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To: Mark Fowler who wrote (7891)	6/28/1998 3:37:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164687

think the mistake many of you are making is that you are comparing Amzn to traditional brick and mortar sellers of merchandise, i.e. Bks, who have stuck a shingle up on the web. This doesn't make them a web based internet co. More like a hybrid type of internet seller. Talk about hype and garbage. Huh???? Amzn is in a category with Onsl, E*trade, Ptvl,Yhoo, etc. who are selling merchandise and services strictly through the web. Yahoos a content provider, etrade is a service provider and Amazon.con is a plain old retailer losing money in a hurry. Glenn

To: Mark Fowler who wrote (7891)	6/28/1998 6:55:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 164687

mark, you can't be serious, can you? if amzn opens up a store then that, in and of itself, should take them out of the internet classification? hello? amzn is i mail order book company with a web site and GREAT name recognition. if i sell vitamins on the net i am not an internet company. geez...

To: Mark Fowler who wrote (7891)	6/29/1998 3:31:00 AM
From: F The	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164687

>>Amzn is in a category with Onsl, Etrade, Ptvl,Yhoo, etc. who are selling merchandise and services strictly through the web.<< I agreed with you partially; AMZN is exactly in a category with Etrade. Look at Etrade, what has the stock done lately. See, big brokerage such as DLJ, Discover MSDW and others got in easily. The same hold true that BKS & BPG and others would compete with AMZN on line. The different is Etrade has made money but I doubt AMZN would in two year. I guess I would not exactly categorize AMZN like Etrade after all. Felicia