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Its curious why you would feel any more comfortable with a book that would be ruined by water than with a tablet that would also be ruined by water. I actually get why, there's less at stake for your $10 book than for your $60 kindle, but its still curious. I've read my kindle in the bath numerous times :)

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To me, the book wouldn't be ruined if it got wet. It would get wrinkled and a little harder to read, but still useable. I believe the Kindle would actually stop working if dropped in the water. To be fair, I've never tried it to know for sure...

I have Java book that was exposed to a leaking bottle of Apple juice. Most of the pages were soaked and as soon as they dried, it was still a perfectly readable book. I do not believe that my Kindle would have fared so well.

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