Magazines at Amazon : Prime Reading vs Kindle Unlimited vs Newsstand (… and Kindle Books vs Books at Amazon)

May 21, 2024

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There is a user friendly Amazon portal for the book lovers out there. Personally I am in the midst of learning about all the Amazon favorite pages for my side hustle project with My First Store – 2019 website. A simple website for me to explore with amazon affiliate links. Social media especially Facebook and X are the prominent two to share and expand the horizon of social realm. Mostly digital these days today’s world still yearns for publicity and information in a way comfortable but still familiar to what has been. It would be nice to know what to choose from in shopping at a glance so to speak with a list of items grouped together to view to browse and take a look at before decide to purchase a personal niche itme. Such as choosing a right book to read and how to get one.

I have worked on going over major category of popular merchandises at Amazon as available at the Associates Central and they are as llisted on the My First Store – 2019. I tried to delineate, meaning describe or portray (something) precisely…. As public interests shift over time, trend and fashion come and go and sometimes revisited in an effort to want to re-live…. and as situation permits, some categories of merchadises are not as popular as once it used to be in the past. Paper print magazines, paperback soft and hard cover books and physical textbooks are such. As a last baby boomer generation I personally grew up with using a paperboud dictionary to learn english words for the first time in junior high school in the 70s Seoul Korea. In My First Store – 2019, “Popular pages at Amazon.com…” Category #25 Magazines would be such a section that might need a little more special attention with all due respect.

In this blog post …

Intro paragraphs 1 & 2 above
Prime Reading vs. Kindle Unlimited
Check Out All the Available Magazines at Amazon
Kindle books homepage vs. Books homepage (as of May 21 2024)
Kindle Books homepage
Books at Amazon homepage
How to Navigate Books Homepage

Prime Reading vs Kindle Unlimited

Amazon Prime membership enables Prime Reading for free with Prime membership- access to thousands of titles
- ideal for casual readers who are already Prime members and want to read a limited selection of books, magazines, and audiobooks for free
Kindle Unlimited is a distinct membership (it’s not included in Prime membership!)
- the price of the membership: $11.99/mo as of May 11, 2023
- free trail and auto renew
- free to cancel at any time
- is a subscription service (like a paid library service) offered by Amazon
- customers don’t have to be Amazon Prime members to enroll in Kindle Unlimited
- not all ebooks on Amazon are part of the Kindle Unlimited Subscription Program
- offers Kindle Unlimited members access to more than 4 million digital books, audiobooks, comics, and magazines.
- gives access to borrow up to 20 eligible Kindle Unlimited titles at a time without due dates on your Amazon account to borrow.
- is ideal for frequent readers for a wide selection of books
- manage or cancel via Amazon website or the Shop Amazon app on an Amazon Fire tablet
  - Any books you’ve borrowed, you can not keep the books if you cancle kindle unlimited
  - Any books you’ve purchased are yours forever
- send borrowed Kindle Unlimited titles to members of your Amazon Household on their devices, or enable automatic sharing
  - up to 6 accounts to share 100 million songs for the Amazon unlimited family plan for $16.99/mo
  - how to set up an Amazon Household
  - how to share borrowed content with a member of your Household
- Kindle Unlimited membership benefits:
  - unlimited reading – unlimited access to over 4 million digital titles featuring best sellers, popular series, classics, and more
  - unlimited listening – thousands of audiobooks with Kindle Unlimited
  - magazine subscriptions
  - great on Kindle Books…
- read on Kindle for free
  - Libby is a free service that lends out digital library books from across the U.S. – if in the States,it can send them straight to your Kindle as well
- includes audible narration
- Kindle app – Free Kindle Reading Apps for iOS, Android, Mac, and PC

Audible membership is not free with Amazon Prime.
- Prime members however do get some special benefits
  - as a Pime member, you are eligible for a pair of free audiobooks when yu sstart an Audio Premium Plus trial, even if you’ve been a user of the Audible free trial before

* Check out all the available Magazines at Amazon *

via Prime Reading – magazines

via Kindle Unlimited – magazines

via Kindle Newsstand

In this blog post, I would like to introduce a user friendly amazon portal for reading books in particular, under reading activity venue in general in my view… reading, buy a Kindle, and what and how to read … according to reading books via Kindle… and/or via Books at Amazon (the ordinary good old paperback or hardcover books still available).

