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To: swagman who wrote (11151)	7/21/1998 11:42:00 PM
From: llamaphlegm	Respond to of 164684

Great: Bateman attracts these (jawd etc.) like flies to ... well you know. LP

To: swagman who wrote (11151)	7/22/1998 7:21:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

This is old news from yester day but I wish to highlight the information Amazon.con provides to their investors. They are so upfront with information.. WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1998 JUL 21 (NB) -- By Bob Woods, Newsbytes. Amazon.com Inc. [NASDAQ:AMZN] said it will sell books through Intuit Inc.'s [NASDAQ:INTU] Quicken.com financial-oriented World Wide Web site. The Internet book and music retailer also confirmed a previously disclosed agreement with Compaq Computer [NYSE:CPQ]. Specific financial details were not released regarding Amazon.com's deal with Intuit. But an Amazon.com spokesperson said that her company would see revenues based on transactions, or books sold through the Quicken.com site. Amazon.com will be the "exclusive" bookseller on Quicken.com for the US market, while it will be the "preferred" book provider in the United Kingdom and Germany, officials said. Amazon.com will receive extensive placements on Quicken.com sites and provide book-related editorial content, search capabilities and promotions. But Amazon.com's reach will extend beyond cyberspace: The bookseller will also be promoted on the desktop within select Quicken software packages. Some of the book topics Intuit will link to via Amazon.com include tax planning, financial management and personal investing, officials said. Quicken.com users also will have access to Amazon.com's Personal Finance Selected Bestsellers list. Amazon.com also confirmed an agreement with Compaq, where Amazon.com is now "included" in new shipments of Compaq Presario personal computers. Company officials did not elaborate further on their deal with the PC maker. The Internet bookseller also recently announced a deal with Net-based Spinner.com to prominently feature a "Buy This CD at Amazon.com" link throughout Spinner.com's audio player products site. Amazon.com's Web site is at amazon.com . Intuit's main site is at intuit.com , while Quicken.com is located at quicken.com . Compaq has a Web site at compaq.com . Reported By Newsbytes News Network: newsbytes.com .