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To: Tsaen Wang who wrote (1978)6/20/1999 8:45:00 AM
From: jjs_ynot  Respond to of 2414
 
I think folks are underestimating the barriers to entry to set up an e-business. Creating a website is easy. Restructuring the way transactions are conducted and customer service is handled is another matter altogether. Cost and pricing structures are changed as well.

It requires a re-engineering of an existing organization and AIN'T easy or cheap. There are a number of examples that demonstrate this fact.



To: Tsaen Wang who wrote (1978)6/20/1999 1:03:00 PM
From: MUL  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2414
 
Tsaen, very well said. I think NTBK will be taken over. Like Dave _s said, save big bank $ and time...



To: Tsaen Wang who wrote (1978)6/20/1999 2:42:00 PM
From: Mama Bear  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2414
 
"Why is Amazon worth more than the combine weight of its store front competitors? "

If you only look at the market cap of B&M booksellers this is true, but Amazon is presented as being an online Wal-Mart. The last I checked, WMT had a market cap a bit higher than AMZN.

Barb