[Richwood]

All current Kindle reader models have eliminated the raised bezel that used to surround the screen. The only reasons I can see for the elimination are to slightly decrease the overall unit thickness and possibly lighten the unit by a few grams.

I liked the bezel as it kept the screen cleaner when holding the unit and, with the unit in a case, it spaced the closed cover away from the screen which to me decreased the chance of screen scratching or breakage during handling and transport. The combination of a flush screen and a flexible origami case cover seems to me to provide minimum screen protection. A stiff case cover against the no bezel screen still seems to be a poor design too, increasing the chance of screen scratching or worse damage.

Thoughts of other members? BTW my background includes about 15 years working as a Quality Assurance and Reliability Test engineer for a division of Xerox in Silicon Valley so I look at a item I buy and automatically look for potential problems with the design. I have working Kindle readers all the way back to the original V1.