Searching Through Bookstores to Save on College Textbooks, BookHq.com Provides Some Relief for our Lighter Wallets

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 2, 2009 -- Reducing the burden of higher education costs, BookHq.com (http://www.bookhq.com) announces their college textbook price comparison service today. With the ability to search for new and used textbooks, students are able to save as much as 70% off their textbook bill.

BookHq works by simultaneously searching multiple online stores such as Amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles.com, Abebooks and Alibris. BookHq then returns the prices of the books while also calculating taxes and shipping costs based upon the user location. This provides a true price comparison without any hidden costs.

As an additional feature, available coupons are shown for each store. This further reduces the final textbook bill.

For students looking to sell their textbooks, BookHq has a convenient marketplace that allows students to post their textbook up for sale. Provided as a free service, this helps students earn back some of their money at the end of semester.

"Get control of your textbook costs easily. Why not try BookHq.com out?" said Janssen Choong, founder of BookHq.com. Indeed, with savings in the hundreds of dollars a year, textbook price comparison is a must in every student's arsenal of tools.

The student textbook market amounts to $5.4 Billion a year and an average college student spends $700-$1000 yearly on textbooks. With the economy in a serious downturn, it has never been a better time to maximize savings. By helping college students save on their textbooks, BookHq provides an easy way to save money on college textbooks (http://www.bookhq.com) and is more relevant than ever.

About BookHq.com

BookHq is an online book price comparison service that searches multiple bookstores to provide users the best prices. Calculating the price, shipping and taxes, BookHq provides a final price that allows for an accurate comparison. Coupon information is also provided where available.

About the Founder

Janssen Choong is a serial entrepreneur with a long history in web development. From his first dynamic web site in 1997 while still a student at the University of Pennsylvania (textswap.com), he has been involved in notable sites as Hotwire.com, bookHq.com and myHq.com.

About eMason Solutions

eMason is a boutique web consulting firm operating across the Pacific servicing clients from the United States through a globally experienced team based in Malaysia. http://www.emason.com

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