You Sell Your Notes, Now It’s Easy to Sell Your Textbooks, Too!

Here at Flashnotes, we’re all about saving you money the logical way.

We know that college students are bombarded with options when it comes to selling back textbooks. Should you sell your books back to the school? How about Ebay? What about that weird guy in the van parked on campus?

No. Just say no.

We’re here to make your textbook buy back process 10 times easier. Through years of personal experience in college, Flashnotes can honestly say one thing about textbook buy back: ValoreBooks does it best.

ValoreBooks also has some of the cheapest textbooks around. You can save over 90% on over 18 million titles. If you had to choose between paying more for your college textbooks and paying less, which would you choose? Yeah, that’s what we thought. Take a second, make a logical decision, and buy cheaper course books.

ValoreBooks gets it- college is expensive! That’s why they give students the highest buy back rate online. That means more money in your pocket. So, unless you plan on using those old books as a pillow (like we’ve seen you do in the library- don’t pretend you didn’t drool a little bit when you fell asleep on your book), there’s no reason not to sell them back. Imagine how much money you could make!

Another reason we love ValoreBooks is their hassle free return policy. The 30-day money back guarantee is actually our favorite service that they provide. Here’s why:

You professor gives you a list of books to purchase for his/her class. Being the productive student that you are, you go out and purchase them all before class even starts. Once you see the syllabus on the first day of school, you realize that you won’t even need half of those books that you just purchased! Well, with ValoreBooks, you can pretend like your overzealous book-shopping spree never even happened. Just send them back for free, and it’s like you never spent the money in the first place. Genius.

ValoreBooks just makes sense: they save you money when you buy your book and they earn you more money when you sell your books back. That means more money in your pocket, and honestly we can’t argue with that logic.

Try it out for yourself!

Brand Ambassador Spotlight- Zara

It’s that time again! Our Brand Ambassador spotlight is now shining down on our newest member of our team- Zara. She’s the BA from BU!

Her enthusiasm is unparalleled and frankly all of us in the office are impressed. We think her communications major and business administration minor really allow her to be one of the most productive Brand Ambassadors we have.  She’s a dedicated, goal-oriented student and we’re so thankful to be working with her at Boston University.

Zara is constantly busy with school, but she says she doesn’t worry about balancing time between school and her position at Flashnotes. “What people might not realize is that a lot of the time Flashnotes is interchangeable with school. Even if you might be making notes to sell on Flashnotes, your making notes for classes nonetheless.”

But there are a number of options out there when you want to pick up a part time job, so we asked Zara why she decided to use Flashnotes out of all the other options. She says, “It was really the interpersonal relationship that Flashnotes tries to build that made me feel immersed into the family and more motivated to further our brand name”.

We hope she enjoys a much deserved summer break; we can’t wait to start another semester with Zara! Welcome to the family!

Brand Ambassador Spotlight: Brooks Leitner

Ladies and gentlemen, we have in our midst another superstar! Brooks Leitner hails from University of Maryland and has been busting his butt since the beginning of the semester.

This is Brooks’ first semester with us as a Brand Ambassador and we think he’s doing a great job! He started out with us as a Preferred Note Taker and when his first study guide went out to nearly 500 chemistry students, he earned enough money to pay for a spring break trip!

If you’re wondering what keeps him so motivated and organized during his busy semester, Brooks says, “Over 25 of the people I referred have used a promotional code, and I have seen that over half of them have made over $100 from their notes! It’s a great feeling to know that I was the liaison between such a great company and the money-earning potential of my peers”.

Out of all the jobs that a student could have in college, why did Brooks choose to work with Flashnotes?  He says that “being heavily involved in Flashnotes keeps me motivated to pay attention in class and take GOOD notes. The better my notes, the more others will be interested in them, and the better I do in my classes.”

We couldn’t have said it any better ourselves, Brooks. We’re glad to have you onboard!

If you want to spread the word and help others on your campus, check out Flashnotes!

Company Spotlight: Steve Popovich

Steve Popovich Jr. started his career in the music business while he was still a junior in high school. He went from promoting regional bands in the Cleveland, Ohio area to running his own record label and working at Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

Robert Plant and Steve Popovich Jr.

Steve’s father, Steve Popovich Sr. was a music industry maverick who had a successful 45-year career in the music business. Steve Sr. championed the careers of such legendary artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Boston, Cheap Trick, Janis Joplin and Ted Nugent. His most notable success is launching the career of Meat Loaf, whose debut release on Cleveland Int’l Records is the #3 Top Selling Album in the history of the music business.

Steve Jr. grew up listening to and loving all types of music and we had a chance to catch up with Steve and ask him some questions related to his musical past and why he’s working at Flashnotes.

Why did you leave the music business?

“I was blessed to work for my father’s label, Cleveland Int’l Records for a number of years and experience that atmosphere.  There’s nothing like being in a creative environment.  It’s infectious! Now is a great time to be independent with the right product.  If you can own your niche you’ll do fine. I look at the technology industry as being very similar to the music industry in that aspect, and it became an easy transition for me.”

Why Flashnotes?

“Dave and I went to High School together outside of Cleveland.  We stayed in touch, and talked about our latest ventures. Flashnotes stood out to me and I thought somewhere down the road I may be able to come in with my background and help out. I’ve been fortunate to be around some very creative and passionate people and Mike and Dave are up there. They believe in their mission statement: not only building a brighter future for higher education but revolutionizing the marketplace that has been struggling in recent years.”

“My attention span is that of a gnat.  Five minutes into my professors’ lectures and I’d be all stressed out trying to write down what little I could absorb from what they were saying. You can be certain that if Flashnotes were around when I was in college, I most definitely could have benefited from it.”

What’s the significance of partnering music artists with Flashnotes?

“Music is the soundtrack of our lives. Anyone can feel connected through music. I love that no matter what state you live in, you can still share a common musical interest with someone else. Flashnotes is the educational adaption of this belief. No matter what state you are in, you can share a common educational goal with someone else”.

Why Kenny Chesney?

“Flashnotes believes in partnering with viable brands that have proven track records.  If you look at an artist such as Kenny Chesney, he is one of those few brands that have been able to sustain his career. You know if you go to a Kenny Chesney concert, you’re guaranteed to have a great time.  Being able to launch our first sweeps with Kenny Chesney is very exciting and we’re looking forward to partnering with the right artists as time goes on.”

Excited about our partnership with music? So are we! Let us know if there is an artist or tour that you’d love to see.