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CORRECTING and REPLACING Calling All Kids! Amazon.Com Launches Harry Potter Kid Correspondent Quest

Posted on: Thursday, 24 May 2007, 09:00 CDT

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The corrected release reads:

CALLING ALL KIDS! AMAZON.COM LAUNCHES HARRY POTTER KID CORRESPONDENT QUEST

Parents Can Upload Video Recordings of Their Children Sharing Their Enthusiasm for Harry Potter; Selected Kids Become Amazon Kid Correspondents

Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) today announced it is seeking enthusiastic, energetic young Muggles under the age of 18 to be video recorded sharing their excitement for the epic series and championing their favorite Harry Potter character. Ten entrants will be selected as "Amazon Kid Correspondents," and will serve as Amazon.com's Harry Potter aficionados in media interviews and on the Amazon.com Web site leading up to the much-anticipated July 21 release of "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows."

Selected video submissions will be shown on the Amazon.com Web site for customers to enjoy. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. PDT on Friday, June 1, 2007; or when 1,000 eligible entries have been received, whichever comes first.

For more information on the Harry Potter Kid Correspondent Quest and for detailed Quest rules, visit www.amazon.com/kidcorrespondent.

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 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 Statements

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, new products, services and technologies, 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, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. 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, 2006, and all subsequent filings.

Source: Business Wire

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