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Inside the Giant Machine - An Amazon.com Story

Author : Kalpanik S.
Publisher : TEI DBA Ctr of Artfcl Imagn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside the Giant Machine - An Amazon.com Story written by Kalpanik S. and published by TEI DBA Ctr of Artfcl Imagn. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literacy Pledge: For every copy of this book sold in United States, Canada or Europe, we will donate a textbook to a child in need. Find out more about our pledge at www. world-literacy.info. Please also read Author's statement in the "Author's Biography" section. Behind Amazon's quirky smile logo lurks a cold and calculating giant machine. Author Kalpanik S. reveals his own smile as he tells the somewhat quirky story of his complex, and often hilarious, relationship with Amazon. From the sophisticated wit in his portrayal of the courtship period in "How To Get Hired By Amazon In Ten Days", to the dark humor of the disillusionment period in "The Cold, Calculating Machine", Kalpanik's story is more than just an insider's view of the giant machine known as Amazon.com. It's a modern, universal story of the uneasy relationship between an individual and today's gargantuan corporations. In the end, it is also a story of redemption for creative and freethinking individuals that define America. Acclaim for the book ... not only does the author makes us feel the vitality of the Hi-Tech worlds of California & Seattle but his very emotional experiences as an immigrant, a father and a dislocated worker.I love his leaps of imagination, and the words which hook us in, make us think this is our story. For example, here is what it means to yearn for acceptance: "I looked at Seattle's glistening skyline on one side and its beautiful waterfront on the other and asked it the same questions I had asked San Francisco sixteen years ago: will it accept me? Or will its people treat me as someone different, not one of them?" Overall, a hip, funny and yet very poignant story! .....John Lehman, author of "Everything is Changing" This edition of the book was revised in December 2011 to include author's perspective on the 2011 Amazon Warehouse scandal, where a detailed investigative report on worker treatment at a regional warehouse by a local newspaper caught national media attention. Confessions of a foreign born author I must confess that English is my third language, and even though this book has been edited by several professional native English editors, it is obvious-even to me- that this book is written by a Foreign-born author. Foreign-born or not, I believe I have a talent for storytelling, and I have converted a dull topic-the transformation of Amazon from a retail website to a marketplace-into an interesting and lively story. This is more of a little book than a big one. Being a technologist, I tend to be concise in my writing. The printed version of this edition is about 220 pages. This may be too little for a few readers, too much for others, and hopefully, just right for the some. So, If you are looking for a 1,000-page treatise on Amazon that can be used as an example of perfect grammar in the High school English grammar class, then this book may not be the right book for you. There are several other books on Amazon which are written in perfect English but are perfectly boring. A book about Amazon can be pretty dry, so I have tried to add some humor. In my attempt to make this book funny, a few facts may have been stretched. I quote this passage from 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com, written by Mike Daisey, a fellow Amazon alumnus-turned author: "Some facts were injured in the telling of this story. The truth, however, remains unharmed." That applies to this book as well. To respect the privacy of the people involved in this story, their names have been changed - with one exception. Trust me, there really is a guy named Jeff Bezos who works at Amazon. All in all, I am proud of my work, Enjoy! [Signed] Kalpanik S. Note: Portions of this book have been previously published under titles "Seattle Adventures", "Artificial Imagination" and "Welcome to the USA".

Inside the Giant Machine - An Amazon.com Story

Author : Kalpanik S.
Publisher : TEI DBA Ctr of Artfcl Imagn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Exploring Services Science

Author : Mehdi Snene
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 364228227X
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Services Science written by Mehdi Snene and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Exploring Services Science (IESS) which was held in Geneva, Switzerland, in February 2012. At the conference, researchers from all over the world presented innovative ideas, research, and applications in the design, management, and evaluation of services. This year, the main theme was the interdisciplinary aspect of services. The 22 full papers accepted for IESS were selected from 46 submissions and presented ideas and results related to innovation, services discovery, services engineering, and services management as well as the application of services in information technology, business, e-learning and public administration.

Adaptability

Author : Max McKeown
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0749464607
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Adaptability written by Max McKeown and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptability is the key human trait. The ability to adapt faster and smarter than the situation is what makes the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win. Our history is a story of adaptation and change. And in this time of brutal competition and economic uncertainty, it has never been more important to understand how to adapt successfully. In a series of powerful rules, Max McKeown explores how to increase the adaptability of you and your organization to create winning positions. Fascinating real-world examples from business, government, the military and sport bring the rules of adaptability to life - from the world s most innovative corporations to street-level creativity emerging from the slums. Adaptability is a powerful, practical and inspirational guide to success in uncertain times.

Jeff Bezos

Author : Daniel Alef
Publisher : Titans of Fortune Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160804310X
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Jeff Bezos written by Daniel Alef and published by Titans of Fortune Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Business Modeling and Software Design

Author : Boris Shishkov
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642374786
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Business Modeling and Software Design written by Boris Shishkov and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the extended and revised versions papers from the Second International Symposium on Business Modeling and Software Design (BMSD 2012), held in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2012, organized and sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Institute for Collaboration and Research on Enterprise Systems and Technology (IICREST), in cooperation with the Center for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT), the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC), and Technical University of Sofia. The theme of BMSD 2012 was "From Business Modeling to Service-Oriented Solutions". The 7 papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. Each paper was reviewed by at least two internationally known experts from the BMSD Program Committee. The papers focus on business models, service engineering, and information systems architectures.

