Kindle: the unlimited subscription for children going strong - CNETFrance

Amazon continues to expand its catalog of content for children Kindle FreeTime Unlimited and ad for the opportunity to very good results for the first six months of its service life …

For a few days now Amazon has announced via press release the results of six months of Kindle FreeTime Unlimited.

class=”c9″ This program is part of Kindle FreeTime, the parental controls set up on Kindle, and in addition to providing protection in terms of access allows to control the time of use of different types of content, for each child.

class=”c9″ It is possible to create a different profile for each child in the family.

class=”c9″ Kindle FreeTime Unlimited is different, although part of this service has another function: to provide access to a maximum of contents for children, carefully selected and available at will through a formula of subscription that provides access to a huge catalog. For this, it must be equipped with against a tablet brand.

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The service is intended to be reminded 3-8 years and provides access to $ 2.99 per child per month or $ 6.99 for the whole family without limited number of children. This price is lower than the proposed launch (4.99 and 9.99 U.S. dollars). Amazon can also try the service for free for a month. Subscription is rather quickly profitable, but the price is not the only argument. The selection is made upstream reassuring for parents. For example, all the selected applications in the catalog are disabled “in-app” purchase, ensuring that children are not going to make unexpected purchases.

class=”c9″ The press release also announces the addition of more than a thousand ebooks, games, educational applications, and videos, from among other Disney or Warner Bros even Electronic Arts (EA). It also states, without giving a precise figure that most of those who have tried their service for a month free to continue using it after.

class=”c9″ So, before the success, Amazon prepares Does the same type of content offered France? And this model is it a precursor to a more general model for ebooks, in addition to the Kindle lending library, interesting but limited to one free ebook per month in a relatively limited list? This seems a bit early, but it is certainly a matter of time …

Florent Taillandier

Florent asks the same question every day: “Paper is he dying?” It deciphers for CNET France trends reading on screens. Tablets, e-readers, services: it passes all these issues through the prism of the dealer (repentant) e-book that was. Distinguishing feature: Basque adoption and geek who does not know

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