Electronic reading device like Kindle for kids????

[lukenick1]

My ds 9 is an avid reader and I was looking into getting him an electronic reading device, however I know nothing about them. Can anyone give some recommendation on one and how exactly they work??? Is it cheaper just to buy him books?? Obviously the library is the cheapest option but those books are nasty dirty.
Thanks for any advice

 

[Robinrs]

I saw this advertised on TV the other day:

http://gizmodo.com/5473374/vtech-flip-the-ebook-reader-your-kids-never-knew-they-wanted

 

[JediMaster]

Online books for kids is best for now , so they contain pictures and need color.So you will need a laptop or computer to view .
E books are also limited in material for young kids.

We got our DD13 a sony ebook for xmas 3 years ago and she really into the ebook craz now.

 

[LilMamiBella]

I ordered this http://www.overstock.com/Electronic...ader-Certified-Pre-Owned/5389835/product.html for my 8 yr old daughter. She can read e-books from the library or buy books from barnes and noble or look for free books on inkmesh.com

 

[karenbaco]

Can you tell me about how they work? Do you download books?

 

[budbeerlady]

I have been wanting to get Dd a kindle. She loves to read on mine but there is such a limit on what is available for her. She loves Goosebumps, Diary of a Wimpy kid, etc. I have a few classics she can read but the market is VERY limited to kids and I think they are really missing the ball!

 

[pandamom]

I just got a nook for dd10. She is an avid reader and has been asking for one for awhile. Many of her favorite series are available as ebooks and a ton of classics are available for free at http://www.gutenberg.org/. Plus we can "borrow" ebooks from our local library.

 

[MomToOne]

I just got my DD10 a Nook too (shh - Santa is bringing it). Our library has a good - not great, but good - selection of eBooks you can check out. And the B&N selection of eBooks for kids isn't bad. It seems like all of the books coming out lately that my daughter has been interested in (Red Pyramid, Dewey's Nine Lives, etc.) have eBook editions available.

I personally am hoping to get her to read more classics this way, since a lot of them are free or really cheap. For example, I think I am going to buy her a collection of Louisa May Alcott books for less than $5 - you get something like 8-10 full books, plus a bunch of short stories. I loved all of the books as a kid (except Little Men and Little Women - never liked those for some reason. Go figure.) I think she'll really like them too, if she ever gives them a chance

My main concerns with the Nook are (1) the browser, with no nanny-type software or even a basic password control ability to turn wifi on/off, or at least not that I've found so far and (2) having to hook it to a B&N account with a default credit card to download books from there - I don't want her to be able to charge a new book to my CC any time she gets the desire. I haven't figured out a great solution to #1 except to delete our home wireless network after usage each time (you need the password to set up it), so I'm still working on that one. I may end up just trusting her. As far as the credit card issue, I created a B&N account under one of my secondary email addresses for her Nook, that only I have the password to - I then enable the default credit card only when I purchasing a book for her, get the book downloaded to her Nook, then I disable it again. I know from experience I can't trust her on this one, so in this case these steps are a necessary evil. But they only take a second or two to do, so I'm OK with it.

 

[LilMamiBella]

Barnes and Noble is supposed to be coming out with a software update soon for the nook that will have password protection.

 

[MomToOne]

Barnes and Noble is supposed to be coming out with a software update soon for the nook that will have password protection.

Yeah, but I can't find any details on just WHAT they are going to add password protection to. They could just be putting a password on front to get into the device, which isn't really going to help. I think if they were addressing the problems of kids getting free access to the internet, they would refer to "Parental Controls" coming.

Don't get me wrong, I think the pros far outweigh the cons on the device and I've gotten my daughter one - and am very excited to surprise her with it on Christmas - but there is this one issue for me. But I'm creative and will find a solution that works for me

 

[Leader of the Club]

Check out the Nook Color coming from Barnes and Noble later this month. They are really going to be hitting the kid market with this one and all of the new books they are adding. Plus you can download Ebooks from the lbrary to the Nook!

 

[momtwoboys]

following along.... interested in getting one for our DS 12. Can't decide on which one!! Any more opinions out there will be helpful!

 

[dcldreamer]

also very interested in something like this for our DD. She is 13 &1/2 and loves, loves, loves to read! I just am not sure which one to be looking for...kindle, nook, ereader? Can anyone help me narrow this down...which one should i be looking at? TIA

 

[MomToOne]

I have been wanting to get Dd a kindle. She loves to read on mine but there is such a limit on what is available for her. She loves Goosebumps, Diary of a Wimpy kid, etc. I have a few classics she can read but the market is VERY limited to kids and I think they are really missing the ball!

Barnes & Noble is starting to make a big play for the kids market. Both with the Nook Color, and just with making more kids content available.

 

[Evi]

I was thinking about getting my nephew a reader so this is very interesting.

 

[buzz5985]

I wouldn't buy an e-reader right now. I own a Kindle and DS owns a Nook. The prices of new books coming out for the e-readers are more expensive than buying a hard cover. Stick with the library until the publishers finally put the final nail in their coffin.

I was going to purchase another Kindle for Christmas, but will not with the prices of books coming out. An example would be Stephen Kings book Full Dark, No Stars - kindle edition $14.99. Hardcover $14.51.

Nook version $14.99, hardcover from B&N $15.39.

 

[aprilgail2]

I preordered one of the Nook Colors for my 10 year old for Christmas!

 

[lukenick1]

I wouldn't buy an e-reader right now. I own a Kindle and DS owns a Nook. The prices of new books coming out for the e-readers are more expensive than buying a hard cover. Stick with the library until the publishers finally put the final nail in their coffin.

I was going to purchase another Kindle for Christmas, but will not with the prices of books coming out. An example would be Stephen Kings book Full Dark, No Stars - kindle edition $14.99. Hardcover $14.51.

Nook version $14.99, hardcover from B&N $15.39.

Yeah thats what I was afraid of....maybe I'll wait.

 

[RitaE]

I think it depends on the reading level and what you have available to you via your library.

Our library Overdrive system adds about 10 Juvenile Fiction stories a month in eBook. These books aren't something I'd be interested in buying, because they are expensive in both paper and eBook form. Pre-digital reader we bought all the kids books used or check-out of the library because it just doesn't take that long for the kid to read the book and then they outgrow them.

Get a cheapish eReader though, like the $100 refurbished nooks and it really isn't that bad cost wise to let the kid read on them.

 

[karenbaco]

still trying to figure out yay or nay?????