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To: Jan Crawley who wrote (22187)	10/19/1998 11:24:00 AM
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"... we kind of look at this as a game breaker, in terms of our E-commerce business," said Leonard Riggio, chief executive of Barnes & Noble, in an interview with The New York Times. "Joining forces with Bertelsmann is one of the most exciting things we have ever done. They have global reach, expertise in direct marketing." After the joint venture is fully established, customers, according to Riggio, will practically be able to "buy any book on the planet," in a variety of languages. "Barnes & Noble: Can't Get No Respect!": fnews.yahoo.com