[John F]

Originally Posted by church mouse

The IPX8 standard does not mean protection against running water which has some force to it (such as holding it under a constantly running tap), but indicates that it should be water-resistant when held under water (i.e. a passive condition).

Of course, that is very rarely made clear on any IPX8 product.

So, the Verse Pro could be IPX8 compliant but fail under the OP's circumstance.

Interesting, from the Amazon site:

If your Kindle is immersed in salt water, chlorinated water, soapy water, or liquids other than fresh water, make sure you rinse that liquid out of the device with fresh water such as cold tap water. Then dry your Kindle.

I would think "rinse" would mean running it under a faucet, otherwise they should have used "soak".

And from the Kobo site:

Avoid exposing your eReader to water moving powerfully, like waterfalls or waves.

And although water from a faucet can be powerfull, IMO, it would have been more helpfull if they mentioned running it under a faucet. Just because other manufacturers don't mention water from a faucet, doesn't mean Kobo shouldn't (this isn't meant as criticism of church mouse).