I realize this isn't exactly what Thrasher was after because it's pretty expensive, but I think it's clever and strangely adorable so I have to mention it somewhere. I've been poking around etsy, and this evening I came across
this cover. It's a leather cover built around the Sony cover with light, so it maintains the hinge and light, but the front is... unique.
She also does things like wallets, bags, journals, and, er, teddy bears. O.o