Amazon Prime!!

Hey guys!!

I was talking about Amazon Student today in class...

If you haven't signed up already, this is a great thing to look into! Amazon Prime gives you "free" 2 day shipping (I say free because you have to pay for your membership), one "free" rental from the Kindle bookstore, and unlimited "free" streaming of certain movies, books, video games and music! (Right now their movie selection is a little limited, but I just read an article yesterday saying Amazon signed a deal with a company that will increase their movie database to become Netflix' new rival, so soon, Prime's movies collection will be actually worth the money you pay for your membership. (Seriously, read that article, it's pretty interesting.))

Amazon Student is a precursor to Prime. You don't get the rentals, but you do get the 2 day shipping, and when you need to buy a book and you need it for next class period, 2 day shipping is your FRIEND! A 6 month trial of Amazon Student is available for FREE for anyone with an .edu email address, so I don't see why anyone would not sign up!

(PS: Even though the 6 month trial is free, Amazon will automatically charge you for your upgrade to Prime after your 6 month trial is up. So if you sign up and don't want to pay for Prime, be careful and remember to cancel your account so you don't get charged!)

Also, If you buy a Prime membership regularly, it's $79/year, but if you register for Amazon Student first and then transfer to Prime, you can get a membership for only $39/year! So, especially if Prime is something you want to look into, now that that merger has been announced, sign up for Student first and save half your money!