http://www.thepouch.com/sony-prs-500.html

"The Pouch is made of tough, water-resistant Neoprene,* plus additional padding. There's a hard plastic shield embedded in the long padded front flap that will cover the Sony Reader's vulnerable display.

The factory-direct price of The Pouch case, made to fit the Sony Reader like an expensive glove, is $29.95 in Basic Black. For an additional $2.00, The Pouch will custom-make the case in your choice of one of our striking, eye-catching colors. A sturdy, spear-in locking buckle on the back that can secure The Pouch to a belt or purse-strap is standard, but if you prefer, for just $1.00, we will attach a high quality, spring-steel belt clip on the back."

I am worried that the standard cover that comes with the Reader is not enough for protection. What do you think about this case?

I am worried that the standard cover that comes with the Reader is not enough for protection. What do you think about this case?

I purchased The Pouch for my iLiad and I liked what I got.

The only 2 issues were:
1. It's a tight fit, so when you put it in, buttons are pressed on the unit.
2. It's inconvient to take it out and put it in all the time.

But those are more issues with this type of case and not issues with the case itself.

I purchased The Pouch with the hard cover flap for the Reader, and now I wouldn't be without it. Perfect fit, makes it much safer to carry the Reader arround.

I really believe that anyone who gets it will be verrrrry happy with it.

I purchased The Pouch with the hard cover flap for the Reader, and now I wouldn't be without it. Perfect fit, makes it much safer to carry the Reader arround.

I really believe that anyone who gets it will be verrrrry happy with it.

May sound like a crazy question but does this Pouch fit over the reader with it's case on? And really how snug is it. Is it a pain to get the reader out of? I am really interesting in something like this. I am also wondering if I could just sew something up for it, would be simple enough to do, just finding something heavy is the problem I think.

May sound like a crazy question but does this Pouch fit over the reader with it's case on? And really how snug is it.

Not crazy unless I'm crazy too. This is just what I was wondering!!

Guess we have to wait for Randyman for the answer, or anyone else if they have this pouch......

Hi, gang -

Yep, the Pouch seems designed to hold the Reader with its case *on*. It slides in and out pretty easily, while still maintaining a nicely tailored fit. I think that without the case, the Reader would be kind of swimming around inside the Pouch. Still, the way the top flap is designed, it should still be adjustable enought to hold it securely.

Not the entire Pouch is neoprene... the back seems to be padded rip-stop nylon sized to exactly match the Reader in its cover, and a neoprene layer goes over its top and sides. It's sized so well that the neoprene is just barely under tension when you insert the Reader... so getting it in and out is no problem.

As I said, I couldn't be happier with it; I really feel the Reader is safe when I'm carrying it around protected this way.

Thank you Randy....... I plain on getting this pouch and the cradle when my SONY Gift of $100 using their credit card kicks in. I love free, LOL.........And I just bought hubby a new all in one printer so I used that card to get things moving.

Now to decide if I want a color on that pouch or stick with all black <G> Decisions, decisions.

Any chance of getting some pictures of this thing in the "real world?" Be much appreciated. I always wrap my Reader in a plastic bag when I take it outside. I'd love a real case for it! :)

I ordered one of these Saturday. He said they will be building it Tuesday, and I should receive it by Friday. I'll post my review with photos when I get it.

I ordered one of these Saturday. He said they will be building it Tuesday, and I should receive it by Friday. I'll post my review with photos when I get it.

Thanks.

Price is now $34.95.

Still wondering how I missed this thread originally. Anyway, I talked to them and they said that the case would fit over the standard cover and asked me to confirm the measurements of my Reader in case. They said that they would make the case to fit the leather cover if I wanted as long as I gave them the measurements. I declined as I rather like the original microfiber case. (I'm one of those that likes to bend the cover back for reading.)

I picked up the pouch (green) for traveling. Around the house I don't need it. On a trip I think it will be well worth the cost. The few times I have traveled so far with the reader I kept it in my hard shell briefcase. That briefcase is now gone and replaced with a softside one, thus the need for more protection.

He said that it would ship tomorrow.

I contacted them and they said they can send it to the UK, no problem. 15$.
I am going to wait for DougFNJ visual report :), then we will see.

Mine arrived today. It looks great and fits great. I will post pictures this weekend.

