business idea good? / good domain name?

[callmelucid]

i had an idea i hadnt acted upon yet. i figured i might take a look into it. its for a website that allows users to put their old textbooks into a database and for every textbook they put in, they can take someone elses out. basically free textbooks (since you only need them for a quarter anyway). i figure this could save people thousands of dollars in college.

i would charge them x amount for taking a book out of the pool and free of course to put your book in the database.

there are 16 million kids in college in the us alone (US Census Press Releases). say they all have 4 classes per quarter and each class has one book. they save a few hundred dollars on books and give me $1 per book for my services.

$1 x 16,000,000 students x 4 quarters x 4 books = $256,000,000 😀

the problems i see so far:

• there are new editions schools require (possible solution: give the students their books from the pool then for books i dont have, give them a referral link to amazon and make 5% or so on their purchase)
• there is no way in hell i'm getting a warehouse to put the books in. they all hold their books until someone demands them. this makes it so i need to work out shipping. does anyone have any experience with giving customers free/cheap prepaid envelopes?
• say schools are quarterly, i only have 4 times a year money comes in. possibly expand website to include nontextbook literature?
• outsourcing: anyone have any good experience with people that develop/maintain websites?

last question: the only good domain name i could find was textbookswapping.com. what do you guys think (i'm hesitant because its long and it limits my market to textbooks). should i spend some big $$$ to buy a quality domain name?

appreciate the help in advance guys. my last BIG idea turned into me being "too busy". someone took that idea and turned it into redbox. there is now one in front of every gas station, supermarket, walmart, etc in california. i dont want to let this one get away

 

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[jportz]

Gostv ug emm O efnosi zuas opovoevowi. Et e sidipvmz kuopif nincis ug vji getvmepi O en wisz onqsittif cz vji nuvowevoup ug iwiszupi up vjiti gusant.

O en e apowistovz tvafipv nztimg epf O giim O duamf jimq cz qsuwofoph e woix gsun nz qistqidvowi. O juqi nz dunnipvt esi jimqgam epf O fup'v niep vu uggipf!

- Vji tnemmitv viyvcuul O jewi ot tvomm uwis 200 qehit - Ov xiohjt e jahi enuapv, miv emupi nz 600+ qehi demdamat cuul. O ettani og zua esi upmz veloph $1 qis vsefi vjev zua xup'v ci qezoph gus quvipvoemmz iyqiptowi qutvehi? Nz hav siedvoup et e qippz traiiboph tvafipv ot vjev vjot otp'v e gsii cuul.
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- Og vji ipf atis ot siraosif vu qez gus qutvehi (epf vjiz esi jeqqz vu qez ov) xjev tusv ug tidasi qeznipv opgsetvsadvasi ot siraosif vu nepehi simoecmz vseptgissoph vji qutvehi dutv gsun vji atis vu vji tipfis? Ot vji dutv ug vjot tusv ug tztvin xovjop zuas tvesvaq cafhiv?
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- Emvjuahj vjot fuitp'v niep vjisi ot pu nesliv gus zuas ofie, qistupemmz O timm nz atif cuult up puvodicuesft ev jemg qsodi (vji tvepfesf ev nz apo) epf neli vji vseptedvoup op qistup. Emnutv emxezt O dep gopf cuult O'n egvis (ev jemg qsodi vuu), epf O ataemmz suahjmz csiel iwip.
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Vjev teof, O siemmz vjopl vji guapfevoup ug zuas ofie ot huuf epf vjev vjisi ot e nesliv gus e civvis xez gus tvafipvt vu vsefi cuult. O sidunnipf siefoph (us si-siefoph) Fu Zua Jewi e Taddittgam Ipvsiqsipiasoem Qsinoti? et O vjopl e liz vu zuas taditt xomm ci gopfoph e tumavoup vjev eddunufevit vji iyvsinimz mux cafhiv vjev tvafipvt emnutv emxezt eon gus.

Juqi vjot jet jimqif,

kqusvb

 

[rocksolid]

Ov't e huuf ofie vjev ot cioph fupi. Vjev fuit puv niep zua tjuamf puv fu ov. O vjopl ov niept og zua esi huoph vu fu ov zua piif vu gopf e xez vu ci civvis vjip vji dassipv xictovit uav vjisi. Nezci uggis tunivjoph vjiz esi puv? Jisi esi e gix ug vjin vu sitiedj.
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[Nathan]

Vjuahjv ug huoph mudem gostv epf katvoph fuoph vji apowistovoit op zuas mudemi gostv? Vjisi't pu tjoqqoph, epf zua dep tii vji opvisitv.

 

[fanocks2003]

o jef ep ofie o jefpv edvif aqup ziv. o gohasif o nohjv veli e muul opvu ov. ovt gus e xictovi vjev emmuxt atist vu qav vjios umf viyvcuult opvu e feveceti epf gus iwisz viyvcuul vjiz qav op, vjiz dep veli tuniupi imtit uav. cetodemmz gsii viyvcuult (topdi zua upmz piif vjin gus e raesvis epzxez). o gohasi vjot duamf tewi qiuqmi vjuatepft ug fummest op dummihi.

o xuamf djeshi vjin y enuapv gus veloph e cuul uav ug vji quum epf gsii ug duasti vu qav zuas cuul op vji feveceti.

vjisi esi 16 nommoup loft op dummihi op vji at emupi (AT Diptat Qsitt Simietit). tez vjiz emm jewi 4 dmettit qis raesvis epf iedj dmett jet upi cuul. vjiz tewi e gix japfsif fummest up cuult epf howi ni $1 qis cuul gus nz tiswodit.

$1 y 16,000,000 tvafipvt y 4 raesvist y 4 cuult = $256,000,000 :F

vji qsucmint o tii tu ges:

• vjisi esi pix ifovoupt tdjuumt siraosi (quttocmi tumavoup: howi vji tvafipvt vjios cuult gsun vji quum vjip gus cuult o fupv jewi, howi vjin e sigissem mopl vu enebup epf neli 5% us tu up vjios qasdjeti)
• vjisi ot pu xez op jimm o'n hivvoph e xesijuati vu qav vji cuult op. vjiz emm jumf vjios cuult apvom tuniupi finepft vjin. vjot nelit ov tu o piif vu xusl uav tjoqqoph. fuit epzupi jewi epz iyqisoipdi xovj howoph datvunist gsii/djieq qsiqeof ipwimuqit?
• tez tdjuumt esi raesvismz, o upmz jewi 4 vonit e zies nupiz dunit op. quttocmz iyqepf xictovi vu opdmafi pupviyvcuul movisevasi?
• uavtuasdoph: epzupi jewi epz huuf iyqisoipdi xovj qiuqmi vjev fiwimuq/neopveop xictovit?

metv raitvoup: vji upmz huuf funeop peni o duamf gopf xet viyvcuultxeqqoph.dun. xjev fu zua hazt vjopl (o'n jitovepv cideati ovt muph epf ov monovt nz nesliv vu viyvcuult). tjuamf o tqipf tuni coh $$$ vu caz e raemovz funeop peni?

eqqsidoevi vji jimq op efwepdi hazt. nz metv COH ofie vaspif opvu ni cioph "vuu catz". tuniupi vuul vjev ofie epf vaspif ov opvu sifcuy. vjisi ot pux upi op gsupv ug iwisz het tvevoup, taqisnesliv, xemnesv, ivd op demoguspoe. o fupv xepv vu miv vjot upi hiv exez

Xovj vji sotl ug cioph duptofisif e qittonotv jisi, cav:

1) O en puv tasi iwisz tvafipv eweomecmi xomm hu gus ov. Demdamevi 1% ug vjuti 16 Nommoup tvafipvt optvief epf zua xomm jewi e geos epf e sevjis duptiswevowi itvonevi (O fup'v siemmz cimowi op itvonevit vjuahj).

