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Chegg.com is the Netflix of textbooks: Chegg.com is the Netflix of textbooksUse sticky notesInstead of writing in the textbooks, use sticky notes. Then take them all out when you return the book.Your Ideal world...Is unlikely to ever be ideal. The textbook industry is like so many others lately: greedy. That greed will prevent...; Tags: textbook, Chegg.com, NetFlix Inc., textbook industry; Discussion threads 2009-07-09
Chegg.com is the Netflix of textbooks: The New York Times ran an article this past weekend on Chegg.com short for chicken and egg, a growing textbook rental service. That's right, textbook rental. How many college students buy used books and then return them at the end of a semester? Chegg allows you to simply...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Textbook, Chegg.com, Chegg, Venture Capital, Healthcare, Productivity, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2009-07-09

Some 40,000 college students studying on a Flat World: Cool idea - Thanks!My daughter currently rents her books from Chegg.com for a fraction of the $100-$200 price range offered on campus. I'll let her know about this offering as well.Cheers!Being WAY past college age I have to admit....that my first reaction to the headline was that fundamentalist nutballs had...; Tags: Benefits, benefit; Discussion threads 2009-08-20
News to know: Social media spam; Sprint; Windows Mobile; Google: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Jennifer Leggio: Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam story Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Silverlight 3 available...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Social Media, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2009-07-10
Using green tech ideas to save paper: Using green tech ideas to save paperE-ink and audio books also helpFirst of all, I'm not so sure that books are really the biggest cause of problems.But if you really want to avoid the paper form of books, you can always get an E-Ink reader like Amazon.com's Kindle, or get...; Tags: green tech idea, green technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-12

Using green tech ideas to save paper: I've confessed in the not-so-distant past to my not-so-secret book addiction. There are easily 50 unread tomes on my bookshelf, but I still find it hard to resist a new author. Or a new title by a favorite writer. While the two Web sites that are...; Tags: Green Technology, Textbook, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-11
Chegg goes beta with marketplace: Chegg goes beta with marketplaceChegg correctionThanks for the article and support! I just had one correction where it mentions "The marketplace was created as Textopedia by Stanford". Our markeplace was created by Chegg itself and has been supporting 12+ student related categories for quite some time. Thanks!Osman RashidChegg, Inc.osman@chegg.com; Tags: Chegg; Discussion threads 2006-07-13
Chegg goes beta with marketplace: What do you get when you cross a chicken with an egg? Why Chegg.com, of course, the online marketplace for students to buy and sell local items. Fashioned after Craigslist and geared toward students, Chegg Inc. has just gotten a bit of a finanacial boost from investors to...; Tags: Chegg Inc.; Blog posts 2006-07-07

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