In a trend that would sound eerily familiar to the maker of any electronic gadget, Amazon.com now finds itself as the target of a class action lawsuit over its popular portable device, the Kindle electronic reader. The suite, filed in Seattle by one Matthew Geise, alleges a $30 optional protective cover designed to protect the e-reader’s screen actually damages the display, causing it to crack and, eventually, doing in the Kindle altogether. The suit seeks to cover buyers of both the newer Kindle 2 and Kindle DX as well as the original Kindle, and claims damages from the matter surpass $5 million.
