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Back-to-school savings are far from over with Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days returning Tuesday (Oct. 7) through Wednesday (Oct. 8). The Prime member-exclusive shopping event will feature slashed prices on school essentials including deals on laptops, tablets, backpacks and even comfy athleisure for when you have a full day of classes.
Not a Prime member? Students don’t have to pay the regular membership fee of $14.99 a month or $139 a year — instead, Amazon offers a six-month free trial for Prime Student, which is the longest free trial Amazon currently offers (compared to the 30-day free trial non-students receive. Once your free trial is over, you can continue your Prime membership for only $7.49 a month or $69 a year (equating to 50% in savings).
In order to qualify for the Prime Student membership, you need to be 18-24 years old or enrolled in an accredited college and university. Once you verify your age or student status on Amazon, you’ll automatically receive the student discount.
Keep reading for additional details on the many deals and discounts that you can get with Prime Student.
What Are the Best Prime Student Membership Discounts?
Prime Student doesn’t just come with a six month free trial, there are more epic deals that you can take advantage of that ShopBillboard breaks down below.
30 Days Free of Amazon Music Unlimited
Prime Student members can get a 30-day free trial of Amazon Music Unlimited. After the free trial is over, you’ll be charged just $5.99 a month for up to four years. The membership includes 50% off the regular price, plus free access to Amazon Music HD — the highest quality streaming audio you can currently find online.
Access to Prime Video
Your Prime membership gets you access to all of Prime Video including Prime original TV shows and movies including The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Batman: Caped Crusader, My Lady Jane, The Boys, Gen V, Fallout, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Killer Heat, Brittany Runs a Marathon, The Idea of You, Road House and more.
You can expand your streaming options through Prime Student by adding Prime Video premium channels starting at just $0.99/month. Channels available at a discount include Max, Showtime, Epix, Allblk, Shudder, Motortrend, Acorn TV, History Vault, Sundance Now, Lifetime Movie Club and more.
2 Months of Kindle Unlimited for Free
Streamline your search for a job or internship with a free, two-month trial to Kindle Unlimited. You can borrow up to 20 books at a time and choose from a collection of four million digital titles such as fiction and nonfiction books, comics, newspaper and magazines.
Free Access to Calm for Three Months
Prime Student has a number of other offers with outside partners as well. Right now, Prime Students can get premium access to Calm – the popular meditation app for meditation and sleep. Use your Amazon account to access Calm’s content, including the app’s popular “Sleep Stories,” narrated by celebrities including Harry Styles, Nick Offerman, Leona Lewis, Matthew McConaughey and Regé-Jean Page. Prime Student members can get three months of Calm for free, and then continue on for just $8.99/year (normally $69.99/year).
Free Grubhub Membership
You can order groceries through Amazon Fresh, but your Prime Student account now includes a free Grubhub+ Student monthly membership too, which gets you a year of unlimited food delivery for on and off-campus orders over $12, special perks, donation matching and more.
1 Month of Free Course Hero
In addition to getting up to 90% off textbooks on Amazon, Prime Student members can get 30-days of AI-powered Course Hero. The service provides access to textbook solutions, practice problems and tutors to help you with especially challenging problems and topics.
Once the free trial is over, you can continue the subscription for a discounted price of $9.95 a month (reg. $24.95 a month).
Up to 10% Off Flights & Travel With Student Universe
Whether you’re jetting off for spring break or planning trips home, you can score up to 10% off travel including discounted flights through Student Universe. You’ll also get 10% back on hotel bookings (in the form of an Amazon gift card) and free premium customer support with every booking.
Discounts on Tech, Electronics and Entertainment
Prime and Prime Student members already get access to fast and free shipping on dorm essentials and more, plus access to thousands of daily deals. And Amazon Prime members are the only ones who can shop Prime Day deals when the mega-sale returns next month.
Prime Student subscribers have access to a ton of discounts too, on everything from flights and hotels to speakers and TVs, home decor, kitchen gadgets and more. See the full list of savings at amazon.com/offtocollege. A 2021 study by e-commerce analytics firm Profitero found that Amazon offers the lowest prices on back-to-school products and college supplies among Walmart, Target and Best Buy, with at least an average 10% savings over other retailers.
See all the Prime Student perks and student discounts you can get right now by heading over to Amazon.com or click the link below to start your free trial to Prime Student. Want more deals? See our list of back-to-school sales on laptops, backpacks and other school supplies.
