Thinking about buying e-readers for my children for their birthday. Does anyone have any recommendations? It would be great to have a non-Kindle option but only if the product is just as good in terms of ease of use and display quality.
Do you follow She did a write up last year on eReaders for kids The Kobo looks like paper in the day but it`s backlit at night if you read in the dark which I find gives a much more device-like look at night. You can adjust brightness and hue but it still feels electronic. Not so if you`re using it in daylight or bright ambient light.
Suggest you have look at Kobo - I use it to read library books
With libraries its very specific to what your local libraries lend. Marrickville library, for example, seems to mostly lend books compatibility with android or iOS For public domain books, Calibre will convert to either format I find it really easy on my eyes and not at all like a phone. Im not actually sure where you can see these ones in person though
Yep this has that...it has a function so you can make it as bright or as low as you want. I got mine from Booktopia. And theyre also the store you download books from. Ive gotten all my books for between $5.99 and $15.99, so I think its very reasonable. Its also got Pocket, so I save articles to it also.
Age, interests, needs, ability, school, leisure, sharing, costs, shelf space, and fundamental issue you raised; concentration and distractions of apps and social media :-) Good journo, good mum, lucky kids!
Never tried to be honest, Not that Im aware of though.
Ideas for stories for you out of this? Hypothesis that reflected light on paper engages us, radiant light of screens mesmerises is? Our print relationships - what, when, why, where, how? Local bookshops in pandemic, volume and volumes?Publishing epidemic? readinglist
If you start on a Kobo it should be fine. There isnt that much difference in usability its just like swapping from android to iphone. E has a Kobo and she manages ok. Its hard to do stuff on the kobo (like buying or borrowing) but I find the same for Kindle.
It hasnt in Australia.
I have a Kobo H20 & like it. Easy to use. Can borrow ebooks direct from library via Overdrive. You can also borrow from other library services e.g. Borrowbox, download the file to your computer and upload to the Kobo but I find this process clunky and riddled with tech glitches.
Im a mature-age student (self-directed, online mostly especially with pandemic) reading selectively hard copies and Kindle Paperwhite (upsides portability, search ability, savings on prices and shelf space, library in a tablet, downside monopolistic Amazon).
Have you thought of an iPad?
@publiczacha Definitely want a big library of books to buy and potentially to borrow from the library. I thought not being locked into Amazon would help.
Suggest defining the parameters first, starting with Reader Come Home
Also suggest reading Reader Come Home - the reading brain in a digital world Let the Children Play and Middle School Matters Depends on child needs, budget etc. My wife just bought new iPad mini (with pencil and case) to replace old one of 10 yrs. She reads e-books nonstop, sketches - drawings, floor plans, sewing pattern ideas, showed 4 yr old granddaughter how to draw with it. I don`t love being so dependent on the Amazon ecosystem but the Kindle experience is remarkably seamless - mine read graphic novels, Baby Sitters Club and a stack of other books on theirs
Kindle. Library Card. Libby App. Its amazing how many eBooks you can borrow from your library.
From an ease of use I dont think youll be able to beat kindle. Never had any issues emailing non Amazon content to my readers either.
It`s kindle, Kobo, or a iPad. If you`re not worried about the library of books to buy (Kindle, absolutely no competition), then a Kobo is the most versatile EPUB reader, the iPad the most child friendly device in general. But that library issue is a big issue
Kobo. Just as good, not quite as cheap. Has a book store (can buy from reader) or you can load your own ePubs. Also iOS app etc.
I have a kobo, love it. Super easy to use.
We went with Kindle for our 12yo daughter. Beyond the device which is very good, the sheer volume of available titles made it hard to go past.
