electronic commerce

Presents an in-depth look at Amazon, its founder Jeff Bezos, and his grand vision for becoming "the everything store." Draws on interviews with former and current Amazon employees and the Bezos family. Includes photographs.

A biography of Jeff Bezos, discussing his early life as the adopted son of a Cuban-American immigrant, and his success as the founder of the online bookstore Amazon.com.

This insightful work combines Jeff Bezos's life story, beginning in 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the creation of Amazon, in 1995, and its rise as the largest online retailer in the world. Bezos's zeal and tirelessness has seen Amazon through the inevitable ups and downs that come with building a worldwide powerhouse.

Provides an introduction to online retailing, looks at different types of electronic commerce, offers advice on getting started in the field, and explains how to launch an electronic retail business.

This book discusses careers with click-and-mortar businesses, businesses that operate simultaneously in both the online and offline worlds, including customer service representatives, marketing coordinators, Web designers, Web producers, writers, software engineers, and many others.

Provides an introduction to computer networks, looks at the work done by network engineers, considers the future of networks and network engineering, and identifies the skills and qualities needed to succeed in the field.

This book introduces careers in creating content, such as writing text, taking photographs, drawing illustrations, recording audio, shooting video or film, and designing Web pages, and careers in providing content, such as content strategists and producers.

A brief biography of businessman Jeff Bezos, describing how he founded Amazon.com.