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| | | 11/19/09 | Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is Amazon Music's Largest Global CD Pre-Order|
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 a... |
|  | | 11/16/09 | Amazon Launches Frustration-Free Packaging Certification Program|
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 WIR... |
| | | 11/12/09 | Amazon Web Services Announces Expansion into Asia in the First Half of 2010|
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 ... |
| | | 11/11/09 | AmazonEncore to Release Three Books in February|
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... |
| | | 11/10/09 | "Kindle for PC" Now Available -- The Free Application for Reading Kindle Books Available on the PC Today for Readers Around the World|
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 o... |
| | | 11/04/09 | The Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Celebration Continues|
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 it... |
| | | 11/02/09 | Amazon.com Unveils Best Books of 2009, Including Editors' Top 100 Books of the Year|
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 ... |
| | | 11/02/09 | Amazon.com Acquires Zappos.com| 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. Amaz... |
| | | 10/29/09 | 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|
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-remem... |
| | | 10/27/09 | Amazon.com Unveils the 2009 Holiday Toy List|
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
... |
| | | 10/27/09 | Amazon Web Services Announces Amazon Relational Database Service - a Relational Database in the Cloud|
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 auto... |
| | | 10/22/09 | Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 28% to $5.45 Billion; Newest Kindle Now Shipping and Lowering Price to $259 from $279| 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 $1.27 billion 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 outst... |
| | | 10/22/09 | Introducing "Kindle for PC" -- The Free Application for Reading Kindle Books on the PC|
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, inclu... |
| | | 10/21/09 | CORRECTING and REPLACING Amazon.com Customers Can Now Donate to Major Non-Profit Organizations Using Their Amazon Accounts| 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 ju... |
| | | 10/21/09 | Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream' is Amazon.com Music's Largest CD Pre-Order| 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 StoreSEATTLE, 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... |
| | | 10/21/09 | Amazon.com Customers Can Now Donate to Major Non-Profit Organizations Using Their Amazon Accounts| 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
... |
| | | 10/15/09 | Amazon Launches Same Day Delivery in Seven Major Cities and Expands Saturday Delivery Options|
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 Chi... |
| | | 10/09/09 | Amazon.com to Webcast Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call| 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 Rel... |
| | | 10/07/09 | Amazon Kindle Now for Sale to Customers in More Than 100 Countries| 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-in... |
| | | 10/07/09 | 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|
#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 W... |
| | | 10/05/09 | Amazon Wish List Turns 10|
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 ... |
| | | 10/05/09 | Amazon Payments Announces Amazon Mobile Payments Service for Developers and Merchants - Extending the Popular Amazon "1-Click" Check Out Experience to Mobile Devices|
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 pr... |
| | | 10/01/09 | Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging Program Expands with Dozens of New Toys from Top Brands|
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 wi... |
| | | 09/22/09 | Amazon.com Jury and Customers Name Angela Kohler Winner of the Your Amazon Ad Contest|
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... |
| | | 09/19/09 | Amazon.com Introduces AmazonBasics|
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
... |
| | | 09/02/09 | Amazon.com Customers to Pick the Best Magazine Cover of the Year|
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
cus... |
| | | 08/26/09 | Amazon.com Announces Next Phase of Frustration-Free Packaging: Customers and Leading Electronics Manufacturers Join the Fight Against Wrap Rage| 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”; ... |
| | | 08/26/09 | 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|
AWS also announces AWS Multi-Factor Authentication for enhanced
control over AWS account settings
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 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 o... |
| | | 08/24/09 | 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| 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) co... |
| | | 08/24/09 | Amazon Announces Finalists for Your Amazon Ad Contest|
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.
... |
| | | 08/19/09 | Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" Available from Amazon.com in Hardcover with Guaranteed Release Day Delivery and on Kindle with Automatic Wireless Delivery|
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
... |
| | | 08/18/09 | Amazon and Andrews McMeel Universal Announce First Comic Strip Superstar Competition|
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
ar... |
| | | 08/04/09 | New Free Shopping Application for Android Lets Amazon Customers Snap a Photo or Scan a Barcode for Instant Product Matches| 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 applica... |
| | | 08/03/09 | Go Back to School with Deals from Amazon.com| 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. F... |
| | | 07/23/09 | Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Financial Results; Free Cash Flow Exceeds $1.5 Billion | | | 07/22/09 | Amazon.com to Acquire Zappos.com| 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.
... |
| | | 07/14/09 | Amazon.com Launches Outdoor Recreation Store| Customers invited to celebrate "365 Days of Adventure" with Free Annual Pass to America's National Parks and Federal Recreation AreasSEATTLE, 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 ... |
| | | 07/13/09 | Two Million Users and 12 Million Book Downloads Later, Stanza Turns 1| 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.
... |
| | | 07/10/09 | Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call| 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 Relations
Patty Smi... |
| | | 07/09/09 | Introducing AmazonWireless - A New Amazon Web Site Offering Cell Phones and Service Plans| Easy-to-Use Web Site Guides Customers Through the Purchase Process; Rebate-Free Shopping and FREE Two-Day Shipping on All Phones
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 9, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the beta launch of AmazonWireless
(amazonwireless.com),
a new Web site offering cell phones and service plans, easy shopping
without rebate hassles and FREE Two-Day Shipping on a broad selection of
phones from AT&T and Verizon Wireless. In add... |
| | | 07/09/09 | Amazon Web Services' Third Annual "Start-Up Challenge" Begins Today| Start-ups invited to showcase their business built on AWS and win $100,000 in cash and services
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 9, 2009--
Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today
announced the third annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, a
contest for entrepreneurs and start-ups. The contest will award the
first place winner with $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web Services
(AWS) credits, mentoring sessions from an AWS... |
| | | 07/06/09 | Amazon.com Announces "Best Books of the Year...So Far"| Just in Time for Summer Travel, Amazon.com Books Editors Announce Their Favorite Books of 2009...So Far
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 6, 2009--
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its picks for the annual Best
Books of the Year…So Far list. This mid-year retrospective highlights
the best books that have been released in 2009 from January through
June. Customers looking for vacation reads will find an eclectic list,
from an incredible memoir of advent... |
| | | 06/30/09 | Amazon.com Introduces Tom Douglas by Pinzon| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 30, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today debuted Tom Douglas by Pinzon, a
collection of kitchen utensils and tools, cutlery, cookware, grilling
tools and wine accessories designed by Tom Douglas, a renowned Seattle
chef, restaurateur and author. Amazon.com teamed up with Douglas to
develop products that offer customers exceptional quality and value. Tom
Douglas by Pinzon is available exclusively at Amazon.com at... |
| | | 06/26/09 | Amazon.com Software Store Introduces New Windows 7 for over 50 Percent off, Launches Resource Center for Windows 7, and Announces Release-Day Delivery| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 26, 2009--
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the Amazon.com Software
Store (www.amazon.com/software)
is now offering Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system Home Premium
Upgrade and Professional Upgrade packages for $49.99 and $99.99, which
represent a savings of 50 percent and 58 percent from the suggested
retail price. Amazon.com customers can pre-order Windows 7 at these
prices now throug... |
| | | 06/08/09 | Amazon Turns to Customers for New TV Advertising Campaign| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 8, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the “Your Amazon Ad
Contest,” a national invitation for customers to create their vision of
an Amazon television commercial and compete for $20,000 in Amazon.com
Gift Cards.
"One need only look at the customer reviews for Tuscan Whole Milk and
the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt to see how many creative and talented
customers we have," said St... |
| | | 06/05/09 | Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 5, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that the Company will be
speaking at the Credit Suisse First Boston Conference on June 10, 2009.
The presentation will be webcast live at 9:45 a.m. PT/12:45 p.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, 206-266-71... |
| | | 05/27/09 | Amazon and Penguin Group (USA) Name James King Winner of Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award| James King, Author of Bill Warrington's Last Chance, Wins Contest in Search of Next Popular Novel, Receives Publishing Contract Worth $25,000
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 27, 2009--
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE:PSO) today named
James King the winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the
international competition in search of the next popular novel. King’s
novel, Bill Warrington’s Last Chance, was selected as the Grand
Pri... |
| | | 05/22/09 | Amazon.com to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 22, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will webcast its
2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in Seattle on May 28,
2009, at 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 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, Inc.
Patty Smith, 206-2... |
| | | 05/18/09 | Amazon Web Services Launches New Features for Amazon EC2 Enabling Monitoring, Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 18, 2009--
Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the public beta of new features for the
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2): Amazon CloudWatch, a web
service for monitoring AWS cloud resources, Auto Scaling for
automatically growing and shrinking Amazon EC2 capacity based on demand,
and Elastic Load Balancing for distributing incoming traffic across
... |
| | | 05/15/09 | Amazon and Penguin Group (USA) Reveal Top Three Finalists for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award| Amazon.com Customers Can Now Vote for the Winner at www.amazon.com/abna
SEATTLE & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 15, 2009--
Three finalists have been selected from among several thousand qualified
writers in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, the
international competition in search of the next popular novel, sponsored
by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE:PSO).
From now through May 21, Amazon customers can go to www.ama... |
| | | 05/13/09 | Introducing AmazonEncore--Unearthing Exceptional Books and Emerging Authors for More Readers to Enjoy| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 13, 2009--
Even great books can be overlooked. Amazon customers raved over
“Legacy,” a self-published novel by 16-year-old Cayla Kluver, with
customer review titles such as “loved it, loved it,” “rich lyrical
tapestry and story” and “breathtaking in scope and execution!” Despite
winning several prizes from literary groups and accolades like this from
readers, Kluver’... |
| | | 05/11/09 | Amazon Launches Optimized Kindle Store Seamlessly Integrated with "Kindle for iPhone" App -- The Most Popular Books App for iPhone and iPod Touch| New Kindle Store Offers Users Quick and Easy Access to 280,000 Books, Including 106 of 112 New York Times Best Sellers; Books Are Automatically Synchronized between the Kindle, iPhone and iPod Touch
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 11, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched a Kindle Store optimized
for the Safari Web browser on iPhone. Now when users of the Kindle for
iPhone app click on “Get Books,” the new Kindle Store tailored for the
size and shap... |
| | | 05/06/09 | Introducing Kindle DX--Amazon's Large Screen Addition to the Kindle Family of Wireless Reading Devices|
Large Kindle DX Display and New Features Provide Enhanced Experience for Reading a Wide Range of Professional and Personal Documents
The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post to Launch Trials Offering Kindle DX to Subscribers Who Live in Areas Where Home Delivery is Not Available
Leading Textbook Publishers to Offer Textbooks in Kindle Store
Five Universities to Launch Trials with Students Using Kindle DX in Fall 2009
... |
| | | 04/30/09 | Amazon Payments Announces Integrations with Leading Shopping Cart and E-commerce Solution Providers| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2009--
Amazon Payments, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today
announced that leading shopping cart and e-commerce solution providers
now offer Amazon Payments as part of their offerings. Shopping cart and
e-commerce solution providers provide a host of services such as content
management, merchandising management, shopping cart, order management
and payments that help websites sell online. More than 2... |
| | | 04/29/09 | Amazon Web Services Goes to School with New Programs for Educators, Researchers, and Students| From Teaching Grants and Free AWS Credits for Selected Research Projects to Tutorials for Students, AWS in Education Connects the Creativity of the Academic Community with the Flexibility of the AWS Cloud
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 29, 2009--
Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced AWS in Education, a set of programs that
enable the academic community to easily leverage the benefits of Amazon
Web Services... |
| | | 04/23/09 | Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Financial Results| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 23, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its
first quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Operating cash flow was $1.76 billion for the trailing twelve months,
compared with $1.04 billion for the trailing twelve months
ended March 31, 2008. Free cash flow increased 82% to $1.43 billion for
the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.79 billion for the trailing
twelve months ... |
| | | 04/21/09 | Amazon Video On Demand Announces Launch of High Definition Movies and TV Episodes| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 21, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that customers can rent
box-office favorites and purchase top TV shows in HD from Amazon Video
On Demand. Customers can select from more than 500 HD TV shows and
movies from major studios and networks including Warner Bros.
Entertainment Inc., Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Universal Studios Home Entertainment
and Sho... |
| | | 04/15/09 | Amazon and Penguin Group (USA) Announce 100 Semifinalists for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award| SEATTLE & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 15, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE: PSO)
today revealed the 100 semifinalists in the second-annual Amazon
Breakthrough Novel Award, the international writing competition in
search of the next popular novel. Penguin editors are now evaluating the
manuscripts from this group of 100 semifinalists and will choose three
finalists, to be announced on May 15, 2009. Amazon cu... |
| | | 04/10/09 | Amazon.com to Webcast First Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 10, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a
conference call to discuss its first quarter 2009 financial results on
April 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 Relations
Patty Smi... |
| | | 04/09/09 | CORRECTING and REPLACING Amazon Launches Shopping App for BlackBerry, Available for Free Directly From Amazon.com| New BlackBerry App is the Latest in Amazon's Growing Line of Mobile Offerings SEATTLE, Apr 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fifth graph, first sentence should read: BlackBerry with trackball at www.amazon.com/bb.
The corrected release reads:
AMAZON LAUNCHES SHOPPING APP FOR BLACKBERRY, AVAILABLE FOR FREE
DIRECTLY FROM AMAZON.COM
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced its latest mobile
offering for customers- "Amazon App for BlackBerry," which is now
availabl... |
| | | 04/09/09 | Amazon Launches Shopping App for BlackBerry, Available for Free Directly From Amazon.com| New BlackBerry App is the Latest in Amazon's Growing Line of Mobile Offerings SEATTLE, Apr 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced its latest mobile
offering for customers- "Amazon App for BlackBerry," which is now
available as a free download directly from Amazon.com at www.amazon.com/blackberry_app.
