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Online Shopping Directory

Part 2 -- Shopping Categories: cars, books, music, videos, real estate

This directory started as a list of sites mentioned in Shop Online the Lazy Way, a book written by Richard Seltzer which was published in August 1999 by Macmillan, and is also available in a Braille edition from National Braille Press (www.nbp.org). He continuously updates the information here, based on feedback from visitors. Please send your suggestions for this directory and also for the next edition of the book to Richard Seltzer, seltzer@samizdat.com

The once and future Internet: Here you'll see the Internet the way it was and should be: useful information for free, with no advertising, and no annoying graphics or glitz. Enjoy and spread the word.

Check the author's bio www.samizdat.com/shopbio.html for a description of the book and why it was written. For the Acknowledgments/thank you's check www.samizdat.com/ack.html

A sample chapter, dealing with books, music, and videos, is available at www.samizdat.com/shopbook.html.

You can order this book now at Amazon.com (The list price is $12.95. The Amazon price is $10.36. And if you buy it after clicking on this Amazon link, Richard will get some money back from Amazon, for the referral.

For transcripts of related chat sessions, see www.samizdat.com/chat.html

For related articles, see our free newsletter Internet-on-a-Disk at www.samizdat.com/ioad.html

You are also welcome to participate in Richard's weekly chat sessions about Business on the World Wide Web, Thursdays, from noon to 1 PM at www.web-net.org. Click on "Richard Seltzer's chat." Edited transcripts of previous sessions (dating back to June 1996) are available at www.samizdat.com/#chat

Check the new shopping comparison site www.compareitall.com. They have posted the complete text of the book Shop Online the Lazy Way and are also running weekly shopping-related articles by Richard Seltzer (which you can get to from their home page).

Can we help you build an Internet business? Richard Seltzer is an independent Internet writer/speaker/consultant. Click here for details.

This site is hosted by Acunet, in Marlboro, MA, providers of dial-up Internet access, high-speed DSL, Web hosting, Web design, and AcuShop (TM) business-to-consumer and business-to-business eCommerce solutions.

Table of Contents

(Click to go to the section you want)

Topics covered in the first edition of the book

Part 1 -- General Shopping

Portals, Shopping Malls, Ad-Blocking Software, Price Comparison Sites, Collective Buying Sites/Buyers' Clubs, Auctions, Classifieds, Usenet Newsgroups, Consumer Guides, Coupons, Rewards, Rebates, Special Deals, Bots, Robots, Crawlers, Agents, Spiders, Chat , Forums, Email Distribution Lists, Build Your Own Website, Build Your Own Store Site, Browser Add-ons to Rate Sites and View Other People's Ratings

Part 2 -- Shopping Categories

Cars -- Books -- Music -- Videos -- Real Estate

Part 3 -- More Shopping Categories

Money -- Groceries -- Computers and Software --Travel

Part 4 -- Topics planned for the second edition

(This section is still under construction)

Health/Fitness/Beauty -- Gifts/Flowers -- Collectibles -- Live Entertainment/Restaurants/Spectator Sports -- Toys -- Clothing/Jewelry -- Education/Training -- Furniture/Home Furnishings

Part 2 -- Shopping Categories

Cars

Do-it-all car sites

Manufacturer sites

On-line Magazines and Books

Decision Guides and Pricing

Car Financing and Insurance

Other Car Specialty Sites

Buyer's Agents and other Buying Services

Books

For complete text of the chapter that deals with this category, see www.samizdat.com/shopbook.html

Superstores

Affiliate/Associate Programs

Price Comparison

Remainders and Discounts

Used, Rare, and Out-of-Print Books

Specialty Book Stores

Electronic Texts

Book Chat

Book Reviews and Recommendations

Book Clubs

Book-Related Discussions and other Resources

Electronic Books

Miscellaneous

Music

For complete text of the chapter that deals with this category, see www.samizdat.com/shopbook.html

New Music CDs and Tapes

Used Music

Miscellaneous

Videos

For complete text of the chapter that deals with this category, see www.samizdat.com/shopbook.html

Videotapes for sale and rent

DVD experiences

Price Comparison

Affiliate/Associate Programs

Research and Reviews

Movie Scripts and Resources for Script Writers

Movie-related merchandise

Newsgroups

Real Estate

Links to just about everything

National do-it-all sites: advice, listings, related resources

Advice for buyers and sellers

Resources for in-depth research

Rental

Roommates

Building your own and buying new

Realtors

Buyer's Agents

Consumer services for a fee

Seller services for a fee

  • List for Less www.listforless.com information and services to help folks sell their homes themselves; discounted fee includes placement in the Multiple Listing Service in Mass.

    • Homes for sale by owner

    Foreclosures

    Real Estate Auctions

    Classifieds

    Luxury Homes and Gated Communities

    Real Estate Specialty Sites

    Directories with many more real estate links

    Mortgage auctions

    More on mortgages -- see "Money"

    Online Shopping Directory, Part 1

    Online Shopping Directory, Part 3

    Online Shopping Directory, Part 4

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