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To: H James Morris who wrote (14040)	8/19/1998 12:30:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Bertelsmann is launching its "Book Online" Internet bookstore this fall and has said it's aiming to overtake Amazon.com as the industry's leader. H, The story is not consistant. If Bertelsmann wants to overtake Amazon.com, why would they want to be partners? I do not understand. Glenn

To: H James Morris who wrote (14040)	8/19/1998 5:21:00 PM
From: Mark Fowler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

The German monthly Manager magazine reported that Bertelsmann is in talks with Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble about possible cooperation in the online book industry. Bertelsmann is launching its "Book Online" Internet bookstore this fall and has said it's aiming to overtake Amazon.com as the industry's leader. <_<_ Does this make since?????

To: H James Morris who wrote (14040)	8/19/1998 6:34:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Americans' Discussion of President Clinton Largest Ever on America Online Business Wire - August 19, 1998 14:50 %AMERICA-ONLINE AOL %VIRGINIA %GOVERNMENT %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %COMED %INTERACTIVE %MULTIMEDIA %INTERNET %TELECOMMUNICATIONS V%BW P%BW DULLES, Va.--BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1998--AOL is facilitating the largest global discussion in its history with 225,000 messages about President Clinton posted in the last ten days on America Online -- 100,000 have been posted since President Clinton's speech Monday night. AOL message boards uncover what Americans are talking about; the institution of the Presidency, The First Lady and whether President Clinton can continue to govern. This is the largest discussion to ever take place on America Online. Princess Diana's death inspired 150,000 messages in the same amount of time, followed by reaction to the movie Saving Private Ryan drawing over 20,000 messages. "People come to AOL's message boards, chat rooms and AOL News to find what they've always found, thoughtful conversation about subjects important to them," said Jonathan Sacks, senior vice president, AOL Interactive Services. "This past week, over 225,000 people have weighed in with an opinion about their President and their future. No where else is this kind of immediate global conversation possible." Continued Sacks: "The outpouring of messages on AOL is an amazing example of how Americans are dealing with everyday issues online. AOL's community and technology make it a national watering hole. It's one thing to put up clever content, but what we can't do is prompt our members to have this mass, cathartic outpouring." Topics most debated include whether President Clinton can continue to govern with 30,000 messages in 48 hours since his speech, the institution of the Presidency with 22,000 messages in 48 hours, and The First Lady with 12,000 messages in 48 hours. AOL provides news 24 hours a day and supplements that news with a place to discuss it immediately. Nearly 30,000 AOL members followed an ABC television discussion online in order to simultaneously talk about things with other members. AOL News mainscreen and a special package about President Clinton drew over 3 million entries the day of President Clinton's speech. As part of the special package, AOL ran two polls which drew 165,000 responses in total, the largest poll response for any one topic. Poll results and message boards can be found at keyword Newstalk. America Online Inc., based in Dulles, operates two worldwide Internet online services: AOL Interactive Services, with more than 12.5 million members; and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members. America Online also operates AOL Studios, the world's leading creator of original interactive content. Other branded Internet services operated by America Online, Inc. include AOL.COM, the world's most accessed Web site from home; AOL NetFind, AOL's comprehensive guide to the Internet; Digital City, the nation's most popular local content network; AOL Instant Messenger, an instant messaging tool available on both AOL and the Internet; and ICQ, an instant communications and chat technology on the Internet. CONTACT: America Online Inc. Janine Dunne, 703/265-3283