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by sdenton4 3024 days ago
Amazon was a leap up from other online booksellers, just as Google was a leap up from other search engines...

Lyft isn't a leap up from Uber. But I do stick with Lyft because Uber's been so cold.
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hn_throwaway_99 3024 days ago
What other online booksellers were there in 1995? I don't remember any.
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spaceflunky 3024 days ago
Barnes and Noble was around, but they just did not take it seriously enough
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hn_throwaway_99 3024 days ago
According to wikipedia B&N's website was launched almost 2 years after Amazon.
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