its a presentation on e commerce which tells about the advantages and disadvantages of e commerce.it also covers the introduction,features and the categories of e commerce with concepts.

1. Prepared by:
Sushant nair
Mba I sem

2. 1.what is e-commerce?
2.Features of e-commerce.
3.Categories of e-commerce.
4.Why e-commerce?
5.Advantages of e-commerce.
6.Disadvantages of e-commerce.

3. Electronic commerce, commonly known as E-commerce
or eCommerce, is trading in products or services using
computer networks, such as the Internet. Electronic
commerce draws on technologies such as mobile
commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain
management, Internet marketing, online transaction
processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory
management systems, and automated data collection
systems. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the
World Wide Web for at least one part of the transaction's
life cycle, although it may also use other technologies
such as e-mail.

4. E-commerce businesses usually employ some or all of the following
practices:
Provide Etail or "virtual storefronts" on websites with online catalogs,
sometimes gathered into a "virtual mall".
Buy or sell on websites or online marketplaces.
Gather and use demographic data through web contacts and
social media.
Use electronic data interchange, the business-to-business exchange
of data.
Reach prospective and established customers by E-mail or fax (for
example, with newsletters).
Use business-to-business buying and selling.
Provide secure business transactions.

5. Business-to-Consumer (B2C)
In a Business-to-Consumer E-commerce environment, companies sell
their online goods to consumers who are the end users of their products
or services. Usually, B2C E-commerce web shops have an open access
for any visitor, meaning that there is no need for a person to login in
order to make any product related inquiry.
Business-to-Business (B2B)
In a Business-to-Business E-commerce environment, companies sell their
online goods to other companies without being engaged in sales to
consumers. In most B2B E-commerce environments entering the web
shop will require a log in. B2B web shop usually contains customer-specific
pricing, customer-specific assortments and customer-specific
discounts.

6. Consumer-to-Business (C2B)
In a Consumer-to-Business E-commerce environment, consumers
usually post their products or services online on which companies
can post their bids. A consumer reviews the bids and selects the
company that meets his price expectations.
Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C)
In a Consumer-to-Consumer E-commerce environment
consumers sell their online goods to other consumers. A well-known
example is eBay.

7. Low entry cost.
Reduces transaction costs.
Access to the global
market.
Secure market share.

8. No checkout queues.
Reduce prices.
You can shop anywhere in the world.
Easy access 24 hours a day.
Wide selection to cater for all consumers.

9. Unable to examine products personally.
Not everyone is connected to the Internet.
There is the possibility of credit card number theft.
On average only 1/9th of stock is available on the
net.