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By Matt Christopher

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When Pierre Omidyar launched a clunky website from a spare bedroom over Labor Day weekend of 1995, he wanted to see if he could use the Internet to create a perfect market. He never guessed his old-computer-parts and Beanie Baby exchange would revolutionize the world of commerce.

Now, Adam Cohen, the only journalist ever to get full access to the company, tells the remarkable story of eBay’s rise. He describes how eBay built the most passionate community ever to form in cyberspace and forged a business that triumphed over larger, better-funded rivals. And he explores the ever-widening array of enlistees in the eBay revolution, from a stay-at-home mom who had to rent a warehouse for her thriving business selling bubble-wrap on eBay to the young MBA who started eBay Motors (which within months of its launch was on track to sell $1 billion in cars a year), to collectors nervously bidding thousands of dollars on antique clothing-irons.

Adam Cohen’s fascinating look inside eBay is essential reading for anyone trying to figure out what’s next. If you want to truly understand the Internet economy, “The Perfect Store” is indispensable.

On Sale
Dec 19, 2009
Page Count
144 pages
ISBN-13
9780316094597

Matt Christopher

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Matt Christopher is the best-selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.

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