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Originally Posted by crich70
I think it's a matter of kids being tactile which results in them being more interested in paper than ebooks. And of course kids are very hard on toys, etc. as they are kids. Ereaders aren't the most robust things. It's very easy to accidentally crack the screen substrate on one. My first k3 met its end when it accidentally fell to the floor and the screen substrate cracked. Why they aren't all faced with gorilla glass I don't know. The Kindle Fire's screen is better protected (by the glass) than the screen of the eink readers are.
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I'm not sure if changing the top layer to gorilla glass would help. It's the substrate that gets damaged in most cases and all too often with no visible damage to the screen. Unlike quite a few times, I've seen phones and tablets where the screen was shattered but the LCD was still functional if you didn't mind scraping up your fingers.
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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
I always thought the experience of holding the baby/toddler on your lap, turning the pages of the chunky picture book, then moving on to story books, and so on, was part of passing on the love of reading. Part of this is teaching them how to care for a book, to not tear it up, etc. The connection between the loving contact on the parent/grandparent's lap and the reading itself is good for both child and adult.
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When they were young enough, my kids seemed to regard their books as oddly shaped teething rings.
I will admit that both of them have a love for books and will occasionally read a dead tree book though their preference is for ebooks due to space concerns.