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 "publisher": "What to Buy For",
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 "priceNote": "Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on amazon.co.uk at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.",
 "affiliateDisclosure": "Links to Amazon are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.",
 "title": "What to sign up for a reader",
 "answer": "Two options: Prime Reading, which comes with Prime, and Kindle Unlimited, a separate subscription with a 30-day free trial. Prime Reading lends 10 books at a time from a rotating shelf; Kindle Unlimited lends 20 from its full catalogue. Neither needs a Kindle.",
 "published": "2026-09-28",
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 "feesNote": "Amazon changes fees and trial lengths; the terms on Amazon's own page apply.",
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  {
   "heading": "Who each one suits",
   "paragraphs": [
    "Both work on a Kindle, a Fire tablet or the free Kindle app for iOS and Android. Kindle Unlimited also works in the Kindle app on Mac and PC and in a web browser."
   ],
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    "Prime Reading: you already have Prime, read a book or two a month, and are happy to choose from whatever is on the shelf that month.",
    "Kindle Unlimited: you read several books a month, work through series, or want audiobooks and magazines in the same subscription."
   ]
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  {
   "heading": "The maths",
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    "Kindle Unlimited costs £9.49 a month after the trial, which is £113.88 over a year. A year of Prime costs £95 and brings Prime Reading along with delivery and Prime Video. The fair test for Kindle Unlimited is how much you would otherwise spend on Kindle books in a month you use it.",
    "Borrowing limits: Prime Reading 10 titles at a time; Kindle Unlimited 20, with no due dates. Since 22 April 2026, each magazine issue borrowed through Kindle Unlimited counts toward those 20."
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  {
   "heading": "When to start the Kindle Unlimited trial",
   "paragraphs": [
    "Start it when you have reading time ahead: a holiday, a run of long journeys, the weeks after Christmas. The 30 days are for new subscribers who have not tried Kindle Unlimited before, so a busy month wastes them.",
    "At the end of the trial it becomes a paid monthly plan automatically."
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  {
   "heading": "How to cancel",
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    "Go to Manage your Kindle Unlimited Membership and select Cancel membership. You keep access until the next billing date; after that, borrowed titles are removed from your devices.",
    "The 14-day refund right applies only if you paid when you joined, not after a free trial. Monthly members can pause for one month instead of cancelling, but not during a trial or promotional period.",
    "Prime Reading needs no cancelling. To return a title, open Manage Your Content and Devices, filter by Prime Reading and select Return this title."
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  {
   "heading": "Sharing",
   "paragraphs": [
    "Kindle Unlimited members can share Kindle Unlimited titles with their Amazon Family members, and a Prime member can share Prime Reading with one other adult at the same address."
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   "label": "Browse Prime Reading",
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