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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
AMAZON.COM. INC. FORM 10-Q FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 1,000

                             
                   3-MOS
                          DEC-31-2000
                             JAN-01-2000
                               MAR-31-2000
                                          84,087
                                   924,794
                                        0
                                         0
                                    172,257
                               270,949
                                         400,246
                                  65,850
                               2,729,743
                          567,165
                                      2,136,961
                                0
                                          0
                                         3,500
                                      22,117
                 2,729,743
                                        573,889
                               573,889
                                          445,755
                                  445,755
                               326,026
                                     0
                              27,621
                              (308,425)
                                         0
                          (308,425)
                                       0
                                      0
                                            0
                                 (308,425)
                                     (0.90)
                                   (0.90)

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS EXHIBIT, PRIMARY MEANS BASIC.