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To: Bilow who wrote (4130)	5/10/1998 7:31:00 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 164684

carl, the problem with inexpensive internet products (books, cds and vids) is that the individual shipping is too much friction to allow a decent profit margin (if any!). the delivery companies (ups, fedex, usps) are the big winners.

To: Bilow who wrote (4130)	5/10/1998 9:31:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

My interpretation of AMZN's expansion into things other than books is that they are running up against the natural limits to growth in their primary market and are looking to expand into other things. Otherwise the revenue growth is close to over. Carl, Thank you for putting this so succintly(sp). This is the point and the problem with this business model. Turning the company into a general merchandiser is a loss of focus. Both for marketing and the company's direction. This is the second big problem and the second leading cause of retail failure. It is second only to under capitalization which AMZN has in a very bad way. Glenn