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March 30, 1999 19:44
Zones(TM) Selected as an Amazon.com Auctions Charter Merchant
RENTON, Wash., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Multiple Zones (Zones(TM)) (Nasdaq: MZON), is one of the
first companies selected to be a charter merchant in Amazon.com Auctions, the new shopping service
from Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 online video, music, and book retailer. With almost 8
million customers, Amazon.com is the premier destination for Zones to reach qualified and experienced
online shoppers and have auctions featured across millions of Amazon.com's pages.
"Our presence in Amazon.com Auctions is a win for Zones.com customers," said Phil Lalji, CEO of
Zones. "This is a very powerful tool, a storefront that reaches millions of Amazon.com's e-commerce
friendly customers worldwide."
Amazon.com Auctions is a customer-friendly destination for shoppers. Zones will benefit from special
advertising opportunities on the Amazon.com Auctions home and category pages and from a variety of
management tools. Because of Amazon.com's familiar design and easy-to-use features, buyers will enjoy
the very best online auction experience.
"Zones played a key role in the development of our online auction marketplace," said Jeff Blackburn,
director of merchant services at Amazon.com. "With the help of Zones and other merchants, we are
driving to reach our goal of allowing customers to find, discover, and buy any products they want at
Amazon.com."
Zones, a direct marketer of Wintel and Mac based computer products, announced last week that it has
launched its new strategy aligning all of its marketing vehicles behind two brands, Zones.com(TM) and
Zones Business Solutions(TM). Zones.com, an e-commerce driven technology portal dedicated to the
individual consumer and SOHO customer, leverages the company's traditional marketing efforts together
with new e-vehicles behind its growing e-commerce business. At that time, Zones also announced the
launch of customized Web stores for its largest business customers, and a new e-catalog program
targeting both businesses and consumers via e-mail transmissions containing dynamic product images
linking to Zones.com.
Amazon.com Auctions is the premier destination for people to search for and discover great deals on their
favorite collectibles, hard-to-find items, and other goods, such as computer products. The Auctions site
will offer items in a safe and secure environment, with the buyers' experience backed by the Amazon.com
Auctions Guarantee. The guarantee program sets a new online auction safety and security standard, by
providing buyers up to $250 against misrepresentation or non-receipt of goods. Some restrictions apply;
guarantee details are available by visiting the Amazon.com Auctions site.
Amazon.com is offering $10 gift certificates for all first-time winning bidders as an incentive to discover
and purchase items at Amazon.com Auctions, including a wide assortment of CPU's, peripherals and
accessories from Zones. At the same time, Zones will benefit from having Amazon.com Auctions
automatically promoted on millions of Amazon.com's book, music, and video product pages.
About Multiple Zones
Multiple Zones International, Inc. is a leading direct marketer of brand name microprocessor-based
hardware, software, peripherals and accessories for users of the PC/Wintel and
Apple/Macintosh-compatible computers through its Internet store, Zones.com. A dedicated direct sales
force serves the needs of the business, education and government markets through Zones Business
Solutions. Products are also available through the Company's flagship catalogs The PC Zone and The
Mac Zone. The Company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Renton, Washington. Orders can
be placed or catalogs can be received at www.zones.com or by calling 800-258-2088.
About Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc., the Internet's No. 1 video, music, and book retailer, opened its virtual doors on the
World Wide Web in July 1995. Today, the Amazon.com store has expanded to offer more than 4.7 million
book, music-CD, video, DVD, computer-game, and other titles, plus online auctions, secure credit-card
payment, personalized recommendations, and streamlined ordering through 1-Click(SM) technology.
SOURCE Multiple Zones
/CONTACT: Marc Benjamin, VP Marketing of Multiple Zones International,
Inc., 425-430-3000/
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