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Ted S. Warren/AP Amazon is increasing the cost of its Prime membership service to $139 a year and $14.99 a month. The company announced the increase in the U.S. — from $119 a year and $12.99 a month — For new members, the price change kicks in on Feb. 18, while existing members will see higher prices when their subscription is up for renewal after March 25. The number of Prime subscribers topped 200 million globally, Amazon said last April. Most Prime members live in the U.S. The subscription service remains the singular most influential program for Amazon. Prime members are historically very loyal, beginning most of their online shopping searches on Amazon. A recent Morgan Stanley analysis estimated that households with Prime membership last year spent over $3,000 on Amazon on average, which was twice as much as shoppers without the subscription. Amazon last raised the cost of membership four years ago, in 2018, when the annual fee rose to $119 a year from $99 and the monthly fee to $12.99 from $10.99. At the time, company executives said the increase was due to rising shipping costs and other expenses of the program. The price hike before that was in 2014. The major attraction of Amazon Prime has always been fast shipping at no additional cost. Non-subscribers can get free shipping, too, but only for orders above $25. Other Prime perks include video and music streaming, Whole Foods deals and cloud storage. Since 2020, Walmart has been building its competitor to Amazon Pr...

Chris Hoffman Editor-in-Chief Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been interviewed as a technology expert on TV stations like Miami's NBC 6, and had his work covered by news outlets like the BBC. Since 2011, Chris has written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times---and that's just here at How-To Geek. We’ve seen reports that Amazon offers this free trial to people who haven’t paid for Amazon Prime in the last 12 months, too. If you have a lapsed Prime membership, visit the Prime sign-up page and see if Amazon offers you a free trial once again. After your 30 days, Amazon will automatically upgrade you to a paid subscription. Be sure to Family Members: Share a Prime Membership Two adults in a household can share their Amazon Prime membership. So, if your partner or spouse has a Prime account already, you don’t have to pay for your own. You don’t have to share a single account, either—you can each have your personal Amazon account but share the Prime membership. To take advantage of this as a Prime subscriber, you’ll have to add a second adult account to your “ Chris Hoffman Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been in...

Payton, USA TODAY An annual membership will go up $20 from $119 to $139 and the monthly fee will go up $2 from $12.99 to $14.99, the company said Thursday. Jamil Ghani, Amazon Prime vice president, said in a statement, that the price of Prime is increasing with "the continued expansion of Prime member benefitsas well as the rise in wages and transportation costs." For new members, the price change will go into effect Feb. 18. For current Prime members, the new price will apply after March 25 on the date of their next renewal. DAILY MONEY NEWSLETTER: STARBUCKS PRICE INCREASE: Neil Saunders, managing director of research firm GlobalData, told USA TODAY that he wasn’t surprised Amazon was raising fees and called it “long overdue.” Amazon’s 2018 Prime hike also was $20 when the membership fee went from $99 to $119. The 2014 increasewas $20, too. “Amazon is facing much higher costs and is still investing heavily in Prime, so there is a real justification for hiking fees,” Saunders said. “While no one likes to pay more, Prime remains a very attractive, good value for money program which most members use extensively.” Other membership programs have also hiked prices. Saunders doesn’t expect there to be a significant number of “Amazon will have done the math on this and their view will be that they have more to gain than lose from this move,” he said. Shares of Amazon spiked nearly 17% in after market trading when Amazon released its results. AMAZON DEALS: PRIME MEMBERSHIP DEALS: ...

Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. 15 reasons why an Amazon Prime membership is worth the $139 annual fee Originally $14.99 Save 100% But at $139 a year — or $14.99 a month — a Prime subscription can take a big chunk out of your wallet. Even if you're an Amazon die-hard, you have to ask the question: Is Amazon Prime worth the money? Yes, Amazon Prime is worth it, even at $139 a year If you're using all the benefits that Amazon Prime unlocks, those perks more than make up for the steep cost. In 2018, For the $139 yearly or $14.99 monthly fee, Prime members earn a ton of benefits. These include free one-day delivery, two-hour grocery delivery, premium streaming services like Prime Video and Prime Music, and an unbelievable amount of extra discounts and coupons. You'll also get access to Even if you're not using every feature included with your Prime membership, it might still be worth it for the time saved alone. But for some households, a service like Walmart Plus might make more sense. If you'd like to see how those two services stack up against each other, be sure to take a look at our Here are some of our favorite Amazon Prime perks that make a subscription worth the cost, even at $139 a year....

Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. 15 reasons why an Amazon Prime membership is worth the $139 annual fee Originally $14.99 Save 100% But at $139 a year — or $14.99 a month — a Prime subscription can take a big chunk out of your wallet. Even if you're an Amazon die-hard, you have to ask the question: Is Amazon Prime worth the money? Yes, Amazon Prime is worth it, even at $139 a year If you're using all the benefits that Amazon Prime unlocks, those perks more than make up for the steep cost. In 2018, For the $139 yearly or $14.99 monthly fee, Prime members earn a ton of benefits. These include free one-day delivery, two-hour grocery delivery, premium streaming services like Prime Video and Prime Music, and an unbelievable amount of extra discounts and coupons. You'll also get access to Even if you're not using every feature included with your Prime membership, it might still be worth it for the time saved alone. But for some households, a service like Walmart Plus might make more sense. If you'd like to see how those two services stack up against each other, be sure to take a look at our Here are some of our favorite Amazon Prime perks that make a subscription worth the cost, even at $139 a year....

