On 14 Jul 98, at 20:46, Kathy E. Gill wrote:
> Peter J. Schoenster wrote:
>
> > Anyhow, where is the money going at Amazon? How much of what they do
is
> > automated? Don't tell me they have hordes of people manually doing
> > everything.
>
>
> peter -- didn't you read my last post <g> ... they are spending bunches on
> marketing/sales/ads -- that more than accounts for their operating deficit
> ... /and/ ... they are still acquiring companies.
I hardly have time to read much anymore. I looked but I saw no post from you
with Amazon in the title (I must be selective with what I read, and ...and even
what I respond to).
If they are spending everything on growth, marketing etc. then it's not so bad.
Hey, did you all hear that Boardwatch was bought by Mecklermedia?
Boardwatch is the only magazine I pay to subscribe to and just about the only
net related mag I read (other than internet world and info world is really much
wider in scope). I think Mecklermedia is doing a good job on the net. And I
really like Zdnet (liked them back in the days of compuserve -- anyone want a
copy of Navcis?).
What about smaller bookstores? Are any of them really making any money
from a website? I have not liked most of the ones I visited and never bought
from any of them. I did order some linux cd's from an online store but the order
never arrived. Oh well.
I will have to visit the laissez-faire website and see how theirs is.
Peter
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