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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (22086)	10/19/1998 12:23:00 PM
From: Mark Fowler	Respond to of 164684

I believe you are mistaken. You did read about Bertelsmanns and Amazon.con and 2 billion. I read the same article and could locate it if necessary. Anyhow, what occurred was Bertelsmanns was trying to negotiate a deal with Amazon.con and Jeffery Bezos wanted the 2 billion dollars. Bertelsmanns said that was way out of line. Amazon.con is not worth that much and Bertelsmanns went with barnesandnoble.com. That was what occurred.<< Hi Glenn, just got back on the ranch... That's not what i heard... And I cannot believe Jeff would sell out. And i made a mistake on the figures of Bertelsmanns price for B&N.com it's 200 million not 2 million. Ps. I see our little Amzn is doing as expected so far hope it keeps upward .

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (22086)	10/19/1998 12:45:00 PM
From: Mark Fowler	Respond to of 164684

Article: About B&N and Amzn "Most people think, though, that if Barnes & Noble is going to succeed in the long term, it will have to become a powerhouse on the Internet. So far, in the one year that Barnes & Noble has been operating its Web site, it has failed to make up any ground on Amazon. While Amazon generated $147 million in revenue last year, Barnes & Noble wasn't even considered a player. This year Barnes & Noble was hoping to see revenues of $100 million. Instead, the company will be lucky to crack $50 million. Amazon, meanwhile, is seeing healthy gains in revenue and should see its annual figure climb to nearly $400 million. Clearly, Amazon is stretching it out."<< fnews.yahoo.com