Open Source Textbooks?

This is a very interesting video that was filmed in 2006 by TED.com about the future of textbooks becoming more open-sourced and able to adapt to a certain teaching style or a students learning abilities.

Open Source

September Monthly Raffle Ends on Tuesday

The monthly raffle for September will end on Tuesday. Make sure to Sign Up today before Tuesday to be entered into the raffle to receive $$$, hats, t-shirts, and other items that are sold on the sKoolBoY store on cafepress.com. The winner will be notified by email on Wednesday. Hurry before its too late.


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Textbooks for under $100

If you are looking for textbooks that are under $100, make sure to check out the "international textbooks" category. When we say less than $100, we mean as a total of actual price plus shipping. We are straightforward about our prices and we are here for you. Sign Up on sKoolBoY.com today.

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New Textbooks Added!!!

We just added some new textbooks to the international textbooks category. We added books like biochemistry, human anatomy, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and more.... Check Out the Website Today!

sKoolBoY Monthly Raffles!!!!- Price is Right

We are starting monthly raffles that will involve prizes that range from T-shirts, Hats, $$$, and more. Every month, we will be offering different prizes. The way these raffles will work is as follows: Anyone that signs up on the website during a particular month, they will be entered into a raffle and if they are the winner, they will be notified by email and they will be told what prize they have won. If you have any questions about this raffle, make comments here on the blog. We are Excited about this and hope you are too!!!

sKoolBoY Newsletter- 9.21.08

Yippy! Another sKoolBoY newsletter! Ok. We would like to thank all the people who have signed up on our site. It has been almost 6 months since the site was initially established. We have made changes to the site and blog in order to better communicate information to our users and prospective customers. We have recently added new categories that include International and Digital Textbooks. We have added textbooks to the International textbook category and will continue to do so. We will post updates when books are added. Other than that, we would like to hear from YoU and what You thiNk about the WebSite. Make comments on the blog and we will respond to it. It's almost Christmas!!! We look forward to hearing from you and will continue to release newsletters every month.

All the Best,

sKoolBoY staFF :)

Summer Fling Promotion Ended Yesterday

Yes, the Summer Fling Promotion ended but You can still Sell Your Textbooks for FREE!!! That is a constant on our website. You will not find a better deal. List it for free and pay a flat fee of 4% instead of charging people 2.5% for the first 10 dollars and 1% for the next 20 dollars and so on. We believe in being fair to our users and we will continue to keep it that way. Tell your friends about us so they can benefit from selling their textbooks,cellphones,and more on the website.

Big Things Poppin!!!

This has not been confirmed yet but we are planning to introduce some big changes to the site. We will not confirm it because we are not sure if they will happen in the near future or much later but we are confident that they will happen. When we get more information about the changes, we will make another post.

Summer Fling Promotion Ends This Week!!!!

Just a reminder that the Summer Fling Promotion which allows you to avoid paying any insertion and end of auction fees when selling on the site ends this week Sep.20th. Make sure you take advantage of this promotion. Don't Miss Out!!!

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Check Out Our New Profile on LinkedIn!

We just created a profile on LinkedIn. Check it Out. If you have a profile, connect to us or recommend us.

New Layout!!!

We changed the layout of the blog. We wanted to get a fresh look for the fall season. What do you think?


P.S.- We have posted some more international textbooks including political science and other books. Check them out! at sKoolBoY

Have you heard of CampusFood.Com?

We at sKoolBoY would like to recommend this very interesting and frankly very essential website for college students. Everyone needs to eat and this is a great way for you to buy food from restaurants near your college campus. Think about it, you are sitting in your class and your stomach is grumbling, just go to campusfood.com and search for your school and see if any restaurants are listed. Choose a restaurant, pick what you want, pay for your order, and you can be eating your food right after you leave the class. Don't stay hungry! Itadikimasu(Japanese)! Eat Up!

CampusFood.com

More International Textbooks Added!!!

We just added some more international edition textbooks. More specifically, we added some Economic books. If you are looking for a particular book that is not on the site, please send us an email at help@skoolboy.com or make a comment on here and we will see if we have that textbook available.


Update: Political Science and Psychology books just added.

In Memory of 9/11

We at sKoolBoY would like to take the time to pay tribute to all the people who lost their lives or sacrificed their lives to save others during 9/11. Our hearts go out to the families who were impacted by this terrible and tragic event. We hope that everyone takes this time to remember that we are all the same and have to work together to unite others. That is one of the lessons that 9/11 taught everyone and we hope that everyone remembers that.

