🛒 Online Marketplaces

The economics, design, and human dynamics of platforms where buyers and sellers meet digitally. These books decode the engines driving modern commerce.

Intention Economy

by Doc Searls • 2012

The market flipped: when customers bring the data and set the terms, everybody wins.

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177

🌐 Internet Commerce 💪 Customer Empowerment 🔐 Data Ownership 🏗️ Market Design 🔌 Platform Economy

Intention Economy 90%

The market flipped: when customers bring the data and set the terms, everybody wins.

by Doc Searls 2012

3.71

177 ratings

🌐 Internet Commerce 💪 Customer Empowerment 🔐 Data Ownership 🏗️ Market Design 🔌 Platform Economy

E-commerce Success Mastery 2019

by Derek Ed Wilson • 2019

Why $100-$200 products beat Amazon: a six-figure online store blueprint.

4.00

🛒 E-Commerce Businesses 🎯 Niche Marketing 📦 Product Selection 🔍 SEO For E-Commerce ✍️ Content Marketing

E-commerce Success Mastery 2019 89%

Why $100-$200 products beat Amazon: a six-figure online store blueprint.

by Derek Ed Wilson 2019

4.00

2 ratings

🛒 E-Commerce Businesses 🎯 Niche Marketing 📦 Product Selection 🔍 SEO For E-Commerce ✍️ Content Marketing

The Ultimate Guide to Selling on Etsy

by Noelle Ihli • 2021

Crack Etsy's algorithm, make your products pop, and turn a craft hobby into real income.

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162

🛒 Ecommerce Marketplaces 🧶 Handmade Business 📸 Product Photography 🔎 Ecommerce Seo 💲 Pricing Strategy

The Ultimate Guide to Selling on Etsy Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Selling on Etsy 89%

Crack Etsy's algorithm, make your products pop, and turn a craft hobby into real income.

by Noelle Ihli 2021

4.27

162 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce Marketplaces 🧶 Handmade Business 📸 Product Photography 🔎 Ecommerce Seo 💲 Pricing Strategy

Shopify For Dummies

by Paul Waddy • 2022

Launch a profitable Shopify store: the full roadmap from product research to repeat customers.

4.00

🛒 Ecommerce 🏢 Small Business 📈 Digital Marketing 📦 Product Sourcing 📋 Inventory Management

Shopify For Dummies 89%

Launch a profitable Shopify store: the full roadmap from product research to repeat customers.

by Paul Waddy 2022

4.00

19 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce 🏢 Small Business 📈 Digital Marketing 📦 Product Sourcing 📋 Inventory Management

Silent Sales Machine 10.0

by Jim Cockrum • 2012

Find the audience, sell what they want: the multi-platform method for unsinkable online income.

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323

🛒 Online Selling 💰 Multiple Income Streams 🏷️ Retail Arbitrage 📣 Audience Building 📧 Email Marketing

Silent Sales Machine 10.0 89%

Find the audience, sell what they want: the multi-platform method for unsinkable online income.

by Jim Cockrum 2012

3.82

323 ratings

🛒 Online Selling 💰 Multiple Income Streams 🏷️ Retail Arbitrage 📣 Audience Building 📧 Email Marketing

Ultimate Guide to Amazon Advertising

by Timothy Seward • 2019

Amazon advertising buys organic ranking. A blueprint for turning ad spend into lasting visibility.

4.44

📦 Amazon Marketplace 💻 Digital Advertising 🔍 Search Advertising 📈 Performance Marketing 🛍️ Ecommerce Strategy

Ultimate Guide to Amazon Advertising Summary

Ultimate Guide to Amazon Advertising 89%

Amazon advertising buys organic ranking. A blueprint for turning ad spend into lasting visibility.

by Timothy Seward 2019

4.44

16 ratings

📦 Amazon Marketplace 💻 Digital Advertising 🔍 Search Advertising 📈 Performance Marketing 🛍️ Ecommerce Strategy

Buy Buttons

by Nick Loper • 2016

An extra $500 a month, one spare hour a day, and 300 platforms to make it happen.

