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Originally Posted by wodin
While it's fun to think that I'm in the top 20% of the population as regards to reading, I don't believe it for a second. Amazon’s original business before branching out was online retailing of books. They did not get where they are by not selling tonnes of paper.
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But you have to remember that Amazon started out by fufilling the online orders of larger bookstores (at the time) like Borders.
I remember getting my first Amazon box after ordering from Borders...that is one of the reasons why Borders is bankrupt and Amazon is thriving.