Audible Inc is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com. It is the biggest producer and seller of digital audio books, periodicals and newspapers. It converts audiobooks and other audio programs into digital files which can be downloaded and played on computer, burn to CD or wireless mobile devices. The content is sold through subscription or individually on the Internet and automated downloads to mobile devices. In order to avoid the copyright complications it has licensed deals with content partners. It offers spoken versions of newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes in addition to a range of books and some original content produced for Audible.com. The company has international presence in the UK, German and France. The digital format and online delivery permits immediate delivery and saves expense of paper, printing, stocking and shipping. Donald Katz launched Audible Inc. in 1995 in New Jersey. The company after coping with the financial issues for nearly ten years that impacted much of the tech world achieved its first profit in 2004.
Katz saw the Internet and technology as convenient and inexpensive medium for distribution of audio books. It was an amalgam of technology with the ancient story telling in human voice and sometimes, as an added bonus, in the author’s voice. Reading had lost its place in human life as a favorite leisure activity as time became a most sought after resource. However, audio books could be consumed during travel, commutes, work outs and while doing other activities or chores. Once seen niche product for book fans or physically impaired audio books have become mainstream. In recent years sales have grown by double digits and this shift is the result ...
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...cal and strong analytical capabilities to innovate and apply the technologies. However, the need for basic skills portfolio will expand to include skills required to navigate the technology rich environment and function efficiently in the connected global societies.
Furthermore, the lines between business functions and divisions are blurred. Employees are frequently involved in multiple overlapping divisions of marketing, sales, customer service, public relations, product development, recruiting, and knowledge management and consumer research. Besides “hard skill”, technical skills core to the business it crucial that employees have “soft skills” or people skills. These skills are needed in everyday work life. They reflect how people relate to each other: communication, engage in dialogue, collaborate and cooperate in a team, solve problem and resolve conflict.
In a world dominated by technology, reading novels has become dull. Instead of immersing into books, we choose to listen to Justin Bieber’s new songs and to scroll through Instagram posts. We have come to completely neglect the simple pleasures of flipping through pages and getting to finally finish a story. Sherman Alexie and Stephan King’s essays attempt to revive this interest in books that has long been lost. They remind us of the important role that reading plays in our daily lives. “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me,” for instance, demonstrates how being literate saved the narrator from the oppressive nature of society. The author explains that even though he was capable of reading complex books at an astonishingly young
If you had the choice between your phone and a book,you would probably without thinking grab your phone. But what if you knew that reading is crucial to a future. In “Reading for pleasure Is in Painful Decline” by Stephen L. Carter and “Twilight of the books” by Caleb Crain, both authors argue about the state of reading in The United States. Within both passages they give valid points as to why and how the state of reading are negatively affecting the country. Stephen L. Carter represents how the decline in reading for fun is the main concern, while on the other hand, Caleb Crain shows it’s technology and social media that actually are the main contributors.
Amazon is a large well-known business that I decided to write about because it’s a site where many people worldwide and students from Montclair State University (MSU) use to purchase many things such as books and other necessity for their classes. Amazon was the business that I picked rather then other institutions because I wanted to develop and research their company in depth to find out different techniques and discover what Amazon is all about. Especially since it’s a company that many of my friends and family members use every day. “Amazon.com is an American e-commerce company based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, and launched in 1995, Amazon.com began as an online bookstore before diversifying its product lines.”
There are literally hundreds of desirable traits in the workplace. Of these, one of the arguably most important is to be well-rounded in the workplace. Many skills can assist an individual in being a well-rounded employee. Oral communication skills, written communication skills, teamwork, technical skills, leadership skills, adaptation skills, computer skills, interpersonal skills and analytic abilities are some of the key factors to a well-rounded employee. While these skills all seem to be of equal ability to the well-rounded employee, the scope of this paper will only delve into a few of the skills preceding. Technical skills, oral communication skills and leadership skills will all be detailed in this review in an attempt to help you (the reader) become a well-rounded employee.
As I have noted, I truly believe that the numerous job skills that are needed to be successful include dedication, communication, and adaptation. First of all, you must be devoted to your career if you want exemplary results. Equally important, being able to articulate your ideas, and intellectually communicate said ideas will ensure a successful time at you occupation. Last but not least, in order to be successful in your employment, you must be flexible to the obstacles that are inevitable. I urge you to strive to obtain these essential job skills because they are worthwhile.
Amazon.com Inc. operates web sites that sell various products and services, which primarily include apparel, shoes, and accessories; health and personal care; baby care products; books; camera and photography; and consumer electronics. The company and other sellers also offer various new, refurbished, and used items in categories, such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, digital versatile discs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden. These products are purchased from distributors, publishers, and manufacturers. The company and its affiliates operate seven retail Web sites: www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. It also operates www.a9.com and www.alexa.com that enable search and navigation, and www.imdb.com, a movie database Web site.
They are not the technical skills required by an occupation but are the enabling skills that are necessary in most occupations and that allow people to do their jobs successfully. (Molson)
Apple Inc. gives a strong focus to its technology, innovation and human resource, as according to them the company can survive and have a competitive edge only when it has a competitive advantage by focusing on these strategies. (Erica Ogg, 2010)
Browsing want advertisements, it can be easily found that most of companies are looking for employees who have transferable skills involved in: passions towards working, responsibility, communication skills, team-working skills, etc. The skills which...
During the past few years, the publishing and reading world has been facing a veritable digital book onslaught. E-books have been outselling print books on Amazon since 2011 (Polanka, 7). While digital book sales skyrocketed, print book sales, especially those of mass marked paperbacks, diminished. Even the fact that e-books are not much cheaper than print books does not seem to interfere with the former’s popularity. It would seem that the age of print books is about to end, and quite soon.
Employability skills and Career readiness have become an integral part of education. Employers are looking for people with a combination of skills such as soft skills, customer service skills and life skills. Not having sufficient employability skill sets, is one of the main reason for many students not getting selected in campus drives. Focus is more on technical knowledge than soft skills in their curriculum. During the course of their education , required level of importance is not given to key qualities like effective communication, leadership qualities, time management skills, self motivation, problem solving skills and creative thinking.
Through the years works of literature have been distributed through many different means. These means usually reflect and take advantage of the latest technologies. Dominant sources of literature have changed over time. Today, instead of scouring though the local library’s card catalog, prospective readers will likely log onto Amazon to find the latest book in their favorite genre. Media technology has made communicating increasingly easier as time has passed throughout history. Everyone is now encouraged to use media tools and is expected to have a general understanding of the various technologies available. Only time will tell what the future will hold for electronic media. The present avenues may one day be looked back upon as today’s Library of Alexandria and be just another ruin in the history of literature.
The case of such skills incorporate capability or experts in specific fields like math, accounts, finance, financial matters, knowledge, science, measurements.
Soft skills and business communication plays an important role in new age generation, as the new generation differs in many aspects.
One large slice of this world is the plethora of consumer products always available online. I have chosen a product that many people have in their homes today and is an essential component to a consumers prized entertainment system - speakers. Speakers are an interesting topic to research, and I have been meaning to do that research for quite some time now. It is almost ironic that an earlier English assignment was to write about a journey, and this assignment turned out to be quite the journey itself.