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Amazon Prime Video goes global: launches in “more than 200 countries and territories”

Amazon’s subscription-based video service is now available around the world. The company says Amazon Prime Video will bring Amazon originals and regional content to over 200 countries and territories. The move comes almost a year after rival Netflix made its service available in 190 countries. Not surprisingly, countries that didn’t make the cut include North Kora, […]

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Deals of the Day (11-18-2016)

‘Twas the week before Black Friday, and… Amazon isn’t waiting to offer a bunch of deals. The company has been running a pre-Black Friday series of sales for a while, with some pretty good deals and some that are a bit more underwhelming. But today the company is offering $20 off the price of a 1-year Amazon […]

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Amazon Music Unlimited details (and tiered pricing) leaked

Amazon is rumored to be working on a new music streaming service to challenge Spotify, Apple Music and offering from Microsoft, Google, and others. While most of today’s music streaming services charge the same price: $10 per month, rumor has it that Amazon will take a tiered approach: the service will be cheapest if you […]

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Amazon’s latest Prime perk lets members read a thousand eBooks, comics, and magazines

Amazon has added Prime Reading to the list of benefits available to Amazon Prime members. That means that a Prime subscription gets you access to a rotating library of about a thousand eBooks, digital magazines, and comic books. You can read any of the included titles on a Kindle eReader, Fire tablet, or by using […]

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Amazon’s premium podcast service is now free for Prime members (Audible Channels)

It’s been two months since Amazon-owned Audible launched a podcast/spoken word subscription service called Audible Channels. Up until recently, Audible was first and foremost a service for listening to audiobooks, but Audible Channels includes access to other forms of storytelling, including a series of exclusive podcasts. While Audible Channels was free for existing Audible subscribers, […]

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Now you can pay for Amazon Prime monthly (through Sprint)

Amazon Prime membership normally costs $99 per year, and you normally have to pay for a full year in advance. But now there’s a monthly option… for some people. Sprint has announced that its wireless customers can now pay an extra $10.99 per month on top of their regular phone bill to get access to […]

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Deals of the Day (1-15-2016)

Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle won Golden Globes for best actor and best TV show in the musical or comedy categories last weekend… so Amazon is celebrating this week with a promotion. Normally you need an Amazon Prime membership to stream the TV show, but tonight through Sunday night you can stream it for free. […]