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201

🏃 Side Hustles 🎸 Gig Economy 💻 Freelancing 💰 Low-Capital Startups 🏗️ Platform Economy

Buy Buttons 89%

An extra $500 a month, one spare hour a day, and 300 platforms to make it happen.

by Nick Loper 2016

3.97

201 ratings

🏃 Side Hustles 🎸 Gig Economy 💻 Freelancing 💰 Low-Capital Startups 🏗️ Platform Economy

How to Make Money Using Etsy

by Tim Adam • 2011

The Etsy seller's missing manual: how to get your handmade shop found, photographed, and profitable.

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181

🛍️ Etsy Selling 🧵 Handmade Business 📸 Product Photography 🔍 Etsy Seo 📱 Social Media Marketing

How to Make Money Using Etsy 89%

The Etsy seller's missing manual: how to get your handmade shop found, photographed, and profitable.

by Tim Adam 2011

3.36

181 ratings

🛍️ Etsy Selling 🧵 Handmade Business 📸 Product Photography 🔍 Etsy Seo 📱 Social Media Marketing

Arbitrage

by Chris Green • 2012

Clearance aisle to Amazon: the system that turns $5 finds into $35 sales, no inventory required.

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206

🏪 Retail Arbitrage 📦 Amazon Selling 💰 Side Hustles 🏷️ Pricing Strategy 🔄 Reselling

Arbitrage 89%

Clearance aisle to Amazon: the system that turns $5 finds into $35 sales, no inventory required.

by Chris Green 2012

3.68

206 ratings

🏪 Retail Arbitrage 📦 Amazon Selling 💰 Side Hustles 🏷️ Pricing Strategy 🔄 Reselling

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce

by 50Minutes • 2017

The Amazon playbook: why selling at a loss built the world's biggest online retailer.

2.00

📖 Company History 🛒 E-Commerce 🎯 Customer Focus 💡 Innovation Culture 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce Summary

Amazon and the Rise of E-commerce 89%

The Amazon playbook: why selling at a loss built the world's biggest online retailer.

by 50Minutes 2017

2.00

2 ratings

📖 Company History 🛒 E-Commerce 🎯 Customer Focus 💡 Innovation Culture 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Alibaba's World

by Porter Erisman • 2015

How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.

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2k+

🏢 Chinese Tech Companies 🛒 Marketplace Platforms 🚀 Founders And Startups 🌏 Emerging Markets 🥊 Startup Underdogs

Alibaba's World 89%

How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.

by Porter Erisman 2015

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏢 Chinese Tech Companies 🛒 Marketplace Platforms 🚀 Founders And Startups 🌏 Emerging Markets 🥊 Startup Underdogs

Six Billion Shoppers

by Porter Erisman • 2017

E-commerce took off where roads and trust barely existed, not in rich nations.

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399

🌍 Emerging Market E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 💬 Social Commerce 📱 Mobile Money 🐸 Leapfrogging

Six Billion Shoppers 89%

E-commerce took off where roads and trust barely existed, not in rich nations.

by Porter Erisman 2017

4.09

399 ratings

🌍 Emerging Market E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 💬 Social Commerce 📱 Mobile Money 🐸 Leapfrogging

Selling on Shopify

by Brian Patrick • 2014

Launch a Shopify store in an afternoon and learn the built-in tools that bring in customers.

3.90

🛒 Ecommerce Platforms 🛍️ Shopify Guides 🚀 Startup Handbooks 📋 Inventory Management 🌐 Online Marketing

Selling on Shopify 89%

Launch a Shopify store in an afternoon and learn the built-in tools that bring in customers.

by Brian Patrick 2014

3.90

67 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce Platforms 🛍️ Shopify Guides 🚀 Startup Handbooks 📋 Inventory Management 🌐 Online Marketing

The Lean Marketplace

by Juho Makkonen • 2018

The lean playbook for launching a marketplace without dying on the chicken-and-egg problem.

