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To: Candle stick who wrote (4606)	5/22/1998 8:44:00 AM
From: doug doan	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 164684

Interesting Post Couple of things that worry me: 1. Barnesandnoble.com sales for last qtr were well shortof what I was hoping for. Indeed, they posted revenue growth of under 20%. 2. AMZN revenue growth for same period was twice that of barnesandnoble.com Sad reality is that not only are AMZN sales far greater but they are growing at a faster clip. hmmmm....

To: Candle stick who wrote (4606)	5/25/1998 11:17:00 PM
From: Mark Fowler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

The report also mentioned that 20% of books bought online are computer books, and that the high cost of shipping actually nullified the discounts unless you bought more than 45$ worth of books, the 'breakeven point'. << Granted that high cost of shipping would nullify your discount by buying one or two books on line, but you have to pay shipping cost with all the online stores. It's still cheaper and more convenient to buy online than it's to ride in your car, burn gas and time, to the store in my view. There was a story on CNBC about Barnes and Noble (BKS). It was after the close today and it mentioned that BKS has declared "war" on AMZN, and said that BKS was prepared to throw 25-30 million dollars into advertising to bring people to its site barnesandnoble.com<< 25 to 30 million is a drop in the bucket compared to what Amzn is spending. According to RK unique hits fell from 4.859 mil to 4.178 mil from March to April, respectively.<< And who is RK? Would you please provide a link with that story? Thanks, Mark