My wife is a Reader-cide... - Page 2

luvshihtzu · 11-07-2009, 02:22 AM

Maybe a good Oberon leather cover would help as that little original Sony cover just isn't enough. (all sorts of colors and designs available oberondesign.com) They make them for the Sony 505s and 700's and 600s. Square Trade also sells insurance with accident protection for one time accident with a $50-60 deductible. I bought that for my Kindle2 and the DX. I got the Oberon cover for my Kindle DX, as it is almost an extra 1/2 inch bigger around than the reader. Very good protection for drops, as I have done a few. Not sure about smashing it in with a car door though.

I am not affiliated with Oberon.

GraceKrispy · 11-08-2009, 02:52 AM

I disagree with some! I think you should keep buying her readers to destroy so you can keep writing about it! I sense a story in the making! Memoirs of a Reader-Killer.....

disclaimer* I do not truly condone the unnecessary slaughter or torture of innocent readers... but Iʻm pretending this is all fiction, so itʻs ok in my little head!

kennyc · 11-08-2009, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

I disagree with some! I think you should keep buying her readers to destroy so you can keep writing about it! I sense a story in the making! Memoirs of a Reader-Killer.....

disclaimer* I do not truly condone the unnecessary slaughter or torture of innocent readers... but Iʻm pretending this is all fiction, so itʻs ok in my little head!

Yes and you can keep us up to date on the latest models and maybe even make a few bucks by contracting her out to the manufacturers as a Stress Tester.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-08-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

I disagree with some! I think you should keep buying her readers to destroy so you can keep writing about it! I sense a story in the making! Memoirs of a Reader-Killer.....

disclaimer* I do not truly condone the unnecessary slaughter or torture of innocent readers... but Iʻm pretending this is all fiction, so itʻs ok in my little head!

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Yes and you can keep us up to date on the latest models and maybe even make a few bucks by contracting her out to the manufacturers as a Stress Tester.

any excuse will do to buy a new gadget, right ?

alecE · 11-08-2009, 03:48 PM

This is getting to be very dangerous territory - innocent little readers being stalked by fearsome serial killers, pictures of damaged readers swathed in "medical" tape. Grief, next you'll be posting pictures of readers stripped of their protective covers and sporting minute little SD cards.

Must go and have a cold shower.

Jim Lester · 11-09-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

I disagree with some! I think you should keep buying her readers to destroy

Everyone one seems to think that I have a choice about her getting new readers as she breaks them. Well... I guess I do have a choice, but as far as I know "Reader Abuse" is not grounds for a divorce, and that seems a bit extreme

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so you can keep writing about it! I sense a story in the making! Memoirs of a Reader-Killer.....

I've thought about that, and I could get an ad-supported site to help defray the costs of Reader and reading habit (I see that readercide.com, abusedreaders.com and readerabuse.com are available). However I like it around here, so I'll guess I just keep posting stories here.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-09-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Lester

Everyone one seems to think that I have a choice about her getting new readers as she breaks them. Well... I guess I do have a choice, but as far as I know "Reader Abuse" is not grounds for a divorce, and that seems a bit extreme

divorce ‽ let's not be hasty !! (and besides, it's so entertaining.

)

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I've thought about that, and I could get an ad-supported site to help defray the costs of Reader and reading habit (I see that readercide.com, abusedreaders.com and readerabuse.com are available). However I like it around here, so I'll guess I just keep posting stories here.

i do admire your pragmatism , but i agree, mobileread is definitely the best place to post your stories.

BlackVoid · 11-10-2009, 07:47 AM

LOL, you really have a lot of money to burn. Your wife should read paper books. If that leaves you with too much money, please send it to me. ;-)

jedavis1 · 11-13-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Lester

I would need a case she could use the light wedge on without getting it out of the case. She's doing much better in transit now since she got a purse with a good padded holding pocket for the reader. Her current problem is accidents at home.

I have my lighted-wedge cover inside an "At-a-glance" leather daytimer (with the calendar removed). Mine tried to commit suicide by jumping off the top of the roof of my Jeep while driving 55+MPH on a country road. Glad to say, the leather cover kept it from getting anything more serious than a scrapped knee (okay, it was the bottom right-hand corner, but knee sounded so much more poetic!)

kindlekitten · 11-13-2009, 08:47 AM

well darn that silly e-reader for going 4x!!!!

WT Sharpe · 11-13-2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Lester

... as far as I know "Reader Abuse" is not grounds for a divorce, and that seems a bit extreme

...

Actually, I think it is. If I'm not mistaken, even most religions allow for divorce in the case of eReader-cide. I'm pretty sure it's in the Bible.

Jim Lester · 01-23-2010, 11:44 AM

So I came home yesterday, and my wife told me that she dropped the reader (again). This time while the Reader is fine (or at least no worse than it already was), she did however injure the cover which will no longer stay securely on. The bottom tab got bent back - and since the case was bent in a little bit it's a little loose.

The real funny part is that two days ago, I lent my Reader to a friend for long term use ( to replace his Reader which had been promised to his daughter for her birthday by his wife ), under the condition that I would need it back when my wife broke hers.

Sigh... I was hoping to hold off making the decision about purchasing a new Reader for myself until I could check out the new crop of them at work (Que/eDGe), guess I'll need some sort of way to fix the reader up to sit securerly in the cover --- now why does duck tape come to mind

zelda_pinwheel · 01-23-2010, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Lester

So I came home yesterday, and my wife told me that she dropped the reader (again). This time while the Reader is fine, she did however injure the cover which will no longer stay securely on. The bottom tab got bent back - and since the case was bent in a little bit it's a little loose.

