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To: Lynn who wrote (2354)	12/14/1998 11:08:00 AM
From: TH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27722

From the Yahoo board. It is probably a rumor, but read Business Week Dec 14, 98 by: MRKTSEEKER 16469 of 16489 article on Amazon. " Last month, Bertelsmann, the German media giant and owner of several publishers, including top Random House Inc. paid $200 million for a 50 % stake in the online arm of Barnes & Noble, giving it a considerable war chest for its battle with Amazon. And on Nov. 6 Barnes & Noble jolted Amazon and the entire publishing world by announcing a $600 million deal to buy the leading book DISTRIBUTOR Ingram Bood Group-which supplies 60% of Amazon's books". (It sure was smart on Barnes and Nobles part to buy the distributor--wonder if Amazon learned anything from that move) Interestingly enough, on Nov.23 CDnow-which had announced a deal to merge with rival N2K nearly doubling its sales-joined with movie seller Reel.com computer merchant Cyberian Outpost, eToys, and others to form a virtual mall called Shoppers Connection to fight off Amazon. (Looks like some serious competitors in the music business.) (NAVR is a major distributor of music, software and interactive CD-ROM and digital versatiles disc (DVD) products. NAVR operates throught two principal divisions, its Computer Products Division and its Music Products Division. NAVR is the only major distributor to distribute both music and softeware and is recognized as an industry leader in the distribution of comsumer software in addition to being recognized as a leader in the distribution of independent music labels and their artists Would NAVR be an asset for AMAZON? Did Amazon learn anything from Barnes and Noble when B&N purchased a distributor?) According to Business Weekly, Bezos, Amazon's CEO, will likely branch out beyond retail. Maybe if Amazon hasn't thought about aquiring NAVR, they should.

To: Lynn who wrote (2354)	12/14/1998 11:27:00 AM
From: dragonpawn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27722

All points you mentioned are correct for now. Just like people didn't believe paper money and credit cards were anything but possibility in the past. When internet shopping becomes popular, the delivery won't be by expensive mail it will be replaced by routine orderly every household type. The money spend on delivery will be reduced to a small fraction. The delivery fee will be much less than the money you pay for the gas expanse, don't mention how much time you saved. If you think you saved too much time as to have nothing else to do, the future entertainnment will attract you to there more than anything else,including shopping fun. Certainly, there will always who are falling behind the age but that's their problem. The progress will never stop no matter what. Whatever seems to be dangerous now will be safe in the future. Even now, it is much safer to give your credit card number through browser than let restaurant clerk to handle your credit card.