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Attention college students!
1 year Free Amazon Prime membership

Did a search and couldn't find this:

www.amazon.com/student

Requires:
-Valid .edu e-mail address
-Specify college, year and major
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To sign up for and use Amazon Student, you must (1) have an Amazon.com account, (2) be a college student actively enrolled in at least one course at a college geographically located in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, (3) be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request and (4) have a valid e-mail address that contains the domain suffix .edu.
Go here to Sign Up [amazon.com]

Everything else is self-explanatory. Go to prime and manage your account. Should be activated and have an ending date 1 year from sign-up date. You are even able to add family members to the account like a regular prime subscription.

Updates to answer questions

Q: Will this automatically renew?
A: NO!
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The automatic renewal provisions in the Amazon Prime Terms & Conditions (which would require you to pay for Amazon Prime) do not apply to this membership, even if we decide to extend the free Amazon Prime offer beyond one year.
Q: Can I get this if I'm not a student (even if I have a .edu e-mail address)?
A: You might be able to. And you might not.
If you do not qualify and they catch you, Amazon will make you reimburse them for their costs
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If you do not provide documentation indicating that you meet the eligibility requirements above, you may be required to reimburse us for benefits you received as a result of your Amazon Student membership.
*I am not the arbiter of morality, but please don't abuse this by signing up if you do not meet Amazon's requirements*

Q: What happens if I already have a prime account?
A: I'm not sure, however people are reporting that if they currently have a prime account and they sign-up for the Amazon Student account, the following happens:
1. Their current prime account gets cancelled and they get a pro-rated refund
2. They get signed up for the free 1 year amazon student prime

Q: My .edu address isn't my Amazon.com address -- do I have to create a new account?
A: No
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If your .edu e-mail address isn't listed on your Amazon.com account, that's OK. The only e-mail we'll send to your .edu e-mail address is the verification e-mail. After that, other Amazon Student e-mails will be sent to the e-mail address listed on your Amazon.com account.
Q: Ohh my gosh, this is amazing, how can I thank you!?!?!
A: Students are notoriously poor. Many have to work minimum-wage jobs while taking classes to pay for rent, tuition and food. Let a student know about this deal and help them save money. Also, donating old books you have lying around the house to schools and libraries (especially those dealing with budget cuts) could potentially enrich a child's life and help them get interested in many different subjects and put them on the path to higher education.

"Join Amazon Student and get FREE Two-Day Shipping for one year with a free Amazon Prime membership ($79 value), as well as e-mail alerts for exclusive promotions. There is no cost to join--simply sign up by providing your school and major. If youre not a student, you may still be eligible for a free trial of Amazon Prime."

Conditions for the curious (from Terms and Conditions)
T&C [amazon.com]

EDIT: This is really crazy!! Almost 2750 thumbs ups and counting! -- Over 3900 reps (I started with only 17!) Thanks everyone for all the support!

Here's the back story of how this deal came about: My sister-in-law really wanted a prime account since their's had just ended a short time go. She kept asking if I wanted to split one with her and my other siblings, but the rest of us weren't so keen on the idea because we didn't have that much of a need for it.

Fast forward to yesterday afternoon, she calls me and tells me about this Amazon Student thing and asks if I've ever heard of it. I told her no and did a search on slickdeals and google and couldn't find a thing on it. I went to the website she gave me and saw that you get Prime free for a year if you're a student, etc. etc. I verified it worked and that you could add family members to the account.

As soon as that happened, I posted it here since I've been a member for a while, but never posted a deal before (everyone is really quick on the uptake for this kind of stuff so by the time I find out about something, it's probably been on here for days already). I wanted to give back to everyone and this was the perfect opportunity.

The rest as they say, is history (1 day old history!)

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Last Edited by serra | Staff July 15, 2010 at 11:10 PM
interesting read for those new to amazon prime - amazon primer

Hello Sd'ers Wave

Friendly Warning....There's absolutely no begging or pleading to be added to their amazon prime account. The mods are aware of this and is strictly prohibited within our terms, policies & conditions of slickdeals. Please refrain yourself from any further type of begging/pleading posts or comments for invites within this thread. Thank you...

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What does invite others to use prime mean (under the account tab) does this mean to authorize others to use my prime account for free, or does it mean to invite others that have a edu. e-mail to sign up???
^You can invite anyone (up to 4 others), with any email address to share your Prime account. You won't see any of their purchase and they won't see any of yours.
Family invites may say that they are only for one month (at least it was for my wife) but they also get a full year and 4 invites!!! - Morning_Breath

- well, for the invites it said Subscription Duration = 1 month. However, the prime account showed valid until Jul 13, 2011. So we will know if it is valid for 1-year ONLY after 30 days.

FAQ [amazon.com]

Terms and Conditions [amazon.com]

If you sign up for an Amazon Student membership, for the first year of that membership, you will receive one free year of Amazon Prime. We may choose to extend this free offer for more than one year. With Amazon Prime, you will be entitled to FREE Two-Day shipping and $3.99 per unit One-Day shipping on all eligible purchases for one year. The automatic renewal provisions in the Amazon Prime Terms & Conditions (which would require you to pay for Amazon Prime) do not apply to this membership, even if we decide to extend the free Amazon Prime offer beyond one year. There is no minimum purchase requirement. Amazon Student members will also be entitled to discounts and promotions, which we will communicate to you via e-mail or make available on the Amazon Student membership page at www.amazon.com/student.