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243

🔗 Network Effects 🧪 Lean Startup 📈 Growth Hacking 🏗️ Platform Economy 👤 Startup Founders

The Lean Marketplace 88%

The lean playbook for launching a marketplace without dying on the chicken-and-egg problem.

by Juho Makkonen 2018

4.30

243 ratings

🔗 Network Effects 🧪 Lean Startup 📈 Growth Hacking 🏗️ Platform Economy 👤 Startup Founders

Customer Behaviour in eCommerce

by Šárka Zapletalová • 2023

Czech e-grocery reveals five hidden customer types, each demanding its own loyalty strategy.

🛒 Online Grocery 👥 Customer Segmentation 💻 E-Commerce Strategy 🔁 Customer Retention 🏷️ Regional Branding

Customer Behaviour in eCommerce 88%

Czech e-grocery reveals five hidden customer types, each demanding its own loyalty strategy.

by Šárka Zapletalová 2023

🛒 Online Grocery 👥 Customer Segmentation 💻 E-Commerce Strategy 🔁 Customer Retention 🏷️ Regional Branding

Your Ecommerce Store

by David Brock • 2019

Build an online store that sells: a non-techie's guide to platforms, pricing, and getting found.

🛒 Ecommerce Startups 🚀 Digital Entrepreneurship 💻 Wordpress Development 📈 Conversion Rate Optimization 🔍 Search Engine Optimization

Your Ecommerce Store 88%

Build an online store that sells: a non-techie's guide to platforms, pricing, and getting found.

by David Brock 2019

🛒 Ecommerce Startups 🚀 Digital Entrepreneurship 💻 Wordpress Development 📈 Conversion Rate Optimization 🔍 Search Engine Optimization

Shopify Ecommerce Mastery

by Robert Hill

The Shopify playbook for selling without stock: pick a niche, build a brand, and scale.

🛒 E-Commerce 📦 Drop Shipping 🎯 Niche Selection 🏷️ Brand Building 💲 Pricing Psychology

Shopify Ecommerce Mastery 88%

The Shopify playbook for selling without stock: pick a niche, build a brand, and scale.

by Robert Hill

🛒 E-Commerce 📦 Drop Shipping 🎯 Niche Selection 🏷️ Brand Building 💲 Pricing Psychology

Dropshipping

by Anthony Parker • 2017

Why stock nothing and still outsell retail stores: the Shopify setup that built 400,000 businesses.

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131

📦 Dropshipping 🛒 Ecommerce Startups 💸 Passive Income Streams 🌐 Online Business Models 🏪 Shopify Tutorials

Dropshipping 88%

Why stock nothing and still outsell retail stores: the Shopify setup that built 400,000 businesses.

by Anthony Parker 2017

4.08

131 ratings

📦 Dropshipping 🛒 Ecommerce Startups 💸 Passive Income Streams 🌐 Online Business Models 🏪 Shopify Tutorials

Reengineering Retail

by Doug Stephens • 2017

E-commerce ate the store. Here's how to rebuild retail into something worth leaving the couch for.

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442

🛒 Omnichannel Retail 🎢 Experience Economy 🚚 Last-Mile Delivery 👀 Attention Economics 💻 Retail Technology

Reengineering Retail 88%

E-commerce ate the store. Here's how to rebuild retail into something worth leaving the couch for.

by Doug Stephens 2017

4.14

442 ratings

🛒 Omnichannel Retail 🎢 Experience Economy 🚚 Last-Mile Delivery 👀 Attention Economics 💻 Retail Technology

The Long Tail

by Chris Anderson • 2006

Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.

