Amazon Prime
If you’re asking yourself the question, “What is Amazon Prime?”, then here’s a brief summary for you.
It’s basically a membership program that will cost you $79 USD per year, and in return for that, you receive a number of very valuable benefits (i.e. they are worth far more than what you have to pay to be a member):
- FREE Two-Day Shipping
- unlimited instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime Instant Videos
- the ability to borrow free Kindle books.
Find out more about each of these benefits by clicking the appropriate link, above.
You can also share all these benefits with up to four additional family members, provided that they live in the same household, or four co-workers if you sign up as a small business. (Note that slightly different sharing rules apply to members of Amazon Mom or Amazon Student.)
In our view, Amazon Prime is probably the best kept secret that Amazon has in terms of saving you a ton of money, which is important for us, given how frequently we buy goods off their website.
If you’re not yet convinced, then you can even sign up for a free Amazon Prime one-month trial, where you get to check out and make full use of these benefits before you commit to the annual subscription.
You will need to provide card details to sign up for this free trial, but if you cancel your Prime membership before your free trial period is up, you won’t be charged a penny.
Currently, Amazon Prime is only available in the United States, as well as in the following countries:
| Country | Annual Cost | Summary Information |
| France | 49 EUR | Amazon Premium est disponible en France métropolitaine et à Monaco (hors Corse). Essayez Amazon Premium gratuitement pendant 1 mois et profitez de la livraison en 1 jour ouvré à volonté. A la fin du mois gratuit, si vous souhaitez continuer votre inscription à Amazon Premium vous n’avez rien à faire: vous serez débité les frais annuels de 49 euros automatiquement. Si vous ne souhaitez pas continuer votre inscription, vous pouvez à tout moment l’indiquer dans “Votre compte”, et vous ne serez pas débité les frais annuels. |
| Germany | 29 EUR | Testen Sie Amazon Prime einen Monat lang gratis (nur für neue Mitglieder) und nutzen Sie alle Vorteile Ihrer Mitgliedschaft. Sie können jederzeit vor Ablauf der Probe-Mitgliedschaft einer Umwandlung zur regulären Teilnahme widersprechen und zahlen nicht die Jahresgebühr von 29 EUR. |
| Japan | ¥ 3900 |  |
| United Kingdom | £49 | Amazon Prime is a membership programme that gives you and your family fast and unlimited One-Day delivery for eligible purchases. |
So, if you live in a country where Amazon Prime is available, we strongly recommend that you sign up today!
If you think it’s expensive, then look at it this way: the annual cost of $79 USD works out to be around $1.50 USD per week, and that’s less than the cost of a single Starbucks coffee (and we’re talking the regular variety, not the super-expensive ones like Frappuccinos which can set you back as much as $6 USD).
Wouldn’t you prefer to forgo just one cup of coffee a week to save a ton of money on shipping, not to mention having access to free movies, TV shows and books for an entire year (in the US, at least)?
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