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Disney Replacing Bedtime Stories (and Parents) With Digital Books?

by Terrence O'Brien on September 29, 2009 at 04:25 PM

Disney Wants to Replace Parents During Story Time
Is Disney trying to put the nail in the coffin of story time? It's not enough that adults have replaced actual paper books with e-readers like the Kindle, now Disney is trying to replace children's books (and parents) with laptops.

A new service, called Disney Digital Books, lets kids read what are essentially advertisements for Disney films on a computer screen. There are 500 books from which to choose, and kids can even assemble their own books. What's more, there is apparently a social aspect to the service, allowing kids to connect with other readers (great idea!) and Disney characters (e-maginary friends?).


Before you start thinking this doesn't sound too bad, understand that Disney will be charging you a rather hefty fee for the privilege of "reading" these "books." The cheapest account costs $8.95 a month, or $79 a year, for up to three children.

We're going to suggest that you just go pick up a physical copy of 'The Tale of Pete Rabbit' or 'Harold and the Purple Crayon.' You can probably find each for $1 at a used bookstore or flea market. Plus, you can actually read with your children, instead of letting your gadgets babysit them. [From: CrunchGear]

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