First Reads gets you early access to new books across popular genres. Prime members get free Kindle e-books every month from a list hand-picked by editors.

Amazon.com has launched Kindle Textbook Rental -- a new program that enables university students to rent the textbooks they need for courses while realizing substantial savings off the list prices of ...

Amazon First Reads is a monthly program in which eight editor-selected books are offered free to Prime members. Members are allowed to choose one book per month, which is then added to their library.

Amazon has released a new mobile app for iOS aimed at students. You can use Amazon Student to buy items from your phone or scan barcodes to check prices so that you can decide whether to buy that ...

The Amazon Book Club is shutting down on March 1st, 2026. This was a system that allowed readers to join public groups by ...

Juggernaut Amazon is striking another blow at the traditional textbook industry by offering semester-long rentals of physical books. The listings for a number of textbooks now include a "rent" option ...

Amazon has ironed out an agreement with the University of Massachusetts to take over the schools textbook business from Follett. Starting this fall students will be able to order print books and have ...