How Much Does Amazon Prime Cost Per Month?

How much does amazon prime cost per month - With more than hundred million members, Amazon Prime gives customers access to Amazon Prime Video, free shipping, the best Prime Day deals, and a variety of other Amazon-specific services for $119 per year.

What Is Amazon Prime?

Amazon Prime is a paid service ($119 per year or $12.99 per month) that gives Amazon shoppers a variety of perks.

The biggest perk, however, is free 1 or 2-day shipping on most items sold by Amazon.

Amazon lists a variety of reasons why customers who frequent its website may want a Prime subscription.

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How Much Does Amazon Prime Video Cost?

Amazon Prime Video is the streaming-video component of Amazon Prime.

Like Netflix and Hulu, Amazon Prime offers unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV shows.

Unlike its two competitors, however, Amazon Prime also allows à la carte rentals and purchases of its content.

We can also chose to subscribe to Prime Video only for $8.99/month.

Amazon Prime Video provides unlimited streaming of movies and TV episodes for paid or free trial members in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

We can also add video subscriptions to Showtime, Starz, A&E, AMC and many other streaming entertainment channels.

Amazon is constantly expanding its Prime Video library with new content.

We can order 3rd-party streaming apps through Amazon Prime to keep all our video content in one place.

For instance, we can add Showtime Anytime and HBO Go to our account.

How Much Does An Amazon Prime Membership Cost?

Amazon Prime members get exclusive access to some items.

Amazon recently began experimenting with making some purchases eligible for Prime members only.

Similarly, a few years ago when Amazon restocked its Nintendo Switch inventory, the console was only available for Prime members.

This may be a sign of things to come where Amazon becomes more like Costco or Walmart, requiring membership before we can shop.

The annual cost of a Prime membership is $119 for both new and renewing members, as of June 16, up from $99.

The cost varies for monthly, student and other Prime memberships.

The monthly Prime membership fee remains the same at $12.99, for a total of about $156 a year, if we don't upgrade to the annual plan.

We're privy to the same perks as annual members, but we'll have to pay more every month to enjoy them.

It's a good option for shoppers who fear they might get cold feet and want to cancel their Prime membership midway through the annual subscription.

College students can register for a free 6-month Prime Student plan trial membership.

How Much Does Amazon Prime Cost per Month?

The annual membership fees for Amazon Prime and Prime Student changed on May 11, 2018.

Monthly memberships remain at $12.99 and $6.49.

If we choose to be charged on a monthly basis, our membership charge will be $12.99.

If we choose to be charged on an annual basis, we will be charged $119. Prime Video membership is $8.99 a month.

How Much Does Amazon Prime Cost in Canada?

Amazon Prime membership price not going up in Canada, despite a pending bump to the cost of the annual membership fee in the United States.

Amazon revealed Thursday that the Prime fee for U.S. consumers will rise to $119 US a year, up from the current $99 US.

Amazon Prime membership in Canada will remain at $79, an Amazon spokesperson told CBC News.

Amazon said the fee hike to cover higher costs to maintain the program, such as shipping fees.

How Much Does Amazon Prime Cost in UK?

In the UK, Brits pay £79 a year to get Amazon Prime – giving them access to unlimited 1-day delivery, access to Amazon Video and Prime Music, free Kindle e-book loans, and even free video games.

But the £79 figure is equal to $110 at current exchange rates, which is lower than Amazon's new US price.

Brits could be forced to pay as much as 20 per cent more for their yearly subscription.

If Amazon matched the $119 fee in the UK, that would mean Brits could pay out £86 a year – a £7 bump.

Alternatively, Amazon could match the 20 per cent rise, raising the subscription price from £79 to £95 – a £16 rise.

How Much Does HBO Cost on Amazon Prime?

Amazon Prime members can subscribe to stream HBO and Cinemax series via Amazon Channels, the e-commerce giant’s cable-like TV offering.

The HBO package costs $14.99 per month for unlimited streaming access, the same cost of an HBO Now subscription, while the Cinemax package costs $9.99 per month.