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I used a Sony PRS-T1 for five years. Kept it in the Sony case except when reading at home on my couch. I am pretty klutzy, dropped it numerous times and since the case didn't fasten, sometimes it would land face down with the case open. Eventually I was reading at my desk one day during a work break and something heavy fell on it from the hutch above the desk, causing a 1/8-inch divot in the screen. Despite all of that, it still works! Of course it doesn't have a built-in light so I didn't have the glare issue. So it is possible to be a klutz and drop your reader numerous times without destroying it.
The 2 reasons I switched over to the T3 I had in reserve were 1) increasing amount of dictionary lockups on the T1; and 2) Overdrive library stopped working on T1 after Overdrive's last major overhaul. These were both software issues though, not anything to do with the physical condition of the device.
Someone upthread suggested buying used readers - probably not a bad idea if you are truly accident-prone. Besides ebay, elsewhere in these forums I've seen several people report they got really cheap used readers from Goodwill's online store (if you are in the US).
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