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To: Paul Merriwether who wrote (53443)	4/28/1999 5:04:00 PM
From: KM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Well, this headline would not seem to portend doom: Amazon.com Wallops Wall Street By Suzanne Galante Staff Reporter 4/28/99 7:00 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com (AMZN:Nasdaq) wows Wall Street by powering past estimates. The Internet retailer reported losses of 23 cents a share, well ahead of the 29-cents-a-share loss analysts expected, according to First Call. In the previous quarter, losses were 30 cents per share, and in the year-earlier period the company reported losses of 7 cents per share. Revenue for the first quarter was $293.6, up from $252.9 million in the fourth quarter. The company reported revenue of $87.4 million in the first quarter a year ago. Customer accounts grew to 8.4 million, up 35% from 6.2 million reported at the end of the fourth quarter.