Sold! How America's Greatest Sales and Marketing Titans Pulled it Off

Author : Daniel Alef
Publisher : Titans of Fortune Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1608043126
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Sold! How America's Greatest Sales and Marketing Titans Pulled it Off written by Daniel Alef and published by Titans of Fortune Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Louis Stevenson said, "Everyone lives by selling something." It is the principal force driving all commercial transactions and activities, from the executive suite of suits and ties to the trenches of open collar and rolled-up sleeves. Given the relative importance of selling in our quest for achievement and success, it is critical to develop selling skills, to hone and perfect them to the best of our abilities. Lots of books have been written about this subject, giving us tips, rules, comments, anecdotes and suggestions, and many more will be written in the future. After all, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are more than 14 million people employed in sales and related occupations. And every one of them would like to improve their ability to close sales. "SOLD! HOW AMERICA'S GREATEST SALES AND MARKETING TITANS PULLED IT OFF" takes a different tack. Instead of listing rules or techniques, it lets you study, embrace and emulate the best salesmen/entrepreneurs who ever lived in America. Olympic skier Jean-Claude Killy once said: "The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion." Cadets at the West Point Military Academy study the strategies of the great military leaders of the past to acquire the skills they will need in future combat. Chess players study the strategies employed by the grand chess masters to develop and improve their game. Improving sales techniques and capabilities is no different. Learning how America's super salesmen and saleswomen achieved their success is immensely instructive, all with a view to providing the reader with insight into what made these men and women so successful "Sold!" is the story of 35 titans, from Henry J. Heinz and William Wrigley, Jr., to Steve Jobs, Mary Kay Ash and Jeff Bezos, men and women who created industries, giant corporations, new products, and did it by selling--pitching their ideas and companies to investors and banks, and their products to the public.

Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future

Author : Andrew McAfee
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393254305
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future written by Andrew McAfee and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A clear and crisply written account of machine intelligence, big data and the sharing economy. But McAfee and Brynjolfsson also wisely acknowledge the limitations of their futurology and avoid over-simplification.” —Financial Times In The Second Machine Age, Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson predicted some of the far-reaching effects of digital technologies on our lives and businesses. Now they’ve written a guide to help readers make the most of our collective future. Machine | Platform | Crowd outlines the opportunities and challenges inherent in the science fiction technologies that have come to life in recent years, like self-driving cars and 3D printers, online platforms for renting outfits and scheduling workouts, or crowd-sourced medical research and financial instruments.

Inside Consumption

Author : S. Ratneshwar
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415341930
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Inside Consumption written by S. Ratneshwar and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that consumption has become the defining phenomenon of human life and society, this book addresses the effects of critical life events on consumption motives and the sociological and intergenerational influences on consumers.

Billboard

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-03-11 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Investing Without Fear

Author : Martin D. Weiss
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471698644
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Investing Without Fear written by Martin D. Weiss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-02-24 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets to Safely Growing Richer in Turbulent Times If continuing corporate collapses, Wall Street lies, and economic uncertainties have left you wondering whom to trust and what to do with your hard-earned money, the time to take action is now. Read Investing Without Fear to immediately stop any losses, get on the fast track to recovery, and turn potential setbacks into successful comebacks. Author Martin Weiss has built a national reputation as a fiercely independent critic of Wall Street practices and as the one advisor showing hundreds of thousands of investors how to make solid profits even while most others are losing their shirts. His previous bestseller, The Ultimate Safe Money Guide, gave readers the know-how to invest wisely and cautiously. Now, in Investing Without Fear, Weiss arms you with the tools and techniques to invest for success. Investing Without Fear gives you . . . The proven methods to profit from a stock market crash Seven practical strategies for building wealth in any environment Fifty stocks you should sell immediately—plus advice on how to sell Six steps to take right away to protect the value of your home and real estate More than seventy-five safe alternatives for your money, so you can sleep nights Practical ways to protect your job, reduce debt, and save more Specific instructions to turn economic disasters into great opportunities for profit The message of Investing Without Fear is original, powerful, and comprehensive. Read this book and learn how to win in today's unpredictable market. Previously published as, Crash Profits: Make Money When Stocks Sink And Soar!

Beyond Reality

Author : John Gosney
Publisher : Course Technology
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Reality written by John Gosney and published by Course Technology. This book was released on 2005 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on designing alternate reality games

The Machine Stops Illustrated

Author : E M Forster
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781671653696
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book The Machine Stops Illustrated written by E M Forster and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: """The Machine Stops"" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster's The Eternal Moment and Other Stories in 1928. After being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965, it was included that same year in the populist anthology Modern Short Stories.[1] In 1973 it was also included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two.The story, set in a world where humanity lives underground and relies on a giant machine to provide its needs, predicted technologies such as instant messaging and the Internet."

Is AI Good for the Planet?

