Amazon launches £50 tablet

Amazon has launched a new budget tablet for under £50. The device will be priced at £49.99 and will include a 7 inch IPS display, “all-day” battery life and the new Amazon content ecosystem – Amazon Underground. Through Amazon Underground, customers can shop for items including books and movies from their device and have access to thousands of free apps. The new tablet will also feature a quad-core processor, front and rear facing cameras and up to 128GB of expandable storage. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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