More complaining about electronics and sales people

Well, it’s not so much that I’m complaining about my Kindle, as I do love it so, but we’re going to be talking about it. And it’s not that Amazon.com is a sales person, but… whatever. I was trying to make things fit.

Awhile ago I discovered the wonders of Amazon Prime. Oh yes, you may be aware of their free 2-day shipping. But did you also know that Prime members can enjoy such perks as free streaming movies and TV? And that Amazon Prime Kindle owners can download free books as well as share books with one another for free? Amazing! Amazoning? Maybe!

However, I balked slightly at the $80 annual fee. That’s when I saw the fine print that an Amazon Prime account covers up to three additional members of your household. I’m part of My Mother’s household! Sort of! Not really! Whatever!

So I log into My Mother’s Amazon account (we’re a very trusting household), and signed myself up to be part of her Prime account. Sweetness.

I then went on with my life, woke up each morning, went to bed each night, didn’t really feel like a changed human being, but I was doing alright.

That is, until yesterday when I went to take advantage of this Primetasticness to download some free eBooks.

That’s when I read new fine print: Prime “guests” aren’t allowed to download books. Or stream movies. Or borrow from the Prime library. I only get my free two-day shipping, and I’m supposed to be happy about it.

Bitches.

So now we’re back to the starting point: do I pay the $80 annual fee to enjoy these luxuries or no? I think the simple answer to this question involves some math. Let’s take a quick gander on over to Amazon.com to see whether or not the books I’d like to read are free for Prime members or not.

John Grisham’s The Litigators: $12.99

Stephen King’s 11/22/63: $14.99

The Help: $9.99

Project Future: The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World: Free for Prime members, otherwise $9.99.

That could settle it.

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