Show HN: Book Cheaply - Don't buy textbooks you don't need (side project)

Re:Show HN: Book Cheaply - Don't buy textbooks you don't nee... by justhw on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @12:57AM (#4875110)

Great idea. Your design is pretty solid btw. Only problem might be your name. It's not catchy, it sounds like a place to buy books cheap, when its a place to find out if you need the book. Excellent execution and integration with Amazon, you will be making money from day one even if its meager.

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Re:Show HN: Book Cheaply - Don't buy textbooks you don't nee... by materialhero on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @01:40AM (#4875229)

I agree. Without the description, I would have thought it was a site to book cheap flights/travel. That being said, as a grad student myself and having paid thousands out of pocket over the course of my educational career for books, this looks like it will be a great resource. Come to UConn! BTW, your layout looks great; don't worry about it!

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Re:Show HN: Book Cheaply - Don't buy textbooks you don't nee... by vital101 on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @06:35AM (#4875843)

I'm hoping to start expanding to some of the larger/more popular schools within the next few months. Thanks for checking it out!

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Re:Show HN: Book Cheaply - Don't buy textbooks you don't nee... by vital101 on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @06:33AM (#4875838)

Thanks. I've been trying to think of some better names but haven't come up with any yet. I'd like to have something with 'book' in the title, but it's not deal breaker.

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Re:Show HN: Book Cheaply - Don't buy textbooks you don't nee... by gromi60 on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @01:11AM (#4875143)

Yeah, the design isn't bad at all.... the OP set expectations pretty low :)

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