From the book blurb
On July 16, 1995, American entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer,
Jeff Bezos invited 300 friends to beta test a website he has developed. The
site was named Amazon.com, after the meandering South American river. The
initial success of the company was meteoric. With no press promotion,
Amazon.com sold books across the United States and in 45 foreign countries
within 30 days.
We bring you the origins, leaders, growth and products of
Amazon.com, an undisputed giant in the e-commerce market.
Author
Sara Gilbert
What I think
For
me Amazon.com is more Kindle than anything else; so, the cover page is perfect!
The blurb is short and sweet. The title is intriguing and builds anxiety within
readers.
The
narrative is smooth and very crisp. It is a high-level view of Amazon.com’s
success story. It is awe-inspiring and awesome to read about great visionaries.
Jeff
Bezos looks for a garage to begin his business because many of his heroes had
started their business in garage. I couldn’t stop thinking about the 75 years
old Hewlett Packard and how they evolved from a garage!
The
growth and success of any company happens because of the contribution by more
than one person. In the cae of Amazon.com, it is a book! I will not say which one. Grab the book to know about it.
Jeff
Bezos’s confidence and determination is truly inspiring. To grow so fast and
emerge as a top brand in as less as 14 years is commendable!
Yay!
Now I know why Amazon.com is called Amazon.com!!!!
But...
The
reading flow is irritatingly interrupted by tit-bit information. Every second
page contains tit-bits and it is really frustrating! I wish that it was placed
appropriately after the end of each chapters.
Should you read it?
It
is super-tiny with as less as 70 pages. And it is highly inspiring.
Goosebumps
assured!
Rating
3.5/5
Thank you
Some words that stole my heart
“He (Bezos) believed that the
internet could be invisible today and ubiquitous (everywhere) tomorrow”
PS:
Thanks to my cousin for joining in Amazon.com and for forcing me to get this
book. And thanks to my love – my dear Amazon Kindle!
Apple’s P/E (Price-Earning Ratio) is 16.07. Google’s P/E is 29.09. Amazon’s P/E is 821.94. The numbers speak for themselves.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info SG :)
Deleteexactly! kindle is what comes to mind whenever someone talks about Amazon but there is far more to this magical web portal! nice review! I'll get this book too :)
ReplyDeleteIts a tiny book and demands just an hour of your time.
DeleteAnd I bet that you would not regret the time spent.
Thanks Ankita :)
such success stories gives me goosebumps too. Nice review of the book.
ReplyDeleteCheers then! :D
DeleteI'd like to read this book. He asked 300 friends to test his new site? No wonder my site is UNKNOWN :P
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity
Lolz!
DeleteThats quite an information.
Thanks a lot!