Designed specifically for the BlackBerry, the app offers customers who
use a BlackBerry device with a track ball a quick and ... |
| | | 04/08/09 | Amazon.com Launches Xbox LIVE Store, Offering Customers Convenient Digital Access to Xbox LIVE Arcade Games, Subscription Cards, and Points Cards| Amazon is the First Retailer to Offer Codes for Downloading Xbox LIVE GamesSEATTLE, Apr 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched the Amazon Xbox LIVE(R)
Store beta, www.amazon.com/xboxlive,
offering customers the convenience to purchase and gift select Xbox LIVE
games, subscription cards and Microsoft Points cards. Previously games
were only available directly from the Xbox 360(R) console or xbox.com,
making Amazon.com the ... |
| | | 04/02/09 | Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon Elastic MapReduce - a Web Service for Processing Vast Amounts of Data| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 2, 2009--
Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today announced the public beta of Amazon Elastic MapReduce, a
web service that enables businesses, researchers, data analysts and
developers to easily and cost-effectively process vast amounts of data.
It utilizes a hosted Hadoop framework running on the web-scale
infrastructure of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Ama... |
| | | 03/18/09 | Amazon.de Offers Free Shipping to Belgium and the Netherlands for Millions of Products| LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 18, 2009--
Amazon.de today introduced its free shipping offer for customer orders
to Belgium and the Netherlands. Now customers can order millions of
books, music, DVDs, electronics products, home and kitchen items, toys,
games, jewelry and watches for free shipment to addresses in Belgium and
the Netherlands. Orders over Euro 20 and all media shipments containing
a book regardless of the product value are shipped fr... |
| | | 03/12/09 | Amazon Web Services Introduces "Reserved Instances" - a New Amazon EC2 Pricing Option That Lets Businesses Realize Lower Compute Costs Than Ever Before| Reserved Instances enable Amazon EC2 customers to maintain the benefits of elastic computing while reserving capacity and lowering costs
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 12, 2009--
For the past three years, Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), has helped businesses ranging from
startups to large enterprises pay for only the compute and storage
capacity they actually consume. Today, AWS is introducing Reserved
Instan... |
| | | 03/04/09 | Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch Now Available For Free From Apple's App Store| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 4, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today introduced “Kindle for iPhone and
iPod touch,” a new application available for free from Apple's App Store
that lets customers enjoy over 240,000 books, including 104 of 112 New
York Times Bestsellers, on the iPhone and iPod touch using Apple's
Multi-Touch user interface. Amazon's new Whispersync technology saves
and synchronizes a customer's bookmark across th... |
| | | 03/03/09 | Dpreview.com Launches 'Challenges': User-Generated Photography Contests| SEATTLE & LONDON, Mar 03, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dpreview.com Limited, a comprehensive global resource for reviews and
original content regarding digital photography and cameras, and an
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) subsidiary, today announced the launch of
its new feature: "Challenges." Challenges offer photographers the
opportunity to create, participate in and judge photographic
competitions. The feature was launched in beta in December 2008 and
... |
| | | 03/03/09 | Amazon Web Services Extends Amazon EC2 in EU Region, Now Running Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL Server| AWS Management Console Now Also Supports Amazon EC2 in EU Region, Giving Developers an Easy-to-Use, Web-Based Management Tool for Their EU-Based AWS Solutions
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 3, 2009--
Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN), today launched Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
running Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server in its EU
Region, allowing customers to access Windows-based compute reso... |
| | | 02/27/09 | Statement from Amazon.com Regarding Kindle 2's Experimental Text-to-Speech Feature| SEATTLE, Feb 27, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kindle 2's experimental text-to-speech feature is legal: no copy is
made, no derivative work is created, and no performance is being given.
Furthermore, we ourselves are a major participant in the professionally
narrated audiobooks business through our subsidiaries Audible and
Brilliance. We believe text-to-speech will introduce new customers to
the convenience of listening to books and thereby grow the
prof... |
| | | 02/27/09 | Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that the Company will be
speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference on March 4, 2009.
The presentation will be webcast live at 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.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, ... |
| | | 02/24/09 | Amazon.com Announces Redemption of Remaining 6.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes| SEATTLE, Feb 24, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced that on March 27, 2009, it will
redeem all of the remaining principal amount of its outstanding 6.875%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the "Notes") with CUSIP number
023135AG1 and ISIN number US023135AG10.
The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 100% of the
principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest from
February 16, 2009 through Marc... |
| | | 02/23/09 | Kindle 2 Ships Today| Kindle 2 to arrive on customers' doorsteps one day early
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it is shipping Amazon
Kindle 2. Already the No. 1 seller in Electronics on the Amazon.com Web
site in just 15 days since it was introduced on Feb. 9, Kindle 2 offers
revolutionary wireless delivery of content in a new slim design with
longer battery life, faster page turns, over seven times more storage,
... |
| | | 02/09/09 | Introducing Amazon Kindle 2| Kindle's Revolutionary Wireless Delivery and Massive Selection of Content -- Now in a New Slimmer Design With Longer Battery Life, Faster Page Turns, Over 7X More Storage, Crisper Images and New Read-to-Me Feature
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2009--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today introduced Amazon Kindle 2, the new
reading device that offers Kindle’s revolutionary wireless delivery of
content in a new slim design with longer battery life, faster page
t... |
| | | 02/05/09 | Amazon Payments Announces the General Availability of Amazon Flexible Payments Service - Now Enhanced with Amazon FPS Quick Starts, a Simplified Set of API's to Make Utilizing Amazon FPS Even Easier for Developers| Developers who sign up by March 15, 2009 and launch their applications by June 1, 2009 can also take advantage of a free payment-processing offer.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Amazon Payments, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today
announced the General Availability of Amazon Flexible Payments Service
(Amazon FPS) and the launch of Amazon FPS Quick Starts. Amazon FPS Quick
Starts aggregate various Amazon FPS APIs into a simplified set of APIs
... |
| | | 02/02/09 | Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Now Accepting Submissions for Second Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition Through Feb. 8| SEATTLE & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE:PSO) and
CreateSpace are accepting submissions for the second annual Amazon
Breakthrough Novel Award competition at www.amazon.com/abna
from today through midnight EST on Feb. 8, 2009. The competition aims to
find the next popular novel, with the winner to receive a publishing
contract with Penguin Group (USA), which includes a $25,000 advance.
Entr... |
| | | 01/29/09 | Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 18% to $6.70 Billion; 2008 Free Cash Flow Grows 16% to $1.36 Billion|
To view the complete press release including the financial statements, metrics, and mini-MD&A, click here.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its
fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Operating cash flow was $1.70 billion in 2008, compared with $1.41 billion
in 2007. Free cash flow increased 16% to $1.36 billion in 2008, compared
with $1.18 billion in 2007.
Common share... |
| | | 01/16/09 | Amazon.com to Webcast Fourth Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2009--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a
conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2008 financial results on
January 29, 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.
CONTACT:
Amazon.com
Media Relations
... |
| | | 01/05/09 | Amazon.com Launches Inauguration Store| New Store Features Everything Customers Need to Get Ready for the Presidential Inauguration
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2009--With just 15 days until a historic presidential inauguration,
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced the launch of the Inauguration Store (www.amazon.com/inauguration).
The store features everything customers need to get ready to attend the
event, host an inauguration party or watch from home.
"A lot of people ... |
| | | 01/05/09 | Amazon Video on Demand Brings Customers New-Release Movies and TV Shows to the Roku Digital Video Player| Roku Adds a Convenient Way for Customers to Enjoy Movies and TV Shows from Amazon Video on Demand; Amazon Video on Demand Connects to PC, MAC, Sony Bravia Internet Video Link, TiVo, Roku and More to Come Soon
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2009--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it will offer
customers the ability to instantly purchase, rent and watch digital
movies and TV episodes from its popular video service, Amazon Video On
Demand, via the Roku... |
| | | 12/29/08 | Amazon.com Announces "Best of 2008" Lists| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today released its "Best of 2008" lists, which
include the bestselling, most positively reviewed, most-wished-for and
favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2008.
Bestselling Products
The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in
2008 by total units sold:
Books: "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, ... |
| | | 12/26/08 | Amazon.com's 14th Holiday Season Is Best Ever| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 26, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the 2008 holiday season
finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide
on the peak day, Dec. 15, which is a record-breaking 72.9 items per
second.
"We are extremely grateful to our customers," said Jeff Bezos, founder
and CEO of Amazon.com. "We wish everyone happy holidays and the very
best for the coming year."
Ama... |
| | | 12/10/08 | IMDb.com Rolls Out the Red Carpet Announcing Its Top Movie Stars of 2008| Johnny Depp Remains Atop IMDb.com's STARmeter for the Fifth Consecutive Year; Close Behind are the Dark Knight, the Joker and Brangelina to Round Out the Top Five
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2008--IMDb.com. Inc. (www.imdb.com),
the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities,
and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today unveiled the
top 25 stars of 2008 as determined by the site's STARmeter, a tool that
ranks celebrities'... |
| | | 12/10/08 | Amazon Web Services Extends Amazon EC2 to Europe| Starting Today Developers and Businesses Can Launch Their Amazon EC2 Instances in Multiple Availability Zones in the EU
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today announced that it has extended Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
(Amazon EC2) to Europe. European developers and businesses can now run
their Amazon EC2 instances in multiple Availability Zones in the EU to
help achieve lower ... |
| | | 12/09/08 | Amazon.com Holiday Deals Continue| One Week Left for FREE Super Saver Shipping on Orders Arriving by ChristmasSEATTLE, Dec 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The holiday deals didn't end on Cyber Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN) today announced that with a little more than one week left to take
advantage of FREE Super Saver Shipping(1), customers will
find door-buster deals on favorite items in Consumer Electronics, Toys,
Sports & Outdoor, Home & Garden, Amazon MP3, Apparel and other favorite
... |
| | | 12/05/08 | Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation| SEATTLE, Dec 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that the Company will be
speaking at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference on
December 10, 2008.
The presentation will be webcast live at 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.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
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| | | 12/04/08 | Amazon Web Services Launches "Public Data Sets on AWS," Enabling Developers and Researchers to Cost-Effectively Create, Share and Consume Massive Data Sets Available Free of Charge| AWS Invites Developers, Researchers, Universities and Businesses to Share Their Data in the Cloud at No Charge; Examples of Data Sets Include Mapping of the Human Genome, Us Census Data, and Economic Statistics
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today launched "Public Data Sets on AWS," providing access to a
centralized repository of public data sets that can be seamlessly
integrated int... |
| | | 12/03/08 | Amazon.com Application for iPhone and iPod touch Now Available on Apple App Store| New Mobile Shopping Application Combines Selection from Amazon.com and Thousands of Retailers with Popular Amazon Shopping Features and Innovative New Feature "Amazon Remembers"
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Amazon application
for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the Apple App Store. The
Amazon app offers an easy way for users to search and browse for
products offered by Amazon and thousands of retail... |
| | | 12/01/08 | Amazon.com Acquires AbeBooks| SEATTLE & VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its
acquisition of AbeBooks. AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books,
with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed
for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world.
Amazon.com previously announced that it had reached an agreement to
acquire AbeBooks on Aug. 1, 2008.
... |
| | | 12/01/08 | Amazon Web Services Announces Unlimited Public Beta of Amazon SimpleDB| AWS Also Announces Reduced Pricing, a Free Usage Tier, and Real-Time Support Option for Amazon SimpleDB as Well as Upcoming Features
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN),
today announced the unlimited public beta of Amazon SimpleDB, and the
conclusion of the limited public beta. Any developer or business may now
sign up and start using the service immediately. Also announced today,
Amazon ... |
| | | 11/28/08 | Amazon.com Announces Editors' Picks for Holiday Gifts| Amazon.com Offers Customers Low Prices on Great Products and Hundreds of Deals at the Black Friday Deals PageSEATTLE, Nov 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDQ: AMZN) today announced its editors have scoured
the site to find some of the best gifts that offer a winning combination
of high quality, low price and eligibility for FREE Super Saver Shipping
and Amazon Prime. Holiday shoppers looking for deals on the hottest
products of the season can find ... |
| | | 11/25/08 | Amazon.com Offers Black Friday Deals Now Through Cyber Monday| Extra Days - Extra Deals - Extra Savings!SEATTLE, Nov 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With three days left before traditional Black Friday sales begin,
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the Amazon.com Black
Friday Deals page is live now and offering customers huge savings on
thousands of products, as well as the opportunity to enter for a chance
to win a $10,000 Amazon.com Shopping Spree in the Black Friday
Sweepstakes (1). The Black Friday page ... |
| | | 11/24/08 | Amazon.com Announces First-Ever Holiday Customer Review Team| Top Customer Reviewers to Give Advice about Stretching Your Dollar over the Holidays as Well as Gift Recommendations...and They Will Expose Black Friday Deals!SEATTLE, Nov 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it has formed a Holiday
Customer Review Team comprised of six of its top Customer Reviewers.
