FYI: Free Amazon Prime Student Accounts with .edu address

[coyabean]

I've had a prime account in the past when I was a gainfully employed adult. I found the shipping was pretty much worth it. Looks like this also comes with book discounts. Sign up here .

Edited July 13, 2010 by coyabean

[Postbib Yeshuist]

Just have to have a .edu e-mail and fill out some basic info.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info

Go go go!

PS If there's a better forum for this, please move it

Edited July 13, 2010 by Postbib Yeshuist

[American in Beijing]

Just have to have a .edu e-mail and fill out some basic info.

http://www.amazon.com/student

Go go go!

Thanks so much for sharing this! Does anyone happen to know how long this promotion will last? Ideally I would want to start my year so that I can make the most use out of it possible (i.e. start it out in August right when I'm about to buy my books for school). Do you think the promotion will still be going on then?

[Postbib Yeshuist]

Thanks so much for sharing this! Does anyone happen to know how long this promotion will last? Ideally I would want to start my year so that I can make the most use out of it possible (i.e. start it out in August right when I'm about to buy my books for school). Do you think the promotion will still be going on then?

No idea. Presumably it would last for a month. Of course, if you wait just one day too long... I went ahead and signed up today. No use taking a chance for what amounts to one month.

[American in Beijing]

No idea. Presumably it would last for a month. Of course, if you wait just one day too long... I went ahead and signed up today. No use taking a chance for what amounts to one month.

Good point! I'm going to sign up today as well!

Thanks again for posting! You're a lifesaver!

[Bumblebee]

Thanks a lot for the tip!

[diehtc0ke]

Ahh! That's a life saver. Thanks so much for this.

[bgk]

Great

[geochic]

Thank you!

[joro]

I read on slickdeals that it lasts one year and they won't charge you to renew.

[coyabean]

I debated putting it here when I posted but couldn't decide. Thanks, mods!

Also, my friend had a paid Prime account at the time and when she signed up they refunded her and honored the free student account within minutes of signing up. Oh, Amazon, how I adore thee.

Edited July 13, 2010 by coyabean

[aginath]

This was the reply I got after signing up:

As a part of your Amazon Student membership, you'll enjoy one year of FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime. Two-Day Shipping not fast enough? With Amazon Prime you can upgrade to One-Day Shipping for $3.99/item.

Also keep a look out for exclusive offers from Amazon stores such as MP3, Clothing, Textbooks, and much more.

You can always see our latest offers at: www.amazon.com/student

Enjoy,

The Amazon Student Team

And I was able to log in using my regular Amazon.com account and just enter my .edu info. F'n sweet. Thanks for posing this!

[Halfpasser11]

Wooo! Thanks so much for posting this.

Hellllllllooooooo buying text books when school starts.

[Eagles215]

Great find...thanks for sharing!

[natsteel]

Coyabean, you are a legend! I had a free trial of Amazon Prime and have wanted it ever since it ended, but being a student and all... This is fantastic!!!

[quichelover]

You do not have to spend $25 to get the free two-day shipping!

[Jae B.]

Just signed up. Thanks!

[rachaelski]

I am going to try this right now...totally will make my day!

[PastHistory]

Thanks

[chickadee21]

Also, for those of you looking to get rid of old textbooks, Amazon has a Textbook Buyback program - http://www.amazon.co...node=2205237011 you select which books you want to trade in, ship them to Amazon for free, and get an Amazon gift certificate. I now have a nice cushion for buying textbooks this fall