The company’s financial position has improved since 2000. Most of the improvement
is due to increases in sales—which is good. But, those sales increased largely by selling
products for other firms, and from one more twist. Amazon no longer discounts most of the
books that it sells. In fact, it is generally more expensive to purchase books from Amazon
than to buy them from your local bookstore. For competitive online pricing, check
www.campusi.com, which searches multiple Web sites for the best price, but the selection
might not be as large.