Are airport X-ray machines ruining Kindles?

Traveling with tablets and e-readers has certainly made passing the long hours on a cramped flight easier for countless passengers. But those traveling with Amazon Kindles should be

cautious. Multiple users have reported recently that their Kindle screens were mysteriously and permanently damaged by airport X-ray machines. Here's what you should know:

Travelers say that after their e-readers went through X-ray machines, the e-ink displays were permanently damaged. One user said his screen froze after going through security. Another noted

that the screen on her son's Kindle was so badly effected that it "looked like a magic eye etch-a-sketch," and that "the screen [was] burned so badly that even in the off position you see

all of the lines and squiggles and letters."

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