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Originally Posted by DrNefario
For one of my old Palm PDAs, I had a hard flip-cover that attached to the top and only covered the front (well, it could flip over to cover the back when I was using it). I'd be reasonably happy to have something like that for an eReader. I've never particularly felt that the back needed any extra protection, but I've never seen a cover or case that didn't also cover the back.
And I've seen plenty of phone cases that only cover the back and sides, which seems a bit like wearing a hat that doesn't cover your head, but then I guess dropping it on the corner is the big problem with phones, and they also like to make the backs nice and slippery.
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That's why I only purchase a phone case that has a cover for the front of the phone, which protects the touchscreen. One of things I dislike about them is that they usually put a place to hold debit/credit cards and an ID card in the inside of the front cover. Not only does this make the front thicker, but if I put the cards in the holder it is likely that they would bump into the touchscreen which could lead to damage or the equivalent of "butt dialing."
Concerning PDAs and cases, the only PDA I didn't need to buy a case for was the Handspring Visor. The reason was Handspring included a plastic cover that covered the entire front of the PDA. When you needed to use the PDA, you just took the cover off and put it on the back of the PDA (it would snap into place). When I finished using my Visor I'd take the cover off the back, and put back on the front. It offered perfect protection. This is something that smartphone makers should consider, with a small additional cost it would offer far better protection for smart phones than smartphone cases.