Hello from Amazon.com.

Amazon today announced the completion of its acquisition of AbeBooks. Amazon.com previously announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks on August 1, 2008. We expect AbeBooks to help us expand the selection of books we offer to our customers, especially used, rare and out-of-print titles.

AbeBooks will continue to maintain and operate its retail sites, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale. You can find out more by visiting http://www.abebooks.com/.

We expect this change to provide lots of opportunities for Amazon and AbeBooks to further enhance the book buying and selling experience.

For more details please see the material below or click the following link to view the official press release posted today:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1231146

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Why did Amazon.com acquire AbeBooks?
AbeBooks has a longstanding history since 1996 as a leader in the online marketplace. The AbeBooks.com marketplace features many of the world's finest rare and antiquarian booksellers and there are countless unique books offered for sale on the sites. Working with AbeBooks will enable Amazon to offer customers even more books to choose from and enhance the world class services it provides to the seller community.

Where does AbeBooks fall within the Amazon.com business structure?
AbeBooks will be a subsidiary of Amazon.com.

Will the AbeBooks web sites remain live and intact?
Yes.

Will AbeBooks be integrated into Amazon.com?
AbeBooks will remain a standalone brand and company that will be supported by Amazon's resources and experience.

Will AbeBooks sellers be able to load their books onto Amazon’s Marketplace via AbeBooks?
AbeBooks sellers who also list on Amazon.com should continue to manage their business just as they do today. There are a lot of opportunities as a result of this acquisition, but it is too early to go into specifics.

Will AbeBooks direct traffic to Amazon or vice versa?
There are a lot of opportunities as a result of this acquisition, which we believe will greatly benefit Amazon.com and AbeBooks customers and sellers. It is too early to go into specifics.