French publisher PLaybac starting online daily news for kids in the US
The French publisher Playbac Presse who pionneered the concept of a daily newspaper for kids starting age 5 (kindergarden) in France, just launched (in November 2006) MyDaily10.com, a daily news site for kids 8-10.
Just like its French paper cousin, this is a paid subscription-based service, starting at $8.99 for 4 weeks ( 20 issues).
My hunch is a lot of you would be quite interested in a French language online newspaper for your kids, either because they’re learning French in school or they’re native French speakers who need to keep up their French.
Am I wrong?
Some questions for you:
- What do you think will be the reaction of American families to this offer? Do you think they’ll go for it?
- Where do your kids go for news, if at all?
- What educational sites do you like to send your kids to? Watch for a post up soon on a good reference for sites for kids.
This publisher has about 200 000 old and new subscribers who were ready to pay $36.50 for a six months subscription ( for France). The price obviously skyrockets outside of France because of postage fees.
Quoti, Mon petit Quotidien, Mon Quotidien and L’Actu, which constitute the range of daily news titles covering ages 5 to 17, are also used by teachers in the classroom.
-> Info on the French kids dailies
- > MyDailyTen kids daily news site
