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Gujarat, Amazon Partner on Free Textbook Home Delivery
Gujarat’s school textbook board has teamed up with Amazon.
Students and parents will be able to buy textbooks online.
Amazon will deliver the books to their homes.
They will not have to pay an extra delivery fee.
The books will cost the same as their printed price.
The service is especially meant for students in private and self-financed schools.
It may help families avoid crowded bookstores and long queues.
The textbook board supplies about 1.5 crore books every year.
The Gujarat State Board of School Textbooks signed an MoU with Amazon to sell textbooks online.
Students and parents can order textbooks through Amazon for home delivery without extra delivery charges.
Books will be sold at their printed price and cover different classes and mediums.
The initiative mainly targets private and self-financed school students needing additional textbooks.
The Board supplies around 1.5 crore textbooks annually, while Amazon will use its delivery network to support timely distribution.
- Who
- The Gujarat State Board of School Textbooks and Amazon, with the partnership announced in the presence of Gujarat Education Minister Dr Pradyuman Vaja.
- What
- They signed a Memorandum of Understanding to offer Gujarat school textbooks through Amazon with home delivery at the printed price and no delivery charge.
- Where
- The MoU was signed in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and deliveries will be made to students’ and parents’ homes.
- When
- The article does not specify the date; the MoU was signed before the announcement reported by PTI.
- Why
- To make textbooks more accessible and convenient, particularly for private and self-financed school students and families needing additional books.
Key facts
- Partners
- Gujarat State Board of School Textbooks and Amazon
- Delivery charge
- No extra delivery charges
- Book price
- Textbooks will be delivered at their printed price
- Annual supply
- Around 1.5 crore textbooks
- Target group
- Students in private and self-financed schools
- Distribution network
- Amazon will use its delivery network to support timely delivery
- Signing location
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Quotes
Rashi Bahadur
Amazon India Category Leader for Books
“Access to quality educational content should not become a barrier for students.”
NDTV
Sources
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