Learning Tech

Amazon's Kindle is one of my favorite learning tools! The Geekling reads twice as often now that we have a Kindle and there are so many free classic books and collections of poetry for him to choose from. You can now get one for $114 that is ad supported (no ads while you are reading, just when it's in sleep mode).

Some of the free books we have downloaded and love include:

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (complete series)
• Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling
• Complete Works of Shakespeare
• Poetry Collections
• Alice in Wonderland
• Mark Twain
• Little Women
• Beatrix Potter
• And so much more! I love free books!

The nice thing is that any books that you have "bought" for free (and all of the pay books as well) can be read on more than one device simultaneously, so my son will read along on the Kindle while I read aloud from the Kindle App on the iPad. I have never run into a "device" limit on any book even though my mother, my son, and I will all have the same books on our (multiple devices each) at the same time. You can also pick up where you left reading on your Kindle on your smartphone, laptop, iPad, etc.

If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below! I love my Kindle and still use it more than the iPad for reading because it's so much lighter and easier to read outside. The battery life is also amazing. I never have to worry that it will die on me while we're at the doctors office like I do with the iPad. Don't get me wrong, I love my iPad, but for reading the Kindle wins hands down. I only use the Kindle app on iPad when I'm reading in bed and don't want to disturb Geek-Dad with a reading light or when the Geekling is using my Kindle. I also read using the Kindle App on my Android smartphone (free).

You can also listen to audio books using your Kindle, though it's not a feature I often use. Typically I stick with the Audible app on the iPad or my smartphone when it comes to audio books.