How to Sign Up for an Amazon Prime Account
By Zicheng Ren
Amazon Prime allows you to sign up for a 30-day free trial followed by a yearly charge if you decide to keep the account. You need to have an Amazon account to activate Amazon Prime features such as Instant Video and Music and free two-day shipping. You will have to enter your credit card and billing address information including your name, address and phone number.
Step 1
Go to Amazon and click Your Account on the menu bar to sign in with your Amazon account.
Step 2
Log in to your Amazon account by typing your email address in the My e-mail address is: box. Choose the Yes, I have a password button and type your password. Click Sign in using our secure server. You need to choose the No, I am a new customer button to sign up for a new Amazon account if you never had a Amazon account before.
Step 3
Click the Try Prime free for 30 days button on the Amazon homepage to sign up for Amazon Prime.
Step 4
Fill out the form with your credit card and billing address information and click Try Prime free to start using Amazon Prime. You will be charged $99 per year after your 30-day free trial ends. You may cancel the payment any time during the trial if you decide not to use Prime.
Step 5
Go back to the Amazon home page with your log-in information and note that Your Prime appears on the menu bar. Click Your Prime to begin using your Amazon Prime account benefits.
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Tips
- It is sometimes possible to get an Amazon Prime account through various promotions. For example, if you buy an Amazon Fire phone it comes with a one-year Prime membership.
Writer Bio
Digital signal processing, Arduino and programming languages are just a few of the research interests Zicheng Ren pursued as he earned his M.E. in electronic engineering. He has been published on a variety of tech-related topics. Ren is a graduate student at Oregon Health and Science University.