Amazon Prime Day 2020 is reported to take place October 13

• Amazon Prime Day 2020 is reported to start on October 13.
• Amazon has yet to announce the duration of the event, but Prime Day 2019 was a 48-hour event, so we can probably expect something similar.

Prime Day 2020 is reported to start on October 13.

Reports from CNet state that the much-anticipated deals event, Amazon Prime Day, will start on October 13 this year — though it hasn't confirmed the event length just yet.

This means that Prime members will be able to start shopping more than 1 million deals sitewide at 12 a.m. PT on October 13 — but you can expect that at least some of the deals will continue on through the days following.

In the week leading up to Prime Day, Amazon has also traditionally released a handful of early promotions and deals. These early Prime Day deals usually revolve around Amazon devices such as Kindle e-readers and Amazon services such as Prime Pantry.

Stay tuned as the start date approaches to learn about more early Prime Day deals. And with the event less than a month away, consider opening a credit card with price protection in case an item sells out or all the discounted products have been claimed.

Now that you know the start date of Prime Day 2020, there are a few things you can do to prepare:

• If you're not yet a Prime member, start your free 30-day trial now. The 30-day time frame will include Prime Day and grant you access to all its member-exclusive deals.
• Download the Amazon app before October 13 so you'll be able to "watch" Lightning Deals and keep track of the deals you want to grab.
• Start thinking about the products you hope to save on during Prime Day. Some of our suggestions: Instant Pot multi-cookers, iRobot Roomba vacuums, and Philips Hue smart lights. Here's a full list of things you shouldn't buy until Prime Day.
• Read up on all our Prime Day deals coverage with this one-stop guide.