Google will drain Amazon

Re: [spiers] Google will drain Amazon

*** I stand corrected, of course amazon will continue...they have vast
activities...their contract to
be walmartg's ecommerce engine is enough to ensure their very long term. i was
thinking
narrowly, just books... but with google putting the readrer with the
author...vs amazon reader
with the publisher... i think google has the better offer...

John

I think
> it's so diversified with the sale of other products
> that I would find it hard to believe that Google can
> torpedo the company. Why can't Amazon adopt a plan
> similar to Google? I order quite a few things from
> Amazon and the items have nothing to do with books. I
> think Amazon will be around for some time.
>
> Now newspapers, TV, Radio, that is another story.
> Those media outlets have crested and will soon
> disappear. I see a large market penetration for ipods
> and wonder what kind of impact they will have on
> Radio, TV, and the written word. Just some thoughts.
>
> Anthony
>
> --- John Spiers wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > Probably on of the most disordered businesses is the
> > publishing industry, much improved by
> > Amazon.com, but still leaving much to be desired.
> >
> > Now comes google with a plan that I think will
> > finish the publishing revolution, get it to
> > rationality, but in the meantime eliminate
> > amazon.com.
> >
> > Check out this offer:
> >
> >
> http://print.google.com/support/publisher/bin/index.py?fulldump=1&hl=en_U
> > S#1785
> >
> > Make sure you cut and paste the whole thing...
> > including the last numbers...
> >
> > With print on demand..and with google the ability to
> > look up particular passages in any
> > book.. and then buy it from the author... sigh... so
> > long amazon.
> >
> > John

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