America On-Line: will it survive ...? Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...?

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Brian K Crawford who wrote (1327)	1/31/1997 9:53:00 AM
From: Joel Sternberg	of 13594

>AOL will receive a commission of 5-10%. ...revenues from Barnes & Nobles on-line bookstore in AOL could generate approximately $30 million in revenue in C97.... That is about 30 cents per share from one deal.< Damn, those AOL'ers must read a lot of books when they are not online. Let me see...If AOL gets a 5-10% commission, in order to get $30 million in revenue from B&N, $300-$600 million of books must be sold. Now with the inflated 8 million subscriber number, it means each AOL subscriber must be spending an average of $37.50-$75 on books. I don't buy into that one. I don't even think I buy into AOL getting a 5-10% commission--well, maybe 5%. It should also be pointed out that while B&N will be the exclusive seller of books on AOL, AOL will NOT be the exclusive venue for B&N on the internet. B&N plans to establish their own web site, so they have not exactly made a big commitment to AOL.

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next