is subscription worth it? – TELES RELAY

Amazon offers a premium subscription at 49 euros per year called Amazon Prime. This package includes an express delivery service but not only. A subscriber also benefits from a multitude of other advantages: video, music, video games … Services more or less useful as needed. So, does subscribing to Amazon Prime be worth it?

Amazon Prime (formerly known as Amazon Premium) is an e-commerce subscription offer. If the services offered are numerous, they are not always very clear for subscribers. Most Amazon Prime subscribers know they get a very fast and almost free delivery. But for many, the premium offer ends there. But for 49 euros per year, Amazon Prime offers many more benefits. Is the set really interesting and suitable for everyone? We studied the question

Amazon Prime: the best e-commerce service

The Prime subscription principle is somewhat strange on paper. Being a subscriber to Amazon Prime is like being part of a club. Subscription is an entry fee into this club. We pay 49 euros a year to join, and can buy on preferential terms. First, as a premium subscriber special discounts are available.

For example, subscribers benefit from a reduction of 2 euros on all video games purchased for pre-order or in the 14 days after their release. Amazon flash sales are also an institution of the e-commerce platform. As a subscriber, we have access to all flash sales 30 minutes before other customers. What to find the best deals.

But what characterizes especially the subscription Amazon Prime, it is its delivery service . Any subscriber is entitled to a delivery in metropolitan France in one working day and free on the vast majority of products. There is no minimum amount and there is something for everyone: books, DVDs, high-tech products, food shopping, jewelery etc.

New delivery modes have emerged over time. Prime gives access for example to discounts on Express deliveries. It is also possible to be delivered at night in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Aix-en-Provence for 4.99 euros for orders under 25 euros (free for more than 25 euros). 19659005] The Amazon Prime subscription is 49 euros per year with a free trial of 30 days without commitment. For 18-24 year olds, the subscription is 24 euros per year with a free trial of 6 months. Suffice to say that at this price, the offer is already interesting just if we take into account the delivery costs offered. For consumers who frequently order online, this is probably the best offer on the market. And a subscription allows you to take advantage of Amazon Prime Day 2018, crazy Amazon promos that land on July 16, 2018 with great promotions on Kindle reading, pregnant Amazon Echo and many other products.

The other benefits of Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime is not only the best e-commerce service on the market. The other advantages of the platform are numerous. So much so that it is difficult to see clearly. Amazon wants to seduce all profiles and offers adapted services.

For Gamers: Twitch Prime Offered

In addition to the $ 2 discount offered on video games (purchased on pre-order), Amazon Prime includes completely free access to the game. old Twitch Turbo offer (Amazon bought Twitch). Called Twitch Prime, just connect his Twitch account to his Amazon account. For those who do not know, Twitch Prime includes many benefits for video game enthusiasts:

Note that during the entire month of July 2018, Twitch Prime offers us almost a video game a day! In all, 21 titles are offered for free during this period. And there is some good: Pillars of Eternity Definitive Edition is part of the selection.

Amazon Drive and Prime Photos

This is probably the least known advantage of Amazon Prime subscribers. Prime Photos and Drive allow subscribers to have access to 5GB of online storage. The first is an unlimited photo storage service. The second is a document storage service comparable to Google Drive or Dropbox. While it is not the most complete offer of the market but it has the advantage of being free. This is still a mistake

For readers: Kindle

Amazon markets one of the best readers of the market: the Kindle. If the books are sold most often to the unit or via another subscription service. However, Amazon Prime subscribers again benefit from an advantage. Every month he can borrow a book from the Kindle Library. For the bulimic readers it is a fair bit, for the occasional readers, it corresponds to 12 free books in the year. Rather not bad.

For fans of movies and series: Amazon Prime Video

To compete with Netflix, Amazon has also released its streaming service called Amazon Prime Video. Initially limited to the United States, the services subsequently ensued in France. Amazon Prime subscribers have access to this streaming service for free and unlimited. Like Netflix, the great strength of this platform is its series catalog. Amazon productions are particularly successful. Moreover, some have been awarded at the Golden Globes. What to bingle a little more

To shop: Amazon Prime Now

Exclusively available in Paris intramural for the moment, Amazon Prime Now is a fast food delivery service . Deliveries are made on beaches of two hours. The races are carried out either in the Amazon store or in the partner stores. For the user everything happens in a transparent way. The prices are generally very interesting, Amazon taking advantage of its power to offer many discounts and promotions.

Amazon Music for music lovers

Since June 6, 2018, Amazon Music is free for Amazon Prime subscribers and is fully part of the offer. The service provides access to a catalog of about 2 million titles and you are entitled to 40 hours of listening per month. To go further and enjoy the 50 million songs and unlimited without advertising, you must subscribe to the Amazon Music Unlimited offer (9.99 euros per month). But some users will be satisfied with the standard Amazon Music included in Prime. Amazon Music is compatible with the home badistant Alexa, who speaks French now, and is available on the connected speakers Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Spot and on smartphone, tablet and PC.

For the family: Amazon Family [19659013] Last major advantage of the Amazon Prime subscription: sharing. A subscriber can share all the advantages presented above with two members of his household . Just invite someone to send him via your account. It will then be sufficient to enter the date of birth of the subscriber to confirm the registration. Important note: The Amazon Prime Video account can not be shared. Only the holder of the subscription can take advantage of it.

Finally, Amazon Family allows to configure a profile for a child. Just enter your age to access targeted promotions. In addition, parents are entitled to a permanent 20% reduction on diapers.

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