These tell-it-like-it-is consumer advocates will provide fellow Amazon
customers with top gift picks for the season as well as helpful ... |
| | | 11/21/08 | Amazing Deals Await Customers in "Amazon Customers Vote"| Six Rounds - 18 Ridiculous Deals - The Race Is OnSEATTLE, Nov 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the return of Amazon
Customers Vote, offering customers the opportunity to vote on and
purchase some of the hottest products of the season at ridiculously low
prices. Now in its third year, the program is returning to its roots
with a race-to-buy format that features six rounds and 18 total
products. Customers can start ... |
| | | 11/21/08 | Yieldex Wins Second Annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, Receives $100,000 in Cash and Services Credits Plus Investment Offer from Amazon.com| Hundreds of Business Ideas Reviewed, Seven Finalists Pitched Panel of VC's and Amazon Business Leaders, and One Was ChosenSEATTLE, Nov 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN),
today announced that Yieldex is the winner of the second annual Amazon
Web Services Start-Up Challenge. Yieldex, a company providing
forecasting for online advertising inventory, will receive $50,000 in
cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web S... |
| | | 11/20/08 | Amazon.com Books Recognizes Independent Publishers Group, Macmillan and Random House Publisher Services as Amazon Books Distributors of the Year| Distributors Earn Top Rating for Providing Exceptional Customer Experiences Though Operational ExcellenceSEATTLE, Nov 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. today announced Independent Publishers Group, Macmillan
and Random House Publisher Services as Amazon Books Distributors of the
Year. The distributors are being recognized for their exemplary work in
helping Amazon.com build a world-class customer experience through
operational excellence on behalf of th... |
| | | 11/18/08 | Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon CloudFront, a Self-Service, Pay-as-You-Go Content Delivery Service| Amazon CloudFront enables global content distribution and seamless integration with Amazon S3SEATTLE, Nov 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today launched Amazon CloudFront, a self-service, pay-as-you-go
web service for content delivery. With CloudFront, developers and
businesses can distribute content through a worldwide network of edge
locations that provide low latency and high data trans... |
| | | 11/17/08 | Music Lovers Have a New Way to Shop and Discover on Amazon.com with Over 100,000 New Artist Stores| Artist stores launch celebrates Amazon Music's 10th anniversary and allows customers to easily browse and shop for music in all formats -- CD, DRM-free MP3 and vinyl -- by artist; Special Amazon 10th anniversary compilation CD commemorates a decade of music with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the GRAMMY Foundation(R)SEATTLE, Nov 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To help customers more easily discover music in any format, Amazon.com,
Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched over 100,000 new arti... |
| | | 11/13/08 | Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Announce Second Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition|
Following the Success of the Inaugural Amazon Breakthrough Novel
Award in 2008, Amazon and Penguin Seek the Next New Voice to Be
Published by Penguin Group (USA)
SEATTLE & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2008--Amazon.com,
Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE: PSO) today
announced the second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the
international competition seeking the next popular novel. Writers
around the world are encouraged to begi... |
| | | 11/12/08 | Low Prices on the Go...Amazon.com Announces Daily Deal Text Alerts| Amazon's Customers Can Access and Buy Top Deals Directly from their Mobile PhonesSEATTLE, Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is giving customers easy and convenient
access to low prices, great deals and helpful holiday tips with new
features like Text Alerts for Daily Deals (www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms/goldbox).
Customers can now sign up for a daily text alert, featuring the popular
Amazon.com Deal of the Day, sent directly to their... |
| | | 11/11/08 | 'WALL-E' DVD Available for Pre-Order on Amazon.com| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2008--With just a week to go
before the release of "WALL-E" on DVD, Amazon.com is offering the
Disney-Pixar's blockbuster animated film for immediate pre-order. This
highly anticipated film will be released on Nov. 18, 2008, and
customers who pre-order and select "Two-day" or "One-day" shipping
will have their order arrive on the date of release. Amazon Prime
customers who select "Two-day" shipping will receive Release-Date
Delivery for free.
In... |
| | | 11/10/08 | Amazon.com Editors Choose "The Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher as the Best Book of 2008; "Only by the Night" by Kings of Leon and "Juno" Are Editors' Top Picks for Best Album and DVD of the Year| Business Editors/Entertainment Editors
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN), has revealed its lists of the top 100 books, music and
DVDs of 2008, as chosen by its editors. Throughout the year, Amazon
editors have been keeping tabs on the hottest products in anticipation
of submitting their nominations for the best pop culture books, music
and DVDs of the year. This year, Amazon's editors elected "The
Northern Clemency" by Philip Hensher as the be... |
| | | 11/06/08 | Internet Movie Database launches IMDb.de, a German Language Website Offering Comprehensive Information for Movie and TV Fans| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2008--IMDb.com,Inc., the
authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities, and
a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the
launch of its German language Website, www.imdb.de. IMDb created the
IMDb.de site specifically to help German-speaking movie and TV lovers
easily find information for their favorite films, TV shows and
celebrities. Like its parent site IMDb.com, IMDb.de features details
and facts for over ... |
| | | 11/05/08 | Amazon.com Unveils the 2008 Holiday Toy List Powered by Amazon Windowshop| Shop and Play With a New Interactive Shopping Experience
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2008--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN)
today revealed the Amazon.com Holiday Toy List at
www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist, featuring over 300 of this year's top
toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics and DVDs. Powered by
Amazon Windowshop, an immersive shopping platform, the Holiday Toy
List allows customers to experience products in a new and unique way.
Each "product window" contains rich med... |
| | | 11/03/08 | Amazon Announces Beginning of Multi-Year Frustration-Free Packaging Initiative| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2008--Amazon.com has launched
"Frustration-Free Packaging," a new initiative designed to make it
easier for customers to liberate products from their packages. Amazon
is focusing first on two kinds of items: those enclosed in hard
plastic cases known as "clamshells" and those secured with
plastic-coated wire ties, commonly used in toy packaging.
Frustration-Free Packaging is being launched in the U.S. with 19
bestselling products from leading manu... |
| | | 10/23/08 | Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon EC2 for Windows| AWS Also Announces Amazon EC2 General Availability, Service Level Agreement, and New Features Coming in 2009
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-
Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched a public beta of Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (Amazon EC2) running Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL
Server, providing even greater flexibility for deploying solutions in
the AWS cloud. Additionally, AWS today announced that Amazon EC2 is
now General... |
| | | 10/22/08 | Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 31% to $4.26 Billion; Sales Growth Fueled by Lower Prices, Expanded Selection and Free Shipping| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results
for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008.
Operating cash flow was $1.27 billion for the trailing twelve
months, compared with $1.0 billion for the trailing twelve months
ended September 30, 2007. Free cash flow increased 21% to $0.97
billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.80 billion
for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2007.
Common shares outstandi... |
| | | 10/10/08 | Amazon.com to Webcast Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a
conference call to discuss its third quarter 2008 financial results on
October 22, 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.
Source: Amazon.com
... |
| | | 10/09/08 | INSERTING and REPLACING Amazon Web Services Lowers Pricing for Amazon S3| With Amazon S3 Growing to Exceed 29 Billion Objects Stored and over 70,000 Requests Per Second, Amazon Web Services Passes Efficiencies to Its Customers in the Form of Lower Prices
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Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today announced that it will lower pri... |
| | | 10/09/08 | Amazon Web Services Lowers Pricing for Amazon S3| With Amazon S3 Growing to Exceed 29 Billion Objects Stored and over 70,000 Requests Per Second, Amazon Web Services Passes Efficiencies to Its Customers in the Form of Lower Prices
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN), today announced that it will lower prices for the Amazon Simple
Storage Service (Amazon S3) effective November 1, 2008. New tiered
pricing will offer significant volume discounts so customer costs will
contin... |
| | | 10/06/08 | Amazon.com's Sports & Outdoors Store has Winning Lineup of NFL and NCAA Football Fan Gear| Store reveals Amazon.com customers favor Favre over Romo and the Cowboys over the GiantsSEATTLE, Oct 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Football fever is off and running, and fans everywhere have a reason to
scream victory. Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN), today announced two
football fan shops -- Amazon.com's
National Football League fan shop (www.amazon.com/nfl)
and National Collegiate Athletic Association fan shop (www.amazon.com/ncaa)
-- showcasing more than 5... |
| | | 09/23/08 | Customers Get Quick and Easy Access to Over 6 Million DRM-Free Songs from Amazon MP3 On New T-Mobile G1 Powered by Android Software| Amazon MP3 music store will be pre-loaded on the Android platform
that powers the T-Mobile G1
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the Amazon MP3 music store will be
pre-loaded on the T-Mobile G1, the world's first Android(TM)-powered
mobile phone in partnership with Google. T-Mobile G1 users can search,
download, buy and play music from Amazon MP3, which offers over 6
million DRM-free MP3 songs from al... |
| | | 09/22/08 | Amazon.ca Offers Customers Release-Date Delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'| Amazon to Deliver Book of Five Wizarding Fairy Tales to Customers' Doorsteps on Dec. 4, the First Day of AvailabilitySEATTLE, Sep 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Just as it has done for the "Harry Potter"
books series, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it will deliver
both the Standard and Collector's Editions of "The
Tales of Beedle the Bard" on the very first
day they are available to the public. For customers who select express
shipping, Amazon will... |
| | | 09/22/08 | Amazon Offers Customers Release-Date Delivery for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'| Amazon to Deliver Book of Five Wizarding Fairy Tales to Customers'
Doorsteps on Dec. 4, the First Day of Availability, for the Same Price
as Standard Shipping
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2008--Just as it has done for
the "Harry Potter" books series, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced
that it will deliver both the Standard and Collector's Editions of
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" on the very first day they are
available to the public -- for the s... |
| | | 09/17/08 | Amazon.com Helps TV Fans Discover More Content with New TV Show Stores| Customers can browse and shop in stores dedicated to their
favorite shows and view episodes on Amazon Video On Demand
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2008--With television fans
gearing up for the new fall season, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
today announced the launch of a new TV shows destination with 500 new
stores devoted to customer favorite TV series and kids' programming
(www.amazon.com/yourfavoriteshowstore). As a convenient, one-stop
destination for all things ... |
| | | 09/15/08 | Users Can Now Watch Full-Length Movies and TV Shows for Free on IMDb.com| Beta feature debuts with over 6,000 TV episodes and moviesSEATTLE, Sep 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com),
the authoritative source of information on movies, TV and celebrities,
and a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that
users can now watch over 6,000 full-length feature films and TV episodes
for free on IMDb.com.
"IMDb's mission has
always been to be the world's most
comprehensive,... |
| | | 09/15/08 | Amazon.com Launches Motorcycle & ATV Store| Amazon.com Kick-Starts Store with More Than 300,000 Motorcycle and
ATV Products
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of its Motorcycle & ATV Store
(www.amazon.com/motorcycle) - a single shopping destination for
hundreds of thousands of motorcycle and ATV parts, accessories and
protective gear. The store showcases a selection of more than 300,000
products from over 500 manufacturers, includin... |
| | | 09/10/08 | Biographies of Potential First Ladies Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama Available on Kindle Months in Advance of Physical Book Publication| SEATTLE, Sep 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Kindle customers are getting an exclusive opportunity to download
and read Cindy McCain's biography, "Cindy
McCain: Elegance, Good Will and Hope for a New America"
by Alicia Colon, and Michelle Obama's
biography, "Michelle Obama: Grace and
Intelligence in a Time of Change" by Elizabeth
Lightfoot. The Obama biography is available exclusively on Kindle
starting today; the physical book is schedu... |
| | | 09/09/08 | Reading into American Politics -- Amazon.com Launches Election 2008 Store| New store features interactive "Red" and "Blue" map of the United
States based on recent political books sales data and unique content
to help customers get ready for the presidential election season
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With only 57 days remaining until the general election, and the
Democratic and Republican national conventions just completed,
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - News) today announced the launch of the Amazon
Election 2008 Store (www.amazon.com/e... |
| | | 09/08/08 | Amazon.com Exclusively Debuts New Bob Dylan Music Video| Fans Get Their First Glimpse of the Previously Unreleased Song
"Dreamin' of You" With a New Video Only on Amazon.com
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the exclusive premiere of the new,
previously unreleased Bob Dylan song and music video "Dreamin' of You"
on www.amazon.com/music. In celebration of the Amazon.com Music
Store's 10th anniversary, fans around the world will get an exclusive
first look at Dylan's new musi... |
| | | 09/05/08 | ACI Gift Cards, Inc. Launches Amazon Gift Codes On Demand| The Amazon Gift Codes On Demand service enables companies to
distribute Amazon Gift Codes instantly in any denomination
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2008--ACI Gift Cards, Inc., a
subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched Amazon
Gift Codes On Demand(TM) (AGC On Demand), a real-time electronic
gift-card distribution option available from the Amazon Corporate Gift
Card program. AGC On Demand is a simple Web service API that
integrates Amazon's propriet... |
| | | 09/03/08 | Amazon Customers Can Now Instantly Watch Ad-Free Movies and TV Shows on Macs, PCs and Compatible Sony BRAVIA Televisions Starting Today on Amazon Video On Demand| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that customers can now instantly watch
ad-free movies and television shows on Macs or PCs with Amazon Video
On Demand, Amazon's digital video service offering thousands of movies
and television shows. Previously, customers could only download titles
and watch them on a PC (using the Amazon Unbox application) or on
their TiVo box. Now customers can either watch instantly within their
web browser or... |
| | | 09/03/08 | Media Alert: Amazon.com Lexington, Ky., Fulfillment Centers to Host Hiring Event for Full-Time Hourly Positions| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN) today announced a hiring event for several hundred full-time
hourly positions in its Lexington, Ky., fulfillment centers, which are
operated by Amazon.com kydc, Inc. Candidates should be highly
motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a
first-class shopping experience. Available positions include hourly
roles in Picking, Packing and Receiving/Shipping, with competitive
starting wages, ... |
| | | 08/28/08 | Media Alert: Amazon.com Kennewick, Wash., Customer Service Center to Host Hiring Event for the 2008 Holiday Season| SEATTLE, Aug 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a hiring event for more
than 250 full-time and part-time seasonal customer service positions for
its Kennewick, Wash., customer service center, which is operated by AMZN
wacs, Inc.
Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion
for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Full-time and
part-time seasonal customer service positio... |
| | | 08/25/08 | Amazon.com Announces Release-Date Delivery for Hot New Video Games|
No Lines, No Waiting, No Fuss: Customers to Receive Select Games,
Including "Star Wars: the Force Unleashed" and "Gears of War 2," on
the First Day of Availability
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2008--Gamers have been asking
for it and Amazon has answered the call. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced that it will offer release-date delivery for "Tiger
Woods PGA Tour 09," "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," "Fable 2" and
"Gears of War 2." For ... |
| | | 08/21/08 | Amazon Web Services Launches the Amazon Elastic Block Store for Amazon EC2| With the Amazon Elastic Block Store, applications running within
Amazon EC2 can take advantage of reliable, persistent storage volumes
in the cloud
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC,
a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched the
Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), a new persistent storage
feature for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). Amazon EC2
is an infrastructure service that prov... |
| | | 08/18/08 | Amazon.com Announces Redemption of Remaining 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq:AMZN) announced that on September 17, 2008, it will redeem the
remaining principal amount of approximately $399 million of its
outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 ("Notes")
with CUSIP numbers 023135AD8 and 023135AF3.
The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 100.475% of
the principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest
from August 1, 2008 through September 16, 2008. A... |
| | | 08/12/08 | Amazon Launches New Software en Espanol Store as the Software Shopping Destination for Hispanic Consumers| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today unveiled the Software en Espanol Store
(www.amazon.com/spanishsoftware), a new category store featuring
essential Spanish-language and bilingual software products. With
content primarily in English accompanied by some Spanish information,
the store features an extensive selection of business and office
software as well as educational offerings and software for children.
"The Amazon Software en Espanol St... |
| | | 08/06/08 | Amazon.com Indiana Fulfillment Center to Host Hiring Events for Full-time Hourly Positions| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced Open House hiring events for several
hundred full-time hourly positions. The fulfillment center, operated
by Amazon.com.indc LLC, is located in Whitestown, Ind. Candidates
should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for
providing customers a first-class shopping experience. Available
positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and
Receiving/Shipping, with competitive startin... |
| | | 08/01/08 | Amazon.com to Acquire AbeBooks| SEATTLE & VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1,
2008--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that, subject to
closing conditions, it has reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks.
AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million
primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by
thousands of independent booksellers from around the world.
"As a leader in rare and hard-to-find books, AbeBooks brings added
breadth and expanded sele... |
| | | 08/01/08 | Amazon Exclusively Offers Collector's Edition of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"| Inspired by the original handwritten and illustrated book by J.K.
Rowling, Amazon's Collector's Edition features exclusive content and
illustrations; net proceeds from both the Collector's and Standard
editions to benefit J.K. Rowling charity, the Children's High Level
Group
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2008--To the excitement of
Muggles around the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that in
addition to the Standard Edition of "The T... |
| | | 07/30/08 | Amazon Mechanical Turk Launches New Web-Based Tools That Bring the Power of an On-Demand Workforce to Businesses Worldwide|
Now, in a matter of minutes and with no software development
resources required, businesses can outsource thousands of tasks,
manage a virtual workforce and easily download work results
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC
("AWS"), a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today launched
a new set of web-based tools for Amazon Mechanical Turk that make it
easy for businesses to use Mechanical Turk to outsource work to an
on-demand, sca... |
| | | 07/23/08 | Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 41% to $4.06 Billion; Sales Growth Accelerates to 31% in Media and to 58% in Electronics and Other General Merchandise| SEATTLE, Jul 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results
for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008.
Operating cash flow was $1.09 billion for the trailing twelve
months, compared with $0.89 billion for the trailing twelve months
ended June 30, 2007. Free cash flow increased 16% to $0.82 billion for
the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.70 billion for the
trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2007.
Common shares outstanding plus s... |
| | | 07/14/08 | Christian Publishers Commit to Delivering Majority of Catalogs to Amazon Kindle Owners by the End of 2008| Top Christian Publishers Adding Thousands More Kindle BooksSEATTLE, Jul 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Christian
book publishers Augsburg Fortress, Crossway Books & Bibles, David C.
Cook, Gospel Light, Group Publishing, NavPress, Strang Communications,
Thomas Nelson, Tyndale, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. and Zondervan
have committed to making the majority of their catalogs of books
available to Kindle owners by the end of 2008. Anywhere th... |
| | | 07/11/08 | Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to
discuss its second quarter 2008 financial results on July 23, 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 Relations
Patty Smith, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon.co... |
| | | 07/09/08 | Amazon.com Arizona Fulfillment Centers to Host Hiring Events for Full-time Hourly Positions| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2008--Amazon.com Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced Open House hiring events for several
hundred full-time hourly positions. The fulfillment centers, operated
by Amazon.com.azdc Inc., are located in Goodyear and Phoenix, Ariz.
Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a
passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience.
Available positions include hourly roles in Picking, Packing and
Receiving/Shipping.
When: ... |
| | | 07/08/08 | Amazon.com Introduces Bill Me Later as New Alternative Payment Option| TIMONIUM, Md. & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beginning today, millions of Amazon.com customers will be able to use Bill Me Later’s next-generation payments service to pay for their purchases instantly online without using a credit card.“Bill Me Later has greatly streamlined the payments process over the past few years by making payment more seamless and expedient,” said Gary Marino, CEO of Bill Me Later, Inc. “We provide a simple, fluid shopping experience enabling an ideal environment for millions... |
| | | 06/25/08 | Hector Babenco's Oscar(R)-Nominated Film ''Kiss of the Spider Woman,'' from City Lights Home Entertainment, is Now Available for the First Time as a Full-Length Movie to Download to Rent or Own Exclusively on Amazon.com| Soon-To-Be-Released Standard Definition and Blu-ray Special-Edition DVDs of This Popular Independent Film Are Available for Pre-Order Exclusively on Amazon.com New, Never-Before-Seen Full-Length Documentary Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman Available on DVD or Unbox Download Today at Amazon.comSEATTLE, Jun 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and City Lights Home Entertainment
today announced that the Academy Award-winning film Kiss of the
Spider Woman is now a... |
| | | 06/25/08 | Amazon.com Acquires Fabric.com| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the acquisition of Fabric.com, a leading
online fabric store that offers custom measured and cut fabrics, as
well as patterns, sewing tools and accessories.
This acquisition will enable Fabric.com to further expand its
selection of fabrics and accessories while enabling Amazon.com to
offer its customers a wider variety of products in the sewing, craft
and hobby segment.
Fabric.com has built a... |
| | | 06/24/08 | Amazon.com Fulfillment Center in Whitestown, Indiana Hiring Several Hundred Full-time Positions| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Whitestown, Ind. fulfillment center,
operated by Amazon.com.indc LLC, is looking to hire several hundred
full-time hourly positions ahead of the facility's opening in late
summer 2008.
The fulfillment center will be more than 600,000 square feet,
located in Whitestown, Ind., 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The
new facility will allow Amazon to serve its customers in the Midwest
more ef... |
| | | 06/23/08 | Amazon.com's Office Supplies Store Is Now Open for Business| New Store Carries More Than 500,000 Unique Products
SEATTLE, Jun 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced the launch of its Office
Supplies store (www.amazon.com/officesupplies) - a single shopping
destination that offers competitive prices on hundreds of thousands of
products for the classroom, home office, small office, corporate
office and everything in-between. The new store includes a selection
of more than 500,000 products from thousands of manufacturers,
... |
| | | 06/18/08 | Amazon to Open New Fulfillment Center in Goodyear, AZ| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2008--To support growing
customer demand, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced plans
to open a new fulfillment center in Goodyear, Arizona, during the
third quarter of 2008. The new facility, operated by Amazon.com azdc,
inc., will be more than 500,000 square feet and will create more than
600 full-time positions this year, with an additional 700 temporary
positions during the 2008 holiday season.
The facility is located at 16920 W. Co... |
| | | 06/17/08 | Amazon MP3 Announces ''Daily Deals'' and ''Friday Five,'' Offering Customers Deep Discounts on Select MP3 Albums| Amazon MP3 offers Coldplay's new album, "Viva la Vida or Death and
All His Friends," for $8.99, and their catalog hits "X&Y," "A Rush of
Blood to the Head" and "Parachutes" as this week's Daily Deals for
$1.99 each
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN)
announced "Daily Deals" and "Friday Five," a pair of ongoing
promotions that offer customers deep discounts on select newly
released and catalog albums from bestselling arti... |
| | | 06/16/08 | CreateSpace and HBO Video Team Up to Make Select HBO(R) and Cinemax(R) Documentaries Available on Amazon.com and HBO.com Using CreateSpace 'DVD on Demand' Technology| Technology Will Allow for Manufacture and Shipping of DVDs As
Customers Place Orders
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2008--CreateSpace, part of the
Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN), and HBO Video today
announced an agreement to provide consumers with a selection of HBO
and Cinemax award-winning and critically acclaimed documentaries
through the CreateSpace DVD on Demand service, which allows for the
manufacture and shipping of packaged D... |
| | | 06/10/08 | Looking for a Last Minute Father's Day Gift? Amazon Kindle is the Top-Selling and ''Most Wished For'' Consumer Electronics Product on Amazon.Com--Order Today and Get Free 2-Day Shipping| Amazon Also Announces New Kindle Content Available for Wireless
Download, Including Popular Books Such as Barbara Walter's "Audition"
and Scott McClellan's "What Happened," Periodicals Such as US News &
World Report, Shanghai Daily and the International Herald Tribune, and
Blogs Such as TV Guide Hotlist and PopMatters
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2008--Wondering what Dad wants
for Father's Day this year? Chances are he has a Kindle in mind.
Amazon announced tha... |
| | | 06/09/08 | Amazon.ca and “Books in Canada” Announce Finalists for 2007 First Novel Award | SEATTLE and TORONTO, ON - JUNE 9, 2008 - Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca) and "Books in Canada" today announced the finalists for the 31st annual First Novel Award, a prestigious Canadian literary award that recognizes the outstanding achievement of a first-time novelist.
"The First Novel Award has become a gauge for emerging literary talent in Canada, and we are proud to be a part of this award's 31st year of recognizing emerging novelists," said Julie Todaro, director of Amazon.ca. "We are excit... |
| | | 05/30/08 | Simon & Schuster, Inc. to Make 5,000 Additional Books Available for Amazon Kindle| Book titles representing the vast majority of sales from Simon & Schuster's catalog to be made available in 2008SEATTLE & NEW YORK CITY, May 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Simon & Schuster, Inc. today
announced that Simon & Schuster will make 5,000 additional titles
available for Amazon Kindle in 2008. When added to books already
available on Kindle, including thousands of new releases and
bestsellers, these Simon Schuster titles represent the vast majority
of sal... |
| | | 05/23/08 | Amazon.com to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will webcast its 2008 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held in Seattle on May 29, 2008, at 9:00
a.m. PT/12:00 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, Inc.
Patty Smith, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.
... |
| | | 05/22/08 | Amazon Customers Have Spoken, Choosing Rhiannon D. as the Winner of the ''Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest''|
Rhiannon D. Wins Grand Prize Trip to London for a Weekend With JK
Rowling's Rare Book "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards
included)
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2008--Thousands of votes were
cast by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) customers around the world, and today
Amazon revealed 16 year old Rhiannon D., of Australia, as the winner
of the "Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest." As the grand
prize winner, Rhiannon and a guest ... |
| | | 05/19/08 | Amazon to Locate New Distribution Center in Hazleton, PA| HAZLETON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2008--Global online
retailer Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today it will open
a new fulfillment center here, creating more than 1,100 jobs in the
next three years.
Amazon will locate its latest fulfillment center, which will be
operated by Amazon.com DEDC LLC, in Hazleton, PA, 30 miles southwest
of Wilkes-Barre. The Hazleton facility will be more than 600,000
square feet and will allow Amazon to serve its customers in the
Northe... |
| | | 05/15/08 | New Amazon MP3 Clips Widget Adds to Suite of Digital Product Widgets That Allow Bloggers and Website Owners to Customize Their Web Properties and Make Money at the Same Time| The Amazon MP3 Clips Widget is Part of a Growing Amazon Widget
Gallery That Includes the Kindle Chicklet, Your Video Widget and Unbox
Movie & TV Preview Widget
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today launched the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget, which allows bloggers and
website owners to showcase and play song samples from Amazon's catalog
of over 5 million DRM-free MP3s available at Amazon MP3
(www.amazonmp3.com). Users can handpick t... |
| | | 05/13/08 | Amazon Customer Votes from Around the World Narrow the ''Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest'' Field to Two Finalists|
Customers vote this week to determine the grand prize winner, who
will spend a weekend in London with J.K. Rowling's rare book, "The
Tales of Beedle the Bard" (security guards included)
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2008--Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)
customers around the world have spoken, and today 16-year-old Rhiannon
D. of Jones Hill, Australia, and Laura H. of Fresno, Calif.,
representing the 18 and older age group, are moving on as the two
finalists in the Amazon B... |
| | | 05/09/08 | Amazon.com Announces Partial Redemption of 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq:AMZN) announced that on June 9, 2008, it will redeem
$500,000,000 in principal amount of its outstanding 4.75% Convertible
Subordinated Notes due 2009 ("Notes") with CUSIP numbers 023135AD8 and
023135AF3.
The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 100.475% of
the principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest
from February 1, 2008 through June 8, 2008. The Notes to be redeemed
will be selecte... |
| | | 05/06/08 | Amazon.com Jewelry Store Retail Diamond Sales up More Than 100% in First Quarter 2008| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced that retail diamond sales by Amazon.com
LLC increased more than 100 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Each
quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's tens of millions of
customers are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry store
(www.amazon.com/jewelry) and Watches store (www.amazon.com/watches),
especially for important gift-giving occasions such as Mother's Day
and graduation.
"We are very ple... |
| | | 05/05/08 | And the Beat Goes On - Out-of-Print CDs From SONY BMG and EMI Music to Be Made Available on Amazon.com, Providing Customers With Greater Music Selection| CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" Service to Manufacture CDs When
Customers Place Orders
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN),
SONY BMG and EMI Music today announced that they will bring back the
music of hundreds of highly coveted out-of-print albums on CD through
CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" and to offer these titles on Amazon.com.
