Cracking open Amazon's Kindle

This photo shows the Amazon Kindle completely disassembled.

The Kindle was surprisingly easy to crack open. The process required no special tools and took about 30 minutes. The tiny ribbon cables and connectors provided most of the difficulty.

Except for the E Ink ribbon cable, which gave me a little trouble, reassembling the Kindle was equally straightforward. When put back together, our Kindle worked perfectly.