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- ACC 340 · Week 2
This document discusses the use of e-business by Barnes and Noble, covering its advantages, limitations, and risks. It is for ACC 340 Week 2.
What's inside
- Advantages of e-business for Barnes and Noble
- Limitations of e-business
- Risks of not using e-business
- Competition with Amazon
- E-readers and online book sales
- Future of e-business for Barnes and Noble
Who it is for: Students taking the ACC 340 course. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
E-business is a tool that is growing. It looks at how Barnes and Noble uses electronic business. Students learn about the advantages, limitations, and risks of e-business.
Advantages of e-business
E-business can help keep customers. It never closes and needs less manpower. Barnes and Noble competes with Amazon. E-readers make buying books easy and instant.
Limitations of e-business
E-business can be impersonal. Customers may prefer to touch items before buying. Not all customers have internet access. There is the cost of network servers.
Risks of e-business
Barnes and Noble faces risks from not using the internet for business. Tablets and e-books are convenient. Barnes and Noble's Nook devices have not done well. They hold a quarter of digital book sales.
The future of e-business
E-business is easy and efficient. It will continue to be needed. Barnes and Noble have increased profits and sales. Technology will continue to expand and reinvent itself.
Key terms
- E-business
- Electronic business, using the internet to do business.
- E-readers
- Devices for reading digital books, like the Nook.
- Nook
- Barnes and Noble's e-reader and e-book platform.
- E-commerce
- Buying and selling goods and services online.
- Digital sales
- Sales of digital products, like e-books and magazines.
Questions this document helps with
- What are the advantages of e-business for Barnes and Noble?
- What limitations does e-business have for customers?
- How has Barnes and Noble's Nook device performed?
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