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Originally Posted by emellaich
I originally had a Cybook. It survived several drops, but when it fell and impacted a certain way it was too much for it. I think any of these e-ink devices are prone to this depending on how they land. This is probably the real advantage of a flexible screen (as will appear in future e-ink book readers) -- It's not that I want to be able to bend my reader, its that I want it to flex during impact instead of breaking.
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Yes, the flexible screens that are now starting to enter production should greatly increase the resiliance of these devices.
I
always keep my CyBook in its case, which provides quite reasonable protection. I often fall asleep at night while reading, and wake up in the morning to find the CyBook on the floor. It must have survived literally dozens of such falls. I certainly wouldn't like to risk that with the "bare" CyBook.