Kindle with Special Offers

Have you been thinking about purchasing an ereader to have in your home, as a means to encourage reading in your family?  Perhaps you are homeschooling, and would love to have access to the public domain works, available through Amazon's extensive library, many of them free?  Amazon just sweetened the deal, with its top rated, top selling ereader.  Kindle with Special Offers releases May 3, 2011, but is now available for pre-order.

Kindle with Special Offers incorporates sponsored screen savers from Amazon's partners.  As well, you will have access to some sweet deals from Amazon, and partners such as Audible.com.  MP3 downloads at discounts, bargain deals on audiobooks, and discounted Amazon gift cards are some of the initial deals mentioned. 


Kindle is great for all modalities, if you are familiar with learning styles.  For the visual learner, the child who interprets and retains best those things he sees, a reader of any type is a great learning tool.  For the auditory learner, what a wonderful opportunity to reinforce learning, by providing access to books and materials in audio form, as the auditory learner best processes information that is heard.  For the hands on learner, the interactivity of a Kindle is an outstanding feature.  Further, the portability of the Kindle makes it a device that can go outside...your tactile learner can use the Kindle while swinging, sunning on the trampoline, or sitting on the edge of the fort.  My tactile learners take to video games quite well, and I find the Kindle a much better investment than a video game system.  Further, my children are leaps and bounds beyond me, in terms of ability with small handheld devices.

Establish some guidelines, of course, as an irresponsible child could mean disaster, if you allow him to tote the Kindle about, without limitations.  If the Kindle goes out of doors, make sure it does so, with your permission, and awareness.

You may find that the Kindle provides an interesting incentive, for your youngsters.  For example, finishing school work early might earn some time reading on the device.  It's novel enough, if your children aren't inundated with electronics, that it will be interesting. 

If you aren't sure about Kindle, this special offers version of the Kindle is an opportunity to try it out, at a lesser price.  Maybe you will want to consider this, down the road, as a Christmas gift or birthday present for your tween, or teen.  This is a great way to check it out extensively, and to even let your youngsters give it a whirl. 

More Kindle Versions

Kindle Wireless Reading, with Wi-Fi, 6" Display

Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, with free 3G + Wi-Fi

KINDLE CLASSICS:

Pre Ereaders for Children: V Reader by Vtech

V. Reader Animated Ebook Systerm for children, by V Tech

V Tech has been one of the leading children's learning system creators over the span of my life as a parent, nearly 18 years.  The V. Reader incorporates learning activities with the form of popular ereading devices, making this preliminary ereader for children a fun, realistic learning tool for youngsters.

VTech Ereader for Kids in Pink

The V Tech reading system is available in blue or pink.  The system plays fully animated stories with story narration, character voices, vivid graphics and exciting music and sounds.  A child can watch the story, play story games, or use the story dictionary.  The system has a sturdy design, perfect for the handling by youngsters.  Expansion is possible through usb and sd card slots.

Toy Story 3 software for V Reader

Software is available for purchase, to extend the device into the realm of many of your child's favorite characters, and many of the games are varied in level, with easy, medium, and hard settings, which allow the game to become more challenging at higher levels. 

Cars Software for V. Reader

Mr Men/Little Miss

The Little Engine That Could for VReader

Disney Princess Software for VTech ereader

Shrek for V.Tech System

Tangled Software

Sesame Street

Olivia for V.Tech System

Dora Software

Tinkerbell

Mickey Mouse Ereader/Vreader Software

Storage casese can also be purchased for use in keeping software and vreading system together.

Travel Case for V.Reader, in blue

Travel Case in Pink

Travel Pack for V Tech V Reader System

Ereaders for Kids

Technology has become an integral part of not only our daily life, but also of our educational endeavors.  This is just as true for children, as it is for adults, and sometimes, our young people surprise us by their ability to manipulate and navigate computers, video games, and cell phones.

As a parent, I like to be cautious about overdoing technology, but in an effort to equip my kids with meaningful opportunities, I would be remiss to not include technological tools.  Ereaders are fast becoming popular, as a means of giving people access to virtual books, and while the feel of a physical book is nice, the opportunity to read extensively is also a great help.  A virtual library can be transported anywhere, with many free classics available, as well as learning tools such as dictionaries.  There are many ways of accessing these free resources, including via computer, and by cell phone application.  Ereaders provide a bigger screen size than that of a tiny phone screen, and are more portable than a laptop, netbook, or computer, making the ereader the best combination in size and portability.

For kids, the Kindle is a good choice because of its anti-glare technology. 

The images featured here are clickable, with details on pricing, through Amazon.

The less expensive of the Kindle options is the wi-fi enabled Kindle, which will connect to your home wireless network, or which can access the internet for downloads and updates, via wireless connections in public hotspots:  Starbucks, the Library, and other venues, for example.

The more costly of the Kindle versions has free 3G access, which is great for the person who is on the go, needing access, but not guaranteed a hotspot. 

When it comes to providing your children with Kindle ereaders, keep in mind the ability to care for such devices.  For very young children, I don't suggest their owning their own Kindle, but rather, cooperatively using a parent's Kindle, or a family version.  For an older elementary aged child, age 9-10, a personal Kindle should be permitted if the child is very responsible, and if protective equipment is purchased, as well.  If your child has problems keeping track of things, it's better to establish a place for Kindle storage and reading, and to exercise limits on when and where the child uses the device. 

For Tweens, an ereader can be just as useful as a cell phone, or ipod, and perhaps a bit more productive.  Again, protective equipment is essential, as Tweens can be a little bit careless with belongings.

Teens should be a little more trustworthy with their belongings, and a Kindle is a great way to meet the interests of your teen bookworm.

For some great options in Kindle Cases, scroll over the images below, and to find and purchase a Kindle, you can follow these links: 














Kindle Covers and Cases