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30k+

🖥️ Digital Economics 🎯 Niche Markets 🔍 Algorithmic Curation 🌐 Cultural Fragmentation 📈 Abundance Economics

The Long Tail 88%

Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.

by Chris Anderson 2006

3.82

30k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Economics 🎯 Niche Markets 🔍 Algorithmic Curation 🌐 Cultural Fragmentation 📈 Abundance Economics

Subprime Attention Crisis

by Tim Hwang • 2020

The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.

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1k+

🌐 Internet Economy 👀 Attention Economy 💥 Market Bubbles ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🕵️ Advertising Fraud

Subprime Attention Crisis 88%

The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.

by Tim Hwang 2020

3.61

1k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Economy 👀 Attention Economy 💥 Market Bubbles ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🕵️ Advertising Fraud

Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies

by Kate Shoup • 2011

Etsy gives you the storefront. Here's the playbook most shops learn when it's already too late.

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258

🧵 Handmade Businesses 🎨 Brand Identity 📸 Product Photography 📣 Ecommerce Marketing 💰 Small Business Finance

Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies Summary

Starting an Etsy Business for Dummies (For Dummies 88%

Etsy gives you the storefront. Here's the playbook most shops learn when it's already too late.

by Kate Shoup 2011

3.50

258 ratings

🧵 Handmade Businesses 🎨 Brand Identity 📸 Product Photography 📣 Ecommerce Marketing 💰 Small Business Finance

Working in Public

by Nadia Eghbal • 2020

Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.

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951

💻 Open Source Software 💰 Creator Economy 👁️ Attention Economics 🔧 Digital Labor 🌐 Community Management

Working in Public 88%

Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.

by Nadia Eghbal 2020

3.92

951 ratings

💻 Open Source Software 💰 Creator Economy 👁️ Attention Economics 🔧 Digital Labor 🌐 Community Management

Click.ology

by Graham Jones • 2013

Most online carts are abandoned. The psychological fixes that keep customers clicking through.

3.70

🧠 Consumer Psychology 🛒 E-Commerce Strategy 🏪 Online Retail 📈 Conversion Optimization 🖥️ User Experience Design

Click.ology 88%

Most online carts are abandoned. The psychological fixes that keep customers clicking through.

by Graham Jones 2013

3.70

43 ratings

🧠 Consumer Psychology 🛒 E-Commerce Strategy 🏪 Online Retail 📈 Conversion Optimization 🖥️ User Experience Design

One Click

by Richard L. Brandt • 2011

Sell at a loss, think in decades, ignore Wall Street: the unorthodox playbook that built Amazon.

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8k+

🛒 E-Commerce History 🏪 Retail Disruption 📘 Business Biography 📈 Growth Over Profit 🐢 Long-Term Thinking

One Click 88%

Sell at a loss, think in decades, ignore Wall Street: the unorthodox playbook that built Amazon.

by Richard L. Brandt 2011

3.74

8k+ ratings

🛒 E-Commerce History 🏪 Retail Disruption 📘 Business Biography 📈 Growth Over Profit 🐢 Long-Term Thinking

The Digital Marketing Handbook

by Robert W. Bly • 2018

Email costs ten dollars a customer. Everything else is just a way to get the address.

3.72

🖥️ Digital Marketing 💻 Online Business 📧 Email Marketing 🔄 Conversion Optimization 📝 Content Marketing

The Digital Marketing Handbook 88%

Email costs ten dollars a customer. Everything else is just a way to get the address.

by Robert W. Bly 2018

3.72

50 ratings

🖥️ Digital Marketing 💻 Online Business 📧 Email Marketing 🔄 Conversion Optimization 📝 Content Marketing

alibaba

by Liu Shiying • 2009

A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.

3.62

125

🏮 Chinese Business 🚀 Internet Startups 👤 Founder Stories 🔗 Platform Business Models ⚡ Market Disruption

alibaba 88%

A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.

by Liu Shiying 2009

3.62

125 ratings

🏮 Chinese Business 🚀 Internet Startups 👤 Founder Stories 🔗 Platform Business Models ⚡ Market Disruption

What's Mine Is Yours

by Rachel Botsman • 2010

Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.