Formerly out-of-print albums now available to Amazon customers include
"Hatari Soundtrack" by Henry Manc... |
| | | 05/05/08 | Amazon.com Invites Customers to Determine Who Is One Step Closer to Winning the Weekend Trip to London with ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard''| Twenty Semi-Finalists Revealed in the Amazon Beedle the Bard
Ballad Writing Contest; Customers Have One Week to Vote and Determine
the Two Finalists Who Will Face off for the Grand Prize
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2008--After receiving thousands
of submissions from around the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today
announced the 20 semi-finalists of the Amazon Beedle the Bard Ballad
Writing Contest (www.amazon.com/beedleballads,
www.amazon.co.uk/beedleballads). The contes... |
| | | 04/23/08 | Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 37% to $4.1 Billion; Electronics and Other General Merchandise Grows 56%; Media Grows 28%| SEATTLE, Apr 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results
for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Operating cash flow was $1.04 billion for the trailing twelve
months, compared with $0.73 billion for the trailing twelve months
ended March 31, 2007. Free cash flow increased 51% to $0.79 billion
for the trailing twelve months, compared with $0.52 billion for the
trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2007.
Common shares outstanding plus ... |
| | | 04/19/08 | Runaway Bestseller ''The Last Lecture'' is Sold Out Everywhere, But Not For Amazon Kindle Owners| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2008--The extraordinary
national best seller "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey
Zaslow has become so popular that it is sold out everywhere, but not
for owners of Amazon Kindle (NASDAQ:AMZN), a revolutionary portable
reader. Kindle owners can get "The Last Lecture" downloaded wirelessly
onto their Kindle and be reading this inspirational book in less than
60 seconds. Furthermore, "The Last Lecture" is only $9.99 on Kindle
compared to its... |
| | | 04/17/08 | Amazon Web Services Launches AWS Premium Support, Providing Customers with Fast, One-on-One Technical Assistance| AWS Also Launches Service Health Dashboard, Free to All AWS
Customers
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC
(AWS), an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced
the availability of AWS Premium Support. AWS Customers who sign up for
AWS Premium Support will receive personalized technical assistance
from the Amazon Web Services team, whenever and as frequently as their
business demands. The service offers s... |
| | | 04/11/08 | Amazon.com to Webcast First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to
discuss its first quarter 2008 financial results on April 23, 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 Relations
Craig Berman, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon... |
| | | 04/09/08 | Calling All Harry Potter Fans! Amazon.com to Lend J.K. Rowling's Handwritten Book of Stories, ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard,'' to One Customer for a Weekend Review in London| Muggles around the World Will Compete for the Chance of a Lifetime to Spend a Weekend in London With "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"; Amazon Customers Will Select Finalists and Grand Prize Winner
SEATTLE, Apr 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To the excitement of wizards, witches and Harry Potter fans around
the world, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it would loan an
ultra-rare book of handwritten stories by J.K. Rowling to the customer
who wins its Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest
... |
| | | 04/08/08 | Amazon.com Fulfillment Centers in Hebron, Ky. Hiring More than 500 Full-time Positions to Support Growing Customer Demand| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2008--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its three Hebron, Ky. fulfillment
centers are looking to hire a total of more than 500 full-time
positions to support growing customer demand. The first Hebron
Fulfillment Center was established in 2005. Today, all three centers
fulfill customer orders for products from Amazon.com.
Amazon is seeking highly motivated individuals with drive,
ambition and a passion for giving customers a first-cla... |
| | | 04/04/08 | ''Tu Musica, Tu Sabor'' -- Amazon.com Relaunches Latin Music Store with Greater Selection and Content| New Amazon Latin Music Store Showcases Nearly 140,000 Unique Latin Music TitlesSEATTLE, Apr 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the relaunch of its Latin
Music Store, www.amazon.com/latin, with Earth's largest selection of
Latin music titles. Focused on delivering Tu Musica, Tu Sabor (Your
Music, Your Flavor) to customers, the newly updated Amazon Latin Music
Store carries nearly 140,000 unique titles and brings both
English-language and Spanish-language con... |
| | | 04/02/08 | Amazon.com Launches ''Amazon TextBuyIt,'' Making It Fast and Easy for Customers to Shop and Buy on Amazon.com Using Text Messages| Amazon's Mobile Offerings Now Include Separate, Tailored Shopping
Experiences for Customers Who Want to Shop Using Text Messaging or the
Browser on Their Mobile Phone or iPhone
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2008--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today launched Amazon TextBuyIt, a new service that lets customers use
text messages to find and buy products sold on Amazon.com. With the
addition of TextBuyIt to Amazon's existing mobile offering, including
its mobile site an... |
| | | 03/27/08 | Dash Navigation Now Shipping First Two-Way Connected GPS Device Exclusively in Amazon.com’s Electronics Store| 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... |
| | | 03/27/08 | Amazon Web Services Launches ''Elastic IPs'' -- Static IPs for Dynamic Cloud Computing|
AWS also announces the launch of multiple Availability Zones;
Elastic IPs and Availability Zones allow developers to
programmatically engineer resilience into applications
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2008--Amazon Web Services LLC,
an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched
Elastic IP addresses and the ability to launch compute instances in
multiple Availability Zones, two new features that enable Amazon EC2
developers to build even ... |
| | | 03/25/08 | CreateSpace Dramatically Lowers the Costs of Publishing for Authors and Publishing Professionals with New Pro Plan Pricing| 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... |
| | | 03/19/08 | Amazon.com Completes Acquisition of Audible| 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 publi... |
| | | 03/17/08 | Amazon.com Completes Tender Offer for Audible| 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 sh... |
| | | 03/13/08 | 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| 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 ... |
| | | 03/11/08 | Amazon.com Completes Initial Tender Offer for Audible and Announces Subsequent Offering Period to Expire March 14, 2008| 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 proce... |
| | | 03/10/08 | Amazon's Askville.com Hosts Virtual Town Square with Bestselling Authors to Discuss Diet and Nutrition| 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 b... |
| | | 03/03/08 | Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Reveal Top 10 Finalists for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award| 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 ... |
| | | 02/29/08 | Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation| 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
... |
| | | 02/27/08 | WeddingChannel.com Welcomes Amazon.com as Newest Premier Retailer to Its Comprehensive Registry Service | -- 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 retail... |
| | | 02/21/08 | Amazon.com Launches Amazon Currency Converter: Now International Customers Can Shop and Purchase in Local Currency| 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 a... |
| | | 02/20/08 | Amazon.com to Support Blu-ray as the Digital Format of Choice for Customers| 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-defi... |
| | | 02/12/08 | Amazon.com Jewelry Store Retail Diamond Sales up More Than 100% in Fourth Quarter 2007| 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 st... |
| | | 02/08/08 | Amazon.com Board of Directors Authorizes Debt and Stock Repurchase Programs| 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... |
| | | 02/04/08 | LOVEFiLM to Acquire Amazon’s UK and German DVD Rental Business; Amazon to become largest shareholder of LOVEFiLM| 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 L... |
| | | 02/04/08 | Amazon's Askville.com Hosts Virtual Town Square With Bestselling Authors to Discuss Love and Relationships|
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. As... |
| | | 01/31/08 | Dpreview.com Extends Its Authoritative Reviews to Camera Lenses| 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 b... |
| | | 01/31/08 | Amazon.com to Acquire Audible.com| 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 ove... |
| | | 01/30/08 | 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| 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 y... |
| | | 01/29/08 | Amazon.com and Capitol Music Group Exclusively Debut New Lenny Kravitz Music Video on Amazon.com| 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 incor... |
| | | 01/28/08 | In the Mood for Love? Or Not? Amazon.ca Gears Up for Valentine’s Day | 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 ca... |
| | | 01/28/08 | Love Is in the Air as Amazon.com Announces the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America| Sales data of romance novels, relationship and sex books reveals Alexandria, Va. as the most romantic citySEATTLE, 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 ... |
| | | 01/27/08 | Amazon to Begin International Rollout of Amazon MP3 in 2008| 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... |
| | | 01/21/08 | Amazon.com and Interscope Geffen A&M Exclusively Premiere New Sheryl Crow Unplugged Performance on Amazon.com| 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, ... |
| | | 01/18/08 | Amazon.com to Webcast Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call| 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 Relations
Patty Smith, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazo... |
| | | 01/18/08 | Amazon.com Launches Indie & Art House Store with Actor, Director and Producer Jon Favreau as First ''Independent Voices'' Curator| New Independent Voices Spotlights Undiscovered Indie FilmsSEATTLE, 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 ... |
| | | 01/17/08 | Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire Withoutabox| Together IMDb and Withoutabox to Expand Audiences for Festivals and FilmmakersSEATTLE, 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 ... |
| | | 01/15/08 | Amazon.com Unveils Semi-Finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award| Customers Can Now Rate and Review Semi-Finalists' Excerpts for the Opportunity to Receive a KindleSEATTLE, 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... |
| | | 01/10/08 | Amazon MP3 to Add DRM-Free Downloads from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT|
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 digi... |
| | | 01/07/08 | Amazon.com Kicks Off the New Year with Tax Central| Store helps customers choose tax software to fit their financial needs and offers new service to download select software instantly to customer desktopsSEATTLE, 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 ... |
| | | 12/28/07 | Amazon.com Announces ''Best of 2007'' Lists| SEATTLE, Dec 28, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today released its "Best of 2007" lists,
which include the bestselling, most positively reviewed,
most-wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com
customers in 2007.
Bestselling Products
The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com
in 2007 by total units sold:
-- Books: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
-- Music: "Noel" by Josh Groban
-- DVD: "Plan... |
| | | 12/27/07 | Amazon MP3 Adds Music Audio Downloads from Warner Music Group| Customers Can Now Choose from More Than 2.9 Million MP3 Songs on Amazon MP3, Including Music from Warner Music's Renowned Catalog of ArtistsSEATTLE & NEW YORK, Dec 27, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Warner Music Group (NYSE:WMG) today
announced that DRM-free music audio downloads from Warner Music Group
are now available to customers on Amazon MP3, Amazon's a la carte MP3
digital music store where every song and album is playable on
virtually any personal digital music ... |
| | | 12/26/07 | Amazon.com Wraps Up Its 13th Holiday With Best Season Ever| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 26, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the 2007 holiday season finished as its
best ever, with its busiest day being December 10. On that day, Amazon
customers ordered more than 5.4 million items, which is 62.5 items per
second. In addition, the company wrapped up its second year of Amazon
Customers Vote, with more than 4.6 million votes cast during the
promotion.
"We are very grateful to our customers," said Jeff Bezos, founder
an... |
| | | 12/21/07 | Amazon.com Plans Move to South Lake Union| City officials, Amazon.com, Vulcan and Schnitzer West work together to create a new headquarters in downtown Seattle
SEATTLE - December 21, 2007 - The city of Seattle, Amazon.com, Vulcan Inc. and Schnitzer West today announced that Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood will be home to Amazon.com's new corporate headquarters.
"Amazon.com is one of those great Seattle success stories and I'm pleased the company has decided to stay right here in its hometown," said Seattle Mayor Greg Nicke... |
| | | 12/19/07 | As a Special Holiday Offer, Endless.com, Amazon.com's Shoe and Handbag Website, Extends Free Overnight Shipping Deadline to Sunday, December 23| Customers Will Also Receive Negative $5 off Free Overnight Shipping with Any PurchaseSEATTLE, Dec 19, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Endless.com, an Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) retail website, has
announced, as a special holiday promotion, that it will extend its
free overnight shipping deadline to Sunday, December 23 on all orders
placed by 1 p.m. PST. In addition to free overnight shipping,
customers will also receive negative five dollars on all orders.
"Despite the best laid plans, last-min... |
| | | 12/18/07 | Createspace Expands Jon Favreau’s “Dinner for Five” Collection Available on Amazon.com with New Custom Compilation DVDs| Scotts Valley, Calif. - Dec. 18, 2007 - CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) group of companies, today announced the availability of several new custom compilations of Jon Favreau's Emmy® nominated "Dinner for Five" series on Amazon.com. These new DVDs, manufactured via the CreateSpace DVD on Demand service, feature compelling scenes that Favreau selected from some of his favorite adventures during the filming of "Dinner for Five." They include "On the Road," "Best of Direc... |
| | | 12/13/07 | Amazon.com to J.K. Rowling: ''Thank You''| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it has purchased J.K. Rowling's "The
Tales of Beedle the Bard" at an auction held by Sotheby's in London.
The book of five wizarding fairy tales, referenced in the last book of
the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," is
one of only seven handmade copies in existence. The book was purchased
for GBP 1,950,000, and Ms. Rowling is donating the proceeds to The
Children's Voice c... |
| | | 12/11/07 | Amazon.com Enhances Payment Options with Bill Me Later| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced it has signed an agreement with Bill Me Later, Inc., a
leading provider of alternative payment technologies, to make the Bill
Me Later payment option available on the Amazon.com website. The
company also announced it is making an equity investment in Bill Me
Later, Inc.
"Bill Me Later has developed a very customer-centric method to
make online shopping even easier," said Matt Swann, vice president of... |
| | | 12/07/07 | Huge Holiday Savings at the Amazon.com Toy Store| Incredible Deals for Holiday Toy Shoppers Begin Today
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN):
Holiday shoppers looking for the season's must-have toys at great
prices can find them at the Amazon.com Toy store
(www.amazon.com/toys). "December Deals" offers customers incredible
savings on over 2,300 of the holiday's hottest toys, including over
200 items at a 60 percent discount. The following are a selection of
Amazon.com best-selling toys at amazing dea... |
| | | 12/07/07 | Ooyala Wins Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, Receives $100,000 in Cash and Services Credits Plus Investment Offer from Amazon.com| Over 900 Business Plan Entries Submitted by Developers Building
Their Products and Services Using the AWS Platform
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2007--Amazon Web Services LLC, a
subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that
Ooyala is the winner of the Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge.
