Yeah, I cringe sometimes when putting the cover one, even when I put the Reader face down on a flat surface. Seems like a lot of stress to put on a unit that I want to last "forever." Fortunately, I don't have to remove/replace the cover often, I just keep it on and it fits in the dock.
Sony has also indicated that they strengthened the backplane of the Reader (whatever that is) just before they made the final version. Don't know, but I can't help but think it was because of the stress the cover attaching puts on the device.
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