Book Description
Electronic Commerce 2004 describes the essentials of electronic commerce—how it is being conducted and managed as well as assessing its major opportunities, limitations, issues, and risks. It is a clear, simple, well-organized book, and provides all the basic definitions as well as logical support. Using extensive, vivid examples from large corporations, small businesses, government and not-for-profit agencies from all over the world, it makes the concepts presented come alive for readers.
Beginning with a comprehensive introduction to E-commerce, the book explores internet marketing, B2B and C-commerce, E-marketplaces and internet consumerism, E-government, mobile commerce, auctions, security, electronic payment systems, and strategy and implementation to launch a successful E-commerce business.
Written by experienced authors who are well-versed in real-world practices, this book will prove invaluable for managers and professional people in any functional area of business; as well as those in government, education, health services, and other areas that can benefit from a knowledge of e-commerce.
Customer Reviews:
Well written and referenced...........2005-01-02
I used this book for a CTUonline.edu class and have found it to be very well written. I am already familiar with how the e-commerce world works, but for those that are not, it does a great job of explaining just about everything. Plenty of website references and case studies so that you understand HOW businesses are implementing various e-commerce strategies.
Book Description
For businesses that are either planning to launch a new e-business or increase the profits of an existing one, this book provides techniques and methods to increase effectiveness and growth. Approaches to viewing a company's foundation introspectively through products, services, branding, target markets, online objectives, and budget are discussed, as is how to objectively evaluate the effectiveness of a website. Proven online marketing techniques such as link strategy, mail lists, content site advertising, newsgroup marketing, viral marketing, RSS, blogvertising, behavioral advertising, and emerging techniques are outlined. Guidance in the areas of creating the right interface, design and brand integrity, online copy and quality content, persuasive navigation and functionality is also given and methods for campaign testing, measuring metrics, and analysis are covered.
Customer Reviews:
Was a schill for the authors other book and certain companies.......2007-02-17
This book was largely uninformative, too broad in scope to be useful, and every chapter it felt like it was a pitch for some web companies's Wares, including the other authors Book. Do not waste your time on it.
Great Book.......2007-01-10
Gives a great overview of different strategies to use that are quick & easy to implement.
Book Description
Get the scoop on recession-proof online strategies
Packed with e-commerce survival stories, best practices, and resources
Get the information you need to thrive online — even in todays economy!
Today is a great time to launch an online business - the competition is less, the technology is better, and Internet use is at an all-time high. This thoroughly updated guide shows you how to dive right in. From fine-tuning plans and setting up a high-traffic site to marketing, customer service, and security, its just what you need to succeed!
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Customer Reviews:
Buy the latest version.......2007-09-16
This book is useful when you are just starting an online business. Just make sure you buy the latest version so that some information is not outdated by the time you are ready to set up your online business.
Worth it's weight in gold if you're going online!.......2007-08-18
I just got this book last week and I'm not even done with it and have gotten so many 'nuggets' that it has more than paid for itself already! It's well written, easy to understand, organized extremely well for easy reference and full of helpful resources.
The section on 'Keeping it legal' saved me great error already (I was going to buy a domain name that could've infringed on a copyright) and I have found several free web builders online that are 10x's better than what I had been using. There's so much practical information in this book that I no longer feel guilty for buying it new.
This book is zero fluff, tons of examples and free or very reasonable resources, and lots of food for thought. The table of contents is so detailed that it makes for a quick reference (does anyone read a book like this cover to cover?) Greg Holden's writing style is personable and to the point and very easy to understand.
I truly don't understand all the reviews that say this book is no good, not sure what they have been reading, but I have no less than a dozen books of this nature, and this is one of the few that isn't 75% fluff. I'm somewhat of a website newbie, starting about a year ago trying to do my own website. It's alot harder (for me)than I originally thought and have tried no less than 6 different hosting accounts, 4 different online web builders, and 6 different web editing software trials (Expressions, dreamweaver, publisher, coffee cup, page spinner and frontpage). One of the best discoveries in this book was that Firefox offered a FREE...quality...web editor!
This is the 2007 edition, maybe people were referring to the earlier version of the same title. I have gotten way more out of this book than I thought I would. I guess I must be a true "Dummie". It's definitely worth your time checking it out if you are new to the online business world, you can always resell it on Amazon and recover your moola.
this one really is for dummies.......2007-08-05
One of the worst "For Dummies" books I've ever read. Normally, I'd rate for dummies books a 3 or 4.
