Everyday eBay
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Everyday eBay [Ken Hillis, Michael Petit, Nathan Scott Epley] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Everyday eBay Review: Not that easy to read, not a how-to, but still a great book - I have to counter the statement in another review that this book is "easy to read." Yes, it is, if you know what "latent semiotic unruliness" means. It is also not a how-to book. I would not recommend buying this book unless you are interested in how eBay has affected our culture. Having said this, I agreed that it is a great book, but not for the same reasons as the other reviewer states. It's about time academia studied eBay, because as a life-time scavenger of flea markets and antique shops, I have noticed a dramatic change in what I'm seeing in these places in response to eBay's existence (and perhaps also Antique Roadshow's). The papers range from being so academic that I struggled with the text, to pure pleasure reading. I particularly enjoyed reading William Gibson's personal account of trading on eBay, and one about Black Friday. There are a lot of anecdotes about remarkable auctions that are fun to read, but they are scattered throughout the papers. Still, I'm very happy to have found this book. Review: Great Book - Smart AND Useful - This is a really great book. When I first read through it I was a bit surprised as I'd assumed it was a straightforward "how to" book about buying and selling on eBay. Actually it's a collection of easy to read articles that look at the ways various groups of collectors, sellers and other folks use ebay and how it relates to their lives on a daily basis. There are 19 short pieces and as I read through them I realized the book is actually full of stories and ideas on how to improve my sales and how to be more savvy as a buyer. So even though it's not mainly a "how to" book, for my money it's actually the best "how to" book on eBay there is. Highly recommended and easy to read.
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,354 in Marketing & Consumer Behavior #5,330 in Media Studies (Books) #7,108 in Computer History & Culture (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars (2) |
| Dimensions | 5.98 x 0.73 x 9.02 inches |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN-10 | 0415974364 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0415974363 |
| Item Weight | 15.2 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 324 pages |
| Publication date | April 15, 2006 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
J**R
Not that easy to read, not a how-to, but still a great book
I have to counter the statement in another review that this book is "easy to read." Yes, it is, if you know what "latent semiotic unruliness" means. It is also not a how-to book. I would not recommend buying this book unless you are interested in how eBay has affected our culture. Having said this, I agreed that it is a great book, but not for the same reasons as the other reviewer states. It's about time academia studied eBay, because as a life-time scavenger of flea markets and antique shops, I have noticed a dramatic change in what I'm seeing in these places in response to eBay's existence (and perhaps also Antique Roadshow's). The papers range from being so academic that I struggled with the text, to pure pleasure reading. I particularly enjoyed reading William Gibson's personal account of trading on eBay, and one about Black Friday. There are a lot of anecdotes about remarkable auctions that are fun to read, but they are scattered throughout the papers. Still, I'm very happy to have found this book.
P**D
Great Book - Smart AND Useful
This is a really great book. When I first read through it I was a bit surprised as I'd assumed it was a straightforward "how to" book about buying and selling on eBay. Actually it's a collection of easy to read articles that look at the ways various groups of collectors, sellers and other folks use ebay and how it relates to their lives on a daily basis. There are 19 short pieces and as I read through them I realized the book is actually full of stories and ideas on how to improve my sales and how to be more savvy as a buyer. So even though it's not mainly a "how to" book, for my money it's actually the best "how to" book on eBay there is. Highly recommended and easy to read.
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