（英译汉）Yahoo! is not alone in defining its strategy as working out what its customers (260m unique users every month) are looking for， and then trying to give it to them. (71) 【The first thing they want is to become better informed about products and prices】. “We operate our business on that belief，” says Jeff Bezos，Amazon’s chief executive. (72.)【 Amazon became famous for books， but long ago branched out into selling lots of other things too】；among its latest ventures are health products, jewellery and food. Apart from cheap and bulky items such as garden rakes, Mr Bezos thinks he can sell most things. And so do the millions of people who use eBay.
(73.)【And yet nobody thinks real shops are finished, especially those operating in niche markets】. (74.) 【Many bricks-and-mortar bookshops still make a good living, as do flea markets】. But many record shops and travel agents could be in for a tougher time. Erik Blachford, the head of IAC’s travel side and boss of Expedia, the biggest internet travel agent, thinks online travel bookings in America could quickly move from 20% of the market to more than half. (75.)【Mr Bezos reckons(估计）online retailers might capture(夺取）10 — 15% of retail sales over the next decade】. That would represent a massive shift in spending.
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