Thread: Kobo for kids?
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Old 02-28-2018, 02:08 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by CatherineStewart View Post
I have the KA1 for myself and love it. I would like my 7 year old to have an e-reader for himself as he is starting to consume more and more books. He is not an advanced reader so he still enjoys pictures books and books like Dog Man (comic style). I do NOT want him to have a tablet with apps. We have those. I want a black and white e-reader (e-ink not back lit) that encourages reading only (no fancy options) but that will display pictures and comics nicely without having to zoom. Any suggestions? I would prefer a kobo but open to other brands.
I don't understand the aversion to tablets. A PDF of The Cat in the Hat or similar picture book will look and work better on the cheapest tablet than it would on the highest end e-ink reader.

you could always set up a kid's account on the tablet and turn off internet.

For a novel, yeah, an e-reader is better suited, but not so much for comics and other image heavy books.
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