The Everything Store
Brad Stone's The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon chronicles Amazon's rise from online bookstore to diversified platform. It details strategic choices around logistics, marketplace expansion, AWS, and the culture of relentless customer focus and frugality that underpinned growth.
Stone provides insight into how Amazon manages supplier relationships, negotiates with partners, and leverages scale to influence entire ecosystems. The book is valuable for understanding buyer-supplier power dynamics and platform strategy execution.