Review: Does not affect touchscreen performance, requires patience, detailing, and concentration
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
It is best to turn off the device during installation. It is easier to spot dust/dirt on the screen during the pre-install cleaning and also spot and push away air bubbles during installation. I am not very good at this type of work, so I had mixed results. It takes time and patience to get a good installation. The instructions say to start at the bottom but I had better success at getting a good alignment when I started from the left side. The film can be removed and retried multiple times, but every time you remove it, the chances of it picking up dirt increase.Kindle Paperwhite: this was my first installation and the most successful because I detailed everything, the Paperwhite, the case, the working area, the cleaning tools, my hands, etc. It takes some time and concentration and patience. I got a good installation with only a couple of small bubbles. The bubbles are visible with the screen turned off, but when I am actually reading, I don't notice them. I was very happy the screen protector  didn't affect the performance of the touchscreen. Every touch was good. Since touchscreen devices get touched all the time, if you are going to install this type of a thing, a touchscreen device should get priority over a non-touchscreen.Feeling brave after the first install, I tried to wing it with the Kindle with Keyboard installation without detailing everything and taking long deep breaths. After multiple attempts and mounting frustration, I ended up with a swiss cheese installation. That many air bubbles :) The screen protector fits well though.Next up, I tried the basic Kindle, the one with buttons but no keyboard and no touchscreen. This too fit well. Unless you are using the non-touchscreen Kindles in high risk situations, I don't know if a screen protector is necessary. On the other hand, if there are kids, pets, etc...I also tried this on the 6-inch Nook Simple Touch and the 6-inch Kobo Touch eink ereaders and it works there as well since they have similar size actual screens (even though the devices have different shapes).UNBOXING: the screen protectors are sealed inside a sealed seethrough bag that is stored inside a bifold cardboard, that is inside the sealed outer cardboard. It is very thin package. A pretty good way to protect the screen protectors without wasting additional material. The instructions are on the inside pages of the inside cardboard. In addition to the screen protectors, it includes one small 2 inch diameter oval very thin microfiber cloth, and two dirt picking film stickies.