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Originally Posted by Dylrob
The thin factor seems to be one of the reasons devices like the Cybook are so fragile in the first place. Thickness affords more resistance to sheering.
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Dear Dylrob:
You are certainly partially right. Thickness affords more resistance to sheering BUT the thickness is not the thickness outside, it is the thickness of the plastic, the resins used, and the structural "bracing" inside. So, you can have thin and light and still have a very strong body that resists shearing.
Under that design you see needs to be a body that holds the screen in such a way that it will not flex. I just pulled out my EZ Reader and tried hard to make it flex and it will not budge. I have also had customers drop it at a Trade Show from 45 inches height (a normal table height) three times and it is none the worse for wear. (Do NOT do this with yours. If I break one it is to learn... treat your device with more respect).
Lastly, do not forget the cover or "holder". Ours is crush-resistant and does a great job of guarding the device. Also, the tabs that hold it in the case are, if anything, TOO good... the problem is you really have to work hard to get it out of the holder... the way it should be. Our holder (leather-like cover) surrounds the device on all sides with a strong magnetic clasp. It provides a very high level of protection that other eBook Readers may not provide. It is included, and not an option.
Robert B