14 DAY TRIAL // After a few rumors made their way into the media, Amazon is confirming the plans to offer a Netflix-like service for ebooks.
The monthly subscription service for reading an unlimited number of ebooks on one’s Kindle will cost people $9.99 (€7.4).
The service is only available for the United States, for now, which means that a large number of Kind users won’t have access to this just yet.
“Amazon.com today introduced Kindle Unlimited—a new subscription service which allows customers to freely read as much as they want from over 600,000 Kindle books, and listen as much as they want to thousands of Audible audiobooks, all for only $9.99 a month,” reads the company’s announcement.
As the company points out, it’s easy to find a great book, but sometimes it’s more difficult to find the free time to enjoy it. That being said, there are no due dates. Instead, all you’ll have to do is look for the Kindle Unlimited logo on eligible titles and click the “Read for Free” button.
Ranging from “The Hunter Games” to “The Lord of the Rings,” you can find a lot of novels. Even better, you’ll also have access to audiobooks from Audible, not just ebooks, making for a complex experience.
In fact, the company said that subscribers would also receive a free three-month Audible membership, with access to the full selection of titles.
Kindle Unlimited is already available for people in the United States and is accessible from Kindle devices, as well as via the free Kindle reading apps that are available for desktop, tablets and smartphones.
“With Kindle Unlimited, you won’t have to think twice before you try a new author or genre—you can just start reading and listening. In addition to offering over 600,000 eBooks, Kindle Unlimited is also by far the most cost-effective way to enjoy audiobooks and eBooks together. With thousands of Whispersync for Voice-enabled audiobooks to choose from, you can easily switch between reading and listening to a book, allowing the story to continue even when your eyes are busy. We hope you take advantage of the 30-day free trial and try it for yourself,” said Russ Grandinetti, senior vice president for Kindle.
Those who want to test out the service can do so with a 30-day trial. People will get on top of unlimited reading material and listening material, access to exclusive content for Kindle, short reads and popular Kindle features, such as Whispersync, Popular Highlights, X-Ray, customer reviews and Goodreads integration.