Kindle New York Times subscription will include online access at no
additional charge
SEATTLE, Mar 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
(NASDAQ:AMZN)--Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that customers who
subscribe to The New York Times for Kindle will be receiving access to
The New York Times Web site at no additional charge. The date for Kindle
New York Times subscribers' free online access is yet undetermined;
subscribers will receive further communication via e-mail in the coming
weeks.
"Customers love reading The New York Times on their Kindles," said Russ
Grandinetti, Vice President of Kindle Content. "Given The Times'
transition to a digital subscription model, we're excited to be able to
offer Kindle subscribers online access to all the digital content
available at NYTimes.com at no additional cost."
"The Times' digital subscription plan was designed to offer access to
our high-quality journalism across a variety of platforms," said Yasmin
Namini, senior vice president, marketing and circulation, and general
manager, reader applications, The New York Times Media Group. "New York
Times readers on Kindle are a very loyal and important audience, and we
are pleased be able to include online access as part of their
subscription experience."
The New York Times is the bestselling newspaper in the Kindle Store.
For more information and to order The New York Times for your Kindle,
visit www.amazon.com/nytimes.
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. Kindle, Kindle 3G and
Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly
download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a
crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like
real paper. Kindle 3G 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 #1 bestselling product across the millions
of items sold on Amazon. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites,
including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
www.amazon.cn,
and www.amazon.it.
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.
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