Amazon announces annual Digital Day sale on December 29th, previews deals

As what has now become an annual tradition, Amazon has announced that its 2017 Digital Day will happen on Friday, December 29th. Much like last year, Amazon will discounting movies, apps, games and more to the best prices of the year. This is ideal timing for those that received a new Fire Tablet, TV, or Kindle E-reader at Christmas. Full details on what you can expect can be found below.

Amazon launched Digital Day last year, and according to the online giant, saw “record-breaking sales” in nearly every category offered. This year, it plans on ramping up the event even further to include more categories and content.

“Amazon Digital Day is an amazing time to shop for deals on digital content,” said Aaron Rubenson, VP, Amazon Appstore. “The customer response was incredibly positive last year, and we’re excited to help customers find great discounts again this year—whether they just received a new Amazon Fire TV, Fire Tablet, or Fire Kids Edition Tablet over the holidays or are looking to add new content to their current device.”

Amazon has offered a sneak peek at some of the offers that we can expect on the 29th, which include a $10 credit when you sign-up for HBO Now, up to 80% off Marvel Comics and discounts on video games like Sonic, NBA 2K, and more. That’s all on top of the expected movie and TV shows that will be marked down as well.

Thanks to Movies Anywhere, this sale offers a great opportunity for expanding your iTunes library. If you’re not already using this service, you can get five free movies when you connect two content provider accounts. More details here.

You can learn more about Digital Day on this landing page. Although Amazon officially marks the 29th for its big sale, a preview of deals will start on the 26th and will run through the 29th.

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Amazon Announces Second Annual Digital Day—Thousands of Digital-Only Deals on December 29

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 18, 2017– (NASDAQ:AMZN) – The second annual Digital Day will take place on Friday, December 29, offering the biggest savings of the year on digital content across Amazon. Customers will be able to access more than 5,000 deals over eight categories including movies, TV shows, mobile games, apps, eBooks, and more at amazon.com/digitalday.

Last year on Digital Day, Amazon customers ordered hundreds of thousands of items with record-breaking sales across digital apps, games, and comics.

“Amazon Digital Day is an amazing time to shop for deals on digital content,” said Aaron Rubenson, VP, Amazon Appstore. “The customer response was incredibly positive last year, and we’re excited to help customers find great discounts again this year—whether they just received a new Amazon Fire TV, Fire Tablet, or Fire Kids Edition Tablet over the holidays or are looking to add new content to their current device.”

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the Amazon Digital Day deals:

• Save 60% off Wonder Woman on Amazon Video
• $10 Amazon.com credit when you subscribe to HBO NOW on Amazon
• Save 25% off $49.99 Lapis bundle for Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
• Save 50% off all in-game items for Marvel Puzzle Quest
• Save up to 80% off in-game items for Playrix games
• Save up to 75% off ROBLOX New Year’s Eve themed wearables
• Save up to 33% off video games like Sonic Forces, Civilization VI, NBA 2K 18, and WWE 2K18
• Save up to 75% off on Kindle best-selling books, including titles such as The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, The Silent Corner, and Modern Romance
• Save up to 80% off best-selling Marvel graphic novels like Civil War II, House of M, World War Hulk, and Star Wars
• Three free audiobooks when you sign up for an Audible trial
• 25% or more off PC software like Rosetta Stone and Adobe Creative Cloud Photography
• First 3 months free in Daily Burn streaming workouts

Customers can visit amazon.com/digitalday to sign up to receive notifications when the deals begin, or follow #DigitalDay for updates. Customers may also shop Digital Day deals using the Amazon App and the Amazon Appstore (to download, visit amazon.com/mobileapps or amazon.com/androidapp from your mobile browser). As a preview of the sale, some deals will be available starting as early as December 26, with the biggest savings launching at 12:00 am ET time on December 29.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

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