Seattle Times on Amazon

An interesting piece from the Seattle Times on Amazon's growth beyond books, music and video.

I like this comment:

Thank God for Amazon so I don't have to leave my house and see you freakos. Posted on September 20, 2009 at 2:11 AM by Thatsthebaby.

I wonder what fraction of retail sales Sears, Montgomery Ward and other catalog retailers had back in their heydey? Amazon is in some sense their conceptual heir.