cd Universe, video Universe, and games Universe is a great place to shop for music, movies, and games. They contain a nice selection (over 500,000 products) of Compact Discs (CDs), DVD and VHS movies, Video Games, Cassette Tapes, Compact Discs Singles, Cassette Tape Singles, VHS music videos and more. The prices are nicely discounted and there is a Bargain Bin for even deeper discounts!

We also liked the many extras like the very helpful Gift Guide, Music/Video/Game Charts, CD University (where you can learn about music and music makers), Recent Releases, Future Releases, Hottest Sellers, and Accessories. We are impressed with the quality of content they offer.

Amazon.com has one of the largest collection of books (millions to choose from). It is a very popular site visited by more than 20 million people in more than 160 countries. We consider them to be the leading online store. They also carry a huge selection of CDs, videos, DVDs, toys, games, and electronics. They also have a very large online auction.

Barnes & Noble is a leading nation-wide outlet for books, eBooks, DVD, video, music, magazines, articles, online education, PC games and video games. Our research found their prices to be very low. Their searching capabilities in all categories is excellent. Great order status tracking too. The Barnes & Noble University offers a large selection of free online educational courses in several different concentrations (Science & Technology, Home & Leisure, Business & Education, and MANY others).

BOOKS: They have a good selection of college textbooks and also have access to rare, secondhand, and hard to find books. their eBooks offerings are very good and they have good education on eBooks and how to get started with them. The Bargain Books section has savings up to 91%! The site even allows you to publish your own book.

DVD/VIDEO: A terrific selection with easy-to-use searching and genre sections. Several great sections including New Releases, Kids, Top Sellers and a Budget section for even deeper discounts!

MUSIC: Their music section ranks right up there with the best. They have a wide variety of selections with great style sections to help you narrow in when you're not sure. They offer free music downloads for selected items to try before you buy.

Best Buy is one of the largest volume specialty retailers of consumer electronics, personal computers, software, music, movies, and accessories. The BestBuy.com Web site is also packed with helpful product information so customers can make smart decisions. We found the site easy to use. We purchased a digital camera online and appreciated the easy-to-use comparison feature (it's really cool) and the automatic link to appropriate accessories for the camera, including extended warranty information.

The site has Helpful Resources, Tech News and a Shopping Assistant feature that are provided to educate you on purchasing decisions, with customer service standing by 24/7.

You'll always save up to 30%. And, with over 500,000 music titles in 17 different categories and over 70,000 movie titles in 14 video categories, there's always something in store for you! Plus, with Fast Forward Rewards(TM) or the ClickRewards(TM) program, you'll earn points or miles for every CDNOW purchase. It's absolutely FREE to participate, and you can earn Free CDs, Free DVDs, Free music accessories, frequent flyer miles on major airlines, electronics and more.

PosterNow.com offers many thousands of posters, photos (great selection!), postcards, posterflags, t-shirts, frisbies, refrigerator magnets, latex masks, calendars, maps and other fan articles.

We were impressed with the huge volume of products they have. Just about any actor, singer, sports hero, model, or famous person/place that you can think of can be found on this site. We found a glossy 8x10 photo of George Bush for $4.99 and a giant 40x60 wall map of the world for $15.99 (prices may vary). We found everything that we were looking for and the prices were very good. Site is international-oriented so it supports at least 7 languages that we found.