SEATTLE, Jul 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
(NASDAQ:AMZN)--In March, Amazon.com announced that customers who
subscribe to The New York Times for Kindle would soon be able to receive
access to The New York Times website as part of their subscription.
Today, that access is available and Kindle subscribers are entitled to
complete online coverage of breaking news, articles, videos, audio
clips, multimedia and blogs on NYTimes.com.
"The New York Times continues to be our bestselling newspaper in the
Kindle Store," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President of Kindle Content.
"We hope our customers enjoy this multi-tiered approach to getting their
news, both on their Kindle and with full online access to all the
features on NYTimes.com."
"New York Times readers on Kindle are a very loyal and important
audience, and we are pleased that online access is now a part of their
subscription experience," said Yasmin Namini, senior vice president,
marketing and circulation, and general manager, reader applications, The
New York Times Media Group. "With this added benefit of online access,
Kindle New York Times subscribers can enjoy complete, around-the-clock
coverage of breaking news, video, audio, multimedia and blogs from the
world's premier news site."
To gain access to NYTimes.com, customers can now link their Kindle New
York Times subscription to their NYTimes.com account by visiting www.nytimes.com/kindleaccess.
To order The New York Times for 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, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle
3G with Special Offers 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, Kindle 3G with Special
Offers 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.
Amazon.com, Inc.
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