Amazon is shaping into a media-focused information and entertainment community.Īnd at the same time, the original purpose for Prime has paid off. The podcast includes an interview from the incarcerated Madoff.Īmazon is tight-lipped about Prime membership subscribers, saying only that memberships are in the “tens of millions.” What started out as a way to give free shipment to encourage online shoppers has certainly grown beyond just shipping. An example mentioned by Fortune, is Ponzi Supernova, a podcast about the financial shenanigans of convicted American fraudster and former stockbroker, investment adviser, and financier Bernie Madoff. The same benefit now applies to content produced by Audible. One of the video benefits of Amazon Prime is free streaming of Amazon’s own, in-house video productions. HBO Max is back on Amazon Prime Video ChannelsĪmazon Prime Video is failing with its Thursday Night Football streamĪmazon saw 15.3 million watch Thursday Night Football on Prime Video That extra audio content on Channels (now free for Prime members) includes comedy shows, short fiction, talk shows, and audio versions of articles from major publications. Amazon Prime members already have access free music, video, and Kindle e-books, so adding audio content from its newly acquired Audible further fills out the information/entertainment roundup. Non-Prime members pay $4.95 monthly to hear Channel’s curated podcasts and other content. You can also listen to ad-free content including podcasts on Audible’s new on-demand service Channels. You’ll be able to stream from a rotating group of more than 50 audiobooks. Like audio books and podcasts? If you live in one of the 38 percent of American households that are members of Amazon Prime (according to investment bank Cowen), your world just became more full of sound, according to Fortune.Īmazon Prime members, who pay $99 annually for free two-day shipping, can now access Audible audio service content at no additional cost.

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