You’re right, I’m sure most students prefer to use their personal e-mail accounts as opposed to their .edu, but the only time they will use their .edu is to confirm their account so it won’t be a repetitive thing. As for the fact that many alumni still have .edu e-mail addresses, it’s still a safer bet to have an alumni being able to create an account than some random Joe.

Thanks for the input Matt, I’ll let you know how it goes .

Walamu looks good. I was trying to sign-up too and wasn’t able to because I didn’t see my former college in the list (I’m a recent graduate with several used textbooks remaining). Are you just going to offer this service to Rutgers students? If not, you should have an option to add a new college that is not already in the list.

Also, I don’t know if I completely agree with the .edu email account. All college students should have a .edu account, but a lot of them (at least at my former college) prefer to use their personal account and don’t check their .edu as often as they should. One other thing to think about is the .edu reasoning. Yes, it is a pretty sure way to be sure people are on campus, but a ton of college’s still let their former students keep their .edu email address. The demo account is a good idea.

Nonetheless, great work on the site and best of luck spreading the word.

Great site. One question. Are you ever going to allow people to register without a email address that ends in .edu? I think that is excluding a lot of people, myself included.