Amazon.com Announces Library Processing for Public and Academic Libraries Across the United States

"Libraries already use Amazon.com when they need fast and reliabledelivery of products at competitive prices, but our library customershave told us they would like Library Processing in order to betterserve their patrons," said Greg Greeley, vice president of books,magazines and corporate accounts. "Amazon.com is proud to offerlibraries this seamless, end-to-end processing service which will makeit even easier for libraries to shop with us."

When library customers order products from Amazon.com, they willhave the option of including MARC records, labels and barcodes as partof their order. Amazon.com library customers will also have the optionof having hardcover books delivered with Mylar jacketing - aprotective covering used by most libraries - taped over the jackets.Each of these services can be tailored to meet the needs of eachlibrary, and each library will be able to manage their processingprofile online.

"Now, more than ever, libraries are under enormous pressure tomeet the increased demand of library services while doing so with lessmoney and resources," said Julie Brinkley of the Dauphin CountyLibrary in Pennsylvania. "We're very eager to have Amazon.com provideLibrary Processing. It will be a great time-saver for the librarysystem."

To create a "Processing Profile," a customer simply needs to go tohttp://www.amazon.com/processing. From there, they can complete aweb-based form to provide all the information Amazon.com needs totailor their processing. Once a library creates a profile, the librarycan decide which orders they want to apply processing to.

Over the last year, Amazon.com has introduced several newlibrary-specific features including the Librarians' Store, onlineinvoicing, approval slips, and partnerships with sellers that enablelibraries to more easily sell their used books. Library Processingrepresents another step forward in providing libraries with an easyway to meet their collection and acquisition needs. For the latestlist of new features and services for libraries, visitwww.amazon.com/libraries.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based inSeattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offersEarth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's mostcustomer-centric company, where customers can find and discoveranything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer itscustomers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellersoffer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categoriessuch 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.

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Forward-Looking Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within themeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21Eof the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differsignificantly from management's expectations. These forward-lookingstatements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others,risks related to competition, management of growth, potentialfluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomesof legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization,seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategictransactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significantamount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history,government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends,and new business areas. More information about factors thatpotentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included inAmazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December31, 2005, and all subsequent filings.

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MARCIVE, Inc.

"We think librarians are going to love saving time withauthority-processed records from MARCIVE when they buy fromAmazon.com," said Scott Fleming, Chief Operating Officer, MARCIVE,Inc. "For over 25 years, MARCIVE has been helping librarians get thecataloging they need at the price they want. We have always offeredour customers choices and we see working with Amazon.com as a choicethat librarians are going to want."

OCLC Collection Management Services

"Through this cataloging partnership with Amazon.com, OCLC willdeliver WorldCat metadata records to libraries at the point ofneed--online, during the acquisitions process," said Phyllis Spies,Vice President, OCLC Collection Management Services. "Now, librariesthat buy books and other materials from Amazon.com will automaticallyreceive the corresponding catalog record delivered from OCLC, havetheir holdings set in WorldCat, and receive labels from Amazon.com.This is an added benefit for libraries with an OCLC catalogingsubscription; the service will be provided at no additional charge."

TLC

"TLC has built its reputation as an innovative library technologypartner by including progressive cataloging tools and quality MARCrecords," commented TLC CEO Annette Harwood Murphy. "With BiblioFileOnDemand, librarians can use those tools with the incredible resourcesof Amazon.com to obtain quality MARC records within seconds afterplacing an order. We are delighted with the new service and hope ourcustomers will be too."