Even in these days of high technology, umpteen channels on your TV, and a barrage of other activities to keep us occupied, for many people there is still nothing like immersing yourself in a good book.

However, the new technology of the Internet can help you choose, buy and get your books delivered to you within days – all without having to leave the comfort of your own home.

The beauty of buying books online is quite simply, there is more choice. You will never find all the books available in online book stores in all the book shops in London. And they’re all just a few clicks away.

Thousands of titles cover all ages and interests. If you can’t find the book online, it probably doesn’t exist!

You can keep up to date with all the new thrillers, books online include: from Grisham, Rankin, Koontz; and the chick-lit: from Josephine Cox, Cathy Kelly, and Marian Keyes.

Maybe you’d like a full collection of Agatha Christie’s books, or would like to buy all those Enid Blyton books for your children (so that you can re-live your childhood!). By buying books online, you can do that!

What’s your favourite subject? Or new area of interest?

You can find everything online from sports to science, food to fiction, technology to travel and potholing to politics. You might want to find the latest detox diet for your mum, or the newest wizard fiction for the kids or find out what really went on in your favourite celebrities’ biography.

If you’re more used to choosing books from a library and clicking your way to a purchase online, don’t worry. Buying books online is simple, straightforward and perfectly safe. If the book is for someone else, you can ask for it to be gift wrapped and sent to their address. The perfect present!

Even better, books online are often cheaper than in the shops. There’s a happy ending.