I'm glad you got yours, I called last Saturday, placed an order, gave my Credit Card, He told me they would build it Tuesday, ship it Late Tuesday, send me a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number, and that I should receive it by Thursday or Friday. It is now Saturday, I have ledft 3 E-mails requesting confirmations, haven't received a reply, nor my Pouch, and I am none too happy needless to say. Can you tell me how you paid, and how long it took to ship RWood? Thanks.

Mine arrived today. It looks great and fits great. I will post pictures this weekend.

Pleeease :)
I am looking forward to seeing the pics :)

I'm glad you got yours, I called last Saturday, placed an order, gave my Credit Card, He told me they would build it Tuesday, ship it Late Tuesday, send me a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number, and that I should receive it by Thursday or Friday. It is now Saturday, I have ledft 3 E-mails requesting confirmations, haven't received a reply, nor my Pouch, and I am none too happy needless to say. Can you tell me how you paid, and how long it took to ship RWood? Thanks.

Sorry to hear you have problems with them.
When I emailed them asking whether they would send the pouch to the UK or not, they replied to me withing 2 hours and 2 more replies within 1-2 hours later on my following emails with questions. I hope there was just a mistake with you. I don't want to sit and worry about my money.

Ordered on the 6th, Visa charged on the 7th, arrived on the 10th. Edit: The USPS received the package from them on the 8th.

Price breakdown as follows:

+ Sony Reader Pouch (custom dimensions): $29.95
+ Hard Flap: $4.95
+ Color (Forest Grreen): $2.00
+ Shipping (Priority): $7.05
= Total: $43.95

From Arizona to Virginia in that time is Priority. The custom part is because I read them the dimensions of the Reader with the stock cover on as I wanted to transport it that way. They will make it for the Reader alone (as it seems most of their orders are for) or for the leather case on the Reader.

Doug, I also called and they also promised that I would receive an email. The email has yet to arrive.

astra, I promise to post pictures later today.

Ordered on the 6th, Visa charged on the 7th, arrived on the 10th.

Price breakdown as follows:

+ Sony Reader Pouch (custom dimensions): $29.95
+ Hard Flap: $4.95
+ Color (Forest Grreen): $2.00
+ Shipping (Priority): $7.05
= Total: $43.95

From Arizona to Virginia in that time is Priority. The custom part is because I read them the dimensions of the Reader with the stock cover on as I wanted to transport it that way. They will make it for the Reader alone (as it seems most of their orders are for) or for the leather case on the Reader.

Doug, I also called and they also promised that I would receive an email. The email has yet to arrive.

astra, I promise to post pictures later today.

Could you give me the dimensions please?

Is the size different with the leather case from the stock cover?

I do not know if the dimensions are different for the leather cover as I only have a stock cover although I assume that they are not the same. For my cover the dimensions I gave them and that they used for building the case are:

w 4-15/16"
h 7-1/16"
d 0-5/8"

I like to read with the cover on the Reader and plan to use the pouch for transport only -- in the soft-side briefcase, carry-on flight bag, etc. Once where I am going I would remove the Reader from the pouch.

The funny thing was they replied to my inquiries before the purchase immediately. After they took the order and Credit Card, they seemed to had disappeared. Phone number gets me voicemail every time, and as said, no replies by e-mail. hmmmmm, I want this sucker, I have a bag on the back of my bicycle that I want to put it in, but don't trust doing so without added protection. :(

Pouch1 is the pouch opened and the Reader in its case also opened.
Pouch2 is the Reader in its stock case half inserted into the pouch
Pouch3 is the pouch closed
Pouch4 shows the pouch and the Reader next to each other, both closed
Pouch5 shows the edge of the pouch and the Reader
Pouch6 shows the top of the pouch and the Reader
Pouch7 is the Reader in its stock case half inserted into the pouch (alt view)

As you can see I ordered the Forest Green version of the pouch. The back and flap are black so only three sides show the green when the pouch is closed.

There is a very, very slight expansion of the case when the Reader is inserted and it holds it snugly but not so tight that I worry. The stitching is tight and uniform with no puckers or gaps. The Velcro strips to hold the cover closed are sewn in rather than glued. The top lip where the Reader is inserted is reinforced with a neat strip of binding -- again sewn not glued.

It is a first class product. For me it was well worth the $43.95 (delivered) price. I will be much more relaxed about taking my Reader with me on the next trip knowing that it is inside the pouch.

