Amazon.com launched Amazon TextBuyIt, a service that lets customers use text messages to find and buy products sold on Amazon.com. Customers can now shop, compare prices, and buy from Amazon.com from any mobile device, using either text messages or their mobile device's web browser.

In less than a minute and using only text messages, Amazon.com customers can find the product they are looking for and complete a purchase using TextBuyIt. Simply send a text message to "AMAZON" (262966) with the name of the product, search term or a UPC or ISBN code, and, within seconds, Amazon replies with the product or products that match the search, along with prices. To buy an item, customers simply reply to the text message by entering the unique single digit number next to the item they want. Customers will then receive a short phone call from Amazon with the final details of their order and asking them to confirm or cancel the purchase.

Customers can go to www.amazon.com using the browser on their mobile device and they are automatically redirected to a site optimized for mobile. Customers use the exact same login, payment, and shipping information as they do on the PC.

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