Parents often find themselves struggling to keep their kids entertained during long commutes and sometimes Netflix for Kids doesn’t cut it. Amazon is trying to really make headway by constantly adding new content to their Kindle Freetime Unlimited program. This week, they have added over 4,000 new e-Books and television shows to their platform.
Kindle Freetime Unlimited is only compatible with Amazons line of devices, which limits its core audience. Fire, Fire TV and Fire phone customers can reap the lions share of media with access to e-Books, enhanced e-books, movies, television shows and apps. The platform also works on the new Kindle Voyage, but is limited to just e-Books. The cost for FreeTime Unlimited is $4.99 per month for one child, $2.99 for Prime subscribers, and $9.99 per month for up to four children, $6.99 with Prime.
Tons of new content was added just in time for the crazy holiday season, when long drives are the norm. Over 4,000 common core books from National Geographic, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Capstone Press, Lerner Publishing, Child’s World, Cherry Lake, Sleeping Bear Press and Starwalk Kids Media was all added this week. Additionally, over 400 age-appropriate apps and games without any in-app purchasing or advertisements.
Finally, thousands of hand-curated movies and TV shows, including iCarly, Avatar and the Legend of Korra from Nickelodeon, Daniel Tigers Neighborhood and Dinosaur Train from PBS, titles from Sesame Street and more are now available.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.