On Sep 22, 2006, at 1:19 AM, Sean Andrews wrote:
> How is this possible? I thought the way Amazon was able to maintain
> such a broad selection was that it didn't have much inventory on hand?
> Do these numbers count for orders made even if there isn't stock to
> fill it?
When they first started, they kept no inventory, and ordered on a just-in-time basis from distributors. Now they keep inventory of best sellers, and rely on JIT for backlist.
Doug