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To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (26593)	11/17/1998 11:33:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

<< Anyone here know why YHAOO won't bury AMZN's expansion into enet shopping?>> nope. It would appear to me Yahoo will bury them. I checked the site out well. Glenn

To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (26593)	11/18/1998 12:06:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Here is why AMZN will lose big time: GUTERSLOH, Germany -- Ramping up to compete with Amazon.com Inc. in Europe, Bertelsmann AG's online bookstore announced a number of marketing and advertising deals with leading European Internet players. Books Online said it had signed a deal to become the exclusive bookseller for the European operations of America Online Inc. and CompuServe Inc. of the U.S., two of Europe's leading Internet-service providers. BOL also signed an agreement to be the exclusive bookseller for Lycos Inc.'s Lycos Europe, a popular portal site. The deals are part of Books Online's attempt to go head-to-head with leading online bookseller Amazon.com, which launched divisions in Germany and the United Kingdom last month. Books Online, which is starting late in the fast-growing Internet-bookselling business, is due for launch in the coming months and will make its debut with titles in five languages. BOL's marketing deals were widely expected, as Bertelsmann is a partner in AOL Europe, Compuserve Europe and Lycos Europe. The link-up with AOL and Compuserve will include banner advertising, direct merchandising and prominent featuring of the BOL bookstore throughout both services. BOL estimates it will bring in more than $13 million to AOL and Compuserve Europe over the next two years. Lycos, meanwhile, will provide access to BOL from its sites in nine European countries, and BOL will supply Lycos with book-related content. BOL expects the deal to generate some $10 million for Lycos over the next three years.