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The Company also announced that effective today Amazon.com is providing a new class of economy shipping, Super Saver Shipping, which is free on qualifying orders. To qualify, orders must be over $99. (Other details and restrictions can be found at www.amazon.com/supersavershipping.) This is not a seasonal or limited-time promotion, but an indefinite, everyday, 365-days-a-year offer.

``There are two types of retailers: those that work hard to raise prices and those that work hard to lower prices. Though both models can be successful, we've decided to relentlessly follow the second model,'' said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. ``In this spirit, we're incredibly pleased to introduce Super Saver Shipping -- free on orders over $99.''

``Our improvements in productivity allowed us to lower book prices and now allow us to offer free shipping,'' said Warren Jenson, chief financial officer. ``We expect that these money-saving initiatives for customers will continue to play an important role in our growth.''

International segment sales across the Company's UK, Germany, France and Japan sites grew 81%. Including sales from the U.S. site, more than 29% of the Company's sales were made to international customers. In addition, the Company's operations for the UK and German sites had a combined pro forma operating profit for the fourth quarter of 2001, just three years after their launch.

Highlights of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2001 Results (comparisons are with fiscal 2000 and the fourth quarter of 2000)

Net sales for the 2001 fiscal year reached a record-setting $3.12 billion, a 13% increase.
Fiscal 2001 pro forma operating loss was $45 million, an improvement of more than $270 million.
Pro forma operating losses from our International sites declined by 76% to $11 million, or 4% of International net sales in fourth quarter 2001.
Electronics, Tools and Kitchen segment pro forma operating losses declined by $52 million, or 72%, to $20 million in fourth quarter 2001.
Marketplace (Used and other new) orders equaled approximately 15% of total U.S. orders in fourth quarter 2001, compared with 1% (Used launched November, 2000).
Annualized inventory turns improved 38% to 25 in fourth quarter 2001, up from 18.
Operating cash flow improved 41% to $349 million in fourth quarter 2001, a $101 million increase.
Cash and marketable securities were approximately $1 billion at December 31, 2001.
Financial Guidance

The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of January 22, 2002. Results may be materially affected by many factors, such as potential changes in general economic conditions and consumer spending, the emerging nature and rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, and the various factors detailed below.

First Quarter 2002 Expectations

Net sales are expected to be between $775 million and $825 million, or grow between 11% and 18%.
Pro forma loss from operations is expected to be between break-even and $16 million, or between 0% and 2% of net sales.
Full Year 2002 Expectations

Net sales are expected to grow by 10% or more.
Positive operating cash flow, and possibly free cash flow, is expected.
Pro forma income from operations is expected to be $30 million or more.
These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, among others, the rate of growth of the economy in general and of the Internet and online commerce, customer spending patterns, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, risks of inventory management, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains and develops service relationships with third-party sellers and other strategic transactions, fluctuations in the value of securities and non-cash payments Amazon.com receives in connection with such transactions, foreign currency exchange risks, seasonality, international growth and expansion, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risk of future losses, significant amount of indebtedness, competition, potential fluctuations in operating results, management of potential growth, system interruption, consumer trends, fulfillment center optimization, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud and Amazon.com Payments, new business areas, business combinations, and strategic alliances. 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, 2000, including all subsequent filings.

The Company intends to continue its practice of not updating forward-looking statements other than in publicly available documents.

Pro Forma Results

Pro forma results, which generally exclude non-operational, non-cash charges and benefits as well as one-time charges, are provided as a complement to results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (known as ``GAAP''). A reconciliation of GAAP to pro forma is included in the attached financial statements.

Management measures the progress of the business using pro forma operating results, which exclude the following line items on the Company's statements of operations:

Stock-based compensation
Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles
Restructuring-related and other
Pro forma net results exclude, in addition to the line items described above, the following line items on our statements of operations:

Other gains (losses), net
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
Conference Call

A conference call will be Webcast live at www.amazon.com/ir today at 8:30 a.m. EST/5:30 a.m. PST and will be available through March 31, 2002. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Amazon.com and sellers list millions of unique new and used items in categories such as electronics, computers, kitchen and housewares, books, music, DVDs, videos, camera and photo items, toys, baby and baby registry, software, computer and video games, cell phones and service, tools and hardware, travel services, magazine subscriptions and outdoor living items. Through Amazon Marketplace, zShops and Auctions, any business or individual can sell virtually anything to Amazon.com's millions of customers, and with Amazon.com Payments, sellers can accept credit card transactions, avoiding the hassles of offline payments. Amazon.com also offers the Amazon Credit Account, the online equivalent of a department store credit card, which provides shoppers the opportunity to buy now and pay later when shopping at Amazon.com.

Amazon.com operates four international Web sites: www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr and www.amazon.co.jp. It also operates the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the Web's comprehensive and authoritative source of information on more than 300,000 movies and entertainment titles and 1 million cast and crew members dating from the birth of film.


                     AMAZON.COM, INC.
                 Statements of Operations
          (in thousands, except per share data)
                       (unaudited)

                     Three Months Ended             Year Ended
                        December 31,                December 31,
--------------------------------------------------
                     2001         2000         2001           2000
--------------------------------------------------
Net sales        $ 1,115,171    $ 972,360  $ 3,122,433    $ 2,761,983
Cost of sales        841,122      748,060    2,323,875      2,106,206
--------------------------------------------------
Gross profit         274,049      224,300      798,558        655,777

Operating expenses:
   Fulfillment      109,019      131,028      374,250        414,509
   Marketing         34,450       55,195      138,283        179,980
   Technology and
    content          52,325       69,791      241,165        269,326
   General and
    administrative   19,575       28,232       89,862        108,962
   Stock-based
    compensation      1,937       (1,112)       4,637         24,797
   Amortization of
    goodwill and
    other
    intangibles      37,537       79,210      181,033        321,772
   Restructuring-
    related and
    other             4,681      184,052      181,585        200,311
--------------------------------------------------
Total operating
expenses            259,524      546,396    1,210,815      1,519,657
--------------------------------------------------

Income (loss) from
operations           14,525     (322,096)    (412,257)      (863,880)

Interest income        6,030       10,979       29,103         40,821
Interest expense     (35,290)     (36,094)    (139,232)      (130,921)
Other income
(expense), net        5,365       (5,365)      (1,900)       (10,058)
Other gains
(losses), net        16,312     (155,005)      (2,141)      (142,639)
--------------------------------------------------
Net interest
 expense and other   (7,583)    (185,485)    (114,170)      (242,797)
--------------------------------------------------

Income (loss) before
equity in losses of
equity-method
investees             6,942     (507,581)    (526,427)    (1,106,677)

Equity in losses of
equity-method
investees, net       (1,855)     (37,559)     (30,327)      (304,596)
--------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) before
change in
accounting principle  5,087     (545,140)    (556,754)    (1,411,273)
Cumulative effect of
change in accounting
principle                -            -       (10,523)            -
--------------------------------------------------
Net income (loss)    $ 5,087   $ (545,140)  $ (567,277)  $ (1,411,273)
==================================================

Basic and diluted
income (loss) per share:
 Prior to cumulative
  effect of change in
  accounting
  principle          $ 0.01      $ (1.53)     $ (1.53)       $ (4.02)
 Cumulative
  effect of
  change in
  accounting
  principle              -            -         (0.03)            -
--------------------------------------------------
                     $ 0.01      $ (1.53)     $ (1.56)       $ (4.02)
==================================================

Shares used in
computation of
 Basic income
  (loss) per share  371,420      355,681      364,211        350,873
==================================================
 Diluted income
  (loss) per share  384,045      355,681      364,211        350,873
==================================================

Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an
integral part of the press release financial statements.


                          AMAZON.COM, INC.
                 Pro Forma Statements of Operations
                (in thousands, except per share data)
                             (unaudited)

                             Three Months Ended
              December 31, 2001             December 31, 2000
--------------------------------------------------
                   Pro Forma                     Pro Forma
            As     Adjustments Pro      As       Adjustments   Pro
         Reported(1)           Forma   Reported(1)             Forma
--------------------------------------------------
Net
sales   $1,115,171    $ - $1,115,171   $972,360       $ -   $972,360
Cost of
sales      841,122      -    841,122    748,060         -    748,060
--------------------------------------------------
Gross
profit     274,049      -    274,049    224,300         -    224,300

Operating
expenses:
Fulfillment 109,019      -    109,019    131,028         -    131,028
Marketing    34,450      -     34,450     55,195         -     55,195
Technology
and content 52,325      -     52,325     69,791         -     69,791
General and
administrative
            19,575      -     19,575     28,232         -     28,232
Stock-based
compensation 1,937   (1,937)      -      (1,112)     1,112        -
Amortization
of goodwill
and other
intangibles 37,537  (37,537)      -      79,210    (79,210)       -
Restructuring-
related and
other        4,681   (4,681)      -     184,052   (184,052)       -
--------------------------------------------------
Total
operating
expenses   259,524  (44,155) 215,369    546,396   (262,150)  284,246
--------------------------------------------------
Income (loss)
from
operations  14,525   44,155   58,680   (322,096)   262,150   (59,946)
Interest
income       6,030       -     6,030     10,979         -     10,979
Interest
expense    (35,290)      -   (35,290)   (36,094)        -    (36,094)
Other income
(expense),
net          5,365       -     5,365     (5,365)        -     (5,365)
Other gains
(losses),
net         16,312  (16,312)      -    (155,005)   155,005        -
--------------------------------------------------
Net interest
expense and
other       (7,583) (16,312) (23,895)  (185,485)   155,005   (30,480)
--------------------------------------------------
Income (loss)
before equity
in losses of
equity-method
investees     6,942   27,843   34,785   (507,581)   417,155   (90,426)

Equity in
losses of
equity-
method
investees,
net          (1,855)   1,855       -     (37,559)    37,559         -
--------------------------------------------------
Net income
(loss)      $5,087  $29,698  $34,785  $(545,140)  $454,714  $(90,426)
==================================================
Net cash
provided by
operating
activities $349,120          $349,120   $247,653             $247,653
==================================================
Basic and
diluted
income (loss)
per share    $ 0.01            $ 0.09    $ (1.53)             $ (0.25)
==================================================
Shares used in
computation of
 Basic income
  (loss) per
  share    371,420           371,420    355,681              355,681
==================================================
 Diluted income
  (loss) per
  share    384,045           384,045    355,681              355,681
==================================================

Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an
integral part of the press release financial statements.

