Something big is coming. Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is set to unveil a revamped slate of Kindles that will be quicker, sharper, sleeker, and cheaper — a recipe for gangbuster sales and a thorn in Apple‘s (Nasdaq: AAPL) side. That might not be all. Amazon is known to have a smartphone in the works. Don’t be surprised to see it steal PR thunder from the iPhone 5.

But even bigger things are in store for Amazon, the 801-pound gorilla of online retail. Amazon’s scale, reach, deep pockets, and tight customer ties make it a force to be reckoned with in whatever arena it wants to pick a fight. But while everyone is hung up on Kindles and smartphones, they’re overlooking some of the biggest game-changers Amazon has in its arsenal.

Here are six weapons of mass disruption that Amazon could fire at a moment’s notice.

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