Amazon Testing Monthly Prime Membership, Just in Time for the Holidays

Date: Nov 07 2012

Filed under: Amazon.com

Amazon PrimeAmazon (AMZN) quietly made a big change to its Prime service this week, allowing some customers to subscribe on a monthly basis rather than committing to a full year.

The service, which includes free two-day shipping and free streaming of movies and TV shows in Amazon’s library, normally costs $79 for a year’s commitment. The monthly option will cost $7.99, which comes to $96 annually.

But paying a premium of $1.50 a month is sure to appeal to customers who don’t necessarily want to commit to…

Amazon Testing Monthly Prime Membership, Just in Time for the Holidays originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-11-06T18:00:00Z.

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