A word of caution about third-party sleep covers

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by Burblebup

Thanks for the reassurance! That's useful to know. Just out of interest, why would anyone take the back of their Libra 2, though??? I could understand if it were an older reader, and one were trying to replace the battery...

If memory serves they wanted to see if the SD card was replaceable or not. We have a few tinkerers here which is great because they provide a lot of information.

In the case of the Libra 2s SD card I believe the answer was yes, but it was probably not worth it because it would remove the waterproofing and you had to be very careful about getting all the adhesive etc off before putting in a new card. So something to try as a last resort to revive the Libra 2 should the original card fail.

[pmwt]

Originally Posted by Ripplinger

That can happen when the magnet is too strong. Out of all my covers, only 1 had that problem. I folded up several layers of aluminum foil and put it inside the cover, underneath the reader, and that solved the problem. You'll have to experiment a bit how many layers you need, but the foil is very thin and isn't a problem behind the reader.

That is a great idea. I tried with many (and many) layers of aluminum foil but I think the magnet is probably too strong and the hack did not work. I did find a use for the sleep mode with the front cover at the back. I can clean my ereader without worry about any accidental touch command being sensed and acted upon. No need to power off the device. I have a bad habit of reading and eating at the same time.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[Skydog]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Sounds like some top-notch quality right there.

It's not needed, the Sage ejects easily when released from the strong magnet. I've yet to need access to the power button, but it's effortless.

[Burblebup]

Got my official cover today. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? Totally. The difference in quality and design are quite apparent: the Sage just sits effortlessly on the magnetic back, and it maintains the original dimensions (the unofficial cover adds bulk). And it really is easy to pull out if needed (and there really is no need to remove it without reason). Should have just stumped up for this from the beginning.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Skydog

It's not needed, the Sage ejects easily when released from the strong magnet. I've yet to need access to the power button, but it's effortless.

It's not a bug, it's a feature...

You're holding your iPhone wrong...

Come on man. It is poorly designed and we all know it.

Any of those Chinese third-party sleep covers that shared this design principle would be lambasted and for good reason.

[AnimalOfArt]

Always make sure you buy a TPU cover with an elastic shell.

[Skydog]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

It's not a bug, it's a feature...

You're holding your iPhone wrong...

Come on man. It is poorly designed and we all know it.

Any of those Chinese third-party sleep covers that shared this design principle would be lambasted and for good reason.

I disagree. And I'm one to voice such a complaint. Do you have a Sage with OEM cover? I thought so.

BTW, I am not a man.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Skydog

I disagree. And I'm one to voice such a complaint. Do you have a Sage with OEM cover? I thought so.

It would be silly for me to purchase ANY Sage cover as I do not own a Sage. But, as Bob Dylan said: You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

Kobo designed the Sage with a power button. Kobo designed the Sage cover without access to that button (as per several posts here). That is a bad design. To pretend otherwise is to rationalize something simply because it is already your preferred choice.

BTW, I am not a man.

Man is to be used as a genderless term here. Much as all pilots are now aviators and people with rolls in films are all actors.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Man is to be used as a genderless term here.

Ouch. An unfortunate pronouncement coming from a man. Not for a man to call. In addition, in light of current gender awareness, man is seen as a term to be eschewed in the general sense.

Don’t call me man. Or guy. Thanks.

[Skydog]

Originally Posted by issybird

Ouch. An unfortunate pronouncement coming from a man. Not for a man to call. In addition, in light of current gender awareness, man is seen as a term to be eschewed in the general sense.

Don’t call me man. Or guy. Thanks.

Ditto.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Kobo designed the Sage with a power button. Kobo designed the Sage cover without access to that button (as per several posts here). That is a bad design. To pretend otherwise is to rationalize something simply because it is already your preferred choice.

I have used a Sage in the Kobo cover. It was several days before I noticed the button was covered. At that point, it seemed like a weird designed, but, from my experience with all these devices, it's not a particularly surprising one.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by issybird

Ouch. An unfortunate pronouncement coming from a man. Not for a man to call. In addition, in light of current gender awareness, man is seen as a term to be eschewed in the general sense.

Don’t call me man. Or guy. Thanks.

Sorry, I am comfortable with my word choice. I'm from California where the sentence "oh man, sorry dude" wouldn't raise an eyebrow from anywhere in the gender scale.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Sorry, I am comfortable with my word choice.

So are all too many people these days. I’m sure you know what I mean.

Nor is there any point to sorry-not-sorry.

[BiliBug]

Originally Posted by issybird

So are all too many people these days. I’m sure you know what I mean.

Nor is there any point to sorry-not-sorry.

Please let it go. This is not the forum to banter about gender sensitivities. He clearly didn’t intend to incite feelings of gender bias or discrimination. The fact that most of us hide behind gender neutral usernames makes it impossible to discern the preferred pronouns of those with whom we are corresponding. Your insinuation of “mansplaining” is just as offensive as the perceived gender bias you’re complaining about. He apologized for his choice of words. Take it or leave it, but let the confrontation end and let the forum get back onto topic.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by BiliBug

Please let it go. This is not the forum to banter about gender sensitivities. He clearly didn’t intend to incite feelings of gender bias or discrimination. The fact that most of us hide behind gender neutral usernames makes it impossible to discern the preferred pronouns of those with whom we are corresponding. Your insinuation of “mansplaining” is just as offensive as the perceived gender bias you’re complaining about. He apologized for his choice of words. Take it or leave it, but let the confrontation end and let the forum get back onto topic.

Two points:

Don’t tell someone to “let it go” and then proceed to have your say. Stop after “let it go.”

When someone objects to something on the ground of inherent offensiveness, don’t double down on it. And watch the false equivalencies, to boot.

Finally, while I prefer to avoid this, I am going to shut down this particular offshoot. As I can.

Take it to PM if you must.