From selling books out of a Seattle garage and eventually, it morphed into the global e-commerce powerhouse it is today with $89 billion in annual revenue.
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Pappy
Living the Dream
We just recently joined Amazon Prime. Mostly for their books. The wife and I both read a lot and I think we have already saved money by joining. Have also watched a couple of movies too, although we prefer Netflix.
I tried to get Amazon Prime a few months ago so I could watch Outlander (the only way to watch in the UK). But I can't have a kindle account on .com and a prime account on UK. So we resolved that by husband getting prime in the UK. So I get him to order things for the free shipping now.
Pappy
Living the Dream
Good move. Amerscot. There usually ways to get around the small print if one tries hard enough. :sentimental:
It was a major headache. I had to phone them up and the CR was very unclear about his explanations. So someone else phoned me back after I left a negative review of the CR. It was really simple but made complicated! Our kindle account is through my US account (hubby gets his kindle books and newspaper through me). Therefore I couldn't get another media account in the UK. I had no idea they were linked! I did get Prime but when I tried Outlander it came up on the US system which means I'd have to pay for each episode! Grrr. So they very nicely let me cancel my prime UK and switch it to husband. Solved.
I published my dads poems through Amazons self publishing software for Kindle and print as a Fathers Day gift. It was his dream to be published and it only cost me time. He cried... then he turned into a diva making plans for his next book.
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
Pruz, I didn't know about the self publishing software. What a nice thing to do for your father!
I remember when it started, or maybe when it came to the UK,
they had a big warehouse in Bedfordshire, (I think), there were
pictures of staff sitting around with nothing to do, just waiting
for orders to come in and they could pack and post them.
The press said that it would never last!
Do reporters ever tell the truth, I wonder.
Mike.
they had a big warehouse in Bedfordshire, (I think), there were
pictures of staff sitting around with nothing to do, just waiting
for orders to come in and they could pack and post them.
The press said that it would never last!
Do reporters ever tell the truth, I wonder.
Mike.
I just thought that it is amazing to go from selling books online from your garage to $89 billion in annual revenue. !!!!
Jackie22
Well-known Member
- Location
- Northeast Texas
I love Amazon and agree that it is a great company. I order a lot from them each month and have debated on getting Prime, but since I have limited data with my satellite service and can not stream movies, I just can notjustify the extra expense.
We save a fortune in shipping fees with Prime. Not all items are free to ship though - it needs to say Prime next to the item.
..Most shipping is free if you order over $35..That is what I usually go for and I am not in any hurry to get 2 day service..I wanted to order a roll on insect repellent a couple of weeks ago and the price was ÂŁ4. The shipping was ÂŁ6. So ordered it on hubby's prime and shipping was free.
I never need anything in a hurry so I always do the cheapest or free shipping. But the main reason we got it is because it is the only way I can watch the Outllander series in the UK. It was shown in 70 other countries before we got it and it was filmed here!
AprilSun
Senior Member
Jackie22, you sound like me. My kids keep telling me I need to get Prime but it wouldn't pay me to do it. I'm not a movie watcher and I counted up my shipping costs for the past several years and I would be paying more for the Prime each year than I have for shipping. When it's available, I use the Free Shipping choice. Yes, it takes longer but I look at it like this, "If I've waited this long, I can wait a few more days".