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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Water inside these devices is also easy to deal with. Remove all power sources and let it dry completely. Yes, that includes removing the battery. The reason is that water doesn't damage the electronics, electricity does. Water simply provides a way for electricity to go where it isn't supposed to. When the water is gone, everything returns to normal -- assuming nothing was damaged when the circuits were powered.
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It's not a straightforward as you make it sound. Firstly, most modern readers don't have easily-accessible batteries. In some devices, the battery physically can't be removed, because it's glued in place. And secondly, the damage normally does occur when the device is powered on because, if you're actually using the device in the rain, that's exactly what's going to happen!