"Tom Taylor of the Amazon payments head explained that because the company isn’t hearing from customers that they want to engage in Bitcoin, Amazon doesn’t have plans to accept Bitcoin. This may change in the future depending on the correct circumstances."
Guess we better get on that
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/contact-usI dunno, I asked back in November 2013, and I can't suspect I am alone. Here is their response:
Hello,
Thanks for your suggestion about adding Bitcoin as one of Amazon Payment method.
I appreciate your thoughts, and will be sure to pass your suggestion to the appropriate department. Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve our website and services.
At this time, we don't accept Bitcoin as a payment method on our website.
We accept credit cards, debit cards, payment from U.S. checking accounts, Amazon.com Gift Cards, Amazon Payments Stored Balance, and the Amazon.com Store Card. Here are the credit cards we accept:
-- American Express
-- Diner's Club (U.S. billing addresses only)
-- Discover
-- MasterCard
-- Visa, Visa Electron, and Visa Check Cards
-- Eurocard
-- JCB
-- NYCE
-- STAR
-- China UnionPay (credit card only)
You can learn more about these payment methods on our Help pages:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=513058If you'd prefer to pay with cash, you can buy Amazon.com Gift Card claim codes from authorized resellers at a store near you. Learn more at:
www.amazon.com/cashgcresellersThanks again for your suggestion! We hope to see you again soon.
Best regards,
Stephany V.