TALES FROM THE CRYPT

Ricky D'Angelo · 11-20-2016, 01:38 PM

How did your ereader die? My Sony PRS-350 died from old age after the battery died (however I still keep it in it's box next to my other ereaders).

pwalker8 · 11-20-2016, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

How did your ereader die? My Sony PRS-350 died from old age after the battery died (however I still keep it in it's box next to my other ereaders).

That's ok, I still keep my various cats ashes in urns on the mantle.

Generally, I don't keep an ereader long enough to die. The technology is changing so fast. The oldest one that I have is a Sony PRS-T2 that I use for backpacking. I thought it had died, but I was able to revive it by doing a full reset and leaving it on the charger over night. However, the kindle PW that I bought a few months ago has the same form factor, and since it has both a much longer battery life and internal back light, so it's pretty unlikely that I'll continue to use the Sony.

ZodWallop · 11-20-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

How did your ereader die? My Sony PRS-350 died from old age after the battery died (however I still keep it in it's box next to my other ereaders).

I whipped out my hand to stop my bag flying when I hit the brakes. Hit it harder than I thought and right were my Nook screen was

Ricky D'Angelo · 11-21-2016, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I whipped out my hand to stop my bag flying when I hit the brakes. Hit it harder than I thought and right were my Nook screen was

I usually have to hit the brakes hard when I get distracted when driving but that's a different topic. . . Anyway, how did you dispose of the Nook which you karate chopped to death

ElspethB · 11-21-2016, 09:54 AM

My first dedicated ereader (as opposed to my ancient Palm Pilot) was a Kindle Keyboard. One day, it fell unnoticed out of my car when I went into a store. I realized as soon as I got home that it was missing and raced back to the store, but by then it was too late. Although it looked okay when I took it out of its pouch, it must have been run over and suffered terminal injury to the substrate. RIP KK :-(

AnemicOak · 11-21-2016, 09:58 AM

So far I haven't had one die. All of my dedicated reading devices going back to the first one bought in 2007 (Sony 505, K2, Cybook Opus, Kindle Touch, Kobo Aura HD) still work okay, although some of the batteries aren't what they used to be.

ZodWallop · 11-21-2016, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

I usually have to hit the brakes hard when I get distracted when driving but that's a different topic. . . Anyway, how did you dispose of the Nook which you karate chopped to death

Actually it's still sitting on the bedside table. I didn't know what to do with it. I loved that model, so I tried buying another off of eBay, but it had the infamous screen tear, so I moved to Kobo.

Hemmi · 11-22-2016, 08:34 PM

I also haven't had one die on me completely yet. A couple of the Sonys have really bad battery life but they're not dead yet.

issybird · 11-22-2016, 09:20 PM

I killed my first two classic Nooks. I tripped over the cord while it was charging with the first and pulled out the connecting bits; the second I dropped on a slate floor and cracked the substrate. B&N very generously replaced the latter even though it was my fault.

Since then, no problems. Knock wood.

Cinisajoy · 11-22-2016, 09:26 PM

My kindle keyboard died in a drowning accident. It fell into a hot bubble bath.

ZodWallop · 11-22-2016, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

My kindle keyboard died in a drowning accident. It fell into a hot bubble bath.

Hmm... almost like you would have benefitted from a waterproof Kindle?

Ricky D'Angelo · 11-23-2016, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

My kindle keyboard died in a drowning accident. It fell into a hot bubble bath.

What a bummer!! Sitting in a nice hot relaxing bubble bath to read leisurely and then plop, there goes the ereader under the water. Did you try the rice method to try to revive it?

Cinisajoy · 11-23-2016, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

What a bummer!! Sitting in a nice hot relaxing bubble bath to read leisurely and then plop, there goes the ereader under the water. Did you try the rice method to try to revive it?

We tried everything. At least I had a spare.

pwalker8 · 11-23-2016, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

We tried everything. At least I had a spare.

One should always have a spare of the necessities.

Ricky D'Angelo · 11-24-2016, 07:29 PM

Edgar Allan Poe wrote a lot about the fear of being buried alive. . . and perhaps the worst fate for an ereader would be to be suspended somewhere between life and death. There are lots of threads in this forum where ereaders end up getting "bricked" when their previously trusted owners attempt to root them. I can just hear the poor ereaders shrieking in silence at their miserable fate. *shudder*

11-20-2016, 01:38 PM	#1
Ricky D'Angelo Fanatic Posts: 537 Karma: 2495066 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Latin America Device: Sony PRS-T1, PRS-T-2, PRS 350, PRS 950; Kobo Mini; Kindle PW3, Fire 10	TALES FROM THE CRYPT How did your ereader die? My Sony PRS-350 died from old age after the battery died (however I still keep it in it's box next to my other ereaders).

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ElspethB Passionate Reader Posts: 274 Karma: 1829152 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Central Jersey, USA Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, Kobo Clara HD, Fire HD 8, Voyage, Oasis 3, PW5	My first dedicated ereader (as opposed to my ancient Palm Pilot) was a Kindle Keyboard. One day, it fell unnoticed out of my car when I went into a store. I realized as soon as I got home that it was missing and raced back to the store, but by then it was too late. Although it looked okay when I took it out of its pouch, it must have been run over and suffered terminal injury to the substrate. RIP KK :-(

11-21-2016, 09:58 AM	#6
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	So far I haven't had one die. All of my dedicated reading devices going back to the first one bought in 2007 (Sony 505, K2, Cybook Opus, Kindle Touch, Kobo Aura HD) still work okay, although some of the batteries aren't what they used to be.

11-22-2016, 08:34 PM	#8
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,435 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	I also haven't had one die on me completely yet. A couple of the Sonys have really bad battery life but they're not dead yet.

11-22-2016, 09:20 PM	#9
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,299 Karma: 222666460 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I killed my first two classic Nooks. I tripped over the cord while it was charging with the first and pulled out the connecting bits; the second I dropped on a slate floor and cracked the substrate. B&N very generously replaced the latter even though it was my fault. Since then, no problems. Knock wood.

11-22-2016, 09:26 PM	#10
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	My kindle keyboard died in a drowning accident. It fell into a hot bubble bath.

11-24-2016, 07:29 PM	#15
Ricky D'Angelo Fanatic Posts: 537 Karma: 2495066 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Latin America Device: Sony PRS-T1, PRS-T-2, PRS 350, PRS 950; Kobo Mini; Kindle PW3, Fire 10	Edgar Allan Poe wrote a lot about the fear of being buried alive. . . and perhaps the worst fate for an ereader would be to be suspended somewhere between life and death. There are lots of threads in this forum where ereaders end up getting "bricked" when their previously trusted owners attempt to root them. I can just hear the poor ereaders shrieking in silence at their miserable fate. shudder

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