The Virgin Internet Shopping Guide

No one can deny the impact the Internet is having on our day-to-day lives. The Virgin Internet Guides supply the concise, digestible, and reliable information the public wants in order to keep up-to-date with this rapidly changing technology. And as the Internet continues to develop into an absolutely integral part of our work and home lives, Virgin begins introducing in Fall 2000 specialist guides to meet the increasingly specialist needs of web users. These will be complimented by updates of our more core classics: the general guide to the Internet and guides to shopping and travel.Global shopping and Internet auctions have arrived -- big time. But to take advantage of them you need to know who to trust and where to go. The fully updated edition of this best-selling guide tells you exactly what's what in this fast-moving world. And as you'd expect from Virgin, it's written in a no-nonsense, friendly way that cuts through the jargon to give the plain truth.We show you all the tricks you need to find the best bargains -- including those little-known price comparison search engines that scour the web to identify the cheapest deals on whatever you're looking for, and the fascinating sites that carry customer reviews of other shops. We also reveal how to make sure you're in a safe shopping environment and even how to complain if you feel let down.