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NOOK kids for iPad app -- another reason to buy the kids their own iPad

by Steven Sande Jan 5th 2011 at 2:00PM

Did you see those Barnes & Noble ads over the holidays where they were showing off those nice interactive color children's books that run on the company's US$249 NOOKcolor e-book reader? Well, if the kids were drooling at the NOOKcolor, now they can start hounding you for their own iPad.

Barnes & Noble has released a new free NOOK Kids for iPad app that is specifically designed to play over 230 interactive picture books. More than 50 of the books have professional narrations, including the Thomas and Friends, Richard Scarry and Olivia series.

Parents can decide what books are appropriate for kids of different ages by using the "Parent's Corner" to set limits. To sweeten the pot, Barnes & Noble is offering two free interactive books -- Richard Scarry's Colors and Kipling's The Elephant's Child -- when you sign up for the NOOK service and place a credit card number on file with the bookseller. For the adults in the family, Barnes & Noble also provides the free NOOK for iPad app.

[via The Mac Observer]



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Justin

Not sure about buying an iPad for our daughter but she does love using ours. Little scary when she decides to use her feet to tap away though (she is only 14 months old).

We have found some amazing and some truly terrible apps out there for very young children. Most have too many small buttons or its too easy to swipe to another screen. Its frustrating when they like it but can't quite get it to work.

My wife and I had the usual moan about how we could do better and with some mockups in Keynote and a little help from a developer (they did the techie bits), we came up with our own super simple App called 'Farmyard Sounds'. It is aimed at babies and toddlers under 3 yrs so cartoon images and fun sounds with simple controls.

Not sure if it will every pay us back but it makes a change for us to actually do something about an idea rather than just taking about it! 'Vehicles HD' which is based on the same idea has also been released now.

You can see a video of it on our website, including the tapping of feet on the screen :-(

http://www.nealedesigns.co.uk

January 17 2011 at 4:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
daevad

Must be nice to have the funds to buy iPads for kids. I can't even afford one for me. Not all of us are swimming in cash, last I looked there was this recession thingy happening. In other words, get real!

January 05 2011 at 9:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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There is never a reason to buy a child an iPad. Fixed that for you.

January 05 2011 at 4:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Toby

Getting bad reviews in the app store - requires wi-fi access to use the purchased or free books, requires a credit card even to get the free books, further books are expensive...

January 05 2011 at 2:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
xxdesmus

Or you could just buy your spoiled child a Nook Color for 1/3 the price of the iPad? What a novel idea (pun intended).

January 05 2011 at 2:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
1999ncsu

I loved that book as a child.

Do you like my hat?

January 05 2011 at 2:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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