Question 1

Amazon has significantly changed the cost-structure of the publishing industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Briefly explain the success of the Kindle.

Accepted Answer

The success of Kindle is staggering. By

Question 3

Roughly 300 Amazon pop-up stores, temporary kiosk-style spots in malls or other heavy-traffic retail spaces, have also appeared through Spring 2017.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Amazon Fire Phone came with the following features:

Accepted Answer

A)  One handed operation 
B)  3-D perspective that shifted when the phone was tiled 
C)  Software that used the phone's camera to recognize various objects 
D)  Song and movie recognition 
E)  All of the above 
A)  One handed operation 
B)  3-D perspective that shifted when the phone was tiled 
C)  Software that used the phone's camera to recognize various objects 
D)  Song and movie recognition 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the Kindle?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual, who owns a Kindle, cannot purchase books provided by non-Amazon publishers. 
B)  The Kindle is only about digitally reading books and not about linking customers to other physical products offered by Amazon. 
C)  By the holiday season of the product's second year, the number of Kindles sold began to decline steadily. 
D)  Amazon doesn't look to make money directly from Kindle ware sales. 
E)  Amazon today sells fewer electronic books overall than their print counterparts. 
A)  An individual, who owns a Kindle, cannot purchase books provided by non-Amazon publishers. 
B)  The Kindle is only about digitally reading books and not about linking customers to other physical products offered by Amazon. 
C)  By the holiday season of the product's second year, the number of Kindles sold began to decline steadily. 
D)  Amazon doesn't look to make money directly from Kindle ware sales. 
E)  Amazon today sells fewer electronic books overall than their print counterparts.

Question 6

Amazon's success strategy is based on the focus on its quarterly results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the two primary advantages of using E-Ink vs. a traditional laptop or smartphone display? What is the main reason E-Ink isn't being used for laptops or tablets?

Accepted Answer

E-Ink is legible in sunlight and only dr

Question 8

What advantages does cloud computing offer corporate customers?

Accepted Answer

Cloud services offer several advantages,

Question 9

While so many managers focus on what's changing in tech-fueled industries, Bezos feels that building strategy based on factors that are NOT going to change is critically important.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

_____ problems are problems that arise when organizations cannot easily convert assets to cash.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ problems are problems that arise when...

Question 11

Amazon will not have to worry about government antitrust concerns in eBook publishing since there are so many real-world bookstores, both chains and independents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Initially, Amazon adopted the domain of a non-profit organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Amazon, as a company, is susceptible to channel conflicts, but less so if it can deliver suppliers a greater revenue than all other channels combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Amazon went seven whole years without turning a profit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Amazon PrimeAir is the name of Jeff Bezos' commercial rocketry and aviation firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Amazon Prime service provides consumers with unlimited two-day shipping and ultimately encourages more purchases from the site, and reinforces Amazon as a first-choice shopping destination for Prime members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Free shipping can cost Amazon upwards of . _____ million in a single quarter,

Accepted Answer

A)  16 
B)  6 
C)  60 
D)  160 
E)  600 
A)  16 
B)  6 
C)  60 
D)  160 
E)  600

Question 18

_____ is a classification of software that monitors trends among customers and uses this data to personalize an individual customer's experience.

Accepted Answer

Collaborat

Question 19

______________ refers to the industry practice where the publisher sets the price and the reseller gets a cut (usually around 30 percent in electronic book markets).

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________ refers to the industry practice where...

Question 20

_____ is the number of times inventory is sold or used during a specific period.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the number of times inventory...

Amazon has significantly changed the cost-structure of the publishing industry.

Briefly explain the success of the Kindle.

Roughly 300 Amazon pop-up stores, temporary kiosk-style spots in malls or other heavy-traffic retail spaces, have also appeared through Spring 2017.

Amazon Fire Phone came with the following features:

Which of the following is true of the Kindle?

Amazon's success strategy is based on the focus on its quarterly results.

