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Originally Posted by ebooker
good idea. that will look nicer than duct tape!
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I can buy a beautiful piece of chamois leather at any automotive supply store for less than $10. A little bit of spray adhesive onto the cover of 'anything' and you can lay on the leather easily, making a complete cover should that be wanted instead of just a strip at the hinge. The chamois is so thin that if you leave an inch of overlap, you can fold it inside without adding any bulk, but at the same time, it's a very strong leather and will give many years of service. I added a small pocket inside the back cover of my reader to hold and notes I might want to add.
But this is just covering the cover. To protect the reader 'in transit,' I made a carrying pouch out of two computer notepad covers I found in a discount computer shop. I've placed one inside the other. The inner one is a very resilient rubber (to protect from vibration) and the outer one is a much firmer foam (to protect from impact.) Together these are about 1/2 inch larger than the reader itself, and fit into the outside pocket of my shoulder bag. I leave the top of the pouch(es) open and can just drop the reader in when I'm ready to move. If I know that I'm going to be in some sort of high impact transit (airlines or large crowds) I slip a thin sheet of rigid plastic between to two pouches, front and back. This makes the case just about bomb-proof.
Stitchawl