* Kindle books homepage vs Books homepage (as of May 21 2024) *

(1) Kindle eBooks

(Kindle eBooks is one of the Kindle and Audible categories: Audible Audiobooks / Kindle eBooks / Kindle Deals / Kindle Unlimited / Kindle Vella / Prime Reading)

(2) Books at Amazon

(1) The following are the menu items on the Kindle Books homepage

Buy a Kindle / Kindle Rewards / Kindle eBooks / Kindle Unlimited / Prime Reading / Best Sellers & More / Categories / Kindle Vella / Amazon Book Deals / Kindle Singles / Newsstand / Mange content and devices / Advanced Search / Your Company Bookshelf / Your Books

Buy a Kindle

Kindle is a one of Amazon Devices
- Echo & Alexa / Fire Tablets / Fire TV / Kindle / Connected Home / Luna Gaming / Day 1 Editions / Accessories / Pre-Owned Devices

Shop Kindle Devices
- Kindle e-readers
  - Kindle – lightest and most compact
  - Kindle Paperwhite – now with a 6.8″ display and adjustable warm light
  - Kindle Paperwhile Signature Edition – “our best Kindle Paperwhite yet”
  - Kindle Scribe – Kindle for reading and writing
  - Kindle Kids – with 1 year of Amazon Kids+, 2 year worry-free guarantee
  - Kindle Paperwhite Kinds – Waterproof
- Kindle Bundles
  - Kindle Essentials Bundle – incl. Kindle, Cover, and Power Adapter
  - Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle – Incl. Kindle, Paperwhite, Fabric Cover, and Power Adapter
  - Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition Essentials Bundle – Incl. Kindle, Paperwhite Signature, Fabric Cover, and Wireless Charger
  - Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle – Incl. a Kindle Scribe, Premium Pen, Fabric Cover, and Power Adapter

Kindle Unlimited – “Get unlimited access to over 4 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and more …”
Accessories – “Personalize your Kindle with covers, chargers, and screen protectors.”
Amazon Kinds+ – “Access thousands of books for a variety of reading levels.”
Manage your content and devices – “Preview your content, devices, preferences, and privacy settings.”
Trade-in : Kindle Paperwhite / Kindle Oasis / Kindle Kids and more / Fire Tablet / Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and more / Fire TV / Apple / Google / Roku / TiVo / and more / Echo devices / Bose / Beats / Sony, and more / Ring / Blink / Arlo / Foscam / Google, and more / eero / NETGEAR / ASUS / TP-Link, and more / Cell Phones (Apple/Samsung/Google, and more) / Gaming (Xbox/Playstation/Nintendo/Games, and more)
- Shop eligible Amazon devices with your Trade-in descounts
- More resources (Find Trade-in locations / Recycle unwanted electronics / …)
Compare Kindle e-readers (Kindle vs. Kindle Paperwhite vs. Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition vs. Kindle Scribe)

Kindle Rewards

(2) The following are the menu items on the Books at Amazon homepage

Books / Kindle Rewards / Advanced Search / New Releases / Best Sellers & More / Categories / Amazon Book Clubs / Children’s Books / Best Books of the Month / Your Company Bookshelf

Books at Amazon

Kindle Rewards
Advanced Search
New Releases
Best Sellers & more
Categories
Amazon Book Clubs
Children’ts Books
Textbooks
Best Books of the Month
Your Comapny Bookshelf

Editor’s Picks – “handpicked reads from the Amazon Books Editors…”

