Show Us Your eReader Cover! - Page 5

Chi Cygni · 03-13-2011, 06:23 PM

Here is my ugly duckling... nothing to write home about. But my Opus is all dressed up

PG4003 · 03-13-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

kindlekitten, my slipcover feels like mostly cotton to me. The gold outlining really makes it special. I don't know the name of the pattern. It was one that beesocks had already made. I'm sure she'd be happy to tell you. She has quite a few fabrics to choose from, and she makes both full eReader covers as well as the slipcovers.

I should also mention that Mobileread member "PG4003" (Patricia), who posted on page 2 of this thread, also has some beautiful slipcovers. I was very tempted to buy one of hers too, but I couldn't justify having two slipcovers. I had just purchased the one from beesocks, and then I saw hers. As I recall, the one I was considering had cats and books on it. Very cute! I do love the one I have, though.

DreamWriter, thanks for the plug! I actually made the same type cover that Beesocks does. The slipcovers are very easy to do. Here's another one I've made that has been very popular.

DreamWriter · 03-13-2011, 08:00 PM

Patricia, you were offering one with a cat(s) and stacks of books, weren't you? I know it was your listings that I was looking at, but I can't be sure that was the pattern. My brain gets confused sometimes.

PG4003 · 03-13-2011, 08:54 PM

Yes, that was this one. I love any kind of cover that depicts books, what my Kindle represents to me.

DreamWriter · 03-13-2011, 09:01 PM

Yes, that was the one! Thanks for confirming that I wasn't imagining that. LOL

Janette55 · 03-13-2011, 10:03 PM

It seems that a lot of these covers are for Kindles, but I have a Sony 900. I have looked M-Edge at covers and they are nice and I think have room for a light, but not sure.

I can't decide if I want a cover that totally covers my reader, or leaves the ports open for the charger. I also know I don't want to spend a fortune, I may have spent close to $300 when I bought it new, but I don't want to spend a lot on a cover.

MorganM · 03-13-2011, 10:33 PM

I dunno why I even bother with covers as I the kobo never leaves the house and it's out of reach of my sticky fingered 21mth old lol.

Cyberman tM · 03-15-2011, 03:40 AM

You know, I'm jealous of you guys.
So many beautifully made covers. Another reason to loathe my mediocrity (and lazyness, to be honest).
What I use to protect my eBook doesn't really deserve the title "cover" when compared to what I've seen here :-(

It does it's job, but it looks horrible. I don't dare show the pictures directly, so I'll just put the links for those who are not afraid to look.

http://www.fredlarts.at/~cyberman/eBook/DVD_Cover1.jpg
http://www.fredlarts.at/~cyberman/eBook/DVD_Cover2.jpg

As the filename implies, it's a DVD cover where I removed the elevated parts. (A messy job, crudely done. It fits - tightly.)

beespeckled · 03-15-2011, 03:54 AM

cyberman, that is a good idea though, a good protective cover, and you could still slip in the artwork of your choice to dress it up if you have kept the original artwork sleeve on the case or attach creative artwork photo/fabric to express yourself!

Ardjan · 03-15-2011, 05:06 AM

I have modified a Oberon small journal cover with some magnets, leather straps and two buttons to fit my Sony PRS-650.

I'm quite happy with the way this attaches to my Sony Reader without spoiling the nice Oberon look.

bucsie · 03-15-2011, 08:25 AM

Ardjan, that is one fancy looking cover!
What is the small button for?

Ardjan · 03-15-2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bucsie

Ardjan, that is one fancy looking cover!
What is the small button for?

The small button has a magnetic rod attached. The normal Sony cover uses a plastic spine that clamps into two holes in the reader. My cover uses the same holes but sticks to the screws that are used in these holes. If both buttons are closed the reader cannot slide up or down since one of the two buttons will prevent that movement. To remove the reader from the cover you push the two buttons away from the reader.

The whole reason I used this system is that I wanted the least amount of modifications to the reader and the cover. The only permanent modification to the cover is that I glued the two leather straps with the buttons to the cover. The reader isn't modified at all.