Ooyala is a video company delivering a high-quality interactive video
experience with monetization and analytics tools for video publishers
and advertise... |
| | | 11/29/07 | Amazon.com Launches Askville.com, a Website for Sharing Knowledge|
For a Limited Time Only and While Supplies Last, Users Who Answer
Questions on Askville.com Receive Quest Gold, Which Can Be Redeemed
for $100 or $50 Amazon.com Gift Cards
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today launched Askville.com, a website where users ask and answer
questions, and discover answers to thousands of questions on
everything from how to buy an HDTV to the best way to lose weight.
Askville.com users who share t... |
| | | 11/27/07 | Createspace Expands Music Catalog Available at Amazon.com with New Personalized Children’s CDs Starring Barney, Disney Princess, Elmo, Veggietales and the Wiggles| — Disney's Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Goofy CD Also Coming Soon —
Scotts Valley, Calif. – November 27, 2007 – Looking for fun, giggles and feel-good music for the little ones' ears? Look no further than CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) group of companies, which today is making more than 10,000 new children's CDs available on Amazon.com from Just Me! Music, the leading purveyor of branded, personalized children's products. Featuring today's most popular childr... |
| | | 11/23/07 | Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that the Company will be speaking at
Credit Suisse's 2007 Annual Technology Conference on November 27,
2007.
The presentation will be webcast live at 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m.
ET and the Q&A will be webcast live at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET. The
audio and associated slides will be available for at least three
months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.
CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.
... |
| | | 11/23/07 | Amazon.com Announces Editors' Picks for Hot Holiday Gifts| Amazon.com Offers Customers Great Product Selection, New Site
Experiences and the Chance to Win a $10,000 Shopping Spree
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced its editors' top picks for the holiday season. In what
is expected to be its biggest holiday season ever, Amazon.com offers
customers thousands of popular products eligible for Amazon Prime(TM)
and FREE Super Saver Shipping. In addition, Amazon.com brings
customers new shoppin... |
| | | 11/19/07 | Introducing Amazon Kindle| Revolutionary Portable Reader Lets Customers Wirelessly Download
Books in Less Than a Minute and Automatically Receive Newspapers,
Magazines and Blogs
No PC Required, No Hunting for Wi-Fi Hot Spots
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today introduced Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary portable reader that
wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a
crisp, high-resolution electronic paper disp... |
| | | 11/15/07 | ''Amazon Customers Vote'' Returns, Offering Customers Extraordinary Deals for the Holidays| Six Rounds, Eighteen Ridiculous Deals, Each Round Only One Deal Can Win
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2007--For the second year in a
row, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) will let customers vote to decide which
amazing deals are offered for the holiday season. "Amazon Customers
Vote" starts today, featuring six rounds of incredible deals customers
can vote on at www.amazon.com/customersvote. This year's products are
among the most popular of the season, and similar to last year's
"Cu... |
| | | 11/14/07 | Love and Pride, World's First Designer Jewelry Collection Supporting the Lesbian and Gay Community, Launches in the Amazon.com Jewelry Store| Award-Winning Jewelry Collection Designed to Make a Fashion--and
Social--Statement for Equality, Diversity and Tolerance
SEATTLE & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14,
2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Love and Pride LLC, today
announced the launch of Love and Pride, the first high-end designer
jewelry collection for people who believe in equality, diversity and
tolerance, in Amazon.com's Jewelry Store. With a growing and loyal
customer base already established i... |
| | | 11/12/07 | Amazon.de Offers Unlimited Free Next Day Premium Delivery with Launch of Amazon Prime| With Amazon Prime, customers get their products via premium delivery on the
next day at an annual fee of 29 Euros
Free delivery without minimum spend
Benefits for up to four additional family members in the same household
Members can use the Overnight Express Service for 5 EUR per item
Luxemburg, November 12, 2007 - Amazon.de today launches ‘Amazon Prime', giving customers
unlimited free premium delivery in Germany on millions of eligible1 products sold by Amazon.de at an
annual fee of ju... |
| | | 11/09/07 | Amazon Announces Winner of Tuition & Textbooks Sweepstakes| James E. Delcamp, of Lochbuie, Colo., Receives Grand Prize of up
to $25,000 for One Year of Tuition for His Son
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced James E. Delcamp of Lochbuie, Colo. as
the winner of its first-ever Amazon Tuition & Textbooks Sweepstakes.
Mr. Delcamp entered the sweepstakes on behalf of his son, James E.
Delcamp, Jr. A sophomore re-enrolling at the University of Northern
Colorado, Mr. Delcamp, Jr. will receive u... |
| | | 11/08/07 | Six-Year-Old Musician Ethan Bortnick Releases His Debut CD and DVD on Amazon.com with CreateSpace Disc on Demand| - Piano whiz kid also scheduled to debut on "The Martha Stewart Show" -
Scotts Valley, Calif. - Nov. 8, 2007 - CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the release of "Live in Concert 'By Me' Ethan Bortnick" on Amazon.com, a self-titled CD and DVD by the performer that Savor Records is calling "the youngest recording star to compose, perform, and record his own works on DVD and CD for worldwide distribution." Bortnick is also scheduled to ma... |
| | | 11/07/07 | New Customer Video Reviews Let Amazon.com Customers See Products in Action| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced the launch of "Customer Video Reviews," enabling
customers to use video to share their opinions and demonstrate the use
of products on Amazon.com. Customer Video Reviews are located within
the Customer Reviews section of items in the Amazon.com catalog. For
example, check out this video review in which Amazon.com reviewer
"Anjana" shows the Fisher-Price T.M.X. Tickle Me Elmo toy in action:
http://www.amaz... |
| | | 11/06/07 | Amazon.com Diamond Sales Are up More Than 75 Percent in the Third Quarter 2007| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2007-- Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced third-quarter 2007
diamond sales increased more than 75 percent year-over-year. Each
quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's millions of customers
are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store, especially for
important gift-giving occasions such as the holidays and Valentine's
Day.
"Buying diamonds online, whether it be a ring, a pair of studs, or
a pendant is a very important purch... |
| | | 11/06/07 | Amazon Web Services Offers European Storage for Amazon S3|
Any European Software Developer or Business Now Has Easy Access to
Highly Scalable, Reliable, Fast and Inexpensive Data Storage in the
Cloud
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2007--Amazon Web Services today
launched European storage for its popular Amazon Simple Storage
Service (Amazon S3), allowing software developers and businesses to
store their data in Europe. Amazon S3 is a storage service in the
cloud offering software developers and bu... |
| | | 11/05/07 | Amazon.co.uk Offers Unlimited Free One-Day with Launch of Amazon Prime| Members get unlimited free One-Day Delivery to any UK mainland address* on millions of eligible items for £49 a year
November 5, 2007, London: Amazon.co.uk today launches Amazon Prime, giving customers unlimited free One-Day Delivery on millions of eligible items sold by Amazon.co.uk for an annual fee of just £49 – all in time for the busy Christmas season.
The Amazon Prime Membership Programme offers:
Unlimited free One-Day Delivery on millions of eligible items sold by Amazon.co.uk, ... |
| | | 11/05/07 | BookSurge and Ancestry.com Offer Hundreds of Thousands of Customized Surname History Books on Amazon.com| -Our Name in History Series Chronicles the History of America's Most Popular Surnames-
Charleston, S.C., and Provo, Utah - November 5, 2007 - BookSurge, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ: AMZN) and leader in Print on Demand services, today announced an exclusive collaboration with Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource, to make the Our Name in History series, comprised of more than a quarter of a million books, available on Amazon.com. The surna... |
| | | 11/05/07 | Amazon.com Offers Holiday Gift-Wrapping Program for Kentucky Nonprofits| By Wrapping Amazon Holiday Gifts, Groups Can Earn $$
LEXINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2007--As Amazon.com gets
ready to delight millions of customers this holiday season, the
company's Lexington, KY, fulfillment center is offering nonprofit
organizations the opportunity to earn extra money by having its
volunteers gift-wrap products for Amazon customers.
The "Gift-Wrap Your Holidays with a Smile" program will earn the
nonprofit organization between $.60 and $.75 for ea... |
| | | 11/01/07 | Amazon.com Makes This Holiday Season the Easiest Yet for Toy Shoppers| Innovative Search Features and Videos on Every Product Page Help
Customers Select the Season's Hottest Toys
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today unveiled a new section of its Toy Store called The
Holiday Toy List (www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist), featuring new,
innovative navigation tools and videos on every product page for over
450 of this year's top toys, video games and sporting goods. Utilizing
search features from its popula... |
| | | 10/24/07 | Major League Baseball Productions and A&E Home Video to Offer Fans Individual 2007 MLB World Series Games On Demand With CreateSpace | SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. and NEW YORK - October 24, 2007 - Baseball fans can again rejoice. For the second consecutive year, Major League Baseball Productions and A&E Home Video have teamed up with CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ: AMZN), to offer individual games from the 2007 World Series between the Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox on demand. Each game of this year's Major League Baseball World Series will be available for sale on DVD, within hours afte... |
| | | 10/23/07 | Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 41% Year over Year - Raises Financial Guidance - Expects Record Holiday Season| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter
ended September 30, 2007.
Operating cash flow was $1.0 billion for the trailing twelve
months, compared with $587 million for the trailing twelve months
ended September 30, 2006. Free cash flow was $800 million for the
trailing twelve months, an increase of 118% compared with $366 million
for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2006.
Commo... |
| | | 10/22/07 | Amazon.com Launches ''All Business Center,'' a One-Stop Shopping Destination for Small and Medium Business Owners| Online Retailer's Newest Category Focuses on Helping Entrepreneurs
Start, Manage and Grow Their Businesses
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN), today unveiled a new category store, the Amazon All
Business Center (www.amazon.com/allbusinesscenter), aimed at helping
entrepreneurs find solutions to fit the needs of their small and
medium businesses. The store serves as a one-stop shopping destination
to help business owners start, man... |
| | | 10/16/07 | Amazon.com Announces Plans to Open New Fulfillment Center in Munster, Indiana| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2007--To help support growing
customer demand, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced plans to
open a new fulfillment center in Munster, Indiana, operated by
Amazon.com.kydc, Inc. The new facility will be approximately 75,000
square feet and will create up to 75-100 full time positions this
year, with an additional 100+ temporary jobs during the 2007 holiday
season.
The facility is located at 101 45th Street in Munster, and will
fulfill orders... |
| | | 10/16/07 | Amazon Web Services Introduces Multiple Compute Instance Types for Amazon EC2 Customers| Amazon EC2 Also Opens Beta to All Software Developers and
Businesses
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2007--Amazon Web Services LLC,
a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced new
flexibility for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) by
introducing multiple instance types for Amazon EC2 developers.
Customers can now choose compute instances up to eight times as
powerful as those previously available, addressing a popular user... |
| | | 10/12/07 | Amazon.com to Webcast Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to
discuss its third quarter 2007 financial results on October 23, 2007,
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 Relations
Patty Smith, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon... |
| | | 10/12/07 | Amazon.com Customer Service Center in Grand Forks, ND, Hiring for the 2007 Holiday Season| SEATTLE—October 12, 2007—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Grand Forks, ND, Customer Service Center is seeking to hire more than 200 full-time and part-time customer service positions for the 2007 holiday season.
The Grand Forks Customer Service Center was established in 1999 and provides telephone and e-mail customer service support for the Amazon.com website and its affiliates. Customer Service Associates respond to questions and help resolve problems that customers m... |
| | | 10/10/07 | Amazon.com Unveils ''High-Def 101'' Customer Knowledge Center, a Single, Comprehensive Destination for High-Definition Shoppers| Site Focuses on Providing Simple, Easy-to-Find Information about
High Definition to Educate Customers on How They Can Get the Most out
of Their HD Home Entertainment Experiences
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today unveiled a new customer knowledge center, Amazon
High-Def 101 (www.amazon.com/hd101), which will help customers
navigate the mountains of information available about the
high-definition (HD) home entertainment mark... |
| | | 10/05/07 | Amazon.com Fulfillment Center in Lexington, KY Hiring More than 400 Full-time Positions to Support Growing Customer Demand| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Lexington, KY, Fulfillment Center is
seeking to hire more than 400 full-time positions to support growing
customer demand. The Lexington Fulfillment Center was established in
November 2000 and fulfills customer orders for products from
Amazon.com.
Amazon.com is seeking highly motivated individuals with drive,
ambition and a passion for giving customers a first-class shopping
experience, and... |
| | | 10/01/07 | Amazon.com, Penguin Group (USA) and Hewlett-Packard Launch the First Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award| Online retailer's inaugural international writing contest searches for the next great novel; winning novel to be published by Penguin Group (USA) SEATTLE & NEW YORK & PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 01, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE:PSO) and
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) today announced the launch of the first
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Open to entrants in more than 20
countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and Japan, ... |
| | | 09/26/07 | Amazon.com Customer Service Center in Kennewick, WA Hiring for the 2007 Holiday Season| SEATTLE--September 26, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Kennewick, WA Customer Service Center is seeking to hire more than 250 full-time and part-time customer service positions for the 2007 holiday season.
The Kennewick Customer Service Center was established in November 2005 and provides telephone and email customer service support for the Amazon.com website and its affiliates. Customer Service Associates respond to questions and help resolve problems that customer... |
| | | 09/26/07 | Amazon.com Customer Service Center in Huntington, WV Hiring for the 2007 Holiday Season| SEATTLE--September 26, 2007--AMZN WVCS Inc, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its Huntington, WV Customer Service Center is seeking to hire more than 250 full-time and part-time customer service positions for the 2007 holiday season.