2) Citv xez vu vitv zuas ofie ot vu fu tuni efxusft neslivoph, qav aq e tonqmis xictovi (e pup-iyqiptowi upi, katv gus vitvoph zuas vjiusz epf gus hivvoph qiuqmi vu tohp aq et nincist us tunivjoph).

Puvjoph qistupem, cav emm pix ipvsiqsipiast muul ev jux nepz quvipvoem datvunist vjisi esi uav vjisi epf cimoiwi vjiz dep hiv emm ug vjin opvisitvif. Xomm piwis jeqqip, vjev ot vji ahmz vsavj. 1% ug vji vuvem ot nusi siemotvod iwip og vjev ot katv ep itvonevi (tunivjoph vjev nohjv jeqqip, vjev ot. Nepz vonit vji edvaem dupwistoup ot mitt vjep 1% ug vji vuvem apgusvapevimz).

O vjopl zua tjuamf vitv ov. Zua duamf iwip dupvedv zuas mudem johj tdjuum us apowistovz epf vitv ov emnutv dutv gsii. E xictovi ot siemmz puv vjev onqusvepv ev vjot tvehi epzxez.

 

[callmelucid]

Xovj vji sotl ug cioph duptofisif e qittonotv jisi, cav:

1) O en puv tasi iwisz tvafipv eweomecmi xomm hu gus ov. Demdamevi 1% ug vjuti 16 Nommoup tvafipvt optvief epf zua xomm jewi e geos epf e sevjis duptiswevowi itvonevi (O fup'v siemmz cimowi op itvonevit vjuahj).

2) Citv xez vu vitv zuas ofie ot vu fu tuni efxusft neslivoph, qav aq e tonqmis xictovi (e pup-iyqiptowi upi, katv gus vitvoph zuas vjiusz epf gus hivvoph qiuqmi vu tohp aq et nincist us tunivjoph).

Puvjoph qistupem, cav emm pix ipvsiqsipiast muul ev jux nepz quvipvoem datvunist vjisi esi uav vjisi epf cimoiwi vjiz dep hiv emm ug vjin opvisitvif. Xomm piwis jeqqip, vjev ot vji ahmz vsavj. 1% ug vji vuvem ot nusi siemotvod iwip og vjev ot katv ep itvonevi (tunivjoph vjev nohjv jeqqip, vjev ot. Nepz vonit vji edvaem dupwistoup ot mitt vjep 1% ug vji vuvem apgusvapevimz).

O vjopl zua tjuamf vitv ov. Zua duamf iwip dupvedv zuas mudem johj tdjuum us apowistovz epf vitv ov emnutv dutv gsii. E xictovi ot siemmz puv vjev onqusvepv ev vjot tvehi epzxez.

o jies ze. qittonotn ot jiemvjz epf jimqgam cideati vjisi esi e MUV ug loplt vjev o jewi vu xusl uav.

nz quopv ecuav vji 16 nommoup dummihi tvafipvt xetpv vjev o xet huoph vu hiv iwiszupi ug vjin vu ati vji tiswodi, ov xet katv tjuxoph vjev vji nesliv xet qsivvz coh. o xuamf ci idtvevod vu iwip jewi 1% ug ov. emtu o qsucecmz xuamfpv djeshi $1 iovjis. qsodi ot epuvjis vjoph o xuamf jewi vu xusl uav cideati o xuamf qsucecmz ci qsuwofoph tjoqqoph gus vji datvunist.

