PRS-950 Covers (& Decals & Etc.) For The 950

[ayryq]

Originally Posted by natasha_fawn

Unlighted case with 950 in it:
8 1/8 inches tall
5 1/4 inches wide
just shy of 3/4 inches thick at the spine, 5/8 inches thick at the edge

Thank you! The sleeve is tighter than I thought it would be, so no case for me.

See the sleeve I bought at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=116363

[natasha_fawn]

Another DecalGirl coupon code:

the promotion for the weekend is 25% off all non-custom skins from a credited artist (those with a gallery in our "Shop By Artist"). Use the discount code ARTIST25 - not valid on prior orders, can't be combined with any other offer and it expires at Midnight Eastern time on Sunday, January 16th.

I believe this means that any of the artist skins from this page http://www.decalgirl.com/category.vi...0-Reader-Skins are on sale, but not any that aren't already available for the 950. (The page for the available 350 decals is here and the one for the 650 decals is here)
And the artist collection restriction means, of example, that this one would work, since it has an artist attribution, but this one would not.

[eriksnoopy]

I got a question about the Sony Cover, just recieved it today, and wondered, if anyone here has had their reader fall out of it for any reason, since the plastic clips that hold the reader might not be sufficient.. thx

[Bookworm_Girl]

Originally Posted by eriksnoopy

I got a question about the Sony Cover, just recieved it today, and wondered, if anyone here has had their reader fall out of it for any reason, since the plastic clips that hold the reader might not be sufficient.. thx

Sony has used this style of clips on their ereaders for several model series now. Some people have reported broken clips if they frequently remove the cover on and off as the plastic fatigues easily. I have never had any issue, but I also never take the covers off. Just be careful when you install the ereader in the cover and try not to stress the clips too much.

[eriksnoopy]

Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

Sony has used this style of clips on their ereaders for several model series now. Some people have reported broken clips if they frequently remove the cover on and off as the plastic fatigues easily. I have never had any issue, but I also never take the covers off. Just be careful when you install the ereader in the cover and try not to stress the clips too much.

Thanx Bookworm_Girl :P I got it mounted without stressing the clips.. I was more worried about the reader falling out of the cover since the clips don't go very deep into the holes, but if it hasn't happened to you, then it probably wont happen with mine, its not like Im going to start tossing it around or anything..

[Bookworm_Girl]

Originally Posted by eriksnoopy

Thanx Bookworm_Girl :P I got it mounted without stressing the clips.. I was more worried about the reader falling out of the cover since the clips don't go very deep into the holes, but if it hasn't happened to you, then it probably wont happen with mine, its not like Im going to start tossing it around or anything..

I understand. It made me nervous too. I put a 600 cover on my 505. It fits a little loosely since it was meant for the 600, and it has still been fine. I fold the cover back while I read too. I think the key is not to take it in and out of the cover.

[sun surfer]

Originally Posted by sun surfer

If you guys are willing to wait a few weeks, I will give my review. I'm getting a nook normal shiny skin for my sister which will be here tomorrow, and the matte skin design for my 950 is being made, after which I will look at it and then probably order it, so it will be awhile before I get mine. Then I can compare the two and let you all know. Unless someone else comes round first.

After a good long wait, they finally made my skin for me. It's been a few weeks now since I've gotten it and I'm loving it. It took awhile to apply well (maybe 30-45 minutes) but I took my time to get it right. Since it's big, instead of taking the whole thing off the paper before applying, I peeled some off starting with the right side which would be the front side edge. I peeled about 1/4 off (half the front) then I cut away the paper underneath so I could lay the rest of the paper on the reader. Then I carefully applied the first 1/4 and went from there, doing the same thing with the second 1/4. after getting the front on right, the back was a cinch. It pretty much just went on perfectly as I laid it on, but I was carefull to lay it on very flat to avoid any air bubbles, especially on the middle of the skin which is the edge of the reader where there are curves.

The cutout around the screen is slightly too big as has been pointed out already. I was careful to make the tiny bit of silver that shows equal around the screen and it looks fine, but I do wish they had made the skins go right to the black edge of the screen. I thought about trying to blow dry the skin a little first to shrink it to fit the screen perfectly, but I thought maybe I'd shrink it too much or damage it. If anyone else tries that, let me know!

The matte skin is definitely worth it for me. It's more glare-resistant, but I just like the way it looks better, especially for the design I picked. My sister's shiny skin is not bad though and makes her design "pop" and look very pretty (she has the Moon Fairy design for the nook classic). I think it'd be fine (for me anyway) glare-wise; it's more of an aesthetics thing for me.

Also, the skin is ultra-thin to me, and it in no way inhibits movement with the 950 lighted cover that I have.

FYI, if any of you look at the designs for the 950 and see "Mystery", I sort-of, kind-of helped design it (well, the layout of it)! That's the reason it took so long to receive mine. I requested the Mystery design, but looking at the way it was laid out on other devices (differently laid out on different devices), I knew that I'd prefer it laid out a certain way. They could accommodate me with a custom order, but to get the wallpaper, my request for the specific lay-out would have to be made into a site-design for the 950, not just a custom one for me. They reviewed it and decided to make my design requests into the general 950 layout for that design! So that was pretty awesome. Here are some pics of my skin:





If you're curious, I requested the man be completely on the front of the reader and not half on front half on back (the original has him in the middle of the entire enlarged design), the lamp be totally on the front and not partially on the back, the right-side screen border not just be the lamppost but also have some trees/bushes, and that the birds be on the back and the front left to right.

As I told them, that may be what they would've decided to do anyway, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask! If any decalgirl people are reading, thanks Aimee (sp?), Keith and the art department!

[pidgeon92]

Hey! For a minute I thought those were my pics. I just got that skin a week or so ago.....



I love it as it reminds me of a book I read last year.....

[sun surfer]

LOL, your reader is looking good, pidgeon92!

And the resemblance to the book cover is striking.

[Bookworm_Girl]

Thanks for reporting back, sun surfer. Great design! The info about the matte versus glossy is helpful. I am glad that I went with the matte too.

pidgeon92, that's uncanny how similar it is to The Meaning of the Night cover (which BTW is one of my favorite books from the past few years).