Stacking Up the Amazon Advantage AMAZON VS. BARNES & NOBLE 1 WEB SITE NUMBER OF STORES 1,011 3.1 MILLION TITLES PER SUPERSTORE 175,000 2% BOOK RETURNS 30% 306% SALES GROWTH* 10% $375,000 SALES PER EMPLOYEE (ANNUAL) 100,000 24 INVENTORY TURNOVERS PER YEAR 3 LOW LONG-TERM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS HIGH HIGH CASH FLOW LOW *latest quarter DATA: COMPANIES, HUMMER WINBLAD, BUSINESS WEEK RELATED ITEMS COVER STORY: AMAZON.COM: THE WILD WORLD OF E-COMMERCE COVER IMAGE: Amazon.com: The Wild World of E-Commerce TABLE: Amazon's Growing Universe TABLE: Amazon's Amazing Valuation TABLE: Stacking Up the Amazon Advantage `TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY' THE TORRENT OF ENERGY BEHIND AMAZON RESUME: Jeffrey P. Bezos INTERNET STOCKS: WHAT'S THEIR REAL WORTH? TABLE: Valuing an Internet Stock WHERE THE BIG BOYS FEAR TO TREAD TABLE: Small Investors Drive the Net Stocks ONLINE ORIGINAL: BARNES & NOBLE: A BETTER STOCK PLAY? Return to main story

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