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We have had four Kindles, and we've only ever had one break a screen. ALL our Kindles have had Amazon-branded leather covers on them (the lighted cover for our K3's), and all have been fine, right up until my DW, in a moment of total frustration with one of our two adorable dogs (and a day that had NOT gone well in other ways), threw her K3 at the dog. Missed, of course, but bounced the Kindle off the corner of the night-stand with the cover flipped back. The result was entirely predictable -- the screen broke, and Kindle Customer Service replaced it at 1/2 price. (it was out of warranty.)
Of course, she only told me how it was broken several days later.
My point is simple - it took active abuse to break the screen. Yes, they _are_ subject to torque. That's something that a stiff cover can help protect against to a certain extent, but there are limits and that's probably the biggest risk. Breakage from dropping is relatively uncommon if you have it in a (good) cover. So stuffing your Kindle into a back pack without considering torsional stresses is a significant risk.
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