It’s been estimated that there were fewer than 7 million subscribers at the start of 2012 and about 4 million members in the fall of 2011. It’s unclear exactly how many Prime subscribers there are at any given time (Amazon doesn’t make this info public), but it sure looks like membership soared. The service usually costs $79 annually, though it’s cheaper for college students ($39 annually, after six months free). Last week, a report from Morningstar and Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) estimated that there are now 10 million subscribers to Amazon Prime, which offers free streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows and, most important, free two-day shipping on most Amazon purchases. Analysts predict it’ll easily double again by 2017. Membership in Amazon Prime, the service that includes unlimited free two-day shipping and tends to boost customer spending at Amazon dramatically, has doubled in less than two years. Follow competitors - a group that basically includes every retailer under the sun nowadays - have more reasons than ever to fear the world’s largest e-retailer.
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