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To: Cap_Loss_Cfwd who wrote (59483)	6/1/1999 6:06:00 PM
From: Sam Citron	Respond to of 164684

So now you will not need warehouses or UPS to get books to their destination, just a small printing/binding machine in a local bookstore. Nah, not so fast. The future takes time. Initially you offer a nonthreatening service for low volume printing of out-of-print books. This is a much safer strategy than threatening this hidebound industry with a frontal assault on a 500 year old staple. Remember, for a virus to spread, it must find a congenial host. Pat Brannon, Sprout's CEO, was very low key on CNBC interview a few moments ago. "It's not for every book."