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[kindlekitten]

welcome to the forums!

[theGsayeth]

Looks cool Sylvie. I envy people who have crafty talent. Also, do a search on etsy.com if you're looking for more hand-made style covers.

[ProfCrash]

MEdge does have the flip up covers. Java something or other does as well. I am spacing on their name but they post over at Kindle Boards and people love their covers.

It was a bit weird reading with my K3 on the plane today. Mainly because I am used to the heavier weight of the DXG but also because it was naked. The sleeve works great but it is taking some time to adjust to reading without a cover. And I was struggling to figure out what to do with the sleeve when I was reading. I don't really want to put it away without my K3 in it because then I would worry that I have the sleeve but not the Kindle. Mainly I kept it in my lap or on the table top in front of me.

[sashagregor]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

I'm seriously considering one of the M-Edge design-your-own covers. The more I lookey, the more I likey. The only problem is that every time I go to the site I come up with about 20 different design ideas.

I ordered one for my step-father, and they're quite nice. My mother is buying him a nook for his 75th birthday, and so my sister and I had a m-edge cover made with his initials, a classy plaid, and his beloved beagle:

nookcover by sashagregor, on Flickr

The interior is a very nice beige color. The exterior is heavy canvas cloth that feels a bit like duck cloth with a black leather spine. The cloth is quite "grippy" feeling, but the cover itself is very lightweight. I think he'll like it.

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by sashagregor

I ordered one for my step-father... (snip)

Ooh, that looks great! Thanks for posting! Now that I've ordered mine, I'm impatient for it, naturally.

Mine will have this quote on the front:

A dirty book is rarely dusty.
~Author Unknown

And this one on the back with my contact info:

A book is the only place
in which you can examine
a fragile thought without
breaking it, or explore an
explosive idea without fear
it will go off in your face.

It is one of the few havens
remaining where a man's
mind can get both
provocation and privacy.

~Edward P. Morgan

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by sashagregor

I ordered one for my step-father, and they're quite nice. My mother is buying him a nook for his 75th birthday, and so my sister and I had a m-edge cover made with his initials, a classy plaid, and his beloved beagle:

The interior is a very nice beige color. The exterior is heavy canvas cloth that feels a bit like duck cloth with a black leather spine. The cloth is quite "grippy" feeling, but the cover itself is very lightweight. I think he'll like it.

that surely gets the "ahhhh" factor!

[PG4003]

Originally Posted by sashagregor

I ordered one for my step-father, and they're quite nice. My mother is buying him a nook for his 75th birthday, and so my sister and I had a m-edge cover made with his initials, a classy plaid, and his beloved beagle:

nookcover by sashagregor, on Flickr

The interior is a very nice beige color. The exterior is heavy canvas cloth that feels a bit like duck cloth with a black leather spine. The cloth is quite "grippy" feeling, but the cover itself is very lightweight. I think he'll like it.

I love it, very "manly" looking.

[Tearest]

I bought a soft leather cover in black from a Hong Kong company with German warehouse facilities. It was advertised on EBay (.de) and cost just €9.50 with €0.80 delivery. They were a very good company to deal with and replies to my emails were answered within an hour. A link to the actual page is here http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...X:eRTM:DE:1123

[Jeremiah.L.Burns]

Whilst I'd love an Oberon due to their beauty, I think the $70 asking price is an absolute farce.

So I've gone for an extremely durable case at a fraction of the cost: the Eco-Nique natural Hemp in Brown:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eco-Nique-Na...5297171&sr=8-1

It hangs about in my laptop bag full of console cables, power cables, even the occasional tool...and my Kindle is happy as a pig in shampoo.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by Tearest

I bought a soft leather cover in black from a Hong Kong company with German warehouse facilities. It was advertised on EBay (.de) and cost just €9.50 with €0.80 delivery. They were a very good company to deal with and replies to my emails were answered within an hour. A link to the actual page is here http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...X:eRTM:DE:1123

thanks for the info and welcome!

Originally Posted by Jeremiah.L.Burns

Whilst I'd love an Oberon due to their beauty, I think the $70 asking price is an absolute farce.

So I've gone for an extremely durable case at a fraction of the cost: the Eco-Nique natural Hemp in Brown:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eco-Nique-Na...5297171&sr=8-1

It hangs about in my laptop bag full of console cables, power cables, even the occasional tool...and my Kindle is happy as a pig in shampoo.

nice job! welcome to the forums!

[CWatkinsNash]

My M-Edge custom cover arrived a week ago, and I just now got around to snapping photos. The photo of the back is a little off because of the flash, and I blurred out my contact info at the bottom. I'm really happy with this cover.

There's also a (slightly out of focus) photo of the keyboard area with the NoKey skin on. The skin looks graphite in incandescent light, dark slate blue with the camera flash, and dark green in natural light and under the LED booklight. It's a little shinier than I would like, but the matte versions had not-so-good reviews. After a couple of days I got used to it.

The light is the M-Edge eLuminator, and though I thought having it on the side like that would be awkward, it's actually fine for me. In fact, it keeps me from accidentally hitting the page turn buttons, but isn't in my way when I do so on purpose. I tried a couple of other cheaper lights a few months ago, and didn't like those, but I really like this one. It takes a AAA battery, which we already have a ton of around the house.

[chamekke]

Wasn't this topic originally stickied? I looked for it the other day but had trouble finding it. I could swear that it used to be a sticky topic.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by chamekke

Wasn't this topic originally stickied? I looked for it the other day but had trouble finding it. I could swear that it used to be a sticky topic.

I was told that room was needed for other stickies. I don't know why the three "all abouts" can't at least be combined into one accessories sticky. maybe if we all ask... kinda' like Horton hear's a Who

[Kenneth_irl]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

The light is the M-Edge eLuminator, and though I thought having it on the side like that would be awkward, it's actually fine for me. In fact, it keeps me from accidentally hitting the page turn buttons, but isn't in my way when I do so on purpose. I tried a couple of other cheaper lights a few months ago, and didn't like those, but I really like this one. It takes a AAA battery, which we already have a ton of around the house.

Hi, is it a touch edition like mine? I really like it, but for regular use I have to take it out of the cover or I'll accidently, and regularly, touch the power botten during reading. I hate that. I'd much rather have had one with a hard botten instead, touch is only a gimmick anyway, imo.

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by Kenneth_irl

Hi, is it a touch edition like mine? I really like it, but for regular use I have to take it out of the cover or I'll accidently, and regularly, touch the power botten during reading. I hate that. I'd much rather have had one with a hard botten instead, touch is only a gimmick anyway, imo.

Yes, it is. I had some issues at first with turning it on accidentally, but I'm getting better about it. I've gotten in the habit of pushing the head back a little so I don't bump it. I like the idea of a touch switch, but I think it would have been better if they'd recessed it a little more or something.

One advantage of the touch is that it actually takes a finger to turn it on, so I don't have to worry about something bumping it and turning it on when it's in my bag.