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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Blackburn Jeffrey M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMAZON COM INC [AMZN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 81226 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2009 (Street) SEATTLE, WA 98108-1226 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 02/15/2009   M   812 A $ 0 19,549 D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 02/15/2009   M   10,040 A $ 0 29,589 D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 02/17/2009   S(1)   8,462 D $ 61.5 21,127 D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               342.093 I Held by the reporting person's Amazon.com 401(k) plan account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit Award

$ 0 (2)

02/15/2009

M

812

05/15/2008(3)

02/15/2009

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

812

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Unit Award

$ 0 (2)

02/15/2009

M

10,040

11/15/2006(4)

02/15/2010

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

10,040

$ 0

53,548

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Blackburn Jeffrey M P.O. BOX 81226 SEATTLE, WA 98108-1226			Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/Jeffrey M. Blackburn, Senior Vice President		02/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(2)	Converts into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	Vested at the rate of 25.00% on May 15, 2008 and an additional 25.00% for each 3-month period thereafter through February 15, 2009.
(4)	Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer, this award vests and converts into shares of common stock of the issuer at the rate of 5.00% on November 15, 2006, 7.50% on November 15, 2007, 9.37% on May 15, 2008 and an additional 9.37% for each 3-month period thereafter through February 15, 2009, 12.50% on May 15, 2009 and an additional 12.50% for each 3-month period thereafter through February 15, 2010.

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