Amazon Launches Textbook Rental Service

Amazon is trying to lighten the load for college students heading back to campuses this Fall. The company announced today that they are launching a textbook rental service for co-eds to get books on a per semester basis. Textbook costs have always been a significant portion of a student's yearly fees, forcing kids and parents to spend upwards of $600 a year at collegiate bookstores just for class required materials. With Amazon's new service, students simply search for their required reading books on the site and pay the fee.