<templatestyles src="Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources/styles.css" />
{{WP:Reliable sources/Perennial sources/Header}}
{{WP:RSPNutshell|gu|shortcut=}}
{{Infobox source reliability
 | type			= website
 | shortcut		= WP:RSPAMAZON
 | status		= gu
 | last			= 2021
 | domain1		= amazon.com

}}

{{WP:RSPIntro|Amazon (company)}}
__TOC__

== Summary ==
User reviews on Amazon are anonymous, [[WP:SELFPUB|self-published]], and unverifiable, and should not be used at all. While Amazon itself is a reliable source for basic information about a work (such as release date, ISBN, etc.), it is unnecessary to cite Amazon when the work itself may serve as a source for that information. Future release dates may be unreliable.

== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Amazon (company)]]:}}
<div class="source-excerpt">
{{excerpt|Amazon (company)|paragraphs=1|only=paragraphs|hat=no|references=no|inline=yes}}
</div>

== Discussions ==
{{WP:RSPLinks}}

=== Links ===

==== RSN ====
<div class="source-disc-list">

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 20#Citing unverifiable Amazon 'editorial reviews' as book reviews]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 21#Is Amazon.com a reliable source?]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 43#Amazon.com as an RS for unreleased material]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 56#Amazon.com for digital music release info]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 232#BuzzFeed and Amazon.com]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 286#The elephant in the room – amazon.com]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 337#Amazon as a source]]

</div>

=== Recency ===
<span class="source-talk-last">{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2021|table=no}}</span>

=== Rfcs ===
''No Rfcs for this source.''
</div>
==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
<references />

== Original table row for comparison ==
''(remove this when this source page is ready to go live)''
{{Wikipedia:RSPTableHeader}}
|- class="s-gu" id="Amazon"
| [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:RSPAMAZON}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 20#Citing unverifiable Amazon 'editorial reviews' as book reviews|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 21#Is Amazon.com a reliable source?|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 43#Amazon.com as an RS for unreleased material|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 56#Amazon.com for digital music release info|4]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 232#BuzzFeed and Amazon.com|5]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 286#The elephant in the room – amazon.com|6]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 337#Amazon as a source|7]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2021|stale=n}}
| User reviews on Amazon are anonymous, [[WP:SELFPUB|self-published]], and unverifiable, and should not be used at all. While Amazon itself is a reliable source for basic information about a work (such as release date, ISBN, etc.), it is unnecessary to cite Amazon when the work itself may serve as a source for that information. Future release dates may be unreliable.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|amazon.com|amazon.cn|amazon.in|amazon.co.jp|amazon.com.sg|amazon.com.tr|amazon.fr|amazon.de|amazon.it|amazon.nl|amazon.es|amazon.co.uk|amazon.ca|amazon.com.mx|amazon.com.au|amazon.com.br}}
|}