Very nice, thanks for sharing all these great pics.

Is the size different with the leather case from the stock cover?The leather one seems to be only a millimeter or two larger than the stock one (in all dimensions). They both fit in my hollow book about the same, anyway. :shrug:

Since 1 mm < 1/16" there should be no problem in using the pouch with either as the Neoprene has at least that much give.

RWood

Thanks a lot!

I am thinking about ordering the pouch.

Maybe in the future I will buy the leather Sony case. So, I wonder if I take the dimensions mentioned above by RWood and add 1mm for each of the dimentions, it should be OK (future proof) if one day I buy the leather case?

and one more question, just to double check (I think I have already asked it :blink: ) The pouch has something hard in its walls to protect the reader from accidental pressure on it? (I do not mean to stomp on it :), just within reasonable).

Thanks.

How's it do in a fall? Say 5 feet?

How's it do in a fall? Say 5 feet?

Yikes, well I hope nobody is going to drop it to find out!

Just a note, They contacted me today, it sounds like a very small company. The guy had eye surgery last week, he had no access to anything. So he took my info again today, they are supposed to be building and shipping it today, I should get it by Wed. Thanks for the photos by the way Rwood, this confirms it is exactly what I need.

So, I wonder if I take the dimensions mentioned above by RWood and add 1mm for each of the dimentions, it should be OK (future proof) if one day I buy the leather case?Hey, astra_lestat, I just got my Reader in the same place as a decent ruler, so here are some actual measurements with the leather cover for you:W 5" (at it's widest point)
H 7" (very slightly over 7" actually, ~1/32")
D 5/8" (this one too, plus ~1/32" )

Hey, astra_lestat, I just got my Reader in the same place as a decent ruler, so here are some actual measurements with the leather cover for you:W 5" (at it's widest point)
H 7" (very slightly over 7" actually, ~1/32")
D 5/8" (this one too, plus ~1/32" )

Thanks a lot :)

What about the case itself? Does it have some hard material inside to protect the reader?

It is stiffened on the front and back flaps, I'd guess it has the same stiffener as whatever's inside the stock case, as it seems about the same stiffness, but it's not what I'd call 'hard' by any stretch. I consider it fine for general hand-carrying about, but I put it in something more ... robust for anything else, and I wouldn't put much weight on top of it. :nice:

OK. Thanks. Probabilty of me buying the leather sony case(when they start selling it in the UK) is rising a lot now. If I am not mistaken the leather case has something harder/stiffer than the stock case for the front cover, isn't it?

Sorry, that's what I was talking about: the leather case/cover. I just realized that I wasn't very clear. :sad:

Since I seem to have the only pouch in captivity at the moment, here goes.

There are two main parts to the pouch and on mine they are coded as green and black. Only the green is Neoprene, the black is a high grade industrial nylon sometimes called “rip-stop.”

The green Neoprene is not lined and is used to form the pocket for the Reader. The top edge of the green Neoprene is finished in binding tape to avoid fraying with constant use. It has a little give that produces a snug but not tight fit. It would stretch more if required; but, more force would be needed to insert and remove whatever was put there. It also is a bit compressible and provides additional protection that way.

The black nylon comprises the back and the flap. On the back there is a little padding – not enough to trust the screen to. The same type of minimal padding is also on the top edge that folds over the Reader. The flap is reinforced with a sturdy but flexible board somewhat akin to what is in the original Sony standard case. It does not feel like it is the rigid plastic that M-Edge talks about in some of their cases.

If you order a pouch to just take the Reader without the case then you must make sure that it is always inserted so the screen faces the flap. That will give it much more protection than the original case did. Reverse it so the screen faces the back of the pouch and it has less protection than provided by the original case.

Placing the Reader in the pouch in either the standard case or the leather case greatly increases the protection to the screen.

Now as to Duke’s question about dropping the Reader from 5’, send me your Reader and I will test it. :D

Now as to Duke’s question about dropping the Reader from 5’, send me your Reader and I will test it. :D

Had to take a double to take to be sure what I read and you weren't going to drop yours, LOL...... whew.

Had to take a double to take to be sure what I read and you weren't going to drop yours, LOL...... whew.
We may be crazy, we're not stupid. :D :D

I have placed an order today.
A bit awkward without the proper website, but hopefully it works.

