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The Kindle screen/digital Ink technology is extremely fragile. I recently placed my kindle with a protected cover in a special padded/protected area of my backpack. When I took it out, the screen would no longer display text, but rather multiple horizontal black lines. There are no cracks in the screen. The kindle nor the backpack was ever dropped.

It turns out (after reading many forums online) this is a KNOWN problem with the Kindle. The screen cannot withhold even the smallest amounts of pressure before digital ink failure. The only solution is replacement, which is very costly.

Be VERY careful if you buy the Kindle, especially if you travel a lot, or are a college/grad student and using this to replace books in your bag. Even if you purchase an extended warranty for 2 years, given the known ubiquity of this problem, it could very well happen to you during the lifetime of the product after your warranty or extended warranty expires. LCD screens like the iPAD and that supported by other reading devices DO NOT have this problem. This is a known technology flaw, which has not been addressed by Amazon.
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