What's hard to assess is whether there will be enough fresh content on an ongoing basis to make that worthwhile. An Australian launch date hasn’t been confirmed yet, and we don't have an exact price for those. We've found in our review device that we have access for up to four kids for the year – and that would normally cost you £49 if you're a Prime subscriber, or £79 if you're not.Ĭontent, as they say, is king – and Amazon's gamble here is that you'll continue with these subscriptions after the first year is up. The Kindle Kids Edition is 99 / 109.99 (about AU185) and it’s on sale now in the US and UK. So that's really two advantages: firstly, slightly older kids can find their own content and read it without you having to do anything secondly, you're not having to pay for each piece of content they want to read.Īgain, as we've pointed out previously, you don't actually have to have the Kindle Kids Edition to get access to Unlimited – it's a subscription you an opt into on any Kindle device – but the bundled year of access does add some value to this Kindle.

The cover simply clips over the Kindle and while it's recommended that you use it, if you decide that you no longer want to then you can swap it for any other Kindle cover. There's also a cover – in blue or pink (in the UK) or with space station or bird designs (in the US) – which provide a degree of protection for the display and the rest of the device.

There's no waterproofing on this model of Kindle (and we've had one Kindle dropped in a paddling pool and one in the bath over the past few years), but there is a two-year warranty. Yes, again it might mean they're quietly reading in the dark when they are supposed to be sleeping, but it also means they can read on a long flight without an extra light, or in the back of a car after the sun has set. When it comes to camping, that's a huge advantage. We've often used Kindles when camping and travelling – and front illumination means there's no need for a torch. Buy Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Kids Edition (11th Generation) Waterproof eReader, 6.8 High Resolution Illuminated Touch Screen with Adjustable Warm Light. Is that a bad thing? Is extra reading a negative? We'd argue it's nowhere near as negative as playing on an iPad instead of sleeping, but the advantage of illumination outweighs the downsides. You might turn off the bedroom light, but this Kindle's illumination means they can still read after lights-out time. When it comes to kids, that could be a slight disadvantage.

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