Best Book Buys: If you're ever going to buy books on the Net and need to find the best deals, this is the search site you should bookmark. Just type in the title of the book, name of the author or some keywords and you soon get a list of prices from all the major Web retailers, including Amazon.com, BuyBooks.com and Page One. The lowest price is highlighted so you get an instant idea of the best deal for a particular title. Like the most effective sites on the Net, the homepage loads fast and has an uncluttered, user-friendly design. And features like new fiction/non-fiction highlights and contests make it worth a visit even if you're not yet confident of using your credit card to buy stuff off the Net. The people behind this site also have two similar search pages - www.bestmusicbuys.com and www.bestbikebuys.com - which should interest those cybershopping for CDs and bicycle components.

Billboard Online: The Web version of the popular music trade publication is loaded with so much information that you could practically spend hours at the site. Besides weekly-updated album and singles charts, you get daily-updated news on developments in the music world and lots of special features. The musical spectrum covered is wide, so you can find out even what's happening in the realms of Latin and classical music and jazz. The Fun And Games section, which includes a music crossword and Fred's Trivia Corner, is a nice addition, as are many other similar interactive features. The album reviews offer audio samples and there's a section covering developments in the video world. For a homepage that's quite busy in terms of content and traffic, this comes up on the screen quite fast.

Lonely Planet Online: Thinking of travelling on a shoe-string budget? Then this is the site to go for tips on how to get the most for your money. There're lots of interesting travel articles, and you get weekly updates on things to consider when making travel plans, like unsafe places and cool destinations. Information on just about any country you plan to visit can be accessed via an alphabetical box search, and you can even get maps with a bit more surfing time. And if you want to share your views based on your travels, just click on "Stories/Raves". You don't have to wait long to get into the site, and once you're in, chances of getting lost are remote.

MountainZone.com: If you're into mountain climbing, hiking and biking, this is where you should pitch your tent first. Besides offering fascinating stories of high adventure, it brings you news about challenging journeys, the latest gear, and major downhill and cross-country mountain biking events. The action photos, which understandbly take a while to load, are first-rate, and if you have a high-capacity PC, don't forget to check out the action videos featured from time to time. You can choose to enter whichever field of extreme sport - Snowboarding, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Climbing - you're interested in from the main page. And if you just want to look at the fabulous pictures, just click on 'Photography'.

Sky Sports: Fans of English League football looking fot the latest scores on news about their favorite teams should either bookmark this homepage or memorize the URL. While it also covers other sports, English and European football gets priority of place at this easy-loading Web domain of the Sky Sports TV/satellite channel. There's a 'Fast Forward' box to find out what's happening with your favorite club, and an index on the right to other sports like golf, tennis, boxing and cricket offers hassle-free access to the other pages. There's even a chat room where you can share opinions and a video section that offers clips of sports highlights.

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