Not worth it.......2007-04-19
You could do an online search and find more information than this book gives you. I did not enjoy and I returned it. It is broad and never really gives you step by step instrucions on how the webite actually works and how to create it.
very rudimentary, broad overview.......2007-04-14
People who use the internet regularly will not get much out of this book--it's no joke when it says "for dummies". Greg Holden does give a broad overview of the many aspects to starting an online business but even then the information is outdated and at some points, simply not accurate making you wonder where this guy gets his facts.
In an environment that is not only competitive but also changes rapidly it is important that you are equipped with the most up to date information. This book however, still proclaims AOL king and web sites using tables and frame "advanced". Although the book was published in 2006 (and in its 4th revision), it feels more like it belongs to the 90's.
So even if you are new to the internet and need a place to start I recommend you find yourself a different book.
Average customer rating:
- Helpful, Concise, Complete, Needed
- Not for the serious user
- Tons of information for newcomers and oldies
- Look elsewhere first
- Ho Hum
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eBay the Smart Way: Selling, Buying, and Profiting on the Web's #1 Auction Site, Third Edition
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If ever a company could be described as the "800-pound gorilla" of its industry, eBay is just that in the exploding world of online auctions. But with more than 50 million registered users and almost $15 billion in annual merchandise sales, the only thing easier than selling on eBay is getting lumped in with all the other sellers. People looking to exponentially increase their visibility and potential profit keep turning to eBay the Smart Way, the definitive guide to smarter eBay tactics. Now in its third edition, this priceless tool has changed with the times to cover the latest trends, including:
* local auctions * live auctions * fixed-price auctions * buying and selling cars on eBay motors * enhanced PayPal services * using digital photography * setting up eBay Stores * great inventory sources * bulk listings * eBay tools * and more
Brand new chapters explain how to maximize profits in real estate sales, work with auction management services, and negotiate international transactions.
As always, eBay the Smart Way is the go-to resource for first-timers and veterans alike, with step-by-step instructions for listing products, creating attention-grabbing photos and descriptions, offering top-notch customer service, and maintaining high credibility. eBay buyers will also benefit from strategies for negotiating the best deals. For the most in-depth and accessible information on how to make the most out of online auctions, "nothing explains it better than eBay the Smart Way." -- The Internet Marketing Bookshelf.
Customer Reviews:
Helpful, Concise, Complete, Needed.......2006-11-06
An excellent book for E-Bay sellers (or buyers) -- a fine listing of almost anything you can think of to sell, and the approx price of them. I found it to be very useful for my e-bay business.
Not for the serious user.......2006-01-17
but then again, what other kind of user wld attempt such a big book?
it's very very vague, even for a beginner.
Tons of information for newcomers and oldies.......2006-01-06
This book is packed full of information for anyone who uses ebay. Buyers and Sellers, they've got everything you will ever need to know in here. I would recommend this book if your needing some extra cash and you are going to use ebay. This book will show you how to milk the most out of ebay and attract more members. It will show you how to get the word out, make your auction look more professional, and tons of do's and dont's of ebay.
Look elsewhere first.......2005-04-02
An average book. Does not contain any information that the other books don't contain. I recommend looking at other eBay books instead of this one. An overuse of white space makes this book very big.
After reading the top eBay books, below are my recommendations:
---Beginner with eBay and computers---
1. The Official eBay Bible
---eBay Seller---
1. Sell it on eBay
2. eBay Hacks
---Full-Time eBay Business (not for the casual seller)---
1. eBay Strategies
2. eBay Business the Smart Way
Ho Hum.......2005-01-29
Very basic information. This book is for the beginner just learning the ropes about eBay. If you have been using the site for some time now, then you know just as much as whats in this book.
The resources for sellers to find "wholesale" products were terrible. The sites basically sell junk or overpriced refurbs.
Book Description
A complete introduction to the world of electronic commerce, including balanced coverage of technical and business topics. Case studies and plentiful business examples complement conceptual coverage to provide a real-world context.
Customer Reviews:
The best textbook for MIS majors that I've seen.......2006-12-07
First let me disclose that I have been a programmer for years (and for some of the businesses described in the book).
