Abstract
Electronic commerce studies have created important models for the trade of physical goods via Internet. These models are not easily suitable for the trade of information goods. Lowly codified information goods are hard to represent unambiguously among trading partners, their property rights are hard to secure, and the determination of volume and price is difficult. Highly codified information goods are easier traded by markets but have different levels of abstraction, which leads to specific requirements for their business models. The article analyses several information goods trade models that are derived from the framework presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Towards the E-Society |
| Subtitle of host publication | E-Commerce, E-Business, and E-Government |
| Editors | Beat Schmid, Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva, Volker Tschammer |
| Place of Publication | Boston, MA |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 302-315 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-306-47009-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-7923-7529-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Event | 1st IFIP Conference on e-Commerce, e-Business, e-Government, I3E 2001: Towards the E-society: E-commerce, E-business and E-government - Boston, United States Duration: 3 Oct 2001 → 5 Oct 2001 Conference number: 1 |
Publication series
| Name | IFIP International Federation for Information Processing (IFIPAICT) |
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| Publisher | Springer |
| Volume | 74 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1868-4238 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1868-422X |
Conference
| Conference | 1st IFIP Conference on e-Commerce, e-Business, e-Government, I3E 2001 |
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| Abbreviated title | I3e |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Boston |
| Period | 3/10/01 → 5/10/01 |
Keywords
- Business model
- information good
- Trade system
- Professional service
- Electronic commerce