Newbie's Makeshift Case

kikar · 05-18-2009, 11:04 AM

Hey everyone,
I have been lurking on these boards for quite a while gaining a lot of knowledge. Last year with thehelp of this board I bought a PRS-505 and I love it, when the Kindle 2 came out I considered it and thanks to the people of Mobileread I was convinced to give the Kindle a whirl. It arrived on Thursday evening and I have to say I am in love with my Kindle as well. The one thing I for got though, is that the Kindle comes "nekked". I forgot to get a case and I wanted my baby protected.
I thought I may share with you guys what I did so if any others want to clothe their Kindles on the cheap temporarily this may be one way for them to go. First I went to Wal-Mart and bought a 7-9" neoprene netbook case for $7.00. Then I inserted the Kindle sideways and folded the case over and secured the flap over itself. It is kind of hard to explain so I will post pics. I like the protection and may hold off buying a leather book cover for now.

Thanks for the help and info all the posters at mobileread have provided me whilst I lurked.

Exer · 05-19-2009, 08:11 PM

That is a pretty cool idea there Kikar, I probably wouldn't have thought to just roll it up on itself. I'm one of those people who automatically start cutting, stitching and gluing stuff to get it how I want lol.

kikar · 05-20-2009, 10:09 AM

Thanks, funny thing is I was trying to see where I needed to cut and sew to make it fit when I realized if I folded it over I got double the padding. It also saved my lazy butt from extra work. Laziness is the mother of ingenuity.

05-18-2009, 11:04 AM	#1
kikar Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 258574 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Device: Too many eReaders, One annoyed wife.	Newbie's Makeshift Case Hey everyone, I have been lurking on these boards for quite a while gaining a lot of knowledge. Last year with thehelp of this board I bought a PRS-505 and I love it, when the Kindle 2 came out I considered it and thanks to the people of Mobileread I was convinced to give the Kindle a whirl. It arrived on Thursday evening and I have to say I am in love with my Kindle as well. The one thing I for got though, is that the Kindle comes "nekked". I forgot to get a case and I wanted my baby protected. I thought I may share with you guys what I did so if any others want to clothe their Kindles on the cheap temporarily this may be one way for them to go. First I went to Wal-Mart and bought a 7-9" neoprene netbook case for $7.00. Then I inserted the Kindle sideways and folded the case over and secured the flap over itself. It is kind of hard to explain so I will post pics. I like the protection and may hold off buying a leather book cover for now. Thanks for the help and info all the posters at mobileread have provided me whilst I lurked. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by kikar; 05-19-2009 at 02:24 AM.

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05-19-2009, 08:11 PM	#2
Exer I see Russia! Posts: 205 Karma: 234787 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alaska Device: Etch-A-Sketch	That is a pretty cool idea there Kikar, I probably wouldn't have thought to just roll it up on itself. I'm one of those people who automatically start cutting, stitching and gluing stuff to get it how I want lol.

05-20-2009, 10:09 AM	#3
kikar Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 258574 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Device: Too many eReaders, One annoyed wife.	Thanks, funny thing is I was trying to see where I needed to cut and sew to make it fit when I realized if I folded it over I got double the padding. It also saved my lazy butt from extra work. Laziness is the mother of ingenuity.

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