In general the book is good.
Pros:
It summarizes the business end of ecommerce very well.
The book covers most of the technical aspects of ecommerce from a high level.
The book is not about abstract, useless business theory that is common in many university business courses; the book is a collection of good case studies of ecommerce.
Cons:
The book chews more than it can swallow given the pace it needs to set for a normal class. Since it needs to stay at certain length, the book doesn't always do a good job explaining the technical aspects of ecommerce with enough detail from a layman's point of view. At times it is more of a review for people already with the knowledge. So unless your technical background is strong and deep (eg you are either a programmer or systems administrator for web servers), there may be a lot of jargon in some areas that will confuse and bore you. Consequently this is probably a senior year book
(The author should take notes from the HeadFirst series of technical books.)
Alot of good information, but not what it should be.......2005-08-04
My heart goes out to Ben Matthews (below) who had this thing for a level 4700. That's nuts. I had this book for a level 222 and it was a complete joke. There's a lot of good information and stories about what makes a good e-commerce site, I'll give it that. But there's nothing in here to really give you an edge as far as this stuff goes. The entire point of this book can be summed up in this statement:
"Look at amazon, look at google and look at yahoo. Look for reasons why they're successfull and take note. Do the same practices in your online sites".
This book is an interesting read, but for a bunch of stories and business jargon it's not worth the money.
Nothing but an e-commerce glossary..........2004-02-03
This book serves as an introduction to e-commerce terms and principles. To me, it reads like a shallow glossary of a large number of e-commerce terms.
Do not get the impression that this will teach you how to carry out e-commerce. Instead, this book merely introduces you to e-commerce terminology. For that, the book serves its purposes, but for anything else, you may be better off looking elsewhere.
I thought it was very expensive considering the fact that all of the information could be found in e-commerce summaries for free on the internet.
A Good Ecommerce Textbook.......2003-04-17
I teach ecommerce at the undergraduate level. I plan to use this book as the backbone for the class. The objectives are tied to the e-Biz+ certification exam from CompTIA, which is a nice feature since CompTIA does a bang-up job on researching the skills needed for entry level employment.
I like the book mainly because it offers the primary business concepts needed by my technical students before they enter the IT job market. My students can't take a lot of business classes, but they still need to know the business side of things. This book gets them the essentials in a one semester format.
Ecommerce is rapidly changing, so it will be tough for a book to keep up. I haven't seen the web site that accompanies the book yet. Hopefully it will be a good supplement to help stay current in a rapidly changing field. The book has a lot of web sites as examples, which can be a mixed blessing since web pages change constantly.
Teachers - the book says it has the usual instructor supplements for classroom teaching as well as online teaching, but I haven't seen them yet. I am using the stuff from the 3rd edition to prepare for my summer class - you will probably need to choose wisely as you review these supplements since they are of mixed quality. I am giving the book 4 stars instead of 5 since I can't vouch for the supplemental materials at this point.
Best and Most Current Textbook Available.......2000-11-06
This is, without a doubt, the best and most current textbook on electronic commerce that is available today (and I understand these authors are planning to have a second edition of the book completed by February 2000 - which should be even MORE current).
The book offers a balanced business-technology approach to the subject of e-commerce and include a great overview of both relevant technologies and business/revenue models. The book includes important issues like legal and international concerns and even has a great little section on managing and staffing Web development projects in the last chapter.
This is the only book on e-commerce that I have seen that actually creates and uses a theory-based organizing framework (they build on Porter's work on value chains). Even though the book was clearly designed to be used in the classroom (it has problem assignments, exercises, and an extensive list of references at the end of each chapter), I think this book would be an excellent resource for a business manager that wanted to learn what all of this e-commerce stuff was all about OR for a techie that wanted to learn something about the business end of e-commerce.
The book is a very easy read and is remarkably interesting (even the chapter on security theories is pretty hard to put down... and that is some dull stuff, usually). The book includes bolded company names throughout and each of those names is included on the book's Web site as a hyperlink to the company site. This is very useful because you can see the examples that the book mentions come to life (if you can read the book while you're in front of your computer)...
I would recommend this book to any reader that wants to learn more about electronic commerce than you would find in a light overview book. This book gets into details, but in a very readable way.
Book Description
Jim “Griff” Griffith, eBay's official ambassador, presents the definitive sourcebook on all things eBay, for beginners to seasoned users alike.
Uncle Griff, Dean of eBay Education, brings us the latest on all things eBay with the only officially endorsed and authorized guide to this phenomenal auction site. The Official eBay Bible has sold more than 150,000 copies in previous editions and eBay today is bigger than ever, with 203 million registered users and 541,000 official eBay stores nationwide. The Official eBay Bible, Third Edition is fully revised and totally updated with all of the latest changes to the site, making all previous books on eBay obsolete.
Much more than a user's guide, The Official eBay Bible, Third Edition includes the inspiring stories of real-life buyers and sellers, as well as tips and tricks on some of the powerful, but little-known aspects ofusing the site. This definitive sourcebook includes instructional plans for users of all levels, whether they're running a small business through the site or simply enjoying it as a hobby. New features in the thirdedition include: a new streamlined organization, images of all the latest features and screens, and even more information for small-business owners. Packed with over seven hundred illustrations, The Official eBay Bible, Third Edition delivers the ultimate word on eBay, from an insider who has been there from the beginning.
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- Investing Online for Dummies, 5th edition
- You don't have to buy this.
- Good Concise Overview to Get One Started
- Get Up To Speed With New Strategies, Tools and Resources
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Investing Online for Dummies is an invaluable resource for those who want to take advantage of the timely nature of the Internet for online investing. Author Kathleen Sindell covers all the bases for the online investor including setting up stock screens, selecting mutual funds, fishing for IPOs, and online banking and trading. This book is loaded with links to investment resources on the Internet and also includes a CD-ROM with demos of various investment tools and popular shareware programs. Highly recommended for online investors.
Book Description
An indispenable asset for both novice and veteran e-investors.
In this bestselling guide, investors at all levels of investing expertise will find
- New information on traditional and online-only brokerages, transaction security, and international investing
- The lastest online portfolio management features
- A CD-ROM containing free and shareware for online investment news, financial analysis, plus management demonstration programs
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Everybody talks about it - how much you can save , and earn, when you start an online investment program. If you¿ve decided you¿re ready to find out what all the excitement¿s about, you¿re in luck. Investing Online For Dummies has been completely revised and updated with the latest tools, Web sites, rule changes, and tips that can make online investing easy and profitable. To be a successful online investor, you need to know your way around the Web and you also need to understand something about investments. Investing Online For Dummies can help you make sound financial decisions by: Outlining basic investment fundamentals Explaining how stock options work and helping you determine the value of your employee stock option plan Pointing out costly traps and ways to avoid them Directing you to resources that provide information you need and helping you make sense of it Showing you how to use the Internet to become a savvy investor
Customer Reviews:
Investing Online for Dummies, 5th edition.......2007-01-10
The delivery was on time. The book is good for me
You don't have to buy this. .......2007-01-03
I came here to write a review for this book, and found that a reviewer below, "A reader", had already written what I was going to write. This book provides a reader with no information, but with long lists of websites to look at. You can access those websites most often just wasting time (like "A reader" already said). Using search engines like Google/Yahoo is much better than thumbing through this book.
Good Concise Overview to Get One Started.......2005-05-15
You can't watch television these days without getting bombarded with ads for on line brokerage companies. What's been missing has been a centralized source for information about the whole thing. This book provides that source. It's not complete - if it were it would be so big that you couldn't carry it around - but it's a great start.
You can read this book from cover to cover in just a few hours. That is, just a few hours if you don't take the time to go out on the web looking at the things she suggests. And that right there is the key to this book. Here is a good start that covers the whole field from A to Z, and at nearly each and every point along the way she points you to web sites for more information about specific points.
The problem with going to the web for more information, of course, is that web sites appear, go away, merge or whatever. She admits this, but accepts this risk and gives you multiple sites (you couldn't possibly visit all that she mentions) or suggests ways to find a missing or dead site.
This is a great way to get the basic information you need before getting started with selecting a broker and deciding what to buy.
Get Up To Speed With New Strategies, Tools and Resources.......2005-04-07
This newest edition of "Investing Online for Dummies" reflects the latest changes and improvements to online investing Web sites. Addresses building an online information system, setting up a basic investment strategy, determining how much to invest, selecting an online broker and trading online, finding the right investments, performing Internet transactions securely, saving on commissions, managing a portfolio, and much more.
