August 04, 2010 19:12 ET

JitterBook Selects Photon Infotech for Implementation of Free Online Textbook Study Community

"Where Textbooks and Community Meet"

CAMPBELL, CA and SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - August 4, 2010) -  JitterBook, an online service giving students the best value when buying and selling their textbooks, is announcing a new innovative study tool -- JitterBook Online Study Community. Students can now share what they are learning at the textbook level for free.

"When we started our online buyback site we saw that the same textbooks are being used across the country. It was easy to figure out that if a student had a question on the course they were taking, they were probably not alone. It made sense to give students the ability to help each other by creating an online study group," stated Eric Henze, CEO, JitterBook.

Students can create discussions, groups and get answers to their questions for all textbooks. The site is free to join and use. "Social communities should be free," said Eric.

JitterBook chose Photon Infotech to implement the JitterBook Community because of their expertise in Drupal and Web 2.0 implementations. "It was absolutely a fulfilling project to work on the JitterBook Community simply because of its goal of helping students get better grades by helping each other," stated Srinivas Balasubramanian, CEO, Photon Infotech. 

Eric stated, "I have worked on dozens of offshore implementations and Photon Infotech is truly the best. They really have a world class offshore development model and bring tremendous amount of expertise to what we are trying to achieve." The community can be found at www.JitterBook.com/Community

About Photon Infotech:

Photon Infotech is a next generation Internet Consulting firm creating innovative e-business solutions leveraging Next Generation Mobile, Social Media, SOA and Open Source technologies. With 600+ customers and thousands of IT projects under its belt, Photon Infotech enables large and mid-sized companies alike to leverage its one-of-a-kind technology expertise. Please visit www.photon.in 

About JitterBook:

JitterBook works with students throughout North America to provide the best textbook buyback and purchasing experience. Students can sell their books back, purchase books, and share what they are learning at www.JitterBook.com. JitterBook is located in the heart of Silicon Valley California and is in its second year of operations. The company is currently in the process of securing seed funding, interested investors can find us at Questions@JitterBook.com

Source: Photon Infotech (www.photon.in); JitterBook (www.JitterBook.com)