Prime shipping and streaming service goes from $79 to $99 a year

High shipping costs are probably to blame, increase goes into effect April 17.

Raises Prime Subscription Price To $99 A Year - WSJ

launches free music streaming

to discount Prime from $99 to $79 on Friday

Solved In 2014, .com considered raising the annual

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increases the price of Prime nearly 17% to $139 per year

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