Amazon.com Announces "Best of 2006 List".SEATTLE -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) today released its "Best Of 2006 List" which includes the bestselling, most positively reviewed, most wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2006. Bestselling Products The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2006 by total units sold: * Books: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don't by Jim Collins * Music: Taking The Long Way by Dixie Chicks * DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. : Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) * Software: World of Warcraft “WoW” redirects here. For other uses, see Wow.  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. * Electronics: Apple iPods (various) * Home & Garden: Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid * Health & Personal Care: Pampers Pampers is a brand of disposable diaper (or nappy) marketed by Procter & Gamble worldwide. Product information Diapers Pampers Diapers come in sizes going all the way up to Size 7. Cruisers (various sizes) * Grocery: Senseo Douwe Egberts Dark Roast Coffee Pods * Computer & Video Games: Nintendo DS Lite The Nintendo DS Lite (ニンテンドーDS Lite) (sometimes abbreviated DSLite, or simply Lite - Polar White * Automotive: Sylvania DOT-it Self-Adhesive Bright White LED Light * Apparel & Accessories: Levi's[R] 501[R] Button Fly Jeans * Shoes: Rockport Men's Clarksdale Oxford * Sports & Outdoors: Razor A Kick Scooter * Jewelry: 14k White Gold, Round, Diamond Stud Earrings * Watches: Bulova Women's Diamond Bezel The front cover of a desktop or tower computer case. The term also refers to the individual drive bay covers, which are removed to install CD-ROMs and other removable drives that require access from the front of the case. Chronograph chronograph /chron·o·graph/ (kron´ah-graf) an instrument for recording small intervals of time. chronograph an instrument for recording small intervals of time. Watch * Beauty: Bare Escentuals Get Started Kit * Baby: Contoured Changing Pad * Toys: Radica 20 Questions Most-Loved Products The following is a list of products that were reviewed most positively by Amazon.com customers in 2006: * Books: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling * Music: Josh Groban by Josh Groban * DVD: Mean Girls (Full Screen Edition) * Electronics: Sony DSCF DSCF Dry Standard Cubic Foot (Filtration particulate loading rate, gas physics) DSCF Destination Sectional Center Facility (United States Postal Service) 707 Cyber-shot 5MP Digital Still Camera w/ 5x Optical Zoom * Home & Garden: Microplane Grater/Zester * Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer pe·dom·e·ter n. An instrument that gauges the approximate distance traveled on foot by registering the number of steps taken. pedometer Noun * Computer & Video Games: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina ocarina (ŏkərē`nə), musical wind instrument with eight finger holes and two thumb holes, rather egg-shaped, and made of metal, terra-cotta or plastic. Unlike other wind instuments, it produces pure tones that lack overtones. of Time (N64) * Apparel & Accessories: Lee Jeans Women's Missy One True Fit Basic Flare * Automotive: Actron CP9125 PocketScan Diagnostic Code Scanner for OBDII OBDII On-Board Diagnostics II (vehicle diagnostic system) (Post-1996) Vehicles * Watches: Invicta Men's Automatic Pro Diver S2 Watch #8926 * Beauty: Aquolina Pink Sugar * Toys: Fisher Price Learning Home * Baby: Healthy Care Booster Seat * Grocery: Senseo Douwe Egberts Dark Roast Coffee Pods Most Wished-For Products The following is a list of products that appeared most often on the Wish Lists of Amazon.com customers in 2006: * Books: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt * Music: Taking The Long Way by Dixie Chicks * DVD: Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) * Electronics: Apple 30 GB iPod with Video Playback Black (5th Generation) * Home & Garden: AeroGrow AeroGarden Garden Kit, Black * Health & Personal Care: Philips Norelco BG2020 Men's Bodygroom * Computer & Video Games: Nintendo Wii * Software: The Sims 2: Open for Business expansion pack * Tools & Hardware: Black & Decker AAW AAW Ad-Aware (software) AAW American Association of Woodturners AAW Anti-Air Warfare AAW Active Aeroelastic Wing AAW As A Writer AAW Antiaircraft Warfare AAW Army Acquisition Workforce AAW Air to Air Weapons 100 8-Inch Auto Wrench * Apparel & Accessories: cashmere pashmina pash·mi·na n. 1. Fine, downy wool growing beneath the outer hair of feral Himalayan goats. 2. A soft fabric made of this wool. [Persian pashm shawls * Sports & Outdoors: Baby Einstein Discover & Play Activity Gym * Jewelry & Watches: Sterling Silver Open Double Flower Pendant, 18" * Beauty: Bare Escentuals Get Started Kit - Fairly Light/Light Most Popular Gift Products The following is a list of products most frequently purchased as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2006: * Books: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama * Music: Duets: An American Classic by Tony Bennett * DVD: Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) * Electronics: Apple 30 GB iPod with Video Playback * Home & Garden: Weber 87886 Chimney Starter * Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer * Computer & Video Games: Xbox 360 Console (20GB) * Tools & Hardware: Black & Decker AAW100 8-Inch Auto Wrench * Software: Microsoft Flight Simulator X Microsoft Flight Simulator X (known in the Flight Simulator community also as simply FSX, of which the X is pronounced ten, as in the Roman numeral) is the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator after Deluxe DVD [CD] * Apparel & Accessories: MIR Women's Kimo Cashmere 12x60 Woven Scarf * Sports & Outdoors: Razor A Kick Scooter * Jewelry: Sterling Silver Open Double Flower Pendant, 18" * Watches: Invicta Men's Automatic Pro Diver S2 Watch #8926 * Automotive: LifeHammer Original Emergency Hammer * Beauty: Burt's Bees Head To Toe Starter Kit * Shoes: Disney Cars Toddler Boys' McQueen Slipper * Toys: IlluStory: Write and Illustrate Your Own Book! * Baby: Ocean Wonders Aquarium Bouncer * Grocery: Senseo Douwe Egberts Dark Roast Coffee Pods About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward Looking Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings All actions that are authorized or sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition of rights or the enforcement of remedies. and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, payments, fraud, consumer trends, and new business areas. 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, 2005, and all subsequent filings. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion