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[quote=Anonymous]My oldest is 7 and really became an avid reader this past year. We have always enjoyed going to the library but it's become a weekly trip now that she plows through books. I have seen a number of posters on various threads say that they are getting their similarly aged child a kindle for a holiday gift because the child is a voracious reader. I can't put to words why I haven't wanted to permit my child to read her books on my kindle, but I just don't feel like it is a good way to get her to love books, and I don't even offer to let her read books on it, even when she has to wait for a book she wants to be returned to the library or if it means we need to lug a ton of heavy books on vacation. Am I very out of touch and I just need to embrace the concept of kids using e-readers? Or are there legitimate reasons for why kids should be encouraged to read the actual printed book? As I said, I have a kindle so I have nothing against them in concept (although I do lament the decline of independent and frankly all bookstores).[/quote]

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