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To: freeus who wrote (9772)	7/9/1998 8:19:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

There is also a trend towards events at bookstores. For example our local bookstores host bookclubs (club members usually buy the books at the store), American Girl (historical doll and book) meetings, readings by authors and signings- for children and adult readers (our local bookstore had PD JAmes)and other creative event type activities. I have been to a lot of these bookstore events and I have found them SRO at times. These functions would be impossible to duplicate on the net. So I agree with you that a real world bookstore can be a big plus. I think having both a physical and an internet presence would be the perfect marketing strategy.

To: freeus who wrote (9772)	7/9/1998 11:51:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Hi freeus. I've been in agreement with you and X, and also have posted before (repeatedly, it seems) how it is much more enjoyable to go to a real B&N store. An internet site just dispensing books is boring in comparison, although an internet site does offer book reviews on-demand (which the B&N website provides!) I think that the folks at B&N are smart enough to figure out that the internet kiosk concept inside a bricks-and-mortar B&N superstore may be a concept whose time as come. I love the idea mentioned today by X the Unknown of streaming RealVideo of hands-on demonstrations, signings, (use the imagination) etc by book authors, etc taking place live inside a B&N superstore would be a winning idea. As soon as I can get out of these miserable July puts, I will be looking for the next spot to short from, maybe after earnings come out and remaining hype gets flushed. Or maybe I'll just buy BKS stock, or a little of both.

To: freeus who wrote (9772)	7/10/1998 4:30:00 AM
From: Tenpole	Respond to of 164684

clear leaders in their field and will very likely remain so The alarming factor in the market and the media response to companies like Amazon is that they are treated as if the Internet had already emerged as an industry (yesterday, I saw Yahoo referred to as a bellweather...). It hasn't. To use the Industrial Revolution as an analogy to the digital one, we are still digging the canals and trying to find out how steam works. The dark satanic mills that gave us industry and wealth are still a way off. T