Amazon Prime membership to cost more: New prices, plans and more – Times of India

Amazon Prime membership will now cost you more and its official. The e-tailer has comfirmed that it is increasing the prices of its membership programme Amazon Prime. The prices of annual Amazon Prime membership in India has been revised to Rs 1499 from the current Rs 999. “The price of Prime memberships in IN is being revised from Rs 999 to Rs 1499 (annual plan), Rs 329 to Rs 459 (3 month plan) and Rs 129 to Rs 179 (monthly plan),” as per a statement shared by Amazon with Gadgets Now-TOI Tech.
“Since the launch 5 years ago in IN, Prime has continued to increase the value it offers members. Prime provides an unparalleled combination of shopping, savings and entertainment benefits to make life more convenient and entertaining every single day, and we continue to invest in making Prime even more valuable for customers. Prime 1- day delivery is available on millions of items. Prime Video offers unlimited access to award-winning movies, TV shows and Amazon Originals in 10 languages. In addition, members have access to 70MM songs ad-free with Amazon Music, unlimited 5% reward points on Amazon shopping with the Amazon Pay ICICI bank credit card, access to free in-game content on popular mobile games with Prime Gaming, free access to a rotating selection of thousands of books with Prime Reading. Members also get Prime Early Access to sale events, new product launches and Lightning Deals as well as access to our global shopping event Prime Day and much more,” adds the statement.
Amazon Prime is a monthly or annual membership program that offers certain exclusive benefits to customers. Amazon introduced the membership programme in India in 2016 at an inagural price of Rs 499, the same was later increased to Rs 999. Presently, the Amazon Prime membership in India is cheaper than that of other media streaming services like Netflix, Hotstar and others.
Amazon Prime membership benefits
* Free delivery: Unlimited free one-day and two-day delivery on eligible items.
* Prime Video: Unlimited streaming of Indian and US movies, TV shows and Amazon Originals on PrimeVideo.com
* Prime Music: Ad-free music with free offline downloads and millions of podcast episodes.
* Unlimited 5% reward points: Eligible Prime members can earn unlimited 5% reward points on purchases on Amazon.in using the Amazon Pay ICICI Bank credit card. Currently available in 35 cities across the country.
* Prime Reading: This is eligible on hundreds of eligible eBooks, comics and more.