How to Not Break My Kindle - Page 2

ProfCrash · 12-05-2010, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by medievalpacman

Thx a lot! Anything like M-Edge guardian protection accessory for K3

Nope. The Guardian and KlearKase were released mere months before the K3 was released. I am guessing that the change from the joystick to the directional pad and the location of ports means that they have to be totally redesigned for the K3.

TallMomof2 · 12-06-2010, 09:19 AM

IMO, you need a completely hard case. I have one of these for travel and it provides a lot of protection.

nimblem · 12-06-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TallMomof2

IMO, you need a completely hard case. I have one of these for travel and it provides a lot of protection.

Does that body glove case work well for the kindle 3? It didn't say that it for the K3 but I was wondering if it would still work well. Is there a gap where the kindle can move around? Is it possible for you post pictures with the K3 in the case? thanks

catsittingstill · 12-06-2010, 07:42 PM

I have been using the standard amazon cover exclusively for my K2 and I've been very happy with it. I take my Kindle places in a backpack, but I always make sure it is "standing up" in the backpack (flat against my back, not flat against the bottom of the pack). If I put books and stuff in with it, I layer it between the books instead of underneath them. If I put heavy uneven things in the pack (cans of soup when shopping or something like that) I make sure the Kindle goes on top, or I carry it in my hands.

So far I have had no problems.

erictoma · 12-06-2010, 07:52 PM

Have you ever tried an ordinary plastic container for lunch? they are sold in dollar stores, find a shape that goes with your kindle size. Put two generous sheet of sponges with it.

Richey79 · 12-07-2010, 09:45 AM

The glass sub-strata of the screen will break if any of the readers are bent. Usually this happens when a jumble of things are placed on top of it. If the object pressing down on it is sharp and pressing somewhere near the corner, you are effectively applying two force multipliers to that pressure.

Two solutions:

1) Any case that keeps the reader somewhat rigid and can 'blunt' the sharpness of intruding objects. I got a bog-standard gate-fold cover, but now find I would have preferred an envelope-style slip pouch, since I like to read it bare-back (the reader, not myself).

2) The best solution is a jacket with a copious inside pocket. There's no chance of the reader bending, since your body's keeping it rigid. A laptop bag would work just as well. Having observed the state of most ladies' handbags ... I think this would be virtually as bad as a rucksack, unless the reader was alongside a hard-back book - and that sort of defeats the object of having a reader, n'est pas?

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12-06-2010, 09:19 AM	#17
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	IMO, you need a completely hard case. I have one of these for travel and it provides a lot of protection.

12-06-2010, 07:42 PM	#19
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	I have been using the standard amazon cover exclusively for my K2 and I've been very happy with it. I take my Kindle places in a backpack, but I always make sure it is "standing up" in the backpack (flat against my back, not flat against the bottom of the pack). If I put books and stuff in with it, I layer it between the books instead of underneath them. If I put heavy uneven things in the pack (cans of soup when shopping or something like that) I make sure the Kindle goes on top, or I carry it in my hands. So far I have had no problems.

12-06-2010, 07:52 PM	#20
erictoma Banned Posts: 223 Karma: 126 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Montreal Quebec Canada Device: None	Have you ever tried an ordinary plastic container for lunch? they are sold in dollar stores, find a shape that goes with your kindle size. Put two generous sheet of sponges with it.

12-07-2010, 09:45 AM	#21
Richey79 mrkrgnao Posts: 241 Karma: 237248 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PRS650, K3 Wireless, Galaxy S3, iPad 3.	The glass sub-strata of the screen will break if any of the readers are bent. Usually this happens when a jumble of things are placed on top of it. If the object pressing down on it is sharp and pressing somewhere near the corner, you are effectively applying two force multipliers to that pressure. Two solutions: 1) Any case that keeps the reader somewhat rigid and can 'blunt' the sharpness of intruding objects. I got a bog-standard gate-fold cover, but now find I would have preferred an envelope-style slip pouch, since I like to read it bare-back (the reader, not myself). 2) The best solution is a jacket with a copious inside pocket. There's no chance of the reader bending, since your body's keeping it rigid. A laptop bag would work just as well. Having observed the state of most ladies' handbags ... I think this would be virtually as bad as a rucksack, unless the reader was alongside a hard-back book - and that sort of defeats the object of having a reader, n'est pas?

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