These Amazon Fire tablets are on sale for up to $50 off ahead of Prime Day

These are the best deals on Amazon Fire tablets as of Sept. 23:

• OUR TOP PICK: Amazon Fire 7 Kids Edition — save $40
  

• BEST FOR ON-THE-GO USE: All-New Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus — save $20
  

• BEST IPAD ALTERNATIVE: Amazon Fire HD 10 — save $40

Amazon Prime Day is still a few weeks away (or so we've heard through the grapevine), but some of the year's best savings on the brand's tablet lineup have already arrived.

Available at both Best Buy and Amazon itself, several Fire tablets from this year and last are on sale for up to 40% off ahead of the latter's annual retail event. With discounts as high as $50, all of these devices are at or very close to their lowest prices ever.  Read more...