PRESS INFO
Thanks for taking an interest in BIGWORDS! When you write a story about us, you are not only covering the single most exciting web site on the Internet, but you are also doing your part in Protecting the Universe from High Textbook Prices.
contacts
PR Manager: John Bates, 415-939-7873
BIGWORDS CEO: Jeff Sherwood: 410-849-2046
VP Marketing: Dick Hackenberg: 415-710-7570
Email: email us here!
Hi-Res Logos
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Clips & Quips producer Boaz Frankel interviewed Jeff Sherwood for the September episode of Clips & Quips, which aired September, 2005 on campuses nationwide.
press releases
- 8/8/2007: BIGWORDS.com New Textbook Price Comparison Technology Saves College Students $45/Textbook (Ave.) Maverick Online Textbook Resource Launches the Most Advanced Price Comparison Engine: Adds Web 2.0 Usability, Minimum Quality Standards, All Marketplace Offers, Flexible Shipping.
- 1/10/2007: BIGWORDS.com - More Than the Sum of its Parts: Textbook Comparison Saves 15%-55% More Than Its Individual Retailers
- 8/21/2006: College Students Have Spoken: BIGWORDS.com is a.) awesome b.) uber-licious and c.) wicked cool, for Saving Students Over $3 Million Dollars a Year.
- 5/10/2006: BIGWORDS.com Reports 24% Growth in 1Q06 Referred Sales To $2.2M as Students Seek Relief from Tuition Increases.
articles and mentions (know of one? tell us!)
2007- 8/8/2007: BIGWORDS a Textbook Case for Comparison Shopping, by John Gartner, Marketing Shift
- 8/1/2007: Surprise! More College Costs, by Janet Bodner, Kiplinger.com (source)
- 1/7/2007: Learn to cut cost of books for college, by Carolyn Bigda, The Chicago Tribune (source)
- 1/7/2007: Used or rented texts can drive costs down, by Carolyn Bigda, The Orlando Sentinel (source)
- 12/16/2006: Students should stop complaining, look for other places to sell books, by The Voice (source)
- 8/25/2006: Same Textbooks, Very Different Prices, by Nadia Chernyak, The Cornell Daily Sun (source)
- 8/4/2006: Beyond Tuition, by Vickie Elmer, Kiplinger's Personal Finance (source)
- 7/13/2006: Books: Colleges' Budget Busters, by Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post (source)
- 7/14/2006: Soaring Cost of Textbooks Ripping Off College Students, Families, by Michelle Singletary, The Clarion Ledger (source)
- 7/16/2006: Combat the rising price of textbooks, by Michelle Singletary, The Boston Globe (source)
- 7/16/2006: Think outside the syllabus to save on books, by Michelle Singletary, The News Journal (source)
- 7/27/2006: Price of College Textbooks Isn't Chump Change, by Michelle Singletary, Times Argus (source)
- 1/24/2006: The Price is Right, by Brittany Patterson, The Houstonian (source)
- 1/24/2006: More tips for college starters, by Josh Bashara, The Gateway (UNO) (source)
- 1/10/2006: Cheaper alternatives to buying books at UNO, by Kristina Alas, The Gateway (UNO) (source)
- 12/12/2005: Getting the Most Bang for your Buck, by Kent Otto, The Mirror (source)
- 12/8/2005: Customers found on the Web, by John Eckberg, Cincinatti Enquirer (source)
- 9/3/2005: Why buy new when slightly used textbooks will do?, by John Ewoldt, Star Tribune (source)
- 8/31/2005: Students Look For New Way To Get Books, by Rob Barry, The Daily Campus (source)
- 8/26/2005: Three ways to save some bucks on those textbooks, by Kerra Ritter, The Philadelphia Inquirer (source)
- 8/25/2005: Some students finding their ways around pricey texts, by Katherine Bisanz, The Daily Iowan (source)
- 8/25/2005: Book buying not just at local stores, By Alex Piazza, Central Michigan Life (source)
- 8/22/2005: Students purchase and swap textbooks online to save money, by Mike Biesiada, The Rebel Yell (UNLV).
- 8/17/2005: How to shop and save on textbooks, by Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press.
- 8/17/2005: Shop beyond the bookstore, by Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press.
- 8/2005: How to Buy Anything Secondhand, by Lisa Goff, Good Housekeeping.
- 1/25/2005: Textbook Web site takes business, lowers prices, by Julie Ginther, The Daily Reveille.
- 1/24/2005: Book Smarts for the Street Smart, by Jen Steffensen, The DoG Street Journal.
- 1/18/2005: Book prices vary little from store to online, by Adrienne Broaddus, The State News.
- 1/14/2005: Site built by alums facilitates text swap, by Anthony Avila, Arizona Daily Wildcat.
- 1/13/2005: Textbook Woes Solved!, by Julie Carlton, The Setonian (source)
- 8/25/2003: Best book buys may be a click away, by MaryAnn Martin, the Oklahoma Daily (source)