SEATTLE, Nov 14, 2001 -- Today Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched its holiday "Delight-O-Meter," first introduced on its Web site last year.
The Delight-O-Meter tracks the approximate number of items ordered from Amazon's sites worldwide (www.amazon.com, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de and www.amazon.co.jp), including items from the sites it operates in conjunction with third parties, such as Borders.com and Waterstones.co.uk, and items ordered from Toysrus.com and the Target store on Amazon.com.
Generally, the Delight-O-Meter tally also includes items ordered from third parties for which Amazon.com processes payment or performs fulfillment, such as items ordered from Amazon.com's Marketplace, Auctions and zShops.
The Delight-O-Meter does not count gift certificates or items for which Amazon.com does not process the payment or fulfill the order, such as merchandise or services ordered from the Health & Beauty, Cars or Travel stores.
The Delight-O-Meter debuted with more than 2.5 million items ordered since November 9, 2001. The Delight-O-Meter is updated frequently but is not a real-time reflection of items ordered.
Note: The Delight-O-Meter should not be viewed or used as a predictor or indicator of revenue or other financial information relating to Amazon.com.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection, along with online auctions and free electronic greeting cards. Amazon.com seeks to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Amazon.com and sellers list millions of unique new and used items in categories such as electronics, computers, kitchen and housewares, books, music, DVDs, videos, camera and photo items, toys, baby and baby registry, software, computer and video games, cell phones and service, tools and hardware, travel services, magazine subscriptions and outdoor living products. Through Amazon Marketplace, zShops and Auctions, any business or individual can sell virtually anything to Amazon.com's millions of customers, and with Amazon.com Payments, sellers can accept credit card transactions, avoiding the hassles of offline payments.
Amazon.com operates four international Web sites: www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr and www.amazon.co.jp. It also operates the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the Web's comprehensive and authoritative source of information on more than 275,000 movies and entertainment titles and 1 million cast and crew members dating from the birth of film.
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, Amazon.com's anticipated losses, significant amount of indebtedness, competition, strategic alliances, strategic partnerships and business combinations, seasonality, potential fluctuations in operating results and rate of growth, management of potential growth, risks of system interruption, international expansion, consumer trends, risk of fulfillment center optimization, inventory risks, limited operating history, risks related to fraud and Amazon.com Payments, and risks of 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, 2000, and all subsequent filings, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.