Amazon.com is moving into the business of physical textbook rentals, expanding its footprint by offering a cheaper alternative to students, according to a support page on the company’s site. The ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon has announced that it is kicking off a new program that allows students to rent textbooks rather than purchasing new or used at their ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Amazon on Monday announced that it would now offer students the option to ...

Whether you went to college decades ago or your child is going today, you're familiar with the time-honored and wallet-emptying tradition of buying new textbooks for a premium at the beginning of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Amazon's new textbook rental service could save college students money, but is likely to be a temporary solution for an all-digital future. Where were they when I was in college?

E-book textbook rentals sound like an amazing idea. Neither the textbook rental market or the digital textbook concept have brought the price of quality textbooks down as fast as we'd like. But ...

Amazon announced it is in the process of winding down their print textbook rental program along with magazine and newspaper subscriptions, both print and digital, Publishers Weekly reported. The print ...

Amazon.com has launched Kindle Textbook Rental -- a new program that enables university students to rent the textbooks they need for courses while realizing substantial savings off the list prices of ...

Amazon on Monday announced Kindle Textbook Rental, which will enable students to save up to 80 percent off the retail prices of textbooks, by renting them as ebooks from the Kindle Store, instead of ...

During the 2010-2011 school year, full-time students spent an average of $655 on required course materials, according to the National Association of College Stores. Amazon says its rental service can ...