Amazon is giving an entire town free Prime membership because marketing is out of control

Amazon is ready to celebrate the streaming debut of its very own Oscar-winning film Manchester by the Sea in true Amazon fashion — through self-promotion.

This week, before the movie launches on Prime Video May 5, the company is giving residents of Manchester-by-the-Sea — the scenic town in Essex County, Massachusetts, that provides the film's setting — one year of Amazon Prime for free.

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In a press release on Monday, Amazon said it would give "every home in the town" one year of Amazon Prime plus three packs of Wickedly Prime Popcorn from Amazon's own it private label brand. Read more...

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