Transparent cases for ereaders

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by MarkoRamius

I understand some people don't want others know what they're reading. But I don't really see why sharing its reading has to do with 'impress or scandalize other'.

I'm curious to know how you used to read before ereaders exist ... Did you stick a black sheet of paper on the cover of your books to avoir scandalizing poeple ? :-) Or just maybe at that time people were less scandalized, or just more tolerant ...

I'm quite amazed this suggestion led to remarks, as if the idea was coming from an alien. The possibility to display the current book cover as sleep screen on the Kindle is known to be one of the top requests from kindle users (https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comm...requests_that/) , and it's the main reason (and probably often the only reason) why some people jailbreak them ...

@HarryT anyway, you're right, the idea of DIY is not a bad one, thanks !

I did once have a woman tape a piece of paper over a book. She didn't like the cover.
There are many books that in my opinion have very racy covers.

Since you do not live in the Southern US, let me explain. On books in public, there are many strangers that wouldn't want a discussion but would gladly tell you what kind of person they think you are and where you will wind up if you keep reading books like that.
*This may happen in other places too, but I can't say for sure.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I did once have a woman tape a piece of paper over a book. She didn't like the cover.
There are many books that in my opinion have very racy covers.

Since you do not live in the Southern US, let me explain. On books in public, there are many strangers that wouldn't want a discussion but would gladly tell you what kind of person they think you are and where you will wind up if you keep reading books like that.
*This may happen in other places too, but I can't say for sure.

I would tell that person were to go and what to do and I would not mind. But then, I'd never ever live in the southern US.

[Deskisamess]

Originally Posted by sun surfer

For instance, someone could leave their device lying on the coffee table and enjoy seeing the cover of the book as they pass by or when they're sitting nearby. Maybe for you there is only a split second where you'd see the screen as the device wakes or that it just doesn't matter, but that doesn't mean it must be true for everyone.

I will echo MarkoRamius regarding many of the posts in this thread and ask why would anyone feel the need to argue with MarkoRamius about what he'd like, and try to tell him he shouldn't want that? To each their own.

I was simply stating my opinion, just like everyone else in the thread. To each their own indeed.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I would tell that person were to go and what to do and I would not mind. But then, I'd never ever live in the southern US.

Easier just to think it. You really don't want to engage that type.
Now we do have fabulous weather most of the time and the OP could easily show off his kindle. Though I can't say much for our public transportation and all the trains that come through here are freight trains.
Though I doubt the OP would find many readers.

[Larla]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But then, I'd never ever live in the southern US.

I just heard a large cheer outside --

[MarkoRamius]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I say again, you don't read romance. Before ebooks, forums were full of posts by people saying that they like romance but the cover were shameful, or that they like to read romance but they didn't want others to know because of the mockery. I know a lot of people who covered they books or bought cover for them. So please, let me laugh a lot about people less scandalized or more tolerant before.

Hi Terisa, I'm very sorry if you felt offensend. Once again, my purpose here is definitely not to enforce anyone to anything. I did not initially intend to debate about scandal or tolerance, about "it was better before" ... Just wanted to submit a very basic and insignificant idea about plastic cases for ereaders

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

I’d be very curious if that is correct. It may be a common request from Kindle users, but I doubt it is the main reason that users jailbreak theirs. Most people don’t stare at their sleeping device, so whatever is displayed on the sleepscreen is only visible for a split second as the device wakes up. So even with a clear cover, it just doesn’t matter what is one the sleep screen.

Well, at least for me, it was the only reason, and from what I've read I'm not the only one. I totally agree with what you wrote : The sleepscreen is only visible for a split second ... And that's the exact reason why I started this thread. That's exactly what I wanted to talk about.



Anyway, many thanks to all of you. I didn't imagine this little thread was going to lead to such a discussion, but I find it really interesting.

Thank you Cinisajoy for your explanation about reading publicly in southern US ... It reminds me a recent reading : The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy ... Not the same time, not the same place (South Carolina while you're from Texas - but, hey, seen from Europe it's almost the same ), but questions of tolerance are raised.

Have all a very pleasant morning/day/evening/night/whatever and good readings !

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Larla

I just heard a large cheer outside --

I heard it too.

