I am very careful with my Kindle as I am with all of my electronics. However, I am very clutsy by nature and I have dropped it twice now. The first time was when I first got it and it fell out of the cover and off the couch. It landed face down on the hardwood floor but didn't break. The second time, I was "multi-tasking" and carrying my laundry pile with my Kindle on top. It fell off the top of the pile of clothes in my arms and landed on the carpet. It was in its cover, survived and it's still fine.