Amazon renames Kindle Unlimited to Kindle Plus and expands access to audiobooks
The plus-ification of subscription services continues unabated with Amazon becoming the latest company to follow suit with a Kindle Unlimited rebrand.
The Verge reports that the plus-ification of subscription services continues unabated with Amazon becoming the latest company to follow suit with a Kindle Unlimited rebrand.
The subscription service is now known as Kindle Plus but will continue to offer unlimited access to a select collection of ebooks, comics, and magazines from the Kindle catalog for $11.99 per month.
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Kindle Unlimited, Kindle Plus and Amazon.
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- Kindle Unlimited, Kindle Plus, Amazon, Kindle
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