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The Perfect Store: Inside eBay
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The Perfect Store: Inside eBay |
Author: Adam Cohen
Published: 2003-06-03 |
List price: $15.99
Our price: $10.87
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Customer comments on this selection.
 A good read
I loved this story. It covered everything I was curious about regarding ebaY (including which letters to capitalize).
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br /Well written, good story, the good, bad and ugly.
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br /Naturally, when I was done I ebaYed it.
 An insight into the eBay community rather than the company
This is an incredible book written about an incredible store. A store that has changed the lives of countless people who now depend on it as their primary means of livelihood. The amazing thing about this book is that it is written in a style that takes one "inside" bothe the company as well as the community. As we all know, the eBay community is significantly more important than the company and the insights offered by Cohen into this strange but unusually effective community is what makes this book a gem.
If Only...
As someone who has sold on ebay for a long time, I was excited to read this book. It was a fascinating read, but what made me sad was that ebay has changed so much... for the worse. If only the vision of Pierre was still easily attainable.
 "toes the company's line" and is very out of date
Unfortunately, just like most books of its kind (histories of specific firms written with full cooperation from the firm involved), "The Perfect Store" is way too obsequious to eBay's official "party line", and doesn't engage in real, hard-hitting, investigative journalism. Moreover, the book is severely out of date -- it tells you nothing about the last several years of eBay, and in a sector that changes as fast as internet commerce, this is a serious problem. The book is well-written and competently organized, but that doesn't make up for the substantial problems with the quality and timeliness of its conents.
The best business book out there!!!
This is one of the most fascinating business books I have read. It covers the idea of EBay as a perfect market which economically is an interesting idea. The book goes through the history and business growth and has excellent analysis. Overall it is just fascinating to see how this company grew up and delivered profit quarter after quarter. I really wish there would be an update as it is a little dated. Highly recommend as the number one business book.
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