On a nice day, there’s nothing better than sitting outside, kicking your feet up, and diving into an e-book on your Kindle. But you know what could make that even better? If the book you’re reading didn’t cost you a thing. And if you’re an Amazon Prime member, there’s a simple trick to claim free e-books every month so you can do just that.
While you may associate Amazon Prime with benefits like free shipping and access to Prime Video, one of its most underrated benefits is the ability to claim free Kindle e-books each month through Amazon’s First Reads program.
If you’re not familiar with First Reads, it’s a curated selection of e-books that Amazon refreshes on the first day of each month. Typically, you’ll find about 8 to 10 titles spanning different genres through First Reads, and each month, Prime members can claim one free Kindle e-book from this lineup, plus a bonus short read, for a total of two free Kindle e-books each month.
Even if you’re not a Prime member, you can still look at the books and choose one to read, but instead of being free, it will cost you $2, which isn’t a bad deal either. You can check out what Amazon is offering through First Reads this May below.
- Price
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$14.99 a month (For Prime)
- Free trial
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Yes
An Amazon Prime subscription gives users access to fast, free shipping, Prime Video, Amazon Music and free Kindle e-books through First Reads.
There are 8 different e-books in May’s First Reads lineup
This month’s bonus short read is The Replacement: A Short Story
This May, Amazon is offering 8 Kindle e-books through First Reads, spanning a range of genres, including romance, suspense, and historical fiction. From the list below, you can choose one e-book to receive for free if you’re a Prime member:
- Two Lives With You (Genre: Women’s Fiction)
- Murder by Design (Genre: Police Procedural)
- The Promise of Wonder (Genre: Historical Fiction)
- The Confession Artist: (Genre: Thriller)
- The Magic of Us (Genre: Romance)
- The Girl in the Lake (Genre: Suspense)
- Westerly (Genre: Women’s Fiction)
- The Quitters Club (Genre: Contemporary Fiction)
Additionally, the second free Kindle e-book you can claim is what Amazon calls a “bonus short read,” and this month’s title is The Replacement: A Short Story, which follows a “Hollywood icon struggling to revive her career.” The short story is by Liv Constatinie, a New York Times bestselling author.
I’ve been claiming free Kindle e-books from First Reads for over a year now, and I’ve found it to be a great way to grow my Kindle library while always having something new to read to kick off the month. Amazon refreshes First Reads on the first of every month, so you’ve got until May 31 to grab your free e-book and bonus short read. Then on June 1, a fresh batch rolls in, giving you another shot at more free reads.
