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dcalder · 01-15-2008, 11:20 PM

I'd been considering getting my hands on a lanyard or two to try and rig something to protect my Cybook from falling and being damaged if I were to doze off or simply get clumsy while reading it. I was thinking in terms of stitching a strap to the case and securing something over the top of the Cybook so that it couldn't slide out - until I happened to examine the Cybook itself more closely. It already has a wriststrap post in the lower left corner! Wow, that makes things easy! Now the only thing is to find a strap that's sturdy enough to handle it; I'm not too sure that the standard lanyards used for conventions, etc. would be trustworthy. I was thinking that the replacement neck/wrist straps sold for compact digital cameras should be sufficient for the task and planning a trip to Black's Photography until...

A very timely item from Jake Ludington's newsletter landed in my inbox:

http://www.jakeludington.com/photogr...era_strap.html

$12.99 plus shipping to Canada may make this a bit pricey but it's sure a heck of a lot cheaper than a broken ebook reader! I'll still check at Black's Photo, just in case there's something significantly cheaper that's suitable or simply more readily available, but I rather like the apparent sturdiness of the CamLeash/GameLeash.

Anybody know whether the Sony Reader models (both the 500 and the 505) have a wrist strap post like the Cybook?

01-15-2008, 11:20 PM	#1
dcalder Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 9856 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS-300/Kindle Keyboard/iPad Mini	Wrist/neck strap for safety I'd been considering getting my hands on a lanyard or two to try and rig something to protect my Cybook from falling and being damaged if I were to doze off or simply get clumsy while reading it. I was thinking in terms of stitching a strap to the case and securing something over the top of the Cybook so that it couldn't slide out - until I happened to examine the Cybook itself more closely. It already has a wriststrap post in the lower left corner! Wow, that makes things easy! Now the only thing is to find a strap that's sturdy enough to handle it; I'm not too sure that the standard lanyards used for conventions, etc. would be trustworthy. I was thinking that the replacement neck/wrist straps sold for compact digital cameras should be sufficient for the task and planning a trip to Black's Photography until... A very timely item from Jake Ludington's newsletter landed in my inbox: http://www.jakeludington.com/photogr...era_strap.html $12.99 plus shipping to Canada may make this a bit pricey but it's sure a heck of a lot cheaper than a broken ebook reader! I'll still check at Black's Photo, just in case there's something significantly cheaper that's suitable or simply more readily available, but I rather like the apparent sturdiness of the CamLeash/GameLeash. Anybody know whether the Sony Reader models (both the 500 and the 505) have a wrist strap post like the Cybook?