09-12-2010, 07:03 PM | #46 | |
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Plenty bright, and uses only 1 AAA battery, so it's very light as well. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 09-13-2010 at 07:03 AM. |
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09-13-2010, 01:48 AM | #47 |
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any of the clip on lights will work with the Oberon covers. none of them useyour Kindle for power, but you really don't want that anyway
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There's also a new Mighty Bright Beam Led clip-on light coming, which folds up next to the side of the Kindle. Not yet for order on Amazon. I think it is slightly different from WT Sharpe's?
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Heh. While I was at it, I ordered a leather card holder to match (I use one as my wallet for my license and credit cards), and a Celtic money clip in pewter. Oh, and I ordered a pewter Celtic bookmark too for my paper books. Somebody stop me. Here's a pic of my K3 cover that's on order: |
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09-13-2010, 08:04 PM | #52 | |
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I have to say it was hard to resist ordering the Sky Dragon in red. That thing is really beautiful and eye-catching. If I'm feeling especially decadent and I love the Celtic cover when it comes, I may just break down and order the Sky Dragon too. There's no law that says you can't have more than one. |
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I'm lost to these Oberon Covers: besides the red Wild Roses cover for the Kindle, I also ordered a green Ave of Trees for the iPad. I was saving up for another ereader but now I've invested it in covers. Is there something like an O.A. (Oberon Anonymous)?
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09-14-2010, 06:50 AM | #55 |
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if there is, I damn sure need it... 4 different leather "devices" and yearning for more. oh! and 2 barettes!
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I have the Red Sky Dragon for my K1 and I love it. I bought the purple Sun for my DXG. I really like that one as well. I see myself replacing it at some point in time. It is wonderful but I am not feeling as attached to it as I am my Sky Dragon.
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Folding Oberon Covers back
Anyone here with an existing Oberon cover - how flexible is the leather for folding it back behind the Kindle to read one handed?
I have a Kindle 3 with the Amazon standard cover and I find it a bit stiff to fold back though it seems to be loosening a bit with age. I guess with the charm on the front that won't actually work very well as it can't get flat with that in the way. I am struggling these days to hold the Kindle in a 'book like' fashion - with thumb in the spine area, as I have started getting RSI in both hands and my thumb joints are really painful. Consequently I like to read one handed or with a flip cover - but these Oberon ones are soooooo pretty (particularly the Celtic one). |
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It will be stiff when you first get it, but quickly becomes more flexible the more you use it. I always fold my Oberon covers back with no problem.
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I just got the Sky Dragon in red for my K2. It is beautiful, but in person, they are even more so. It is just like someone above said, they have a WOW factor.
I am normally a person who focuses on things that matter from a rational standpoint. But these are just... 19th century master leathersmith quality. I have it out on my desk at work now, and find myself staring at it from time to time. When I'm reading in public, I catch people looking at it. It is funny, I never dress to impress, but I have this weird sense of pride in my Kindle and its cover. My only worry is that I hardly use the left page turn button on my Kindle any more, and I'm worried that I'll wear out the right one. It is a risk I'll have to take, I guess. I paid $75 for my K2 Oberon cover. I notice they reduced their price to $69, presumably for the smaller amount of material that is needed. Very classy, and they have earned even more of my respect. I too ordered a card wallet with my Kindle cover from Oberon. I got one for my wife too. I downsized my wallet and replaced it with this. I feel so liberated, and I get that same sense of pride whenever I pull it out. If you're on the fence, go for it. You will not regret it. Well, maybe that you didn't order it sooner, but that is all. |
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