Not quite sure what to think of this. If you strictly follow Amazon's
terms of use for textbook rentals, you're not allowed to cross state borders with your rented books.
Under "Rentals by Warehouse Deals, Inc.", it states
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You may not move the textbook out of the state to which it was originally shipped. If you wish to move the textbook out of that state, you must first purchase the textbook. You can purchase the textbook by going to Your Textbook Rentals to view your rental library. Select the textbook you wish to purchase and then proceed through the checkout process. You may also contact us to purchase the textbook. When you purchase the textbook, we will charge you the buyout price of the textbook, and the textbook will be yours to keep.
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What if you don't follow their terms?
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If we determine that at any time during the rental period you have moved a textbook rented from Warehouse Deals, Inc. out of the state to which it was originally shipped, we may in our sole discretion charge you the buyout price of the textbook and transfer title to the textbook to you, retroactive to the date you moved the textbook out of that state. In such case, the textbook will be yours to keep.
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Why all this? Most likely it's related to Amazon's attempt to evade certain state sale taxes.
Inside Higher Ed has the
full story.
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