Does Prime membership in Amazon got free Kindle library?

[Liz Wolf-Spada]

I was told it did, but I can't figure out how to access it. Does anyone know anymore? I'd like to add more books for our trip to Hawaii, coming up December 1.
Liz

 

[DeniseM]

With any eReader you can get some books free - mostly older books and self-published books. But you still will have to pay for most books.

 

[Mel]

I don't know how to access it, since I'm not a Prime member, but yes it is now supposed to include access to the Kindle Library.

Unfortunately, it's only "up to one book per month", so it's not that big of a deal. There's no due date, but I would assume you can only borrow one book at a time (and again, one per month)

Amazon does have a page where they explain how it works - maybe that will help (you do it from your kindle, not from the website).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...imeland_kindlelendinglibrary?nodeId=200757120

 

[Deb from NC]

I signed up for a free 1 month trial of Amazon prime, and have found you
can borrow 1 book free per month. Not all books are eligible, but I have found enough I'm interested in to make it worthwhile for me. (The Hunger Games Trilogy is available for free, for example). 1 free book per month plus free 2 day shipping make it a pretty good deal for me!
Deb

 

[isisdave]

Anyone who has, or can borrow, an email address ending with .edu can get six months of Amazon prime for free. You just have to respond to one email they'll send you. www.amazon.com/student

And anyone who hasn't done it already can get one month free.

 

[m61376]

What about the movies/TV shows with the new Fire? Any info. on selection for that?

 

[M. Henley]

Movies Also

If you have a tv or any other device that will connect to Amazon Movies you can also download and watch many free moview with Amazon Prime.
If you do not have a device that will access Amazon Movies, but have a device that will interact with netflix you can download the PlayOn, and use that to interface with Amazon.

I signed up for a free 1 month trial of Amazon prime, and have found you
can borrow 1 book free per month. Not all books are eligible, but I have found enough I'm interested in to make it worthwhile for me. (The Hunger Games Trilogy is available for free, for example). 1 free book per month plus free 2 day shipping make it a pretty good deal for me!
Deb

 

[Deb from NC]

If you have a tv or any other device that will connect to Amazon Movies you can also download and watch many free moview with Amazon Prime.
If you do not have a device that will access Amazon Movies, but have a device that will interact with netflix you can download the PlayOn, and use that to interface with Amazon.

Thanks... I hadn't even looked into the movies yet !!!

 

[Mel]

Anyone who has, or can borrow, an email address ending with .edu can get six months of Amazon prime for free. You just have to respond to one email they'll send you. www.amazon.com/student

And anyone who hasn't done it already can get one month free.

The free student subscription is not a full-access Amazon Prime membership. It will give you the free 2-day shipping, but will not give access to the free movies/tv shows. I don't know if it includes Kindle Library.

 

[jehb2]

I was told it did, but I can't figure out how to access it. Does anyone know anymore? I'd like to add more books for our trip to Hawaii, coming up December 1.
Liz

Kindle Lending Library comes with Amazon Prime and gives you up to one book per month. You can keep it as long as you have your Prime membership, or return it and get one more per month - looks like no rollovers. You have to access Kindle Lending Library via a Kindle device - no pc's or mobile like iPhones or iPads. Many good best sellers, but you probably will be able to get only one for your trip.

 

[JudyS]

Kindle Lending Library comes with Amazon Prime and gives you up to one book per month. You can keep it as long as you have your Prime membership, or return it and get one more per month - looks like no rollovers. You have to access Kindle Lending Library via a Kindle device - no pc's or mobile like iPhones or iPads. Many good best sellers, but you probably will be able to get only one for your trip.

Right -- you need both a Kindle and Prime for the new Kindle Library, which gives a maximum of one book per month from a selection of about 3500 paid titles. It is in addition to the many free Kindle books available on Amazon for everyone.

This new Kindle Library is very controversial with publishers and authors. For some of the Kindle Library books, Amazon is paying publishers full wholesale price for their eBooks, then giving them away for free. This might seem like a good deal for publishers and authors, but the contracts between publishers and authors typically only cover books that are sold, not given away free. So, it is causing a lot of confusion in the publishing industry.

Personally, I think this new Kindle Library is a good idea. I got chewed out for saying that on an authors' forum, though!

 

[fishingguy]

Great post, thanks for sharing this info. I've had Prime for a while and didn't even know about this.

 

[Liz Wolf-Spada]

I didn't see any of the authors I usually read, so I was somewhat disappointed in their selection.
Liz

 

[Mel]

Personally, I think this new Kindle Library is a good idea. I got chewed out for saying that on an authors' forum, though!

Publishers and authors should have a choice. Unlike a public library, they may not buy a copy for every one out at a given time, so the auther is losing money. Yes, it may drive sales of sequels, but the choice should belong to the owner ofthe intellectual property.