SwapSimple

SwapSimple, Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	Electronic commerce
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Key people	Elliot E. Hirsch, Founder & CEO David J. Goldblatt, Founder & VP Eric R. Haszlakiewicz, Founder & Systems Architect
Products	Online trading of books, textbooks, DVDs, and video games
Website	www.swapsimple.com

SwapSimple, founded in 2003 and based in Chicago, Illinois, is an Internet-based network of people who trade among each other the books, textbooks, DVDs, and video games they have finished, for ones they want – instead of buying and selling them.

Members are able to trade their items, in any combination, with other members across the United States using SwapSimple's online trading platform. The ability for users to add items easily and instantly receive credits is a large fraction of the service's value.

As of January 2012, the SwapSimple website will not accept any transactions ("swaps") and there is no response from customer support. The website is still visible but SwapSimple operations have ceased. As of July 2012, the SwapSimple website has been disabled.

External links

• Company website and Blog
• The Pioneer Press - "Trio turn new page in textbook buying" August 11, 2005
• The Utne Reader - "The low(er) cost of learning" July & August, 2005
• American Association of State Colleges and Universities "Lifting the weight of college textbook costs" March, 2005