How to search Amazon Prime Reading
December 11, 2016 12:36 PM Subscribe
I have a subscription to Amazon Prime and would like to try out Amazon Prime Reading. How do I search for specific books I want to read?
I know how to find Prime Reading and "Browse the catalog," but is there any way to search for a specific title (or author)? Even filtering by genre gives me too much to wade through. Also is the Prime Reading catalog the same as Kindle Unlimited?
I know how to find Prime Reading and "Browse the catalog," but is there any way to search for a specific title (or author)? Even filtering by genre gives me too much to wade through. Also is the Prime Reading catalog the same as Kindle Unlimited?
I don't have an Unlimited account, but when I tried it, it seemed like there were more than that, but I can't verify that.
Unlimited is more than one million books.
posted by DarlingBri at 2:29 PM on December 11, 2016
Unlimited is more than one million books.
posted by DarlingBri at 2:29 PM on December 11, 2016
Best answer: The Prime Reading catalog is very limited and it seems to be a lot of first-time authors, first books in series, and mostly not books I have heard of from other sources.
I like reading books for free, but as you've found, it's difficult to search and I've already read the ones there I'm interested in. I had hoped they would be added more weekly but it doesn't seem to be the case.
posted by Squeak Attack at 2:29 PM on December 11, 2016 [1 favorite]
I like reading books for free, but as you've found, it's difficult to search and I've already read the ones there I'm interested in. I had hoped they would be added more weekly but it doesn't seem to be the case.
posted by Squeak Attack at 2:29 PM on December 11, 2016 [1 favorite]
What If? by Randall Monroe, the XKCD guy, is available in Prime reading. I just started it this week after I got bored with Springsteen's book and gave up on it . It was in my reading list - which is how I found it.
posted by COD at 2:34 PM on December 11, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by COD at 2:34 PM on December 11, 2016 [2 favorites]
Best answer: If you have a reasonably good public library in your area, check to see if they lend eBooks. Most are in Kindle format and work through your Amazon account for borrowing. I have found this to be a much better way to find free books than using Prime or Unlimited.
Joel
posted by jwt0001 at 2:51 PM on December 11, 2016 [14 favorites]
Joel
posted by jwt0001 at 2:51 PM on December 11, 2016 [14 favorites]
Piggybacking on Joel, our library uses Hoopla and I've had better luck finding things there than on Prime or Unlimited. I also subscribe to Scribd.
posted by fiercecupcake at 3:46 PM on December 11, 2016
posted by fiercecupcake at 3:46 PM on December 11, 2016
I also gave up on Prime Limited and went to the library. I have a Nook AND a Kindle (both bought used on craigslist for $20.each) so I can borrow All The Books.
posted by fshgrl at 5:09 PM on December 11, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by fshgrl at 5:09 PM on December 11, 2016 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: Thanks all. I have access to Overdrive, Hoopla, MagicWall and OneClickDigital through my library, and use them all the time to find e-books and audio books. I was hoping to add Prime Reading so I didn't have to wait for a book, but it looks like it's too much trouble.
posted by Joleta at 6:19 AM on December 12, 2016
posted by Joleta at 6:19 AM on December 12, 2016
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Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited are two different catalogs and services. My Prime Reading page shows just over 1000 titles. I don't have an Unlimited account, but when I tried it, it seemed like there were more than that, but I can't verify that.
posted by malthusan at 1:50 PM on December 11, 2016