| The Perfect Store: Inside Ebay Contributor(s): Cohen, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316164933 ISBN-13: 9780316164931 Publisher: Back Bay Books OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: In this engaging chronicle of one of the most stunning success stories in American business history, Cohen takes readers inside eBay the corporation, revealing the many surprising ways in which eBay's "virtual marketplace" has changed the face of American business and the American cultural landscape. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | E-commerce - General (see Also Computers - Electronic Commerce) - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Computers | Internet - General |
| Dewey: 381.170 |
| LCCN: 2002102889 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.69 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Pierre Omidyar launched a clunky website from a spare bedroom over Labor Day weekend of 1995, he wanted to see if he could use the Internet to create a perfect market. He never guessed his old-computer parts and Beanie Baby exchange would revolutionize the world of commerce. Now, Adam Cohen, the only journalist ever to get full access to the company, tells the remarkable story of eBay's rise. He describes how eBay built the most passionate community ever to form in cyberspace and forged a business that triumphed over larger, better-funded rivals. And he explores the ever-widening array of enlistees in the eBay revolution, from a stay-at-home mom who had to rent a warehouse for her thriving business selling bubble-wrap on eBay to the young MBA who started eBay Motors (which within months of its launch was on track to sell $1 billion in cars a year), to collectors nervously bidding thousands of dollars on antique clothing-irons. Adam Cohen's fascinating look inside eBay is essential reading for anyone trying to figure out what's next. If you want to truly understand the Internet economy, The Perfect Store is indispensable. |