Ordered:

The dimensions of the pouch are as following:

W 5" (at it's widest point)
H 7" (very slightly over 7" actually, ~1/32")
D 5/8" (this one too, plus ~1/32" )

Colour: Purple


We will see how it goes.

I ordered mine yesterday by phone, using R. Wood's measurements, but increasing the width to 5" in case I'm forced to buy a leather cover later on. And speaking of which, on the Sony PRS-500 accessories page, there's an item called "Soft, application," price $18.95. Anyone have thoughts about what that might be? No description provided by Sony.

Jim

Wow what a rough experience with this company. I requested 3 times to have the Pouch sent built WITH the included factory Vinyl cover, I received the pouch today, too small for the Reader with the cover, and it didn't have the hard plastic in front. So I called him, and he said he just hired someone new and they must had screwed up, he will send me the correct cover, and then he hung up the phone. I hope he gets it right this time.

Yeah, I am having a bit odd phone calls with them as well. They don't handle it very well unfortunatelly. I hope whatever they sent to me yesterday is going to be what I asked for...

Wow what a rough experience with this company. I requested 3 times to have the Pouch sent built WITH the included factory Vinyl cover, I received the pouch today, too small for the Reader with the cover, and it didn't have the hard plastic in front. So I called him, and he said he just hired someone new and they must had screwed up, he will send me the correct cover, and then he hung up the phone. I hope he gets it right this time.

Will they refund you for sending the wrong pouch back?

Wow what a rough experience with this company. I requested 3 times to have the Pouch sent built WITH the included factory Vinyl cover, I received the pouch today, too small for the Reader with the cover, and it didn't have the hard plastic in front. So I called him, and he said he just hired someone new and they must had screwed up, he will send me the correct cover, and then he hung up the phone. I hope he gets it right this time.
Bob (I think his name was) did seem a bit gruff but kindly on the phone. When I indicated that I wanted the pouch to fit over the Reader in the stock cover he asked me for the dimensions of my case. As I said before, the fit was perfect.

Let's hope that the next one is what you want. BTW, what color did you order?

So I called him, and he said he just hired someone new and they must had screwed up, he will send me the correct cover, and then he hung up the phone. I hope he gets it right this time.

Gosh sounds like they were a little rude to you if he just hung up the phone in that manner. Hope that isn't the case.

Will they refund you for sending the wrong pouch back?

He's sending me The pouch and a box to send this one back.

I'm plain.....I went with good ol Black :)

The Pouch he sent me looks really nice, definitely what I was looking for.....I'm really going to get some good use out of it.

RWood, how hard is the front flap on yours?

Gosh sounds like they were a little rude to you if he just hung up the phone in that manner. Hope that isn't the case.

It was kind of rude the way he did it, I followed up with an e-mail which he responded right away to saying he sent it to the right address.

He sounds like an older guy running a one man show, maybe hired someone that was not so good, and is putting out fires right now....

Hard but flexible, not rigid (which I sort of half expected.) My first thought was that it was cardboard backerboard but that would crease and after bending a bit (not too much) it returned to shape and did not favor the spot where I bent it. It seem to follow the bend but do not break moto. It will protect the unit.

In the event anyone is worried about their dealings with this company, I received my Royal Blue pouch today and it fits perfectly. I didn't have problems dealing with them. He did say he'd notify me by email when it had shipped, which didn't happen, but I only ordered it the other day and I'm pleased with the really fast service. I think it would offer quite a bit of added protection during travel.

Jim

... He did say he'd notify me by email when it had shipped, which didn't happen, but I only ordered it the other day and I'm pleased with the really fast service.... The same here Jim, he promised an email when it shipped and the pouch arrived but the email never did.

I still didn't receive my invice

Looking at my invoice, they charged me $29.95 for the pouch, plus $2.00 for the color, and $7.05 for shipping. But reading RWood's description of his hard flap, I'd say that's what I got, too, without the $4.95 fee. Feels like it's lined with a plastic of some sort and provides a lot of additional protection for the screen. Maybe they're getting enough orders from this group that they're throwing that in gratis?

Jim

Wow, what a process, after over 2 weeks of trying to get this pouch between the waiting for the first one, and then getting the wrong size, I finally received my new pouch. It is the right size, nice and snug, and I feel alot more comfortable traveling around with this now than I did with just the cover. If anyone is looking to purchase, make sure to confirm the measurements on it to verify you get what you want the first time.

