Touch Oberon is going to do covers for the STR! - Page 3

Hoyt Clagwell · 08-11-2011, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by apastuszak

They come out today!

Woohoo!

Link

http://www.oberondesign.com/shop/car...duct_list&c=89

ProfCrash · 08-11-2011, 08:49 PM

Interesting. No Sky dragon.

SCION · 08-11-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Interesting. No Sky dragon.

I did a quick click through the covers. They all have an image on the back. The Sky Dragon doesn't. Maybe that's why they aren't offering it.

EldRick · 08-11-2011, 09:18 PM

The only down side of the Oberon covers is the ornate, thick, heavy, buckle, which looks like it could put a lot of pressure on a small area of the reader through the leather cover. Does it ever break screens? I don't know, but it would make me nervous.

ProfCrash · 08-11-2011, 09:24 PM

I have three Oberons and no broken screens.

Poppaea · 08-12-2011, 03:35 AM

I got them for my Sony whos rim is a lot smaller than the STR's and the backside of the button sits firmly on the rim. No problem at all.

Rich_D · 08-12-2011, 09:22 AM

The Oberon's are shipped with a stiff piece of cardboard tucked into each side of the cover. Since I toss my nook in my laptop bag with all sorts of things landing on and around it, I left the cardboard in the front portion for added protection. No issues with breakage.

voracious71 · 08-12-2011, 11:36 PM

Ordered my Oberon for the NT today. Got the Paisley in green. I went back and forth between the green and the purple. I also liked the Van Gough one but didn't care for the color choices.

Bookworm_Girl · 08-13-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by voracious71

Ordered my Oberon for the NT today. Got the Paisley in green. I went back and forth between the green and the purple. I also liked the Van Gough one but didn't care for the color choices.

Ironically I have both the cover patterns featured for the Nook Touch on the Oberon website. I have the green paisley for my Nook Color and the red Hummingbird (Kindle 2 size) for my Sony 950. I had a hard time deciding between green and purple too!

I am really happy with the green. It is a very lovely color, and the paisley pattern is beautiful. Although I'd probably be just as happy with the purple too. No regrets here. I love my Oberon covers!

I am surprised that they don't have the Sky Dragon too. At least it seems to be a very popular choice by people on this forum.

SCION · 08-14-2011, 07:08 PM

I've never tried an Oberon cover. Wish they made one for the Kobo Touch. I didn't want one for my NOOKcolor because of the additional bulk/weight. That's not really an issue for the Kobo/Nook Touch.

Bookworm_Girl · 08-14-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

I've never tried an Oberon cover. Wish they made one for the Kobo Touch. I didn't want one for my NOOKcolor because of the additional bulk/weight. That's not really an issue for the Kobo/Nook Touch.

I imagine it's frustrating that there aren't too many cover options yet for the Kobo Touch in the US. Oberon does have a sleeve option. They have a large sleeve that is advertised to work with the NC. They also have a small sleeve that might work with the Kobo Touch. I am thinking about one of the sleeves for my Kindle 3. However, I've been waiting to see if there is a Kindle 4 coming soon.

http://www.oberondesign.com/E_Reader_Sleeve.php

SCION · 08-14-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

I imagine it's frustrating that there aren't too many cover options yet for the Kobo Touch in the US. Oberon does have a sleeve option. They have a large sleeve that is advertised to work with the NC. They also have a small sleeve that might work with the Kobo Touch. I am thinking about one of the sleeves for my Kindle 3. However, I've been waiting to see if there is a Kindle 4 coming soon.

http://www.oberondesign.com/E_Reader_Sleeve.php

Now I'm considering getting one (Oberon cover) for my NOOKcolor, in direct contradiction to what I said previously.

Time to add some spark to our relationship. Starting to get kind of stale after 9 months of being together. I have a wandering eye towards other tablets lately. If Amazon releases a 10" tablet (lighter than NOOKcolor) I'll get it. Don't know if I should spend the $70 on the Oberon for the NOOKcolor because I would probably sell it at that point (along with the NOOKtouch if there's a Kindle Touch).

Bookworm_Girl · 08-14-2011, 10:11 PM

It's exciting that there might be many new options in the future. I just have to keep telling myself, "But I really don't need it"...

For what it's worth, I don't feel like the Oberon cover adds that much weight to my NC. It's heavy enough on its own (compared to eink readers) so the cover is just a small increase.

voracious71 · 08-14-2011, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

I imagine it's frustrating that there aren't too many cover options yet for the Kobo Touch in the US. Oberon does have a sleeve option. They have a large sleeve that is advertised to work with the NC. They also have a small sleeve that might work with the Kobo Touch. I am thinking about one of the sleeves for my Kindle 3. However, I've been waiting to see if there is a Kindle 4 coming soon.

http://www.oberondesign.com/E_Reader_Sleeve.php

The small Oberon sleeve works beautifully for the Kobo Touch. I had originally gotten it for the Nook Touch, but it was too small(didn't accommodate the thicker shape of the NT).

Raech · 08-28-2011, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoyt Clagwell

Link

http://www.oberondesign.com/shop/car...duct_list&c=89

Absolutely GORGEOUS!

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08-11-2011, 08:49 PM	#32
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Interesting. No Sky dragon.

08-11-2011, 09:18 PM	#34
EldRick Evangelist Posts: 470 Karma: 112801 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Aura H2O (i86, M96C, Mini&Glo, PRS-950, STR, K-Touch, K-DX, K-3)	The only down side of the Oberon covers is the ornate, thick, heavy, buckle, which looks like it could put a lot of pressure on a small area of the reader through the leather cover. Does it ever break screens? I don't know, but it would make me nervous.

08-11-2011, 09:24 PM	#35
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have three Oberons and no broken screens.

08-12-2011, 03:35 AM	#36
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	I got them for my Sony whos rim is a lot smaller than the STR's and the backside of the button sits firmly on the rim. No problem at all.

08-12-2011, 09:22 AM	#37
Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	The Oberon's are shipped with a stiff piece of cardboard tucked into each side of the cover. Since I toss my nook in my laptop bag with all sorts of things landing on and around it, I left the cardboard in the front portion for added protection. No issues with breakage.

08-12-2011, 11:36 PM	#38
voracious71 Addict Posts: 384 Karma: 1360936 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Quahog, RI Device: Nook, Kindle PW4, Kobo Clara	Ordered my Oberon for the NT today. Got the Paisley in green. I went back and forth between the green and the purple. I also liked the Van Gough one but didn't care for the color choices.

08-14-2011, 07:08 PM	#40
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	I've never tried an Oberon cover. Wish they made one for the Kobo Touch. I didn't want one for my NOOKcolor because of the additional bulk/weight. That's not really an issue for the Kobo/Nook Touch.

08-14-2011, 10:11 PM	#43
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	It's exciting that there might be many new options in the future. I just have to keep telling myself, "But I really don't need it"... For what it's worth, I don't feel like the Oberon cover adds that much weight to my NC. It's heavy enough on its own (compared to eink readers) so the cover is just a small increase.

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