Among the programming providers involved in the program are Showtime, Starz. That month Amazon announced the creation of the Streaming Partners Program, a subscription service that provides Amazon Prime subscribers with additional streaming video services.
Amazon Prime added 3 million members during the third week of December 2015.
In December 2015, Amazon stated that "tens of millions" of people were Amazon Prime members. In April 2015, Amazon started a trial partnership with Audi and DHL in order to deliver directly into the trunks of Audi cars, available in the Munich, Germany area to some Audi-connected car users. Amazon began offering free same-day delivery to Prime members in 14 United States metropolitan areas in May 2015. In November 2014, Amazon added Prime Photos, adding unlimited storage of files deemed to be photographs in the users' Amazon Drive. Shortly after this change, Amazon announced Prime Music, providing unlimited, ad-free music streaming. In March 2014, Amazon increased the annual US membership fee for Amazon Prime from $79 to $99. ac.uk, typically students, are eligible for Prime Student privileges, including discounts on Prime membership. People with an email address at an academic domain such as.
In November 2011, it was announced that Prime members had access to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, which allows users to borrow up to one a month of specified popular Kindle e-books. 2012–2016 Īmazon Prime membership in Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, India, and the United States includes Amazon Video, the instant streaming of selected films and TV programs at no additional cost. As of October 2021, there are Prime members in 22 countries in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Amazon Prime is also available in Ireland, with plans for a major expansion in 2022. Amazon launched the program in Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom in 2007 in France (as "Amazon Premium") in 2008, in Italy in 2011, in Canada in 2013, in India in July 2016, in Mexico in March 2017, in Turkey in September 2020, in Sweden in September 2021, and in Poland in October 2021. In 2005, Amazon announced Amazon Prime as a membership service offering free two-day shipping within the contiguous United States on all eligible purchases for an annual fee of $79 equivalent to £56.71 in pounds sterling (equivalent to $105 in 2020) and discounted one-day shipping rates. Amazon Prime electric delivery vans in north London