Monthly rental plans now as low as £5.99, with no late fees or required return dates
LONDON Aug 22, 2005: Leading online retailer Amazon.co.uk (www.amazon.co.uk) today announced the lowest priced DVD rental plan in the UK which starts from just £5.99 per month—up to 40% percent less than other UK on-line offers.*
The new £5.99 plan enables customers to rent and enjoy any three DVDs each month and choose from a selection of more than 30,000 DVDs in stock. In addition, rental members will also receive an extra 10% discount on all of their DVD purchases from Amazon.co.uk.
The new £5.99 plan is in addition to Amazon.co.uk's existing plans; for £7.99 per month, members can have two movies at home at any one time, with a total of four DVD rentals per month. For £9.99 per month, members can enjoy three movies at home at a time, with a total of six DVD rentals per month
Amazon.co.uk have also recently introduced a new flexible service which enables members to buy extra rentals each month for only £1.99 per rental.
The speed of delivery and easy return system for the Amazon.co.uk DVD rental service has really impressed more than 98% of Amazon.co.uk DVD rental customers, when asked about how satisfied they were with the service in a recent survey.** DVDs are delivered to rental members free-of-charge using First Class post. Rental members can keep the DVDs they rent for as long as they want, as there are no late fees or required return dates. After viewing each DVD, rental members simply post them back to Amazon.co.uk in the pre-paid return envelope provided. Amazon.co.uk will then send on a new DVD from the rental member's list.
"Our new £5.99 DVD price plan offers customers yet another inexpensive and convenient way to enjoy Amazon.co.uk's deep selection and unparalleled online experience," said Ryan Regan, Amazon.co.uk's Acting Managing Director. "Since we already have their payment and billing information, millions of existing Amazon.co.uk customers can sign up for the programme with just one click."
Amazon.co.uk's DVD rental service is fully integrated into Amazon.co.uk's existing DVD store, allowing DVD shoppers to rent or buy in the same area of the site. Amazon.co.uk's unique search, similarities and recommendations technologies—alongside sales rankings and customer reviews—provide DVD rental members with a familiar and easy way to find specific titles they are looking to rent, as well as discover those they never knew existed. The service is also accessible from movie title pages on Amazon's affiliate site, IMDb.co.uk, the Internet Movie Database.
Find more information.Amazon.co.uk’s Top 10 DVD rentals, August 2005
- Million Dollar Baby
- The Aviator
- The Manchurian Candidate
- Sideways
- Hitch
- Closer
- Meet the Fockers
- Vera Drake
- Constantine
- House of Flying Daggers
* Compared to other one-at-home offers
** Amazon.co.uk DVD Rental By Post Study: April 15, 2005
For further information please contact the Amazon.co.uk press office on 020 8636 9280.
About Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.co.uk opened its virtual doors in October 1998, and strives to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Amazon.co.uk and sellers list millions of new and used items in categories such as Books, Music, Video, DVD, Software, PC & Video Games, Electronics & Photo, Home & Garden, and Toys & Games!. Through Amazon Marketplace, zShops and Auctions any business or individual can sell virtually anything to Amazon.co.uk's millions of customers. Amazon.co.uk customers enjoy the benefits of industry-leading online-shopping technology, such as secure credit-card payment, personalised recommendations, streamlined, 1-Click® ordering and hassle-free Bid-Click® auction bidding. Through Amazon Anywhere, Amazon.co.uk is also available on mobile phones with WAP technology--see www.amazon.co.uk/anywhere for details.
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