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I’m a long time paid subscriber to both Amazon Prime and Costco, and I can’t say I’ve ever thought of the services as particularly similar. Maybe that’s because
by tshaddox 4y ago
I’m a long time paid subscriber to both Amazon Prime and Costco, and I can’t say I’ve ever thought of the services as particularly similar. Maybe that’s because I rarely use Costco to buy things online (I’ve only ordered a few online-only items and one travel package), which is the primary way I use Prime.
Prime certainly feels more like a bundle of unrelated things, with the streaming service, and cloud music/photos/ebooks/etc. stuff no one uses, and whatever Twitch benefits they have now. I guess Costco might actually have some stuff like that, but I’m not aware of anything other than warehouse access, some online shipping benefits, and the travel/car/“Next” shopping.
- ghaff 4y agoNo one uses Kindle ebooks? People may not read books as much as they used to and many still read physical books but lots of people use ebooks.
- tshaddox 4y agoI meant "Prime Reading": https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/prime-pr https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/prime-pr But I could be wrong about it being rarely used.
- ghaff 4y agoI had forgotten about Prime Reading. It looks a lot like the free digital services a lot of libraries have--not really a whole lot of quality content.