I am considering buying my grandson a Sony ereader. Not an expensive one, one that is "cheap", around $100-$125 (not that that is really cheap, but compared to $300 or more).
What I am concerned about is how fragile it or other readers can be. He has a netbook and a Nintend DSL, and seems to be responsible with them, but I am not sure how different an ereader is, in sensitivity of electronics, handling temperature changes and such.
He is 10 years old, and is ADHD (poor kid was double whamied, his mom and dad are both ADHD). I know he won't be rough with it, but I do worry he will be reading it while out, get distracted, lay t down and leave it out exposed to the weather. Middle one left his Nintendo on the ground all night. If seems fine, but still . . .
I know he won't just toss it around, be intenionally careless, but if he was to put it in his backpack and then leave it in the van, or even outside, would that hurt it? Would it hurt it if he tosses his backpack in the van? Are there covers that will protect it? Those are my worries.
