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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (79024)	9/29/1999 8:51:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

Well, T just emphatically denied the AOL/athm rumor. Although I think AOL began to rise on the problems with the free ISPs, this rumor was certainly part of it. Athm will really take a beating I'm afraid... biz.yahoo.com If AOL gets hit hard enough all the nets might decline tomorrow.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (79024)	9/30/1999 7:10:00 AM
From: getgo234	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Can someone explain if the costs for merchants participating in Zshops is comparable to the costs for merchants on YHOO's sites ? My understanding is that a merchant pays AMZN a monthly flat fee of $ 9.99 (for up to 3000 items) plus a fee of 2-5 % of the sales price of the merchandise. In addition, the merchant pays AMZN $ .60 per item plus 4.75 % of the sales price of the merchandise if the customer uses the 1 click shopping option. Isn't this latter charge a fee typically imposed on the merchant by the credit card company ? Doesn't the credit card company still impose that charge on a merchant when someone purchases an item at Zshops using the 1 click shopping option ? How does AMZN justify charging the incremental $ .60 per item plus 4.75 % ? Is AMZN price competitive with YHOO and others when these supplemental charges are imposed on participating merchants ? Thanks to everyone for your comments.