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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (29084)	12/6/1998 12:37:00 PM
From: KeepItSimple	Respond to of 164684

Yes, I agree, and this is a fact most analysts overlook. Barnes and Noble is a real brand to the millions of people who are coming online every day. They've never seen an Amazon bookstore at their local mall, and they've probably never seen an advertisement for Amazon either- since they cannot afford mass-media, what with their negative net worth and all. Who do you think is going to get the "trust" from the nervous newbie who has never sent a credit card over the net before? Is it going to be a company called Amazon that they may have never heard of, or is it going to be Barnes and Noble that had their web address on the side of the shopping bag when they drove down the street last weekend to pick up some books. Some bull out there must have a good answer to this that supports Amazon's case.. I would love to hear it! Glenn wrote: Will not the majority of new populance to the web be more familiar with toys r us, Barnes and Noble, etc. and know they are not a fly by night firm? In fact, would not AMZN be considered more of a fly by night?

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (29084)	12/6/1998 2:06:00 PM
From: Jaime Leiderman	Respond to of 164684

Would like to know if Cybercash is going to provide credit card processing for AMZN? Read some scripts from William Melton (CEO Cybercash)interview on CNNFN friday stating that they are working some deals to provide processing to both AMZN and DELL. Any info? Jimmy Leiderman I.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (29084)	12/6/1998 9:05:00 PM
From: blankmind	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

I do have a question however, if AMZN is stealing business from "these companys," why did the same store sames for Barnes and Noblels superstores for the last six quarters increase every quarter? because bks is killing such companies as crown and other small independent book stores. eventually bks will not be able to grow by stealing biz from these smaller booksellers to replace the droves of buyers moving to purchase books from amzn. ever check how much faster amzn continues to grow over bks? Will not the majority of new populance to the web be more familiar with toys r us, Barnes and Noble, etc. and know they are not a fly by night firm? In fact, would not AMZN be considered more of a fly by night? toys and bks do not actively promote their websites, else it will cannibalize the mortar biz. the only these companies can think of competing with amzn on the web is to do an egghead, and close down the expensive mortar and open up virtual stores after the amzn model. next amzn is creating a web presence name, that these other companies can only dream of. they may become the yahoo of shopping, just as msft is the software biz, amzn will be synonymous with shopping over the net. maybe bks should sell the "store" and go only on the net, unfortunately they are so far behind amzn as to be impossible to catch up.