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To: Paddler who wrote (4171)	5/10/1998 9:20:00 PM
From: Craig Richards	Respond to of 164684

And just like in the stock market branding is a game of odds and I think the odds are with AMZN for the present. This may be true for online book purchases, but Borders as well as Barnes and Noble are well positioned in this area, too. In any case, one of the problems with this argument is that the stock is priced as if Amazon has already won in this segment, and will maintain its lead well into the next century.

To: Paddler who wrote (4171)	5/10/1998 10:50:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

The only real loss they've had is not getting on AOL's listing. This is their first loss due to the fact their contract with AOL expired. Amazon's contract witth Yahoo expires in the year 2000 and I suspect BKS or BGP will out bid them for that. BKS already has USA Today online, CNN online and many others. BKS started later and must wait for the contracts of Amazon to expire and they will then replace them on that site. Soon Amazon will not be on any major site. Glenn