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Originally Posted by emellaich
Confession time: I am a reading addict, and I have always taken my books everywhere. When I drive, I have my ereader read out loud to me, and when I walk I carry a book with me.
For the last 10 to 15 years, I'd read by looking at an electronic device (from PDA through to present day). For some reason, no one ever commented when I walked and looked at an electronic device, or even an ereader in recent years.
However, now everyone knows what ereaders look like. Now, I get questions and smirks all the time. 'Watcha reading. It must be good since you can't put it down.' 'Look out, reading and walking at the same time you will run into something.'
When no one knew what an ereader was, I guess I looked like a busy businessman and didn't get any comments. Increasingly, however, I am now getting lots of snippy remarks.
I guess I need to shop for some kind of case that disguises my ereader as some mysterious gadget. Maybe a flat panel geiger counter? I can say I'm looking for fall out from the earthquakes in Japan?
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I have never had an urge to read while walking - except on a treadmill with a book holder. I enjoy reading and prefer to relax when doing so, somehow walking outdoors while reading would reduce my ability to concentrate.
If you want to disguise your reader, why not make a cover for it from a hardcover book? One with a dust jacket, just remove the cover and stick it to your eReader cover.