If you or someone you know is a student (with a .edu e-mail address) they are eligible to join Amazon Student [1]
During that six months there are a few benefits, the biggest being FREE 2 Day Shipping on thousands of items. There are also exclusive discounts and promotions- many of which involve textbooks both for rental and purchase.
If Amazon Student is not cancelled at the end of the six months (just put a reminder in your calendar if you want to cancel) the student still gets a tremendous deal- Amazon Prime [2]
After you graduate or at the end of your fourth year of Amazon Student Prime benefits, whichever comes first, your subscription will automatically upgrade on its anniversary date into a full paid subscription for Amazon Prime [2]. This is easily cancelled.
How To Join Amazon Student
– Click here [1] to sign up.
– Submit the sign up form.
– It will then e-mail you a verification e-mail. This is when the .edu e-mail is necessary. If your .edu e-mail is not your official Amazon account e-mail that’s okay. You only need the .edu e-mail for the verification and then you can attach your Amazon Student account to your Amazon account.
Amazon Student Prime Benefits
If you choose at the end of the six month trial period not to cancel you get almost all the benefits of Amazon Prime [2] at a 50% discount.
Amazon Prime Student is a Prime membership program created for college students. As a Prime Student member, you receive a six-month trial that includes Free Two-Day Shipping on over 50 million items, unlimited streaming of Prime movies and TV shows, unlimited photo storage with Prime Photos, 20% off pre-order and new release video games, exclusive deals and savings, and more! After your six-month trial ends, your Prime Student membership makes you eligible to receive 50% off Amazon Prime, and includes access to all Prime benefits.
So if you or someone you know is a student check out Amazon Student [1]