How to register on Amazon

Attracted by the numerous daily offers and by far more convenient prices than those of physical stores, you too have decided to register on Amazon . Not being, however, particularly knowledgeable in the technological field, you do not know how to create your account and, therefore, you would need a hand to succeed in your intent.

That’s the way it is, am I right? Then let us tell you that you have come to the right place, at the right time! In the next paragraphs of this tutorial, in fact, I will explain how to register on Amazon by providing you with all the necessary information both to create a new personal account and to open a company one. In addition, you will also find the detailed procedure for accessing Amazon Seller, Amazon’s platform dedicated to sellers.

How do you say? Is that exactly what you wanted to know? So let’s not dwell further and see how to proceed. Make yourself comfortable, set aside five minutes of free time and dedicate yourself to reading the next paragraphs. By carefully following the instructions I am about to give you and trying to put them into practice, I assure you that registering on Amazon will really be a breeze. Let it bet?

Index

• Is registering on Amazon free?
• How to register on Amazon to buy
• How to register on Amazon Prime
• How to register on Amazon Prime Video
• How to register on Amazon Business
• How to register on Amazon Seller

Is registering on Amazon free?

Before getting to the heart of this tutorial and explaining in detail how to register on Amazon , it might be useful to know that creating an account to buy on the famous online shopping site, both as a private individual and as a company, is completely free.

Also, if you are wondering if it is possible to register on Amazon without a credit card , you will be glad to know that the answer is yes. In fact, unlike what many think, during the registration process it is not required to associate a valid payment method to your account. All you need is a valid email address and mobile number .

Once you have completed the creation of a new Amazon account, you can choose whether to activate Amazon Prime , the subscription service that allows you to have free shipping costs and delivery in one working day on many products, early access to flash offers and access to numerous services such as Amazon Prime Video , Amazon Prime Music and Amazon Prime Reading .

To subscribe to the service in question you must use your credit / debit card (you can also activate the direct debit on your current account) and there is a cost of 3.99 euros / month or 36 euros / year with 30 days of initial test (for university students it becomes 18 euros / year with 90 days of free trial).

Finally, I would like to underline that even to register on Amazon as a seller , by choosing the individual sales plan , there is no cost. By activating the professional sales plan , however, a cost of 39 euros / month + VAT is foreseen. More info here .

How to register on Amazon to buy

The procedure for registering on Amazon to purchase is quick and easy. All you need to do is connect to the official website of the service or use the app for Android (also available on alternative stores , for devices without Google services) and iOS / iPadOS , select the option to create a new account and fill in the registration form.

To proceed from a computer , connected to the official Amazon site , click on the Accounts and lists option located in the top menu and, in the new page opened, press the Create your Amazon account button .

On the Create account screen , enter the required data in the Your name , Mobile number or email , Password and Verify password fields and click the Verify email / Verify mobile number button . At this point, retrieve the verification code that was sent to you via email or SMS, enter it in the Enter code field and click on the Create an Amazon account button , to verify your identity and complete the registration.

If you prefer to proceed from smartphones and tablets , start the Amazon app, tap the Login button and, on the Welcome screen , put the check mark next to the Create account option . Then enter your details in the Name and Mobile number or email fields and create a secure password that you will need to use to access your Amazon account, by entering it in the Create a password field .

Once this is done, press the Verify email / Verify mobile number button , enter the 6-digit code you received via email or SMS in the Enter code field and tap the Create an Amazon account button , to complete the registration and start buying on Amazon .

How to register on Amazon Prime

To register for Amazon Prime, simply access the settings of your Amazon account and choose the option to activate the free 30-day trial of the service.

To proceed, then connected to the official Amazon site , click on the Account and lists item , enter the data associated with your account in the E-mail address or mobile number and Password fields and press the Login button to log in.

At this point, click again on the Account and lists item , press on the Prime option and, in the new page opened, click on the Sign up for free button and use it for 30 days , to activate the free trial of Prime. Now, choose whether to add a credit / debit card to your Amazon account by selecting the Add a credit or debit card option or whether to connect your current account by clicking on Add a current account .

After entering the data relating to the chosen payment method and your billing address, click on the Sign up now button , 30 days free , to activate the Amazon Prime free trial (you will not be charged for the first month).

At the end of the 30-day trial, the subscription will be renewed at a cost of 36 euros / year. If you want to disable the automatic renewal or change the billing plan, click on the Accounts and lists option and press on the Prime item . Now, click on the option Discover more plans , to change the billing plan, otherwise click on the items Update, cancel and more and End subscription , to deactivate Amazon Prime .

If you prefer to activate the Amazon Prime free trial from smartphones and tablets , you should know that it is not possible to do it using the Amazon app. However, you can succeed in your intent by using the browser installed on your device (eg Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone / iPad) and following the instructions to activate Prime from a computer. For the detailed walkthrough, you can check out my guide on how to sign up for Amazon Prime .