What are the two primary advantages of using E-Ink vs. a traditional laptop or smartphone display? What is the main reason E-Ink isn't being used for laptops or tablets?

What advantages does cloud computing offer corporate customers?

While so many managers focus on what's changing in tech-fueled industries, Bezos feels that building strategy based on factors that are NOT going to change is critically important.

_____ problems are problems that arise when organizations cannot easily convert assets to cash.

Amazon will not have to worry about government antitrust concerns in eBook publishing since there are so many real-world bookstores, both chains and independents.

Initially, Amazon adopted the domain of a non-profit organization.

Amazon, as a company, is susceptible to channel conflicts, but less so if it can deliver suppliers a greater revenue than all other channels combined.

Amazon went seven whole years without turning a profit.

Amazon PrimeAir is the name of Jeff Bezos' commercial rocketry and aviation firm.

The Amazon Prime service provides consumers with unlimited two-day shipping and ultimately encourages more purchases from the site, and reinforces Amazon as a first-choice shopping destination for Prime members.

Free shipping can cost Amazon upwards of . _____ million in a single quarter,

_____ is a classification of software that monitors trends among customers and uses this data to personalize an individual customer's experience.

______________ refers to the industry practice where the publisher sets the price and the reseller gets a cut (usually around 30 percent in electronic book markets).

_____ is the number of times inventory is sold or used during a specific period.

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Amazon has significantly changed the cost-structure of the publishing industry.

Briefly explain the success of the Kindle.

Roughly 300 Amazon pop-up stores, temporary kiosk-style spots in malls or other heavy-traffic retail spaces, have also appeared through Spring 2017.

Amazon Fire Phone came with the following features:

Which of the following is true of the Kindle?

Amazon's success strategy is based on the focus on its quarterly results.

What are the two primary advantages of using E-Ink vs. a traditional laptop or smartphone display? What is the main reason E-Ink isn't being used for laptops or tablets?

What advantages does cloud computing offer corporate customers?

While so many managers focus on what's changing in tech-fueled industries, Bezos feels that building strategy based on factors that are NOT going to change is critically important.

_____ problems are problems that arise when organizations cannot easily convert assets to cash.

Amazon will not have to worry about government antitrust concerns in eBook publishing since there are so many real-world bookstores, both chains and independents.

Initially, Amazon adopted the domain of a non-profit organization.

Amazon, as a company, is susceptible to channel conflicts, but less so if it can deliver suppliers a greater revenue than all other channels combined.

Amazon went seven whole years without turning a profit.

Amazon PrimeAir is the name of Jeff Bezos' commercial rocketry and aviation firm.

The Amazon Prime service provides consumers with unlimited two-day shipping and ultimately encourages more purchases from the site, and reinforces Amazon as a first-choice shopping destination for Prime members.

Free shipping can cost Amazon upwards of . _____ million in a single quarter,

_____ is a classification of software that monitors trends among customers and uses this data to personalize an individual customer's experience.

______________ refers to the industry practice where the publisher sets the price and the reseller gets a cut (usually around 30 percent in electronic book markets).

_____ is the number of times inventory is sold or used during a specific period.

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Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding What Separates Winners From Losers

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Moores Law and More: Fast, Cheap Computing and What This Means for the Manager

Disruptive Technologies: Understanding the Giant Killers and Considerations for Avoiding Extinction

Understanding Network Effects: Strategies for Competing in a Platform-Centric, Winner-Take-All World

Social Media, Peer Production, and Web 20

The Sharing Economy, Collaborative Consumption, and Creating More Efficient Markets Through Technology

Facebook: a Billion-Plus Users, the High-Stakes Move to Mobile, and Big Business From the Social Graph

Rent the Runway: Entrepreneurs Expanding an Industry

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Software in Flux: Open Source, Cloud, Vittualized and App-Driven Shifts

The Data Asset: Databases, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Big Data, and Competitive Advantage

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