*Note to anyone reading this: Larla and I are roughly 400 miles apart.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by MarkoRamius

Hi Terisa, I'm very sorry if you felt offensend. Once again, my purpose here is definitely not to enforce anyone to anything. I did not initially intend to debate about scandal or tolerance, about "it was better before" ... Just wanted to submit a very basic and insignificant idea about plastic cases for ereaders




Well, at least for me, it was the only reason, and from what I've read I'm not the only one. I totally agree with what you wrote : The sleepscreen is only visible for a split second ... And that's the exact reason why I started this thread. That's exactly what I wanted to talk about.



Anyway, many thanks to all of you. I didn't imagine this little thread was going to lead to such a discussion, but I find it really interesting.

Thank you Cinisajoy for your explanation about reading publicly in southern US ... It reminds me a recent reading : The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy ... Not the same time, not the same place (South Carolina while you're from Texas - but, hey, seen from Europe it's almost the same ), but questions of tolerance are raised.

Have all a very pleasant morning/day/evening/night/whatever and good readings !

As far as the tolerance goes, yep pretty much the same. South Carolina and Texas are both southern states.
Now the funny part of your statement is that not even Texas is all the same. Geography and people wise.
Oh and I did want to correct one thing I said. Even most non-readers in the south have one book in their house. Most common was written/translated by King James.

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by MarkoRamius

Hi Terisa, I'm very sorry if you felt offensend. Once again, my purpose here is definitely not to enforce anyone to anything. I did not initially intend to debate about scandal or tolerance, about "it was better before" ... Just wanted to submit a very basic and insignificant idea about plastic cases for ereaders

I don't feel any offense, sorry if it has been written like that. But, when you say that you don't understand why somebody doesn't want to show the cover, I've said twice the same because racy covers (as cinisajoy has said) or felt like that, showing them or not, showing to your coworkers or neighbors you read romance... was a very sensitive topic aside of language or country (I've read it at Spanish forums, American forums...) One of the most repeated phrases when ebooks were popular was: "Nobody will know what I'm reading"

Anyway, as I told before, I'm with you in that idea I've always been the "rara avis" with my readings

[Apache]

Originally Posted by MarkoRamius

I understand some people don't want others know what they're reading. But I don't really see why sharing its reading has to do with 'impress or scandalize other'.

I'm curious to know how you used to read before ereaders exist ... Did you stick a black sheet of paper on the cover of your books to avoir scandalizing poeple ? :-) Or just maybe at that time people were less scandalized, or just more tolerant ...

I'm quite amazed this suggestion led to remarks, as if the idea was coming from an alien. The possibility to display the current book cover as sleep screen on the Kindle is known to be one of the top requests from kindle users (https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comm...requests_that/) , and it's the main reason (and probably often the only reason) why some people jailbreak them ...

@HarryT anyway, you're right, the idea of DIY is not a bad one, thanks !

You must not live in the Southern US.
I read what I like and let others do likewise. We have some very conservative people that do judge and some will get in your face about.
I remember attending a Blue Grass Festival in 1989. One band started playing Dixie. Half of the audience stood up and took off their hats. Some of them then started haranguing those of us still sitting down. Emotions run deep in the Deep South.
Apache

[sun surfer]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Now the funny part of your statement is that not even Texas is all the same. Geography and people wise..

You're right, there's Austin and then there's the rest.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Apache

You must not live in the Southern US.
I read what I like and let others do likewise. We have some very conservative people that do judge and some will get in your face about.
I remember attending a Blue Grass Festival in 1989. One band started playing Dixie. Half of the audience stood up and took off their hats. Some of them then started haranguing those of us still sitting down. Emotions run deep in the Deep South.
Apache

Midland Lee Rebels. Enough said.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Now we do have fabulous weather most of the time...

As someone who moved from Long Beach, California to Houston I can say no, the South does not have fabulous weather most of the time (unless hanging out in a laundry room while drying blankets is your idea of fabulous weather).

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I think you don't read a lot of romance novels

I do remember in the early days of the Kindle when e-books were the Next Big Thing reading that romance novels had unexpectedly taken off now that people were able to easily hide the covers of their books

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

As someone who moved from Long Beach, California to Houston I can say no, the South does not have fabulous weather most of the time (unless hanging out in a laundry room while drying blankets is your idea of fabulous weather).

Your only problem is you moved to the wrong part of the state.

*Glad you didn't float off.