You love books, right? You devour at least a few books each week and are always in search for new self-publishing authors. The question is, do you also like to watch TV shows and movies? And how often do you order stuff from Amazon? Why am I asking these questions? Because this should help you make the Kindle Unlimited Vs Amazon Prime comparison and choose the subscription that is right for you.
What is Kindle Unlimited
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited service is exclusively for readers. With KU subscription, you get access to nearly a million books, with new titles added each day. You also get access to audio versions of these books and other audio books that are made available by the authors in KU, along with a range of magazines. You can read up to ten books or magazines simultaneously across various devices and keep them on your devices for as long as you like.
What is Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is a an overarching service that gives you access to various things. From TV shows and movies to free shipping, to exclusive early access to deals and sales. Recent upgrades to the membership now offer grocery deliveries and food delivery from restaurants in select locations. But what about books, eh?
Kindle Unlimited Vs Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime members get access to Kindle Owners’ Lending Library (KOLL) and Prime Reading. However these have some restrictions. Members can borrow up to one title in a month from KOLL and do not have to return it within a specific time. However, these can be read only on a Kindle device. Kindle Reading App is not supported for KOLL books.
Similarly, Prime Reading has access to a restricted number of books. All the books that are available to Kindle Unlimited subscribers are not available to Prime Readers. They only get access to a sub set of the KU books. However, these books can be read across multiple devices and do not have the device restriction like KOLL.
But they do have an advantage. Amazon Prime members get access to Kindle First books. So as a Amazon Prime member you can download one book from the six Editors’ Picks before they are released to the world, in a month. KU members get this access only after the book is released.
Kindle Unlimited Vs Amazon Prime is a difficult decision, but one only you can make. So if you are a reader who likes to read but also enjoys watching TV and movies, Amazon Prime membership at $100 per year might be a good idea. But if books are the only thing you are interested in and rarely order anything online, KU may make more sense to you. You can always sign-up for KU free trial to checkout the collection and see how many books you manage to read.