Publishing News: Amazon continues its trek toward total retail domination (via O’Reilly Radar)
Here are a few stories that caught my attention in the publishing space this week. Amazon targets students with print textbook rentals In headline news this week, Amazon expanded its digital textbook rental program to include analog books. Students can now rent physical paper textbooks, complete with…
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