Amazon placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet. Jeff Bezos stands out for his relentless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way that Henry Ford revolutionised manufacturing. To achieve that end, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that's never been cracked.

He wanted Amazon to become 'the everything store', offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. Though started off delivering books through the mail, its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, was never content with being just a bookseller. riveting' The Times The definitive story of the largest and most influential company in the world and the man whose drive and determination changed business forever. The Everything Store will be the revealing, definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read.īusinessmen - United States - Biography.īooksellers and bookselling - United States - Biography.**Winner of the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award** 'Brad Stone's definitive book on Amazon and Bezos' The Guardian 'A masterclass in deeply researched investigative financial journalism. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon: Stone, Brad: 9780275927509: : Books Books Literature & Fiction History & Criticism Buy new: 26.98 List Price: 37. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing. Compared to tech's other elite innovators - Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg - Bezos is a private man. Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon. To do so, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that's never been cracked.

He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. started off delivering books through the mail. This book is the definitive story of, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Rocket boy - Chaos theory - A technology company, not a retailer - Fiona - Part 3 Missionary or mercenary? Liftoff! - Expedient convictions - Kingdom of the question mark - Appendix Jeff's reading list. House of quants - Book of Bezos - Fever dreams - Milliravi - Part 2 Literary influences. Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-358)

372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colored) 24 cm

The everything store