Amazon Prime vs Amazon Prime Video: How Does Each Work?

Probably many people to this day don't have any idea about what Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime Video are, and they are wondering how does Amazon Prime work, or how does Amazon Prime Video work.

This article will describe elaborately all about Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video, and all things related to them, so that you can make a better decision regarding the purchasing of Amazon membership.

Section 1: What Is Amazon Prime?

Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service offered by Amazon that provides members with access to additional premium services. The services include same-day, one-day, or two-day delivery of goods, with a membership program that provides you and your family unlimited fast shipping, as well as streaming music, video, e-books, gaming, and grocery shopping.

Section 2: What Is Amazon Prime Video?

Amazon Prime Video, or simply Prime Video, is an American subscription-based over-the-top streaming and rental service provided by Amazon that is available as a standalone service or as part of the Amazon Prime subscription. It is one of the biggest perks of being an Amazon Prime member.

Amazon Prime Video offers and distributes thousands of movies and TV episodes produced by Amazon Studios. With an Amazon Prime Video subscription, you also get access to a lot of Prime Video Channels, allowing you to pick and choose hundreds of programs, from which networks you want to watch with your favorite devices, while not paying for anything you don't.

Section 3: How Does Amazon Prime Work and How Does Amazon Prime Video Work?

In order to get Amazon Prime, you must have an account for Amazon. When you sign up for Amazon Prime for the first time, you will be given a 30-day free trial of the service. Following that, you will be charged a subscription fee that will last until the same day of the following month or year. If you have not canceled your Amazon Prime subscription by that time, it will renew automatically, and you will be charged the subscription fee again.

So, if you don't want to pay, make sure you cancel Amazon Prime before the 30 days trial ends. Otherwise, it will automatically charge you once it ends. Currently, the renewal fee is around $139 per year or $14.99 per month. If you subscribe to Amazon Prime for free shipping and other benefits, you already have Prime Video access. You can, however, sign up to Prime Video separately for $8.99 per month.

To get the 30-day free trial, you can proceed with the following steps:

• Visit https://www.amazon.com/amazonprime if you want to subscribe to Amazon Prime, and https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/offers for a subscription to Amazon Prime Video.
• Click "Try Prime FREE" for Amazon Prime and "Start your 30-day free trial" for Amazon Prime Video.
• Type your Amazon login information, and then click "Sign in", or if you don't have one, you can click "Create your Amazon account".
• Enter your payment method, and click "Add your card". Note, that you will not be charged anything if you cancel the subscription within the free trial period.
• Complete the sign-up, and you'll be ready to start enjoying the benefits.

Section 4: What's on Amazon Prime Video?

Prime Video provides Amazon Originals and other exclusives, plus Prime Video Channels, live events, and many more.

Every single month, Prime Video adds a new movie list that includes original programs, old classics, and shows. Amazon has it all, whenever you want it: the newest movie releases of the week, your must-see TV shows, and classic favorites, all available on Prime Video. Check out what's on Amazon Prime Video below:

4.1 No Time To Die

Series of box office movies of the legendary James Bond is indeed never boring and always awaited by its fans.

No Time To Die stars Daniel Craig, and the story is about the rescue of a kidnapped scientist. Here goes the story: After an old friend convinces him to come out of retirement to save a kidnapped scientist, British secret service agent James Bond finds himself on the trail of a mysterious villain. But he soon realizes that the threat may be greater than just one man, and he is forced to confront a threat never seen before.

4.2 The Twilight Film Series

It's an action-packed chronicle of a modern-day love story movie between a teenage girl and a vampire.

4.3 Emergency

Kunle and Sean, college friends, are planning the ultimate spring break. However, inside their dorm room, they discover a passed-out and unknown drunk white woman. Carlos, their gamer roommate, had accidentally left their door open and was preoccupied with his videogame when the woman entered. Faced with an unusual situation, the three men decide to transport the unconscious woman elsewhere, unaware that the woman's sister is tracking her via her cellphone.

4.4 All The Old Knives

This spy thriller stars CIA operatives Henry and Celia, who meet in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to reminisce about their former lives in Europe. They are particularly haunted by what happened six years ago in Vienna, where they were both stationed as coworkers and lovers at the time of an airplane hijacking that could not be avoided. However, new evidence suggests that there was a mole in their group that caused this disaster, and it could have been either of them.

You can also have Amazon Original Series, which are exclusive videos that are only available on Prime Video, like:

4.5 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Despite being labeled as a comedy movie, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel contains a significant amount of drama, as one might expect from its creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, who also created Gilmore Girls.

4.6 Goliath

If you enjoy legal dramas, you should watch Goliath. This Amazon Prime Original stars Billy Bob Thornton as a lawyer who used to work for a large and wealthy law firm. He left, however, after a murder suspect he had freed in court went on to murder a family. It's one of the best Amazon Prime originals, especially if you enjoy Thornton's performance.

