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To: Floyd D. Schneider who wrote (11154)	7/21/1998 11:30:00 PM
From: put2rich	Respond to of 164684

Thanks so much Floyd, This is nail in the coffin for amzn!! Wow when I need the Economist, a book, even a girlie magazine... all will be home just like pizzazz... Who cares about a couple dollars more expensive...This is so cool... Good luck to all.

To: Floyd D. Schneider who wrote (11154)	7/21/1998 11:43:00 PM
From: llamaphlegm	Respond to of 164684

Floyd: This idea was originally posted here months ago by Glenn Rudolph and by the dearly departed Canstic (may you return in blazes of glory and better capitalized). Where did you hear of this??? LP

To: Floyd D. Schneider who wrote (11154)	7/21/1998 11:48:00 PM
From: umbro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Floyd, where'd you hear that B&N might deliver? I checked the BKS boards, and Yahoo! (well, as much as I could stand - that place on a good day is about 10 times as bad as it gets here on a bad day ...). As appealing as the idea is that BKS might deliver from a store near you ... I see a few problems ... first inventory (they just might not have that book on authentic Eskimo igloo building techniques in stock), and second, are BKS stores semi-independent (ie, a franchise?). If so, I don't see how the revenue might get split between the store and the company. Also there's the issue of discounts that might be offered at the web site, but not offered at the store. I guess they already have to deal with that issue, though.

To: Floyd D. Schneider who wrote (11154)	7/22/1998 12:58:00 AM
From: MR. PANAMA (I am a PLAYER)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

After they run over the first person they will be sued to oblivion....The average cost for a courier based service would tack on 3-4 bucks per book. Not too many people want a book that fast but a PIZZA gets cold so speed is important there. GRIM HAS SPOKEN ...Now I want a Dominoes....

To: Floyd D. Schneider who wrote (11154)	7/22/1998 9:49:00 AM
From: Nellanosa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

If I live that close to Barnes and Noble then why don't I just jump in the car and go get my books? It is a good idea though!

To: Floyd D. Schneider who wrote (11154)	7/22/1998 11:33:00 AM
From: William T. Katz	Respond to of 164684

RE: B&N delivering books Hey, I get to pat myself on the back ... the only thing I can do since I lost a lot of money in the AMZN run-up. But check out my post on SI from quite a while ago: Message 3946548 Sounds like a good idea ... if volume is high, they can be their own FedEx.