Chapter 16. Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime is a membership program that includes shipping benefits, Prime Instant Video, Prime Music, the Kindle Lending Library, and Kindle First.

Prime costs $99 a year, but your Fire (for a limited time) comes with a free year of Prime membership. If you’re already a Prime member when you buy a Fire, your membership is extended by a year. This chapter gives you an overview of Prime’s benefits and how to access them with your Fire.

Shipping

Amazon Prime started off by offering free two-day shipping and $2.99 overnight shipping for select physical items on Amazon.com (denoted with a Prime badge) (16.1). People loved it, and Amazon has expanded the shipping benefit to include $5.99 same-day delivery in some cities ...

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