Free Amazon Prime with Kindle Fire
Amazon Prime is what makes me spend so much money with Amazon. Free 2-Day Shipping? Free Amazon Instant Videos? Free books for my Kindle Fire? Yes please! All of these benefits encourage me to frequently shop at Amazon. In this brief post, I’ll be reviewing the benefits of Amazon Prime for a Kindle Fire user like yourself.
And when you purchase your Kindle Fire, you’ll get a free month of Amazon Prime! There are no hidden agendas with this deal. No credit card information required. Just activate your Kindle Fire and the free month of Amazon Prime is yours.
It’s a nice gesture from Amazon that’s meant to encourage you to start spending money on your Kindle Fire.
You’ve probably heard that Amazon Prime members get free videos from Amazon. However, did you know that you are eligible to borrow a New York Times Bestseller as frequently as once a month! For example, right after purchasing your Toasty Tablet, you can rent Suzanne Collins Mockingjay, the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Or, if you’re into self-help books, check out Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Finally, if thrillers are your thing, check out A.K. Alexander’s Daddy’s Home. (Strongly recommend that you read that third one… it’s the epitome of a page-turner).
What about videos? I’d start watching The Tudors if you like Victorian-era drama, Sons of Anarchy for some good old fashioned violence, and Arrested Devolopment for a seriously underrated comedy series. How much overlap is there between Netflix and Amazon Instant Videos? Quite a bit, in fact. Amazon Instant Videos has only 10,000 videos… this is dwarfed by Netflix’s much larger collection. I estimate that Netflix has upwards of 100,000 movies and TV shows.
If I were to choose between Netflix and Amazon Prime, I think I’d go with Amazon Prime. Why? Let me review the benefits of Amazon Prime for a Kindle Fire user:
- Free 2-day shipping on all orders which is usually twice as fast as Amazon’s normal Super Saver Shipping
- $3.99 overnight shipping (this is really useful to get a product ASAP)
- Join the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library and get a free book of your choice once a month. Since most books on the Kindle Fire cost around $9.99, the Lending Library can save you up to $120.
- 10,000 free movies and TV series – not nearly as large as Netflix’s selection but there’s still quite a lot of choice
So in the end, is Amazon Prime worth the $79/year price tag? I’d say yes. But don’t let me choose for you. See for yourself if you like Amazon Prime when you purchase your Kindle Fire. Order some items, watch some movies, read some free books – take advantage of Amazon Prime’s benefits to see if it’s truly worth the cost.
Warning – you know how grocery stores put candy bars right next to the register? That’s called an impulse buy. Amazon Prime is almost as bad. It streamlines your shopping experience and provides near instant gratification for your purchases. You might be spending more money than you intend to when you get Amazon Prime for your Kindle Fire.