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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Amazon has told people whose Kindle's broke outside of warranty that they can buy a similar unit at a cheaper price but that there is no place to repair a Kindle. I have no idea if the rest of the Kindle can be reused but I doubt that Amazon is doing that. If it was that easy then why wouldn't Amazon tell people with broken screens that they can get a new screen swapped in for X dollars?
I get the feeling that what B&N is trying to prevent is people buying broken goods and then trying to make a profit by getting a refurbished or new product and selling it when they get the replacement. So now you know. You spent $40 on a broken Nook that you cannot get replaced for a product that could be resold at a higher price point. Stick to buy broken Kindles and other E-book readers that you know they will replace them.
I am trying to figure out why someone would buy 5 broken Kindles on Ebay and then get them replaced if not for resale or an effort to get a Kindle for $40. More power to you if you can pull that off, and it sounds as if you have. Personally, I think B&N practice makes sense.
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The biggest problem with getting screens (short of buying schlocky, unpopular devices which have the right displays that *aren't* broken and swapping displays) is that the SOLE source of e-ink displays refuses to sell them for 'repairs'. No, I'm not kidding. You can't buy a 6", 8" or 9.7" screen - or even the screen/controller module - for personal use to repair your device. After overcoming that hurdle - say by buying a PRS-505 - the issues you'd face in disassembling the case, separating the cables and swapping screens is quite literally, trivial.
Derek
And again I point out that it must be nice to be so flush with money that throwing away a 'broken' Nook makes sense.