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To: Mark Fowler who wrote (22002)	10/16/1998 7:52:00 PM
From: H James Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Mark<Perhaps if Bks would of spent time and resources on building out a commerce network at first they would of taken it from Amzn; however, i'm pleased it didn't turn out that way.> Your pleased about the 'Things' stock price nothing more nothing else. Please give some credit to Bks. Their Ceo has been interviewed several times and grilled about Amzn and why he was not more aggressive on the Internet. He always has said " We didn't want to spend and lose that much money trying to be a concept e-tailer!" By the way the Bks Ceo went to Harvard. The last time I checked Bezos couldn't get in there. It seems Harvard has a larceny test and if your good at it, they refer you to Princeton.

To: Mark Fowler who wrote (22002)	10/17/1998 12:35:00 AM
From: Gary Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Where's the winning proposition??? >>I remember Bks vs. Amzn.com when first went public and what a damn bully that Bks was made out to be. And now look where they're -- Bks in second place.<< I would rather be in second place making money then to be in first place losing it. In case people forget, consensus estimate -$1.70 in '98 and -1.74 in '99. Hummm...sounds like a losing business proposition to me. My boss would fire my butt if I submitted a business plan like this. Of course if I could deliver a multiple of 10 times annual sales then he would kiss me on the!!! Now there's an ugly thought!!! Amazon has setup a terrific web site for researching and ordering books and other products. The problem they have is clearly illustrated by your comments: Market share is the only measureable that matters at this time. They don't have a clue how to make money, and that's the only measurable that counts in the long run. Regards, gw