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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Did the 8 year old read as much as the older sibling before the ereader? I don't think you can put an age on it. I needed one at 4 but they weren't invented yet.
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My eight year daughter shows no particular preference between paper books and her ereader (assuming color illustrations are not involved). My just-turning-six year old daughter enjoys using my tablet to look at picture books.
Some of my older children prefer paper books but they all appreciate the advantage of ereaders when spending time waiting outside of the house (small, lots of choice, no need to worry about running out of reading material) and they understand why I prefer to buy ebooks (space and the fact that books in a properly kept* elibrary last longer than many a well-read paper book).
They can get paper books from the library which is within walking distance.
*properly kept = freed from DRM, backed up both on and off site, format shifted when necessary, sufficiently organized to make it easy to find desired book(s)