25. The benefits of using the internet for
buying books
Greater selection;
Convenience;
Ease of use;
Information search and retrieval capability;
Ease of access from multiple locations;
Competitive pricing;
Price comparison capability;
Personalization.
26. The key components of
Amazon.com’s offerings include
Browsing;
Searching;
Reviews and content;
Recommendations and personalization;
1-Click technology for fast checkout service;
Secure credit card payment;
Availability and fulfillment;
Interactivity with other customers;
High level of customer service.
27. on Amazon.com’s website.
Customers can:
Order books;
Conduct targeted searches from the database of
around five million titles;
Browse highlighted selections;
View bestseller lists and other features;
Read and post reviews;
Register for personalized services;
Participate in promotions and check order status;
Purchase gift certificates.
28. Competitive advantage
greater convenience for customers;
24-hour access;
quick and efficient search capability;
competitive price based on lower transaction
costs.
29. Linear value chain in raditional
book publishing
Adapted from Electronic Commerce:
Strategies and Models for Business-to-Business
31. Business configuration strategies and
functionality of Amazon.com
FUNCTIONALITYSTRATEGY
Author/customer supplied information related to
specific books.
Community
building
Direct customer order intake and the registration of
individual shoppers. Indirect via Associates.
Sales interface
Building and providing access to book catalogue; building
customer database and the value-adding information.
Core
information
management
Payment processing, shipping and delivery services.Core handling
and
processing
33. Partnerships
Greenlight.com (online car sales)
HomeGrocer.com (home delivery service for groceries)
Internet Movie Database (movie and entertainment information)
Kozmo.com (one-hour delivery service for entertainment and
convenience products)
Motley Fool (online brokerage of financial products)
Magellan Internet Guide
Netfind (Internet search)
Pets.com (pet supply shop)
sothebys.Amazon.com (auctions).
34. Expanding sources of income
gained from providing an e-tailing service to customers,
One method involves providing online advertising
space on the website.
Amazon.com provides space for banner
advertisements that other organizations wish to place
to promote their products or services.
Amazon.com also acts as an affiliate site for other web-
based organizations.
This is where traffic can be diverted to other
sites via the Amazon.com web pages.