Payton, USA TODAY An annual membership will go up $20 from $119 to $139 and the monthly fee will go up $2 from $12.99 to $14.99, the company said Thursday. Jamil Ghani, Amazon Prime vice president, said in a statement, that the price of Prime is increasing with "the continued expansion of Prime member benefitsas well as the rise in wages and transportation costs." For new members, the price change will go into effect Feb. 18. For current Prime members, the new price will apply after March 25 on the date of their next renewal. DAILY MONEY NEWSLETTER: STARBUCKS PRICE INCREASE: Neil Saunders, managing director of research firm GlobalData, told USA TODAY that he wasn’t surprised Amazon was raising fees and called it “long overdue.” Amazon’s 2018 Prime hike also was $20 when the membership fee went from $99 to $119. The 2014 increasewas $20, too. “Amazon is facing much higher costs and is still investing heavily in Prime, so there is a real justification for hiking fees,” Saunders said. “While no one likes to pay more, Prime remains a very attractive, good value for money program which most members use extensively.” Other membership programs have also hiked prices. Saunders doesn’t expect there to be a significant number of “Amazon will have done the math on this and their view will be that they have more to gain than lose from this move,” he said. Shares of Amazon spiked nearly 17% in after market trading when Amazon released its results. AMAZON DEALS: PRIME MEMBERSHIP DEALS: ...

Chris Hoffman Editor-in-Chief Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been interviewed as a technology expert on TV stations like Miami's NBC 6, and had his work covered by news outlets like the BBC. Since 2011, Chris has written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times---and that's just here at How-To Geek. We’ve seen reports that Amazon offers this free trial to people who haven’t paid for Amazon Prime in the last 12 months, too. If you have a lapsed Prime membership, visit the Prime sign-up page and see if Amazon offers you a free trial once again. After your 30 days, Amazon will automatically upgrade you to a paid subscription. Be sure to Family Members: Share a Prime Membership Two adults in a household can share their Amazon Prime membership. So, if your partner or spouse has a Prime account already, you don’t have to pay for your own. You don’t have to share a single account, either—you can each have your personal Amazon account but share the Prime membership. To take advantage of this as a Prime subscriber, you’ll have to add a second adult account to your “ Chris Hoffman Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been in...

Ted S. Warren/AP Amazon is increasing the cost of its Prime membership service to $139 a year and $14.99 a month. The company announced the increase in the U.S. — from $119 a year and $12.99 a month — For new members, the price change kicks in on Feb. 18, while existing members will see higher prices when their subscription is up for renewal after March 25. The number of Prime subscribers topped 200 million globally, Amazon said last April. Most Prime members live in the U.S. The subscription service remains the singular most influential program for Amazon. Prime members are historically very loyal, beginning most of their online shopping searches on Amazon. A recent Morgan Stanley analysis estimated that households with Prime membership last year spent over $3,000 on Amazon on average, which was twice as much as shoppers without the subscription. Amazon last raised the cost of membership four years ago, in 2018, when the annual fee rose to $119 a year from $99 and the monthly fee to $12.99 from $10.99. At the time, company executives said the increase was due to rising shipping costs and other expenses of the program. The price hike before that was in 2014. The major attraction of Amazon Prime has always been fast shipping at no additional cost. Non-subscribers can get free shipping, too, but only for orders above $25. Other Prime perks include video and music streaming, Whole Foods deals and cloud storage. Since 2020, Walmart has been building its competitor to Amazon Pr...

Chris Hoffman Editor-in-Chief Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been interviewed as a technology expert on TV stations like Miami's NBC 6, and had his work covered by news outlets like the BBC. Since 2011, Chris has written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times---and that's just here at How-To Geek. We’ve seen reports that Amazon offers this free trial to people who haven’t paid for Amazon Prime in the last 12 months, too. If you have a lapsed Prime membership, visit the Prime sign-up page and see if Amazon offers you a free trial once again. After your 30 days, Amazon will automatically upgrade you to a paid subscription. Be sure to Family Members: Share a Prime Membership Two adults in a household can share their Amazon Prime membership. So, if your partner or spouse has a Prime account already, you don’t have to pay for your own. You don’t have to share a single account, either—you can each have your personal Amazon account but share the Prime membership. To take advantage of this as a Prime subscriber, you’ll have to add a second adult account to your “ Chris Hoffman Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been in...

Ted S. Warren/AP Amazon is increasing the cost of its Prime membership service to $139 a year and $14.99 a month. The company announced the increase in the U.S. — from $119 a year and $12.99 a month — For new members, the price change kicks in on Feb. 18, while existing members will see higher prices when their subscription is up for renewal after March 25. The number of Prime subscribers topped 200 million globally, Amazon said last April. Most Prime members live in the U.S. The subscription service remains the singular most influential program for Amazon. Prime members are historically very loyal, beginning most of their online shopping searches on Amazon. A recent Morgan Stanley analysis estimated that households with Prime membership last year spent over $3,000 on Amazon on average, which was twice as much as shoppers without the subscription. Amazon last raised the cost of membership four years ago, in 2018, when the annual fee rose to $119 a year from $99 and the monthly fee to $12.99 from $10.99. At the time, company executives said the increase was due to rising shipping costs and other expenses of the program. The price hike before that was in 2014. The major attraction of Amazon Prime has always been fast shipping at no additional cost. Non-subscribers can get free shipping, too, but only for orders above $25. Other Prime perks include video and music streaming, Whole Foods deals and cloud storage. Since 2020, Walmart has been building its competitor to Amazon Pr...