the most special places in the United States would be preserved for all future generations. The documentary is set to air on PBS in September; Amazon.com visitors can download a preview clip at www.amazon.com/outdoors. During the month of July, PBS will donate 5 percent of the proceeds generated from Amazon DVD pre-orders of "The National Parks - America's Best Idea," to the National Park Foundation, the charitable partner of America's National Parks. "Our national parks and public lands are America's connection to the natural world, inspiring outdoor exploration 365 days of the year," said Jamie Patten, senior vice president at the National Park Foundation. "With the special offer for the annual pass, and the chance to support the foundation through the pre-sale of the new Ken Burns documentary, Amazon.com customers will be well equipped to get outside and, at the same time, help support the outdoor places that mean so much to them." Amazon.com's Outdoor Recreation 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 and bestsellers, community discussion boards and additional content and links to make it easy to shop for the latest outdoor essentials. In addition, many products are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime(TM). (1) Some restrictions apply. Visit http://www.amazon.com/outdoors 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, 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront. 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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. SOURCE: Amazon.com Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline,206-266-7180

<center>Customers invited to celebrate "365 Days of Adventure" with Free Annual Pass to America's National Parks and Federal Recreation Areas</center><p>SEATTLE, Jul 14, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) today announced the launch of its Outdoor Recreation Store (www.amazon.com/outdoors) - a single shopping destination offering thousands of outdoor gear and apparel items from top-tier brands. Amazon.com's growing selection is complemented by offerings available from leading outdoor merchants, including Altrec, Backcountry and Mountain Gear, and FREE Super Saver Shipping offers on thousands of eligible items.</p><p>"With the growing popularity of the Amazon.com Camping and Hiking category, we realized our customers were looking to Amazon.com for an expanded selection of apparel, footwear and more gear for snow sports, paddling sports, active travel and climbing. We responded by expanding our product offerings, and we invite our customers to share their recommendations and product reviews with the outdoors community on Amazon.com," said Ben Hartman, director of Amazon.com's Sports &amp; Outdoors Store. "Evidence is emerging that outdoor enthusiasts and casual adventurers alike are turning to outdoor recreation activities now more than ever, and the new Outdoor Recreation Store provides a convenient destination to find and discover a great selection of all things related to exploring the outdoors."</p><p>Beginning today for a limited time only and while supplies last, Amazon.com is offering visitors to Amazon.com's Outdoor Recreation Store the opportunity to receive a free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass with qualifying purchases of $299 or more on select merchandise (1). The pass, an $80 value and valid for one year, covers entrance fees at more than 2,000 federal recreation locations across the country, including sites managed by the National Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. For additional details, please visit www.amazon.com/outdoors.</p><p>To further inspire individuals to explore their national parks, Amazon.com will also offer customers the opportunity to pre-order the DVD set of the forthcoming Ken Burns PBS documentary, "The National Parks - America's Best Idea." The six-episode series, directed by Ken Burns and co-produced by Dayton Duncan, chronicles how America's national parks came to be and focuses on the story of the people who devoted their lives to ensuring that the most special places in the United States would be preserved for all future generations. The documentary is set to air on PBS in September; Amazon.com visitors can download a preview clip at www.amazon.com/outdoors.</p><p>During the month of July, PBS will donate 5 percent of the proceeds generated from Amazon DVD pre-orders of "The National Parks - America's Best Idea," to the National Park Foundation, the charitable partner of America's National Parks.</p><p>"Our national parks and public lands are America's connection to the natural world, inspiring outdoor exploration 365 days of the year," said Jamie Patten, senior vice president at the National Park Foundation. "With the special offer for the annual pass, and the chance to support the foundation through the pre-sale of the new Ken Burns documentary, Amazon.com customers will be well equipped to get outside and, at the same time, help support the outdoor places that mean so much to them."</p><p>Amazon.com's Outdoor Recreation 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 and bestsellers, community discussion boards and additional content and links to make it easy to shop for the latest outdoor essentials. In addition, many products are eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping or FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime(TM).</p><p>(1) Some restrictions apply. Visit http://www.amazon.com/outdoors 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, 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), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.</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.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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</p><p>SOURCE: Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.comAmazon Media Hotline,206-266-7180</p>