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1k+

🔄 Sharing Economy 🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms ♻️ Sustainable Consumption ⭐ Reputation Economy 🎨 Design Thinking

What's Mine Is Yours 88%

Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.

by Rachel Botsman 2010

3.96

1k+ ratings

🔄 Sharing Economy 🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms ♻️ Sustainable Consumption ⭐ Reputation Economy 🎨 Design Thinking

12 Months to $1 Million

by Ryan Daniel Moran • 2020

Build a physical product brand to seven figures. The 12-month playbook: launch, scale, cash out.

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2k+

🛒 E-Commerce Brands 📦 Selling On Amazon 📣 Audience Building 🤝 Influencer Marketing 🚀 Product Launch

12 Months to $1 Million 88%

Build a physical product brand to seven figures. The 12-month playbook: launch, scale, cash out.

by Ryan Daniel Moran 2020

4.20

2k+ ratings

🛒 E-Commerce Brands 📦 Selling On Amazon 📣 Audience Building 🤝 Influencer Marketing 🚀 Product Launch

Without Their Permission

by Alexis Ohanian • 2013

A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.

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2k+

🚀 Tech Startups 🌐 Internet Culture 📖 Founder Memoir 🛠️ Lean Startup 🗽 Internet Freedom

Without Their Permission 88%

A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.

by Alexis Ohanian 2013

3.70

2k+ ratings

🚀 Tech Startups 🌐 Internet Culture 📖 Founder Memoir 🛠️ Lean Startup 🗽 Internet Freedom

Ecommerce Evolved

by Tanner Larsson • 2016

Ditch your online store. Funnels, not catalogs, turn ad spend into recurring ecommerce profit.

4.42

401

🛒 Ecommerce Strategy 🔻 Sales Funnels 🔁 Recurring Revenue 📈 Conversion Optimization 💰 Product Pricing

Ecommerce Evolved 88%

Ditch your online store. Funnels, not catalogs, turn ad spend into recurring ecommerce profit.

by Tanner Larsson 2016

4.42

401 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce Strategy 🔻 Sales Funnels 🔁 Recurring Revenue 📈 Conversion Optimization 💰 Product Pricing

Bezonomics

by Brian Dumaine • 2020

The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.

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2k+

🛒 E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 🤖 AI-Powered Growth 🎯 Customer Centricity 💥 Digital Disruption

Bezonomics 88%

The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.

by Brian Dumaine 2020

3.76

2k+ ratings

🛒 E-Commerce 🏗️ Platform Business Models 🤖 AI-Powered Growth 🎯 Customer Centricity 💥 Digital Disruption

The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else

by Dani Marie • 2015

Profit from your crafts: the photography, search, and social media system that sells what you make.

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108

🧵 Craft Business 📸 Product Photography 🔎 Ecommerce Seo 📱 Social Media Marketing 🏷️ Small Business Branding

The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else Summary

The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else 88%

Profit from your crafts: the photography, search, and social media system that sells what you make.

by Dani Marie 2015

4.11

108 ratings

🧵 Craft Business 📸 Product Photography 🔎 Ecommerce Seo 📱 Social Media Marketing 🏷️ Small Business Branding

Launch

by Jeff Walker • 2014

The launch formula that compresses a year of sales into one week, no existing audience required.

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4k+

🚀 Product Launches 📧 Email Marketing 🔁 Sales Funnels 🧠 Mental Triggers 📦 Digital Products

Launch 88%

The launch formula that compresses a year of sales into one week, no existing audience required.

by Jeff Walker 2014

3.99

4k+ ratings

🚀 Product Launches 📧 Email Marketing 🔁 Sales Funnels 🧠 Mental Triggers 📦 Digital Products

What Would Google Do?

by Jeff Jarvis • 2009

The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.

