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Originally Posted by fugazied
Dropping a paper books means ruining a book but it is still readable but crinkly. Drop that kindle into the bath and it is alllll over.
The smell of books is kind of gross when you think about what it is.. decaying paper, possibly mites or some other bug eating the paper (breathing in dead bugs??), microscopic mold/decay in the pages, dust.
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I think you should drop a kindle in the bath before you make a claim like that. Shockingly many electronic devices, as designed today, will survive such a catastrophe as long as you respond intelligently to the situation. The worst thing the kindle has going for it in such a scenario is the built-in battery. But it's not a write-off til it's actually dead. Often, once dry, life will be back to (mostly) normal.