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Just when you thought there could n't be another story about online retailing and book digitization : Abebooks.com , the company with headquarters in Victoria , B.C ., Canada , that matches buyers and sellers of new , used , collectible and antiquarian books and has sites serving North America , Germany , France , Spain and the U.K ., has bought BookFinder.com . Taxable retail sales in King County rose 8.9 % overall in the twelve months leading up to the third quarter of 1999 . NRF also represents more than 100 state , national , and international retail associations . " The company generates revenue through the sale of advertising ; select online retailing of homeschool products and services ; and commissions and referral fees from co-marketing relationships ; and the provision of technology services to various Christian organizations . No matter how resourceful a business person you are , it is difficult to compete in the web-based retail world when your Internet service consists of a screechy dial-up connection . Taxable retail sales in King County rose 12 % overall in the twelve months leading up to the fourth quarter of 1999 . Recommending that a new improved public sports facility be built on site , near Yankee Stadium , the plan proposed a parking garage ; additional retail outlets ; a specialized new public high school , offering courses in sports-related fields ; a sports museum ; and new mass-transit facilities . Of course the big boy in online retailing has to be Amazon ( www.amazon.com ) , but it 's publicly stated that it wo n't begin to make money until 2002 . Sorry to say it , but that 's what the current state of online retailing is . The existing central library will be refurbished and integrated with the new facilities.The centre will also bring together a wide range of food outlets and cafes , and existing and additional retail shops . Additional retail likely will develop in the areas immediately surrounding these centers . Akamai Technologies , which tracks online retailing through its Akamai Net Usage Index for Retail , said online retail shopping traffic has been building in recent weeks . Taxable retail sales in King County rose 8.0 % overall in the second quarter of 1999 .