Munich/Leipzig, March 21, 2006 – Amazon.de today announced plans to open a new fulfilment center in Leipzig, Saxony, in the third quarter of 2006. The new facility will create up to 400 permanent jobs over the next 36 months.

The new operation in Leipzig is in addition to Amazon's existing fulfilment center in Bad Hersfeld, and will process the whole range of products available at Amazon.de – from media products to toys, home & garden equipment and consumer electronics. The Bad Hersfeld facility remains unchanged and will continue to serve the millions of Amazon.de customers.

“As Amazon.de has grown and we've expanded selection to include product categories with larger-sized items, such as Electronics and Kitchen and Home, we need additional capacity to accommodate these bulkier items,” said Paul Niewerth, General Manager Amazon Logistik Bad Hersfeld. “The new centre in Leipzig will help our fulfillment network operate more efficiently while supporting future growth. We're grateful to the City of Leipzig and Deputy Mayor for Economy and Labor Detlef Schubert as well as to the Federal State of Saxony and its President Prof. Dr. Georg Milbradt for making this possible.”

The Leipzig location was chosen primarily for its central location within Europe and the quality of the workforce. The Leipzig fulfillment center will be over 70,000 square meters – roughly the size of 11 football pitches. Amazon.de will be leasing the building from the international investor and developer Eurinpro.

Leipzig Deputy Mayor Detlef Schubert comments, "Leipzig is happy to welcome Amazon.de in our city; their selection of Leipzig is another example of leading global companies choosing our region to do business. We're looking forward to working together with Amazon.de to have the new fulfilment center up and hundreds of people employed in the coming months.”

Amazon.de is looking for employees with drive, ambition and a passion for ensuring that customers receive a first-class shopping experience. Opportunities exist in different areas as Associates for receiving (goods inward); picking and packing, Teamleader and Management.

Candidates interested in applying for positions of Associates for receiving, picking and packing should log onto www.jobimpuuls.de or call 0341/2359965 (PUUL). Candidates interested in Management jobs log onto www.Amazon.de/jobs for further details.

About Amazon.de

Amazon.de opened its virtual doors in October 1998. Amazon strives to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Amazon.de and sellers list millions of new and used items in categories such as books, CDs, videos and DVDs as well as products for home and garden, consumer electronics and photos, toys, PC and video games, software and computer supplies. Through Amazon Marketplace, zShops and Auctions, any business or individual can sell virtually anything to Amazon.de's millions of customers. Amazon.de offers its customers payment by invoice, a secure credit card payment option, personalized recommendations, and a time saving ordering process using 1-ClickTM technology. Through Amazon Mobil, Amazon.de is accessible via WAP technology at www.amazon.de/mobil. Austrian customers can access the full range of products via www.amazon.at. www.amazon.de is one of the websites operated by Amazon and its affiliates; the others include www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca and www.joyo.com. Amazon.de is the trading name for Amazon.com Int'l Sales, Inc., and Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l., which are both wholly owned subsidiaries of global online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) located in Seattle, Wash.

As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, 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, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, 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, 2005, and all subsequent filings.

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