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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. This book is available in paperback directly from the author or from Amazon.com. You can also buy this book, plus three related books and dozens of related articles by Richard Seltzer on a single CD, "My Internet: a Personal View of Internet Business Opportunites":

My Internet: a Personal View of Internet Business Opportunities by Richard Seltzer, on CD, includes four books, 162 articles, and 49 newsletter issues that will inspire you and provide the practical information you need to build your own personal Web site or Internet-based business, helping you to become a player in this new business environment.

Now that the rights have reverted to the author, he has posted the entire text of the book (with links to the sites discussed) at this site and is now free to update and revise this online version. Please send email to alert him of changes and interesting new sites that you have encountered, seltzer@samizdat.com

Part One covers aspects of online shopping that apply no matter what you want to buy.

Part 2 covers special cases, where there are major differences in how you shop based on the kinds of things you are looking for:

Table of Contents for Online Shopping Directory

(Click to go to the section you want)

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 not included in the book

(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

Related articles

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"

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    My Internet: a Personal View of Internet Business Opportunities by Richard Seltzer, on CD, includes four books, 162 articles, and 49 newsletter issues that will inspire you and provide the practical information you need to build your own personal Web site or Internet-based business, helping you to become a player in this new business environment.

    Web Business Boot Camp: Hands-on Internet lessons for manager, entrepreneurs, and professionals by Richard Seltzer (Wiley, 2002). No-nonsense guide targets activities that anyone can perform to achieve online business success. Reviews.

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

    The entire text of the book Shop Online the Lazy Way

    For related articles, see our our shopping advice area www.samizdat.com/sho.html and 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.samizdat.com/chat-intro.html. Edited transcripts of previous sessions (dating back to June 1996) are available at www.samizdat.com/chat.html

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

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    My Internet: a Personal View of Internet Business Opportunities by Richard Seltzer, on CD, includes four books, 162 articles, and 49 newsletter issues that will inspire you and provide the practical information you need to build your own personal Web site or Internet-based business, helping you to become a player in this new business environment.

    Web Business Boot Camp: Hands-on Internet lessons for manager, entrepreneurs, and professionals by Richard Seltzer (Wiley, 2002). No-nonsense guide targets activities that anyone can perform to achieve online business success. Reviews.

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    Can we help you build an Internet business? Richard Seltzer is an independent Internet writer/speaker/consultant. Click here for details. or send email to seltzer@samizdat.com

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