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November 01, 2012 09:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time 

Amazon Opens Black Friday Deals Store Today Offering Thousands of Discounts

Get free shipping on millions of items and great prices on the season’s most popular gifts, including televisions, cameras, video games, movies, books, tools, watches, jewelry, clothing and more

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon.com, Inc. today announced the launch of its Black Friday Deals Store (www.amazon.com/blackfriday). The deals destination will feature a Deal of the Day, along with limited-time, doorbuster-style Lightning Deals and other huge savings on the hottest electronics, toys, clothing and more, now through Black Friday weekend.

“Plus, they can take advantage of free shipping on millions of items through Amazon Prime and FREE Super Saver Shipping.”

“By visiting our Black Friday Deals Store, customers can expect to find a large selection of the most anticipated products of the season, all for a great price,” said Ben Hartman, Vice President of Consumer Electronics for Amazon.com. “Plus, they can take advantage of free shipping on millions of items through Amazon Prime and FREE Super Saver Shipping.”

Below is a preview of items that will be discounted at various times leading up to Black Friday. Check the Amazon Black Friday Deals Store frequently for deals and pricing (www.amazon.com/blackfriday).

  • Panasonic VIERA ST50 Plasma TVs and E50 LED TVs
  • Samsung Series 9 Premium Ultrabook (silver)
  • Nikon Camera with 18x Zoom
  • Xbox 360 250GB with Kinect
  • JumpSport Elite 14-Foot Trampoline with Enclosure
  • Up to 40% on select Alex Toys
  • Street Surfing Amped Pro Scooters
  • Buy three or more select Hasbro Games, get the lowest price game free
  • Up to 60% off children’s books, including Disney Bedtime Favorites
  • Up to 50% off select winter clothing, including outerwear and cold weather accessories
  • Stuhrling Men’s Symphony Aristocrat Executive Automatic Skeleton Watch
  • Peugeot Women’s Diamond Accented Watch
  • Select Bosch tools and accessories
  • Up to 60% off popular TV series, including Seasons One and Two of The Walking Dead
  • Casio 76-Key Premium Keyboard Package

Finding Gift Ideas and Discovering Deals

Today, Amazon launched the Electronics Gift List (www.amazon.com/electronicsgiftlist), a curated list of new and top rated items, organized by category and gift recipient, so shoppers can easily discover the best gifts for everyone on their list.

For more information on the latest deals, follow @AmazonDeals on Twitter and Amazon.com on Facebook. To explore and buy Amazon’s holiday deals from anywhere, use the Amazon Mobile App (www.amazon.com/mobileapp) for your phone or tablet.

Shipping Options

Amazon offers free shipping on millions of items every day, year-round, with FREE Super Saver Shipping which is available on eligible orders $25 and over.

Amazon’s Prime members enjoy FREE Two-Day Shipping on millions of items sold by Amazon.com for only $79 a year. To become a member of Amazon Prime, or to learn more about the membership program, customers can visit www.amazon.com/prime.

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 Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long battery life, and a thin and light design. The new latest generation Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now features new, improved fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom high-definition display, exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with dual-band support and dual-antennas/MIMO for 40% faster throughput than other tablets, enough storage for HD content, and the latest generation processor and graphics engine—and it is available in two display sizes—7” and 8.9”. The large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available with 4G wireless, and comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G LTE data package. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer battery life.

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, www.amazon.cn, www.amazon.it, and www.amazon.es. 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, 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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

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