Spryte Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 How does one share a Prime membership with family? And, can the family members then borrow a Kindle book as well? What about streaming, will they have access to that? Do they need their own Amazon account, or do they just access yours (I foresee problems arising that way, so I'm hoping the Prime would apply to family member's established account)? Just learned on the other thread that we can share Prime. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 go to your account. scroll down to manage prime membership scroll down to where you can extend up to four invitations via e-mail. they must accept the invitation to complete the set-up for a shared membership. and you can actually share it with anyone. Only the prime amazon prime member has streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 can you share with a non family member....or must it be a family member?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Wait, what!?! Could my mom, who lives fives miles away share hers with me? So, if my mom shared her Prime with me, which benefits would I get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I share Prime with my MIL. It's her Prime account. I only get the shipping, not the book borrowing or streaming (I would like the book borrowing). HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Prime members under a free trial or paid subscription can share their shipping benefits with up to 4 additional family members living in the same household, or up to 4 coworkers to shop for the related account. My neighbor a few blocks over signed me up on her Prime account, without my prior knowledge. (Thought she was doing me a favor.) But Amazon DOES check, as I got booted off a few months later for not having the same address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 This is what Amazon says: Sharing Amazon Prime Benefits Prime members under a free trial or paid subscription can share their shipping benefits with up to 4 additional family members living in the same household, or up to 4 coworkers to shop for the related account. Other Prime membership benefits such as Prime instant video and the Kindle Owners' Lending Library can't be shared. To invite family members to share your Amazon Prime membership, sign in to Your Account and click on the link to "Manage Prime Membership." You'll see your current membership details, the status of all members linked to your Amazon Prime membership, and options to add or remove members. Amazon Mom and Amazon Student members with Amazon Prime shipping benefits and customers receiving a free month of Amazon Prime benefits with Kindle Fire will not be able to share their benefits with additional people. All existing shared household members will continue to receive shipping benefits if the primary member switches to the Amazon Prime shipping benefits offered by one of these programs, however, the primary member will not be able to add or change shared household members if they move to one of these programs. Yeah, that's the rub, check the wording. It's for family members in the same household. How that would work for us is when ds gets his own Amazon account, which he needs, then I could allow him to use my prime, but not have all of his stuff sitting in my cart or wish lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 what about the part that says, 4 co-workers....we would have different addresses....right...so that would be ok, right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 what about the part that says, 4 co-workers....we would have different addresses....right...so that would be ok, right?? Technically, if you are a business with 4 co-workers ordering, then you'd have a business address, I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 ok...I wondered about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Wait, what!?! Could my mom, who lives fives miles away share hers with me? So, if my mom shared her Prime with me, which benefits would I get? Yes. You would get Prime shipping on items you purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaddon Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 When I click on manage I am unable to find anything that tells how to add someone :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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