Is the Kindle Kids worth it? Advantages and disadvantages of Amazon’s eBook reader for kids.

If you are looking for an eBook reader for children, you will probably come across the Kindle Kids. The Amazon variant comes with an eBook subscription.

These are the advantages of a Kindle Kids

If your child is a little reader, the purchase of an eBook reader is a good idea. Amazon’s Kindle Kids is a well-known and popular model on the market.

• The biggest advantage of a Kindle Kids is the built-in digital library: for one year, your kids get free access to Amazon Kids+. That means they can download and read thousands of e-books, including many popular children’s titles, for free.

• In addition to books to read on their own, which are likely to be of interest to primary school-aged children, children as young as three can also consume audio books via Kindle Kids.

• Unlike an e-book-enabled tablet, there are no apps, games or internet access on the Kindle Kids. So your child really uses the device for reading and is not distracted by other apps.

• The eBook reader also comes with a protective cover – which is handy if your child does accidentally drop it. It also comes with a two-year manufacturer’s warranty.

• Parents have the option in the dashboard to make child-friendly settings and also download books for themselves. This means that the device can be used for the whole family.

Disadvantages of the Kindle Kids

What some see as a great advantage is a definite disadvantage to others – the immediate connection of the Kindle Kids and Kindle Kids+.

• After one year of use, your free digital library access will expire. You will need to pay £4.99 per month for the Amazon Kids+ subscription. Since your child has already had access to the many books for a year, he or she will continue to claim it.
• Since the Kindle Kids also only works with e-books that you purchase via Amazon, it also makes sense to continue the subscription. Here comes the next disadvantage: you cannot read e-books from other providers or from the correct library with Kindle Kids.
• To listen to audiobooks, you need a Bluetooth connection. However, if you use Bluetooth headphones, this should work smoothly.
• Summary: If your child reads a lot of e-books or likes to listen to new audiobooks all the time, Kindle Kids is worthwhile as a reader for the whole family, but you should plan for ongoing subscription costs.