Place to Space: Migrating to Ebusiness Models

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I was looking for an e-business book that would be useful for the MBA classes I teach - this fits the bill nicely. Readable, not technical, not overly academic, and not full of the usual e-hype! In fact, tends to a negative outlook. The "atomic business models" are familiar, but it's worthwhile to have them defined with some rigour. Useful mini-case studies and anecdotes.

Dr. Vitale and Dr. Weill have written a thoughtful, fact based, believable book. Not e-hype, this book should be read by any executive or technical leader who is entering - or reentering - cyberspace with their business. "We have moved" is the teaser line on the cover art but what Weill and Vitale clearly show is that "we have dispersed" is more accurately the case. If you are in the process of developing your business strategy for the new millenium and the next decade, the clear diagrams and examples given in this book will give you the facts necessary to recognize not only where you currently fit, but what it might take you to get where you want to go. These two professors have had a unique opportunity to immerse with business leaders and interact with hundreds of consultants over the past two years focusing on the ebusiness space. The results of these interactions are distilled into this cogent work. A must read. Also look at another book co-authored by Peter Weill and Marcia Broadbent entitled "Leveraging the New Infrastructure" which provides additional actionable thought on the technical side of e-business.

This book is an outstanding description of business models on the Internet. The book describes basic generic models and how they can be combined to provide value for the customer and the business. I have used these models very successfully in my consulting work to develop new strategies for bricks and mortar companies trying to take advantage of the Internet. Recommended for everyone trying to decide what to do in the Internet space.