Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent over a computer network.

电子商务不是经由纸张或电话发送订单，而是通过计算机网络。

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Instead of sending a manuscript to a publisher, some authors turn their manuscripts into eBooks themselves.

有些作者不把手稿寄给出版商，而是自己把它们变成电子书。

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Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce allows one to send payment information electronically.

最后，电子商务中，人们可通过电子方式而非支票等纸质支付形式来发送支付信息。

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"they would like to receive a message that uses some kind of code, and instead of sending a message that reminds them of their pill, they would like a motivational message, like for example, 'it's time for your life.'" Services like that have been shown to work in low-income countries, and now they're starting to appear in richer countries.

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