Best Books of May…

Editors’ pick for May in Kindle Unlimited
Personal Picks
Best Children’s Books by Age
- Baby-2
- Age 3-5
- Age 6-8
- Age 9-12
- Young Adult
- Children’s Books Home
Best Books by Category
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Cookbooks, Food & Wine
- History
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Romance
- Science Fiction & Fantacy
- Children’s Books
- young Adult
- Previous Editors’ Picks
- Best Books of 2023
Best Books of …. (previous 3 months…)
The Amazon Book Review
- Celebrity Picks
- Author Interviews
- Editors’ Picks
- Browse All Posts
Notable Book Lists
- Amazon Most Read…
- Amazon Most Sold …
- NYTimes Best sellers
100 Books to read in a lifetime … from the Amazon Books editors
- 100 Children’s Books to read in a lifetime …
- 100 Sci-fi & Fantasy books
- 100 Biographies & Memoirs
- 100 Young Adult books
- 100 Mysteries & Thrillers
- 100 Cookbooks
- 100 Leadership & Success books
  - “So many books, so little time. With this in mind, the Amazon Books editors set out to compile a list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime. We had a few goals when we started out: We wanted the list to cover all stages of a life (which is why you’ll find children’s books in here), and we didn’t want the list to feel like homework. Of course, no such list can be comprehensive – our lives, we hope, are long and varied – but we talked and argued and sifted and argued some more and came up with a list, our list, of favorites. What do you think? How did we do?“

How To Navigate Books Homepage

There are many ways to enjoy books, either through popularity in sale, by author, by language, etc.

Books at Amazon has a wonderful way of such enjoyable reading possible

Via navigation bar on the lefthand side of the Books at Amazon, you also can take advantage of the famous book reviews, Amazon Books on Facebook, Amazon Books on Twitter. College textbooks could be found easily and available for weeks of hard core studying.

When looking for a book at Amazon, you could use the wonderful filtering functionality feature on the leftside screen navigationa bar at the Amazon.com Books homepage.

Check if you are Prime Reading eligible
the book you are looking for is a new release? or coming soon publication?
Books are sorted by categories (i.e. Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, etc.)
Books are sorted by format (i.e. Paperback / Hardcover / Kindle Edition / Large Print / Audible Audiobook / Printed Access Code / Loose Leaf / Audio CD / Board Book / Spiral-bound)
Is the book Kindle Unlimited Eligible?
filter by a popular authors
filter by a pupolar book series
filter by a popular language
Is business type a small business?
More-sustainable Products – Climate Pledge Friendly?
Is your payment plan Layaway Eligible?
Get It Today or Get It Tomorrow?
Are you a Amazon Prime member?
Eligible for Free Shipping? (eligible orders shipped by Amazon)
Award Winners (i.e. Booker Prize, etc. )
In promotion Bargain books?
filter by Customer Review star rating
from Amazon Global Store
Internatinal Shipping available?
filter by book condition (i.e. New / Used / Collectible)
Is it today’s All Discounts item / Today’s Deals item?
Search including Out of Stock
- “Books at Amazon – The Amazon.com Books homepage helps you explore Earth’s Biggest Bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Here you’ll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, Kindle eBooks, Audible audiobooks, and so much more. We have popular genres like Literature & Fiction, Children’s Books, Mystery & Thrillers, Cooking, Comics & Graphic Novels, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Amazon programs such as Best Books of the Month, the Amazon Book Review, and Amazon Charts to help you discover your next great read. In addition, you’ll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. We hope you enjoy the Amazon.com Books homepage!“

By joining Prime, one could enjoy free delivery, exclusive deals …, the best shopping experience and entertainment benefits … among which the “… choosing from eBooks, magazines, books with Audible narration, comics, and more… with Prime Reading“

By joining Prime,

Prime Delivery – offers fast, free, and convenient ways to get what you need, when you need it.
Shopping – Prime members have access to exclusive Lighting Deals and coupons
- Plus with an Alexa devise, you can enjoy hands-free Voice Shopping and Prime exclusive Alexa Deals
Entertainment
- Prime Video – enjoy thousands of popular movies and TV shows with limited ads
- Amazon Music for Prime Members – listen to all the music plus the largest catelog of ad-free top podcasts
- Prime Reading – Overview / eBooks / Discover / Amazon Originals / Magazines / Audiobooks

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Joo Kwak

Hi, my name is Joo Kwak. A novice blogger.

Prime Reading vs Kindle Unlimited

*** Check out all the available Magazines at Amazon ***

*** Kindle books homepage vs Books homepage (as of May 21 2024) ***