The Long Tail
The Long Tail
副标题: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
ISBN: 9781401302375
出版社: Hyperion
出版年: 2006-7
页数: 256
定价: USD 24.95
装帧: Hardcover
内容简介
Wired editor Anderson declares the death of "common culture"—and insists that it's for the best. Why don't we all watch the same TV shows, like we used to? Because not long ago, "we had fewer alternatives to compete for our screen attention," he writes. Smash hits have existed largely because of scarcity: with a finite number of bookstore shelves and theaters and Wal-Mart CD racks, "it's only sensible to fill them with the titles that will sell best." Today, Web sites and online retailers offer seemingly infinite inventory, and the result is the "shattering of the mainstream into a zillion different cultural shards." These "countless niches" are market opportunities for those who cast a wide net and de-emphasize the search for blockbusters. It's a provocative analysis and almost certainly on target—though Anderson's assurances that these principles are equally applicable outside the media and entertainment industries are not entirely convincing. The book overuses its examples from Google, Rhapsody, iTunes, Amazon, Netflix and eBay, and it doesn't help that most of the charts of "Long Tail" curves look the same. But Anderson manages to explain a murky trend in clear language, giving entrepreneurs and the rest of us plenty to think about. (July)
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作者简介
Chris Anderson is Editor-in-Chief of Wired magazine, a position he's held since 2001. In 2002 and 2004, he led the magazine to a 2002 National Magazine Awards nomination for General Excellence. He has worked at The Economist, where he served as U.S. Business Editor. His career began at the two premier science journals, Science and Nature, where he served in several editorial capacities. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from George Washington University and studied Quantum Mechanics and Science Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.
目录
1 The long tail 15
2 The rise and fall of the hit 27
3 A short history of the long tail 41
4 The three forces of the long tail 52
5 The new producers 58
6 The new markets 85
7 The new tastemakers 98
8 Long tail economics 125
9 The short head 147
10 The paradise of choice 168
11 Niche culture 177
12 The infinite screen 192
13 Beyond entertainment 201
14 Long tail rules 217
Coda : tomorrow's tail 225