I still didn't receive my invice
Mine was in the box. It got stuck to some of the sealing sticky and didn't come out at first. My wife found it when she was about to throw the box away.

Mine was in the box. It got stuck to some of the sealing sticky and didn't come out at first. My wife found it when she was about to throw the box away.


Mine was also in the box, the second one came with a 0 balance exchange invoice. He also sent me a box to send the other one back, but he seemed to had forgotten to put a shipping stamp on the box, due to his error sending me the wrong size after confirming over and over the size I wanted, I am assuming he is not going to think I will pay to ship the other one back.

I received my pouch today.

Not sure whether I am happy with it. When the reader is inside of the pouch, about 5mm of the reader are above the rim of the pouch. It causes velcro to stretch and it doesn't cover the full velcro stip when closed. My reader is in stock cover so far. If I buy sony leather cover it is even slightly taller, isn't it?
Maybe they have done a wrong size?

I think inside of the pouch there is a slightly protruding line where black nylon meets with neoprene, it stop the reader to go completely down, maybe that's why it sticks out of the pouch...:(

Don't know what to do now.

That would probably mean he sent you the pouch measured for the reader WITHOUT the cover, thats what happened to me. When I got the 2nd pouch, it fit perfectly, look at the photos posted by RWood, it should fit exactly like that.

That would probably mean he sent you the pouch measured for the reader WITHOUT the cover, thats what happened to me. When I got the 2nd pouch, it fit perfectly, look at the photos posted by RWood, it should fit exactly like that.
I wonder whether this pic is with the reader inside or not
Pouch3 is the pouch closed?

I probably will make a few pictures of mine at the evning and post them here.

The photo you are referring is how mine closes with or wihout the reader in it. How's the fit around the width of the reader? A bit snug?

I will comment more later, when I come back home from work, I will also make a few pics and post them here.

OK. Here are the pictures.

As you can see, it is shorter than 7" by about 2/16 or 1/8, even if I push the reader down it is smaller than 7" by 1/16, while I ordered 7"+1/32...
I think I am going to call him and see if he agrees to send me the right size, however, if he says no...what can I do? :(

It is a nice case and I love the color, show purple but perhaps blue. I do hope he will fix this. I think what this guy needs to do because it appears many want to use his cover on top of the stock cover that he should have two measurements, one without and one with........

Doesn't he carry a money back guarantee and did you give him the correct measurements with the stock cover?

It is supposed to be purple :)

About size. I have sent him email with dimensions (my apologizes for bad English :o ):
Thank you for the reply, Bob.

I would like to order a pouch for Sony reader as advertised on yuor wensite
http://www.thepouch.com/sony-prs-500.html

The dimensions of the pouch are as following:

W 5" (at it's widest point)
H 7" (very slightly over 7" actually, ~1/32")
D 5/8" (this one too, plus ~1/32" )

I was given the dimensions by someone who received the pouch a few days ago and used the dimensions for his order.

Colour: Purple

I was given this price break down (by someone else who also ordered the pouch from you, you are becoming very famous for Reader's users.):

+ Sony Reader Pouch (custom dimensions): $29.95
+ Hard Flap: $4.95
+ Color (Purple): $2.00

The reason why I put it here is to make sure it has this "Hard Flap", because I need the pouch to protect a sensetive reader's screen.
If I understand correctly the pouch has some stiffening material to protect the reader's screen.

So, I believe I have given him the right size from the beginning.

I spoke to him on the phone today. He is a bit odd. He didn't wait for me to tell him the reason of the phone call. He started to say immediately that he sent me the parcel and it will be with me in 2 weeks.
Then I managed to tell him that I have already received the pouch but it is too small. He was very surprised, said that he is going to check out what is wrong, then asked to send him the right dimensions again so he can make a right pouch to me.

I have sent him email:

Hi Bob,

Here are the dimensions that I gave you last time

please please make sure that the pouch is done correctly:

W 5"

H 7" plus ~1/32" This is VERY important. It should be slightly over 7". Moreover, if you make a mistake and make it a little bit taller, like 7" 1/16 I will NOT complain. However, if it is under 7", than I cannot close the pouch as you can see from pictures I sent you in a previous email. You can see a half of the velcro strip not covered :(

D 5/8" plus ~1/32"


Please, please make sure it is the right size.

