EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Amazon.com, Inc. for
the registration of 2,662,125 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated January 19, 1998 with
respect to the financial statements and schedule of Amazon.com, Inc. included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997, and our
report dated January 19, 1998, except for paragraphs 2 and 3 of Note 1 as to
which the date is August 27, 1998, with respect to the supplemental consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Amazon.com, Inc. included in its Current
Report on Form 8-K dated August 27, 1998 (filed September 11, 1998), both filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Seattle, Washington
September 30, 1998