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The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of Moreby Chris Anderson
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Book DescriptionHyperion, 2006-07-11. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover with dust jacket and mylar cover. Jacket, cover, and pages all show normal wear. Pages may have some markings. Thanks!!! Book summaryIn THE LONG TAIL, business journalist Chris Anderson examines the revolution in the online world, identifying key trends that affect the way people sell and shop. THE LONG TAIL is an expansion and a rethinking of Anderson’s widely circulated 2004 Wired magazine article in which he highlighted the importance of niche markets in the new economy; his ideas are grounded in economics, mathematics, distribution curves, and marketing. Using graphs, Anderson illustrates the phrase "the long tail," which refers to products that, in the old economy, did not sell in large quantities, and thus did not merit space on the very limited shelves of brick-and-mortar stores; the blockbusters, or "hits," which made profits and were restocked, fall into the "short head" of the graph. Anderson explains how and why, using virtual inventories, e-commerce sites can exploit the "long tail," by recognizing niches--small pockets of high interest--since, as he says in his subtitle, selling less of more things can be profitable. Anderson shows this to be true by means of examples drawn from the fast-evolving music and entertainment sectors.Media Reviews"[L]ike THE TIPPING POINT, Mr. Anderson's book does an excellent job of spotting trends and fitting them into an easily accessible theoretical framework that helps explain the changing culture around us." -- Lorne Manly "At the core of this book is the celebration of a new cultural marketplace of unlimited inventory, in which once solid boundaries...no longer apply....It is a seductive image of the future, and to some extent a persuasive one." -- Marybeth Hamilton Publisher NotesExamines how, thanks to a drop in the cost of reaching consumers, the marketplace is changing from a one-size-fits-all model to an abundance of variety to appeal to consumers who want more of a choice, and can get it thanks to the commercial viability of distribution, manufacturing, and marketing. Other Recommended Books
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