[sirmaru]

So far I've owned four Kindles of which one still survives. The other three died.

I purchased a 3rd Generation Kindle WiFi in July, 2010. It shorted out and was replaced by another in September, 2010. Today that one just went dead even though the battery is fine and accepts a charge. The long hold on the start key did not revive it.

I received my first Kindle Fire in mid-Novermber, 2011, and it died in one month. Amazon replaced it with another.

Thus, of four received, only one survives.

In "contrast" my Sony PRS 900 was purchased (for twice the price of the Fire) in December, 2009, and never died but went totally OBSOLETE when the 3rd Generation Kindle appeared. It still lives, however.

It appears I will be buying a new Kindle every year with Amazon only warrenting it for 12 months. After that I will just deregister and remove the cover before I discard them on death.

Therefore, I'm spending far more on eReaders than on eBooks. Since I enjoyed them all, I am fully satisfied and am preparing to buy the 5th Generation Kindle when it appears in 2012. Hopefully, my present unit will live until then (its covered by the Amazon warrenty until November, 2012.)