I broke my CYBOOK **AGAIN**

pakiyabhai · 05-04-2009, 09:44 PM

AAAARGH....

this has got to be the most stupid thing ever. I just had my cybook reparied around a month back from bookeen, paid freakin 121 pounds for the same and bham today my girl friend sat on it !!!

Seriously please any suggestion , should I spend on this AGAIN ? Or wait ? aaargh

poetbil · 05-05-2009, 12:39 AM

no change it for a kindle ,this is cursed

Pulp · 05-05-2009, 02:50 AM

Tell your girlfriend to sit on your lap in the future - sitting on it will break every available eink-device on the market...

Isn't she goint to pay for the repair? It's still a lot cheaper than buying a new device.

EowynCarter · 05-05-2009, 03:14 AM

I think any e-reader would break if you sit on it.

Getting the cybook repaired will cost less, so that's the way to go if you need a reader.

gerraldo · 05-05-2009, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pakiyabhai

and bham today my girl friend sat on it !!!

Seriously please any suggestion , should I spend on this AGAIN ? Or wait ? aaargh

Check if your girlfriend has an insurance that pays for it. Some household insurances will pay if you ruin stuff while visiting other people in their homes.

If not, depends on how much damaged the thing is - I asume if she sat on it the board and case will be harmed/ruined too?!

If you need to buy a new one, why not another Cybook? It'll take too long for the nextGen readers to arrive (color, touchscreen etc.) and if you don't live in the US and want the Kindle 2 (+ it's services) theres not much competition...

K-Thom · 05-05-2009, 03:38 AM

I'd say wait for "girlfriend-proof" E-Ink-reding devices. Or sue your girlfriend for "intolerable cruelties".

Or buy one of those they invented years ago - it's called "books". I hear they don't break as easily.

Barcey · 05-05-2009, 07:07 AM

Personally I would:
1) Get it repaired again.
2) Buy a pin cushion case for it
3) Buy a t-shirt with a picture of a Cybook and hope for the best

Seriously though I'm sorry for your bad luck. I'm looking forward to the products with the flexible screens that aren't as fragile as the current generation of e-ink screens.

Abelturd · 05-05-2009, 04:33 PM

Seriously, that's a pretty good reason for break up, divorce even.

My recommendation: to bend your GF over your knee and give her a good spanking so she won't do it again. Though considering that one thing leads to another, after that she might start doing it on a regular basis.

toomanybooks · 05-05-2009, 04:38 PM

Repair it and buy a plastic logic when they come out. They are supposed to be tougher than the current ebooks.

DixieGal · 05-05-2009, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toomanybooks

Repair it and buy a plastic logic when they come out. They are supposed to be tougher than the current ebooks.

Didn't I see in one of the recent news threads that Plastic Logic was giving up the ghost, due to financial difficulties?

soilwork · 05-05-2009, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Didn't I see in one of the recent news threads that Plastic Logic was giving up the ghost, due to financial difficulties?

I think you are refering to Polymer Vision (Readius) not Plastic Logic.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45296

Andybaby · 05-05-2009, 08:03 PM

Ive been there, she nearly cried when I wouldn't let her pay for it.

Ervserver · 05-05-2009, 09:07 PM

Dump her....I mean it

pakiyabhai · 05-06-2009, 10:47 AM

hehehe , thanx for all the wonder comments and sympathy guys . i was rolling after reading some of the comments

She does want to pay for it , and I have to exercise so much of control to not agree for it , it's killing hehe , as of right now I am going to hold back, for a few weeks, I am seeing the development of kindle 2 , and maybe even gen 4 , as there are lots and lots of speculation building up .

Never thought kindle 2 wud be out so soon though ,and now the new 9inch kindle , woah !!

Would try spanking though

JSWolf · 05-06-2009, 10:50 AM

Get a new reader and a new GF. That would solve your problems.

05-04-2009, 09:44 PM	#1
pakiyabhai Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 14 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: pakiyabhai	I broke my CYBOOK AGAIN AAAARGH.... this has got to be the most stupid thing ever. I just had my cybook reparied around a month back from bookeen, paid freakin 121 pounds for the same and bham today my girl friend sat on it !!! Seriously please any suggestion , should I spend on this AGAIN ? Or wait ? aaargh

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Pulp Palm Addict Posts: 477 Karma: 1001951 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3 [512mb, FW: 1.5]	Tell your girlfriend to sit on your lap in the future - sitting on it will break every available eink-device on the market... Isn't she goint to pay for the repair? It's still a lot cheaper than buying a new device.

05-05-2009, 03:14 AM	#4
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,332 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	I think any e-reader would break if you sit on it. Getting the cybook repaired will cost less, so that's the way to go if you need a reader.

05-05-2009, 03:38 AM	#6
K-Thom The one and only Posts: 3,302 Karma: 535819 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: yup!	I'd say wait for "girlfriend-proof" E-Ink-reding devices. Or sue your girlfriend for "intolerable cruelties". Or buy one of those they invented years ago - it's called "books". I hear they don't break as easily.

05-05-2009, 07:07 AM	#7
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	Personally I would: 1) Get it repaired again. 2) Buy a pin cushion case for it 3) Buy a t-shirt with a picture of a Cybook and hope for the best Seriously though I'm sorry for your bad luck. I'm looking forward to the products with the flexible screens that aren't as fragile as the current generation of e-ink screens.

05-05-2009, 04:33 PM	#8
Abelturd Little Fuzzy Soldier Posts: 580 Karma: 5711 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nowhere in particular. Device: cybook gen3, htc hero, ipaq 214	Seriously, that's a pretty good reason for break up, divorce even. My recommendation: to bend your GF over your knee and give her a good spanking so she won't do it again. Though considering that one thing leads to another, after that she might start doing it on a regular basis.

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toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	Repair it and buy a plastic logic when they come out. They are supposed to be tougher than the current ebooks.

05-05-2009, 08:03 PM	#12
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	Ive been there, she nearly cried when I wouldn't let her pay for it.

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Dump her....I mean it

05-06-2009, 10:47 AM	#14
pakiyabhai Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 14 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: pakiyabhai	hehehe , thanx for all the wonder comments and sympathy guys . i was rolling after reading some of the comments She does want to pay for it , and I have to exercise so much of control to not agree for it , it's killing hehe , as of right now I am going to hold back, for a few weeks, I am seeing the development of kindle 2 , and maybe even gen 4 , as there are lots and lots of speculation building up . Never thought kindle 2 wud be out so soon though ,and now the new 9inch kindle , woah !! Would try spanking though

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