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We have been waiting for Amazon Prime Day 2020 to begin for a longer period of time, compared to previous years. However, one of the biggest, if not the biggest, online shopping events of the year is finally getting closer to happening.

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We are going to give you all the information we currently know about Amazon Prime Day 2020. We will also offer some speculation of our own as well, particularly about the launch date and length of the event. This should get you up to speed so you can be ready with your smartphone or PC to begin your Amazon spending spree.

What is Amazon Prime Day?

In 2015, Amazon decided to launch its own special sales event for members of its Amazon Prime subscription service to help celebrate Amazon’s 20th anniversary. It called the event, not surprisingly, Amazon Prime Day. During the event, the online retailer slashed prices on tons of items. It was a huge success, and every year since that time, the retailer has held Amazon Prime Day on a yearly basis.

When is Amazon Prime Day 2020?

That’s the big question that has yet to be answered by Amazon as of the writing of this article. Normally, the event is held sometime in mid-July. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, the retailer had to make some changes to its shipping procedures. The changes would have restricted the retailer’s efforts to sell and ship the huge amount of products that it expected to sell during a normal Amazon Prime Day.

While Amazon has yet to reveal the specific date for the Prime Day 2020 launch, CNBC reports that it did send an email to third-party sellers with a clue to their plans. The email advised those sellers to have the week of October 5 in their plans for their Prime Day discounts and sales events. However, it added that week is still considered a placeholder, and it’s possible that the event could be pushed back yet again. We will update this article when the final Amazon Prime Day 2020 dates are revealed.

How long is the event?

While the first Amazon Prime Day event lasted a day, the retailer has made the event longer and longer over the years. In 2019, the event lasted a full 48 hours. As with the dates, we don’t know yet how long Amazon Prime Day 2020 will last.

What countries can participate in Amazon Prime Day 2020?

Since Amazon has yet to reveal the specific dates for the event, we don’t know yet what countries will be able to participate. In 2019, the list included Australia, Japan, Singapore, China, India, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Mexico. We expect all of those countries will be back for 2020, and Amazon may add a few more to the list.

What do I need to do to shop during the event?

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The biggest requirement for participating in Amazon Prime Day 2020 is a Prime membership. It costs $12.99 a month, or $119 for an annual membership. The good news for new Prime members is that you can sign up and get a 30-day free trial. If you sign up a couple of week before the Prime Day 2020 launch date, you can shop and take advantage of all of its discounts, and then cancel your membership afterward before the trial period ends.

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Of course, you may want to keep your Prime membership after Prime Day 2020. Membership includes access to lots of other services, including Amazon Prime Video streaming TV shows and movies, discounts to items even after Prime Day, and much more.

After you sign up, the other things you will need is your web browser on your laptop or desktop PC on the Amazon.com web site, or the Amazon Shopping app on your smartphone.

What kinds of deals can we expect from Amazon Prime Day 2020?

Amazon will likely be selling a lot of its hardware devices at highly discounted prices during the event. That will almost certainly include its Kindle eReaders, its Echo smart speakers, its Fire tablets, and its Fire TV sticks and smart televisions. You can expect discounts of 50% or more during Amazon Prime Day 2020.

In addition, third party sellers will likely have huge discounts on many of their products as well. That means you can likely save big on purchases like smart TVs, smartphones, clothes, cameras, laptops, and desktop PCs, game consoles, and much more. Also, look for discounted digital prices on movies and TV shows on Amazon Prime Video, along with price cuts on Prime Video channel subscriptions.

In addition to the deals that will be available throughout the event, you can also expect to see special time-sensitive discounts throughout Amazon Prime Day 2020. That includes Gold Box deals that last 24 hours or Lightning Deals that usually last just a few hours.

Will other online retailers try to compete during Amazon Prime Day 2020?

You bet they will. In the past, retailers like Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and others have either matched or beaten the discounts for many major products offered by Amazon during the event. We expect that to happen this year as well. In other words, even if you don’t have a Prime membership, there will still be ways to save big on many products during Amazon Prime Day 2020.

What else happens during the event?

In the past couple of years, Amazon has held a live streaming music concert to help launch Prime Day, featuring major artists like Taylor Swift and others. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the retailer might decide to hold off on holding such a launch event for this year, but you never know.

That’s all you need to know about Amazon Prime Day 2020. Again, we will update this article when we have more information. When the event actually does launch we will be spotlighting the best discounts and deals that will be available during Prime Day 2020.