Visit www.beeb.com
Some of you will already use the internet to buy the things you need as well as to gatber information and e mail people. Some of you will use it for educational or entertainment purposes, but may have concerns about online credit card security or the efficient delivery of your purchases. And some of you will not yet be online at all.
Whichever category you fall into, this guide aims to show you how easy convenient and reliable shopping online can now be.Welcome to beeb.com, the new Internet shopping service from the BBC. It offers you the chance to shop for all your needs without having to trawl round lots of websites. At beeb.com, you find well-known names from TV radio and magazines - Radio Tmes, Gardeners' World, Good Homes, BBC Music Magazine, Top Gear, Top Of The Pops and Holiday These new beeb.com shopping sites bring you expert views and comprehensive product information, then get you to the retail partners where you can buy what you've chosen. Whether you're looking for books, CDs, videos, an airline ticket to the sun, a new car or products for your home or garden, you can shop with confidence at beeb.com.
beeb.com and
Ladybird have produced a book called
How it Works, shopping
on the Internet to help you get the best out of shopping online. It will
be available from WHSmith from 23 October 2000.
Contents |
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Features |
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| An invention that's revolutionising our lives | history of e-commerce |
| How to shop online | introducing beeb.com |
| Ten reasons for choosing the net | convenience,value and lots more |
| Safe card transactions | shopping with peace of mind |
| Questions answered,concerns addressed | queries on issues from cookies (not biscuits) to delivery |
Shopping Guides |
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| Entertainment | Radio Times website for everything from DVDs to digital TVs |
| Gardening | Gardener's World shopping site |
| Homes | Good Homes for home accessories |
| Classical Music | BBC Music Magazine brings you the classics |
| Motoring | Drive in to Top Gear |
| Music | buy your CDs with Top of the Pops |
| Travel | Holiday for destinations,flights and accommodation |
Backbytes |
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| Internet in your hands | how to access the Internet via beeb.net |
| Glossary | cutting through the technobabble |