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US university press starts ebook rental scheme
The University of Michigan Press has announced a new ebook rental program for more than 250 of its scholarly titles, allowing students or faculty to rent digital copies of the books at a discount f...
Bookswim: 'the Netflix of books'
In the US, a book rental company called Bookswim is making waves. Its success is based on hitting the 'sweet spot' of the reader demographic: middle-aged, suburban women who are library users.
Amazon launches Kindle textbook rental scheme
Amazon has announced the launch of Kindle Textbook Rental in the US, a program that offers up to 80% off textbook list prices when customers rent titles from the Kindle Store. Tens of thousands of t...
Book lenders adopt Netflix model
A number of companies have sprung up in the US that rent books out to customers who sign up, then receive and return books by mail for a flat monthly fee.
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