Two Million Users and 12 Million Book Downloads Later, Stanza Turns 1

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Two Million Users and 12 Million Book Downloads Later, Stanza Turns 1

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 13, 2009-- Lexcycle today announced that more than 2 million users have downloaded Stanza, the popular electronic book reader application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, since it was launched one year ago. Stanza's award-winning reading experience, which features customizable formatting, searching, library management and over-the-air book downloads on demand, has led to more than 12 million book downloads. "These milestones highlight that many people are quite comfortable reading full length books via Stanza on their iPhones and iPod touch. From commercial titles by Stephenie Meyer and Dan Brown to public domain titles by F. Scott Fitzgerald and H.G. Wells, we are thrilled to learn that Stanza has been partially responsible for a lot of people reading more in the past year than they have in years prior to that," said Neelan Choksi, CEO of Lexcycle. "We want to thank Stanza users for their support over the past year." Stanza, which was named the best free app of 2008 by 148Apps.com, continues its success as it becomes a year old today. Over the past 12 months, customers from around the world have praised Stanza's access to books in more than 20 languages, a massive selection of commercial and public domain titles across all genres, wireless downloads of content from Stanza's Online Catalog, and completely customizable reading experience. Lexcycle, the company that developed Stanza, was acquired by Amazon.com in April 2009. Availability Stanza for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch is available as a free download from the iTunes App Store at http://itunes.com/apps/stanza. Stanza Desktop, the companion program for Mac OS X and Windows, can be downloaded from http://www.lexcycle.com. About Lexcycle and Stanza Lexcycle strives to bring the digital reading revolution to readers around the world. With over two million users in 60 countries, the award winning Lexcycle Stanza is the one of the leading electronic book readers for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. To learn more, visit www.lexcycle.com Source: Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 13, 2009-- Lexcycle today announced that more than 2 million users have downloaded Stanza, the popular electronic book reader application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, since it was launched one year ago. Stanza's award-winning reading experience, which features customizable formatting, searching, library management and over-the-air book downloads on demand, has led to more than 12 million book downloads.</p><p>"These milestones highlight that many people are quite comfortable reading full length books via Stanza on their iPhones and iPod touch. From commercial titles by Stephenie Meyer and Dan Brown to public domain titles by F. Scott Fitzgerald and H.G. Wells, we are thrilled to learn that Stanza has been partially responsible for a lot of people reading more in the past year than they have in years prior to that," said Neelan Choksi, CEO of Lexcycle. "We want to thank Stanza users for their support over the past year."</p><p>Stanza, which was named the best free app of 2008 by 148Apps.com, continues its success as it becomes a year old today. Over the past 12 months, customers from around the world have praised Stanza's access to books in more than 20 languages, a massive selection of commercial and public domain titles across all genres, wireless downloads of content from Stanza's Online Catalog, and completely customizable reading experience.</p><p>Lexcycle, the company that developed Stanza, was acquired by Amazon.com in April 2009.</p><p>Availability</p><p>Stanza for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch is available as a free download from the iTunes App Store at http://itunes.com/apps/stanza. Stanza Desktop, the companion program for Mac OS X and Windows, can be downloaded from http://www.lexcycle.com.</p><p>About Lexcycle and Stanza</p><p>Lexcycle strives to bring the digital reading revolution to readers around the world. With over two million users in 60 countries, the award winning Lexcycle Stanza is the one of the leading electronic book readers for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. To learn more, visit www.lexcycle.com</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media Hotline, 206-266-7180</p>

Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

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07/10/2009 16:02:00

Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

07/10/2009

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 10, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2009 financial results on July 23, 2009, 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 Amazon.com Media RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180

<p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 10, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2009 financial results on July 23, 2009, 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><p>Amazon.com Media RelationsPatty Smith, 206-266-7180</p>