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Amazon, which started a textbook-rental service on Kindle last year, will now offer students the ability to borrow printed textbooks as well, CNET reports. A loan lasts for 130 days, and shipping a book both from and to Amazon is free as long as a student meets a minimum order or has an Amazon Prime account. Several other companies, including Barnes & Noble, Half.com, and Chegg, already run similar rental programs.