(1) In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States


                          AMAZON.COM, INC.
                 Pro Forma Statements of Operations
                (in thousands, except per share data)
                             (unaudited)

                                 Year Ended
             December 31, 2001             December 31, 2000
--------------------------------------------------
       As          Pro Forma   Pro    As          Pro Forma   Pro
       Reported(1) Adjustments Forma  Reported(1) Adjustments Forma
--------------------------------------------------
Net
sales  $ 3,122,433   $ -  $3,122,433 $2,761,983      $ -  $2,761,983
Cost of
sales    2,323,875     -   2,323,875  2,106,206        -   2,106,206
--------------------------------------------------
Gross
profit     798,558     -     798,558    655,777        -     655,777

Operating
expenses:
Fulfillment 374,250     -     374,250    414,509        -     414,509
Marketing   138,283     -     138,283    179,980        -     179,980
Technology
and
content    241,165     -     241,165    269,326        -     269,326
General and
administrative
            89,862     -      89,862    108,962        -     108,962
Stock-based
compensation 4,637   (4,637)    -        24,797    (24,797)       -
Amortization
of goodwill
and other
intangibles
           181,033 (181,033)    -       321,772   (321,772)       -
Restructuring-
related and
other      181,585 (181,585)    -       200,311   (200,311)       -
--------------------------------------------------
Total
operating
expenses 1,210,815 (367,255) 843,560  1,519,657   (546,880)  972,777
--------------------------------------------------

Loss from
operations
          (412,257) 367,255  (45,002)  (863,880)   546,880  (317,000)

Interest
income      29,103     -      29,103     40,821        -      40,821
Interest
expense   (139,232)    -    (139,232)  (130,921)       -    (130,921)
Other
expense,
net         (1,900)    -      (1,900)   (10,058)       -     (10,058)
Other gains
(losses),
net         (2,141)   2,141      -     (142,639)   142,639       -
--------------------------------------------------
Net interest
expense and
other     (114,170)   2,141 (112,029)  (242,797)   142,639  (100,158)
--------------------------------------------------

Loss before
equity in
losses of
equity-method
investees (526,427) 369,396 (157,031)(1,106,677)   689,519  (417,158)
Equity in
losses of
equity-method
investees,
net        (30,327)  30,327      -     (304,596)   304,596        -
--------------------------------------------------
Loss before
change in
accounting
principle (556,754) 399,723 (157,031)(1,411,273)   994,115  (417,158)
Cumulative
effect of
change in
accounting
principle  (10,523)  10,523      -          -          -          -
--------------------------------------------------
Net loss  $(567,277)$410,246$(157,031)$(1,411,273) $994,115 $(417,158)
==================================================
Net cash
used in
operating
activities
         $(119,782)        $(119,782) $(130,442)           $(130,442)
==================================================
Basic and
diluted loss
per share:
Prior to
cumulative
effect of
change in
accounting
principle   $(1.53)          $ (0.43)   $ (4.02)             $ (1.19)
Cumulative
effect of
change in
accounting
principle    (0.03)              -         -                      -
--------------------------------------------------
           $ (1.56)          $ (0.43)   $ (4.02)             $ (1.19)
==================================================
Shares used
in computation
of basic
and diluted
loss per
share      364,211           364,211    350,873              350,873
==================================================

Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an
integral part of the press release financial statements.

(1) In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States

                          AMAZON.COM, INC.
                         Segment Information
                           (in thousands)
                             (unaudited)

                      Three Months Ended December 31, 2001
--------------------------------------------------
                  U.S. Retail
-------------------------------------
         Books,   Electronics,
         Music     Tools              Services           Consolidated
         and DVD/  and
         Video     Kitchen   Total             International
--------------------------------------------------
Net sales  $538,012 $216,614 $754,626    $98,113   $262,432 $1,115,171
Gross
profit     139,812   34,678  174,490     44,531     55,028    274,049
Pro forma
income (loss)
from
operations  63,938  (20,423)  43,515     25,715    (10,550)    58,680
Stock-based
compensation                                                  (1,937)
Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles                (37,537)
Restructuring-related and other                                (4,681)
Net interest expense and other                                 (7,583)
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net               (1,855)
                                                              -------
Net income (loss)                                              $5,087
                                                             ========

Segment highlights:
Y / Y net
sales growth    5%      (2%)      3%         3%        81%        15%
Y / Y gross
profit growth   1%      55%       8%        21%       110%        22%
Gross margin    26%      16%      23%        45%        21%        25%
Pro forma
operating
margin         12%      (9%)      6%        26%        (4%)        5%
Net sales mix   48%      19%      67%         9%        24%       100%


                Three Months Ended December 31, 2000
--------------------------------------------------
                  U.S. Retail
-------------------------------------
          Books,  Electronics,
          Music    Tools              Services           Consolidated
          and DVD/  and
          Video    Kitchen   Total             International
--------------------------------------------------
Net sales  $511,671 $220,203 $731,874    $95,601   $144,885  $972,360
Gross
profit     138,989   22,407  161,396     36,672     26,232   224,300
Pro forma
income (loss)
from
operations  39,122  (72,725) (33,603)    17,207    (43,550)  (59,946)
Stock-based
compensation                                                   1,112
Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles                (79,210)
Restructuring-related and other                              (184,052)
Net interest expense and other                               (185,485)
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net              (37,559)
                                                             --------
Net loss                                                   $ (545,140)
                                                          ===========

