Parents Can Upload Video Recordings of Their Children Sharing
Their Enthusiasm for Harry Potter; Selected Kids Become Amazon Kid
Correspondents
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2007--
Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced it is
seeking enthusiastic, energetic young Muggles under the age of 18 to
be video recorded sharing their excitement for the epic series and
championing their favorite Harry Potter character. Ten entrants will
be selected as "Amazon Kid Correspondents," and will serve as
Amazon.com's Harry Potter aficionados in media interviews and on the
Amazon.com Web site leading up to the much-anticipated July 21 release
of "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows."
Selected video submissions will be shown on the Amazon.com Web
site for customers to enjoy. The deadline for submissions is 11:59
p.m. PDT on Friday, June 1, 2007; or when 1,000 eligible entries have
been received, whichever comes first.
For more information on the Harry Potter Kid Correspondent Quest
and for detailed Quest rules, visit www.amazon.com/kidcorrespondent.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in
Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers
Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover
anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its
customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers
offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories
such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food,
sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs,
electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including
www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com.
As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms
include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context
indicates otherwise.
Forward-Looking 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 Media Relations
206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon.com
