Accessories Holding your Kindle: GripSmart

DerSarek · 01-17-2014, 11:23 AM

Hi everybody,

here is an addition to my Kindle Paperwhite that makes reading in bed even better.
I read lying on my back and had to hold the thing fingers spread and the weight resting on my Pinky.
Well, no more.
You could certainly argue about prettyness but usefulness is beyond discussion! :-)

I bought a GripSmart and attached it to my reader.

HarryT · 01-17-2014, 01:52 PM

Seems like rather a silly idea to me. Do you really find the PW difficult to hold?

jswinden · 01-17-2014, 02:12 PM

No telling what that tape will do to the back of the Kindle when removed. It is probably going to either not stay attached or mess up the Kindle's surface when removed.

HarryT · 01-17-2014, 02:29 PM

I can see it bring useful for someone with arthritis in their hands, perhaps, but not for a healthy person.

GoSharks · 01-17-2014, 03:21 PM

@DerSarek-
Thanks for sharing!! A novel do-it-yourself fix for the problem you were having and it may spur other creative types. As far as the aesthetics go, everything is pretty when you're in bed and in the dark!!

@HarryT-
Lighten up... he had the courage to post a remedy for a problem he was experiencing in the hopes someone else might find it useful...How is that 'silly'?

ucfgrad93 · 01-17-2014, 04:33 PM

Not something I'd want on my Kindle, but I'm glad it helps you OP.

silverraven · 01-17-2014, 04:59 PM

I actually do something similar. I have a cover on my K4NT that folds backwards. On the part that bends back behind the reader I have a couple hair bands, really glorified rubber bands. I stick my hand through them to help hold when my hands are very very dry.
S

DerSarek · 01-18-2014, 01:14 AM

Hi,

regarding any problems with the tape, it has been sticking very well for an couple of months now and I have already replaced it once as I didn't fix it in the best spot on the first try. It didn't mess anything up on the backside at all.

I don't have Athritis or anything. I just like to read holding the Kindle with one hand. When lying on my back and holding the thing up I didn't have any issues with my K2 and K4 before. The PW is my first one with touch capability and that is easier to operate in the position mentioned above with the GripSmart attached. VERY comfortable.
Anybody who tried it agreed.

And as GoSharks said, I am just sharing what I am doing. Not pressing it on anybody.
So, it works for me and anybody in the same situation might appreciate it.
Missing prettyness notwithstanding. :-)

Have a good one!
DerSarek

Barbara1955 · 01-18-2014, 04:33 AM

IF you fall asleep does it keep you from dropping the ereader? Will it work on the K3?

meeera · 01-18-2014, 05:07 AM

I wouldn't mind one of those to stick to the shell case on my phone. Thanks, DerSarek.

DerSarek · 01-18-2014, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

IF you fall asleep does it keep you from dropping the ereader? Will it work on the K3?

If your hand hangs out of the bed it will probably eventually slip off but I fell asleep a couple of times and I woke up with the thing attached to my hand but YMMV.

It will totally work on the K3, I don't see why not.

Barbara1955 · 01-18-2014, 05:02 PM

OK going to check into this!

01-17-2014, 11:23 AM	#1
DerSarek Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 110 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bornheim, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1	Holding your Kindle: GripSmart Hi everybody, here is an addition to my Kindle Paperwhite that makes reading in bed even better. I read lying on my back and had to hold the thing fingers spread and the weight resting on my Pinky. Well, no more. You could certainly argue about prettyness but usefulness is beyond discussion! :-) I bought a GripSmart and attached it to my reader. Attached Thumbnails

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01-17-2014, 01:52 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Seems like rather a silly idea to me. Do you really find the PW difficult to hold?

01-17-2014, 02:12 PM	#3
jswinden Nameless Being	No telling what that tape will do to the back of the Kindle when removed. It is probably going to either not stay attached or mess up the Kindle's surface when removed.

01-17-2014, 02:29 PM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I can see it bring useful for someone with arthritis in their hands, perhaps, but not for a healthy person.

01-17-2014, 03:21 PM	#5
GoSharks SQUIRREL!! Posts: 1,636 Karma: 8400000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Device: K-Fire, PW2, PW3	@DerSarek- Thanks for sharing!! A novel do-it-yourself fix for the problem you were having and it may spur other creative types. As far as the aesthetics go, everything is pretty when you're in bed and in the dark!! @HarryT- Lighten up... he had the courage to post a remedy for a problem he was experiencing in the hopes someone else might find it useful...How is that 'silly'?

01-17-2014, 04:33 PM	#6
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	Not something I'd want on my Kindle, but I'm glad it helps you OP.

01-17-2014, 04:59 PM	#7
silverraven Guru Posts: 970 Karma: 3438612 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle 4NTB x 4	I actually do something similar. I have a cover on my K4NT that folds backwards. On the part that bends back behind the reader I have a couple hair bands, really glorified rubber bands. I stick my hand through them to help hold when my hands are very very dry. S

01-18-2014, 01:14 AM	#8
DerSarek Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 110 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bornheim, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1	Hi, regarding any problems with the tape, it has been sticking very well for an couple of months now and I have already replaced it once as I didn't fix it in the best spot on the first try. It didn't mess anything up on the backside at all. I don't have Athritis or anything. I just like to read holding the Kindle with one hand. When lying on my back and holding the thing up I didn't have any issues with my K2 and K4 before. The PW is my first one with touch capability and that is easier to operate in the position mentioned above with the GripSmart attached. VERY comfortable. Anybody who tried it agreed. And as GoSharks said, I am just sharing what I am doing. Not pressing it on anybody. So, it works for me and anybody in the same situation might appreciate it. Missing prettyness notwithstanding. :-) Have a good one! DerSarek

01-18-2014, 04:33 AM	#9
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	IF you fall asleep does it keep you from dropping the ereader? Will it work on the K3?

01-18-2014, 05:07 AM	#10
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,814 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	I wouldn't mind one of those to stick to the shell case on my phone. Thanks, DerSarek.

01-18-2014, 05:02 PM	#12
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	OK going to check into this!

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