Author : Benedetta Brevini
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509547967
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Is AI Good for the Planet? written by Benedetta Brevini and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artificial intelligence (AI) is presented as a solution to the greatest challenges of our time, from global pandemics and chronic diseases to cybersecurity threats and the climate crisis. But AI also contributes to the climate crisis by running on technology that depletes scarce resources and by relying on data centres that demand excessive energy use. Is AI Good for the Planet? brings the climate crisis to the centre of debates around AI, exposing its environmental costs and forcing us to reconsider our understanding of the technology. It reveals why we should no longer ignore the environmental problems generated by AI. Embracing a green agenda for AI that puts the climate crisis at centre stage is our urgent priority. Engaging and passionately written, this book is essential reading for scholars and students of AI, environmental studies, politics, and media studies and for anyone interested in the connections between technology and the environment.

A Cultural History of Western Fashion

Author : Bonnie English
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350150916
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book A Cultural History of Western Fashion written by Bonnie English and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect the politics and preoccupations of the society that produced it. A Cultural History of Western Fashion guides you through the relationships between haute couture and ready-to-wear designer fashions, popular culture, big business, high-tech production, as well as traditional and social media. Exploring fashion's interdisciplinary nature, English and Munroe also highlight the parallel evolution of clothing design and the other visual arts over the last 150 years. This new edition includes expanded coverage of the build up to the First World War and brings this classic text up to date. There is also a new chapter on smart textiles and technology, exploring the work of Hussein Chalayan and Iris Van Herpen among others, and expanded coverage of the role of sustainability in the contemporary fashion industry, including biosynthetic textile production and Stella McCartney's use of vegan leather.

2050 A brief history of the future

Author : Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Publisher : Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (MRBAB)
ISBN 13 : 9461612745
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book 2050 A brief history of the future written by Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and published by Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (MRBAB). This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if we could foretell the future through art? "More than any other activity, art will help to convince us of the urgency. This is its greatness and will be its responsibility, as art lies at the forefront of boldness" (Jacques Attali). The meeting of an essay, A Brief History of the Future by Jacques Attali, and the world of contemporary art on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (11.09.2015 – 24.01.2016). This book explores the major social issues studied by Jacques Attali and points out how visual artists go beyond simple observation to take an active part in the debate and develop projects fired by a form of utopian creativity. Making museums the mirror of a world in change EXCERPT The first wave is the decline of the American empire, which is no longer omnipotent. It represents a declining share of global GDP and will even be overtaken by China, Europe and others, even if it long remains the world’s leading military power. This decline will also correspond to a lack of the cutting-edge collaborative technologies that lead to new discoveries, in particular the information technologies, biotechnologies, and so on, which will change a lot of things. There will be changes in customs, but these will probably contribute to the permanent triumph of the United States’ ideology as the dominant one in the world. The second wave is produced by the US gradually sharing its dominance with other powers. This process has already begun through the establishment of the G20. The joint government of the world is a response to the fragmentation that is taking place. No doubt we shall see conflicts between China and Japan, tension between Europe and the United States, times when the whole lot will be at loggerheads. We may well be experiencing the last period in history in which conflicts between great nations still take place. ABOUT JACQUES ATTALI Economist, writer, member of the Council of State, special adviser to François Mitterrand from 1981 to 1991, Jacques Attali was born in 1943 in Alger. Over his career he has published more than 50 books and written many articles on current events. He is also the editorial writer of L'Express.

How to Publish a Kindle Book with Amazon.com

Author : Cynthia Reeser
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1601384041
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book How to Publish a Kindle Book with Amazon.com written by Cynthia Reeser and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: âeoeWhether you are publishing your first book for the Kindle or your tenth, How to Publish a Kindle Book With Amazon.com: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply is a fantastic resource. In it, Cynthia Reeser presents a thorough and hon- est picture of what it takes to create a successful Kindle book âe" from idea, to âe~print,âe(tm) to reader. If you are looking to publish in e-ink for the first time, this book will save you countless hours and headaches as Reeser walks you through each step of the process. But even if you already have Kindle titles for sale, this book will help you streamline your process for your next title. I know that I, for one, will refer to it constantly while producing Folded Wordâe(tm)s next Kindle book.âe âe" J.S. Graustein, Managing Editor | Folded Word | www.foldedword.com This book is a complete guide for anyone who has discovered the exciting new prospect of publishing an Amazon Kindle book âe" but does not know where to start. Using this book as your sole learning device, you will be introduced to the development and history of electronic publishing and the origins of the Kindle, as well as the primary pros and cons between print and digital books. Authors and publishers with experience in electronic publishing were interviewed for this book to provide you an insider look at the e-publishing platform and process. You will learn how to target your book to the right demographic through social media and publicity outlets, and learn what you can do to promote your book in Amazonâe(tm)s online inventory. Furthermore, you will gain insight on the basics of Web promotion and the pros and cons of hiring an agent and submitting your manuscript to publishing houses. From following technology updates to abiding by modern copyright laws, and from troubleshooting published content to developing new content ideas, this book covers every aspect of the groundbreaking eBook industry. Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company presidentâe(tm)s garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed.