November 7, 2005 – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it is opening software development centers in Bucharest and Iasi, Romania. The center in Iasi is now open and the center in Bucharest is scheduled to open by the end of 2005. Both Romania centers are looking for Software Development Engineers, Database Architects, Team Leaders, and other exceptional computer scientists. Interested candidates can apply online at romania.amazon.com.

"We are delighted to announce the launch of the Amazon Development Centers in Romania,” said Lucian Vornicu, Manager of the Amazon Development Center in Iasi. “Amazon.com chose to open centers in Romania because of the talented software professionals who live in the region. We look forward to hiring the region's best people to join our team as we build innovative technology for Amazon's customers around the world.”

The Amazon Development Centers in Romania will focus on developing new and innovative web site features to help Amazon's customers find and discover anything they want to buy online. The centers are interested in hiring outstanding professionals with backgrounds in distributed system architecture, large-scale web sites, machine learning, statistics, software testing, or human/computer interface. Candidates should have experience designing and building sophisticated 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 Software Development Engineer, Database Architect, Quality Assurance Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, and Office Manager. Candidates interested in finding out more about the opportunities available at the centers should log onto romania.amazon.com. Amazon.com is not disclosing the total number of individuals who will be hired at the centers in Romania.

The Iasi and Bucharest centers will be the fifth and sixth Amazon.com international software development centers. Amazon.com also has centers in Edinburgh, Scotland; Cape Town, South Africa; Bangalore, India; and is planning to open a center Chennai, India, later this year.

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.

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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.

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