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in the past 10+ years, I have had 2 Kindle Keyboards, (cracked both screens) and 3 paperwhites (Cracked 2 screens) In most cases my screens were broken when I was reading in bed, fell asleep and rolled over on the kindle or leaned on it with my elbow, shoulder, hip while getting up. (the last was in a big cargo pocket on a pair of shorts which is where I have carried it in for a couple years. When I squatted quickly, the pant leg/pocket tightened up and bent the corner of the kindle before I realized it.
I have dropped my kindles while in the original Leather cover for the Kindle Keyboards and the Hard plastic covers for the Paperwhite many times. (typically 1-4 feet to floor [carpet, marble, wood, concreete, etc.]) and never had a problem breaking the kindles. The Covers do a very good job for drops.
But uneven pressure on the cover (ie leaning on it, or sitting on it, or stacking something heavy that is not flat) will break the screen even with a cover.
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