AlbertaCowboy · 03-15-2011, 12:13 PM

I had a wonderful custom leather cover with an embossed map of Tolkien's Middle Earth made for my 505. I am crushed that it does not fit my 650, and it's hard to justify having another one made. Ah well. Maybe I'll wait for Oberon to make 650 covers. I wish I had the patience and/or talent to modify one of the journals like the one shown in this thread. (I know I posted these a couple of thousand threads ago, but I didn't know how to link to the old thread!

)

SeaBookGuy · 03-15-2011, 12:35 PM

I thought Oberon makes 650 covers as "special orders" if you call them?

AnemicOak · 03-15-2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I thought Oberon makes 650 covers as "special orders" if you call them?

Yes, they do...
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=124922

03-13-2011, 06:23 PM	#61
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 839 Karma: 6587575 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	Here is my ugly duckling... nothing to write home about. But my Opus is all dressed up Attached Thumbnails

03-15-2011, 12:13 PM	#73
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	I had a wonderful custom leather cover with an embossed map of Tolkien's Middle Earth made for my 505. I am crushed that it does not fit my 650, and it's hard to justify having another one made. Ah well. Maybe I'll wait for Oberon to make 650 covers. I wish I had the patience and/or talent to modify one of the journals like the one shown in this thread. (I know I posted these a couple of thousand threads ago, but I didn't know how to link to the old thread! ) Attached Thumbnails

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03-13-2011, 08:00 PM	#63
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	Patricia, you were offering one with a cat(s) and stacks of books, weren't you? I know it was your listings that I was looking at, but I can't be sure that was the pattern. My brain gets confused sometimes.

03-13-2011, 08:54 PM	#64
PG4003 Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 987250 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kentucky Device: Kindle PW I & II, Kindle Voyage, Fire HD 7", Fire HD 8.9"	Yes, that was this one. I love any kind of cover that depicts books, what my Kindle represents to me.

03-13-2011, 09:01 PM	#65
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	Yes, that was the one! Thanks for confirming that I wasn't imagining that. LOL

03-13-2011, 10:03 PM	#66
Janette55 Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 2056 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ohio Device: Sony 900	It seems that a lot of these covers are for Kindles, but I have a Sony 900. I have looked M-Edge at covers and they are nice and I think have room for a light, but not sure. I can't decide if I want a cover that totally covers my reader, or leaves the ports open for the charger. I also know I don't want to spend a fortune, I may have spent close to $300 when I bought it new, but I don't want to spend a lot on a cover.

03-13-2011, 10:33 PM	#67
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	I dunno why I even bother with covers as I the kobo never leaves the house and it's out of reach of my sticky fingered 21mth old lol.

03-15-2011, 03:40 AM	#68
Cyberman tM Evangelist Posts: 439 Karma: 2248782 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austria Device: Inkbook Prime; Icarus Illumina;ImcoV6l;EB600;Kobo	You know, I'm jealous of you guys. So many beautifully made covers. Another reason to loathe my mediocrity (and lazyness, to be honest). What I use to protect my eBook doesn't really deserve the title "cover" when compared to what I've seen here :-( It does it's job, but it looks horrible. I don't dare show the pictures directly, so I'll just put the links for those who are not afraid to look. http://www.fredlarts.at/~cyberman/eBook/DVD_Cover1.jpg http://www.fredlarts.at/~cyberman/eBook/DVD_Cover2.jpg As the filename implies, it's a DVD cover where I removed the elevated parts. (A messy job, crudely done. It fits - tightly.)

03-15-2011, 03:54 AM	#69
beespeckled Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 80874 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pacific NW USA Device: KOBO Aura One; Kindle Oasis 3	cyberman, that is a good idea though, a good protective cover, and you could still slip in the artwork of your choice to dress it up if you have kept the original artwork sleeve on the case or attach creative artwork photo/fabric to express yourself!

03-15-2011, 05:06 AM	#70
Ardjan Member Posts: 11 Karma: 466 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-650	I have modified a Oberon small journal cover with some magnets, leather straps and two buttons to fit my Sony PRS-650. I'm quite happy with the way this attaches to my Sony Reader without spoiling the nice Oberon look.

03-15-2011, 08:25 AM	#71
bucsie Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 674766 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle	Ardjan, that is one fancy looking cover! What is the small button for?

03-15-2011, 12:35 PM	#74
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I thought Oberon makes 650 covers as "special orders" if you call them?

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