{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000187-75ef-dedc-abe7-f5ffb1260002","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/lesser-known-amazon-prime-benefits","headline":"8 Prime membership benefits you might not be using (but should be)","description":"Everyone knows about fast, free delivery—but here are some awesome Prime benefits you may not be taking advantage of.","datePublished":"2023-04-13T17:00:00Z","dateModified":"2025-07-10T15:02:46.007Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dave Johnson","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/author/dave-johnson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9d40ea9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/536x536+0+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F4e%2F2d%2F3636e3104bad8c4d5b9bfc3126b6%2Fdave-johnson.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/dd2b3e8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F83%2F37%2F73687365426f9bd24d73ae993d8b%2Flesserknownprimebenefits-hero.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![An image of two Amazon boxes, a black Luna remote and a red bowl of popcorn. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/dd2b3e8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F83%2F37%2F73687365426f9bd24d73ae993d8b%2Flesserknownprimebenefits-hero.jpg)\n\n# 8 Prime membership benefits you might not be using (but should be)\n\n*Everyone knows about fast, free delivery—but here are some awesome Prime benefits you may not be taking advantage of.*\n\n[Prime Big Deal Days 2026](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-big-deal-days-best-deals-savings-2026) is back October 6–7. Prime members can [shop early deals now](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-big-deal-days-2026-best-deals-amazon) and millions of deals during the event, from fall fashion and trending beauty to holiday gifting and everyday essentials.\n\n---\n\n[*Lee este artículo en español*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/beneficios-de-amazon-prime-menos-conocidos)*.*\n\nMost people join Prime for its cornerstone benefit: fast, free delivery on millions of items. You’re probably also familiar with [some of its other perks](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/5-awesome-benefits-that-make-your-prime-membership-worth-it), such as exclusive access to Prime Day deals, an extensive library of digital entertainment content, and the ability to check out using Buy with Prime when shopping directly at a participating brand’s online store.\n\n![Hands holding smartphone displaying Amazon online shopping app with Add to today's delivery feature](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e1fcd18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+28+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F9d%2F3861035e4d02b06f9557a65c0479%2Fadd-phonehero-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [Game-changing new shopping feature lets you add items to upcoming Amazon deliveries with just one tap](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shopping-prime-members-add-to-delivery)\n\nBut that’s not everything a Prime membership has to offer. Prime is savings, convenience, and entertainment, all in a single membership. It is packed with tons of great benefits. Here are eight you may not know about:\n\nPrime members can enjoy the benefits of fast, free delivery, a trusted checkout experience, and easy returns with brands that offer Buy with Prime. Thanks to the Prime benefit of [Buy with Prime](https://www.amazon.com/b?node=78686046011), you can shop directly from the brands’ websites—such as beauty brands like [bareMinerals](https://www.bareminerals.com/collections/buy-with-prime) and [BUXOM](https://buxomcosmetics.com/collections/buy-with-prime)[Cosmetics](https://buxomcosmetics.com/collections/buy-with-prime), lifestyle brands like [HEYDUDE](https://www.heydude.com/collections/buy-with-prime) and [Happy Dad](https://happydad.com/collections/buy-with-prime), and food and beverage brands like [Carbone Fine Food](https://carbonefinefood.com/collections/buy-with-prime) and [Truff](https://www.truff.com/collections/buy-with-prime).\n\nAnother great benefit of Prime membership is access to unlimited photo storage with [Amazon Photos](https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Photos/b?ie=UTF8&node=13234696011). Prime members get unlimited full-resolution photo storage as well as 5 GB of video storage. You can share full resolution photos with family and friends, and use your photos to personalize devices like your Fire TV, Amazon Echo Show, and Amazon Fire tablet.\n\n![Prime benefits](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/bd51dd0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fac%2Fb7%2Ff9fb7328452e90b1cfccceb800d3%2F8lesserknownprimebenefits-inline-v1b-primereading-firstreads.jpg)\n\nWhether you have a Kindle or you prefer to read books through the free [Kindle app](https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=16571048011) on another device, [Prime Reading](https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/hz/bookshelf/prime) gives members access to a rotating collection of over three thousand digital books, audiobooks, magazines, comics, and more. Read best seller \"[Crave\"](https://www.amazon.com/Crave-Tracy-Wolff-ebook/dp/B07VJ9DJFL/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) by Tracy Wolff, Laura Nowlin’s #BookTok sensation \"[If He Had Been With Me](https://www.amazon.com/If-He-Had-Been-Me-ebook/dp/B00APIVOIE/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=),\" or whiz through an Amazon Original Stories short by Margaret Atwood, \"[My Evil Mother](https://www.amazon.com/My-Evil-Mother-Short-Story-ebook/dp/B09T971KPQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=my+evil+mother+margaret+atwood&qid=1680106124&s=digital-text&sprefix=margaret+atwoo%2Cdigital-text%2C79&sr=1-1).\"\n\nPrime Reading isn’t the only benefit for book lovers. [Amazon First Reads](https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/firstreads) gives members early access to download a newly released book for free every month from a curated selection of editor’s picks. [See this month’s picks](https://www.amazon.com/firstreads/ref=apubna_pr_gs_10002_tx_1_br_2303).\n\n![Prime benefits](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e736bc3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fe2%2F80%2Fae47fb3b4103819365f7de69d2f2%2F8lesserknownprimebenefits-inline-v1c-gaming.jpg)\n\nGamers will appreciate the fact that Prime members get access to free games and in-game content at [Prime Gaming](https://gaming.amazon.com/home) every month—not to mention a free monthly channel subscription on Twitch.tv. Prime members in the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the UK can also play a rotating selection of free games each month on [Luna](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/what-is-amazon-luna), Amazon’s cloud gaming service.\n\n![Prime benefits](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/7f666fb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Faf%2F5b%2Fc4d9fb444b339fa98eb86291b01f%2F8lesserknownprimebenefits-inline-v1d-membershipsharing.jpg)\n\nHave a house full of people who all love Prime? Amazon allows a family to share a single Prime membership among two adults, four teens, and four kids under 13. Using [Amazon Family](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-does-amazon-family-work), everyone can use the benefits of Prime (like Prime Video, Prime Gaming, and Prime Reading, for example) and the adults and teens can also use Prime to shop and make purchases.\n\nPrime members can take advantage of [Amazon Music](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/what-is-amazon-music) where you can stream tunes and podcasts to your phone, Echo, or other smart device. That’s ad-free access to more than 100 million songs, thousands of playlists, and popular podcasts without a separate music or podcast subscription.\n\n![Text reading Prime and Grubhub and an image of a hamburger](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/907eaa3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F98%2F93%2Fea0ba849438ebee6c5beed5f6bd8%2Fabout-amazon-inline-prime-x-grubhub-images-2024.jpg)\n\nPrime members enjoy $0 delivery fees on eligible orders, lower service fees, 5% credit back on pick-up orders, and exclusive Grubhub offers with Grubhub+ as a part of their membership—a $120 annual value. You can devour this offer at hundreds of thousands of restaurants in all 50 states with Grubhub directly on [Amazon.com](http://amazon.com/) and in the Amazon Shopping app.\n\nNot a member yet? You can [join](https://www.amazon.com/amazonprime) or start a 30-day [free trial](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-free-trial) today. Prime also offers discounted memberships for eligible customers. [Find out if you qualify](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-discounted-membership) for a discounted Prime membership.\n\nNext, visit the [Prime hub](https://www.aboutamazon.com/what-we-do/prime) to explore all your Prime benefits.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}