Amazon Prime

Rico · October 16, 2011, 08:23:22 AM

So, I decided to give Amazon Prime a trial (first month is free). This gets you 2 day shipping on purchases (no minimum order) and access to their streaming video content. Anyone else use Prime? What do you think of it?

Rico · October 16, 2011, 08:25:16 AM

Oh also, if anyone is using this, have you figured out a way to stream to the iPad or other iDevice?

Bromptonboy · October 16, 2011, 08:37:14 AM

I have been using Prime for a few years. I make quite a few purchases from Amazon - using the Amazon credit card for bonuses - so it pays for itself very quickly. We charge almost everything - paying the balance off each month - and I literally get ~$1,000 US back each year. :)

However, I really haven't used the on demand video service much at all - so I cannot comment.

Java The Hut · October 16, 2011, 09:53:41 AM

Quote from: Rico on October 16, 2011, 08:25:16 AM
Oh also, if anyone is using this, have you figured out a way to stream to the iPad or other iDevice?

Ive been looking into this, it seems to use a iDevice only via the web browser. You can roll your own flux app by navigating to the amazon streaming page on your idevice
and pressing the "box arrow" icon or + icon at the bottom of the screen , and pick add to home screen

MARKO · October 16, 2011, 11:51:28 AM

I heart Amazon prime! i have been using it since they first introduced it and it pays for itself as i order allot from Amazon.... free two day shipping and sometimes next day for only a few bucks. With prime i have ordered everything from my Hi-def TV to batteries... well worth the $75 per year and you get free streaming on movies (same offering as on netflix)

Marko

KingIsaacLinksr · October 16, 2011, 12:51:28 PM

I've been using the student version and it's great being able to get stuff 2 days after you order them, or even sooner in some cases. Recommend. :)

King

matagin · October 17, 2011, 05:46:16 PM

Love Amazon Prime! Nothing like getting something overnighted for $3.99!

ricdude · October 17, 2011, 06:56:08 PM

Strong supporter of amazon prime here. And it's kind of frightening how much food amazon can ship to you...

Jobydrone · October 18, 2011, 04:46:41 AM

How's the streaming selection compared to Netflix?

Rico · October 18, 2011, 06:21:57 AM

Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on October 18, 2011, 04:46:41 AM
How's the streaming selection compared to Netflix?

Certainly not the amount of selection as Netflix for streaming, but they do have a fair amount - especially TV series. Plus a lot more stuff is coming. Nice little "perk" with having Prime.

Bromptonboy · October 19, 2011, 09:31:14 AM

Found this today at Amazon:
Dear Customers,

We have more good news for Amazon Prime members – Prime Instant Video is growing again. We've now licensed TV programs from PBS including day-after broadcast shows like Frontline and NOVA, more than 1,000 episodes of shows like Masterpiece, Antiques Roadshow, and popular Ken Burns documentaries The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, and, for a limited time, the first episode of Prohibition. PBS joins recently announced FOX television shows 24, Arrested Development, The X-Files, Ally McBeal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The Wonder Years.

Coming soon, we'll be adding Malcolm in the Middle, King of the Hill, and episodes from Julia Child's classic cooking series, The French Chef. We continue to add new Prime Instant Video titles to our catalog at no additional cost. Prime membership remains $79 a year.

Bromptonboy · October 31, 2011, 06:27:34 AM

Dear Customers,

Our Prime Instant Video team is on a roll. Today, we're announcing an agreement with Disney-ABC that adds 800 popular titles from ABC Studios, The Disney Channel, ABC Family, and Marvel. These new titles will bring the total to almost 13,000 TV shows and movies — all available for unlimited instant streaming.

The popular series Lost and Grey's Anatomy will be ready for streaming tomorrow. Then, we'll add other favorites including Felicity, The Disney Channel's Phineas & Ferb, Marvel's X-Men Evolution, and ABC Family shows like Greek and episodes from the most current season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Disney-ABC joins recently announced deals with FOX, CBS, NBC-Universal, and PBS — just to name a few. We've added shows like Arrested Development, Firefly, The X-Files, every series of Star Trek, and Prison Break. You can watch on over 300 different devices, including our new Kindle Fire. Instant video streaming is a new benefit of Amazon Prime and is brought to you at no additional cost — Prime membership remains $79 a year.

Bromptonboy · November 03, 2011, 10:52:17 AM

Dear Customers,

Today we're announcing a new benefit for Kindle owners with an Amazon Prime membership: the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.

Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for free, including over 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers — as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. No other e-reader or ebook store offers such a service.

The Kindle Owners' Lending Library features a wide array of popular titles, including Water for Elephants, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, and Fast Food Nation – plus award-winning novels such as The Finkler Question, motivational books like The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, biographies and memoirs including Kitchen Confidential, and Pulitzer Prize-winning books like Guns, Germs, and Steel.

We're adding the Kindle Owners' Lending Library to Prime membership at no extra cost — Amazon Prime remains just $79 a year, which gives you free two-day shipping on millions of products, plus unlimited instant streaming of almost 13,000 movies and TV shows.

If you're a Kindle owner with Prime, you can start borrowing books today. If you don't yet have a Kindle, our all-new Kindle family is available from just $79.

Jobydrone · November 03, 2011, 12:02:38 PM

Quote from: Bromptonboy on November 03, 2011, 10:52:17 AM
Dear Customers,

Today we're announcing a new benefit for Kindle owners with an Amazon Prime membership: the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.

Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for free, including over 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers — as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. No other e-reader or ebook store offers such a service.

The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library features a wide array of popular titles, including Water for Elephants, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, and Fast Food Nation – plus award-winning novels such as The Finkler Question, motivational books like The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, biographies and memoirs including Kitchen Confidential, and Pulitzer Prize-winning books like Guns, Germs, and Steel.

We’re adding the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library to Prime membership at no extra cost — Amazon Prime remains just $79 a year, which gives you free two-day shipping on millions of products, plus unlimited instant streaming of almost 13,000 movies and TV shows.

If you’re a Kindle owner with Prime, you can start borrowing books today. If you don’t yet have a Kindle, our all-new Kindle family is available from just $79.

Pretty nice!

Ktrek · November 03, 2011, 02:57:29 PM

They act like one book a month is a huge deal. Wow! I'm so impressed. The Nook has offered borrowing from day one and there is no limit to the number only the duration, which is two weeks. That's the same whether borrowing from a friend or a library.

Kevin