MORGANTOWN -- WVU senior, Devin Labadini is the creator of collegebookevolution.com.

That is a site that gives students a way to barter or buy books from each other, eliminating fees associated with bookstore markups.

"What our Web site does is eliminate that gap, anyone who's buying a book is buying it for the same price that someone is selling it for," Said Labadini.

Users pay a $19.99 subscription fee per year to sell books and search for books that are needed.

Buyers and sellers find each other on the site and arrange to exchange books for an agreed upon price.

The site allows sellers to make more money than they would selling it to a bookstore.

"It's a win-win situation for everyone," said Labadini.

Steve Kite, a WVU geology professor has served on a statewide task force on textbook affordability. Kite thinks Labadini's idea has some potential.

"It’s exciting to see someone try something new, competition is good. Students certainly benefit from competition, especially with book sales," said Kite.

Labadini says the competition saves students from losing out to University bookstores and puts money back in their pocket.

"This is essentially like a yearly stimulus to whoever is paying the yearly college bill," said Labadini.

He said he attempted to get support from the University, but was denied because of their existing contract with the bookstore.