Amazon Ebook Deal with NYC Public Schools Postponed

City education officials have shelved a $30 million deal to give students electronic books after advocates complained it would exclude the visually impaired.

Online retail giant Amazon had been poised to land the groundbreaking, three-year contract to create a new ebook marketplace for the Big Apple’s 1,800 public schools.

But Department of Education officials said Tuesday they were delaying the plan after advocates complained that readers with visual impairments could have trouble accessing its design.