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Ian.M · 03-11-2014, 12:38 PM

Root cause: The kindle got bent and the display back-glass snapped. It doesn't take a lot of pressure on the middle of the sides of the bezel or on the casing back to do this as the display is stuck to the bezel and the bezel itself isn't that rigid. A more robust casing design would have been a lot heavier.

Was your friend using a purpose designed Kindle hard cover? All the soft sleeves are trouble waiting to happen.

Best way forward: Advertise it on Ebay as "... parts only. Broken screen but otherwise OK" or keep it for parts and buy another used one. K3 3G currently retails at £40 and at that price it isn't worth fixing them. If it didn't have a hard cover get one.

This is complicated by the logistics of getting it to your friend but shouldn't be impossible. If his current location has ludicrous import taxes, it may be best to post the broken one back for 'repair' !!!

03-11-2014, 12:38 PM	#7
Ian.M Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 57134 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kindle 3 GB 3G	Root cause: The kindle got bent and the display back-glass snapped. It doesn't take a lot of pressure on the middle of the sides of the bezel or on the casing back to do this as the display is stuck to the bezel and the bezel itself isn't that rigid. A more robust casing design would have been a lot heavier. Was your friend using a purpose designed Kindle hard cover? All the soft sleeves are trouble waiting to happen. Best way forward: Advertise it on Ebay as "... parts only. Broken screen but otherwise OK" or keep it for parts and buy another used one. K3 3G currently retails at £40 and at that price it isn't worth fixing them. If it didn't have a hard cover get one. This is complicated by the logistics of getting it to your friend but shouldn't be impossible. If his current location has ludicrous import taxes, it may be best to post the broken one back for 'repair' !!! Last edited by Ian.M; 03-11-2014 at 12:40 PM.