Comments on: A Guide to Getting the Kindle for Kids

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:44:41 +0000

Thanks for the great article. Can you advise on possible options for my 12-year-old who finds the books available on Amazon Kids a little childish? Amazon Kids+ came free with her Paperwhite Kids but we have ended up signing her out of Kids so that she can access more grown up titles. Problem is that she is now using the Kindle as me and so I get all her recommendations on my Kindle! Is there a way for her to access a bigger selection of books as herself? Many thanks in advance!

By: afomaumesi

afomaumesi — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:17:43 +0000

In reply to Nicole Bennett. That's so cool! And definitely an important perk as kids get older.

By: Nicole Bennett

Nicole Bennett — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:07:41 +0000

My favorite reason for my kids having kindles is so they can check out library books through Libby and we can send them to their kindles! You don’t even need to set up or use “Amazon Kids” for that. You just register the kindle to your amazon account (and name it), check out books via libby, and then deliver them to the child’s device (and turn on wi-fi to sync). If you do use Amazon Kids, you have to “exit” that in order to access your library books in your regular kindle library.

By: Afoma Umesi

Afoma Umesi — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:36:26 +0000

In reply to Stacy Stanley.

Hi Stacy, thanks for reading. I share more about the differences between Kindle types in this post https://readingmiddlegrade.com/how-does-kindle-work/ but basically, the Paperwhite has a backlight and is waterproof. The basic Kindle is not backlit so you’ll need a light to read from it at night. Otherwise, it’s just fine. I had the Basic for 8 or 9 years and only recently upgraded to a Paperwhite. If you purchase from another person and their warranty is already up, I assume you’d be without a warranty too. Let me know if you have more questions!

By: Stacy Stanley

Stacy Stanley — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:26:28 +0000

Thanks for the insight on the kindle. I am a newbie but really want to buy one for my 8year old grandchild. Still after reading this not sure the difference between the paper white and the regular kids kindle. There is a big price difference . Also if I were to purchase a new one from an independent person does that bound my warranty?