Chennai, India - October 21, 2005 - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will open a software development centre in Chennai, India. The Amazon Development Centre in Chennai will focus on developing new and innovative web site features to help Amazon's customers around the world find and discover anything they want to buy online.

The Amazon Development Centre in Chennai will manage all technology aspects of the web site features developed at this location. This ownership includes idea generation, analysis and technical design, as well as front, middle and back-tier software development across a variety of architectures and technologies.

The new centre in Chennai is looking for exceptional computer scientists and software engineers with entrepreneurial spirit to join the new team. Amazon employees from both the United States and India will interview candidates for positions at the new center beginning November 14 in Chennai. Interested candidates can request an interview by applying online at india.amazon.com.

In its search for world-class technical talent, the Amazon Development Centre in Chennai is interested in outstanding professionals with more than three years of industry experience in C++ or Java who are ready for a bigger and more challenging role. Backgrounds in distributed system architecture, large-scale web sites, machine learning, statistics or human / computer interface will be of benefit. Candidates should have experience designing and building complex yet maintainable systems, and should be able to do so in about one-third the time most competent people think possible. Successful candidates will receive meaningful equity compensation.

Specific roles available now include Operations Manager, Software Developer, IT Manager, and Manager of Office and Facilities. Candidates interested in finding out more about the opportunities available at the Amazon Development Centre in Chennai should log onto india.amazon.com.

Chennai will be the fourth Amazon.com international software development centre. Amazon.com also has centres in Edinburgh, Scotland; Cape Town, South Africa; and Bangalore, India.

About Amazon.com
Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.

Amazon.com and its affiliates operate seven retail Web sites: www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca and www.joyo.com.

As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Forward Looking Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to potential future losses, significant amount of indebtedness, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions, and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, consumer trends, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and all subsequent filings.

For more information:
India: Anuroopa Pereira, Text100 Public Relations
91 80 22291914/3946/42284/39005; anuroopap@text100.co.in

U.S.: Amazon.com Media Relations, 206-266-7180, www.amazon.com/pr