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Museman · 01-16-2012, 04:49 PM

It never occurred to me that you could bend the cover back, however I am relatively new to the Kindle and the lighted cover. It seems to me that bending the cover back 180 degrees might put some stress on the copper tabs, which in addition to eventually weakening the tabs is apt to stress the Kindle itself. I already had a tab break off of my lighted Kindle cover (the non-sliding tab).

A great many people have had problems with the Amazon Kindle lighted leather cover and there's a thread for it in Amazon Discussions:

Kindle cover with light breaks easily

http://www.amazon.com/gp/cd/t/FxNZS2...9AG6MBZQ535K/8

There is a lot of variety of experiences in the thread. There are two specific strategies mentioned for preventing problems, one being to apply sticky backed velcro to the case and the back of the Kindle in order to keep the Kindle from moving relative to the case and either breaking the copper contacts or causing damage to the Kindle. The other strategy is to buy the Smack Dab clip accessory (currently $3.75), which likewise secures the Kindle relative to the case:

http://www.amazon.com/Smak-Dab-Cover...6732867&sr=8-1

Myself, I'm awaiting a replacement lighted case, but in the meantime I bought a 4 piece bundle for about $17 shipped off ebay for my Kindle Keyboard, and I kind of like it. It includes an external 3x AAA light, case, pouch and screen guard. I also have a 9 LED 3x AAA flashlight that when positioned with velcro makes a very nice beam, and the spectrum of the light is very pleasing with the Kindle. I found the lighted cover's light to be not so great because of the uneven distribution of light on the screen. I may use it for on the go, I'll see.

01-16-2012, 04:49 PM	#10
Museman Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Device: Kindle Keyboard K3 3G	It never occurred to me that you could bend the cover back, however I am relatively new to the Kindle and the lighted cover. It seems to me that bending the cover back 180 degrees might put some stress on the copper tabs, which in addition to eventually weakening the tabs is apt to stress the Kindle itself. I already had a tab break off of my lighted Kindle cover (the non-sliding tab). A great many people have had problems with the Amazon Kindle lighted leather cover and there's a thread for it in Amazon Discussions: Kindle cover with light breaks easily http://www.amazon.com/gp/cd/t/FxNZS2...9AG6MBZQ535K/8 There is a lot of variety of experiences in the thread. There are two specific strategies mentioned for preventing problems, one being to apply sticky backed velcro to the case and the back of the Kindle in order to keep the Kindle from moving relative to the case and either breaking the copper contacts or causing damage to the Kindle. The other strategy is to buy the Smack Dab clip accessory (currently $3.75), which likewise secures the Kindle relative to the case: http://www.amazon.com/Smak-Dab-Cover...6732867&sr=8-1 Myself, I'm awaiting a replacement lighted case, but in the meantime I bought a 4 piece bundle for about $17 shipped off ebay for my Kindle Keyboard, and I kind of like it. It includes an external 3x AAA light, case, pouch and screen guard. I also have a 9 LED 3x AAA flashlight that when positioned with velcro makes a very nice beam, and the spectrum of the light is very pleasing with the Kindle. I found the lighted cover's light to be not so great because of the uneven distribution of light on the screen. I may use it for on the go, I'll see.