I meant to also say-

I also use Amazon Prime Instant Video for Recent (current) TV shows. I have to pay (either per episode or season) but it is much cheaper than cable. When we cut the cord, we were paying ~90/month on cable. Even if we splurged and bought 5 series of shows (Dr. Who, Mythbusters, Psych etc), we only spent between…

With the initial kindle Amazon lost 6$ on each hardware device and expected to make the money on content purchases.

Amazon lets you purchase current seasons of shows. For a cord cutter it + the shipping make Amazon Prime @80.00/year a great return on investment. I do not want them to increase their cost, but even at 120/year it is 10.00/month and that still is an excellent pricepoint.

though I prefer they keep it the same, even at 120.00/year is 10/month and that is dirt cheap for what you get with Amazon Prime. I know at Xmas, and birthdays i have saved my sign up money, so the movie/tv show streaming is all gravy. Also as a cable cutter, I buy some current tv shows to be able to watch (and…