Starting today, read all of J.K. Rowling’s iconic Harry Potter series
for free on your Kindle
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 19, 2012--
(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Starting today, Amazon.com customers can now borrow all
seven Harry Potter books in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish
from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library (KOLL). The Kindle Owners’
Lending Library is a benefit of Amazon Prime membership where Kindle
owners can choose from over 145,000 books to borrow for free as
frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. Prime members also
enjoy free two-day shipping on millions of items and unlimited streaming
of more than 18,000 movies and TV episodes.
“Nowhere else can customers borrow any of the seven Harry Potter books
for free, with an unlimited supply of each title and no waiting list,”
said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content. “A $79 Prime
membership was already the best deal in retail, and now it’s become even
more valuable.”
Harry Potter is the all-time best-selling book series in history, and
Amazon has purchased an exclusive license from J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore
to make the addition of these titles possible. The Kindle Owners’
Lending Library now features over 145,000 books for US customers to
borrow for free, including over 100 current and former New York Times
Best Sellers. With the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, there are no due
dates and books can be borrowed as frequently as once a month. Unlike
traditional library lending, there are no limits on the number of copies
available, and how many people can simultaneously borrow the same title.
Readers never have to wait in line for the book they want.
Just as with any other Kindle book, customer notes, highlights and
bookmarks in borrowed books will be saved, so they’ll have them later if
customers purchase or re-borrow the book. Books are borrowed from a
Kindle device, and customers can have one book out at a time. When
customers want to borrow a new book, any borrowed book can easily be
returned right from their device. To learn more about the Kindle Owners’
Lending Library, visit www.amazon.com/kindleownerslendinglibrary.
To learn about all the additional benefits included with Amazon Prime,
or to start an Amazon Prime free trial, visit www.amazon.com/kindleprime.
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. The new latest generation Kindle is the lightest, most
compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced
electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright
sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an
easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages,
search, shop, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most
advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line
e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch,
with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the
Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and
web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud,
Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon’s new revolutionary cloud-accelerated
web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core
processor.
Amazon and its 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,
www.amazon.it,
and www.amazon.es.
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
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