Segment highlights:
Y / Y net
sales growth   11%      62%      23%       967%       104%       44%
Y / Y gross
profit growth  79%      N/A     152%       315%        77%      155%
Gross margin    27%      10%      22%        38%        18%       23%
Pro forma
operating
margin          8%     (33%)     (5%)       18%       (30%)      (6%)
Net sales mix   53%      22%      75%        10%        15%      100%


                    Year Ended December 31, 2001
--------------------------------------------------
                  U.S. Retail
-------------------------------------
          Books,  Electronics,
          Music    Tools              Services           Consolidated
          and DVD/  and
          Video    Kitchen   Total             International
--------------------------------------------------
Net
sales   $1,688,752 $547,190 $2,235,942 $225,117  $661,374 $3,122,433
Gross
profit     453,129   78,384    531,513  126,439   140,606    798,558
Pro forma
income (loss)
from
operations 156,753 (140,685)    16,068   42,042  (103,112)   (45,002)
Stock-based
compensation                                                  (4,637)
Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles               (181,033)
Restructuring-related and other                              (181,585)
Net interest expense and other                               (114,170)
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net              (30,327)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle           (10,523)
                                                             --------
Net loss                                                   $ (567,277)
                                                          ===========

Segment highlights:
Y / Y net
sales growth   (1%)     13%       2%        13%        74%       13%
Y / Y gross
profit growth   9%      76%      15%         9%        82%       22%
Gross margin    27%      14%      24%        56%        21%       26%
Pro forma
operating
margin          9%     (26%)      1%        19%       (16%)      (1%)
Net sales mix   54%      18%      72%         7%        21%      100%


                    Year Ended December 31, 2000
--------------------------------------------------
                  U.S. Retail
-------------------------------------
          Books,  Electronics,
          Music    Tools              Services           Consolidated
          and DVD/  and
          Video    Kitchen   Total             International
--------------------------------------------------
Net
sales   $1,698,266 $484,151 $2,182,417 $198,491  $381,075 $2,761,983
Gross
profit     417,452   44,655    462,107  116,234    77,436    655,777
Pro forma
income (loss)
from
operations  71,441 (269,890)  (198,449)  26,519  (145,070)  (317,000)
Stock-based
compensation                                                 (24,797)
Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles               (321,772)
Restructuring-related and other                              (200,311)
Net interest expense and other                               (242,797)
Equity in losses of equity-method investees, net             (304,596)
                                                            ---------
Net loss                                                 $ (1,411,273)
                                                        =============

Segment highlights:
Y / Y net
sales growth   30%     221%      50%        N/A       127%       68%
Y / Y gross
profit growth  59%      N/A      90%        N/A       118%      126%
Gross margin    25%       9%      21%        59%        20%       24%
Pro forma
operating
margin          4%     (56%)     (9%)       13%       (38%)     (11%)
Net sales mix   61%      18%      79%         7%        14%      100%

Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an
integral part of the press release financial statements.

                          AMAZON.COM, INC.
                           Balance Sheets
                (in thousands, except per share data)
                             (unaudited)


                                  December 31,        December 31,
                                      2001               2000
                                  -----------         -----------
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents       $   540,282         $   822,435
Marketable securities               456,303             278,087
Inventories                         143,722             174,563
Prepaid expenses and
 other current assets                67,613              86,044
                                  ---------           ---------
   Total current assets           1,207,920           1,361,129

Fixed assets, net                    271,751             366,416
Goodwill, net                         45,367             158,990
Other intangibles, net                34,382              96,335
Investments in equity-method
investees                            10,387              52,073
Other equity investments              17,972              40,177
Other assets                          49,768              60,049
                                  ---------           ---------
   Total assets                 $ 1,637,547         $ 2,135,169
                                  =========           =========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable               $   444,748         $   485,383
 Accrued expenses and
  other current liabilities         305,064             272,683
 Unearned revenue                    87,978             131,117
 Interest payable                    68,632              69,196
 Current portion of
  long-term debt and other           14,992              16,577
                                  ---------           ---------
   Total current liabilities        921,414             974,956

Long-term debt and other           2,156,133           2,127,464

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:
  Authorized shares -- 500,000
  Issued and outstanding shares
   -- none                               -                   -
Common stock, $0.01 par value:
  Authorized shares -- 5,000,000
  Issued and outstanding shares --
   373,218 and 357,140,
   respectively                       3,732               3,571
Additional paid-in capital        1,462,769           1,338,303
Deferred stock-based
 compensation                        (9,853)            (13,448)
Accumulated other comprehensive
 loss                               (36,070)             (2,376)
Accumulated deficit              (2,860,578)         (2,293,301)
                                 ----------          ----------
  Total stockholders' deficit    (1,440,000)           (967,251)
                                 ----------          ----------
   Total liabilities and
    stockholders' deficit       $ 1,637,547         $ 2,135,169
                                 ==========          ==========

Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an
integral part of the press release financial statements.

