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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (55723)	8/2/1998 10:07:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 176387

There is something vaguely spiritual about browsing among volumes you have never before seen. I visit my local Barnes and Noble superstore because I love the feel and smell of books. A visit to a fine book store is an aesthetic experience that you cannot possibly get on the internet. This is most definitely a different experience than buying a computer. You know, I totally disagree. I like to read the comments that people write on each book on the Amazon site. I have never bought so many books in my life as I have since Amazon.com opened up. Also, I like all the research material on the site which is rarely available in bookstores (NPR books reviewed for the last year etc). Amazon has a much better site than B&N by the way. I have to look to hard for stuff on the Barnes and Noble site. I suspect there are a lot of people like me (always kind of liked books but didnt buy many before) and that is what fuels Amazon growth vs. the bookstore/coffeehouse crowd. Just my .02 Michelle

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (55723)	8/3/1998 9:56:00 AM
From: jhg_in_kc	Respond to of 176387

Chuz, re "light" or efficient companies. THe Motley Fool fool.com has I think spoken of three other companies besides Dell which they also praise lavishly for "lightness": Coca Cola, T Rowe Price, and To some extent, Berkshire Hathaway. I can understand how Coke might be increasingly more of a "light" assembler/distributor (it sold off its bottling factories) and I see how this might apply to Berkshire. Asset rich, obtains "loans" at a cost less than zero, Use of insurance "float" I know nothing about T Rowe Price. You can find a discussion of this by typing in "lightness" in the site search box at the lower left of the fool first page, as I recall. THis may be something for you to chew on. jhg