Amazon.com, Inc.

Amazon.com Kicks-off the Holiday Shopping Season [Press Release]
Business Wire | 18 hours 55 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it is kicking off its holiday shopping season. The Amazon.com Black Friday Deals page (www.amazon.com/blackfriday) is now live, offering customers huge savings on thousands of hot holiday products.

Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 hours 17 minutes ago
...Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary...Meijer, Sears, USA Baby, and Wal-Mart stores and online at Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com, Costco.com, Target.com, and Walmart...

Buy.com(R) Enhances Payment Options with Checkout by Amazon and Amazon PayPhrase [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 hours 55 minutes ago
...Information Stored at Amazon.com PRNewswire ALISO...Amazon Payments, Inc. These options enable...information stored in their Amazon.com accounts to easily...information stored in their Amazon.com accounts," said...trademark of Buy.com Inc. Buy.com currently...

Susan Boyle s I Dreamed a Dream is Amazon Music s Largest Global CD Pre-Order [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 55 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Susan Boyle’s upcoming album, “I Dreamed a Dream,” has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon. The album will be released from Sony Music Entertainment on Nov. 23. Boyle became a reality show and Internet star after her April 11, 2009, appearance on the television show “Britain’s Got Talent,” where she sang “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Misérables.”

Artfest Financing and Producing Animated Children's Series "Rhupert" [Press Release]
MarketWire | 11 hours 48 minutes ago
DALLAS, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- Artfest International, Inc. (OTCBB: ARTS), a leading edge arts distribution company, announced it is financing the $4 million production of 13 episodes of "Rhupert," an animated children's series, which has commenced production. Artfest recently licensed the rights to Rhupert the Ostrich from creator and artist D. Arthur Wilson. Rhupert is a growing sensation in the literary and licensing world and has recently been adopted by The Peace Project as th...

Amazon Launches Frustration-Free Packaging Certification Program [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 18 hours 55 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of the Frustration-Free Packaging certification program (www.amazon.com/ffp-certification). The new initiative is designed to increase the number of Frustration-Free packaged items available to customers by making it easier for manufacturers to participate in Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging program.

Amazon.com Unveils Best Books of 2009, Including Editors Top 100 Books of the Year [Press Release]
Business Wire | 21 days 18 hours 55 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its picks for Best Books of 2009. This annual feature includes the Editors’ Picks for the Top 100 Books of the Year, Top 100 Customer Favorites, Top 10 lists for both editors and customers in nearly two dozen categories, including Literature & Fiction and Cooking, Food & Wine, as well as videos of the year. The majority of the Best Books of 2009 are available on Kindle via wireless download in less than 60 seconds. To see the full list of the Top...

Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 28% to $5.45 Billion; Newest Kindle Now Shipping and Lowering Price to $259 from $279 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 32 days 12 hours 54 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Kindle for PC Now Available The Free Application for Reading Kindle Books Available on the PC Today for Readers Around the World [Press Release]
Business Wire | 14 days 34 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the availability of "Kindle for PC," the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers (PC). The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) currently offers more than 360,000 books, including New Releases and 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less. The Kindle Store is the only place to find some of today’s most popular books in digital format. Kindle books ...

Amazon.com Acquires Zappos.com [Press Release]
Business Wire | 21 days 18 hours 55 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Zappos.com. Zappos.com, Inc. is a leader in online apparel and footwear sales that strives to provide shoppers with the best possible service and selection. The acquisition brings together two companies who share a passion for serving customers and whose customers benefit from cultures of innovation and long term thinking. Amazon.com previously announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Zappos.com o...

The Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Celebration Continues [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 18 hours 55 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) continues to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Wish List feature with November sweepstakes that offer customers amazing cash and prizes. There are six weeks left in the Wish List Sweepstakes and customers can enter weekly at www.amazon.com/wishlist10th by creating, adding an item to, or sharing an Amazon Wish List. The holidays are getting closer and Amazon Wish Lists are a great way for customers to let friends and family know what they are wishing for this...

Are You Knick Knack, Fiction Vixen, or Relentless Dentist ? Introducing Amazon PayPhrase the Easy-to-Remember Shortcut to Paying Quickly across the Web and on Amazon.com [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 4 hours 46 minutes ago
Amazon Payments, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today introduced Amazon PayPhrase, the easy-to-remember shortcut for paying on Amazon.com and other websites. With Amazon PayPhrase, online shoppers simply choose their own customized phrase — such as “Knick Knack,” “Home Sweet Home,” or “Jake’s Allowance” — and then enter that phrase along with a PIN to quickly preview their order and complete their purchase. PayPhrase allows Amazon.com customers to checkout across the we...

Amazon Launches Same Day Delivery in Seven Major Cities and Expands Saturday Delivery Options [Press Release]
Business Wire | 39 days 19 hours 55 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of “Local Express Delivery,” a new shipping option giving customers same-day delivery in seven major cities including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Seattle and Washington D.C. The service will be extended to Chicago, Indianapolis and Phoenix in the coming months.

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: NeurogesX, Sears Holdings, Target Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 10 hours 55 minutes ago
Zacks Equity Research highlights NeurogesX (Nasdaq: NGSX) as the Bull of the Day and Sears Holdings (Nasdaq: SHLD) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN).

Amazon.com Unveils the 2009 Holiday Toy List [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 19 hours 55 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today revealed the Holiday Toy List (www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist), where customers can find this season’s hottest toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics, movies and more. The Holiday Toy List features innovative search tools that allow customers to quickly narrow and expand search results simultaneously by “bestselling” or “average customer review,” then filter by age, gender, category, price and discount.