                          AMAZON.COM, INC.
                      Statements of Cash Flows
                           (in thousands)
                             (unaudited)

                          Three Months Ended         Year Ended
                             December 31,            December 31,
                          ------------------     ------------------
                           2001        2000       2001        2000
                          ------------------     ------------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD      $ 432,307  $ 647,048  $ 822,435   $ 133,309
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)             5,087   (545,140)  (567,277) (1,411,273)
Adjustments to
reconcile net income
(loss) to net cash
provided by (used in)
operating activities:
 Depreciation of fixed assets
  and other amortization    21,047     22,741     84,709      84,460
 Stock-based compensation    1,937     (1,112)     4,637      24,797
 Equity in losses of
  equity-method investees,
  net                        1,855     37,559     30,327     304,596
 Amortization of goodwill
  and other intangibles     37,537     79,210    181,033     321,772
 Non-cash
  restructuring-related
  and other                  2,883    184,052     73,293     200,311
 Loss (gain) on sale of
  marketable securities, net  (198)     3,877     (1,335)       (280)
 Other losses (gains), net (16,312)   155,005      2,141     142,639
 Non-cash interest expense
  and other                  6,510      6,450     26,629      24,766
 Cumulative effect of change
  in accounting principle       -          -      10,523          -
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
 Inventories               (13,813)   (10,683)    30,628      46,083
 Prepaid expenses and
  other current assets       2,641      3,412     20,732      (8,585)
 Accounts payable          209,546    180,674    (44,438)     22,357
 Accrued expenses and
  other current liabilities 65,243    113,374     50,031      93,967
 Unearned revenue           38,098     31,727    114,738      97,818
 Amortization of
  previously unearned
  revenue                  (40,408)   (42,653)  (135,808)   (108,211)
 Interest payable           27,467     29,160       (345)     34,341
                           -------    -------     -------    -------
Net cash provided by
(used in) operating
activities                 349,120    247,653   (119,782)   (130,442)


INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Sales and maturities of
marketable securities       67,316     23,811    370,377     545,724
Purchases of marketable
securities                (286,214)   (88,715)  (567,152)   (184,455)
Purchases of fixed assets,
including internal-use
software and web-site
development                 (7,534)   (37,331)   (50,321)   (134,758)
Investments in equity-method
investees and other
investments                 (6,198)      (691)    (6,198)    (62,533)
                           -------    -------     -------    -------
 Net cash provided by
  (used in) investing
  activities              (232,630)  (102,926)  (253,294)    163,978

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise
of stock options and other   2,047      4,980     16,625      44,697
Proceeds from issuance
of common stock, net of
issuance costs                  -          -      99,831          -
Proceeds from long-term
debt and other                  -          -      10,000     681,499
Repayment of long-term
debt and other              (4,440)    (3,930)   (19,575)    (16,927)
Financing costs                  -          -          -      (16,122)
                           -------    -------     -------    -------
 Net cash provided by
 (used in) financing
 activities                 (2,393)     1,050    106,881     693,147
Effect of exchange-rate
changes on cash and cash
equivalents                 (6,122)    29,610    (15,958)    (37,557)
                           -------    -------    --------    -------
Net increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents  107,975    175,387   (282,153)    689,126
                           -------    -------    --------    -------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
END OF PERIOD            $ 540,282  $ 822,435  $ 540,282   $ 822,435
                           =======    =======    =======     =======
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:
Fixed assets acquired
under capital leases     $     114  $     113  $   4,597   $   4,459
Fixed assets acquired
under financing agreements   1,000         -       1,000       4,844
Equity securities
received for commercial
agreements                      -          -         331     106,848
Stock issued in connection
with business acquisitions
and minority investments     5,000         -       5,000      32,130
Cash paid for interest        1,194      1,870    112,184      67,252

Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an
integral part of the press release financial statements.

                          AMAZON.COM, INC.
       Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
                             (unaudited)
                (in millions, except per share data)

                                                                Y/Y
               Q4 2000   Q1 2001   Q2 2001   Q3 2001 Q4 2001 Growth %
              --------- --------- --------- -------- ------- --------

Results of Operations

Net sales      $    972  $    700  $    668  $    639  $ 1,115   15%
Net sales --
trailing
twelve months
(TTM)         $  2,762  $  2,888  $  2,978  $  2,980  $ 3,122   13%
Net sales to
customers outside
the U.S. --
% of net sales      21%       26%       28%       29%      29%  N/A

Gross profit   $    224  $    183  $    180  $    162  $   274   22%
Gross margin --
% of net sales    23.1%     26.1%     26.9%     25.4%    24.6%  N/A
Gross profit --
TTM           $    656  $    710  $    754  $    749  $   799   22%
Gross margin --
TTM % of net
sales             23.7%     24.6%     25.3%     25.1%    25.6%  N/A

Fulfillment costs
-- % of net
sales             13.5%     14.0%     12.8%     12.7%     9.8%  N/A
Fulfillment costs
-- % of U.S.
Retail and
International
combined net
sales             14.9%     14.9%     13.6%     13.7%    10.7%  N/A

