With March officially here, I'm excited that spring is finally within reach after a long, snowy winter. But it's not just the warmer weather I'm thinking about. As an avid Kindle reader, a new month ...

First Reads gets you early access to new books across popular genres. Prime members get free Kindle e-books every month from a list hand-picked by editors.

Amazon First Reads is a monthly program in which eight editor-selected books are offered free to Prime members. Members are allowed to choose one book per month, which is then added to their library.

Amazon Prime subscribers who are also books lovers may be missing out on a great perk for their Kindle device and app; and it's not Prime Reading.