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This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Jan 29, 2010.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory, and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers. Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Jan 28, 2010.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Oct 22, 2009.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Jul 23, 2009.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Apr 23, 2009.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Jan 30, 2009.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory, and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers. Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Jan 29, 2009.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

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Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers.

 

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Outbound shipping costs totaled $508 million, up 13% from $449 million. Net shipping cost was $242 million, or 3.6% of net sales, up 32% from $184 million, or 3.2% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivering products.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Oct 22, 2008.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

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Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers.

 

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Outbound shipping costs totaled $323 million, up 24% from $260 million. Net shipping cost was $132 million, or 3.1% of net sales, up 48% from $89 million, or 2.7% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Jul 23, 2008.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

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Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers.

 

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Outbound shipping costs totaled $314 million, up 38% from $227 million. Net shipping cost was $128 million, or 3.2% of net sales, up 71% from $75 million, or 2.6% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Apr 23, 2008.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

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Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers.

 

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Outbound shipping costs totaled $320 million, up 35% from $238 million. Net shipping cost was $128 million, or 3.1% of net sales, up 48% from $87 million, or 2.9% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.

These excerpts taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Feb 11, 2008.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products and content sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and

 

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customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory, and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers. Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

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customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory, and recognized
as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers. Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of
operations.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Jan 30, 2008.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

  •  

Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

  •  

Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers.

 

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Outbound shipping costs totaled $449 million, up 42% from $317 million. Net shipping cost was $184 million, or 3.2% of net sales, up 47% from $125 million, or 3.1% of net sales. One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Oct 23, 2007.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

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Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with our third-party seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Outbound shipping costs totaled $260 million, up 43% from $182 million. Net shipping cost was $89 million or 2.7% of net sales, up 39% from a net shipping cost of $64 million or 2.8% of net sales.

 

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We offer free shipping and subscriptions to Amazon Prime, which result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Jul 24, 2007.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

  •  

Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with our third-party seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Outbound shipping costs totaled $227 million, up 21% from $188 million. Net shipping cost was $75 million or 2.6% of net sales, up 25% from a net shipping cost of $60 million or 2.8% of net sales in the prior period.

 

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We offer free-shipping and subscriptions to Amazon Prime, which result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Apr 24, 2007.

Cost of Sales

 

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Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

  •  

Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with our third-party seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Outbound shipping costs totaled $238 million, up 21% from $197 million. Net shipping cost was $87 million or 2.9% of net sales, up 28% from a net shipping cost of $68 million or 3.0% of net sales in the prior period.

 

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We offer free-shipping and subscriptions to Amazon Prime, which result in a net cost to us in delivery of products.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Feb 16, 2007.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses. Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory, and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers. Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with our third-party seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Feb 1, 2007.

Cost of Sales

 

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses.

 

  •   Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with our third-party seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

  •   Outbound shipping costs totaled $317 million, up 13% from $280 million. Net shipping cost was $125 million, up 37% from a net shipping cost of $91 million, or 3.1% of net sales in each period.

 

  •   One way we offer lower prices is through free-shipping offers that result in a net cost to us in delivery of products, as well as through membership in Amazon Prime.
This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Oct 24, 2006.

Cost of Sales

 

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and service costs such as those incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of third parties.

 

  •   Inbound shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in inventory cost and recognized as cost of sales upon sale to our customers.

 

  •   Outbound shipping costs totaled $182 million, up 14% from $159 million. Net shipping loss was $64 million, or 2.8% of net sales, up 36% from a net shipping loss of $47 million, or 2.5% of net sales, resulting primarily from our free shipping offers and Amazon Prime. To the extent our customers use free shipping offers at an increasing rate, including memberships in Amazon Prime, our net cost of shipping will increase.

 

  •   While costs associated with free shipping, including Amazon Prime, are not included in marketing expense, we view our free shipping offers as an effective worldwide marketing tool and intend to continue offering them indefinitely. We offer promotions, such as free membership trials, for Amazon Prime and expect to continue to offer these promotions in the future.
This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Jul 25, 2006.

Cost of Sales

 

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and service costs such as those incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of third parties.

 

  •   Inbound shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in inventory cost and recognized as cost of sales upon sale to our customers.