Pro forma operating
expenses      $    284  $    231  $    208  $    189  $   215  (24%)
Pro forma operating
expenses
-- TTM        $    973  $    977  $    959  $    912  $   844  (13%)

Pro forma operating
income (loss) $    (60) $    (49) $    (28) $    (27) $    59   N/A
Pro forma operating
margin -- % of
net sales         (6.2%)    (6.9%)    (4.2%)    (4.2%)    5.3%  N/A
Pro forma operating
income (loss)
-- TTM        $   (317) $   (266) $   (205) $   (164) $   (45) (86%)

GAAP operating
income (loss) $   (322) $   (217) $   (140) $    (70) $    15   N/A
GAAP operating
income (loss)
-- % of net
sales            (33.1%)   (30.9%)   (20.9%)   (11.0%)    1.3%  N/A
GAAP operating
income (loss)
-- TTM        $   (864) $   (883) $   (842) $   (749) $  (412) (52%)

Pro forma net
income (loss) $    (90) $    (76) $    (58) $    (58) $    35   N/A
Pro forma net
income (loss)
per share     $  (0.25) $  (0.21) $  (0.16) $  (0.16) $  0.09   N/A
Pro forma net
income (loss)
-- TTM        $   (417) $   (372) $   (314) $   (282) $  (157) (62%)

GAAP net income
(loss)        $   (545) $   (234) $   (168) $   (170) $     5   N/A
GAAP net income
(loss) per
share         $  (1.53) $  (0.66) $  (0.47) $  (0.46) $  0.01   N/A
GAAP net income
(loss) -- TTM $ (1,411) $ (1,337) $ (1,188) $ (1,118) $  (567) (60%)

U.S. books, music and
DVD/video (US BMVD) segment:
 US BMVD
  net sales   $    512  $    410  $    390  $    351  $   538    5%
 US BMVD
  net sales
  -- TTM      $  1,698  $  1,706  $  1,711  $  1,662  $ 1,689   (1%)
 US BMVD
  gross
  profit      $    139  $    109  $    111  $     93  $   140    1%
 US BMVD
  pro forma
  operating
  margin --
  % of US
  BMVD net
  sales              8%        7%       10%        7%      12%  N/A

U.S. electronics,
tools and
kitchen
(US ETK)
segment:
 US ETK net
  sales       $    220  $    117  $    111  $    103   $  217   (2%)
 US ETK net
  sales --
  TTM         $    484  $    526  $    545  $    551   $  547   13%
 US ETK gross
  profit      $     22  $     17  $     13  $     13   $   35   55%
 US ETK
  pro forma
  operating
  margin --
  % of US ETK
  net sales        (33%)     (39%)     (37%)     (32%)     (9%) N/A

Services segment:
Services net
 sales        $     96  $     42  $     39  $     46   $   98    3%
Services net
 sales -- TTM $    198  $    218  $    229  $    223   $  225   13%
Services gross
 profit       $     37  $     28  $     26  $     27   $   45   21%
Services pro
 forma
 operating
 margin --
 % of Services
 net sales          18%       10%       11%       17%      26%  N/A

International segment:
International net
 sales        $    145  $    132  $    128  $    138   $  262   81%
International net
 sales -- TTM $    381  $    438  $    493  $    544   $  661   74%
International
 gross profit $     26  $     28  $     29  $     28   $   55  110%
International pro
 forma
 operating
 margin --
 % of
 International
 net sales         (30%)     (26%)     (23%)     (20%)     (4%) N/A


Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an
integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business
Metrics.

                          AMAZON.COM, INC.
       Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
                             (unaudited)
(in millions, except, net sales per active customer, marketing cost
per new customer account, inventory turnover, accounts payable days,
                         and employee data)

                                                               Y/Y
                Q4 2000  Q1 2001   Q2 2001  Q3 2001  Q4 2001 Growth %
                -------  -------   -------  -------  ------- --------

Customer Data (1)

New customer
accounts             4.1      3.0       2.6      2.9      4.7     15%
Active customer
accounts
-- TTM             19.8     20.5      21.1     23.0     24.7     25%

New customer accounts
-- international    1.1      1.0       0.9      1.0      1.6     45%
Active customer
accounts --
international
-- TTM              4.2      4.9       5.4      6.1      6.9     64%

Net sales
(excluding
catalog sales)
per active
customer
account -- TTM  $   134   $  135    $  136   $  126   $  123     (8%)

Marketing cost
per new
customer
account         $    13   $   12    $   14   $   11   $    7    (46%)

U.S. customers
(excluding
Marketplace,
Auctions and
zShops customers)
ordering from
non-US BMVD stores   36%      19%       21%      22%      37%    N/A

Balance Sheet

Cash and
marketable
securities      $ 1,101   $  643    $  609   $  668   $  997     (9%)

Inventory, net   $   175   $  156    $  129   $  131   $  144    (18%)
Inventory --
% of net sales       17%      24%       21%      20%      12%    N/A
Inventory --
% of TTM
net sales             7%       6%        5%       5%       5%    N/A
Inventory
turnover --
annualized         17.7     12.6      13.7     14.7     24.5     38%
Inventory
turnover --
TTM                11.7     13.0      14.0     14.8     15.8     35%

