Amazon has long offered Kids Edition variants of its popular Fire HD tablets — including the newFire HD 10— and now it’s doing the same for its most basicebook readerwith the new Kindle Kids Edition.
Hardware-wise, it’s exactly the same as the basic Kindle Amazon debutedearlier this year, except it’s a little pricier as it comes with a case, along with software-specific features designed to encourage children to read.
Kindle Kids Edition: what’s different?
The Kindle Kids Edition is the same refreshed 2019 model Amazon released in April, so you get a 6-inch E Ink screen, an adjustable front light, several weeks of battery life, and a Micro USB charging port, all in a lightweight package that’s easy to use one-handed.
What exactly is different here? You get a choice of four cases to protect the device, along with Amazon’s two-year, worry-free guarantee, so if something happens to the Kindle, Amazon will replace it for free.
But the main differences lie in the interface, which is more kid-friendly with additions like a “kid-friendly wallpaper,” and there are several features meant to help reading skills. These include:
Many of these features will come to older Kindle devices starting in January 2020, though Amazon said there’s no guarantee on whether it will come to significantly older Kindle models. That means if you already have a Kindle from the past few years, you won’t need to shell out for the Kids Edition if you want these features.
Price and release date
The Kindle Kids Edition is $110, which is $20 more than the standard Kindle. It’s available for pre-order now from Amazon and it ships on October 30. Amazon is offering a 25% off deal if you order two Kindle Kids Edition devices.
The cases come in Space Station, Rainbow Birds, blue, and pink.
