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To: John Ke who wrote (10165)	7/13/1998 9:47:00 AM
From: John Ke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

WSA AMAZON.COM INC:CAMPBELL WILLIAM V FILES TO SELL 15,000 SHARES Jul 13 1998 8:05 FORM 144 FILED AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON 07/09/98 WILLIAM V & ROBERTA TRUST CAMPBELL, A SHAREHOLDER, OF 305 CHURCHILL AVE, PALO ALTO, CA HAS FILED TO SELL 15,000 SHARES OF AMAZON.COM INC [AMZN] THROUGH BT ALEX BROWN. The Washington Service reports Form 144 (Proposed Sale of Securities) filings released by the S.E.C. Further information on our services may be obtained by calling (202) 778-1380, or by typing WSA <GO>. (80710802) -0- (WSA) Jul/13/ 98 8:04

To: John Ke who wrote (10165)	7/13/1998 11:38:00 AM
From: PblcSrvnt	Respond to of 164684

John Ke or Glenn, There are separate posts here regarding SEC filings to sell by Baker and Taylor--as I understand it, one of Amazon's book suppliers. These two filings together, if they are not overlapping, would account for 350,000 shares; at ~$100 per share, we are talking $35,000,000. I don't recall why it was that these shares were given to Baker and Taylor, but it seems that it had something to do with database access.... Could someone please elaborate on this. I am perplexed by a THIRTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PAYMENT for the use of/access to a database. I'm sure I must be mistaken. Is it possible that Amazon uses shares to purchase books from Baker and Taylor? This is all very interesting/confusing. What kind of accounting/expense nightmares are we getting into here???? Thanks, Lee