Stone's long tenure covering both Bezos and Amazon gives his retelling a sureness that keeps the story moving swiftly." - New York Times Book Review "Fair-minded, virtually up-to-the-minute history of the retail and technology behemoth and the prodigious brain behind it. It's hard to imagine a better retelling of the Amazon origin story." - The New Republic "As fine a profile of a secretive, fast-growing company as you are likely to encounter." - Michael Moritz, Chairman, Sequoia Capital, "Brad Stone has done a remarkable job in The Everything Store, in a way that Bezos would appreciate." - The Financial Times "Engrossing. A gift for entrepreneurs and business builders of the new generation." - Business Insider "An immersive play-by-play of the company's ascent. Like Steven Levy's "In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives," and "Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry - and Made Himself the Richest Man in America" by Stephen Manes and Paul Andrews, it is the definitive account of how a tech icon came to life." - Seattle Times "A tome that paints a fascinating picture of a remarkable tech entrepreneur." - The Economist "An engaging and fascinating read. If you've ever one-clicked a purchase, you must read this book." - Steven Levy, author of Hackers and In the Plex "A deeply reported and deftly written book. " The Everything Store is a revelatory read for everyone-those selling and those sold to-who wants to understand the dynamics of the new digital economy. The Everything Store is the revealing, definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing.
Compared to tech's other elite innovators - Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg - Bezos is a private man. Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon. To do so, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that's never been cracked. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller.
The authoritative account of the rise of Amazon and its intensely driven founder, Jeff Bezos, praised by the Seattle Times as "the definitive account of how a tech icon came to life."Ī started off delivering books through the mail.
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