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Title: Amazon's free shipping minimum cost is now $49 Post by: HCK on February 24, 2016, 09:00:14 am Amazon's free shipping minimum cost is now $49
<article> <section class="page"> <p>If you want free shipping on your Amazon order, it’s going to cost you a little more. That’s because Amazon revealed (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=527692) it is raising the minimum amount you need to spend to $49—up from $35—in order to get the perk.</p><p>The only exception is for an order of $25 worth of “eligible” books, which should be welcome news to those who rely on Amazon for textbooks or for their pleasure-reading needs.</p><p>Along with boosting Prime subscriptions, such a move will help the bottom line by squeezing out some of the shipping costs the company has to pay out for all those free orders.</p><p><strong>Why this matters:</strong> Amazon really wants you to subscribe to its Prime service, which at $99 per year offers free, two-day shipping and access to the company’s video and music streaming services. It’s a move that makes sense if you buy things on Amazon regularly, but it’s not as compelling if you don’t crave a bunch of TV shows or aren’t a heavy Amazon buyer. So get ready to pay out a little more, however, if you make occasional small purchases from the retail giant.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3036166/consumer-electronics/amazons-free-shipping-minimum-cost-is-now-49.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Amazon's free shipping minimum cost is now $49 (http://www.macworld.com/article/3036166/consumer-electronics/amazons-free-shipping-minimum-cost-is-now-49.html#tk.rss_all) |