E-commerce involves buying and selling goods over the internet. There are three main types: business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), and consumer-to-consumer (C2C). B2B involves businesses selling to other businesses, like Dell selling computers to companies. B2C involves direct sales from companies to consumers, like purchases on Amazon. C2C allows person-to-person transactions, like auctions on eBay. The document also lists pros and cons of e-commerce such as reduced costs but inability to examine products personally.

2. WHAT IS E-COMMERCE?
 E-commerce is buying, exchanging, and selling
goods and services over electronic systems.

3. Why
Use
E-Commerce
…….?

5. TYPES
OF
E-COMMERCE

6. BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B)
 B2B stands for Business to Business.
E.g.:-Dell sells computers and other associated accessories online to
both – customers and large scale businesses.

7. BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER (B2C):
 B2C is the direct trade between the company and
the consumers.
 E.g. – Amazon – an online market dealing with
millions of customers on a global level.

8. AMAZING FACTS ABOUT AMAZON:
 Amazon.com is well-known for its
Kindle, lightning fast shipping, and
selling virtually anything online!
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9. CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER (C2C)
 C2C – stands for Consumer to Consumer
eBay's auction service is a great example of where person-
to-person transactions take place everyday since 1995.

10. SO, WHAT ELSE IS THERE?

11. PROS AND CONS
OF
E-COMMERCE

12. PROS

13.  No checkout queues
 Reduced cost
 Shopping from anywhere in the world
 Easy access 24 hours a day
 Wide selection to cater for all consumers

14. CONS

15.  Unable to examine products personally
 Not everyone is connected to the Internet
 There is the possibility of credit card number
theft
 Products People
 On average only 1/9th of stock is available on
the net

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References:
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/explain-business-consumer-model-2258.html
http://www.google.ca/search?q=c2c+model&tbm=isch&ei=5GEEVqj4D8P9yQTKp6RQ&start=20&sa=N#mhpiv=1