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Toggle Summary Amazon.co.uk Announces Winners of the Music Journalism Awards
London--April 28, 2003: Amazon.co.uk today announced the winners of its inaugural Music Journalism Awards, backed by key industry figures such as Ajax Scott and John Aizlewood and supported by the National Union of Journalists. William Shaw was named Amazon.co.uk Music Journalist of the Year for
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Toggle Summary The Next James Bond
Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Clive Owen or Robbie Williams? The people speak London--April 29, 2003: Ralph Fiennes has beaten the likes of George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe in an Amazon.co.uk poll, announced today, which shows him to be the nation's favourite to become
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Toggle Summary Gong for Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers star is favourite fantasy film character London--May 14, 2003: He may be a withered four-foot tall hunchback with mouldy skin and large feet, and his terrible lisp means his acceptance speech wouldn't be much to listen to, but Gollum, star of The Lord of the
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Toggle Summary Pre-Potter Mania Reaches All-Time High
Amazon.co.uk takes a record-breaking figure of over 250,000 pre-orders for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , Amazon worldwide takes over 875,000 pre-orders London--May 21, 2003: Leading online retailer Amazon.co.uk today announced that it has received more than a quarter of a million
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Toggle Summary Amazon.co.uk Lowers Prices Again with 25% off New and Future Games Releases
London--May 27, 2003: As part of its ongoing commitment to lowering prices for its customers, leading online retailer Amazon.co.uk today announced a new lower price offer for hundreds of bestselling games across its PC & Video Games store. Amazon.co.uk is now offering hundreds of new and future
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Toggle Summary World's Leading Digital Camera Maker Premiers Own Brand in UK
Amazon.co.uk exclusively offers Premier DC2302 for £99.99 London--June 11, 2003: Leading online retailer, Amazon.co.uk, is offering a range of top-of-the-line digital cameras from Premier, the world's leading camera manufacturer. Premier produces over 12 million cameras each year for leading camera
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Toggle Summary Amazon.co.uk Weaves Potter Magic Across the Nation
London. June 20, 2003: Amazon.co.uk staff worked through the night at the company's fulfilment centre in Milton Keynes, to ensure that over 420,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix are ready to be distributed today to eagerly awaiting fans across the UK and to over 150 countries
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Toggle Summary Harry More Famous Than Hamlet
Brits keep up with popular trends at the expense of the classics London--July 2003: New research from Amazon.co.uk reveals that popular culture is taking over the country as Brits lose touch with their cultural heritage. While two out of three (66%) of us can recall the plot of the first Harry
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Toggle Summary Amazon.co.uk Lowers Threshold on Free Super Saver Delivery to £25
Company cites customers' "favourable response" to free Super Saver Delivery London--July 23, 2003: As a result of the popularity of its free Super Saver Delivery option and its ongoing commitment to lowering prices for customers, Amazon.co.uk today announced it is lowering the order size threshold
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Toggle Summary The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers Knocks Harry Potter off Top Spot
Pre-orders for DVD and video are highest ever London--August 20, 2003: Amazon.co.uk today announced that the DVD and video release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has smashed all existing DVD and video pre-order sales records for the online retailer.
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