Comments on: $30 ‘protective’ case said to be cracking Kindles http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/is-your-30-protective-case-cracking-your-kindle-2/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/is-your-30-protective-case-cracking-your-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1105866 David Rothman Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:28:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/16/is-your-30-protective-case-cracking-your-kindle-2/#comment-1105866 LOL. Thanks, Cat. Fixed. Definitely <a href="http://www.twainquotes.com/Lightning.html" rel="nofollow">lightning/lightningbug</a> territory--to cite Mark Twain's witticism on the difference between the right word and the wrong word. That's not quite a precise comparison, but you get the idea. I encourage TeleBlog readers to report glitches---via e-mail or the comments section. Thanks, David LOL. Thanks, Cat. Fixed. Definitely lightning/lightningbug territory–to cite Mark Twain’s witticism on the difference between the right word and the wrong word. That’s not quite a precise comparison, but you get the idea. I encourage TeleBlog readers to report glitches—via e-mail or the comments section.

Thanks,
David

]]> By: Cat Faber http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/is-your-30-protective-case-cracking-your-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1105830 Cat Faber Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:41:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/16/is-your-30-protective-case-cracking-your-kindle-2/#comment-1105830 A nitpick, but lawsuits are normally "filed" not "fired." Though I suppose one could argue that this particular one was metaphorically a "shot across Amazon's bow." A nitpick, but lawsuits are normally “filed” not “fired.” Though I suppose one could argue that this particular one was metaphorically a “shot across Amazon’s bow.”

]]> By: Felix Torres http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/is-your-30-protective-case-cracking-your-kindle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1105488 Felix Torres Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:34:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/16/is-your-30-protective-case-cracking-your-kindle-2/#comment-1105488 Amazon responded by dropping the repair charge and offering to buy back the cases: http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/amazon-drops-200-replacement-fee-for-cracked-kindle-screens/ Amazon responded by dropping the repair charge and offering to buy back the cases:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/16/amazon-drops-200-replacement-fee-for-cracked-kindle-screens/

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