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11k+

🌐 Internet Business 🏗️ Platform Economics 🔓 Open Systems 👥 Crowd Wisdom 🆓 Freeconomics

What Would Google Do? 88%

The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.

by Jeff Jarvis 2009

3.87

11k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Business 🏗️ Platform Economics 🔓 Open Systems 👥 Crowd Wisdom 🆓 Freeconomics

The Wealth of Networks

by Yochai Benkler • 2006

Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.

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2k+

🌐 Digital Commons 👥 Mass Collaboration 💻 Open Source Culture 📡 Networked Economy 📰 Media Disruption

The Wealth of Networks 88%

Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.

by Yochai Benkler 2006

3.96

2k+ ratings

🌐 Digital Commons 👥 Mass Collaboration 💻 Open Source Culture 📡 Networked Economy 📰 Media Disruption

Email Marketing Demystified

by Matthew Paulson • 2015

The $43-to-$1 channel: a system for building a list that sells on demand.

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163

📧 Email Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing ✍️ Copywriting 👥 Audience Building 🤖 Marketing Automation

Email Marketing Demystified 88%

The $43-to-$1 channel: a system for building a list that sells on demand.

by Matthew Paulson 2015

3.96

163 ratings

📧 Email Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing ✍️ Copywriting 👥 Audience Building 🤖 Marketing Automation

Like, Comment, Subscribe

by Mark Bergen • 2022

Three PayPal coworkers built a dating site. It became the algorithm deciding what the world watches.

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1k+

💹 Platform Economics 🏢 Tech Company Histories 🤖 Algorithmic Influence 🛡️ Content Moderation 🎬 Creator Economy

Like, Comment, Subscribe 88%

Three PayPal coworkers built a dating site. It became the algorithm deciding what the world watches.

by Mark Bergen 2022

3.72

1k+ ratings

💹 Platform Economics 🏢 Tech Company Histories 🤖 Algorithmic Influence 🛡️ Content Moderation 🎬 Creator Economy

Midjourney Professional Design Ebook - Master the Art of AI Design

by Ai Mastery Books • 2023

Turn your Midjourney art into income: the marketplaces, products, and niches that sell.

🤖 Ai Art Generation 🖨️ Print On Demand 💰 Passive Income 🎯 Niche Marketing 🚀 Side Hustles

Midjourney Professional Design Ebook - Master the Art of AI Design Summary

Midjourney Professional Design Ebook - Master the Art of AI Design 88%

Turn your Midjourney art into income: the marketplaces, products, and niches that sell.

by Ai Mastery Books 2023

🤖 Ai Art Generation 🖨️ Print On Demand 💰 Passive Income 🎯 Niche Marketing 🚀 Side Hustles

Traffic Secrets

by Russell Brunson • 2020

Your customers gather online. Find those streams, hook their attention, and own the click.

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1k+

🚦 Online Traffic 🔧 Sales Funnels 📧 Email List Building 🚀 Growth Hacking 🤝 Affiliate Marketing

Traffic Secrets 88%

Your customers gather online. Find those streams, hook their attention, and own the click.

by Russell Brunson 2020

4.31

1k+ ratings

🚦 Online Traffic 🔧 Sales Funnels 📧 Email List Building 🚀 Growth Hacking 🤝 Affiliate Marketing

Move Fast and Break Things

by Jonathan Taplin • 2017

How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.

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2k+

Move Fast and Break Things 87%

How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.

by Jonathan Taplin 2017

3.59

2k+ ratings

by Michael Lewis • 2001

Amateurs with modems started beating the experts. The market didn't fight back; it invested.

3.70

2k+

🌐 Internet Disruption 🔄 Creative Destruction 📚 Democratized Knowledge 🔗 Peer-To-Peer Networks 🕸️ Flattened Hierarchies

Next 87%

Amateurs with modems started beating the experts. The market didn't fight back; it invested.

by Michael Lewis 2001

3.70

2k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Disruption 🔄 Creative Destruction 📚 Democratized Knowledge 🔗 Peer-To-Peer Networks 🕸️ Flattened Hierarchies

The People's Platform

by Astra Taylor • 2012

Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.

