Aura HD And just like that ... it's gone!

I think my poor Aura HD has died. I've included a couple of images -- if I'm wrong, if there's something I can do beyond ditching the device, I'd love to hear! (The pics are pretty low-res, I'm afraid, but hopefully will serve.)

I was reading today, closed the sleep cover for a moment, and when I opened it up again, there it was. The Line. Across the screen. Hiding any text it lies across.

No idea how this happened. I didn't even press on the cover in the screen area with my thumb. I keep the reader in its cover at all times. I've never dropped it, banged it, put anything on it, put it in a satchel, sat on it ... but it's broken, isn't it?


(p.s. I don't know what info might be useful. The mark is straight across the screen, a bit under a centimetre in thickness. It's light grey, and nothing shows through it. If it makes any difference, the unit is running F/W 4.4.9344.)

Thanks for any advice.

(p.p.s. What should I be looking at for a replacement? The Aura ONE? I liked the size of the HD, and don't want to go smaller.)

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