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wayrad · 10-21-2008, 09:47 PM

There appears to have been one feature of these "books" that today's device manufacturers would do well to emulate. Amazingly, every single unit shipped with a fitted cover! The anxious wait for accessory manufacturers to get their act together, so familiar to us, was a thing unknown to "book" owners.

Some covers were elaborately ornamented and even made of leather. With proper care, they would last for the lifetime of the device, which was fortunate because there appears to have been no warranty, and aftermarket covers could usually be obtained only by shipping the entire unit to a repair service at the owner's expense.

10-21-2008, 09:47 PM	#35
wayrad Fanatic Posts: 551 Karma: 1121392 Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Device: HTC One M8	There appears to have been one feature of these "books" that today's device manufacturers would do well to emulate. Amazingly, every single unit shipped with a fitted cover! The anxious wait for accessory manufacturers to get their act together, so familiar to us, was a thing unknown to "book" owners. Some covers were elaborately ornamented and even made of leather. With proper care, they would last for the lifetime of the device, which was fortunate because there appears to have been no warranty, and aftermarket covers could usually be obtained only by shipping the entire unit to a repair service at the owner's expense.