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This is how much your Amazon Prime membership costs after company announces price hike

FILE - This April 16, 2020 shows the Amazon logo in Douai, northern France. A federal labor board is seeking the reinstatement of an Amazon employee who was fired after leading a protest in the early days of the pandemic calling for the company to do more to protect workers against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File) (Michel Spingler, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Your Amazon Prime membership is about to get a bit more pricey.

Back in February, Amazon announced plans to raise prices for all Prime membership plans, which took effect on Friday.

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Monthly memberships now cost $14.99 and yearly memberships cost $139, according to the company.

Current members will now see the new price change on their next renewal. New members who signed up prior to March 25 have been billed with the new price.

Membership prices for students will also increase to $7.99, while those with EBT or other types of government assistance will be increased to $6.99.

Amazon Prime brings users free delivery on almost all items, Prime Video streaming service, deals from Whole Foods Market, plus other benefits, according to USA Today.


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A graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown, Ana moved to H-Town from sunny southern California in 2015. In 2020, she joined the KPRC 2 digital team as an intern. Ana is a self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, a catmom of 3, and an aquarium enthusiast. In her spare time, she's an avid video gamer and loves to travel.

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