How to register on Amazon Prime Video

If you are wondering how to register on Amazon Prime Video , you must know that to access the video streaming service in question you must have a “normal” Amazon account with Prime active. In fact, as mentioned in the previous lines of this guide, Prime Video is one of the services included in Amazon Prime.

To access Amazon Prime Video from a computer , then connected to the official website of the service , click on the Amazon Prime Customer button ? Login , enter the data associated with your Amazon account in the E-mail address or mobile number and Password fields and press the Login button to login.

If you don’t have an Amazon account yet, you can select the Sign up and use it free for 30 days option which allows you to create a new Amazon account and activate the free Prime trial, as I indicated in the previous lines of this tutorial.

If, on the other hand, your intention is to activate one of the channels available on Amazon Prime Video (eg Infinity , STARZPLAY, Mubi etc.), select the Channels option located in the top menu and, in the new page opened, locate the section Subscribe to Prime Video Channels . Then click on the channel of your interest and press the Subscribe now / Subscribe and watch button to subscribe to the channel in question.

If you prefer to proceed from smartphone and tablet , start the Amazon Prime Video app for Android or iPhone / iPad devices , enter your Amazon account data in the Email (phone for mobile account) and Amazon Password fields and tap the Login now button. , to log into Prime Video with your Amazon account. If you don’t have one yet, select the Create Amazon account option instead .

Finally, I would like to point out that using the Amazon Prime Video app it is not possible to activate one of the paid channels available on Prime Video. To do this, you can connect to the official website of the service using the browser installed on your smartphone / tablet (eg Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone / iPad). To find out more, I leave you to my guide on how to activate Amazon Prime Video .

How to register on Amazon Business

Amazon Business is an Amazon platform dedicated to companies wishing to buy wholesale but also to all natural persons with a VAT number who wish to receive the invoice from Amazon .

If, therefore, you are wondering how to register on Amazon as a business or you are a freelancer who wants to register on Amazon with a VAT number , all you have to do is create a new Amazon Business account or convert an existing Amazon account. In both cases, the registration procedure is completely free.

In the first case, connected to the official Amazon Business website , click on the Create a free account button and select the Create a new account option . Then enter your email address in the appropriate field (if you already have a personal Amazon account that you want to keep active, you will need to use a secondary email) and click on the Send button .

In the new screen that appears, enter the required data in the Your name , Password and Verify password fields , press the Next step button and, after retrieving the verification code that was sent to you via email, enter it in the Enter code field .

Then click on the Create a new Amazon account button , enter the required data in the Personal information , Company information and Registered office sections and click on the Create your business account button to create a new Amazon Business account.

If, on the other hand, you have decided to convert your personal Amazon account into a business account, click on the Create a free account button and select the Convert your account option . Then enter the data associated with your Amazon account in the E-mail address or mobile number and Password fields , click on the Login item , fill out the registration form available on the Enter the details of your business screen and click on the Create your own button. business account .

How do you say? Would you like to create a business account from smartphones and tablets ? In this case, download and start the Amazon Business app for Android (also available on alternative stores , for devices without Google services) or iOS / iPadOS , tap the Create account button and follow the instructions I have just given you to create a new Business account or convert an existing Amazon account from a computer.

How to register on Amazon Seller

To register on Amazon as a seller, you must first register on Amazon to purchase and then activate an Amazon Seller profile .

To proceed, then connected to the official Amazon Seller website , click on the Register button and, if you do not yet have an Amazon account, select the Create your Amazon account option to create one. If, on the other hand, you have already registered on the famous online shopping site, enter the data associated with your account in the E-mail address or mobile number and Password fields and press the Next button .

Now, specify your country of residence , select the option of your interest (eg. Private company , Sole proprietorship , None, I am an individual seller ) in the Type of company drop-down menu and, based on the choice just made, follow the instructions shown on the screen by entering all the required data.

For example, if you have decided to register as an individual seller, specify your first and last name , click the Accept and continue button and enter all the required data in the Personal Information and Billing sections . Once this is done, indicate the name to give to your Amazon store in the Enter the name of your store field and press the button Start publishing offers , to save the data entered.

Finally, click on the Activate two-step verification button , put the check mark next to one of the options available between Phone number and Authentication app to receive the verification code useful for logging into your account: follow, then, the instructions shown on the screen, to complete the activation of your seller account. To find out more, I leave you to my guide on how to sell on Amazon .

You can register on Amazon Seller also from smartphones and tablets , using the Android app (also available on alternative stores , for devices without Google services) or iPhone / iPad . The procedure is almost identical to what I indicated to create a computer merchant account.

After downloading the app in question from the store of your device, start it and select the marketplace (eg Italy ) of your interest. Once this is done, enter the login details associated with your Amazon account in the Email (phone for mobile account) and Amazon Password fields and tap the Login button to start the activation process of your seller account.

If, on the other hand, you have not yet registered on Amazon, select the Register option and follow the instructions shown on the screen to create a new account and start buying and selling on Amazon.