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To: Mark Myword who wrote (5493)	6/11/1998 1:05:00 AM
From: slipnsip	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

There is somthing to be said about being able to listen to clips of music and say, "ya that the song or group I heard" and to buy it.. I for one have never bot much music. Maybe 15 cds in my life.. The poeple I know that have huge collections are those that defrauded the 1 cent get 10 albums buy 3 record clubs using false names etc.. Not much to be gotten from them... Agreed, if anything it would be a tool I would use to establish which cd I was looking for so I could painlessly run into a store and buy it.. I feel like an idiot in music stores cause I am never quite sure what I am looking for. When I think I found the group there are 15 albums and I am not sure which I want. Thus I just don't buy cause what the heck the radio is playing it anyway 25 times a day.. Without a doubt, shipping will kill this great idea. I am not that price sensative, but I don't like to give it away either.. Except for my current substantial short position that is.. OUCH.

To: Mark Myword who wrote (5493)	6/11/1998 2:00:00 AM
From: Bill Harmond	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 164684

CD's may not be the ultimate commodity for purchase on-line, but the connection Amazon makes with its customers makes marketing CD's pretty efficient. Secondly, we will be downloading music (and video) within a few years, and Amazon wants to be there.

To: Mark Myword who wrote (5493)	6/11/1998 8:01:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

, and I know this sounds redundant, but Barnes & Noble is already very big in music , and I can't imagine them ignoring this category too. The stores in my area have a very wide selection , and cover all tastes in music. They can ditto that on the net in no time. B & K in my area has the best selection of music. They even have classical which Amazon does not have as of yet. I am not sure why. Borders already has music and videos on their site. I know they rushed their site development to market so I feel their site needs improvement but they will have it in order by summer's end. , and I know this sounds redundant, but Barnes & Noble is already very big in music , and I can't imagine them ignoring this category too. The stores in my area have a very wide selection , and cover all tastes in music. They can ditto that on the net in no time. I am no longer sure there are many "investors" in Amazon. Just momentum players. It is my opinion chapter 11 is inevitable. One of the largest annoyances tome is the analysts commenting on the quality of Amazon's management. None of these people ever did anything in retail. They clearly cannot turn a profit in the retail sector. They are good investment bankers and have success in the investing community. This will work until there is no more equity to be had from the investing community. Thus far, three of the managing officers have sold some of their option shares for more than $5 million each. Yet, they have not turned a profit for the company. This money has come from the IPO and junk bond. The last ones holding the bag will be the long share holders that do not know enough to get out. The management will walk away millionaires and will have received thousands of dollars from each investor. That is where their millions will have come from. I suppose we could call management smart if smart is bilking the small investor for millions. Glenn