Amazon Wants Its eBooks in New York City Schools

Amazon Wants to Peddle e-Books to NYC Schools

The company is striving for a contract that would be worth $30 million over three years, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Brian Bennett | April 19, 2016

As if dominating the personal e-book market wasn't enough, online mega retailer Amazon is targeting the lucrative school textbook trade too. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will learn this week whether its bid to supply e-books to New York City public schools will succeed.
If approved by the NYC Board of Education, the contract will reportedly be worth $30 million over a three-year period. Amazon declined to comment.

NYC Public School 64, also known as the Willis Avenue School, was built in 1965. Source: https://midcenturymundane.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/public-school-49-mott-haven-nyc/

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