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To: Ajay who wrote (3492)	4/27/1998 8:09:00 PM
From: TFF	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

Amazon.com announces three acquisitions, stock split Amazon.com said today that it is acquiring three Internet companies to help it expand into new markets. Separately, the online book giant announced a 2-for-1 stock split and reported $87.4 million in net income for the first quarter of 1998. Amazon said it is acquiring Bookpages, a large online bookseller in Britain, and Telebook, Germany's No. 1 online bookstore, in an effort to better penetrate online markets in Europe. Its third acquisition, of Internet Movie Database, will be leveraged to support its eventual entry into online video sales. ..news.com