[joepie]

My guess would be that your ereader got squeezed inside the bag. The cover itself seems rigid enough to sustain lateral pressure, but it perhaps not when it comes to frontal pressure.

The front part of the cover is a bit like the original Inkpad cover that I use. For me it seems mainly a guard against scratches. But perhaps not if some object in the trunk or the bag was pushed onto the front or one of the corners during the ride. The Inkpad, due to its size is more apt to damage, torque or pressure than the 6 inch readers.

A friend of mine packed his 12" tablet in his bookcase to work. His screen got damaged too, showing a constant red line of pixels and not responding to touch in that area.

I try not to travel with the reader. Whenever it does go with me, it travels in its own bag, and I keep it away from other stuff. Only when I visit the spa, it goes into a bag, that is filled with soft stuff like towels and bathrobes. That bag will be in the back seat, not in the trunk.

If you consider the above an acceptable explanation, I would replace the Inkpad in your stead with a new one. I did some extensive research before buying it 3 months ago, and it came out as the sole winner. The size is great, and so is the backlight, which is relevant to me. I believe the Onyx has quite uneven backlight. and a lot of light leakage in the rims. That puts me off entirely.

I love Android on my phones and tablets, I have it on at least 7 devices in my household. I would hate to have it on my ereader though. I'm not entirely sure, but I highly suspect Android is doing all kinds of stuff in the background that has little to do with me reading ebooks. I don't care for any extra functionality that Android has, compared to the Pocketbook. It just eats battery power IMHO.