"Flip-top" case for Gen3? - Page 2

chlorine · 01-17-2010, 05:54 AM

I received the cover and I have mixed feelings.

On the plus side, it's light and the way the cover flips back in the back does indeed make it easier to read one handed.

On the minus side, the holes are slightly misaligned and generally too low: the hole for seeing the green light on the top right is just below it so you cannot see the light, the top border actually covers the top millimeter of the screen, and the control button is not aligned in the round hole, which makes pressing down easy, pressing right and left OK, and pressing up a bit awkward.

I also find it a bit bulky when the cover is folded back. The stand and the closing flap that goes between the cover and the back of the cybook make it a bit thick for my taste. I'm thinking of cutting off the stand, which I don't think I'll use.

Finally the part of the cover that's in front of the screen when it's closed seems slightly less rigid than the bookeen cover. Should be perfectly OK for carrying in my purse though.

Well, I guess it'll take some travelling around before I fully make up my mind on this case.

chlorine · 01-17-2010, 01:58 PM

One more minus: because the control button is not centered in the round hole, it is partly covered, and thus it is pressed when I carry it in my purse. It always go back a few pages, and once today when I left it for two hours while walking, it had gone back all the way to the beginning of the book...

So right now I'm debating whether I should just send the cover back, or try to widen the hole with a cutter.

Jellby · 01-17-2010, 02:14 PM

Can't you push the Cybook further down so that the holes are properly centered? If you can't, I'd say the cover is either defective or badly designed.

JapaG · 01-18-2010, 12:31 AM

Mine is also very slightly off, although so little that it doesn't bother me. And I love the stand, since I read a lot while eating, and it helps to align the reader better for my viewing.

I haven't noticed the buttons pressed by themeselves, but that is due to the fact that I always turn the device off when not reading...

If the buttons are pressed by themselves when carrying, I'd also say that it is a problem.

I'm sorry if my enthusiasm has guided you to make a bad purchase.

chlorine · 01-18-2010, 03:31 PM

Well, it's tough to say whether the cover is badly designed or not, given that it was not strictly speaking designed for a cybook. Maybe the two devices are slightly different.

JapaG, don't be sorry!

You are quite happy with the case and that's what matters. Different people have different habits and there's no perfect thing for everybody. My concern in posting here was to warn other people about what I didn't like, not to complain about your advice.

Anyway I think I'll try and cut it a bit this week-end, to see if I can prevent the button presses. I'll let you all know how it turns out.

fani · 03-11-2011, 02:17 AM

Hi,

I know that this is an old thread but is it possible that you can post pictures of your Cybook with this case?

Thanks

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01-17-2010, 05:54 AM	#16
chlorine Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	I received the cover and I have mixed feelings. On the plus side, it's light and the way the cover flips back in the back does indeed make it easier to read one handed. On the minus side, the holes are slightly misaligned and generally too low: the hole for seeing the green light on the top right is just below it so you cannot see the light, the top border actually covers the top millimeter of the screen, and the control button is not aligned in the round hole, which makes pressing down easy, pressing right and left OK, and pressing up a bit awkward. I also find it a bit bulky when the cover is folded back. The stand and the closing flap that goes between the cover and the back of the cybook make it a bit thick for my taste. I'm thinking of cutting off the stand, which I don't think I'll use. Finally the part of the cover that's in front of the screen when it's closed seems slightly less rigid than the bookeen cover. Should be perfectly OK for carrying in my purse though. Well, I guess it'll take some travelling around before I fully make up my mind on this case.

01-17-2010, 01:58 PM	#17
chlorine Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	One more minus: because the control button is not centered in the round hole, it is partly covered, and thus it is pressed when I carry it in my purse. It always go back a few pages, and once today when I left it for two hours while walking, it had gone back all the way to the beginning of the book... So right now I'm debating whether I should just send the cover back, or try to widen the hole with a cutter.

01-17-2010, 02:14 PM	#18
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,516 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Can't you push the Cybook further down so that the holes are properly centered? If you can't, I'd say the cover is either defective or badly designed.

01-18-2010, 12:31 AM	#19
JapaG Member Posts: 22 Karma: 26 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Finland Device: CyBook Gen3	Mine is also very slightly off, although so little that it doesn't bother me. And I love the stand, since I read a lot while eating, and it helps to align the reader better for my viewing. I haven't noticed the buttons pressed by themeselves, but that is due to the fact that I always turn the device off when not reading... If the buttons are pressed by themselves when carrying, I'd also say that it is a problem. I'm sorry if my enthusiasm has guided you to make a bad purchase.

01-18-2010, 03:31 PM	#20
chlorine Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	Well, it's tough to say whether the cover is badly designed or not, given that it was not strictly speaking designed for a cybook. Maybe the two devices are slightly different. JapaG, don't be sorry! You are quite happy with the case and that's what matters. Different people have different habits and there's no perfect thing for everybody. My concern in posting here was to warn other people about what I didn't like, not to complain about your advice. Anyway I think I'll try and cut it a bit this week-end, to see if I can prevent the button presses. I'll let you all know how it turns out.

03-11-2011, 02:17 AM	#21
fani Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	Hi, I know that this is an old thread but is it possible that you can post pictures of your Cybook with this case? Thanks

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