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The everything war : Amazon's ruthless quest to own the world and remake corporate power / Dana Mattioli.
'The Everything War' is the shocking untold exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary. It will become the defining account of how Amazon became the 21st century Standard Oil, and explains what led to the U.S. government, and nations around the world, to charge the tech giant with one of the biggest antitrust cases in modern history.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316269773 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xix, 391 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little Brown and Company, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Amazon.com (Firm) Antitrust law > United States. Avarice. Corporate power. Monopolies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
"In 2017, Lina Khan published a paper that accused Amazon of being a monopoly, having grown so large, and embedded in so many industries, it was akin to a modern-day Standard Oil. Unlike Rockefeller's empire, however, Bezos's company had grown voraciously without much scrutiny. In fact, for over twenty years, Amazon had emerged as a Wall Street darling and its "customer obsession" approach made it indelibly attractive to consumers across the globe. But the company was not benevolent; it operated in ways that ensured it stayed on top. Lina Khan's paper would light a fire in Washington, and in a matter of years, she would become the head of the FTC. In 2023, the FTC filed a monopoly lawsuit against Amazon in what may become one of the largest antitrust cases in the 21st century"-- - Baker & Taylor
From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal comes an untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary. - Grand Central Pub
Most Anticipated by Foreign Policy â¢Â Globe and Mail â¢Â Next Big Idea Club Must Read April Books â¢Â A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
âWill stand as a classic.â â Christopher Leonard
"Riveting, shocking, and full of revelations." - Bryan Burrough
From the Pulitzer Prizeâwinning veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary.
In 2017, Lina Khan published a paper that accused Amazon of being a monopoly, having grown so large, and embedded in so many industries, it was akin to a modern-day Standard Oil. Unlike Rockefellerâs empire, however, Bezosâs company had grown voraciously without much scrutiny. In fact, for over twenty years, Amazon had emerged as a Wall Street darling and its âcustomer obsessionâ approach made it indelibly attractive to consumers across the globe. But the company was not benevolent; it operated in ways that ensured it stayed on top. Lina Khanâs paper would light a fire in Washington, and in a matter of years, she would become the head of the FTC. In 2023, the FTC filed a monopoly lawsuit against Amazon in what may become one of the largest antitrust cases in the 21st century.
With unparalleled access, and having interviewed hundreds of people â from Amazon executives to competitors to small businesses who rely on its marketplace to survive â Mattioli exposes how Amazon was driven by a competitive edge to dominate every industry it entered, bulldozed all who stood in its way, reshaped the retail landscape, transformed how Wall Street evaluates companies, and altered the very nature of the global economy. It has come to control most of online retail, and uses its own sellersâ data to compete with them through Amazonâs own private label brands. Millions of companies and governmental agencies use AWS, paying hefty fees for the service. And, the company has purposefully avoided collecting taxes for years, exploited partners, and even copied competitorsâleveraging its power to extract whatever it can, at any cost. It has continued to gain market share in disparate areas, from media to logistics and beyond. Most companies dominate one or two industries; Amazon now leads in several. And all of this was by design.
The Everything War is the definitive, inside story of how it grew into one of the most powerful and feared companies in the world â and why this lawsuit opens a window into the most consequential business story of our times.
