— 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 children's characters –Barney®, Disney® Princess, Elmo®, VeggieTales® and The Wiggles®, with Disney's Mickey, Minnie and Goofy coming soon – each track is personalized to incorporate a specific child's name throughout each song and produced without inventory as customers order via the CreateSpace CD on Demand program.
“Our collaboration with Just Me! Music allows more customers to gain access to smart, educational music that engages kids by making them the star of their own songs,” said Dana LoPiccolo-Giles, co-founder and managing director for CreateSpace. “We're seeing the demand for personalized products grow, and our service is the perfect complement because it provides customers with increased selection while offering music content owners an economically viable distribution model that requires no investment in inventory.”
The Just Me! Music series available via CreateSpace at Amazon.com comprises six CDs that are customizable with up to 2,000 children's names. Specific titles now available on demand through CreateSpace include “Barney® and Friends,” “Disney® Princess Tea Party,” “Elmo® and Friends,” “Sing-a-Long with the Wiggles®,” VeggieTales® “Sing-a-Long Songs” and Veggie Tales “Silly Songs.” A new Disney CD, “Mickey, Minnie and Goofy Sing-a-Long,” will also become available next month on Amazon.com.
“We are thrilled to work with CreateSpace to bring the largest catalog of names in the branded personalized CD category to millions of Amazon.com customers,” said Paul LaRue, CEO, Just Me! Music. “Parents have told us what a great experience it is to see and hear their child respond to songs sung by their favorite characters that incorporate their child's name into the music. Working with CreateSpace enables us to extend our reach to millions of families who can now easily order a personalized product online, even if their child has a unique name, and receive it just in time for the holidays.”
Just Me! Music's personalized CDs can be purchased for $29.95 on Amazon.com at www.amazon.com/justmemusic and at www.justmemusic.com. For more information on CreateSpace on demand services, please visit www.CreateSpace.com.
About CreateSpace
CreateSpace is a DBA of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ AMZN). A leader in manufacture on demand services for independent creative content owners, CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. in 2002 and acquired by Amazon.com Inc. in 2005. The company's mission is to profitably connect its members to a worldwide audience through multiple channels, including Amazon.com. CreateSpace provides inventory-free, physical distribution of Books, CDs and DVDs on Demand, and video downloads via Amazon Unbox.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (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, Inc. 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 and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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About Just Me! Music
Just Me! Music (JMM), founded by Paul LaRue and headquartered in Franklin, TN, is the leading purveyor of branded, personalized children's products. JMM works with the most popular children's brands, including Barney®, Disney® Princess, Elmo®, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, VeggieTales®, The Wiggles®, to create personalized CDs and books that incorporate a child's name throughout each song and literary adventure. With more than 1 Million products sold, customers can select from thousands of names to bring even the most unique child's name to life. For more information, please visit www.justmemusic.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS
For CreateSpace
Stacey Hurwitz
Phone: 831.430.4026
E-Mail: stacey@createspace.com
For Amazon.com
Amazon Media Hotline
Phone: 206.266.7180
For Just Me! Music
Rob Murray
Phone: 615.309.5606 Ext. 209
E-Mail: rob@justmemusic.com