While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are still many months away, the busiest shopping day of the year for Amazon Prime members is right around the corner. Make that the busiest two days of shopping, as the e-commerce giant is looking to extend the already massive sales event to run for a full 48 hours for the first time.

Starting at midnight PT on Monday, July 15, you will gain access to "more than one million" exclusive deals around the world, and you don't even have to necessarily pay for that privilege. If you're not a Prime subscriber yet, you can sign up for a 30-day free ...