 

  •   Outbound shipping costs totaled $188 million, up 27% from $148 million. Net shipping loss was $60 million, or 2.8% of net sales, up 33% from a net shipping loss of $45 million, or 2.6% of net sales, resulting primarily from our free shipping offers and Amazon Prime. To the extent our customers use our free shipping offers at an increasing rate, including memberships in Amazon Prime, our net cost of shipping will increase.

 

  •   While costs associated with free shipping, including Amazon Prime, are not included in marketing expense, we view our free shipping offers as an effective worldwide marketing tool and intend to continue offering them indefinitely. We offer free membership trials for Amazon Prime and expect to continue to offer these trials in the future.
This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Apr 25, 2006.

Cost of Sales

 

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and service costs such as those incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of third parties.

 

  •   Inbound shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in inventory cost and recognized as cost of sales upon sale to our customers.

 

  •   Outbound shipping costs totaled $197 million, up 21% from $163 million. Net shipping loss was $68 million, up 22% from a net shipping loss of $55 million, resulting primarily from our free shipping offers and Amazon Prime.

 

  •   While costs associated with free shipping, including Amazon Prime, are not included in marketing expense, we view our free shipping offers as an effective worldwide marketing tool and intend to continue offering them indefinitely. In Q1 2006 we offered free membership trials for Amazon Prime and expect to continue to offer these trials in the future.
This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Feb 17, 2006.

Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses, such as Toysrus.com, Inc. and Target Corporation. Shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory, and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale of products to our customers. Payment processing and related transaction costs, including those associated with our guarantee for certain third-party seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Feb 2, 2006.

Cost of Sales

 

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, amortization of our DVD rental library and service costs such as those incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of third-party sellers.

 

  •   Inbound shipping charges to receive products from our suppliers are included in our inventory and recognized as “Cost of sales” upon sale to our customers.

 

  •   Outbound shipping-related costs totaled $280 million, up 20% from $234 million. Net shipping loss was $91 million, up 17% from a net shipping loss of $78 million, resulting primarily from our free shipping offers and Amazon Prime.

 

  •   While costs associated with free shipping, including Amazon Prime, are not included in marketing expense, we view our free shipping offers as an effective worldwide marketing tool and intend to continue offering them indefinitely. In Q4 2005 we offered free membership trials for Amazon Prime and expect to continue to offer these trials in the future.

 

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Oct 25, 2005.

Cost of Sales

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and service costs such as those incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of third-party sellers, and amortization of our DVD rental library.
  •   Outbound shipping-related costs totaled $159 million, up 25% from $128 million. Net shipping loss was $47 million, up 15% from a net shipping loss of $41 million, resulting primarily from our free shipping offers and Amazon Prime.

 

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Jul 26, 2005.

Cost of Sales

 

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and service costs such as those incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of third-party sellers.

 

  •   Outbound shipping-related costs totaled $148 million, up 25% from $119 million. Net shipping loss was $45 million, up 31% from a net shipping loss of $35 million, resulting primarily from our free shipping offers and Amazon Prime.

 

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Apr 26, 2005.

Cost of Sales

 

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses, such as Toysrus.com and Target.com.

 

  •   Outbound shipping-related costs totaled $163 million, up 19% from $137 million. Net shipping loss was $55 million, up 29% from a net loss of $43 million, resulting primarily from our free shipping offers and Amazon Prime.

 

This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Mar 11, 2005.

Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses, such as Toysrus.com, Inc. and Target Corporation. Credit card fees and bad debt costs, including those associated with our guarantee for certain third-party seller transactions, are classified in “Fulfillment” on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Outbound shipping-related costs totaled $617 million, $508 million, and $404 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002.

 

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This excerpt taken from the AMZN 8-K filed Feb 2, 2005.

Cost of Sales

 

  •   Cost of sales consists of the purchase price of consumer products sold by us, inbound and outbound shipping charges, packaging supplies, and costs incurred in operating and staffing our fulfillment and customer service centers on behalf of other businesses, such as Toysrus.com and Target.com.

 

  •   Outbound shipping-related costs totaled $234 million, up from $193 million. Net shipping loss was $78 million, up from a net loss of $56 million, resulting primarily from our free-shipping offers.

 

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