Amazon Adds Another Perk for College Students: Discounted Prime Service

Continuing its efforts to pull college students into the Amazon ecosystem, Amazon announced Prime Student, a half-off discount program for college students enrolled in two- or four-year U.S. colleges. Prime Student is $5.49 a month after a six-month trial for all the benefits of Prime, with no annual commitment, said Amazon. Perks of a Prime membership include free two-day shipping, same-day delivery in more than 5,000 cities and one-day pickup on “millions” of items at campus locations and Prime Now in 30 major cities, it said. Prime membership also includes unlimited streaming on select movies and TV shows, access to Prime Music, access to select books and photo storage, and discounts on games. In August, Amazon announced the Instant Pickup service with staffed locations near universities in Los Angeles; Berkeley; Columbus; College Park, Maryland; and Atlanta.