Reserve Price-Now You Know

We just want to clear up some confusion about some auctions on the site. Certain items have a reserve price which means that the item will only sell after it is bid to a certain price. For example, if you see a bid for $5, it may have a reserve price of $10. That means once you have bid the item to $10, that is the lowest price the seller is willing to accept. You can always "Buy It Now" which is a price that the seller is willing to sell an item right away. This price is always higher than the reserve price. If you are still unsure about anything on the site, we explain this further on the site. Click on the link at the bottom of the page that says "How To Use Site." Or post comments on here or send us an email at help@skoolboy.com.

Students are Lazy, We know that!

It is common knowledge that college students are inherently lazy. It seems that they have the ability to buy or sell their textbooks online but continue to act against their best interests. If they buy books online, they save tons of money. Now, several students buy their books online but compared to the total amount of college students out there, this is surprisingly a small percentage of students. The percentage of students who end up selling their books back online is an even lesser percentage. You might say, wait, how come I find people selling books on other sites? Well, that's true, but you might find that a handful of people are selling the book you need at decent prices. What if everyone who used that textbook you need decided to sell it online? That would create a flood of books and you would most likely find the book you need. Unfortunately, schools nowadays are requiring that students purchase the most current edition of the book which might not be offered by other students who had the previous condition. This forces the student to buy from the school bookstore. In other cases, a particular class may have a special textbook created for that class which is another way of forcing a student to buy from the bookstore. We at sKoolBoY understand that this is wrong and students end up spending $100-$200 more on books because of this type of sneaky way of selling books. But, imagine that amount of money you could recoup for selling your book back online at sKoolBoY and telling your friends that you are selling your book on here as well. Of course, we are not the only site that offers this, BUT, we do offer students the opportunity to sell their books on the site and get a better Return. How? You can sell your book on sKoolBoY for FREE. That means you post the item on the site without paying insertion fees. Then, when the item is sold, you only pay 4% of the selling price. Now, imagine that you bought your book for $200. Ridiculous Price! But, you were forced to buy it at the bookstore or could not find a good price online. Now, you want to sell it online because the bookstore will only give you $50 back or less depending on the condition, which is HORRIBLE! So, you decide to sell it online at sKoolBoY, let's say you sell it for $120 considering that is used but in good condition. That means you make $115.20 if you subtract 4% from $120 which is $4.80. Now, that is way BETTER than selling it back to the bookstore. You just made an extra $65 from selling it online. That is just an example of what you could make from selling it online. Most students are interested in buying their books first. So, lets say someone is selling the same book, they make be satisfied with selling it for $75 or even less than that. The more people that participate, the better your chances of making some nice pocket money to spend on Campus and the more likely you will find someone selling your book at a better price than what the bookstore is offering. Prove us wrong and be proactive in buying/selling your textbooks and other stuff online because soon most things will be handled online anyway so it always better to be ahead of the curve.

Check Out Cramster.com- Get an A!

We here at sKoolBoY always like to point out websites that are helpful to college students. If you need help in Physics, Math, Engineering, and Chemistry, this site will be really helpful. They offer solutions to problems from your textbooks. They offer live help and they offer exams that could help you with upcoming tests. Check Out Cramster.com today!

More Textbooks Added to International Textbooks Category!

More textbooks were recently added to the International Textbooks category. Check them out today!

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Join the Sourb Group on Facebook!

We just created a new group on Facebook for Sourb (Search Online Underground Rare Blog). Please join this group in support of the new blog site.

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Get Prepped is not good: Here's Why...

Recently, one of our staff members used a website called Getprepped.com and received tutoring from a tutor named Jeanette. He took the test and received a decent score and was curious about whether he should retake it again or apply to Law school anyway. He tried to contact his tutor and she would not even reply to his emails or the few messages that were left on her phone. He then proceeded to contact GetPrepped.com who were not very helpful in reprimanding this tutor. The tutor said she was working 50+ hour weeks and could not talk on the phone. That seemed ok but several times when she tutored the skoolboy staff member, she was on the phone during his tutoring time. Therefore, she was being dishonest and disingenuous. We here at sKoolBoY.com give GetPrepped.com a D for service and Jeanette Smith an F for her lack of maturity and professionalism. Tell us your experiences with bad tutors or other tutoring companies like Kaplan and Princeton Review, etc.

Suggestion Box

Since the website has been up for a few months, we would like to take this time to invite suggestions and comments about what you like, would like us to improve, or any other ideas you have about the site. Please send us an email at contact@skoolboy.com or just make comments on this post as anonymous or make a username. We will post all suggestions on the website and blog and see which ones that most people agree with. If you there is a consensus, we will adopt the suggestion so that we can better serve the users of our site. We will periodically make these sort of posts to continue to get feedback from our users.

Remember: The site is for You.

International Textbook Category Update

We just added 10 textbooks ranging from biology to engineering in the new category. We will be adding more textbooks in the coming weeks and months and will continue to post updates.