November 7, 2005 – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it is opening software development centers in Bucharest and Iasi, Romania. The center in Iasi is now open and the center in Bucharest is scheduled to open by the end of 2005. Both Romania centers are looking for Software Development Engineers, Database Architects, Team Leaders, and other exceptional computer scientists. Interested candidates can apply online at http://romania.amazon.com/jobs

The Iasi and Bucharest centers will be the fifth and sixth Amazon.com international software development centers. Amazon.com also has centers in Edinburgh, Scotland; Cape Town, South Africa; Bangalore, India; and is planning to open a center Chennai, India, later this year.