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Originally Posted by MGlitch
I'd question "reasonable person", until the Forma I only used a case for a Nook and that was a silicon shell which really just made it a bit easier to hold (better grip), and added a smidge of shock absorption though not much. [...]
Yes the plastic substrate is nice, and I worry less about it breaking. But I personally never really worried about breaking the substrate on any ereader I've owned. Despite having them take some falls on to both carpeted and wooden floors.
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To be fair, on that portion I didn't say "no reasonable person would...", I said "I would never recommend it", and I still don't. You were lucky (and I assume you also made an informed decision based on your ability to quickly replace a reader rather than a breakage being a financial crisis for you). Substrate breakages are one of the commonest complaints about glass-substrate ereaders, and the substrate difference between the Forma and Libra isn't trivial or to be ignored IMO - the Libra is not just a baby Forma.