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To: Tom D who wrote (27618)	11/21/1998 11:01:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

AMZN has mind-share. Many people start there and never get any further. People trust them. Also its partly the same reason AOL persists--many people do not outgrow it. You and I outgrew AOL. Millions don't. Your idea is logical, but I have difficulty reconciling it with AZMN's "instant market domination" in the music CD-ROM sector. When AMZN gets to $2 to $4B in annual sales (year 2000) their economies of scale will make it difficult for all but a few to compete with them. Tom, I believe the newbies will not start there. For example, BKS is the exclusive online bookstore on AOL. More newbies use AOL than any other ISP. <<<or a store with better selection and cheaper prices>>> I dont think there are any, if you are talking about land-based stores. BKS has this online. Glenn