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Originally Posted by Psykhe
It is not as easy.
Does using a cover reduce the chance of breaking the reader while *not using* it? Yes, we can definitely agree with this. But a sleeve does this just as well.
Does using a cover reduce the chance of breaking the reader while *using* it? No, we most definitely can not agree with this. I explained my reasons why I disagree with this already.
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The problem is, though, that if you use a reader without any form of protective cover, are you really going to take the trouble to put it into a slip case (or whatever it is you use) every time you put it down? Consider the scenario where you're reading and the phone rings, or the doorbell rings, or the baby cries. I would suggest that you're likely, in those situations, to just put the reader down unprotected, and that's when mishaps can easily occur.
Speaking personally, pretty much all the times over the years that my reader has fallen off something have been when I've just put it down after reading. Had I not been using a cover, there's a good chance that at least one of those falls (falling about 5' from a bridge parapet onto cement paving) would have broken the screen had I not been using a cover.
But at the end of the day it's a personal choice. If you're happy to live with the increased chance of breaking, that's nobody's decision but yours to take.