Kindle Kids offers access to loads of kids books – with added benefits. (Image: Amazon)
We all know that reading is essential for kids to boost their language skills and imagination and what better way to get them access to books than through the Kindle Kids edition e-reader?
Amazon offers a special edition of its Kindle especially for kids who love to read. It comes with a big advantage: when you buy it, it’s bundled with 6-months Amazon Kids+ subscription. That grants access to thousands of books, like Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia and more.
The Kindle Kids is back to its Black Friday price, so you can .
The Kindle Kids comes with a cover, a 2-year guarantee and access to 6-months of Amazon Kids+ with access to thousands of books for kids.
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What you might not know about the Kindle Kids is that it’s the exact same device as the , but you get access to kids titles through the Amazon Kids+ subscription that’s included with this version. You also get a cover to keep it protected and a no-quibble 2-year warranty – so if it breaks, Amazon will replace it free of charge. That should take away some of the fear of putting the Kindle into the hands of a child who might break it!
The 6-month subscription to Amazon Kids+ is worth £29.94, which The good thing about the Kindle Kids edition is that you can let them read the books that come free and if they’re really enjoying the reading, after 6 months you can continue that subscription.
But equally, if you decide you no longer want it, you can cancel the subscription and just buy the books that your child wants through the Kindle Store on the device.
This version of Kindle Kids uses the latest Kindle which was and offers faster page turns than previous devices. It also has front illumination that’s 25% brighter than older models, so reading it day or night is great.
Kindle is famed for its 6-week battery life, so unlike a phone or tablet, you don’t have to keep recharging it. When it comes to managing your kid’s access to the device, there are loads of parental controls too, so they won’t spend all your money on every books they want.
As I said, because this is the same core Kindle as you’d buy as an adult, when your kid is a little older, they can remove the cover and use it just like any other Kindle.
There’s a downside to Kindle too, which is that it’s locked to the Kindle Store, so you can’t access books from your local library for example, which you would be able to do on something like .