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October Prime Day came early — Here’s how to get free Kindle Unlimited for 3 months

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Tricarico, A. (2026, September 15). October Prime Day came early — Here’s how to get free Kindle Unlimited for 3 months. New York Post. https://nypost.com/shopping/october-prime-big-deal-days-kindle-unlimited-deal-2026/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-15 · by Angela Tricarico

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Amazon has announced early discounts for its upcoming Prime Big Deal Days event scheduled for October 6-7, offering deep discounts across various categories like tech, home goods, beauty products, and wellness items. Additionally, Amazon is providing a special offer where Prime members can get three months of Kindle Unlimited free, which normally costs $11.99 per month. The article highlights the benefits of Kindle Unlimited, such as access to over four million e-books, and includes testimonials from users who have found significant value in the service.
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Amazon announced October Prime Day, unofficially known as Prime Big Deal Days, will run from October 6 to 7, offering a two-day sale with deep discounts on tech, home essentials, beauty products, and groceries. Early deals are already live, including highly-rated gadgets like the Garmin Vívoactive 6 smartwatch at its lowest price ever. Prime members can score up to 60% off on selected items before they sell out. To prepare for the event, Amazon has also launched early offers such as a free three-month subscription to Kindle Unlimited for all Prime members. A standard annual Prime membership costs $139, providing access to exclusive deals and perks like fast shipping and streaming services.

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📰 October Prime Day Deals
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“While both articles discuss the upcoming October Prime Big Deal Days event and early deals, they do not describe the exact same specific incident or occurrence.”
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“The articles discuss different promotions (Audible and Kindle Unlimited) available ahead of October Prime Day, not the same specific incident.”
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Amazon Kindle Kindle Unlimited Kindle Unlimited’s Prime Big Deal Days

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Kindle Unlimited ORG · 5× Amazon ORG · 4× Kindle ORG · 3× Angela PERSON · 2× Kindle Unlimited’s ORG · 2× Adam Schubini PERSON · 1× Amazon Prime ORG · 1× Audible ORG · 1× Post ORG · 1× Prime PERSON · 1×

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The Post’s Commerce Senior Manager of Growth Adam Schubini swears by KU, calling it “one subscription I will gladly pay for every month now.” “I have historically preferred physical books over e-books, but my experience reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series through Kindle Unlimited changed my tune,” he said.
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🔮 Running Oct. 6 and 7, Prime Big Deal Days will offer shoppers deep discounts on everything from tech and home to beauty and wellness must-haves.

Claims (25 extracted, 2 hedged)

Earlier today, Amazon announced the return of its October Prime Day event, Prime Big Deal Days. asserted
Amazon → announce → event
Running Oct. 6 and 7, Prime Big Deal Days will offer shoppers deep discounts on everything from tech and home to beauty and wellness must-haves. asserted
Days → run → haves
The deals don’t wait for Oct. 6, though; early deals are already live sitewide, and some of the best ones available aren’t even for physical products. asserted
some → wait → products
Making a return again this year ahead of Prime Big Deal Days is an offer on Kindle Unlimited that’s too good to pass up. asserted
that → make → Kindle
Right now, Prime members can get three months of Amazon’s Kindle subscription for free. asserted
members → get → subscription
The subscription is normally priced at $11.99/month, so this is a deal worth taking advantage of if you ask us. asserted
you → price → us
Most Prime Day deals, including the Audible deal and this Kindle Unlimited offer, are only for Amazon Prime subscribers, so you might as well subscribe right now if you haven’t already. uncertain
you → include → subscribers
A Prime membership costs $14.99/month or $139/year after a 30-day free trial, but if you’re between the ages of 18-24, you can take advantage of a six-month free trial of Prime for Young Adults. asserted
you → cost → Adults
Kindle Unlimited’s library is made up of over four million titles, per Amazon. asserted
library → make → Amazon
Kindle Unlimited’s catalog changes often, and once you borrow a book, it stays in your library until you return it — even if that book is no longer available to borrow on Kindle Unlimited. asserted
book → change → Kindle
We recommend borrowing books as soon as you see them, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away, because you never know when they might disappear from the service. uncertain
they → recommend → service
The Post’s Commerce Senior Manager of Growth Adam Schubini swears by KU, calling it “one subscription I will gladly pay for every month now.” “I have historically preferred physical books over e-books, but my experience reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series through Kindle Unlimited changed my tune,” he said. asserted
he → swear → tune
“With eight books currently available and long waitlists for library rentals, I saved a lot of time, money, and shelf space by conquering the series with Kindle Unlimited. asserted
I → save → Kindle
How does Kindle Unlimited work? asserted
Kindle → work → ?
Kindle Unlimited is a subscription-based service from Amazon that gives readers access to over 4 million e-book titles for one low monthly price. asserted
that → base → price
If you read just two KU books a month, the subscription pays for itself. asserted
subscription → read → itself
Not unlike a library, subscribers can borrow up to 20 books at a time. asserted
subscribers → borrow → time
Borrowed e-books can be read on Kindle e-readers or with the Kindle app on smartphones and tablets. asserted
books → borrow → smartphones
What books are included in Kindle Unlimited? asserted
books → include → Kindle
Here are just a few of the books you can read for free with Kindle Unlimited. asserted
you → read → Kindle
This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six, and Decider.com. asserted
article → write → Shopping
Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. asserted
Angela → keep → service
Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she’s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. asserted
she → test → shopping
When she’s not writing about (or watching) TV, movies, and sports, she’s also keeping up on the underrated perfume dupes at Bath & Body Works and testing headphones. asserted
she → write → headphones
Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews. asserted
she → join → Reviews
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