Amazon has released an opening wave of official early offers ahead of Prime Big Deal Days, its members-only "October Prime Day" sale (set for Oct. 8 and 9), and it includes a small selection of tablet discounts.

Whether you need portable computing power or a new way to watch TV, shop the best Amazon device deals to save up to $100 ahead of October Prime Day.

Thanks to the early Prime Big Deal Days sale price, the Fire HD 10 tablet with 64GB of storage is just $99.99 at Amazon, a 44% discount off the usual price of $179.99. The 32GB size is on sale for $89.99, so you'll be scoring twice as much storage capacity for just $10 more.

Get the best-selling Fire tablet on sale for just $59.99

Yes! Though tablets are smaller than laptops, their price tags don't shrink too much in comparison. Ahead of October Prime Day, you can shop wild discounts on some of the best tablets we've ever tested. You'll find savings on models that are compact for any travel and those that are as advanced as any computer.

I n case you missed the news, Amazon recently announced a second Prime Day event for the fall. The two-day deal blitz, dubbed Prime Big Deal Days once again, will run from October

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is so close you can almost taste it, and we're bound to see massive reductions on Amazon hardware during the event. But there's no need to wait for Prime Day deals — Amazon is getting started early with a bunch of reductions on some top-selling devices.

The Amazon Fire HD 8 is an affordable tablet priced at $59.99, suitable for streaming Prime Video, reading Kindle books, or listening to music. The tablet has decent audio quality and a battery life of up to 10 hours.