The real funny part is that two days ago, I lent my Reader to a friend for long term use ( to replace his Reader which had been promised to his daughter for her birthday by his wife ), under the condition that I would need it back when my wife broke hers.

Sigh... I was hoping to hold off making the decision about purchasing a new Reader for myself until I could check out the new crop of them at work (Que/eDGe), guess I'll need some sort of way to fix the reader up to sit securerly in the cover --- now why does duck tape come to mind

because it is what holds the universe together !

(hopefully it will manage until the new crop comes out...)

kennyc · 01-23-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Lester

So I came home yesterday, and my wife told me that she dropped the reader (again). This time while the Reader is fine (or at least no worse than it already was), she did however injure the cover which will no longer stay securely on. The bottom tab got bent back - and since the case was bent in a little bit it's a little loose.

The real funny part is that two days ago, I lent my Reader to a friend for long term use ( to replace his Reader which had been promised to his daughter for her birthday by his wife ), under the condition that I would need it back when my wife broke hers.

Sigh... I was hoping to hold off making the decision about purchasing a new Reader for myself until I could check out the new crop of them at work (Que/eDGe), guess I'll need some sort of way to fix the reader up to sit securerly in the cover --- now why does duck tape come to mind

Do what I did. Duct Tape!

DebT · 01-29-2010, 10:40 PM

No one in my family can believe I have my reader still in one piece....as I seem to have some mental incapcity to spare the lives of several cell phones....ok I was on call once and murdered one by giving it a swim as I drove by the canal....my current phone has a crack in the screen due to an unfortunate encounter with some rebar...its currently duck taped and working.... I'm searching for another.
I have the 505 with the lightwedge cover....still I am proud to say. My son took me to the post supply when he was in the army and slid it into a shovel cover thingy....it works great. I have dropped it a few times with no injuries at all....love it! I still have yet to figure out why the army felt the need to make shovel covers....shouldnt be an issue with them falling and getting dirty...but I found it great for my reader.

01-23-2010, 11:44 AM	#27
Jim Lester Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 14682 Join Date: May 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Device: Nook HD, Nook for Windows 8	So I came home yesterday, and my wife told me that she dropped the reader (again). This time while the Reader is fine (or at least no worse than it already was), she did however injure the cover which will no longer stay securely on. The bottom tab got bent back - and since the case was bent in a little bit it's a little loose. The real funny part is that two days ago, I lent my Reader to a friend for long term use ( to replace his Reader which had been promised to his daughter for her birthday by his wife ), under the condition that I would need it back when my wife broke hers. Sigh... I was hoping to hold off making the decision about purchasing a new Reader for myself until I could check out the new crop of them at work (Que/eDGe), guess I'll need some sort of way to fix the reader up to sit securerly in the cover --- now why does duck tape come to mind Last edited by Jim Lester; 01-23-2010 at 11:47 AM.

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11-07-2009, 02:22 AM	#16
luvshihtzu Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 39390 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tucson, Arizona Device: Kindle DX Graphite, Sony 950 and iPad	Maybe a good Oberon leather cover would help as that little original Sony cover just isn't enough. (all sorts of colors and designs available oberondesign.com) They make them for the Sony 505s and 700's and 600s. Square Trade also sells insurance with accident protection for one time accident with a $50-60 deductible. I bought that for my Kindle2 and the DX. I got the Oberon cover for my Kindle DX, as it is almost an extra 1/2 inch bigger around than the reader. Very good protection for drops, as I have done a few. Not sure about smashing it in with a car door though. I am not affiliated with Oberon.

11-08-2009, 02:52 AM	#17
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I disagree with some! I think you should keep buying her readers to destroy so you can keep writing about it! I sense a story in the making! Memoirs of a Reader-Killer..... disclaimer* I do not truly condone the unnecessary slaughter or torture of innocent readers... but Iʻm pretending this is all fiction, so itʻs ok in my little head!

11-08-2009, 03:48 PM	#20
alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	This is getting to be very dangerous territory - innocent little readers being stalked by fearsome serial killers, pictures of damaged readers swathed in "medical" tape. Grief, next you'll be posting pictures of readers stripped of their protective covers and sporting minute little SD cards. Must go and have a cold shower.

11-10-2009, 07:47 AM	#23
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	LOL, you really have a lot of money to burn. Your wife should read paper books. If that leaves you with too much money, please send it to me. ;-)

11-13-2009, 08:47 AM	#25
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	well darn that silly e-reader for going 4x!!!!

01-29-2010, 10:40 PM	#30
DebT Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Colorado Device: PRS-505	No one in my family can believe I have my reader still in one piece....as I seem to have some mental incapcity to spare the lives of several cell phones....ok I was on call once and murdered one by giving it a swim as I drove by the canal....my current phone has a crack in the screen due to an unfortunate encounter with some rebar...its currently duck taped and working.... I'm searching for another. I have the 505 with the lightwedge cover....still I am proud to say. My son took me to the post supply when he was in the army and slid it into a shovel cover thingy....it works great. I have dropped it a few times with no injuries at all....love it! I still have yet to figure out why the army felt the need to make shovel covers....shouldnt be an issue with them falling and getting dirty...but I found it great for my reader.