The e-commerce giant is ending a program that let Prime members share free shipping with a family member who lives somewhere else. Here’s what to know. By Karen Weise Karen Weise has covered Amazon ...

Amazon is ending a program that allows members of its Prime membership subscription program to share their free shipping benefits with people who don't have the same primary address.Related video ...

Amazon is ended its Prime Invitee program, which allowed users to share free shipping benefits with people outside of their household. Prime invitees will lose access to their benefits on Oct. 1.

Starting in October, you'll have to get your own Amazon Prime subscription to benefit from the company's free shipping ...