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The long tail: why the future of business is selling less of more
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Examines the rise of the niche in today's economy, thanks to a breakdown in the barrier between supply and demand and the increasing availability of everything to everyone, and assesses the implications of this new economic model for business.
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“Chris (2006) [32] believes that if the channels of storage and distribution are large enough, the market share occupied by products with low demand or poor sales can match or even be larger than the market share occupied by more popular products.”
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- Anderson, C. J.
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- Chris James Anderson
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- Chris James Anderson
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- Choice Reviews Online
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- American Library Association
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- 2007-01-01
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- 44-2783-44-2783
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- 1523-8253
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- long tail, niche markets, business models, supply and demand, digital distribution, product availability, consumer demand, e-commerce
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