A great guide for online investing .......2005-03-22
As I surf the Web, I often feel that it's like visiting a library where all the books have been spilled on the floor. The information is there but I don't know where to begin my search. "Investing Online For Dummies" explained how to get started, steered me to free or low cost online services, pointed out the important parts of Web sites, and showed me the process of online investing.
Average customer rating:
- An interesting read.
- E-commerce clearly explained!
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Electronic Commerce, Third Edition (Information Technologies Master Series)
Peter Loshin ,
John R. Vacca , and
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Electronic Commerce: Online Ordering and Digital Money provides an introduction to the world of electronic commerce to the user who wants a basic understanding of how Web-based e-commerce systems are designed and implemented and what cutting-edge technologies exist to create commerce applications and keep them secure. Topics include an overview of security technologies such as SSL, payment systems such as First Virtual and CyberCash, and digital currencies such as eCash and Smart Cards. Electronic Commerce also includes profiles of companies that provide e-commerce systems. The bundled CD-ROM includes some of the technology that the book discusses and directs you to further information on the Web. This book is well suited for the decision maker or corporate strategist who wants to get a handle on the field.
Book Description
This best-selling book/CD package has been completely updated. It covers everything from building a web commerce site to security issues to various methods of transacting business on the Internet with EDI, smart cards, etc.
KEY FEATURES
- New material on ASPs, Microsoft Commerce Server, SQL Enterprise Manager, JAVA Servelets, smart cards, EDI, and setting up web stores on the Internet
- CD includes the latest SET protocols, banner ad applets and encryption code
- Discusses Internet security protocols, e.g. SSL, HTTPS and digital signatures
NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION:
Design and build a complete Web electronic commerce site. Create an effective shopping cart application and product database. Expanded discussion of EDI. Implementing and working with ASPs. Develop Web stores using Microsoft Commerce Server and Intershop. Implement Web merchandising strategies. Configure banner advertising. Secure the transmission of orders and payments with encryption. Process credit card transactions with payment gateway systems. Create digitally signed applets to increase functionality. Implement a shopping basket with Visual InterDev and ASP. Build a database with SQL Enterprise Manager Creating Web stores with Commerce Server and Intershop. Configure shipping and tax components. Secure your store with SSL and HTTPS. Build secure Web applications with Java Servlets and Secure Sockets Layer. Program Java smart card applications to store encrypted user information. Use a payment gateway. Configure and incorporate Microsoft Wallet. Verify data integrity with message digests. Install an encryption provider and encryption algorithms. Create a custom RMI socket factory. Enable SSL support in an application server. Build Servlets to restrict user access. Write and install smart card applications.
Customer Reviews:
An interesting read........2001-05-08
This was quite in an ineresting read with realistic views about E-Commerce and the dotcoms.
E-commerce clearly explained!.......2001-04-09
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that needs to quickly come up to speed on E-Commerce technologies as well as those of us that must keep abreast of the latest changes. The chapters on "Security Technologies", "Strategies, Techniques, and Tools", and "Designing and Building E-Commerce Web Sites: Hands-On" were particularly good. A must-have reference for your technical library.
E-commerce by a security expert.......2001-04-03
While there's been a lot written about e-commerce, the fact that this book is in its third edition (Is e-commerce already that old?) speaks to its high quality. Not only does it provide excellent overall coverage of the topic, but it offers new material in keeping with the growth of e-commerce, including B2B, investing on-line, and supply chain management. Given the many concerns about e-commerce security, I was particularly impressed by the treatment of security technologies, electronic payment, digital currencies,and protocols for private information transport--especially since author John Vacca is a security expert; having serviced as a computer security official with NASA.
An Encyclopedia of E-Commerce.......2001-04-01
John Vacca has provided a virtual encyclopedia of e-commerce. There is something for nearly everyone in this book. The thumbnail sketches of e-businesses contain useful and interesting information about their histories, development, and scale for the general reader, and as all of us purchase more and more goods over the Internet, who doesn't want to know about what is happening with digital wallets? For those with a more technical orientation, there are discussions about the replacement of EDIs with VANs and the resultant advantages to businesses both large and small, as well as information about the embedding of contextual transactions as a marketing tool and critical requirements for creating digital commerce solutions. The final chapters are written for those people who are planning to build new sites or improve upon current ones. They include step-by-step, how-to discussions and vital strategies for keeping e-businesses viable through the use of good marketing principles.
