Anyone taking their eReader to the beach? - Page 4

astra · 08-23-2011, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by vans

Summer holidays are here, so my annual hunt to find a good book to read on the beach is underway. However, I think it would be a bit high risk to take my eReader, so I will revert to paper.

Am I being too careful?

I do take mine.
It started with Sony Reader PRS-500 in 2007, then PRS-505 2008/9/10. This summer PRS-650 has accompanied me in a pool and on the beach in Rivera Maya for two weeks.
If it is too risky, then taking camera would be risky too. If you cannot have any of the gadgets that you like, that would add to a definition of "having a good time" then it ruins the fan. What is a point to go to the beach then?
But, yes, one got to be picky where to go. Mine usually would be a part of a good resort, so reasonably secure.

Cpl Punishment · 08-23-2011, 07:21 AM

I take my Kindle to the beach..My Ipad and former Sony are not readable outside...If it gets ruined, I'll get a newer one...

aceflor · 08-23-2011, 07:36 AM

I take one of my readers too, either the PB 360 or the Nook Classic, in a ziploc. My K3 could go too, but I'd need to get it out of its cover, which I don't want to do (I have the lighted cover).
I can't do the ziploc thing with any touch reader, tried it, it is a disaster.
I live at the beach (well, not literally, but almost), we are there very often (every weekend at least, from march to december), so I need to protect the reader from the sand.

astra · 08-23-2011, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Cpl Punishment

I take my Kindle to the beach..{SNIP} former Sony {SNIP} not readable outside...

Could you explain this please?

Cpl Punishment · 08-23-2011, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Could you explain this please?

Back light + Sun Light = Cant read the screen...

*** AHHHH now I see the confusion...I said SONY...I should have said Color Nook..My apologies to SONY and their viewers....

DreamWriter · 08-23-2011, 10:34 PM

I take my Kindle to the beach all the time, where I lounge in the shade. While there, it's in an M-Edge Leisure Jacket. The cover comes in several colors, has a clear front with two zippers so it can be opened easily to switch the device on/off, and there's a handy zippered pocket in the back.

aceflor · 08-24-2011, 03:38 AM

Yes, I want one of those m-edge covers.....

Sweetpea · 08-24-2011, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cpl Punishment

Back light + Sun Light = Cant read the screen...

*** AHHHH now I see the confusion...I said SONY...I should have said Color Nook..My apologies to SONY and their viewers....

I also wondered about that, as I often read with my Sony in the sun (if we have sun...)

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

I take my Kindle to the beach all the time, where I lounge in the shade. While there, it's in an M-Edge Leisure Jacket. The cover comes in several colors, has a clear front with two zippers so it can be opened easily to switch the device on/off, and there's a handy zippered pocket in the back.

I'd like one of those for my BBMini... Not sure if it would work with the Sony though...

Tome Keeper · 08-24-2011, 04:34 AM

Didn't take mine to the beach but it just lived for a week by the pool in a TrendyDigital case with no problems! Lots of nekkid Kindles to be seen around the pool as well.

Didn't get too hot, wet, streaked nor stolen.

jedipencil · 08-24-2011, 07:00 AM

While on vacation a month ago, I brought my Sony with me but was too worried about the sand to actually take it to the beach. As it happened, someone else on the beach had brought their reader, and it was in a large Ziplock of sorts.

So I felt pretty silly.

Sweetpea · 08-24-2011, 07:09 AM

I took my readers to the swimming pool at my mother's. And that was in constant use by some people who thought they were 12 or so... (my mother lost about 2cm of water every day!) As long as you make sure you reader doesn't really get wet, it can stand a few drops.

But I'd still love a waterproof bag, because my mother also has this floating chair...

DreamWriter · 08-24-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I'd like one of those for my BBMini... Not sure if it would work with the Sony though...

They do have M-Edge Leisure Jackets for Sony readers. I see that the prices on several of them have been drastically reduced too.

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08-23-2011, 07:21 AM	#47
Cpl Punishment Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 4156546 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On The Move Device: Ipad 103rd Gen	I take my Kindle to the beach..My Ipad and former Sony are not readable outside...If it gets ruined, I'll get a newer one...

08-23-2011, 07:36 AM	#48
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	I take one of my readers too, either the PB 360 or the Nook Classic, in a ziploc. My K3 could go too, but I'd need to get it out of its cover, which I don't want to do (I have the lighted cover). I can't do the ziploc thing with any touch reader, tried it, it is a disaster. I live at the beach (well, not literally, but almost), we are there very often (every weekend at least, from march to december), so I need to protect the reader from the sand.

08-23-2011, 10:34 PM	#51
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I take my Kindle to the beach all the time, where I lounge in the shade. While there, it's in an M-Edge Leisure Jacket. The cover comes in several colors, has a clear front with two zippers so it can be opened easily to switch the device on/off, and there's a handy zippered pocket in the back.

08-24-2011, 03:38 AM	#52
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Yes, I want one of those m-edge covers.....

08-24-2011, 04:34 AM	#54
Tome Keeper Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1001201 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard, Surface Tablet, Android Smartphone, Laptop, Netbook	Didn't take mine to the beach but it just lived for a week by the pool in a TrendyDigital case with no problems! Lots of nekkid Kindles to be seen around the pool as well. Didn't get too hot, wet, streaked nor stolen.

08-24-2011, 07:00 AM	#55
jedipencil Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 550000 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Province of Quebec Device: Sony	While on vacation a month ago, I brought my Sony with me but was too worried about the sand to actually take it to the beach. As it happened, someone else on the beach had brought their reader, and it was in a large Ziplock of sorts. So I felt pretty silly.

08-24-2011, 07:09 AM	#56
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I took my readers to the swimming pool at my mother's. And that was in constant use by some people who thought they were 12 or so... (my mother lost about 2cm of water every day!) As long as you make sure you reader doesn't really get wet, it can stand a few drops. But I'd still love a waterproof bag, because my mother also has this floating chair...

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