Cambire has developed an on-line marketplace for college students to exchange textbooks, not for money, but for other textbooks. Cambire is the Latin verb for exchange and that is the service provided by this unique Web site.
The brainchild of Cambire Inc. founder Volvick Derose, an Electrical Engineering Graduate student attending John Hopkins University, the site is a venue for college students to exchange textbooks for upcoming semesters, or donate, loan or lease textbooks to other students. Currently listed on the site is everything from textbooks to music.
"Cambire.com has created a forum for college students across the United States to come together and help each other save money and exchange their textbooks," said Derose. "As a student I spent hundreds of dollars on textbooks that were used for a few months then put on a shelf for good, and it was with this in mind that I developed Cambire."
Canbire.com offers offer different types of exchange services that are suitable to students. Visitors to Cambire can post a listing textbooks offered for trade or they may post a listing of a specific item they are searching for. The service, of which registration is free, then provides the opportunity to match up corresponding items resulting in an exchange.
This unique service has attracted numerous visitors and registered users since its spring launch in 2000. Cambire.com is quickly becoming a highly sought after advertising location due to its key demographic base of college users ages 18-34. In 2000, nearly 26% of college students will turn to Web sites to make purchases totaling approximately $600 million.
Cambire is located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company will continue to focus on building a substantial database of listings, while continuing to refine its services to facilitate exchange, lease, and other transactions.