Practical Next.js for E-Commerce: Create E-Commerce Sites with the Next.js Framework

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A. LibbyPractical Next.js for E-Commercehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9612-7_1

1. Getting Started

Alex Libby¹  

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BELPER, UK

 

I’m not a betting man – indeed, I can’t remember the last time I placed any form of bet, even if it was in a game! But – I will bet you one thing: over the previous few years (say five, for argument’s sake), you purchase more online than in a brick-and-mortar outfit, right?

Chances are that I’ve probably lost that bet (I did say I’m not a betting man). Still, the reality is that we live in an age where e-commerce is big business and that not having any form of e-commerce website offer means you lose business daily. The need for ...