[jcranmer]

Two things. First, a venue selection clause is basically one of the most basic formalities that is done in a contract; a lawyer not putting it in would be seen as somewhat akin to a programmer who submitted code that didn't compile.

Secondly, and more importantly for you, even without a venue selection clause, you would still have to establish that the court you sued in has personal jurisdiction over Amazon anyways. That is trivial in the jurisdiction of Amazon's headquarters, and is more difficult in any other jurisdiction. Indeed, even if you try to sue Amazon in a different jurisdiction, there would be a decent chance that Amazon motions to move to a different jurisdiction anyways. So at the end of the day, even without this clause, you'd still likely end up suing in them in King County, Washington anyways.