US college student was late returning a textbook to Amazon, so the company took US$3,800 from her dad

Amazon withdrew nearly $4,000 from the account of a student's father after the student was a few days late returning a rented textbook to the online retailer. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Amazon.com Inc tells customers that renting textbooks instead of buying them can save up to 80% off the purchase price: 

“Get your textbooks delivered to your door and save both time and money.”