Ars Technica (a reputable online source for technical news) reports that Google Play will be selling and renting textbooks from ‘the five major publishers’. Google Play provides software and content for almost 1 billion Android devices in use. (Yep, billion). Android tablets sell for half, or less, than the equivalent Apple product.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/07/textbooks-coming-to-the-google-play-store/