Amazon.com Announces ``Best of 2005 List''.SEATTLE -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) today released its "Best Of 2005 List" which includes the best selling, most positively reviewed, most wished for, and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2005. Best Selling Products The following is a list of the best selling products on Amazon.com in 2005 by total units sold: --Books: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling --Music: X&Y by Coldplay --DVD: Star Wars Episode III- Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition) --Electronics: 2GB iPod Nano A flash-based digital music player from Apple, introduced in 2005. Like larger iPod models, the nano has a color screen. Although the nano name suggests ultra-small "nanotechnology," the iPod shuffle is actually smaller. See iPod. (black) --Home & Garden: Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 8-1/2-Quart Saucier
A Saucier [sosˈje] with Lid --Health & Personal Care: Airborne Effervescent ef·fer·vesce intr.v. ef·fer·vesced, ef·fer·vesc·ing, ef·fer·vesc·es 1. To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid. 2. To escape from a liquid as bubbles; bubble up. 3. Health Formula Dietary Supplement, Orange, (3 Pack, Three 10 count packages (30 Tablets) --Computer & Video Games: Madden NFL 2006 --Tools & Hardware: Jorgensen 50XXX 3/4" Pony Pipe Clamp Fixture --Apparel & Accessories: Columbia Bugaboo Jacket --Shoes: Tommy Hilfiger Women's Erin Slipper --Sports & Outdoors: Premium Diamond Suited Poker Chip Set w/6 Free Dealer Buttons (600 Clay Composite 11.5 gram Chips) --Jewelry: Sterling Silver Eternity Cross Pendant, 20" --Watches: Invicta Men's Automatic Pro Diver S2 Watch --Beauty: philosophy candy cane shower gel and bubble bath --Gourmet Food: Imported Chocolate Truffles (2 lbs) from Winning Gifts and Flowers Most Wished For Products The following is a list of products that appeared most often on the Wish Lists of Amazon.com customers in 2005: --Books: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling --Music: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb atomic bomb or A-bomb, weapon deriving its explosive force from the release of atomic energy through the fission (splitting) of heavy nuclei (see nuclear energy). The first atomic bomb was produced at the Los Alamos, N.Mex. by U2 --DVD: Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc) --Electronics: Apple 20 GB iPod --Home & Garden: Matfer Exopat Nonstick non·stick adj. Permitting easy removal of adherent food particles: a frying pan with a nonstick surface. nonstick Adjective Baking/Roasting Sheet --Health & Personal Care: Omron HJ112 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: The Sims 2 --Tools & Hardware: Bucket Boss Brand 01056 Bucket Boss 56 Organizer --Apparel & Accessories: Harry Potter Gryffindor House Scarf --Sports & Outdoors: Premium Diamond Suited Poker Chip Set w/6 Free Dealer Buttons (600 Clay Composite 11.5 gram Chips) --Jewelry: Sterling Silver and Crystal Heart Pendant on Satin Cord, 16" by Paris Hilton --Watches: Seiko Men's Watch #SGF SGF Svenska Golfförbundet (Swedish Golf Federation) SGF Société Générale de Financement (Quebec, Canada) SGF Smart Game Format SGF Simulated Gastric Fluid 719 --Beauty: DuWop Lip Venom --Gourmet Food: Bertie Bott's 10 Flavor Discovery Box Most Loved Products The following is a list of products that were reviewed most positively by Amazon.com customers in 2005: --Books: Is Life Worth It? Sex, Money and Power from a Psychics Point of View (Paperback) by Stephen Piperno --Music: The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed and highly-influential American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip (Kamal Fareed), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. --DVD: Wings (TV Series) --Electronics: SanDisk SDCFH-512-901 512 MB Ultra II CompactFlash Card --Home & Garden: Mission Natural Collection Folding Bookcase bookcase Piece of furniture fitted with shelves, formerly often enclosed by doors. In early times the ambry, or wall cupboard, was used to hold books. Bookcases were included in the medieval fittings of college libraries in Britain. - Natural --Health & Personal Care: HOOAH! Energy Bar, Chocolate Crisp, 15 Pack --Computer & Video Games: Nintendo DS Mario Kart Bundle --Tools & Hardware: Bosch TS2000 Gravity-Rise Wheeled Table Saw Stand with Universal Mounting Slots --Apparel & Accessories: Pierre Cardin 3-Pack King Size Ankle Socks --Sports & Outdoors: Columbia North Glacier Octagonal oc·tag·o·nal adj. Having eight sides and eight angles. oc·tag  o·nal·ly adv.Adj. 1. Screen House --Jewelry: Square Aquamarine aquamarine (ăk'wəmərēn`, äk'–) [Lat.,=seawater], transparent beryl with a blue or bluish-green color. Sources of the gems include Brazil, Siberia, the Union of Myanmar, Madagascar, and parts of the United States. Pendant - White or Yellow Gold 1.10 Carat --Watches: Citizen Promaster Aqualand Duplex Men's Watch --Beauty: Tarte Cheek Stain --Gourmet Food: Leonidas Belgian Chocolates: 1 lb General Assortment - Signature Ballotin Bal´lo`tin n. 1. An officer who has charge of a ballot box. Most Popular Gift Products The following is a list of products most frequently purchased as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2005: --Books: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling --Music: X&Y by Coldplay --DVD: Lost - The Complete First Season (2004) --Electronics: Apple 512 MB iPod Shuffle --Home & Garden: Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 8-1/2-Quart Saucier 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. Swaddlers diapers, Size N (Up to 10 lbs), Sesame Street, Jumbo, 40 diapers --Computer & Video Games: Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. ) Value Pack --Tools & Hardware: Black & Decker SS925 Storm Station All-in-One Rechargeable Power Source/Radio/Light --Apparel & Accessories: Prada Women's Small Rectangle Nylon Handbag, Nero --Sports & Outdoors: Diamond Gen IV - Rechargeable No Battery Forever LED Shake Flashlight --Jewelry: Sterling Silver Blue Topaz Earrings --Watches: Seiko Men's Watch #SGF719 --Beauty: Caswell-Massey Sampler - 10 Products for $10 --Gourmet Food: Tower of Sweet Treats - Harry and David 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 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 beauty, 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.com and its affiliates operate seven retail Web sites: www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, 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 potential future losses, significant amount of indebtedness, 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, consumer trends, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud, 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 Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2004, and all subsequent filings. |
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