TTMA Kids eReading

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My daughter has an iPad that she’s constantly on. I’d like her to start supplementing some of that game time with reading time, and she’s asked for a kindle. I’m not opposed to getting her one, but I know the kindle app exists and if we could keep it to one device, that would be ideal.

I added the app to her iPad but it signed in as me and shows my whole library. How do I set up the kindle app so it’s just for her / what are your recommendations for kid reading apps at this age and stage? She’s a very good reader - almost 9 years old and going into 3rd grade. Mostly reads graphic novels and other chapter books.

[loony]

I would look into what your local library uses (Libby, Hoopla etc) and get her her own library card to use. My kids have their own libby accounts and can read graphic novels on their tablets.

You can set your kindle preferences from Amazon>Account>Content and Devices. It's not super easy or intuitive, but you can set what downloads to each device.

[melohdy]

Jul 17, 2024 12:48:01 GMT -6 loony said:

I would look into what your local library uses (Libby, Hoopla etc) and get her her own library card to use. My kids have their own libby accounts and can read graphic novels on their tablets.

You can set your kindle preferences from Amazon>Account>Content and Devices. It's not super easy or intuitive, but you can set what downloads to each device.

This would have been my exact response. They can also use the library apps to get audiobooks.

[sweetp]

Like loony said, you can direct where your downloads go on the Content and Devices page. On the right of each book there's a Deliver or Remove from Device button. When you click it a list of the registered devices on your Amazon account comes up and you just check which ones you want it delivered to. It's not exactly intuitive, but once you figure it out it's pretty easy.

[agm04]

FWIW, I find the kids' profile to be absolutely terrible to navigate. My 9 year old has had a kindle since age 7, and she uses it daily. Tl;dr I have her logged in under my profile and she does have access to my entire library. Not a problem for her, because she's an extreme rule follower, but not ideal. There are lots of reasons I prefer the kindle to the app on another device, so I'm willing to just deal.

My main complaint is that if she's logged in under her own profile, trying to buy a new book is difficult. She goes through them so quickly that this is an issue - like when she was reading the babysitters club series, she'd finish a book and request the next one, but if I didn't see the request right away, she just couldn't read. There's a lot of free stuff, but she hasn't found a lot she wants to read in there. So she just buys the next book she wants to read when she finishes one. I can see this being a problem for some kids (like my other one lol), but it works for us right now.

[emma]

Another vote for using the Libby app for library books. My 10yo DS reads mostly graphic novels on it and listens to audiobooks, it’s a really simple app and he has no problem managing the search and hold functions himself.

[angelashly]

Jul 17, 2024 12:48:01 GMT -6 loony said:

I would look into what your local library uses (Libby, Hoopla etc) and get her her own library card to use. My kids have their own libby accounts and can read graphic novels on their tablets.

You can set your kindle preferences from Amazon>Account>Content and Devices. It's not super easy or intuitive, but you can set what downloads to each device.

This is what we do too

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So I do have Libby but it’s also confusing. I have my card and hers on there but it doesn’t seem to just be switching to her card. Like everything is there.

Do yall have your kids under their own email?

[emma]

Jul 17, 2024 13:45:37 GMT -6 fb said:

So I do have Libby but it’s also confusing. I have my card and hers on there but it doesn’t seem to just be switching to her card. Like everything is there.

Do yall have your kids under their own email?

my kid has his own library card so I sign him into Libby under his own account, I don’t remember an email address being involved

[loony]

Jul 17, 2024 13:45:37 GMT -6 fb said:

So I do have Libby but it’s also confusing. I have my card and hers on there but it doesn’t seem to just be switching to her card. Like everything is there.

Do yall have your kids under their own email?

You should be able to sign into Libby using the child's library card number - our library has a random password "CHANGEME", but you may have to check your library's Overdrive/Libby instructions.  It's usually pretty clear on their website.

[loony]

Jul 17, 2024 13:06:36 GMT -6 agm04 said:

FWIW, I find the kids' profile to be absolutely terrible to navigate. My 9 year old has had a kindle since age 7, and she uses it daily. Tl;dr I have her logged in under my profile and she does have access to my entire library. Not a problem for her, because she's an extreme rule follower, but not ideal. There are lots of reasons I prefer the kindle to the app on another device, so I'm willing to just deal.

My main complaint is that if she's logged in under her own profile, trying to buy a new book is difficult. She goes through them so quickly that this is an issue - like when she was reading the babysitters club series, she'd finish a book and request the next one, but if I didn't see the request right away, she just couldn't read. There's a lot of free stuff, but she hasn't found a lot she wants to read in there. So she just buys the next book she wants to read when she finishes one. I can see this being a problem for some kids (like my other one lol), but it works for us right now.

The Amazon/Kindle Kids profile is awful.  Mine do have the kindle app on other devices and I just manage content through my Amazon content and devices portal.

[sweetp]

It never even occurred to me to use DS's library card for a libby account. Duh. I just checkout whatever books he wants then push them to his device. I should look into setting him up with his own since he goes through books so fast.

And +++++1 to the Amazon/Kindle kids profile. It's terrible.

[piratecat]

Jul 18, 2024 6:11:20 GMT -6 sweetp said:

It never even occurred to me to use DS's library card for a libby account. Duh. I just checkout whatever books he wants then push them to his device. I should look into setting him up with his own since he goes through books so fast.

And +++++1 to the Amazon/Kindle kids profile. It's terrible.

I’m going to try this for my kiddo too. He’s just getting into Wings of Fire and that would be great for the Kindle for the long trip he has coming up.