Please use a current .edu e-mail address. Alumni addresses are not eligible.
sanjeeva7 - oh well it was worth a shot!!

This applies to graduate students as well as there is a choice for "graduate student" when signing up.

For those who are thinking about frauding the system, think again. Enrollment can easily be verified by using this website [National Student Clearinghouse - EnrollmentVerify School Participants]: http://www.studentclearinghouse.o...chools.asp HOWEVER, for Amazon to use this to verify enrollment would cost $$ - usually something like $2-5 per enrollment check request. Rather, they can just ask YOU to provide "proof" of your enrollment - no idea what would be considered proof - and do it that way. The best advice is to at least be prepared to give them SOMETHING if you have to.

RE: Auto-renewal
This is nothing to worry about. If they do end up charging you, just call them and tell them you'd like to cancel. I had a three month trial renew on me, which I didn't catch until over a month later. I called, said I never used the service and didn't want to keep it, and they gave me a full refund on the spot.

Inviting household members
Invitation works like normal! Each Student Prime account may share the Prime benefits with 4 other people like a normal paid Prime account. -aznkuo
To invite a friend or family member, go here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/subs/pr...epage.html

Current Prime Members
You should receive an email automatically from Amazon showing that your old Prime membership was canceled and they are issuing a pro-rated refund. This has been confirmed by multiple $D members. Some users report this email being blocked by spam filters, so if you don't get it, check your spam folder.

Deal Expires
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School-Specific Information
Any Northwestern Univ (Evanston, IL) undergrads should use the @northwestern.edu that is hidden in the system....ie [email protected]. your @u.northwestern.edu account will NOT be accepted for this promo. Might work for grad students too, YMMV -Your friendly Wildcat, dragonflight
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09-04-2011 at 02:21 PM.
09-04-2011 at 02:21 PM.
Quote from catch22alex :
i'm pretty sure you need to still pay the sales tax for your state when you file. lol
lol...especially somebody with a "pang of conscience".
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09-04-2011 at 03:05 PM.
09-04-2011 at 03:05 PM.
Quote from fueradeljuego :
I'm a professor, and have an .edu address, and could easily sign up for this, but I actually have a pang of conscience. Amazon is a such a great company, they have saved me thousands over the years in sales tax. I won't cheat them out of a sense of loyalty and respect.
FYI, you dont get rep points for posting this.
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09-04-2011 at 03:07 PM.
Quote from BiG DoGN12 :
FYI, you dont get rep points for posting this.
LMAO repped
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bunsbuns
09-04-2011 at 03:20 PM.
09-04-2011 at 03:20 PM.
Quote from fueradeljuego :
I'm a professor, and have an .edu address, and could easily sign up for this, but I actually have a pang of conscience. Amazon is a such a great company, they have saved me thousands over the years in sales tax. I won't cheat them out of a sense of loyalty and respect.
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Scratchhead
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i'm pretty sure you need to still pay the sales tax for your state when you file. lol
Lol. fueradeljuego, you're supposed to pay the taxes yourself, that is, if your state collects sales tax. It's just that Amazon doesn't collect the taxes themself.
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09-04-2011 at 10:36 PM.
09-04-2011 at 10:36 PM.
Quote from smashbottom :
I think my prime has been good for a while? I've never paid for it. Whether it was adding a book, canceling, or being a student.
Membership dates: December 14, 2009 - June 4, 2012
man I am so jealous! I've had my prime for one year since last year and it expired in July! Then I've been getting offers to renew it for $40 because I am a student... I don't know how you managed to get it for 3 years!
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09-04-2011 at 10:44 PM.
09-04-2011 at 10:44 PM.
Quote from harmless guy :
man I am so jealous! I've had my prime for one year since last year and it expired in July! Then I've been getting offers to renew it for $40 because I am a student... I don't know how you managed to get it for 3 years!
They count time where you have trials, and past Prime, like mine has a date around that time as well, they include the the times where you had Prime, and include the time when you did not as well. So it is one long period with spurts of w/ Prime and w/o.
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Quote from fueradeljuego :
I'm a professor, and have an .edu address, and could easily sign up for this, but I actually have a pang of conscience. Amazon is a such a great company, they have saved me thousands over the years in sales tax. I won't cheat them out of a sense of loyalty and respect.
Sounds like you're over-thinking it, professor.
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09-04-2011 at 11:33 PM.
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If you already used your one year of free student prime, you only get a 50% discount on renewal.
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09-04-2011 at 11:43 PM.
09-04-2011 at 11:43 PM.
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Sounds like you're over-thinking it, professor.
they also can request you prove yourself and then you dont get screwed paying the free shipping you've already used.
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09-05-2011 at 12:57 PM.
09-05-2011 at 12:57 PM.
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i just have to cancel before the six month runs out,so they won't charge my cc?
Go into your prime account and disable attorney. That should do it.
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09-05-2011 at 12:58 PM.
09-05-2011 at 12:58 PM.
My college got rid of our .edu addresses so I can't take advantage of the deal anymore. Mad
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09-05-2011 at 01:15 PM.
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so this is down to 6 months for new accounts correct?
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09-10-2011 at 09:17 AM.
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So I signed my son up for the .edu acct but it doesnt let u add a parent anymore - I called Amazon and they said no only student is allowed and no one else can join - snyone else find this to be true
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How can I check when my student prime expires?
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09-10-2011 at 11:00 AM.
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How can I check when my student prime expires?
amazon.com
your account
manage prime membership

your expiration date will be shown.
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