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Re: Why Stephen King is cool

Author:Jonathan Hendry
Posted:7/25/2000; 1:15:48 PM
Topic:Why Stephen King is cool
Msg #:19052 (In response to 19048)
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I'm sure Amazon's being used because they agreed to absorb the transaction costs for these $1 transactions. Mr. King went for it, I'm guessing, because he didn't realize that you don't have to be Amazon to be able to deal in such small transactions.

Being a writer, King's not in the business of managing the servers required to handle all the downloads and transactions. It wasn't clear that StephenKing.com could handle it, considering the response (and problems) involved with his last electronic release. Whether you like Amazon or not, they're clearly proficient at high-volume e-commerce. They're also well-know, and likely to help generate press. It's hard to fault King on his choice.

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