Ebook Readers For Children

Well, even if you have found a great selection of ebooks for your child, there is still one problem. Not all computers come with the software needed to open these files!

Not all companies release their ebooks in the same format, but many of them will offer you a couple different format choices.

The easiest format to use and manipulate is the PDF format. This is a format developed by Adobe Acrobat which sometimes comes pre-installed on computers.

Most textbooks for online colleges come in this format. It is very easy to use and completely free unless you want to use the very advanced options.

If you have a Palm Pilot, Pocket PC, or handheld Windows device, you can use iSilo Reader. Unfortunately, this only offers you a 14 day free trial before you have to purchase it.

Mobipocket Reader is a great alternative to this because you get a 14 day free trial but you can use it for free even after it expires. You just don't have access to advanced features.

Obviously, these different types of reader programs will vary depending on your preferred device. Even a Sony PSP can be used for ebooks as well as a blackberry.

Many people don't feel comfortable letting children use any of these handheld devices because they can be quite pricey. It can be a lot easier to just let the children use your desktop or laptop PC and you can even keep track of how many pages they read in a certain time. This is a great option for homework. Read more...

Children's Ebooks

Children's ebooks can be a lot of fun for the entire family. Many of todays' most popular authors offer their books to be purchased and downloaded as an ebook.

These ebooks often come with special features and built in links to related material that may be of interest to the reader as well.

If you are reading an ebook about dragons, there might be links within the text that will take you to a website all about dragons. There is much more to children's ebooks than just this however.

Children's ebooks offer your child a different experience than with your typical paper books. Ebooks can do many things a typical book can't.

They can have sound effects, video clips, activity pages, and much more. It can make a big difference to a child that doesn't have the attention span to sit down and read a normal book.

Many ebooks offer this kind of interactivity and might even come with an audio CD or multimedia CD included. This encourages children of all ages to become involved with different types of literature and can build a lifelong love of books.

A good thing about children's ebooks is that you can get them immediately from the comfort of your own home. You don't have to wait weeks for an ordered book to arrive and you don't have to browse a bookstore which can be a daunting task if you have a younger child.

They also don't get destroyed, lost, spilled on, or chewed up! Read more...