Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Amazon takes on Netflix and Hulu Plus with $7.99 monthly Prime plan

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Amazon Prime, which offers unlimited TV and movie streaming among other services, is now available via a $7.99 per-month plan. The new pricing, first noticed by Hacking Netflix , will set customers back a little more than the regular $79 annual subscription, but obviously there's a significantly lower initial cost. $7.99 also happens to match the monthly cost of a Netflix or Hulu Plus membership, and Amazon is clearly hoping that price-matching its competitors will help drive more subscriptions. Prime members also get access to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, along with free two-day shipping on any purchases.


There's some confusion over whether the option for annual subscriptions will be available long-term. We tried signing up to...


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