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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
I took the magnet out of my cover.
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And none of mine have magnets ... a very deliberate choice.
@radius - as someone who has never taken his devices out much in a bag, and certainly never put them in jeopardy of something that could slip inside the cover and be against the screen, not without being in an additional zipped up extra bag/cover like my tablet (or use a self-contained secure pocket in the bag), I feel I have covered most feasible bases without going to extremes.
Me, I am a great fan of 'prevention is better than cure'. You can be lucky, and from what I've seen, many are, and you can be unlucky ... and many are. All I ever do, is reduce my chances of being unlucky.
In the end though, if those pesky Gremlins have you in their sights, no amount of prevention will do you any good ... except perhaps using a Gremlin Exterminator.
P.S. For the record, no simple flap covers pass muster for me. If it is not full protection both front & rear, plus sides (device inset from edge), then it doesn't even appear on my radar. The cover has to be like thick (let's say 2mm) cardboard, only tougher than cardboard, waterproof (as in splash proof, obviously not immersion), and while heaviness is not a big issue for me, my general rule of thumb, is anything lighter than a standard hardcover novel, can pass muster ... I am always willing to trade off a weight though for improved protection. As I've said earlier, I want to feel I am reading a book ... not a piece of paper (or thin cardboard) or large credit card the reading length of a book.
And honestly, I can't abide slippery phones, tablets or ereaders ... not only do they feel b-grade, but you are just asking for trouble. I can savor the feel of my covers and grip them easily and ruggedly, without fear of cracking the screen.
A book should be an experience in my view. It should open up, and have both a left and right page (right being where the device sits). It should feel nice, smell nice, and definitely look less like some tech toy as possible ... got enough of those. In short, an ebook should be as much like a traditional book as possible.
So as many know, there are people who listen to music and then there are those who love music. It is the same for books. Some dive in deep for the whole multidimensional experience, and some are just happy swimming in the shallows.
Whatever floats your boat, is fine by me ... just don't try to impose your religion on me.
P.S.S. If someone spills a drink on the coffee table (etc) where your book is sitting, and it is a physical book, then at worst, you have wrecked one book. An ereader on the other hand, without a decent cover, is an expensive door stop ... not to mention the issue of where it may be your only one.