Online Music Shopping

I have gathered a few links to places to shop, if you're looking for music online. The product range and service level varies a lot so you'll have to make your own experiences. However, most of the shopping places on this page have either been tried out by myself or recommend from other people. Therefore, I do make a few comments about each one.

So, if you know of a great place to shop for music, let me know and I'll post it to benefit others.

A few things to consider when shopping online:

• Try to go shopping when the different stores have their sale. It usually pays off (and at other times the prices really aren't that attractive...). A good way of knowing when the sale is on is to sign up for the newsletters at the different stores. If you don't want junk dumped in your mailbox, you can always create a Hotmail address and then check that every now and then.
• Take notice of the postage/shipping costs etc. Often these can be so high that any savings you make from buying online will be eaten. Maybe it's just as cheap/easy to buy the music at your local store?
• If you're shopping at a store located in other parts of the world, beware of the risk of having to pay taxes for you cd's once they enter your country. Fortunately, though, many of the US based stores have set up European shipping locations in order to avoid taxes and to secure a quicker delivery.

For a more comprehensive shopping selection, check out LeMec Music Portal.

CD Universe A good US-based online store. However, they only really afford themselves  when their sale is on!	CD Now One of the biggest online music stores with frequent sales, making them more attractive than so many others. Also very positive that they also ship from Europe, making postage cheasper.
HMV UK Basically the HMV stores online. Their prices are a bit high which is why i haven't yet found any real bargains.	CD Wow Great store with a very simple concept: all cd's are between 7 and 9 £ with free shipping and handling. Only drawback is a fairly limited assortment.
CD Connection Haven't shopped here. They seem a bit high priced.	Music Express A bit too expensive for my taste.
CDZone (UK) Their prices are fair and they carry a large assortment of used and rare items. Recommended.	Gemm.com Compare prices for the music you want and select from many sellers. Used as well as new music.
Amazon.com The world famous online book store also carries music.	CD World Another online music store. Haven't tried them.
Tower Records Tower Records online with their extensive assortment. Also has a UK location for European customers.	Borders US online store with the normal assortment as well as used and more odd items.
UBL/Artist Direct Store UBL's attempt to sell music online. Pretty much the same as CD Now and all the others. Not the cheapest, though.	101cd Very good online music store. Decent prices, good service and quick delivery. Tried it with great success.
Barnes & Noble Another big US based online store. Looks pretty much like all the other big ones.	Cheap CDs Pride themselves with having the best prices on the web. And they look okay. Unfortunately, for non-US customers postage and taxes may ruin everything.
CD Skiven (Danish) A pretty good Danish online store with competitive prices and an extensive assortment.	CD On An international online store focusing on Europe and especially Scandinavia.
GUF Musik (Danish) Fairly straightforward without too many comments to make. Not the biggest though...	Shop In Shop (Danish Can't really tell anything about this other than it doesn't look particularly attractive when it comes to either prices or assortment.
Fona (Danish) Danish music/hi-fi chain online. A few good bargains every now and then.	Huge LIST of all kinds of music shopping possibilities.

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