Velcro for the Kindle.

bakerjw · 07-22-2008, 08:04 AM

I like the holder that came with my Kindle but the little catch that keeps it from sliding out of the grips didn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. So I put a strip of Velcro between the back and the rightmost edge. Anyone else do this?

daffy4u · 07-22-2008, 09:22 AM

Yep. You are not alone.

DixieGal · 07-22-2008, 09:30 AM

I love stick-on Velcro. It's the duct tape of the 21st century. Well, that and duct tape. I love duct tape. BTW, you guys need to read Hal Spacejock. I'm almost finished, and it is hilarious. His wisecracking robot sidekick patched up Hal's radiation suit with duct tape.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-22-2008, 10:08 AM

ok, any book that patches a radiation suit with duct tape must go on my reading list.

DixieGal · 07-22-2008, 10:17 AM

You'll love it.

RickyMaveety · 07-22-2008, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bakerjw

I like the holder that came with my Kindle but the little catch that keeps it from sliding out of the grips didn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. So I put a strip of Velcro between the back and the rightmost edge. Anyone else do this?

Pretty near everyone does it eventually.

I resisted for a while, but when I made my new Kindle cover, it became an absoute necessity.

Elsi · 07-22-2008, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bakerjw

I like the holder that came with my Kindle but the little catch that keeps it from sliding out of the grips didn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. So I put a strip of Velcro between the back and the rightmost edge. Anyone else do this?

I used my hemostat to grab the little tab and reposition it, gluing it firmly into position with "super glue" (cyanoacrylic glue). My Kindle is quite firmly held in place and I can even hold the cover by the folded edge and the Kindle doesn't try to fall out.

If I were going to get an alternate cover, I might choose to use velcro, but I really don't need it with the standard cover.

KlondikeGeoff · 07-22-2008, 01:03 PM

Oh, sure, bakerjw, it was one of the first things I did after getting the Kindle six months ago.

I agree, dixiegal, that duct tape rules. There is the question about what you would pick if you were allowed to have only two tools.

The answer is duct tape and WD-40. The reason: if it moves and it is not supposed to, use the duct tape. If it does not move and it is supposed to, use the WD-40.

RickyMaveety · 07-22-2008, 02:38 PM

Amen, brother!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by KlondikeGeoff

Oh, sure, bakerjw, it was one of the first things I did after getting the Kindle six months ago.

I agree, dixiegal, that duct tape rules. There is the question about what you would pick if you were allowed to have only two tools.

The answer is duct tape and WD-40. The reason: if it moves and it is not supposed to, use the duct tape. If it does not move and it is supposed to, use the WD-40.

cush · 07-22-2008, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I love stick-on Velcro. It's the duct tape of the 21st century. Well, that and duct tape. I love duct tape. BTW, you guys need to read Hal Spacejock. I'm almost finished, and it is hilarious. His wisecracking robot sidekick patched up Hal's radiation suit with duct tape.

I can't seem to bring Hal Spacejock up on Fictionwise???

Update Found it elsewhere and downloaded it. Now to read...

carld · 07-24-2008, 05:57 PM

The author of the Spacejock series has also created some excellent free software for writers.

Spacejock Software

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bakerjw Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 115 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: none	Velcro for the Kindle. I like the holder that came with my Kindle but the little catch that keeps it from sliding out of the grips didn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. So I put a strip of Velcro between the back and the rightmost edge. Anyone else do this?

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I love stick-on Velcro. It's the duct tape of the 21st century. Well, that and duct tape. I love duct tape. BTW, you guys need to read Hal Spacejock. I'm almost finished, and it is hilarious. His wisecracking robot sidekick patched up Hal's radiation suit with duct tape.

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