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610

🖥️ Internet Culture 🏭 Platform Capitalism 👁️ Attention Economy ⚖️ Copyright Reform 📉 Digital Inequality

The People's Platform 87%

Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.

by Astra Taylor 2012

4.04

610 ratings

🖥️ Internet Culture 🏭 Platform Capitalism 👁️ Attention Economy ⚖️ Copyright Reform 📉 Digital Inequality

The Zen of Social Media Marketing

by Shama Hyder • 2010

Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.

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2k+

📱 Social Media Strategy 🧲 Inbound Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Community Building 💬 Online Engagement

The Zen of Social Media Marketing Summary

The Zen of Social Media Marketing 87%

Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.

by Shama Hyder 2010

3.74

2k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Strategy 🧲 Inbound Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Community Building 💬 Online Engagement

Web 2.0

by Amy Shuen • 2007

Your users are your best asset: why giving products away builds billion-dollar businesses.

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149

🏗️ Platform Economics 🔗 Network Effects 🆓 Freemium Models 🔓 Open Innovation 📊 Data-Driven Strategy

Web 2.0 87%

Your users are your best asset: why giving products away builds billion-dollar businesses.

by Amy Shuen 2007

3.32

149 ratings

🏗️ Platform Economics 🔗 Network Effects 🆓 Freemium Models 🔓 Open Innovation 📊 Data-Driven Strategy

The Sharing Economy

by Arun Sundararajan • 2016

Trust between strangers, scaled by smartphones, is building an economy that sidesteps the firm.

3.66

491

🤝 Sharing Economy 🔌 Platform Economics 🚗 Gig Economy 🤖 Future Of Work 💼 Independent Work

The Sharing Economy 87%

Trust between strangers, scaled by smartphones, is building an economy that sidesteps the firm.

by Arun Sundararajan 2016

3.66

491 ratings

🤝 Sharing Economy 🔌 Platform Economics 🚗 Gig Economy 🤖 Future Of Work 💼 Independent Work

Amazon Unbound

by Brad Stone • 2021

Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.

4.07

7k+

🏢 Big Tech 📜 Corporate History 💼 Workplace Culture 🛒 E-Commerce 🔬 Innovation Culture

Amazon Unbound 87%

Amazon's second act produced AWS, Alexa, and a $1.7 trillion empire, but the backlash had begun.

by Brad Stone 2021

4.07

7k+ ratings

🏢 Big Tech 📜 Corporate History 💼 Workplace Culture 🛒 E-Commerce 🔬 Innovation Culture

App Empire

by Chad Mureta • 2011

The playbook for turning other people's code into your passive app income. No keyboard required.

3.67

380

📱 App Business 💰 Passive Income 🤝 Outsourcing 🔍 Market Research 📊 Data-Driven

App Empire 87%

The playbook for turning other people's code into your passive app income. No keyboard required.

by Chad Mureta 2011

3.67

380 ratings

📱 App Business 💰 Passive Income 🤝 Outsourcing 🔍 Market Research 📊 Data-Driven

The Mesh

by Lisa Gansky • 2010

Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.

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1k+

🤝 Sharing Economy 💡 Business Model Innovation ♻️ Circular Economy 📦 Product-As-Service 🔓 Open Innovation

The Mesh 87%

Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.

by Lisa Gansky 2010

3.66

1k+ ratings

🤝 Sharing Economy 💡 Business Model Innovation ♻️ Circular Economy 📦 Product-As-Service 🔓 Open Innovation

American Kingpin

by Nick Bilton • 2017

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

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55k+

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

American Kingpin 87%

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

by Nick Bilton 2017

4.41

55k+ ratings

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

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