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To: Jan Crawley who wrote (15449)	8/31/1998 6:40:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Amazon annouces a best seller to get publicity. What a bunch of *** They have the disclaimer about forward loooking information?????? Princess Diana Book Sales Soar at Amazon.Com PR Newswire - August 31, 1998 14:10 AMZN %REA %MLM V%PRN P%PRN Special Diana Feature Pays Tribute to a Legend SEATTLE, Aug. 31 / PRNewswire/ -- One year after the tragic death of Princess Diana, two Diana books have become top sellers at Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN). Currently at No. 2 on the Amazon.com Hot 100 list is "The Day Diana Died" by Christopher Andersen. Recently published, the book has consistently been among the top five bestsellers for the past two weeks. In addition, "Diana: Portrait of a Princess" by Jayne Fincher has shown a significant increase in sales -- rising from No. 1,027 on August 17 to No. 42 this morning. To celebrate her life and to remember the anniversary of her death, Amazon.com has also created a special Princess Diana area on its Web site. Amazon.com's tribute to Princess Diana brings together a collection of books, music, and video titles as well as Amazon.com features on the princess and the royal family. The collection is located at amazon.com. A wide variety of books have been published to commemorate Diana's passing, from breathtaking new revelations about her demise to heart-rending tributes from her closest friends. Amazon.com's Princess Diana section offers something for anyone captivated by England's fallen rose. Whether you are interested in Diana's illustrious fashion sense, her influence on the royal family, reflections by world-class intellectuals, or moving elegies by Maya Angelou and Ted Hughes, you can find it at Amazon.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., offers more than 3 million book, music, and other titles, plus easy-to-use search and browse features, secure credit card payment, personalized recommendations, and direct shipping. Amazon.com has virtually unlimited online shelf space to offer customers a vast selection easily accessed through an efficient search-and-retrieval interface, as well as streamlined ordering through 1-Click(SM) technology. Amazon.com pioneered the concept of syndicated selling on the Internet and has more than 100,000 members in its Associates Program, including AOL.com, Yahoo!, Netscape, Excite, the AltaVista Search Service, the @Home Network, and iVillage. This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, Amazon.com's limited operating history, the unpredictability of its future revenues, and risks associated with capacity constraints, management of growth, and new business opportunities. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, both filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NOTE: Amazon.com, and 1-Click are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. SOURCE Amazon.com, Inc. /CONTACT: Kay Dangaard of Amazon.com, 206-834-7180/ /Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 121176/ /Web site: amazon.com (AMZN)