Comments on: Textbook rentals anyone?? http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/ Proud Sponsor of Your Future Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EduGeek Admin http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-292 EduGeek Admin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:23:09 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=188#comment-292 Surprise, surprise - after the last post I made, we magically get one search result from a search for 'has anyone used chegg.com' and another 'testimonial' that traced back to Pakistan. According to the Chegg.com website, 'Currently, Chegg is only available to U.S. residents'- so that testimonial was just deleted as being suspect. Planting false testimonials and hiring people from Pakistan to do the same? Tsk, Tsk. All testimonials about Chegg.com will be deleted from here on out.<br /> Surprise, surprise – after the last post I made, we magically get one search result from a search for ‘has anyone used chegg.com’ and another ‘testimonial’ that traced back to Pakistan. According to the Chegg.com website, ‘Currently, Chegg is only available to U.S. residents’- so that testimonial was just deleted as being suspect. Planting false testimonials and hiring people from Pakistan to do the same? Tsk, Tsk. All testimonials about Chegg.com will be deleted from here on out.

]]> By: Katrina Adams http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Katrina Adams Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:04:05 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=188#comment-291 Doh! You got me! I actually work for chegg.com. *sigh* Doh! You got me! I actually work for chegg.com. *sigh*

]]> By: EduGeek Admin http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-290 EduGeek Admin Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:59:38 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=188#comment-290 Oh, and I must also point out that Ana, Stan, and Chance's posts all came from the same IP address in Fremont, CA. Chegg.com is located in Santa Clara, CA, which is <a target="_blank" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Santa+Clara,+CA&geocode=&dirflg=&saddr=Fremont,+CA&f=d&sll=37.361153,-121.954422&sspn=0.149266,0.265045&ie=UTF8&ll=37.438338,-122.067032&spn=0.298224,0.53009&z=11">near</a> Fremont, all of which are in the San Franciso area, which is where the IP address for chegg.com leads. Oh, and I must also point out that Ana, Stan, and Chance’s posts all came from the same IP address in Fremont, CA. Chegg.com is located in Santa Clara, CA, which is near Fremont, all of which are in the San Franciso area, which is where the IP address for chegg.com leads.

]]> By: EduGeek Admin http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-289 EduGeek Admin Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:51:52 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=188#comment-289 I just have to point out here that our site tracker shows no hits today on our site from any search engine results for 'Chegg' or 'textbook rentals,' but multiple hits from visitors from '<span class="note">http://mail.chegg.com/zimbra/mail.' Some of the comments above are from people that have used suspect email addresses, one of the males above to an address of 'abbey.holton@*********.com' There is only one search result that turns up information for a person named Abbey Holton, and it leads to here:<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.chegg.com/index.php/SaveBig">http://www.chegg.com/index.php/SaveBig</a><br /><br />(scroll to the bottom)<br /><br />While that doesn't necessarily mean that the above testimonials are false, they are at least suspect and I felt the need to point that out. You be the judge.<br /></span> I just have to point out here that our site tracker shows no hits today on our site from any search engine results for ‘Chegg’ or ‘textbook rentals,’ but multiple hits from visitors from ‘http://mail.chegg.com/zimbra/mail.‘ Some of the comments above are from people that have used suspect email addresses, one of the males above to an address of ‘abbey.holton@*********.com’ There is only one search result that turns up information for a person named Abbey Holton, and it leads to here:

http://www.chegg.com/index.php/SaveBig

(scroll to the bottom)

While that doesn’t necessarily mean that the above testimonials are false, they are at least suspect and I felt the need to point that out. You be the judge.

]]> By: Ana Romero http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Ana Romero Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:40:22 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=188#comment-288 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[Admin note: this post is suspected as being planted by chegg.com - see admin posts below]</span><br /><br />I am a student at Santa Clara University and i have also rented books from chegg they are super cheaper then buying books at my school's book store. You guys should check it out and they have this thing called cash back for people that prefer to own there books and they give you money back if in the end you dont want to keep the book and the customer service people are really nice!<p>(<span class="edited">Edited by EduGeek Admin - original submission Thursday, 14 August 2008, 01:41 PM</span>)</p> [Admin note: this post is suspected as being planted by chegg.com - see admin posts below]

I am a student at Santa Clara University and i have also rented books from chegg they are super cheaper then buying books at my school’s book store. You guys should check it out and they have this thing called cash back for people that prefer to own there books and they give you money back if in the end you dont want to keep the book and the customer service people are really nice!