Fixed assets,
net             $   366   $  304    $  292   $  288   $  272    (26%)

Accounts payable
days -- ending       60       45        48       46       49    (18%)

Cash Flows

Cash generated
by (used in)
operations      $   248   $ (407)   $    2   $  (64)  $  349     41%
Cash used in
operations
-- TTM          $  (130)  $ (217)   $ (161)  $ (221)  $ (120)    (8%)

Purchases of
fixed assets    $   (37)  $  (19)   $  (10)  $  (13)  $   (8)   (78%)
Purchases of
fixed assets
-- TTM          $  (135)  $ (128)   $ (109)  $  (80)  $  (50)   (63%)

Other

Common shares
outstanding         357      359       362      372      373      5%
Options
outstanding
-- % of common
shares outstanding   20%      12%       12%      18%      18%    N/A

Employees (full-time
and part-time)    9,000    8,600     7,800    7,900    7,800    (13%)


Note: The attached "Financial and Operational Highlights" are an
integral part of this Supplemental Financial Information and Business
Metrics.

(1) Our customer account and active customer calculation methodology
was modified in the third quarter 2001, primarily to include all
customers who order new and used products through Amazon Marketplace.
Our prior methodology did not capture all such customers. If second
quarter 2001 customer metrics were presented under the modified
methodology, new customer accounts, active customer accounts,
International customer accounts, International active customer
accounts, TTM net sales per active customer account, and marketing
cost per new customer account would have been 2.7 million, 21.9
million, .8 million, 5.5 million, $131, and $13, respectively. Amounts
prior to the 2001 second quarter have not been recalculated under the
current methodology.

AMAZON.COM, INC.

Financial and Operational Highlights

Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2001

(unaudited)
Results of Operations (all comparisons are with the comparable period of 2000)

Net Sales

Shipping revenue was approximately $125 million, up from $112 million.
The cash portion of Services net sales increased to approximately $93 million, or 95% of net sales, from $75 million, or 78%; non-cash Services revenues decreased to approximately $5 million, or 5%, from $21 million, or 22%.
Excluding fourth quarter 2000 online sales of toys and video games, which since September 2000 are now sold at www.amazon.com through our strategic alliance with Toysrus.com and reported in our Services segment, growth rates for our U.S. Electronics, Tools and Kitchen segment would have been 5%.
Gross Profit

Gross margin, excluding the results of our Services segment, would have been 23%, up from 21%.
Costs associated with our service revenues classified as cost of services generally include fulfillment-related costs to ship products on behalf of third-party sellers, costs to provide customer service, credit card fees and other related costs.
Shipping gross loss was approximately $11 million, down from $17 million; this includes the International segment's shipping gross loss of approximately $6 million, up from $2 million. We continue to measure our shipping results relative to their impact on our overall financial results, with the viewpoint that shipping promotions are an effective promotional tool. We will continue offering shipping promotions to our customers, which reduce shipping revenue as a percentage of sales and will negatively affect gross margins on our retail sales.
Fulfillment

Fulfillment costs represent those costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers, including costs attributable to receiving, inspecting and warehousing inventories; picking, packaging and preparing customers' orders for shipment; credit card fees and bad debt costs; and responding to inquiries from customers. Fulfillment costs also include amounts paid to third-party cosourcers who assist us in fulfillment and customer service operations.
Stock-Based Compensation

During the first quarter of 2001, we offered a limited non-compulsory exchange of employee stock options. This option exchange offer results in variable accounting treatment for approximately 12 million stock options at December 31, 2001, which includes approximately 11 million options granted under the exchange offer with an exercise price of $13.375, and approximately 1 million options that were subject to the exchange offer but were not exchanged. Variable accounting treatment will result in unpredictable and potentially significant charges or credits, dependent on fluctuations in quoted prices for our common stock, which we are unable to forecast.
Amortization of Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 142, ``Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets'' which requires use of a non-amortization approach to account for purchased goodwill and certain intangibles, effective January 1, 2002. We expect the adoption of this accounting standard will result in approximately $25 million of intangible assets being subsumed into goodwill, and will have the impact of substantially reducing our amortization of goodwill and intangibles effective January 1, 2002. Transitional impairments, if any, are not expected to be material; however, impairment reviews may result in future periodic write-downs.
Restructuring-Related and Other

We continued the implementation of our operational restructuring plan to reduce our operating costs, streamline our organizational structure and consolidate certain of our fulfillment and customer service operations. As a result of this initiative, we recorded restructuring and other charges of approximately $177 million during the first three quarters of 2001, and $5 million in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001. This initiative involved the reduction of employee staff by approximately 1,300 positions throughout the Company in managerial, professional, clerical, technical and fulfillment roles; consolidation of our Seattle corporate office locations; closure of our McDonough, Georgia, fulfillment center; seasonal operation of our Seattle fulfillment center (if necessary); closure of our customer service centers in Seattle and The Hague, Netherlands; and ongoing lease obligations for technology infrastructure no longer utilized. Each component of the restructuring plan has been substantially completed.
Costs that relate to ongoing operations, including inventory write-downs, are not part of restructuring charges. There have been no significant inventory write-downs resulting from the restructuring, and none are anticipated.
Cash payments resulting from the restructuring were $49 million in 2001, $14 million of which was paid in the December quarter. We anticipate the restructuring charges will result in the following net cash outflows:
            (in thousands)               Termination
                               Leases(a)  Benefits  Other   Total
                               ---------  --------  -----   -----

