Prime Day 2017: Early Amazon Prime Day deals
By Zack Pearson
Amazon Prime Day is around the corner, and already, some deals are starting to roll out. Check out our list of the best Amazon Prime Day deals.
We continue to countdown the days until Amazon Prime Day 2017, one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. This year, Amazon has announced several Prime Day deals early, and we have listed those deals below.
This will be the third-straight year Amazon is hosting the day with each year getting better and better. We’ve already told you what to expect on this day and now it’s time to spotlight some deals that are already going on ahead of July 11.
Let’s take a look at deals you can take advantage of right now as you prepare for the big day.
More from Amazon Deals
- Amazon’s latest sale lets you buy two books, DVDs, video games, or toys and get a third for free
- Save $10 when you spend $50 on toys and games like Jenga, Exploding Kittens, and more
- Save at least 30 percent on board games like Catan, Monopoly, Gloomhaven, and more right now
- Buy two board games, get one free during Amazon’s new limited-time sale
- Facebook Portal is currently on sale for less than $100 on Amazon
Earn $ for streaming Prime video
To kickoff their countdown of deals for Amazon Prime Day, the company revealed a deal that is as easy as sitting back and watching TV on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon will give you a $10 credit to use on Prime Day just by logging into your account and streaming Prime Video. Yep, all you have to do is stream something from Amazon’s huge library to receive the deal.
You will be rewarded with the $10 credit that you can use on Prime Day, giving you some cash to spend on an item of your choice.
This deal is available to new users only.
Amazon Audible
If audiobooks is your thing then this deal is perfect for you.
Amazon currently offers their Audible subscription for $14.95 a month but to celebrate Prime Day, they are offering a 40 percent discount.
Prime members who register for this deal will receive 40 percent off their subscription for the first six months. The payments come out to be $8.95 for the first six months of service.
Amazon has thousands of audiobooks its library, so you’re likely to find some you will love.
Voice ordering
The newest feature to Prime Day comes in the form of voice ordering.
Consumers can use their product that has the Alexa voice service to order new products and find the latest deals.
Those who sign up for Prime will receive a $10 credit for their first voice order through Alexa by purchasing a select item. To unlock the special, the consumer must ask “Alexa, what are your deals?” From there they will be prompted with deals such as a Chewbacca mask, a Garth Brooks CD, Bose Soundlink Bluetooth speaker and more.
You can use voice ordering on devices such as the Dot, Echo, Fire TV and even some tablets.
Amazon has revealed that there will be over 100 exclusive deals available for Alexa users only over the next few days.
Amazon Music
Amazon also continues to push their music streaming service that features thousands of songs and albums.
For a limited time, you can get Amazon Music for just $0.25 a month. The service is being offered in a four-month plan for $0.99.
Amazon Music can be streamed on certain devices including tablets, the Echo, Dot and more.
Kindle Unlimited
We provided you details for a deal on audiobooks, but there’s also something for e-books as well.
Amazon is offering up to 40 percent off a Kindle Unlimited membership. For a six month plan, Prime members can receive 25 percent off a membership. A 12 month membership is available for 33 percent off and finally a 24 month membership is 60 percent off.
The Kindle Unlimited membership offers one million titles to choose from.
HD rentals/movies to own
A non-subscription deal available for July 7th is in the form of owning or renting HD movies from Amazon.
On Friday, the site listed its movies to purchase including The Dark Knight, Office Christmas Party, The Lord of the Rings and more. The full selection can be found here.
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If you’re looking to just rent, there are plenty of movies available starting at just $0.99. Check out the entire selection here.
Check back for more updates as they become available.