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acidzebra · 09-02-2009, 05:04 AM

My DIY hollow book cover has thus far made my reader survive:

- accidentally checking in my bag containing the reader in the front compartment which exposed it to the tender ministrations of the baggage handlers at two airports.
- dropping it multiple times from standing height (I'm a klutz).
- someone spilling their drink on the table where it was lying.
- sitting on it (don't ask).
- carrying it around in my overflowing backpack containing various bits of hardware with sharp corners and considerable mass.

Since I made the hollow book, I added velcro to hold the reader snug and magnets to keep the covers of the book closed. Oh, and hollowed out the other side as well to hold some memory cards and give the reader some more space. It is AWESOME. It is also starting to look really raggedy and tattered which only adds to the cachet; nobody in their right mind would bother to steal it when it lies on a table closed.

09-02-2009, 05:04 AM	#8
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	My DIY hollow book cover has thus far made my reader survive: - accidentally checking in my bag containing the reader in the front compartment which exposed it to the tender ministrations of the baggage handlers at two airports. - dropping it multiple times from standing height (I'm a klutz). - someone spilling their drink on the table where it was lying. - sitting on it (don't ask). - carrying it around in my overflowing backpack containing various bits of hardware with sharp corners and considerable mass. Since I made the hollow book, I added velcro to hold the reader snug and magnets to keep the covers of the book closed. Oh, and hollowed out the other side as well to hold some memory cards and give the reader some more space. It is AWESOME. It is also starting to look really raggedy and tattered which only adds to the cachet; nobody in their right mind would bother to steal it when it lies on a table closed. Last edited by acidzebra; 09-02-2009 at 05:10 AM.