The Huntington Customer Service Center was established in March 2000 and provides telephone and email customer service support for the Amazon.com website and its affiliates. Customer Service Associates respond to quest... |
| | | 09/25/07 | Amazon.com Launches Public Beta of Amazon MP3, a Digital Music Store Offering Customers Earth's Biggest Selection of a la Carte DRM-Free MP3 Music Downloads|
Amazon MP3 Offers Over 2 Million Songs From More Than 180,000
Artists and Over 20,000 Labels, Including EMI Music and Universal
Music Group
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched a public beta of "Amazon MP3," a new
digital music download store with Earth's biggest selection of a la
carte DRM-free MP3 music downloads. Amazon MP3 has over 2 million
songs from more than 180,000 artists represented ... |
| | | 09/24/07 | BBC Motion Gallery Teams Up With CreateSpace to Provide Special Interest and Educational Titles Via Amazon.com| BURBANK, Calif. & SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BBC Motion Gallery, the video footage licensing arm of BBC Worldwide, today announced the availability of short-form programs on DVD via CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ:AMZN - News). The BBC Motion Gallery has selected the CreateSpace DVD on Demand service, which manufactures and ships packaged DVDs as customers place orders, to make more than 20 titles available on DVD to the general public for purcha... |
| | | 09/24/07 | Amazon.com Launches Bruce Springsteen Music Store, Exclusively Debuts Second Springsteen Music Video| Fans get first glimpse of "Long Walk Home" video only on online
retailer's website
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today launched its largest-ever single-artist music store for icon
Bruce Springsteen -- www.amazon.com/springsteen. As part of the
Springsteen store launch, Amazon will exclusively premiere the
anticipated music video release of "Long Walk Home" on
www.amazon.com/music for five days. "Long Walk Home" is the ... |
| | | 09/17/07 | Amazon Widgets Released Today Give Bloggers, Online Social Networkers and Website Owners an Easy and Fun Way to Express Themselves with Amazon Content| New Widgets Include Slideshow, My Favorites, Wish List, Product
Cloud and Amazon Unbox Video Previewer
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:
AMZN) today launched "Amazon Widgets," a series of small, visually
dynamic and easily configurable widgets that feature products from
Amazon on blogs, websites and social networking pages. In as little as
one minute, users can populate a widget with their favorite Amazon
products and their comments abou... |
| | | 09/12/07 | Win the ''Amazon Web Services Start-up Challenge'' and Receive $100,000 in Cash and Service Credits Plus an Investment Offer from Amazon.com| Race to Build the Next Promising Business Using AWS Begins Today
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2007--Amazon Web Services LLC,
a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today launched the
Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, a contest for entrepreneurs
and software developers that will award the winner a first prize of
$50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits,
mentoring sessions from an AWS technical expert, and an investment
offer from Amazon.co... |
| | | 09/07/07 | Amazon.com and Columbia Records Debut Exclusive Premiere of New Celine Dion Song and In-Studio Video on Amazon.com| Title track video, "Taking Chances," is only available for viewing
on online retailer's website
SEATTLE & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2007--Amazon.com
(NASDAQ:AMZN) and Columbia Records will release on Monday, Sept. 10,
the exclusive premiere of the new Celine Dion song and in-studio video
"Taking Chances" on www.amazon.com/music. For five days, fans will get
their exclusive first look at the new video online at Amazon.com.
"Taking Chances" -- written by Kara DioGuardi a... |
| | | 09/04/07 | NBC Universal Television Content Now Available on Amazon Unbox| Hit TV Series, Including The Office, Heroes, and 30 Rock, as Well as All New Fall NBC Series Available on Amazon.com's Digital Download ServiceSEATTLE, Wash. & ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sep 04, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and NBC Universal today announced that a
wealth of quality TV content from NBC Universal is now available on
Amazon Unbox (http://unbox.amazon.com), Amazon.com's digital video
download service. Amazon Unbox and NBC Universal are offering
customers a varie... |
| | | 08/30/07 | Amazon.com and Columbia Records Exclusively Premiere the New Bruce Springsteen Music Video on Amazon.com| Fans Get First Glimpse of ''Radio Nowhere'' Video Only on Online Retailer's Web SiteSEATTLE & NEW YORK, Aug 30, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Columbia Records will exclusively
premiere Bruce Springsteen's music video "Radio Nowhere" on
www.amazon.com/music on Tuesday, September 4. For 24 hours, fans
around the world will get their first and only look at the new video
online at Amazon.com. "Radio Nowhere" is the first single to be
released off Springsteen's upcoming al... |
| | | 08/17/07 | Amazon.com and Arista Records Premiere Exclusive, Worldwide Release of New Annie Lennox Music Video on Amazon.com| "Dark Road" Video is Only Available for Viewing on Online
Retailer's Web Site
SEATTLE & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2007--Amazon.com
(NASDAQ:AMZN) and Arista Records, will release on Monday the
exclusive, worldwide premiere of the new Annie Lennox video "Dark
Road" on www.amazon.com. For 48 hours, fans around the world will get
their first and only look at the new video online at Amazon.com. "Dark
Road" is the first track to be released off of Lenno... |
| | | 08/13/07 | Amazon.com Announces Tuition & Textbooks Sweeptakes Grand Prize -- One Year of Tuition| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:
AMZN):
WHAT: Amazon.com today launched its Tuition & Textbooks
Sweepstakes. Legal residents of the United States and the
District of Columbia, 18 years or older, have the chance to
win one grand prize of one year's college tuition up to
$25,000. Fifty second prize winners will receive a $1,000
Amazon.com Gift Certificate each for the purchase of
textboo... |
| | | 08/07/07 | CreateSpace, an Amazon Business, Launches Books on Demand Self-Publishing Service for Authors| – Also announces free online setup for books, CDs and DVDs –
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - August 8, 2007 - CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the launch of a new online Books on Demand service. Also announced today, the company is no longer charging setup fees for books, audio CDs and DVDs. Authors, filmmakers and musicians can now offer their works to millions of customers on Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com and via their own free customizable e... |
| | | 08/06/07 | Amazon.com Launches Jewelry & Watches Stores Internationally| Amazon.jp, Amazon.de and Amazon.co.uk Launch Jewelry & Watches
Stores
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2007--Each quarter, an
increasing number of Amazon.com's (Nasdaq:AMZN) millions of customers
are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store, and now Amazon
customers in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan can too. With the
recent launches of the Jewelry & Watches store on Amazon.co.uk,
Amazon.de and Amazon.jp, international customers can no... |
| | | 08/03/07 | CustomFlix Labs Changes its Name to CreateSpace| SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - August 3, 2007 - CustomFlix Labs, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced it has changed its name to CreateSpace. The new name represents the company's expanded mission to provide a range of on-demand, self-publishing offerings to independent content creators.
"Since we've expanded our mission and launched several new services, we've outgrown the CustomFlix name," said Dana LoPiccolo-Giles, co-founder and managing director of Cre... |
| | | 07/30/07 | Thousands of National Archives Films to be Made Available Through CustomFlix Labs| SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. and Washington, D.C. - July 30, 2007 - The National Archives and Records Administration today announced that it has reached an non-exclusive agreement with CustomFlix Labs, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ: AMZN), to make thousands of historic films from the National Archives available for purchase on Amazon.com. The National Archives and Records Administration holds more than 200,000 motion picture titles that include documentaries, newsreels, instr... |
| | | 07/24/07 | Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 35% Year over Year -- Media Grows 27% -- Electronics and Other General Merchandise Grows 55% -- Record Free Cash Flow| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter
ended June 30, 2007.
Operating cash flow was $895 million for the trailing twelve
months, compared with $610 million for the trailing twelve months
ended June 30, 2006. Free cash flow was $700 million for the trailing
twelve months, an increase of 87% compared with $375 million for the
trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2006.
Common shares outsta... |
| | | 07/23/07 | Amazon Announces Final Figures for ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN)
today announced final worldwide pre-order and customer savings numbers
on the seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter series,
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." In the largest single-product
distribution in Amazon.com's history, the online retailer brought the
magic of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" to millions of happy
Muggles on Saturday - the first day the book was available to the
public.
... |
| | | 07/20/07 | Amazon Customers Save More Than $50 Million on ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''| With 2.223 Million Pre-Orders, Final Harry Potter Book Becomes
Largest Single-Product Delivery Event in Company's History
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2007--Just hours before the
most anticipated book release in history, Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN)
today announced that as of midnight, July 19, it has received more
than 2.223 million pre-orders of "Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows" on its Web sites worldwide, eclipsing the previous pre-order
record of 1.5 million held b... |
| | | 07/18/07 | CustomFlix Labs Cooks Up Customized DVDs of Jon Favreau’s “Dinner for Five” on Amazon.com | Home Media Expo, Las Vegas, NV - July 18, 2007 - CustomFlix Labs, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that famed writer, director, and actor Jon Favreau has selected CustomFlix Labs on Demand programs to serve up his highly acclaimed, Emmy-nominated television series, "Dinner for Five," to the show's fans on Amazon.com. Through the CustomFlix Labs DVD on Demand service, customers can order DVDs of the entire series, complete seasons, or individual epi... |
| | | 07/16/07 | Amazon.com Announces Falls Church, Va., as the ''Harry-est Town'' in America| Vermont, Utah and Washington Are the "Harry-est States" but the
District of Columbia Beats Out All 50 states
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2007--After months of tracking
pre-orders of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," Amazon.com
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today revealed the "Harry-est town" in the country:
Falls Church, Va. Residents of Falls Church placed more Amazon.com
orders of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" per capita than any
other town in America. As a re... |
| | | 07/13/07 | Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to
discuss its second quarter 2007 financial results on July 24, 2007, 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 Relations
Patty Smith, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon.c... |
| | | 07/11/07 | Amazon.com Opens Distribution Center for a Media Day as it Preps and Packs Hundreds of Thousands of ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' for Delivery Starting July 21| Media Day: Monday, July 16 - 8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. PDT
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
WHAT: Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) Harry Potter Media Day at an
undisclosed fulfillment center as it gears up to prepare
hundreds of thousands of copies of the highly-anticipated
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" for delivery starting
July 21 - the same day the book is released. Nearly 1.2
million copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" have
... |
| | | 07/11/07 | Amazon.com Announces Winners of Owl Delivery Writing Adventure| Nine Lucky Kids from California to Texas to New York Will Get Midnight Doorstep Delivery of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on July 21SEATTLE, Jul 11, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced the
winners of its Harry Potter Owl Delivery Writing Adventure, a contest
in which kids under the age of 18 wrote 300-word essays about their
favorite Harry Potter characters. Three entrants from each of three
age groups (6-8, 9-12, and 13-17) were selecte... |
| | | 07/10/07 | TiVo Subscribers Can Now Browse, Purchase and Rent Amazon Unbox Videos Directly From Their TiVo Box| ALVISO, Calif. & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2007--You can
now browse, purchase, and rent movies and television shows from Amazon
Unbox on TiVo without leaving your couch and without using a PC. TiVo
Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services
for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced that TiVo subscribers can now browse, purchase and
rent Amazon Unbox movies and television shows directly from the TV
screen... |
| | | 07/03/07 | Amazon Announces Plans to Open New Fulfillment Center in Phoenix| New Facility to Create Hundreds of New Full-Time Jobs
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 3, 2007--To support growing
customer demand in North America, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today
announced plans to open a new fulfillment center operated by
Amazon.com.azdc, Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz., during the third quarter of
2007. The new facility will be approximately 600,000 square feet,
making it one of the larger Amazon fulfillment centers in North
America. The new facility will create up ... |
| | | 07/02/07 | Harry Potter Mania Reaches All-Time High on Amazon.com| Online retailer celebrates new pre-order record by providing customers a $5 promotional certificate; Announces Release-Date Delivery pre-order deadline
SEATTLE, Jul 02, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With nearly three weeks remaining before the July 21 release of
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today
announced that enthusiastic Muggles throughout the country have
pre-ordered more than 1 million copies of the seventh and final book
in the Harry Potter series from... |
| | | 06/29/07 | Michael Eisner's Original Web Series ''Prom Queen'' Now Available as Full-Length Movie Exclusively on Amazon Unbox(TM)| Popular Emmy-Nominated Teen Series Launched as an Internet
Series, Now Available as a Full-Length Movie Download
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
and Michael Eisner's independent new-media studio, Vuguru, in
conjunction with Big Fantastic, today announced that the
Emmy(R)-nominated web series "Prom Queen" is now available for the
first time as a full-length, commercial-free download exclusively on
Amazon Unbox (http://unbox.amazon.com). Am... |
| | | 06/25/07 | Available for the First Time in the U.S., the Miss Sixty Jewelry Line Launches Exclusively on Amazon.com| Entire 97-Piece Collection Available Beginning June 25
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AMZN) today announced the launch of the Miss Sixty jewelry collection.
Available for the first time in the U.S., previously available only in
Europe, the Miss Sixty jewelry collection will feature 97 pieces,
varying in styles, and will be available beginning June 25 at
www.amazon.com/misssixty. It is the only destination where customers
can find the entire jewe... |
| | | 06/21/07 | BookSurge, an Amazon Group, and Kirtas Collaborate to Preserve and Distribute Historic Archival Books| Charleston, SC, and Rochester, NY, June 21, 2007 - BookSurge, an Amazon group (NASDAQ: AMZN) and leader in Print on Demand services, and Kirtas Technologies, a world leader in high-quality nondestructive book digitization, today announced a collaboration with universities and public libraries to preserve thousands of rare and inaccessible books from their collections and distribute them via BookSurge's Print-on-Demand service. This collaboration, which will greatly enhance the selection of rare ... |
| | | 06/21/07 | Amazon.com Announces Owl Delivery Writing Adventure| Nine Lucky Kids Will Get Midnight Doorstep Delivery of ''Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' on July 21; Amazon Kid Correspondents
Also Announced
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN)
(www.amazon.com) today announced its list of Harry Potter Kid
Correspondents while simultaneously launching its Harry Potter Owl
Delivery Writing Adventure, an event inviting kids under the age of 18
to write a 300-word essay about their favor... |
| | | 06/19/07 | Amazon.com Teams with Walt Disney Records to Host Interactive Chat with Miley Cyrus, Star of 'Hannah Montana'| Interactive Video Interview Offers Amazon.com Customers Exclusive
Access to Cyrus the Day after the Release of the Two-Disc Set Hannah
Montana 2/ Meet Miley Cyrus
SEATTLE, & BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19,
2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Walt Disney Records, today
announced they will host an exclusive, live interactive interview on
Amazon.com with Hannah Montana actress and singer, Miley Cyrus. The
live Web cast can be seen exclusively at
http:/... |
| | | 06/08/07 | Amazon.com to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will webcast its 2007 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held in Seattle on June 14, 2007, at
9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 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, Inc.
