Sunday, March 7, 2010

Read an Ebook week 2010: eBooks & Kindle Books for Children




Ebooks are becoming increasingly popular with kids, whether they are reading them on the Kindle, on an iPhone app or directly on their pc. Frequently, I see parents wondering whether there are enough ebooks for children/ teens currently available to justify gifting an ereader. I didn't expect so many children/ teen ebooks to be available, but there are enough to keep your child busy reading for a long time, and an increasing number for even the youngest readers!

I've listed a few of our favorites below, but please feel free to comment with your favorites, or links for other YA/ Children's ebook websites!


Of course, there are the tens of thousands of public domain books - wonderful classics like Robinson Crusoe, 1001 Arabian Nights, Gulliver's Travels, The Railway Children and The Wind in the Willows - books that don't seem to be promoted in schools so much anymore (certainly not in our local public schools). Children don't need to miss out on these great books - even as they embrace modern technology. All are available for free in ebook format, and can be read on existing devices.

Free software options: Kindle for PC ~ Kindle for Blackberry, or if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can download the Kindle app for free.

Contemporary Fiction:

Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson Series) - now even more popular with a movie release, 3 of this series are available in Kindle format for under $5.00




A series that managed to bewitch teenage girls and moms alike, The Twilight Series has been topping the book and ebook charts seemingly for years!

Other bestselling ebooks for teenagers:

The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1) The Hunger Games   The Takers (Oz Chronicles, Book 1) (Volume 1)

Tween ebooks: Magic Treehouse, John Flannagan's "Ranger's apprentice" and The Everything Kids Science Experiments Book


To see even more, visit Kids eBooks on Amazon

Eread.com Young Adult ebooks

Sharing Books
Sylvan Dell Publishing

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