"Amazon lifts the veil on Prime"

frahse · 12-28-2015, 11:56 AM

Amazon is letting us look at actual?? "numbers!!??"

All the Secrets

Cinisajoy · 12-28-2015, 01:04 PM

I didn't see any actual numbers in that article. The only figure was more than 3 million joined the third week of December. That corresponds nicely with the ad they were running on TV that week.
Also millions of devices is not an actual number.
200 million more items isn't exact either.

My question would be how many of those 3 million will stay with prime come January when the free trial is over.
Oh and the guy that estimated/guessed that 25% of US households does not work for Amazon.

Cool article though. Even if it really said nothing.

Barbara1955 · 12-28-2015, 02:03 PM

Bet a Lot of those are folks like me. Got my Free Year just buying a Amazon Phone. I thing they gave the same deal for the TV [not stick] & Echo when they came out. So a Lot of Deals going on

ApK · 12-28-2015, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

Bet a Lot of those are folks like me. Got my Free Year just buying a Amazon Phone.

Judging by how poorly Amazon Phone did, I'll bet not....

DiapDealer · 12-28-2015, 04:17 PM

I can't help but believe that the number of things in "quotation marks" (in both the article and the OP) suggest a certain level of tongue-in-cheek-edness.

jswinden · 12-29-2015, 01:57 PM

The digital portion of Prime is lackluster, IMO. But Prime is worth the money to me for the shipping savings alone.

ApK · 12-29-2015, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

The digital portion of Prime is lackluster, IMO. But Prime is worth the money to me for the shipping savings alone.

For us as well. We use Prime video on occasion, and it's a nice value add, but it's the shipping we're paying $99 for.

But I suspect the video part will get better and better.

fjtorres · 12-29-2015, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

The digital portion of Prime is lackluster, IMO. But Prime is worth the money to me for the shipping savings alone.

Prime is a loyalty program meant to keep customers happy.
The Digital stuff is meant to be frosting.
(For now.)

It is also, from Amazon's side, an incubator for their next wave of cash cows.
At some point Amazon will likely treat their content services like they treat FREETIME FOR KIDS: one price for Prime members and another for non-members. All the exclusives and original content are investments in building up an HBO/Netflix would-be competitor. The tablets and streamers are the way they monetize it now but eventually, once they build up their reputation and catalog, they'll go from Prime-only to open to all comers...for a price.

kennyc · 12-29-2015, 02:35 PM

It's all good.....and free shipping too!

harriska2 · 12-29-2015, 02:35 PM

We would have purchased Longmire and Bosch for $35 per season so just those shows almost pays off alone. I get A LOT of stuff shipped via Prime. I use mostly Netflix original programming (Bloodline, Daredevil, Jessica Jones) and back shows but the Amazon original programming is starting to really work for us.

DiapDealer · 12-29-2015, 02:50 PM

I watch Prime Digital more and more all the time.

tubemonkey · 12-29-2015, 07:32 PM

To me, it's the package of music, video and shipping that keeps me. If Amazon were to drop any of those three components, then they'd lose me as a member.

GlenBarrington · 12-30-2015, 12:45 PM

I'm seriously considering a subscription just for "The Man In The High Castle", I'll likely worry about pricing changes when they occur, and evaluate the reconfigured value to me then.

soulfuldog · 12-30-2015, 12:57 PM

I've no interest in the video, and the music is nice but not particularly valuable to me, so the 'free' delivery isn't enough to make Prime any use. Which means while I still use Amazon, I'm more likely to check elsewhere and have definitely bought less from Amazon in the past couple of years.

jswinden · 12-30-2015, 03:26 PM

I don't care at all about the music. I would watch more of their video if they actually included good stuff in the Prime membership. Most video I want to watch costs extra, and even more if you want it in HD--like many use SDTV these days. The damn cable/satellite providers still charge extra for HD too. At any rate I'm not paying them a penny more for videos when I can simply wait until it comes on my satellite service.

12-28-2015, 11:56 AM	#1
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,314 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	"Amazon lifts the veil on Prime" Amazon is letting us look at actual?? "numbers!!??" *All the Secrets* Last edited by frahse; 12-31-2015 at 02:46 PM.

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12-28-2015, 01:04 PM	#2
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	I didn't see any actual numbers in that article. The only figure was more than 3 million joined the third week of December. That corresponds nicely with the ad they were running on TV that week. Also millions of devices is not an actual number. 200 million more items isn't exact either. My question would be how many of those 3 million will stay with prime come January when the free trial is over. Oh and the guy that estimated/guessed that 25% of US households does not work for Amazon. Cool article though. Even if it really said nothing.

12-28-2015, 02:03 PM	#3
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Bet a Lot of those are folks like me. Got my Free Year just buying a Amazon Phone. I thing they gave the same deal for the TV [not stick] & Echo when they came out. So a Lot of Deals going on

12-28-2015, 04:17 PM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,572 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I can't help but believe that the number of things in "quotation marks" (in both the article and the OP) suggest a certain level of tongue-in-cheek-edness.

12-29-2015, 01:57 PM	#6
jswinden Nameless Being	The digital portion of Prime is lackluster, IMO. But Prime is worth the money to me for the shipping savings alone.

12-29-2015, 02:35 PM	#9
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	It's all good.....and free shipping too!

12-29-2015, 02:35 PM	#10
harriska2 Addict Posts: 272 Karma: 8000000 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Corvallis, OR Device: Kindle PW2, iPad Pro	We would have purchased Longmire and Bosch for $35 per season so just those shows almost pays off alone. I get A LOT of stuff shipped via Prime. I use mostly Netflix original programming (Bloodline, Daredevil, Jessica Jones) and back shows but the Amazon original programming is starting to really work for us.

12-29-2015, 02:50 PM	#11
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,572 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I watch Prime Digital more and more all the time.

12-29-2015, 07:32 PM	#12
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,480 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	To me, it's the package of music, video and shipping that keeps me. If Amazon were to drop any of those three components, then they'd lose me as a member.

12-30-2015, 12:45 PM	#13
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	I'm seriously considering a subscription just for "The Man In The High Castle", I'll likely worry about pricing changes when they occur, and evaluate the reconfigured value to me then.

12-30-2015, 12:57 PM	#14
soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	I've no interest in the video, and the music is nice but not particularly valuable to me, so the 'free' delivery isn't enough to make Prime any use. Which means while I still use Amazon, I'm more likely to check elsewhere and have definitely bought less from Amazon in the past couple of years.

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12-30-2015, 03:26 PM	#15
jswinden Nameless Being	I don't care at all about the music. I would watch more of their video if they actually included good stuff in the Prime membership. Most video I want to watch costs extra, and even more if you want it in HD--like many use SDTV these days. The damn cable/satellite providers still charge extra for HD too. At any rate I'm not paying them a penny more for videos when I can simply wait until it comes on my satellite service.