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    Business Information Systems (BIS219)

    Team A

    INTRODUCTION
    In this presentation we will look at the following: Business Models of online booksellers Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders websites Ethical, Legal and Security Issues Communication Technologies of Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders websites

    BUSINESS MODELS

    Bookseller Business Types

    Porters Business Model D'Aveni's Business Model

    BUSINESS MODELS
    Competition between Businesses

    Barnes & Noble and Borders


    Amazon.com

    Look and see how easy each companies website is to navigate and what each websites best sellers are and Let's look at the general appearance of the websites.

    How easy is it to navigate the websites?


    Amazon: has all the categories listed at the top of the page with some of the most used listed on the side. Barnes and Noble: The website is very easy to navigate. The homepage allows the user to choose which sub category they want to go into. That is where it is in the user goes the way they want to. Borders Books: has all the categories listed at the top of the page with some of the most used listed on the side

    What is the best seller of each website?


    Amazon: Crimes Against Liberty Barnes and Nobles: Mockingjay is the number one seller. Borders Books: Borders does not have their own list of best sellers. Amazons best seller list and Barnes and Nobles list are almost the same.

    General appearance of the websites

    Amazon

    Barnes and Noble


    Borders Book

    Overall results of the different websites

    Barnes and Nobles is the best book selling website because it is a very attractive website. Amazon was the worst looking website, and the hardest to navigate.

    Ethical Issues
    Code of Ethics
    Responsibility Accountability

    Liability

    Legal Issues
    Intellectual Property

    Trade secrets

    Patent
    Copyright

    Security Issues
    Privacy Policies

    Third Party

    Sharing Information
    Opt out options

    BORDERS

    Borders.com has limited user functionality and wish lists, along with minimal communication technologies, communities, blogs, and so on: http://www.borders.com

    Border.com

    Borders Rewards Program Borders.com launched 2008 Cross channel shopping between online and brick & mortar stores Borders Digital Center Ended alliance with Amazon.com

    AMAZON
    Amazons Founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos is a computer scientist, and has built a strong, secure platform for the company, Amazon utilizes numerous communication technologies, including, but not limited to: Amazon Electronic newsletters: An emailed communication system filled with their latest products, sales and discounts, plus more Amazon Wireless: http://wireless.amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/gp/gift Amazon Vine: http://www.amazon.com/gp/vine/help

    Amazon.com Website
    Online pioneer Credit card processing Merchandise evaluation Pictures and descriptions Virtual community One-click ordering New Product Amazon Kindle

    Barnes & Noble.com

    First bookstore to advertise on television Specializes in discount books Website launched in 1997 Offer Wi-Fi in stores Fiction wise acquired in 2009 Launched E-bookstore in 2009

    Barnes and Noble


    One of the advantages of Barnes & Nobles in the US is Wi-Fi. Their website features: BN User Community: http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityp ortal/userprofile.aspx Similar to Amazon.com BN Bookclub: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/ Clubs, Communities, and Blogs by or for readers BN Bookfairs: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bookfairs/i ndex.asp

    References
    Pearlson, K.E. & Saunders, C.S. (2005). Managing and using information systems (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Rainer, R.K. & Turban, E. (2008). Introduction to information systems (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Amazon. Amazon.com and youre done. Retrieved July 10, 2009, from http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~elram/index.html Borders.com. http://www.borders.com/online/store/BGIView_aboutus

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