I thought the DecalGirl skins were little more than sticky backed paper with perhaps a thin vinyl coating. The one I had for my K2 a few years ago felt lke paper and reminded me of the stuff my mom used to cover kitchen pantry shelves. I guess they look good, but I cannot say they provide any protection and certainly don't add any grip factor. I think I spent longer trying to apply the darn thing than I did with it on the K2. I wonder if anyone makes a stick-on Kindle 3 back plate made of neopreme and that is about 1/8 inch thick? I've seen similar back plates for iPads.