kindle advice pls

sezsez

Hi my daughter loves reading books and would like a kindle for xmass i just dont know which one to get her, shes 10 yrs old & looks after things well, problem is i dont know if to get her the kindle keyboard or the new cheaper one (argos £89.00 , they also sell refeb keyboards for £115 on amazone, has anyone bought one of these before? are they just like new, do u get same rights if its faulty ect, i think the keyboard one looks better eg stuff u can do on it but not sure, also would i have to reg my bank card with amazone or can i pay as u go type thing and just buy per book , or will it just come straight out of my bank every time she orders a book with it, any advice pls, i would be gratefull thankyou, dont know anything about them really and dont have spare money to wast on wrong item or something i cant send back if fautly, does anyone know of any better deals on at the moment thankyou ,

hoyteam

We have the £89 slim one and its fantastic. Not missed having a keyboard once, we always get new books by logging into Amazon on the home PC.

anndy25

I have a kindle with keyboard and I love it. Have hardly used the keyboard though - the cheaper kindle would be brilliant for a 10year old or anyone that loves reading.

sezsez

oh thanks for reply can u just then tranfer them using the cable provided, only have a mini laptop no pc, do u think i could still do it that way ? thanks or can u buy per book instead of reg bank details thank

anndy25

I buy from Amazon with my bank account and I have a 3g Kindle so you do need wifi but you could go somewhere that has wifi. Tesco has an offer of £75 for a kindle at the moment.

macman

sezsez wrote: »

oh thanks for reply can u just then tranfer them using the cable provided, only have a mini laptop no pc, do u think i could still do it that way ? thanks or can u buy per book instead of reg bank details thank

The Kindle has built in wi-fi. Or the more expensive models have 3G.

sezsez

ok thanks think i understand abit more now , have wi-fi at home & i can check out tessco site now, hope i can get one 4 £75 , that would be great thankyou

sezsez

just checked out tesco no deals on kindles at moment, showing at £89.00. does anybody know any where it might be on offer pls before i go argos thanks

Spank

Buy it through Quido to get the tesco offer http://www.quidco.com/tesco/

downhillfast

I'd spend a little more and go for the keyboard Kindle for a couple of reasons.

1) Your daughter will be able to browse for books without hijacking your netbook.

2)If you register her Kindle to an Amazon account in her name, you will be able to keep this account as being funded by gift certificates only so you have no worries about her emptying your account. It will teach her money management and will provide relatives with an easy gift solution in the form of Amazon gift certificates!

:cool:

Tip: My GF, Mum and I all share the same Kindle account and fund it with gift certs - means we can share books without one person having to foot the bill all of the time. Anytime anyone buys a book they replace the funds they have used from the account by sending a gift cert.

HTH

Hintza

Kindle ties you to Amazon which you shod give some consideraton to.