I will repeat:

W - 5"

H - 7" plus 1/16

D 5/8 plus 1/32.

Thank you in advance, and please let me know how to return the wrong pouch back to you.

Kind regards,


P.S. And please do not forget about HARD FLAP, although I think it is there by default, but I would like to make sure, because it is required for screen protection.

Dunno if it works or not...I called him again to verify whether he received the email or not (I also sent him email with the same pictures I posted here), he didn't listen to me at all, he said that he didn't have a chance yet, he will send me email when he reads it and put the phone down :(

Just a note Astra,

The 1st one he sent me was with the following measurements 6 7/8 X 4 7/8 X 1/2. I didn't have the measurements when I 1st ordered on the phone, I only told him I know he has made plenty with the factory vinyl cover, and to please match those measurements and confirmed that fact 3 times. He said he would, and the measurements I just wrote were for the reader without the cover. That gave me the same problem as yours....stretching the material to make it barely fit.

I called him that day, he sounded annoyed said he would send me another one and hung up. I e-mailed him to send me a paid postage box so I could send the old one back. 3 days later the new one came in with a no charge return invoice and it fits perfect. The measurments on the new one are 7 X 5 X 5/8. It sounds like he just didn't measure yours correctly. This one isn't too tight, nor too short, is is perfectly measured.

It's now 5 days since I received the new one, I let Bob know I'm not paying return shipping on his mistake, and to please send me a postage stamp to mail the old pouch back, and I havent yet received a response or a stamp. He sounds like he needs help over there, he may just be too small, or has really bad help there, I don't know, but good luck, and I hope your second Pouch is the right size. I have been keeping mine in the pouch, I feel a peace of mind when I walk around with this. Let us know how it goes.

Sure. Gonna keep you updated :)

I was curious how Astra made out, here are a few photos of the pouch in black with the correct fit.

Funny thing is, he still never sent me the postage to ship the other pouch back to him, still sitting here boxed up ready to go out.

These pouches look really nice. Maybe he is just going to let the one you have that doesn't fit slid and doesn't want it back?

I'll hold on to it for a while, and if he doesnt want it back, I'll use it for when I choose not to have a cover :)

No news at my end.
I sent him email on monday. He said that the new pouch should be on the way to me...we will see.

Is there a pocket in the pouch for like a business card for ID of who owns the thing?

Im sure you could request it. He makes them to order.

Im sure you could request it. He makes them to order.
thanks

I received the second pouch today.
It fits perfectly to my stock cover. The second pouch is about 5mm taller than the first one.
When it is in my backpack I don't have to worry about dust getting into the reader and the screen is more protected this way.

I wonder how much taller/wider is the leather cover?

He didn't say anything about refunding me for sending the first pouch back to him. Just added a note asking me to send it back. Honestly, I don't know what I am going to do about it. I have already spent 52$. I will take it to the local PO and ask them how much would it cost to send it back. If it is no more than £2, I will do it otherwise he will have to refund me, in the end of the day it was his mistake not mine(after 3! emails confirming the dimensions).

Looks great I need to get one soon since winter is ending and i cant use my coat pocket.

Looks great I need to get one soon since winter is ending and i cant use my coat pocket.
Ah, that is where I stored my Reader at first. Then one day the sun came up, the snow melted and I took my coat off. I folded it and started to put it in the back seat of the car when the Reader escaped and hit the pavement on its top left edge. All was OK and it has worked perfectly since. Now everythine I take it from the house it is in its pouch.

Astra, did you send the other pouch back?

Astra, did you send the other pouch back?

Not yet, I didn't have time to go to the PO. However, as I said if it is more expensive than £2~4$, he will have to provide a refund. Frankly speaking I would not bother at all if it were a big company (as long as it is not my mistake).

I've used the pouch for a month now and still like it. It has performed as I expected it to and protected the Reader quite well. There was the coffee spilled on it by a waiter that wiped away clean, the knock off the table that caused more concern to the waitress than to me, and the rain showers that did not get to the electronics.

It still looks the same as the day I pulled it from the box. The Velcro still holds the flap tight. The Reader still fits snug in the pouch.

All in all I am still well pleased with the Pouch for the Reader.

