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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated
January 14, 2000, except for Note 6, as to which the date is March 27, 2000, and
the third paragraph of Note 1, as to which the date is December 21, 2000,
included in the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and related Prospectus of
Beyond.com Corporation for the registration of 8,069,588 shares of its common
stock.
Our audit also included the financial statement schedule of Beyond.com
Corporation listed in Item 16(b). This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
December 21, 2000
