Amazon’s opening up Buy with Prime, pulling other US retailers into its ‘free’ shipping subscription

Amazon's expanding the availability of its Buy with Prime" button. Starting on January 31st, more online stores in the US can start offering the benefits of a Prime subscription, such as free shipping and next-day deliveries, on their own websites.

Of course, customers who actually want to use the feature will have to pay for a Prime membership, which went up from $119 to $139 per year last February. The main difference between ordering on Amazon and ordering through Buy with Prime is that you can't track your orders on Amazon.com and that you'll instead have to click the link in your shipment confirmation email to get information about your order's status.

If you do decide to use the Buy with Prime button, it's worth noting that Amazon...

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