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Mobile Site Cleaned Up

News & Updates By The BookScouter Team May 25, 2011 Last Updated on January 17, 2022 by Olivia Smith No Comments

With an increasing number of users visiting the mobile BookScouter site at http://bookscouter.com/, the site was due for a little touch-up work. I’ve just modified that site so it has the same feel as the full site. The colors, logo, fonts, and sizes now match so that using the mobile site is a more pleasant experience. It also displays a small image of the book so that you can double-check that the book matches the one that you are expecting.

Help Spread BookScouter: Spring 2011 Flyer Available

News & Updates By The BookScouter Team April 19, 2011 Last Updated on January 18, 2023 by Olivia Smith No Comments

Have you used BookScouter to sell your textbooks for a ton of cash? You can help other students to earn more cash for their books as well by telling them about BookScouter. We’ve created a simple flyer that you can print and hang up around campus. They are perfect for bulletin boards in cafeterias, dorms, popular classrooms, and anywhere that students are likely to be found.

BookScouter will be at the 2011 Amazon Sellers Conference

I’m pleased to announce that BookScouter will have a table at the Amazon Sellers Conference for Online Entrepreneurs (SCOE) in Seattle from July 8th through 11th. This will be our first trade show, and I’m hoping to be able to unveil a couple of additional tools on the website designed specifically for small- and mid-sized book resellers. I’m also working on putting together some “swag” to give away. What do people prefer? T-Shirts? Mouse Pads? Pens?

BookScouter Mentioned in Consumer Reports Magazine

News & Updates By The BookScouter Team February 23, 2011 Last Updated on November 4, 2022 by Olivia Smith Tags: consumer reports magazine No Comments

I just learned that BookScouter has been mentioned in the March 2011 issue of Consumer Report Magazine. The full article is titled “How To Get Rid of Practically Anything”! There are a few paragraphs about getting rid of old books where it mentions that BookScouter compares prices from dozens of book-buying sites.

Borders Bookstores Closings Mean Good Deals

News & Updates By The BookScouter Team February 21, 2011 Last Updated on November 4, 2022 by Olivia Smith No Comments

In case you haven’t heard yet, Borders Bookstores has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is closing around 200 of its 600+ stores across the country. The stores that are closing will be liquidating their inventory which means that some good deals can be found. You can check this link for a list of Borders Store Closings to find one near you.

BookScouter Feedback Rules

News & Updates By The BookScouter Team February 15, 2011 Last Updated on November 24, 2021 by The BookScouter Team No Comments

Due to some recent feedback from vendors on BookScouter’s feedback system, I’ve recently made a couple of minor modifications to the feedback page and the criteria that I use to approve feedback. When a user is submitting feedback, the following text is now displayed at the bottom of the page:

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