The book and entertainment e-tailer said that margins had fallen due to increased investment in technology and having to make a patent litigation settlement.
Overall revenue for the three-month period rose to US$2.31 billion (£1.23 billion) compared with US$1.86 billion (£990.7 million) last year and the company added that it expected a record Christmas.
Amazon - which is second only to eBay in global online sales - said that full-year operating income would be between US$339 million (£180.6 million) and US$429 million (£228.5 million).
Analysts told The Daily Telegraph that the performance, although showing shrinking profits, was above expectations.
Sales through Amazon's international division - which includes its UK web site - grew 29 per cent to $1.05 billion (£559.1 million) from the same period last year.
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