If you’ve seen Toy Story 5 (or just the trailer), you know the basic synopsis. All the toys have been shelved in favor of a hideous brain rotting tablet, and it’s up to the toys to right the parents wrong. On this special day, I’d like to encourage all parents out there to choose a Kindle Colorsoft Kids Edition e-reader over a tablet, and you save about $100 in the process.
Tablets certainly have their place and there’s nothing wrong with owning them, but it’s clear that too many kids are spending too much time on their devices. Many people have switched to or started using less stimulating, less addictive devices planning time to set aside use their devices for the benefit of everyone in the room, and picking up an e-reader instead of a tablet will help your kids do the same.
This even includes 12 months of Amazon Kids+Amazon’s great book subscription service that includes thousands of handpicked age-appropriate books for kids ages 3-12. After that year is up, it’s only $5.99 a month to continue the service, which is cheaper than buying a book a month!
Recommended if: You want to get your kids into reading, make it easier to find great books, or want a good alternative to overstimulating tablets.
❌ Skip this contract if: You have an older child. Buy this $85 Kindleinstead of.
The Colorsoft Kindle is an especially great choice for kids because it allows them to read more than just novels and text books, just like adults can. You can borrow books from Amazon’s huge library or use the Amazon Kids+ service I mentioned above, which covers everything from comics to more picture books (which still include a lot of text to read).
Since this is a children’s edition Kindle, it is built to withstand the careless nature of children with devices. It’s waterproof, so they can take it in the bath or at the beach, and the warm backlight is completely flicker-free, so you don’t have to worry about crappy tablet displays that use PWM dimming and probably hurt your kids’ eyes.
Plus, Amazon has an entire dashboard for parental controls, so you can make sure your kids aren’t venturing into uncharted waters and reading books they shouldn’t. Grab this deal and feel good about a healthy parenting win!
More Prime Day 2026 – quick links
- Phones: Big savings on Pixel, Samsung and more
- Wearables: Up to 50% off Garmin, Galaxy Watch and Fitbit
- Tablets: Galaxy Tab, Kindle and Amazon Fire tablets from $50
- Chromebooks: Discounts on ASUS, HP and Lenovo
- Smart home: Up to 60% off Alexa devices
- Headphones/Headphones: Great deals on Beats, Sony and more
- Smart TVs: Cheap smart TVs from $69.99
