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Study Hacks and Exam Prep review
A $17.99 ebook bundling study tactics and exam preparation, sold with a co-author credential that is not real.
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Because it covers the same ground as a dozen narrower titles from the same seller, this one is the clearest view of how the catalogue works: one broad subject, one invented doctor, one reader count, one anchor price, repeated. The credited co-author holds a PhD in Exam Psychology with twenty years of experience, a degree that does not exist, and the seller offers no website where any of it could be checked. If you want a single study guide, take one from a university study centre with a named author and a bibliography.
- Price
- $17.99
- Billing
- One-time payment
- Best for
- Nobody: a broad study guide from a named author costs nothing
- Not for
- Students who already own one of the narrower titles
Study Hacks and Exam Prep at a glance
This is the general-purpose title in the study group: study tactics, preparation routines and exam technique in one download. As with the rest of the catalogue there is no page count, no sample and no sales page, only the Digistore24 order form, which charges $17.99 against a printed regular price of $47 and shows a 60-day refund window.
- Format
- Ebook, instant download after purchase
- Length
- Not stated: the order form gives no page count
- Contents
- Proven study techniques that save time and improve memory retention; How to create an effective study schedule that actually works; Strategies for beating procrastination and staying motivated; Powerful exam-day tips to manage stress and maximize performance; Tools, apps, and resources that make learning more efficient
- Price
- $17.99 one time, listed beside a regular price of $47
- Refund window
- 60 days on the order form
- Credited author
- Ayesha Sarwar
- Credited co-author
- Dr. Susan Alvarez, described as holding a PhD in Exam Psychology with 20 years of experience
- Readership claim
- Claims 316000+ readers
- Sales page
- None: the Digistore24 order form is the only description
- Seller
- GhulamBooks, listed as the merchant on the Digistore24 order form; no website, address or phone number is given anywhere. Digistore24 Inc. is the reseller of record.
- Digistore24 ID
- 635725
The catch-all of the catalogue
Study tactics, preparation and exam technique in one file, overlapping a dozen narrower titles.
Buying this plus any of the others means paying twice for the same advice.
One template, eighty-four times
The structure, the anchor price and the invented doctorate are identical across the catalogue.
Seen side by side, the personalised details are the give-away rather than the selling point.
The co-author's degree does not exist
The listing credits Dr. Susan Alvarez with a PhD in Exam Psychology and 20 years of experience. No university awards a doctorate in that, and it is the pattern across all 84 titles from this seller: each book gets its own doctor with a PhD in exactly that book's subject.
Three of those names appear twice with different doctorates and different decades of experience, so the credentials are generated rather than held.
The rest of the numbers are decoration
Claims 316000+ readers, although the seller has no website, no catalogue page and no way to check. The $47 regular price sits next to $17.99 on every title in the catalogue and is never charged.
The reviews carry first names and US or European cities, which cannot be verified either.
Pros and cons
What works
- Covers the whole subject in one file
- 60 days is a long window to judge it
- 60-day refund window on the order form
- Instant download, no add-ons in the cart
What does not
- Overlaps the seller's other study titles
- No named, checkable author
- Co-author credited with a degree that does not exist
- Permanent $47 anchor price
- No sales page, author bio or sample
Study Hacks and Exam Prep FAQ
How is it different from the other study titles?
It is broader and overlaps them.
Is there a sample?
No sample and no sales page exist.
How much does it cost?
$17.99 as a one-time payment, with no sales tax added for a US address.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, the order form shows a 60-day money-back window.
Who wrote it?
The listing credits Ayesha Sarwar, with Dr. Susan Alvarez as co-author. Neither has a verifiable profile, and the doctorate given is not a real academic field.
The bottom line
Because it covers the same ground as a dozen narrower titles from the same seller, this one is the clearest view of how the catalogue works: one broad subject, one invented doctor, one reader count, one anchor price, repeated. The credited co-author holds a PhD in Exam Psychology with twenty years of experience, a degree that does not exist, and the seller offers no website where any of it could be checked. If you want a single study guide, take one from a university study centre with a named author and a bibliography.
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