Do you think a Kindle screen protector is necessary?

[Holly]

Mine has no screen protector and has had no issues.

[hakimast]

Yes, Kindle should have it.

[Flechette]

I do have one, but I tend to read alot while eating so I feel safer with one.

 The one Decalgirl offers is the best IMHO    
We had them on our first Kindles and never had any glare issues, didn't even notice them. Got our new kindles and bought some cheaper protectors at Best Buy (I think a 5 pack for $20?) hated them with a passion; glare constantly, not as good a fit, very distracting.  Went back to decalgirls w/out a whimper or complaint about cost

[mooshie78]

No.  As long as you have it in a case when you're putting it in a bag/backpack etc. there's no need for one IMO.

I've had a K1, K2 and K3 and never had any scratches or anything on the screens.

But I'm just not a screen protector person in general.  I haven't put them on my touch screen devices either and don't have any scratches.  Maybe if you have kids using them they're more of a need I suppose.

[Vegas_Asian]

I do cuz you never know what is going down on a college campus. I have forgotten to flip my cover over the screen before.  I got my cover 99 cents at Walmart. Came with 2
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[DaveCullen]

Thanks. This really helped. I just got my first Kindle (Touch), and got a foam protector for the edges and thought I'd get a screen protector. Looks like I need a cover instead.

[jkeith0919]

I have a K3 also & do not have a screen protector for it. I do keep it in a case though.

I talked with a guy about a month ago while on jury duty who has had his K3 naked for about a year. He takes it with him all the time & it still looks pristine!

I find with eink there is no need for anti-glare either.

[Sandpiper]

I have / had four Kindles, Fire, iPad, iTouch, two iPhones -- no protector on any screen.  Never gave a thought to it.  I have iKlear for when screens get too dirty.

[pitbullandfire]

I don't have one on my K3 or Baby K...But I do have one on my FIRE...If I don't touch the screen, I don't usually put one on the device...

[BrianKittrell]

I just got a Kindle touch for Christmas, and I didn't put a screen protector on it. I have a case with a hard-shell front, so I imagine that will be good enough.

Screen protectors, I feel, are more for pocket-sized devices that you might scratch in your pocket or otherwise scratch. I don't plan on stacking other things on top of it, so I should be okay.

[fuschiahedgehog]

I purchased screen protectors with my original K2, but never even applied one.  Once I got it, I liked the finish on the glass so much I didn't want to cover it up with a piece of plastic.  That eventually got handed down to the kids and I got a K3, and again skipped the screen protector.  I don't have screen protectors on my phone (T-mo MyTouch) or my Archos tablet either.  I do have 'skins' on all of them (from Decalgirl.com) mainly for decoration.  When the screens get gunked up, I use a microfiber cloth to clean them (if I can find it ), or if they're really grimy I lightly spray some windex on a paper towel and clean them with that.  My phone has a couple of scratches from being dropped on the pavement, but not on the screen itself.  The tablet and our Kindles don't have any scratches on the glass, and the skins are still in very good condition.  I typically carry my Kindle (now a K4) in my purse or backpack.  It's in a Belkin cover, but I usually don't even close the cover before tossing it in with all the rest of my stuff.   They're like babies - alot more durable than they initially appear.

[NightGoat]

I keep one in my wallet, in case my K3 gets lucky. 

[Holly]

I'm also in the "no" camp.  I have an iPad as well that does not have a screen protector.  Years later both Kindle and iPad are pristine.  I do use an Oberon cover on both.

[Betsy the Quilter]

I keep one in my wallet, in case my K3 gets lucky. 

And now I need some kleenex to wipe coffee off my iPad screen.    NG, you are very strange, LOL!

Betsy

[CaitLondon]

FWIW: I've got screen protectors on everything. Drives my family nuts. They keep wanting to peel. That's just me, tho. As yet I don't have anything/case for my K3, and used my Kobo case, which is just short enough that the On button can get pushed when zipping closed. Am planning to splurge on a case/skin whenever things settle down. I'm wondering if the bright red will distract from reading. Bright red or design as that's easy to see amid a lot of black travel stuff.

[The Hooded Claw]

I don't use them, though my buddy who enabled me on Kindle swears by them.