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Old 01-20-2011, 12:56 AM   #13
kranu
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Originally Posted by Nighto View Post
Hello,

after reading eBooks with a Nokia N800, Apple iPod touch and lately with Motorola Milestone, I'm finally buying a Amazon Kindle 3 w/ 3G. I intend to read downloaded epub books (after converting with Calibre of course) and manga converted with Mangle. The free 3G is also very nice, that's why I'm picking Kindle instead of a eBook reader that supports ePub directly.

Anyways, I want to buy a cover, and the Kindle has this very nice attachment system with lights that power up from it's own batteries. However, what is a nice touch for most people is a very negative point for me: since I'm a vegetarian, I don't support leather based products, and I can't find a cover with lights that's is not made of leather!

So, my question is: Is there a cover w/ lights (powered by the Kindle battery) that is not made of leather like the original one?

Thank you very much.

Cheers,
Nighto
First, the Nook has a free 3G version. If you mainly plan on reading epub, you may want to consider that. It is $10 more expensive than the Kindle equivalent though.

Unfortunately, the power through hinges system is patented by Amazon. As such nobody but Amazon can make a lighted cover that draws power from the Kindle. To put it bluntly, this sucks.

I honestly prefer a separate light though because certain reading lights take up as few as 1 AAA battery and last for about 20 hours per charge. Just make sure that it works with your case.

P.S. I'm not a vegetarian, but I don't buy leather products either.
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