Amazon Prime subscribers now have free ebooks, magazines and more with Prime Reading

If you have been looking for one more reason to become an Amazon Prime subscriber, the newly launched Prime Reading feature could just be the clincher. Prime Reading gives US subscribers access to a library of free Kindle ebooks, magazines, comics and other publications completely free of charge. At the moment Amazon is proclaiming there are "over a thousand popular books", but there is also the promise of exclusive content. In addition to books, Prime Reading provides access to "a rotating selection of fresh, full issues of top magazines". Amazon is quick to point out that a Kindle device is… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

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How Le Monde Plans to Net 150,000 English-Speaking Subscribers by 2025

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How reading helps us build empathy and resist tyranny

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A Bad First Quarter at Amazon

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Why Reading Holocaust Books Written From a Jewish Perspective Matters

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Get two Amazon Kindles for $90 with this promo code

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