electronic commerce

Provides an overview of the life and careers of Mick Swinmurn and Tony Hsieh, creators of Zappos, an online shoe store.

This informative series gives future entrepreneurs and businesspeople practical advice about starting and running a business including developing a plan organizing time sources of funding marketing and much more.

A guide to selling products and services on the World Wide Web, discussing the fundamentals of direct marketing,tools for the small business owner, methods for boosting profits, and ways to get free publicity. Includes resources and reference material.

"A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and products of Amazon.com, the electronic commerce company that was founded in 1994 and today is the largest online retailer in the United States"--Provided by Publisher.

Examines the life of Jeff Bezos, creator of the Amazon.com online retailer of books, music, and other items.

A career biography of Jeff Bezos, founder of the Internet bookstore Amazon.com, discussing the phenomenal growth of the company since its inception and its expansion to include other products, and looking at the influence of Amazon on the way the world conducts business.

Presents advice for staying within a budget while shopping and doing business online.

The author shares the story of his experiences as senior vice president of communications for Value America, an Internet retailing service that was powered by a steady influx of investor money, but which never seemed to work and ended up crashing hard when Wall Street began to demand results.

Explores the realities and implications of a world in which anyone can find information on a person's health, life, business, and family through computer technology.