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Old 05-24-2009, 05:41 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by enarchay View Post
Well, like most people have done by going from the Kindle 1 to the Kinde 2, I'll probably keep up with the technology.
Well honestly I think a lot of Kindle 1 owners stuck with their Kindle 1. If they got a Kindle 2 they usually gave the Kindle 1 to someone else in the household. But I can certainly see your point of view.

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So I'm not sure it's worth spending more money on an already expensive item when in a year I might be buying a new ereader anyway. You said under the 1-year warranty, it does not cover if the ereader falls and breaks?
Correct, it does not. Amazon will replace it for $200 (almost half-price), though.

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I see. Are ereaders in general that fragile, or is it the Kindle 2 in particular?
They're all that fragile; it's the screen that's the primary problem.
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