subject: Textbook123.com Textbook Exchange Network [print this page] With more and more people accessing the internet today then ever before, the importance of an efficient social networking tool has never been as important as it is today. One of the most efficient social networking tools available to users today is Facebook, which connects a plethora of users through a simple interface. Currently, there are over 300 million users world wide accessing the website daily. One of the greatest features of Facebook is the ability of users from the same University to connect with each other through different Facebook groups and share their thoughts with each other.
Today's university students face a number of dilemmas. The two most dominate dilemmas are the rising costs of tuition fees and the high prices students pay for their textbooks every semester. It is estimated that every semester students on average spend close to $500 on textbooks. One way that students attempt to save money is by buying used textbooks from a wide variety of places, however, in most cases, this is time consuming and tedious, since there can be upwards of 10 different locations that students can look for used textbooks. Even with the emergence of Facebook, the inefficiencies in the marketplace still exist, since for even one University there can be a number of Facebook groups for students to buy and sell their textbooks. However, with the creation of Textbook123.com this marketplace finally has a chance to become integrated and standardized.
Textbook123.com was created to be act as a central hub for students at their local university, were they can post their used textbooks for sale and browse other users textbooks quickly and efficiently. The key advantage that Textbook123.com has is that it is based on Facebook Connect technology. This means that users can enter Textbook123.com simply by connecting to it through Facebook. This means that users don't have to provide any personal information to third parties, and that they do not have to register for Textbook23.com. A key feature that is only available on Textbook123.com is the ability for users to create their own personal public listing.
The way in which the public listing works is that it provides students with their own personalized URL, which when accessed by users, displays the students complete used textbook listing and any books they are looking for. The listing is appealing and and allows users to browse through it quickly and efficiently. Also, since Textbook123.com is based on Facebook Connect technology, it allows students to do something that they were never able to do. When an individual with Facebook copies their personalized URL to their Facebook wall or Facebook group they are apart of, it automatically displays pictures of books that a student has for sale, and also the books they need for the next semester. This allows other users to scroll through the different book titles and find the books they may need. When a user clicks on the personalized URL, a student's public listing is presented. If a user wants to express their interest in a used textbook that a student has for sale, all they have to do is press the contact icon, and they are automatically prompted to send a message to the student that has textbook for sale.
By integrating Facebook Connect technology with Textbook123.com the developers have created one of the most powerful and efficient textbook trading networks. Where users no longer have to visit countless Facebook groups, and post their used textbooks for sale one by one, but instead, provide their personalized URL and start sharing their used textbooks with everyone instantly!
