The Middleman Economy: How Brokers, Agents, Dealers, and Everyday Matchmakers Create Value and Profit By Marina Krakovsky

With the rise of the Internet, many pundits predicted that middlemen would disappear. But that hasn't happened. Far from killing the middleman, the Internet has generated a thriving new breed. In The Middleman Economy , Silicon Valley-based reporter Marina Krakovsky elucidates the six essential roles that middlemen play.