Free amazon student app for iphone makes back to school a breeze
Seattle--(business wire)--amazon.com, inc. (nasdaq: amzn) today announced the free amazon student application for iphone and ipod touch that offers students a convenient and easy way to shop for textbooks, electronics, apparel, bedding and more. students can compare prices, buy textbooks, or trade in textbooks for up to 70 percent back—all from their mobile device. with this new free app, signing up for the amazon student program, which gives college students access to free two-day shipping and exclusive deals, is simple. “students care about getting the best deal possible on their textbooks and all of their dorm essentials, and now they can easily compare prices and save money no matter where they are,” said julie todaro, vp of books at amazon. “plus, for eligible textbooks, when they’re done with the book, they can scan the barcode, see the trade-in price, and submit the books for trade-in with amazon, all right from their phone. now students can compare textbook prices on this semester’s syllabus right from the college bookstore simply by scanning a barcode. and when it’s time to sell back textbooks, the app can turn used books—and millions of other eligible electronics, video games, dvds and more—into amazon.com gift cards. students scan the items they no longer need, ship eligible items for free, and get an amazon.com gift card to spend on millions of items at amazon.com. nearly 1 million textbooks are eligible for textbook buyback (www.amazon.com/sellbooks) and students can get up to 70 percent back. in addition to useful, on-the-go shopping features, the app also allows students to join the amazon student program, which offers college students free two-day shipping on millions of eligible products, from laptops and video games to toasters and tvs. amazon students also get access to exclusive deals on anything from dorm essentials to late night snacks. the amazon student app includes access to features customers have come to know and trust, including customer reviews, detailed product information, sharing via e-mail, twitter and facebook, and purchasing via amazon prime, for delivery directly to your dorm. amazon student for iphone and ipod touch is available for free in the apple app store or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore. for more information, please visit: www.amazon.com/studentapp. the amazon student app joins amazon’s family of mobile shopping applications, including amazon deals for iphone, price check by amazon for iphone, amazon windowshop for ipad and the amazon mobile apps for iphone, ipad, blackberry, windows phone 7 and android-based devices. customers can learn more by visiting www.amazon.com/amazonmobile. 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, inc. 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 books; movies, music & games; digital downloads; electronics & computers; home & garden; toys, kids & baby; grocery; apparel, shoes & jewelry; health & beauty; sports & outdoors; and tools, auto & industrial. amazon web services provides amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. kindle, kindle 3g, kindle with special offers, kindle 3g with special offers and kindle dx are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. kindle 3g, kindle 3g with special offers and kindle dx utilize the same 3g wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a wi-fi hotspot. kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on amazon. amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, and www.amazon.it. as used herein, “amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include amazon.com, inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. forward-looking statements 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 competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. 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 most recent annual report on form 10-k and subsequent filings.
