Selling Books with Algorithms

In 1997 Amazon started as a small online bookseller. It is now the largest bookseller in the US and one of the largest companies in the world, due, in part, to its implementation of algorithms and access to user data. This Element explains how these algorithms work, and specifically how they recommend books and make them visible to readers.

In 1997, Amazon a inceput ca un mic vanzator de carti online. Acum este cel mai mare vanzator de carti din SUA si una dintre cele mai mari companii din lume, datorita, in parte, implementarii algoritmilor si accesului la datele utilizatorilor.