4.7 The Wheel of Time

This intense fantasy series is based on the late Robert Jordan's best-selling novels. The first season's story is about five young people in this fantasy world, and one of them may be the hero required to stop the villainous Dark One from taking over the land.

4.8 The Boys

The Boys focuses on one superhero team, The Seven, and the efforts of a rogue group of (mostly) ordinary people (The Boys). The Boys are aware of the truth and wish to bring these powerful beings to justice.

4.9 Hunters

Critics have already praised this series, but it is also somewhat contentious. The series stars Al Pacino, is set in 1977, and depicts a secret group attempting to locate and hunt down Nazis hiding in the United States. While Hunters claims it is "inspired by true events", it is mostly made up. As a result, some Holocaust organizations, such as the Auschwitz Memorial, have expressed concern about it.

4.10 The Tick

Based on an indie comic book, this superhero comedy was hilarious. You can now watch both seasons on Amazon Prime Video.

Section 5: How To Watch Prime Videos?

5.1 Online Through The Amazon Prime Video App or Website

Using the Prime Video app, you will be able to watch content provided by Prime Video. The Prime Video app is available on a variety of televisions, Amazon devices, mobile devices, Blu-ray players, games consoles, and streaming devices. Here is the guidance on how you can download the Prime Video app on your iOS or Android device.

• Open the device's app store to download, and then install the "Amazon Prime Video" app.
• Open the "Amazon Prime Video" app.
• "Sign-In" with your existing Amazon account or "Create a new Amazon account" to start watching.

And you can also watch Amazon Prime Video through the website on your computer, with the following steps below:

• Go to the Amazon website www.amazon.com on your web browser, and then log in.
• Navigate your cursor over a movie or a TV show that you wish to watch, and then click "Watch Now".

• In no time at all, you will begin watching your favorite movie or TV episode.

In the case that you don't see something you want to watch instantly, you can search for it with the following steps.

• Go to the Amazon website www.amazon.com on your web browser, and then log in.
• Select Amazon Video from the menu to the left of the search box. Then, in the search box, type in the title of the movie or TV show you're looking for. Then, to the right of the search box, click the magnifying glass.

• When you get to your results page, look for "Refine By" in the left-hand menu. Click "Prime Eligible" beneath Amazon Prime.

• You will notice that all of your search results now say "Unlimited Streaming with Prime", and have the "Watch Now" button beside them.

5.2 Offline by Downloading Using the Official Download Feature or Third Party Downloader

While streaming movies and web series on Amazon Prime with an internet connection is extremely convenient, it is not always possible to have a good network, especially when traveling. In such cases, you may wish to consider viewing the content offline.

Fortunately, the Amazon Prime Video app allows you to download Amazon Prime movies of your favorite movies and episodes to watch them offline on your Android or iOS device or your desktop Mac or Windows computer, and here is the step-by-step guide:

• To start with, you'll need an Amazon account and an Amazon Prime Video subscription. You'll also need the Amazon Prime Video app, which requires a compatible Fire, Android, or iOS device. Launch the app after installation, and sign in to your Amazon Prime account.

• Then, choose a movie or TV show to download and open the video details. Before proceeding with the downloading, make sure to choose the download quality (Good, Better, Best) that you want for your downloads. And immediately after you've selected a movie or a show, click the "Download" button.

• Select the "Downloads" button at the bottom to browse the films and shows you've previously downloaded. Your downloaded titles will be listed here. Tap the one you want to watch, and it will begin to play. Tap the title to open the list of episodes if it's a series.

Other than the official download feature, you can also use a tool provided by a third party, StreamFab Amazon Downloader, which makes it possible for you to download content from your favorite websites and streaming platforms, and then access the downloaded content offline.

For your guidance, here are the steps of how you can use StreamFab's Amazon Prime video downloader so that you'll be able to watch Amazon Prime videos offline.

• Take the "VIP Services" option from the left panel and choose the "StreamFab Amazon Downloader" to start.

• Then, log in to the Amazon Prime website with your subscription account, and start watching the movie/TV episode you want to download.

• As the video starts to play, a pop-up window will appear; click the "Download Now" button in that window to begin downloading the video.

Wrap-up

That is how Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime Video work. There is so much content for us to watch on Prime Video, and we can get a 30 days free trial to see whether subscribing to Prime Video membership is worth the money or not.

There is also an official download feature from Prime Video so that we can download the content and enjoy them offline. But the download feature does have some limitations like our downloads may expire, and we may not be able to play the downloaded videos because of geographic restrictions.

Fortunately, there is a third-party Amazon video downloader named StreamFab Amazon Downloader that can help to overcome those limitations.