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Technology Stocks : Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: F The who wrote (6872)	6/20/1998 3:07:00 PM
From: slipnsip	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 164684

Alot of the future of online book selling depends on gaining the attention of new web surfers as the online population continues to explode.. AMZN is a book seller. The net as a population sample is overeducated and has high incomes.. Thus alot of book readers.. As more and more people come online, there is going to be a ratcheting down effect on the household income and education level. I bring this up cause what segment of the US population buys books?? In other words, I believe that AMZN and other book sellers will enjoy a rampid growth in book buyers from current online advocates, but this will die down tremendously over time.. I think someone should find out what percentage of the population buys any books over a one year period?? In this hardly literate society, I bet its well under 5%. Wish someone would come up with a hard number... I know, I know, AMZN is going to be selling everything including hair cut vouchers....... GIVE ME ANOTHER 1000 SHARES!! I will put a limit order in on Monday for anything under $150.. Don't want to miss the run!