The Internet Information Highway

Agreed that we all are fond of games, books, softwares and other miscellaneous, but we fail to choose the right ones and end up buying that which is not worth. In today;s post I want to share some of the best sites online where we can have these things.

Books

1) Amazon: Amazon.com has made a revolution in the internet world for a long time. Started as the first major online bookstore in 1995 has later spread its wings to all the areas thereby becoming the world’s leading shopping site covering customers from over 220 countries worldwide. The site offers safe shopping guarantee so that customers won’t have worries thinking about their credit cards.

Amazon has been a first point of reference for many people for book shopping and a leader in the online book market.

2) Barnes and Noble: This site launched in 1997 has seen itself becoming the world’s largest e-commerce retailers. The site primarily started with books and then also spread its focus to other products such as music, software and magazines.

3) Half.com: An Ebay subsidiary specializes in selling new and used products at discount prices. There is a section at half.com that is dedicated only to books. Although the range is not that covered but the prices are good and the site has become a popular online book source.

Others
Abebooks, Alibris, Walmart, PowellsBooks, Waterstones

Softwares

4) Download: Download from Cnet is a popular site for downloads. The site offers a directory of downloadable shareware and freeware. Users can choose the softwares to download based on user ratings and download records. Download.com is a popular online source for downloads.

5) Tucows: The site has been the first to provide softwares since the development of internet. From then, the site has offered around 30,000 softwares through their network consisting of more than a 1000 sites globally.

6) Zdnet: This site has a directory that consists of softwares that are available for download. The users can download according to reviews and user ratings.

Others
Jumbo, Simtel, Winarchives, 5 Star Shareware, SoftwareVault

Games

7) GameZone: This site has a section that provides large downloads with demos, games, preview movies and other features for the ultimate game lover.

Gamespot: Believed to be one of the oldest and popular game site, offers a section that is dedicated to PC games. Games are categorized and also there are feature reviews and previews and downloads available. The reviews are detailed with pros and cons that help you decide a game better.