Business-To-Business E-Commerce Winner.......2001-03-30
We are an IT company engaged in the development of electronic commerce/distributed database software that is designed to support both government and commercial supply-chain management business- to-business operations. In this brave new world of network infrastructures, firewalls, security requirements, etc., the need to stay current with technology change is critical. The Electronic Commerce, Third Edition provides a source of knowledge that helps fulfill this need. The authors have produced a book that is easy to read and understand, and yet, provides just the right amount of technical detail to do justice to the subject at hand. The following chapters provide the right level of information to help IT managers and software engineers make sound strategic and tactical decisions regarding business-to-business implementation decisions; (2) Security Technologies, (4) Protocols for the Public Transport of Private Information, (9) Strategies, Techniques, and Tools, and (10) E-Commerce Environments and Future Directions.
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Deploying Oracle applications in any organization is an enormous task, and Oracle Financials Handbook should be considered prerequisite reading for any technical or business process specialist involved in such a project. The applications provide core business processes based on Oracle Corporation's database architecture, and the book discusses some of the most popular applications in the suite.
The book opens with a brief executive summary of Oracle Financials. The authors place financial applications in perspective, explaining where they fit into the overall Oracle Applications strategy and what the benefits are of choosing them for core business processes. This section also presents some of the important organizational choices you must make at the outset of deployment.
In the middle section of the book, the authors discuss the modules: general ledger, receivables, payables, asset management, purchasing, inventory, order entry, and others. The General Ledger module forms the core of the strategy and is discussed in great detail. The book provides plenty of flow diagrams to explain each module. The authors devote an additional chapter to budgeting and allocations, and address different accounting models.
Oracle Financials Handbook closes with technical details on deploying Oracle Financials in an enterprise. The entire computing environment is considered in this discussion, which includes information on customizing and modifying the modules to meet your needs. The final chapters cover project management and training issues that you need to work through. --Stephen Plain
Book Description
Learn everything you need to know about planning and implementing the Oracle Financial Application Suite.
Customer Reviews:
OCP Advisor's recommended reading for 11i OCP exam.......2007-10-07
OCP Advisor advises his blog readers at ebizocp dot blogspot dot com on study materials, preparation tips and exam experiences for 11i OCP exams.
OCP Advisor recommends the Oracle Financials Handbook as a must read to review your concepts and use the book to prepare flash cards and exam cram checklist. While a handbook cannot replace user guides and other documentations, it serves as an excellent tool to revise the fundamentals tested in the certification exams. The book should be undergoing a makeover pretty soon as Release 12 introduces radically new features for the Oracle Financials foundation. Read more about R12 at oracler12 dot blogpsot dot com. Happy Reading!
Amazon doesnt have this book and did not deliver after 2 months too!.......2006-04-29
I have tried to buy this book from Amazon. When buying it says it will ship in 2-3 weeks, but even after two months Amazon keeps mailing that it would still be delayed by a month. Be careful while buying this book from amazon, as in my case the purpose is finshed before i even got the book.
Might be ok but..........2001-07-02
I bought this book because I was trying to teach myself enough to become a Financials Developer. This still MIGHT be the right book for me. However, this is not a step by step guide to the installation. In addition, the book assumes some familiarity with accounting systems.
It's not a handbook, just an brief overview.......2001-05-16
We should appreciate that this is the first book published on market talking about Oracle Financials. However, this is the book that contains only general introduction. It doesn't have any detail information either for functional users or technical persons. As an Oracle Financial developer with many years of experience, I don't get any useful information out of it. May be it's good for somebody who don't know Oracle Financials at all.
Worth Reading Once.......2000-01-03
I must appreciate the efforts of David and Graham to come out with such a book. Those who are used to read Oracle Apps Help and other documentation may not find some thing appealing. The authors have tried to mix functional concepts and some technical info with practical Do's and Don'ts. So may be they are not able to satisfy both to the fullest. This obviously is not possible in single book (in first edition too). Still I would expect the authors to include more of Tips that are not documented and extend the content to include manufacturing, HR and CRM to meants meant for Oracle Applications. This book is definitely worth reading once for all levels of professionals !
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