Superdrive cannot read any disks

I don't know when it happened, but lately, my Superdrive won't read any disks. Music CDs, software, video DVDs, nothing works. I can't even use a blank CD. A few seconds after inserting a disk it is ejected, with no other notice from the system.
This is a 14" iBook G4, about 18 months old.
Has anyone experienced this, and is there a solution short of bucking up at an Apple service centre? I'll bet this is going to sting a little.

Can anyone tell me if this will work in an iBook?
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,207617573091302357597,00.html
Pioneer DVR-K06
The DVR-K06 slim-line internal DVD burner introduced by Pioneer offers many industry-leading technologies including:
• 8x Writing Speed on DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW, 6x on DVD-RW, and 24x on CD-R/RW
• DVD-RAM reading and 5x Writing Speed
• Low Power Consumption
• 4X DVD Dual/Double Layer Writing
• Multi Effect Liquid Crystal Compensator
• Slim Design
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