        Year Ending December 31,
            2002................ $35,578     $61   $5,159  $40,798
            2003................   5,476      --    3,031    8,507
            2004................   2,016      --       --    2,016
            2005................   1,983      --       --    1,983
            2006................   2,068      --       --    2,068
            Thereafter..........   6,066      --       --    6,066
                                 -------   -----   ------  -------
        Total estimated
         cash outflows.......... $53,187     $61   $8,190  $61,438
                                 =======   =====   ======  =======

        (a) Net of anticipated sublease income of approximately
            $68 million.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense) consists primarily of net realized gains and losses on sales of marketable securities, miscellaneous state and foreign taxes and certain foreign-currency-related transaction gains and losses.
Other Gains (Losses), Net

Other gains, net were $16 million for the three months ended December 31, 2001, primarily consisting of a foreign-currency gain on 6.875% PEACS.
Currency gains and losses arising from the remeasurement of the 6.875% PEACS principal from Euros to U.S. dollars are recorded each quarter. We are unable to forecast the gains or losses associated with our PEACS that will result from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates in future periods. Absent the foreign-currency gain recorded this quarter, we would have reported a fourth quarter 2001 GAAP net loss.
Equity in Losses of Equity-Method Investees

Equity in losses of equity-method investees represents our share of losses of companies in which we have investments that give us the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over an investee. Equity-method losses reduce our underlying investment balances until the recorded basis is reduced to zero.
Income Taxes

At December 31, 2001, we had net operating losses of approximately $2.3 billion related to U.S. federal, state and foreign jurisdictions.
Earnings per Share

Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common and common stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period; common stock equivalent shares such as options, warrants and convertible securities are excluded from the computation if their effect is antidilutive.
Financial Condition

Cash and Marketable Securities

Cash and marketable securities are impacted by the effect of quarterly fluctuations in foreign-currency exchange rates, particularly the Euro. Our Euro investments, classified as available for sale, had a balance of 179 million Euros ($158 million, based on the exchange rate as of December 31, 2001).
Our marketable securities, at estimated fair value, consist of the following, as of December 31, 2001 (in thousands):
       Certificates of deposit...........................   $ 18,159
       Commercial paper and short-term obligations.......     28,622
       Corporate notes and bonds.........................     37,602
       Asset-backed and agency securities................    232,821
       Treasury notes and bonds..........................    125,947
       Equity securities.................................     13,152
                                                            --------
                                                            $456,303
                                                            ========

Certain Definitions and Other

Our segment reporting includes four segments: U.S. Books, Music and DVD/Video; U.S. Electronics, Tools and Kitchen; International; and Services. Allocation methodologies are consistent with past presentations, and prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
The U.S. Books, Music and DVD/Video segment includes revenues, direct costs and cost allocations associated with retail sales from www.amazon.com for books, music, DVD and video products and for magazine subscriptions, including commissions earned on sales of similar products, new or used, through Amazon Marketplace. This segment also includes product sales, direct costs and cost allocations associated with stores offering these products through our Syndicated Stores program, such as www.borders.com.
The U.S. Electronics, Tools and Kitchen segment includes revenues, direct costs and cost allocations associated with www.amazon.com retail sales of electronics, computers, kitchen and housewares, camera and photo items, software, cell phones and service, tools and hardware, outdoor living items, and computer and video games products, sold other than through our Toysrus.com strategic alliance, as well as catalog sales of toys, tools and hardware. This segment also includes commissions earned on sales of similar products, new or used, through Amazon Marketplace. This segment includes commissions and other amounts earned from offerings of these products by third-party sellers under our Merchant@amazon.com Program, including our strategic alliance with Circuit City, and will include stores offering these products, if any, through its Syndicated Stores.
The International segment includes all revenues, direct costs and cost allocations associated with the retail sales of our four internationally-focused sites: www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp and www.amazon.co.uk.
The Services segment includes revenues, direct costs and cost allocations associated with our business-to-business strategic alliances, including the Merchant Program and certain aspects of the Merchant@amazon.com Program, as well as the strategic alliance with America Online. This segment also includes Amazon Auctions, zShops and Payments, and miscellaneous marketing and promotional agreements.
All references to customers mean customer accounts, which are unique e-mail addresses, established either when a customer's order is shipped or when a customer orders from a third-party seller. Customer accounts include customers of Amazon Marketplace, Auctions and zShops services, and customer accounts under our Merchant@amazon.com and Syndicated Stores programs, but exclude Amazon Payments customers, our catalog customers, and the customers of selected companies with whom we have strategic marketing and promotional relationships.
Trailing twelve-month net sales per active customer account figures include all amounts earned through Internet sales, including net sales earned from new or used products sold through Amazon Marketplace, Auctions and zShops services, and products sold through our Merchant@amazon.com and Syndicated Stores programs, but excluding products sold through our catalogs and certain strategic alliances and sales of inventory to Toysrus.com. A customer is considered active upon placing an order.


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