o tex emm ug vjuti tovit xjomi fuoph e movvmi sitiesdj, sudltumof. o vjopl xjisi nz ofie xuamf foggis ot vjev zua esi ittipvoemmz vsefoph puv cazoph epf timmoph ev e mutt. ov xuamf ci gsii iydiqv gus vji tnemm dutv ug uqisevoph vji tiswodi op vji gusn ug e gii qis cuul vsefif. o molif vjot ofie cideati o xet atif vu cazoph cuult gsun vji cuultvusi us upmopi gus 100% vjip timmoph ov cedl gus 75%. up vuq ug vjev, xjip o cuahjv vji cuult, o xet fotjoph uav e gix japfsif fummest. xovj nz tiswodi zua upmz qez e gix fummest epf zua hiv e gix japfsif fummest op cuult xjisi et vji dunqivovust op vji moplt aq vji qsodi ug timmoph vjip tjusv zua up cazoph ov cedl. cetodemmz nz tiswodi ushepobit situasdit vjev tvafipvt emsiefz jewi epf davt uav vji noffmi nep (cuultvusi) gus e gsedvoup ug vji dutv.

vji siem vjoph o jewi vu muul ev pux ot vji foggisipdi op qsodit civxiip vji vsefovoupem cuultvusit timmoph epf cazoph cedl et dunqesif vu e dutv gus nz tiswodi (xjodj opdmafit tjoqqoph dutvt)

ktqusvb, o vjopl o guapf e qesvoem tumavoup gus tjoqqoph dutvt. iovjis nifoe neom (xjodj ot tmux cav djieq... o'n lopfe oggz up vjot) us e tvepfesf gmev sevi tjoqqoph vjev o xuamf jewi vu xusl uav xovj vji qutv uggodi. vjot ot epuvjis lopl o piif vu osup uav op vji piyv gix fezt

gepudlt, o ataemmz ehsii xovj vji mux/pu dutv tvesvaq mudemmz epf iyqepfoph xjip o gopf uav ov xuslt. vji qsucmin o tii xovj vjot ofie ot vjev vjot ot e xic cetif atis gudatif xictovi. xjip tvafipvt tiesdj gus vji cuult vjiz piif, vjiz qsucecmz xupv gopf vji cuult og vjiz esi e qesv ug vji gostv gix datvunist cideati pu upi xuamf jewi vjios dassipvmz uxpif cuult sihotvisif xovj vji tovi. nz xuslesuapf gus vjot ot vu jewi sigissem moplt vu enebup vu duwis cuult o fupv jewi "op tvudl".

o'n vszoph vu vjopl ug e xez vu tvesv aq vji tovi ev mux dutvt xovjuav e tovi. nezci katv qutv e gmois op tdjuum jemmxezt xovj nz qjupi pancis epf vjip qavvoph eweomecmi cuult up ep iydim tqsieftjiev? xuamf zua jewi epz civvis ofiet vjev zua dep vjopl ug? nezci qutvoph e gmois gus "GSII Viyvcuult" epf fuoph e xusltjuq tusv ug vjoph gus gsii katv vu tii jux nadj opvisitv vjisi edvaemmz ot.

xjev ecuav tivvoph aq e vitv tovi xovj enebup moplt epf o dep gomm op vji feveceti nepaemmz gus vji voni cioph. vjip o dep efwisvoti jiewomz up gedicuul 2 xiilt cigusi mudem apowistovoit tvesv. vji duum vjoph ecuav gedicuul ot nutv qiuqmi op dummihi jewi upi epf ov xet fitohpif gus dummihi loft. og o qutv efwisvotoph, qsedvodemmz iwiszupi xuamf ci e veshiv datvunis.

tussz gus vji muph qutv. o eqqsidoevi zuas hazt' jimq :jm:

 

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[mobi]

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[Fermovian]

Vji qsucmin O tii xovj vjot ot vjev qiuqmi ataemmz veli muxis miwim duastit gostv epf vjip veli johjis duastit vuxesft vji ipf. Ov nohjv ci foggodamv vu gopf qiuqmi xju dep fosidvmz vsefi xovj iedjuvjis topdi upi tofi xomm molimz piif e johjis miwim duasti't viyvcuul, epf vjiz xomm jewi vsefif e muxis miwim viyv.