The closest he got was to land on the island of San Salvador, in the Bahamas. So first, Columbus did not ever land in North America. Second, Columbus was not sailing across the Atlantic to prove that the world was round-all the educated people knew that it was round.
Amazon slashes Prime annual membership cost â but only until this Wednesday. Amazon has announced that, for the next three days, new subscribers to Amazon Prime will pay Â£59 for an annual subscription â a saving of Â£20 from the regular price. The offer, which runs from 16 to 18 November in the UK, has been timed to coincide with Amazonâs Black Friday Week, which will take place all next week.
Amazon (AMZN) announced the annual membership will now cost $99 a year, up from $79.A student membership will cost $49 annually. In February, Amazon said it was considering raising the price to $119 a year.Prime members get two-day shipping on a large number of Amazon items at no extra cost, plus the ability to borrow Kindle books and stream movies and television shows.The company said blamed the increase on increase fuel and shipping costs.mazon (AMZN) announced the annual membership will now cost $99 a year, up from $79.