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Bookshop.org: The anti-Amazon is going global

January 9, 2022 by John Yunker

As an author and small publisher, I’m excited to see the rapid growth — and globalization — of the online bookstore Bookshop.org. Bookshop.org positions itself as the anti-Amazon, by working …

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Categories Amazon, Books, Flags, Global By Design, Global gateway fail, Global navigation, Retail globalization, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

Amazon launches in Sweden with Amazon.se

October 29, 2020October 28, 2020 by John Yunker

As global expansion goes, Amazon has, over the years, moved slowest. But when it does commit to a market, it tends to stick around and increase its investment and service …

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Categories Amazon, Country Codes, Retail globalization, Sweden, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

Amazon and India: Actions and Languages

September 7, 2019 by John Yunker

In technology, as in life, actions speak louder than words. And if you look at the actions Amazon has been taking over the past 18 months, it’s clear that Amazon …

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Categories Amazon, India, Languages, Machine Translation, Mobile, Retail globalization, Software Localization, Translation, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

Forget it Jeff, it’s China

April 18, 2019 by John Yunker

Another one bites the dust in China (Amazon.cn), expanding upon my previous post on the challenges of succeeding in China. Wall Street Journal: Amazon’s E-Commerce Adventure in China Proved Too …

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Categories Amazon, China, Retail globalization, Web Globalization

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