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zsmomma · 12-03-2010, 11:55 PM

A couple of points:

Kids and eReader-Yes, if they have any sort of electronic toys, they can handle it. My almost 8 year old son reads the Kindle a lot. But there are rules. No reading and walking (I also don't let him play Nintendo DSi and walk), no putting the Kindle in his backpack (I know how he treats his backpack--shudder), and no setting the Kindle on the ground.

Kindle or Nook (or other)-Since you are going abroad, you might find a better selection with Kindle verses nook. Last I read, it's difficult to purchase ebooks from B&N if you're not in the US, whereas you can with Amazon (albeit there are different copyright laws in different countries).

Then it comes down to epub verses mobi. I purchased a backlit epub reader just so I can read library books, but we've got a pretty decent sized elibrary. I would much prefer to read on eInk than LCD, but these are free books, so not too much complaining. Folks will tell you that there are more books in the epub format, however, these are mostly books for adults.

btw, my son loves the text-to-speech function of the Kindle.

Good luck on your move and in your purchase.

12-03-2010, 11:55 PM	#34
zsmomma Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: kindle, Pandigital Novel, iPod Touch	A couple of points: Kids and eReader-Yes, if they have any sort of electronic toys, they can handle it. My almost 8 year old son reads the Kindle a lot. But there are rules. No reading and walking (I also don't let him play Nintendo DSi and walk), no putting the Kindle in his backpack (I know how he treats his backpack--shudder), and no setting the Kindle on the ground. Kindle or Nook (or other)-Since you are going abroad, you might find a better selection with Kindle verses nook. Last I read, it's difficult to purchase ebooks from B&N if you're not in the US, whereas you can with Amazon (albeit there are different copyright laws in different countries). Then it comes down to epub verses mobi. I purchased a backlit epub reader just so I can read library books, but we've got a pretty decent sized elibrary. I would much prefer to read on eInk than LCD, but these are free books, so not too much complaining. Folks will tell you that there are more books in the epub format, however, these are mostly books for adults. btw, my son loves the text-to-speech function of the Kindle. Good luck on your move and in your purchase.