Amazon Prime Day 2019: 17 Best Early Deals and Shopping Tips
As winter in Game of Thrones Amazon's fifth annual Prime Day Sale has come. Prime Day started back in 2015. It was a day-long sale celebrating Amazon's 20th anniversary, a chance for Amazon's millions of Prime subscribers to score some sweet deals. The first prize day was so successful that Amazon made it an annual event. It has grown, Hydra-headed, ever since.
Last year, Prime "Day" stuck to 36 straight hours; This year it has become Prime Days, running for a full 48 hours, probably with more deals ever: Amazon Fresh is on the action, which is Twitch Prime, along with some new deals that the just launched Happy School Year Store aimed at students, parents and teachers who want to go back to school.
There has been some effort to prebrand Prime Day "Black Friday in July" since dozens of other retailers have their own competing sales. It's worth remembering that Amazon is not the only place to score deals on Prime Day.
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When Prime Day Starter
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Starts: Prime Day starts Monday 1[ads1]5 July at. 12 PT.
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Ends: 48 hours later on Tuesday, July 16 at 11:59 pm PT.
That's not all. Amazon already has a number of deals on its own devices, which we have highlighted below, and more are on their way. Make sure you also read below for some great shopping tips.
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Best Early Prime Day Deals
Amazon's luminous Kindle is cheaper than it has ever been.
Amazon [19659013] Many of these deals only went live, and we believe they are a safe bet to buy before Prime Day begins if you are in the market.
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New 2019 $ 60 ($ 30 off) Kindle: The basic Kindle is our top pick for an Amazon book reader right now. It contains a backlight for the 6-inch E Ink touch screen, which means you can read in the dark. It comes with 3 free months with Kindle Unlimited, the Amazon Netflix style subscription, and you get a $ 5 ebook credit.
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Four TV 4K TV Stick for $ 25 ($ 25 off): Four Stick 4K is best of Amazon's Four TVs. It works with all modern TVs, regardless of resolution HD or 4K. We prefer Roku to all things considered, but if you are a big Prime Video user, this makes a good streaming device. YouTube now also works on fire TV.
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Fire TV conversion for $ 130 ($ 100 off): There's not much to look at, but this regular black box can handle all your DVR needs, recording and streaming over-air sent to a fire, TV friendly unit. If you need more, you can also get the 4-tuner model with 1 TB of storage for $ 179 (also $ 100 off).
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BackBeat Pro 2 Noise Canceling Headphones for $ 135 ($ 65 off): These are some of our favorite affordable wireless headphones. They usually turn around $ 200 and brown is not the biggest color, but their noise interruptions are decent, they sound good, and they are especially good for wearing when you go because they will automatically sit and sit around your neck without jaw you.
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Sony WH1000XM3 Noise Canceling Headphones for $ 298 ($ 50 off): These are the best noise canceling headphones you can buy (read our review). They sound better and interrupt more sound than Bose, even if they aren't good for phone calls.
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Fire HD 8 for $ 50 ($ 30 off): Fire HD 8 is a very capable tablet … for price. Make sure you check out our updated guide to decipher which Amazon Fire tablet is best for you.
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Four HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet for $ 80 ($ 50 off): Four HD 8 Kids Edition is our top choice for children under 7. If your child's hands are particularly small, they will appreciate the smaller size of Four 7 . It is also on sale.
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Fire HD 10 for $ 100 ($ 50 off): Fire HD 10 is a much more capable tablet than 8. It is faster, has more storage and 10-inch HD screen looks
Amazon Subscription Deals
Twitch Prime offers Apex Legends Prime Day equipment. Amazon Fire HD 10 is down to the cheapest price. EA Kindle Unlimited offers three months free: If you haven't already signed up for Kindle Unlimited, you can score the first three months of unlimited reading for free. After that, it is $ 10 per month and it will automatically be renewed, so set a calendar reminder if you plan to cancel. Audible 1-year subscription + a $ 120 echo quote Amazon has been running this deal for a few weeks, but it's still good. State members can sign up for a full year with Audible for $ 120 and get a coupon with an Echo Dot for a buck. If you don't want to commit to a full year, it's also an option to get three months with Audible for $ 5 / mo, but no Echo Dot. Twitch Prime offers Apex Legends equipment: Amazon offers the opportunity to unlock exclusive legend and weapon shelves for Apex Legends and some content in the game for multiple EAs Sports titles, including FIFA Ultimate Team . Amazon is not the only one with Prime Day sales, it's just the only one who calls them Prime Day. Historically, dealers like Walmart and Best Buy have become quite accustomed to Amazon Prime Day and offered their own defensive sales to try to steal some of the Amazon thunder. This year, we have heard that around 250 dealers are going to join, and some are trying to rebrand the day as "Black Friday in July." We think a black Friday is enough per calendar year, but below are some stores with own sales. We will highlight some of our favorite deals on Monday. As the name suggests, Prime Day deals are only available to Prime members. You can sign up for Amazon Prime here . It's a 1 month free trial and students can get 6 months free (and discount), but the odds are already on board. If not, you should know that Prime is about $ 10 per month (if you subscribe annually) and offers free 2-day shipping on many items and access to the Prime Video service. There are other benefits, like free Kindle books, and you can read them all here. If it is not for you, after the sale is over, you can cancel your membership before the 30-day period is up and you will not be billed. Don't forget to cancel. There are deals on almost everything on Prime Day, but not everyone is good. To find out what is a good deal and what is not pay to do some research. If you hope a particular product will be used, there are ways to keep an eye on it. First, install the Amazon Shopping app for iPhone or Android so you can get instant alerts. Then add the items to your Amazon cart (You can "Save for later"). Amazon will notify you of the price change. It works well if you know what you're looking for in advance, but what if you find something on Prime Day and you want to know if it's a good deal or not? For what we love CamelCamelCamel.com. It lets you search the price history of a product on Amazon and track them with a click. Even better, if you sign up (free), it can import and track prices across the Amazon list. (You can easily create wishlists on Amazon by clicking on the "Add to list" button on each product page.) Lighting calls can be super stressful. It's so easy to miss them, but if you have time to browse deals in the morning, you can track upcoming Lightning Deals using the Amazon Shopping app. Click on the hamburger icon in the upper left, then Today's Offer> Upcoming . You can click the "Watch this Deal" button on a deal that is more than 10 minutes away to add it to the "Watching" list. The app should then notify you the moment Lightning strikes. If you own an Echo device, you can set up voice purchases. In the Alexa app on your phone, go to Settings> Accounts and select "Buy by Speech". When set up, just ask, "Alexa, what are my Prime Day offers?" For more smart shopping tips, be sure to check out our other Amazon stories, including tips for shopping safely on Amazon, what the Amazon star ratings mean, and what it means when something is "Amazon's choice" . Also, be aware that scammers are trying to get in on the action too, with a new phishing scam. Fortunately, there is nothing unique about this scam, the common rules for protecting you from e-mail fraud apply, and hopefully the old hat is at this point. See our Amazon Prime Day Page for more coverage and offers. ] Prime Day Rival Sales
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