Went to PO today, it would cost me 7$ to send the wrong pouch back (not a recorded delivery. The recorded delivery would probably be 1.5x more expensive). Unless Mr. B. refunds me I am not going to send it back, 7$ is 20% of the cost of the pouch let alone the number of times I had to call him and send emails to him.
Frankly speaking I am bit disappointed. The hardening material in the cover is way too soft to protect the screen. I hoped for something harder. It is softer than sony stock cover. So, I would not suggest it to people who are seeking a protection for the screen against physical damage such as pressure or accidental fall.
Otherwise, the pouch is of a very good quality and very nice looking and I will be happy to use it as a general container that would keep the reader free of dust and similar atrocities :) while the reader resides in my backpack. I wish they start to sell the reader in the UK so I can order a brown leather sony cover which has a carder cover than the stock cover. Then it would be a perfect suit for the reader: sony leather cover + the pouch.

They do seem to be VERY disorganized. I ordered a red pouch on April 16, presumably with the hard flap. I ordered by phone and the woman who took my order seemed confused by it. They charged my credit card on April 18, but only for $39.00. When I had heard nothing further by the end of April, I sent an email asking what was happening. I received a phone call from a woman who said that they were about to start making it. I pointed out that I had been charged $5.00 less than I expected, and that I DID want the flap. On May 2 they charged my credit card an additional $5.00. I just received the pouch and it is fine EXCEPT that it does not have the flap!!! I just sent an email saying that I am rather unhappy and asking how they will rectify the problem. I will see what happens and report back.

What I did receive seems to fit quite well over the Sony flap.

Harvey

They do seem to be VERY disorganized. I ordered a red pouch on April 16, presumably with the hard flap. I ordered by phone and the woman who took my order seemed confused by it. They charged my credit card on April 18, but only for $39.00. When I had heard nothing further by the end of April, I sent an email asking what was happening. I received a phone call from a woman who said that they were about to start making it. I pointed out that I had been charged $5.00 less than I expected, and that I DID want the flap. On May 2 they charged my credit card an additional $5.00. I just received the pouch and it is fine EXCEPT that it does not have the flap!!! I just sent an email saying that I am rather unhappy and asking how they will rectify the problem. I will see what happens and report back.

What I did receive seems to fit quite well over the Sony flap.

Harvey

Well, I received the replacement pouch yesterday and it is correct. I shipped the wrong one back, in a padded envelope first class mail. Cost $0.87 postage plus the cost of the padded envelope.

Harvey

Just out of curiosity, is your hard flap HARD, or is it a flexible plastic?

Just out of curiosity, is your hard flap HARD, or is it a flexible plastic?

Relatively flexible something. Could be plastic or compressed fiber. I cannot tell without taking it apart and I am not about to do that. But it should help against buttons being pushed when I don't want that.

Harvey

At first I thought mine was compressed fiber but as I have used it I have come to the belief that it is plastic. It is a bit too rigid to be compressed fiber.

I recently dropped my PRS500, it was about a 2 ft drop. The screen remains intact but the left hand side silver edging/paneling (the edge with the SD card flap) broke away.

If anyone has pulled their reader apart, you would of noticed the poor design of the side paneling. Basically the panel is clasped down between the two ends by two very fragile tabs. Unfortunately the force from a small drop can break the tabs leaving the prs500 with a gapping side panel.

I would hate to see the damage from a more substantial drop.

I would hate to see the damage from a more substantial drop.
Please don't hate me :)
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11534

Just got an Email from Sony DAPC,

Item - ( PLATE (L), ORNAMENTAL ), 266191401, $22.31 ea.

Wow for a simple side panel of molded plastic, We at least they sell it. :)

Its been 6 months since the pouch arrived and it still looks as good as the day it arrived. In that six months it has protected the Reader on many airplane flights, lots of doctor waiting room visits, and uncountable car trips and lunches.

It does everything I wanted it to do and everything it was claimed to do.

Six months on I am still well pleased with the pouch.

How thick is the neoprene they use?

has anyone considered making their own? That way you could put in a stronger flap.

Not an exact measure but it seems to be 2 to 3 mm thick.

As for making it myself, I do not touch my wife's sewing machines since the sail incident many years ago.

I've emailed them several times and have not gotten any response ??

They seem to not respond well to emails as some prior posts indicate. I just called them and placed the order.