Online shopping for music

Depends what you're looking for... vinyl? CDs?  Genres? 

I buy Jazz, Classic Rock, Current Americana, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Newgrass CDs from:

 

importcds 

discogs (some new but mostly used)

Ebay

Amazon Marketplace (last resort)

(All of the above also sell vinyl)

 

There are also specialty shops that cater to particular genres.

 

Personally, I've found shipping speeds to be highly unpredictable. 

 

Pop Market

Plaid Room Records

Discogs

There are literally dozens of places you can buy music online.  Many cater to a specific type of listener, so knowing your listening preferences would help.

Bull Moose Music has both new and used.

Shopping online is very convenient. You don't waste time on the road. You can buy any item while at home. Including toddler boy pants. After all, not always a small child likes to go shopping. With the help of the Internet, you can order any quality item.

you can also try BetterRecords and AcousticSounds, more mainstream on the order of MusicDirect although Betterrecords is a good spot for one off's.
Heard good things about CD Baby, lots of inde artists too

For classical: ArkivMusic. They have an unsurpassed selection. It's also an easy site for looking up recordings by performer, composer, conductor, or label. Not the lowest prices, but when you can't find it anywhere else, chances are they'll have it. Great customer service. Get on the email list to be informed of sales—it's the time to buy for competitive prices.

YourMusic.com not only had a weak selection. The few titles they offered that were not big sellers and available at Walmart in Podunk Iowa would get pulled from their inventory ALOT. My monthly queue selection was yanked at least 7 times in one year.
The people at Wayside Music and Squidco are deeply into music that isn't stale and generic. Both have bargain bins and Squidco doesn't have any shipping charges in the U.S.

YourMusic.com is consistently inexpensive and is fine if you don't mind the rather modest selection. DeepDiscount.com seems to have a much greater selection but is much more variable for prices. Both Overstock & Amazon also have lots more selections than YourMusic. I've actually quit YourMusic recently because of that lack of selection (and will pick up a bunch more @ DeepDiscount now). It all does depend on what you're looking for, so it's definitely YMMV.

Try deepdiscount.com for cd and dvd shopping with free shipping... and they're quick about it too.

Enjoy the music,
Jeff

the things that generally take forever on amazon will take forever anywhere, unless you luck out on ebay. try the amazon zshops as well.

Loki:

Tower is not gone ... for mail order, anyways. Still alive and well, free shipping, decent enough, if not the best prices.

Regards, Rich

I second yourmusic.com. All new CDs for $6.99 and free shipping. Much cheaper than i-tunes! I get a lot of music there.

Arthur

CD UNIVERSE

www.cduniverse.com

I frequently use half.com. It's usually quick, depending on the seller (feedback) and selection is good. For obscure music try cdbaby. Very fast and they are good for experimentation. Also check the archives as this question's been asked several times.

Well if you are not looking for hard to find rare discs or the just released yesterday, I would recommend Yourmusic.com. Customer service can be slow, but they do respond. I have bought a lot of music here.