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Buy Textbooks, Earn Money? Tibesti Offers to Help College Students Earn Cash From Purchasing Textbooks and School Supplies

Posted on: Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 04:00 CDT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibesti (www.tibesti.com), a unique social network that provides users an opportunity to connect through special interests, shopping and selling their favorite products, today announced a back-to-school promotion that will give college students the opportunity to earn extra money when purchasing textbooks, e-books and school supplies this year. The promotion starts today and runs through October 15.

Upon the site's launch last month, Tibesti began sharing up to 50 percent of proceeds from products sales with users. With the back-to-school promotion, the site will share up to 100 percent cash back of sales commissions from student products. Students can choose from two million textbooks, e-books and college essentials, including backpacks, laptops, apparel and furniture.

"Now more than ever students and families need a helping hand. We're proud to offer this exclusive promotion to an audience that will benefit from our shared commission model," said Mike Hale, CEO and co-founder of Tibesti. "With the school year fast approaching, students can take advantage of this opportunity now and earn money while shopping for the products they'll need for classes and beyond!"

To qualify for the promotion, students will need to register at www.tibesti.com/textbooks. To be eligible to receive 100 percent of the sales commission, students must:

1. Create a profile
2. Select the school supplies and textbooks of their preference
3. Add selected items to their profile wish lists
4. Purchase the products
   

If students do not create a profile, they earn 50 percent of the sales commission for purchasing products anywhere on the site. In addition, Tibesti is free for students who showcase and recommend up to 100 products. Thereafter, subscription pricing includes:

• 101-250 products: Bronze, $2.95/month
• 251-500 products: Silver, $4.95/month
• 501-1000 products: Gold, $9.95/month
  

With more than 25 online participating retailers, students have access to textbooks and school supplies from Borders, Barnes and Noble, Chegg.com, CourseSmart.com, eCampus.com, GreekGear.com, Kaplan, Office Depot, Overstock.com, PhatCampus.com, Textbooks.com and many more.

Tibesti currently has access to more than 25 million products. The site employs a three-pronged business model that includes shared commissions, online advertising and subscriptions from third-party vendors, including Apple, AT&T, Avon, BestBuy, Champion Sports, Cheap Tickets, CompUSA.com, Drugstore.com, eBay, Flowers.com, Foot Locker, GAP, HomeDepot, Kodak, Lane Bryant, Lucky Brand Jeans, Metro PCS, Nautica, Netflix, New Balance, NorthFace, Overstock.com, PetSmart, Steve Madden, Swarovski, Walmart, Wine.com, Zales and more.

Additional key features on Tibesti include unbiased Expert Reviews from more than 120 top experts in categories including beauty, electronics and travel, as well as World's Most Expensive, which celebrates the most expensive and outrageous products in the world.

About Tibesti

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. and co-founded by Mike Hale and Adit Reddy, Tibesti is a social network that connects people through special interests and passions and provides the opportunity to share, showcase and sell their favorite products that reflect their lifestyle. Tibesti also provides third-party reviews from 120+ top experts in categories including automotive, baby, electronics, fashion and gardening and celebrates the most expensive and outrageous products in the world on its product portal, World's Most Expensive. For additional information on Tibesti, please visit www.Tibesti.com.

SOURCE www.tibesti.com

Source: PR Newswire

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