Kindle for a child?

aliasojo

I'd buy her one too.

I don't agree with young children getting gadgets like posh mobiles or laptops/tablets etc, but a Kindle is different and encourages a positive skill so I'd not think twice personally.

My daughter now has a Nook and it's great for those nights where she's got nothing left to read...she just downloads something instantly. You couldn't get a paperback so easily at 8pm at night.

Just get a decent cover though....youngsters can be a tad clumsy at times and although Kindles are pretty solid things, I don't think they'd handle a drop from a height very well.

Grumpygit

You could buy her a kindle from Amazon under your account and have it registered to your account as "child's" kindle and tell her that to get any books, she has to come to you and you buy/download them.

Surely (question to another poster) if you disable the wifi, no books can be downloaded?

My daughter has one - she bought it herself with christmas money a few years ago when she was 10 - the basic one is great - I have two - "normal" back lit one and a fire and I read from both depending on where I am.

Oh and if you do buy a kindle, get them a case as well - helps with any accidental drops - not that it will fully protect it but it helps

I would recommend it and it's easier than carting books around or having to store them somewhere - no disrespect to folk who prefer the feel of a book

delain

Grumpygit wrote: »

You could buy her a kindle from Amazon under your account and have it registered to your account as "child's" kindle and tell her that to get any books, she has to come to you and you buy/download them.

Surely (question to another poster) if you disable the wifi, no books can be downloaded?

My daughter has one - she bought it herself with christmas money a few years ago when she was 10 - the basic one is great - I have two - "normal" back lit one and a fire and I read from both depending on where I am.

Oh and if you do buy a kindle, get them a case as well - helps with any accidental drops - not that it will fully protect it but it helps

I would recommend it and it's easier than carting books around or having to store them somewhere - no disrespect to folk who prefer the feel of a book

When you have agreed to download books to it you put the wifi on obviously :rotfl: It just means they can't do it without your permission if the wifi is off the rest of the time!

*Twinkle*

thanks all, I think im going to take the plunge and get her one for Christmas, I know she'll look after it, shes good like that and hopefully she will get plenty of use out of it

crumblepie

delain wrote: »

When you have agreed to download books to it you put the wifi on obviously :rotfl: It just means they can't do it without your permission if the wifi is off the rest of the time!

No you don't if you don't want to.

I've got an original keyboard kindle and I transfer books onto it by using the USB cable. When you buy on amazon you have two options to transfer by Whispernet (wifi) or to pc. I download the books to pc then put cable in to transfer to knidle.

I know it sounds long winded but I also have a nook so need the books on the pc so I can convert them in calibre.

crumblepie

And I forgot to say if you have a poundland nearby they had kindle covers.

Kynthia

My husband was dead annoyed when we were on holiday reading by the pool. He could hardly see the screen on his Kindle Fire due to the sun yet my keyboard Kindle was a clear as day. I really recommend you avoid a backlit screen as it's clearer in the sun, and causes less strain or headaches if reading for hours (which I do).

However I leant on mine once and the screen would no longer work. So either get a very rigid cover, buy a cheap second hand one or a cheaper brand.

tibawo

I would go with the voucher idea.

We got an iPad last year and after reading horror stories about bills that some kids racked up I use vouchers. Dd1 is allowed to get things, she is supposed to ask first and always does. She knows the password etc. but I know that she can never spend more than the value of the voucher.

She is getting a kindle for Xmas and I am going to do the same with that.

shortdog

Both of mine (10 and 7) have kindles. My youngest is halfway through the Harry Potter series on his, whereas the sheer size of the actual book would have put him off. Best, and most used, present they've ever had from Santa.

liney

My DS9 had a Kindle Fire last Christmas, and he had began reading some of the classics that I have downloaded for free. However as we use the Library a lot, and the Book People, I have paid for very few ebooks.

I read on holiday with it and didn't have 'glare' problems, but have not used a normal kindle to make the comparison.