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Payne for Amazon Prime just got more pricey that is if you pay month-to-month Amazon is raising the monthly fee for prime by two dollars it's now $12.99 up from 1099 the student rate went up by one dollar now it is six dollars and forty nine cents the higher prices kick in a month from now On February 18th but if you pay for the Prime membership and one big yearly lump sum well that cost will not increase it's still $99 a year so what that means is if you pay months a month you're really paying about fifty seven dollars more in the long run now Amazon has this month-to-month option as a way to appeal to a broader set of customers who want more flexibility to try out the benefits which include free shipping and access to a library of video and music to stream it's estimated that 90 million American households have Prime now analysts see this increase as no surprise prime shoppers spend twice as much as non-prime shoppers buying little things more often without paying for shipping yet at the same time Amazon is having to deal with the cost of shipping fees increasing this isn't the first time prime prices went up prime began in 2005 and it used to cost $79 but in 2014 and went up to 99 bucks a year well the new prices change your mind about paying for Prime let us know in the comments I'm Bridget Carey and you can always find free delivery on the latest tech news as seen accom