I think the Kindle might be a bit more safe from torsion or from pressure on the back of the case just due to the clunky factor. Pressure from the front would be the same with both models I would think. But the natural answer to your question of why the screen cracked with no visible damage elsewhere points to those sorts of stresses. A drop would've likely left a ding. If it was torsion, that means the case isn't resistant enough to it to protect the screen. If it was pressure from somewhere other than the front, same thing. It's the price we pay in all sorts of portable devices for a sleek form factor. I'd still rather my Kindle looked like the Sony, though. It's a pretty sexy device.
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