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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (1642)	2/20/1998 11:47:00 AM
From: William T. Katz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Actually the book was a "Fast Delivery" order. It certainly wasn't a "special order" so probably was in stock. If you look at B&N's help, they have the following explanation: The fast delivery icon applies to titles Available for Delivery in 2-3 days. -or- Click on the title to see the detailed information about the "Available for delivery" time for that particular title. The "Available for Delivery" time will be listed as: 2-3 days 1-2 weeks 4-6 weeks (special orders) The "Available for Delivery Time" is the time required to process your order through our warehouse. Add the delivery time for the shipping method you selected to the available for delivery time listed for the title you selected. This is the total time it will take for your order to be delivered. If you choose titles with different Available for Delivery times, the titles will ship as they become available. You will only be charged the per order shipping fee once. Total Delivery time = (Available for Delivery time) plus (Shipping Option delivery time) You may be right that B&N can somehow get others to ship a book that they don't have in stock at the Fast Delivery rate, but they probably won't commit to that. So I think their Fast Delivery really means they have the title somewhere in their possession (so they can guarantee 2-3 days). AMZN certainly has no where near the same warehousing ability as B&N at this time, so their world's biggest bookstore is hollow.