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Amazon raises monthly Prime membership rate

Amazon Announces Cities Still In Consideration For Second Headquarters
By Erin Newnam, KIRO7.com
Jan 19, 2018

The monthly membership fee for Amazon Prime rose Friday from $10.99 to $12.99.

Company officials said the annual membership will remain at $99 dollars.

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Monthly customers do not get access to Amazon Video, which costs $8.99 a month.

The last Prime subscription hike came in 2014, when Amazon increased its yearly membership from $79 to $99.

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The e-commerce company did not give a reason for the price increase.

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