Patty Smith, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.
... |
| | | 06/06/07 | New Version of Alexa Web Search Service Gives Any Developer Tools to Innovate in Search at Web Scale| Alexa Launches ''Search Engine for Computers,'' Designed to
Perform Complex Queries of the Web's Data Inexpensively and Quickly
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2007--Alexa Internet, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today
launched a new version of the Alexa Web Search service that returns up
to 1 million search results from a single query, allows complex
queries involving thousands of search terms, and gives programmatic
access to the actual pag... |
| | | 06/05/07 | Joyo.com Now ''Joyo/Amazon'' -- Web Site's New Look and New Features Announced in Beijing with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos| BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2007--Joyo.com, one of the
leading online shopping platforms in China which offers the largest
selection of Chinese language books, has changed the name of its site
to "Joyo Amazon." The announcement came at a press conference in
Beijing hosted by Joyo.com's president, Hanhua Wang, and Amazon.com
founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos.
"We at Amazon are contributing our extensive technology and
expertise to make Joyo the very best in the world at serving
cu... |
| | | 05/31/07 | Leading Publishers Stay in Stock on Amazon.com with BookSurge's Print on Demand Service| NEW YORK, May 31, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BookSurge LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN),
today announced agreements with major publishers to use BookSurge's
Print on Demand service to make their current, backlist, out-of-print
and large print books available to millions of customers on Amazon.com
and through other distribution channels. Participating publishers now
include HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, Pearson,
Springer, Gale, Oxford University Press, Cambr... |
| | | 05/24/07 | Calling All Kids! Amazon.com Launches Harry Potter Kid Correspondent Quest|
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 ... |
| | | 05/23/07 | Amazon.com Acquires Brilliance Audio| Amazon Subsidiary CustomFlix Announces Support for Audiobooks in
Standard and MP3-CD Formats
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2007--Leading online retailer
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it has acquired
Brilliance Audio (www.brillianceaudio.com), the largest independent
publisher of audiobooks in the United States. The acquisition will
enable Amazon to work closely with the book publishing community to
further expand the number of books produce... |
| | | 05/22/07 | Amazon.com's Shoe and Handbag Website, Endless.com, Announces the Addition of 50 New Brands to its Ever-Growing Selection of Shoes and Handbags| Customers Will Also Receive Negative $5 on Free Overnight Shipping
with Any Purchase
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2007--Endless.com, the recently
launched shoe and handbag website by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN),
today announced that since its launch in December, the website has
added over 50 new brands to its ever-growing shoe and handbag
selection. Now, with over 90 men's brands, 200 women's brands, 40
kids' brands and over 40 handbag brands to ... |
| | | 05/18/07 | Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN), announced today that the Company will be speaking at
the Eighth Annual Goldman Sachs Global Internet Conference on May 24,
2007.
The presentation will be webcast live at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m.
ET. The audio and associated slides will be available for at least
three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.
CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.
Patty Smith, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon.com,... |
| | | 05/16/07 | Amazon.com to Launch DRM-Free MP3 Music Download Store with Songs and Albums from EMI Music and More Than 12,000 Other Labels| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced it will launch a digital music store later this year
offering millions of songs in the DRM-free MP3 format from more than
12,000 record labels. EMI Music's digital catalog is the latest
addition to the store. Every song and album in the Amazon.com digital
music store will be available exclusively in the MP3 format without
digital rights management (DRM) software. Amazon's DRM-free MP3s will
free customers... |
| | | 05/15/07 | Amazon.com's Grocery Store Launches New Subscribe & Save Feature Allowing Automatic Fulfillment of Most Popular Items| Amazon Grocery Named One of Top 10 Retail Innovators by the
Institute of Grocery Distribution
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced an innovative feature called Subscribe & Save offering
customers automatic delivery of grocery products with discounts of 15%
and free shipping on the everyday low prices found on thousands of
items in its Grocery store. With Amazon.com Subscribe & Save,
customers simply choose when they wou... |
| | | 05/14/07 | Amazon.com Acquires Dpreview.com -- The Leading Online Destination for Reviews and Information about Digital Photography| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2007--Leading online retailer
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it has acquired
www.dpreview.com, the web's most comprehensive site for digital camera
information and reviews. Founded in 1998 by Phil Askey, dpreview.com
provides unbiased reviews and original content regarding the latest in
digital cameras, 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 vo... |
| | | 05/10/07 | Launch of Amazon Podcasts Brings Customers Closer to Celebrity Authors, Actors and Musicians| New "Network" of Podcast Channels Offers Customers Free, In-Depth,
Exclusive Interviews with A-List Talent and First-Chapter Sneak Peeks
of New Audiobooks
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN)
today officially launched its Amazon Podcasts network, an original
podcast series offering customers four unique channels of free
content: Amazon BookClips, Music You Should Hear, Significant Seven
and Amazon Wire, all available at www.amazon.... |
| | | 05/08/07 | Amazon.com Reaches 1 Million Pre-Orders Worldwide of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"| Company Crosses 1 Million Mark 11 Weeks Sooner Than It Did for Sixth Harry Potter Book; Lowers the Price of the Book in the U.S. to $17.99 (49 Percent Discount)SEATTLE, May 08, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced that,
with over two-and-a-half months remaining until the release of "Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows," it has taken more than 1 million
pre-orders worldwide for the seventh and final book in the epic
series, saving customers more t... |
| | | 05/07/07 | Amazon.com Jewelry and Watch Sales Are Up More Than 100 Percent in First Quarter 2007| SEATTLE, May 07, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced first-quarter 2007
watch sales increased more than 100 percent year-over-year. Each
quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's millions of customers
are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store, especially for
important gift-giving occasions such as Mother's Day and graduation.
"Customers have the ultimate flexibility in selecting any style of
watch within every price range, knowing that they'... |
| | | 05/01/07 | Amazon.com Offers Customers Exclusive First Look at Khaled Hosseini's New Book, "A Thousand Splendid Suns"| Author of Critically Acclaimed Novel "The Kite Runner" Debuts
Advance Portions of His New Book Exclusively on Amazon.com
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN)
today announced it has secured exclusive rights to offer its customers
a free download of a portion of author Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand
Splendid Suns," his much-anticipated follow-up to "The Kite Runner."
Beginning today, Amazon.com customers can visit www.amazon.com/books
to download and r... |
| | | 04/27/07 | Amazon Short "Comanche Moon" Wins Prestigious Western Writers of America's Spur Award for Best Western Short Fiction| Another Amazon Short, "Aldy Neal's Ghost," named as one of two
finalists in the same category
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced that "Comanche Moon," a short-form literary piece from
the Amazon Shorts collection, won the esteemed Western Writers of
America's Spur Award for Best Western Short Fiction. The Spur Awards,
given annually for distinguished writing about the American West, are
among the oldest and one of... |
| | | 04/24/07 | Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales Surpass $3 Billion, up 32% Year over Year -- Operating Profit Grows 38% -- Raises Financial Guidance| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its first quarter
ended March 31, 2007.
Operating cash flow was $726 million for the trailing twelve
months, compared with $724 million for the trailing twelve months
ended March 31, 2006. Free cash flow was $521 million for the trailing
twelve months, an increase of 4% compared with $501 million for the
trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2006.
Common shares outs... |
| | | 04/23/07 | National Hockey League to Offer Full-Length Playoff, Regular Season, and Classic Games Through Amazon Unbox(TM)| Full-length regular and post-season games now availableSEATTLE & NEW YORK, Apr 23, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Just in time for the NHL playoffs, hockey fans can now watch
full-length games whenever and wherever they want through the Amazon
Unbox (http://unbox.amazon.com) digital video download service. The
National Hockey League (NHL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today
announced that hockey fans can download full-length regular,
post-season and classic games through Amazon Unbox.
Amazon Unbox... |
| | | 04/18/07 | Amazon.com Launches "Go Indie" Music Store| Leading online retailer and 30 music labels team to promote
independent musicians at a price of only $9.99 per CD
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced it has joined forces with more than 30 independent
music labels to launch "Go Indie," a new section in its Indie music
store designed to introduce music lovers of all genres to indie music
and existing indie fans to the best independent labels and artists.
"Go Indie" features a h... |
| | | 04/16/07 | Amazon.com Offers Customers Guaranteed Release-Date Delivery of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"| Amazon.com Teams with UPS and the U.S. Postal Service to Deliver the Seventh and Final Harry Potter Book to Customers' Doorsteps on July 21 for the Same Price as Amazon.comaEUR(TM)s Standard ShippingSEATTLE, Apr 16, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Just as it has done for previous Harry Potter books, Amazon.com
(Nasdaq:AMZN) today confirmed that it has teamed with UPS and the U.S.
Postal Service to deliver "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" to
the doorsteps of excited fans across the country on Sa... |
| | | 04/13/07 | Amazon.com to Webcast First Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to
discuss its first quarter 2007 financial results on Apr. 24, 2007, 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 Relations
Patty Smith, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon.com... |
| | | 04/10/07 | Amazon.com Names Winners of "Wish for Lit" Program| Libraries in Chestnut Hill, Mass.; Anchorage, Alaska; and Leroy,
Ala.; Win Thousands of Dollars in Amazon.com Products
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2007--Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN)
today announced the winners of its "Wish for Lit" program, a program
offering more than $20,000 in Amazon.com products to three libraries
in the United States -- one K-12, one public and one academic. A panel
of five judges, selected by the American Library Association Chapter
Relations Committ... |
| | | 04/04/07 | Amazon.com Seeks "Harry-est Town" in America, Launches "Muggle Counter"| Falls Church, Va. Tops the Inaugural List of "Harry-est Towns"
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced it is looking for the "Harry-est Town" in America, the
honor given to the town which has pre-ordered the most copies of
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" from Amazon.com on a per capita
basis. The company will use the most recent U.S. Census data and
include all U.S. towns and cities with a population of more than 5,000
people. The w... |
| | | 04/02/07 | Amazon.com Pays Tribute to America's Pastime with a New Destination for Baseball Fans|
Amazon.com Today Announces the Major League Baseball Fan Shop;
Also Touts Huge Selection of Baseball and Softball Equipment for
Players and Coaches
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2007--With Opening Day ushering
in the new 2007 baseball season, fans everywhere have something new to
cheer about. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the Major
League Baseball Fan Shop (www.amazon.com/mlb) where baseball
enthusiasts can discover great selection... |
| | | 03/22/07 | Indie Filmmakers Can Now Reach out to New Fans with CustomFlix Through "Amazon Unbox on TiVo"| -- Service offering puts more independent videos into the living
rooms of TiVo subscribers --
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2007--CustomFlix
Labs, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.,
(NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that CustomFlix videos are now available
through the recently launched Amazon Unbox on TiVo service, greatly
expanding the selection of independent videos and other content from
independent producers available to TiVo's... |
| | | 03/21/07 | Amazon.com Teams with Universal Studios Home Entertainment to Host Live, First-Ever Global Fan Summit with Academy Award(R)-Nominated Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron| First-of-its-kind interactive video interview offers Amazon.com
customers exclusive access to Cuaron on the eve of the DVD and HD DVD
release of his Oscar®-nominated "Children of Men"
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2007--Amazon.com
(NASDAQ:AMZN), in collaboration with Universal Studios Home
Entertainment, today announced it will host the first-ever Global Fan
Summit: an exclusive, live interactive interview on its Web site with
Academy Award®-nominated director/scr... |
| | | 03/12/07 | Amazon.com Launches Classical Music Blowout Store| Company Makes it Easier for Customers to Find Good Deals on
Classical Music
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
today announced the launch of its Classical Music Blowout Store which
offers customers a hand-picked selection of more than 2,000 classical
music titles across genres including instrumental classical, opera and
vocal classical. Citing significant growth of classical music at both
Amazon.com and industry wide, the worl... |
| | | 03/07/07 | “Amazon Unbox on TiVo” Now Available, Offering Over 1.5 Million Broadband-Ready TiVo Subscribers Access to Thousands of Movies and TV Shows| --Sony Pictures and MGM join roster of leading studios and networks offering content--
--New customers who sign up for Amazon Unbox on TiVo by April 30 receive $15 in
Amazon Unbox downloads--
ALVISO, Calif. and SEATTLE–March 7, 2007 – TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), together with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that “Amazon Unbox on TiVo” is now available to more than 1.5 million bro... |
| | | 03/02/07 | Amazon.com to Webcast Investor Conference Presentation| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that the Company will be speaking at
Morgan Stanley's Technology Conference on March 6, 2007.
This event will be webcast live at 8:45 a.m. PT/11:45 a.m. ET. The
audio will be available for at least three months thereafter at
www.amazon.com/ir.
CONTACT: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com media relations, 206-266-7180
SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.
... |
| | | 02/27/07 | CustomFlix Revs up DVD Selection with WheelsTV| More Than 60 New Automotive DVDs to Keep All Ages ''Wild about
Wheels'' Available Through Amazon.com |
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