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Amazon adds print textbook rental
Last summer, Amazon launched Kindle textbook rental. Now the company is renting print textbooks as well, and its service could compete with textbook rental startups like Chegg and BookRenter as well as with Barnes & Noble’s print textbook rental program.
Amazon says “thousands” of print textbooks are available for rental, compared to “tens of thousands” of Kindle textbook rentals. Read more
Summary
Last summer, Amazon launched Kindle textbook rental. Now the company is renting print textbooks as well, and its service could compete with textbook rental startups like Chegg and BookRenter as well as with Barnes & Noble’s print textbook rental program.
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