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Beartracks

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Mon Jan 12, 2015, 09:20 PM Jan 2015

Kindle Users: Are Kindle books cheaper if u have Prime? [View all]

Hi, Fiction Group,

My spouse is a big-time Kindle user/reader. We have a regular Amazon account (since it's necessary for making the Kindle book purchases), but we are wondering if the cost of Kindle books may generally be cheaper if you are ALSO an Amazon Prime member?

For example, let's say we buy three books for the Kindle that are $11.99, 14.99, and 3.99, totaling about $31.
If we'd had a Prime membership, might we expect the total could have been, say, $10.99, 12.99, and 3.99 -- $28?


I've been Googling around for an answer, but I only find mention of the "500,000-book lending library" that Amazon makes available to its Prime members with Kindles. But I'm asking about the normal, everyday e-books you actually BUY for your Kindle.

Basically, we buy lots of Kindle books, and I'm wondering if there's a price discount for Prime so that the savings can ultimately offset Prime's annual membership cost.



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No, I don't think so, though they do give you kindle access to a free book or two each month... hlthe2b Jan 2015 #1
Hmmm.... Beartracks Jan 2015 #2
I tend to buy some "specialty" items available from their "pantry" program with subscrption savings. hlthe2b Jan 2015 #3
15% off subscription program? Is that part of Prime Pantry? Beartracks Jan 2015 #4
they have lot of programs, I guess, but I subscribe to buy pantry/pharmacy type products and can hlthe2b Jan 2015 #5
You had my curiosity, now you have my attention. LOL Beartracks Jan 2015 #12
the way I figure it is that I easily buy one thing/month and that shipping would average about $6 hlthe2b Jan 2015 #6
We don't buy much via Amazon, except Kindle books. Beartracks Jan 2015 #11
I have no experience with it but there's Kindle Unlimited TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #7
Some of them are free if you use kindle unlimited. Otherwise not to my knowledge. bravenak Jan 2015 #8
The only benny I've seen is free shipping pscot Jan 2015 #9
No difference in price, but . . . gollygee Jan 2015 #10
WTF?? I thought you could choose from that whole Lending Library... Beartracks Jan 2015 #13
Oh you can also borrow one book each month from the lending library gollygee Jan 2015 #14
Ah, sorry. Is there somewhere to find all this out before signing up? n/t Beartracks Jan 2015 #15
Everything available for having Prime? gollygee Jan 2015 #16
The kindle lending library isn't that good tabbycat31 Feb 2015 #17
If the book is borrowed from your library electronically... Beartracks Feb 2015 #18
Only so many copies to go around tabbycat31 Feb 2015 #19
Copyright! <smacks forehead> Of course! Beartracks Feb 2015 #20
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