Two Amazon initiatives that were once seen as major disruptions to business-as-usual practices are being discontinued. The print textbook rental program will wind down over the course of the spring semester. Amazon’s digital textbook rental program, which has about two million titles, will not be affected by the shutdown of the print program. Print and digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions and single-issue sales available on Kindle Newsstand will also be wound down next year
Source: Amazon to End Print Textbook Rentals, Overhaul Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions