Anyone use an ereader for dyslexic child?

[Danthe4th]

My ds age 8 has recently been diagnosed with dyslexia and i've spent several days scanning the net for ideas to help.
I want to try to make reading fun and not such hard work for ds and looked at the amazon kindle as it can convert text to speak.
He would love to be able to read all the dick king smith books without our help, I just thought it may encourage him to read if he could press a button to here the word he was stuck on or if he got tired.
Does anyone use one for a child, can you download many childrens books? I couldn't find many.
I didn't want anything that would also play games so he wouldn't get distracted.
Any thoughts appreciated.

I used to read a lot to ds (still do) and bought story tapes. I would definitely have bought ds a kindle if they'd have been about when he was younger. They look fab.

the new ipod nano with the touch screen has a thing where it will not only show them what song it is playing but tell them, you just have to adjust it in the settings. We are going to get him one for Xmas.

DS1 is 8 and dyslexic and loves audio books, you really have to search for them, itunes, amazon have lots of cd's which I buy and copy across.

I think you have to balance the enjoyment they get from listening to books with the stuggle they have with the reading havng to scan lots of words would make it a bit tedious.

a charity www.listeningbook.co.uk is what ive just become a member for d whom is 13yrs and severe

Thank you, i'll take a look at that.