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WhathappenswhenthereisalmostunlimitedchoiceWheneverythingbecomesavailabletoeveryoneAndwhenthecombinedvalueofthemillionsofitemsthatonlysellinsmallquantitiesequalsorevenexceedsthevalueofahandfulofbest-sellers
Inthisground-breakingbook,ChrisAndersonshowsthatthefutureofbusinessdoesnotlieinhits-thehigh-volumeendofatraditionaldemandcurve-butinwhatusedtoberegardedasmisses-theendlesslylongtailofthatsamecurve.AsourworldistransformedbytheInternetandthenearinfinitechoiceitoffersconsumers,sotraditionalbusinessmodelsarebeingoverturnedandnewtruthsrevealedaboutwhatconsumerswantandhowtheywanttogetit.
ChrisAndersonfirstexploredtheLongTailinanarticleinWiredmagazinethathasbecomeoneofthemostinfluentialbusinessessaysofourtime.Now,inthiseagerlyanticipatedbook,hetakesacloserlookattheneweconomicsoftheInternetage,showingwherebusinessisgoingandexploringthehugeopportunitiesthatexist:fornewproducers,newe-tailers,andnewtastemakers.Hedemonstrateshowlongtaileconomicsapplytoindustriesrangingfromthetoybusinesstoadvertisingtokitchenappliances.Hesetsdowntherulesforoperatinginalongtaileconomy.Andheprovidesaglimpseofafuturethat'salreadyhere.
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Released: Mon 2 Jul 2007
Catalogue Number: 9781844138517
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