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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (112534)	12/7/2000 10:26:30 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

<<The season is far from over but it appears book sales will fall year4 over year as will music. >> people are figuring out that books are really not great gifts because 84% of them never get read. Only 60% or so get started, but the vast majority never get finished. Books may be convenient, but they're not good gifts.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (112534)	12/8/2000 10:07:13 AM
From: Alomex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Their study indicated a third of the orders on the site are Toys R Us merchandise. That is not Amazon merchandise. This delight-O-Meter is counting Toys R Us orders and I suspect too many people are trying to read something into the numbers. That's it!!! I wondered why Bezos would risk failing in front of all with the D-O-M for what it seems minor p.r. points. The answer is because they knew that with all Toys R Us orders counting towards the total there was no way the figures would look bad... How will Amazon account for Toys-R-Us sales? Only the commission for use of the Amazon software and distribution facilities or full price a-la priceline.com? Want to take a guess?