(Edited by EduGeek Admin – original submission Thursday, 14 August 2008, 01:41 PM)

]]> By: Chance Jackson http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Chance Jackson Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:53:21 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=188#comment-284 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[Admin note: this post is suspected as being planted by chegg.com - see admin posts below]<br /><br /></span>I love Chegg.com's rental service. I have been using them since I was a sophmore in college. Three semesters later, I have yet to be disappointed. As a chemical engineering major, my books do not come cheap. Last semester alone, I easily saved $300 or more, which makes my parents happy as well as gives me a little extra spending money for the things I really need. Its a shame that something that is required of students is so expensive. <br /><br />I am still looking forward to giving their company my business this fall.<br /><br />One last note: Last semester, I was going to have to buy a book from my bookstore that Chegg did not have. However, I called their customer service number and asked if they could possibly add it to their site--They did!<br /><br />I was able to rent the book for less than HALF the price--the bookstore wouldn't even buy it back!<br /><p>(<span class="edited">Edited by EduGeek Admin - original submission Thursday, 14 August 2008, 12:53 PM</span>)</p> [Admin note: this post is suspected as being planted by chegg.com - see admin posts below]

I love Chegg.com’s rental service. I have been using them since I was a sophmore in college. Three semesters later, I have yet to be disappointed. As a chemical engineering major, my books do not come cheap. Last semester alone, I easily saved $300 or more, which makes my parents happy as well as gives me a little extra spending money for the things I really need. Its a shame that something that is required of students is so expensive.

I am still looking forward to giving their company my business this fall.

One last note: Last semester, I was going to have to buy a book from my bookstore that Chegg did not have. However, I called their customer service number and asked if they could possibly add it to their site–They did!

I was able to rent the book for less than HALF the price–the bookstore wouldn’t even buy it back!

(Edited by EduGeek Admin – original submission Thursday, 14 August 2008, 12:53 PM)

]]> By: Stan Liu http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Stan Liu Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:59:55 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=188#comment-283 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[Admin note: this post is suspected as being planted by chegg.com - see admin posts below]</span><br /><br />I'm a student at Princeton and have been renting from Chegg for a lot of my classes. They are a fantastic business and have exceptional customer service. I've mentioned it to many of my friends and would highly recommend it to anyone here.<br /> <br /> I also loved their 'Cash Back Guarantee' program - if you buy a book from them and eventually decide to sell it back to them by a pre-specified date, they'll offer you more than 50% of the price you paid! In contrast, University stores and other textbook buyers often offer less than 10% for your used books. <br /> <br /> In short, do your wallet a favor and check out Chegg.com<br /><br /><p>(<span class="edited">Edited by EduGeek Admin - original submission Thursday, 14 August 2008, 09:59 AM</span>)</p> [Admin note: this post is suspected as being planted by chegg.com - see admin posts below]

I’m a student at Princeton and have been renting from Chegg for a lot of my classes. They are a fantastic business and have exceptional customer service. I’ve mentioned it to many of my friends and would highly recommend it to anyone here.

I also loved their ‘Cash Back Guarantee’ program – if you buy a book from them and eventually decide to sell it back to them by a pre-specified date, they’ll offer you more than 50% of the price you paid! In contrast, University stores and other textbook buyers often offer less than 10% for your used books.

In short, do your wallet a favor and check out Chegg.com

(Edited by EduGeek Admin – original submission Thursday, 14 August 2008, 09:59 AM)

]]> By: Matt Crosslin http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/08/13/textbook-rentals-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Matt Crosslin Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:35:41 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=188#comment-281 I think I also read something about a college buying the rights to a textbook so they could they distribute it for free to students online. Textbook rentals seem to be a good idea to me. I hope it is catching on. But I wonder how many things like this have to come out before textbook companies wake up and consider 'hum, maybe we are doing something wrong if people don't think books are worth what we are charging?' Basic business 101: you can't charge more than customers think something is worth :)<br /> I think I also read something about a college buying the rights to a textbook so they could they distribute it for free to students online. Textbook rentals seem to be a good idea to me. I hope it is catching on. But I wonder how many things like this have to come out before textbook companies wake up and consider ‘hum, maybe we are doing something wrong if people don’t think books are worth what we are charging?’ Basic business 101: you can’t charge more than customers think something is worth :)

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