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Originally Posted by dugong
When I first got my Nook in Frebruary, I wanted a cover that felt like a book. The covers available then were mainly sleeves or bags, and most seemed too expensive. So I made my own by hollowing out a book. It worked well, in fact great. I had a lot of admirers for my Nook in a book.
I thought about making more and selling them. But carving out a book is tedious and not very safe, requiring a lot of work with an exacto knife or a straight edge razor. The raw material though, discarded books, is free.
Anyway, I came up with an alternative. I got materials from Hollander's Bookbinding in Ann Arbor MI to make a cover. To replace the pages, I substituted wood, painted white and textured along the edges to look like pages. I carved notches for the buttons on the top and sides.
The Nook sits in a wooden frame glued to the book cover. It's held in place with pieces of velcro. In my present version there is no opening for the charging port. You have to pull it out of the frame. On the next one, I'll cut a notch in the frame for the charging port.
I have enough material to make a dozen more. I thought I had something I could sell like hotcakes but with covers like the Industriell available now, I guess I've been scooped. Mine, though, has some advantages over the Industriell. It looks more like a book. I can make them in a variety of colors such as teal green, royal blue, strawberry or burgundy, etc. It takes a couple of hours to make one, so I can't compete with the Industriell in price. I thought I would put them on EBay for $65. Maybe I can still sell a few.
Here are pictures of the cover.
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That is soo cool. Make sure you patent that. seriously. What a fantastic idea.
How's the weight on it?