TextbookTango.com Introduces Convenient Forum to Buy, Sell and Exchange Textbooks

Oct. 27, 2009 - PRLog -- Founded by College Student, Forum Helps Other Students to Save Money on Textbooks

Boston, Mass.—October 27, 2009—TextbookTango.com, the leading online forum for college students to buy, sell or exchange textbooks, today announced the launch of a new website, www.textbooktango.com, to help students at colleges and universities nationwide to save time and money while purchasing books for class.

Many campus bookstores and websites offer textbook buy-back programs that offer quick cash for used books—but at a highly discounted rate. While this may be a convenient way to sell books, students may lose hundreds of dollars through this process each semester. Founded by a graduate student, himself, TextbookTango.com eliminates the hassle of purchasing used textbooks online and helps college students save money on textbooks by providing a forum to buy, sell, or exchange textbooks with other students from their school—at no cost.

“Students are not provided with enough convenient options for buying or selling their textbooks and the campus bookstores really take advantage of that by offering to buy back their product from their customers for pennies on the dollar,” said Justin VanNest, founder, TextbookTango.com. “TextbookTango.com is providing a service that helps students to save money (versus buying online or at the campus bookstore), and to make money (by selling their books to other students). As a student myself, I am pleased to be able to alleviate some of the costs of buying books while maintaining the convenience of the actual transaction.”

The cost of textbooks is becoming a real burden for some students. With the average cost of textbooks for one semester now topping $500 nationwide, the burden has become heavy for those seeking higher education—and could possibly prevent some students from continuing their education. TextbookTango.com provides a forum for these students to connect directly and sell, trade, or even let someone borrow a textbook.

About TextbookTango.com
Founded as a forum in late 2008, TextbookTango.com is the leading online forum for college students to buy, sell or exchange textbooks. The site joins sites like Craigslist, Amazon and Chegg.com as a go-to stop for students looking to save money on college textbooks. For more information or to buy, sell or exchange a textbook, please visit www.textbooktango.com.

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TextbookTango.com is an online community of students from all over the country that are trying to buy or sell their textbooks.