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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 17, 2000, except for Note 6, as to which the date is March 27, 2000,
included in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related
Prospectus of Beyond.com Corporation for the registration of $42,166,667 of 10
7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due December 1, 2003 and 19,656,720 shares
of common stock.
Our audit also included the financial statement schedule of Beyond.com
Corporation listed in Item 21(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
August 22, 2000
