Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kessel Steven
   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)
05/15/2009
(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 05/15/2009   M   8,921 A $ 0 8,921 D  
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/15/2009   M   4,170 A $ 0 13,091 D  
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/15/2009   S(1)   13,091 D $ 74.4648 (2) 0 D  
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               341.484 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 (3) 05/15/2009   M     8,921 11/15/2006(4) 02/15/2010 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 8,921 $ 0 26,763 D  
Restricted Stock Unit Award $ 0 (3) 05/15/2009   M     4,170 05/15/2009(5) 02/15/2011 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 4,170 $ 0 72,352 D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 /s/ Steven Kessel, Senior Vice President   05/18/2009
**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) Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $74.54 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $74.38. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the SEC, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares transacted at each price.
(3) Converts into Common Stock on a one-for one basis.
(4) This award vests based upon the following vesting schedule and the satisfaction of certain business criteria intended to qualify the award as tax-deductible compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code: 10.00% on November 15, 2006, 5.87% on May 15, 2007, 5.83% on August 15, 2007 and an additional 5.83% for each 3-month period thereafter through February 15, 2008, 8.33% on May 15, 2008 and an additional 8.33% for each 3-month period thereafter through February 15, 2010.
(5) This award vests based upon the following vesting schedule and the satisfaction of certain business criteria intended to qualify the award as tax-deductible compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code: 4,170 shares on each of May 15, 2009, August 15, 2009, November 15, 2009 and February 15, 2010, 14,961 shares on May 15, 2010, 14,960 shares on August 15, 2010, 14,961 shares on November 15, 2010 and 14,960 shares on February 15, 2011.

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