Some people can finish 10 seasons of a TV show in a weekend, others can motor through a dozen books a week. If you relate to the latter, Kindle Unlimited is for you. Let’s take a look at what this service has to offer.
A Streaming Service for Books
Technically, there’s nothing “streaming” about Kindle Unlimited, but that’s a good way to understand the service. It’s essentially the Netflix or Spotify of books, an extension of the “Prime Reading” service that’s included with a Prime membership.
It’s a pretty familiar concept. For a monthly fee, you get access to over two million eBooks, thousands of audiobooks, and up to three magazine subscriptions. You can read as many of these books as you’d like and cancel at any time.
Do I Need a Kindle eReader to Use Kindle Unlimited?
The Kindle app is available for Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, and Mac. eBooks that you add to your library can be accessed from this app on any of those devices, including Kindle eReaders, of course. The best thing is your progress is synced across devices as well.
How Much Does Kindle Unlimited Cost?
The biggest question with every streaming service is how much does it cost? Kindle Unlimited is $9.99 per month. Again, that gets you over two million eBooks, thousands of audiobooks, and up to three magazine subscriptions.
For comparison, that’s the same price (as of April 2022) as Netflix’s Basic plan and Spotify Premium for one person. If you do a lot of reading, that’s a reasonable price for all the books you could read. No trips to the library, sideloading books, or stressing over which books to shell out cash for.
Like any other monthly service, whether Kindle Unlimited is worth it or not will depend on how often you use it. Taking the price of eBooks into account, it wouldn’t take much to get your money’s worth for that $9.99. If you’re someone that finishes multiple books a month, it’s most likely a good investment.
