The Dixie Chicks, Dean Koontz, and Chris ''Ludacris'' Bridges Headline World Premiere of ''Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher'' This Thursday, June 1, on Amazon.com

Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced that the Dixie Chicks,Dean Koontz and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges are scheduled to appear asguests on the premiere episode of "Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher"this Thursday, June 1, at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET.

"I'm delighted to be a part of the premiere of 'Amazon Fishbowl,'"said author Dean Koontz about his scheduled appearance on the June 1show. "This is a brilliant new way to reach readers, and with BillMaher as the host, at least his half of our conversation is guaranteedto be coherent."

Taped live and streamed through a media player on the Amazon.comhomepage, "Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher" is an approximately30-minute show with live musical performances and interviews conductedby comedian Bill Maher with authors, film stars and musicians everyThursday night June 1 through August 17 (shows will be archived on theAmazon Entertainment homepage at http://www.amazon.com/entertainment).The goal of the show is to help Amazon.com customers find and discovernew music, films, and books, and to help the creators of these worksfind new audiences. Each show includes a "UPS Special Delivery" inwhich Amazon.com and UPS surprise randomly selected customers bydelivering their Amazon.com order alongside their favorite authors,musicians and film stars.

On the June 1 premiere, the Grammy-award-winning Dixie Chicks willtalk with Maher and play songs from their brand-new album "Taking theLong Way," which was released on May 23 and currently topsAmazon.com's music bestseller list. Koontz will discuss his latestbook, "The Husband," which was released today, May 30. Chris"Ludacris" Bridges will be joined by former high school basketballstar Darnellia Russell to discuss their involvement in the new MiramaxPictures documentary film, "The Heart of the Game," which is scheduledto be shown in select theaters starting June 9. Examples of otherguests scheduled to appear on the show this summer include DashboardConfessional, John Mayer, Nelly Furtado, Augusten Burroughs, JanetEvanovich, Kathy Reichs, and Robert Baer.

The full-length pilot episode of "Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher"was filmed in Park City, Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival andis now available for viewing on the Amazon Entertainment homepage athttp://www.amazon.com/entertainment. Maher's guests for the pilot showincluded musician Rob Thomas, bestselling author Stephen King, andnovelist/screenwriter Armistead Maupin, who adapted his novel "TheNight Listener" for the Sundance debut film of the same name. Actorand comedian Paul Reiser made the UPS Special Delivery for the pilotepisode.

Journalists interested in receiving more information or covering ataping of "Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher" in person can submit aninquiry via http://www.amazon.com/pr or the Amazon.com Media Hotlineat 206-266-7180.

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