Earnings Preview: Amazon to report 2Q results

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is expected to how hearty revenue growth when the online retailer releases its second-quarter results Tuesday.WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Investors will want to see continued strength in Amazon's two main retail categories: electronics and general merchandise and <a href="http://www.trading666.com/others-brand-cigarettes-f2-66.html"><strong>wholesale newport box shorts cigarettes online </strong></a> books, CDs, DVDs and other media segments. These units tend to report strong growth quarter after quarter.Investors will also be listening for any tidbits related to Amazon's Kindle e-reader, <a href="http://www.trading666.com/others-t1-29.html"><strong>wholesale cheap newport cigarettes outlet</strong></a> for which the company has never provided sales figures. Amazon calls the Kindle its best-selling product, and during the quarter the company said it was selling more of the e-books it offers for the Kindle than the physical hardcover and paperback books also carries.In hopes of spurring even more e-book sales, also during the quarter Amazon began selling even cheaper models of the Kindle that are supported <a href="http://www.trading666.com/lv-handbags-lv-A-quality-handbags-f2-3-c3-9.html"><strong>wholesale lv handbags online from china </strong></a> by ads.WHY IT MATTERS: As the world's leading online retailer, Seattle-based Amazon's quarterly results can indicate how the quarter may have gone for the rest of the online <a href="http://www.casualphorum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1854714#1854714"><strong>Cheap MLB Washington Nationals Men's Quarter Socks (2 Pack) | Low ...</strong></a> retail market.WHAT'S EXPECTED: Analysts polled by FactSet expect a profit of 34 cents per share on 9.37 billion in revenue, on average.LAST YEAR'S QUARTER: In the April-June quarter of 2010, Amazon earned 45 cents per share on 6.57 billion in revenue.