Sounds like an idea but I don't think it will happen. Normally one can get a discount on kegs so no need for that. Kegs are only bought during public events (rush week, house parties ..etc) when they are an abundance of people at the bar. The same happens at Freshman Events.
Also the older groups have good backings (alumni, club owners/promoters, student fundraisers)... definitely no need to cut corners like that for delayed cheques.
I chose some random physics book that was good for all of one bottle ($3.08)!
Columns of kegs, cases, bottles need titles (icons are shockers), get a designer to help out in general too. I think the concept has potential as a viral gimmick that makes people think about selling old books, but your execution will need to look a little better before I passed the link around.
Maybe suggest a fake book title for those who just want to kick the tires and see how it works?
We meant to post a Show HN. We'll work on the usability. We built this out of a startup weekend. Not exactly a startup yet, but we had a lot of fun. Thanks for the feedback.
The "Sell for Beer" buttons don't seem to do anything at all in Firefox 3.6.16 on Ubuntu 10.10.
Otherwise a funny idea. Are there any laws about direct-mailing alcohol, though? It seems like much of your target market is legally prohibited from buying alcohol, and I would be surprised if there weren't restrictions in at least some states.
something like that. we're actually offering links to online vendors (textbooksrus.com, chegg.com amazon.com, bookbyte.com, etc), that will send you a check for your books
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 69.2 ms ] threadAlso the older groups have good backings (alumni, club owners/promoters, student fundraisers)... definitely no need to cut corners like that for delayed cheques.
Student Clubs' Stores (http://www.havenbooks.ca/) are more likely to buy used text books.
Columns of kegs, cases, bottles need titles (icons are shockers), get a designer to help out in general too. I think the concept has potential as a viral gimmick that makes people think about selling old books, but your execution will need to look a little better before I passed the link around.
Maybe suggest a fake book title for those who just want to kick the tires and see how it works?
Does anyone have an example number I can use to see how it works? I don't have any text books and don't know what to search for on Amazon.
"We're sorry, but something went wrong."
http://www.beerfortextbooks.com/results?brand=bud&q=ISBN...
That said, it's kind of a neat way to find which site is paying the most for my books. Kudos for a simple execution.
Otherwise a funny idea. Are there any laws about direct-mailing alcohol, though? It seems like much of your target market is legally prohibited from buying alcohol, and I would be surprised if there weren't restrictions in at least some states.
We don't actually sell beer, but rather give you a quote of how much beer you could buy if you sold your book.
Good idea, though.
Sadly, it looks like it just calculates the beer value of your books (unless I am missing something here).
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