Accessories Received my Prodigy cover today

ratflinger · 03-21-2009, 12:22 AM

Got the pebble black & functionally there is nothing wrong with it. However after a couple of trips w/o said cover I've gotten used to the slim feel of the Kindle w/o any cover. It's light & easy to hold. Kindle in the cover feels bulky. I want some protection, but I'm not sure this is it.

Ervserver · 03-21-2009, 02:01 AM

You don't find the Kindle2 slippery?

lisreed · 03-21-2009, 02:26 AM

I would recommend www.sfbags.com for a sleeve or a slip case then. Very nice and protective and meant for if you prefer to read out of the case.

kyliedork · 03-21-2009, 03:25 AM

Yes, i think lighter covers are the best. but hey, you don't know until you try

pshrynk · 03-21-2009, 09:51 AM

I got the Patagonia case. Light in weight and it zips up, offering a lot of protection. And the reader comes out easily if you want to hold just it.

ratflinger · 03-21-2009, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lisreed

I would recommend www.sfbags.com for a sleeve or a slip case then. Very nice and protective and meant for if you prefer to read out of the case.

Yes, I may give the slip case a try. I ordered a decalgirl skin for it so the slip case should work great in conjunction with that.

Quote:

Ervserver-You don't find the Kindle2 slippery?

No. I have large hands. The bottom corner fits in between my pinky & ring finger (either hand), 3 fingers under it for support & thumb on the Next Page key.

The only upside I see to the Prodigy is the way the lamp fits in the cover, but of course you can't get one yet.

TallMomof2 · 03-22-2009, 03:16 PM

I like my Prodigy but I'm waiting for the light.

klrodrigues · 03-22-2009, 09:48 PM

I have the Amazon cover & am very pleased with it. I can hold it like a book, prop it on a table if I am doing something or I can fold back the cover for 1 handed reading.

shima · 03-23-2009, 01:29 AM

My prodigy cover shipped yesterday, so I'm hoping it arrives tomorrow, Tuesday or Wednesday...

I ordered Jade Green.

krisk · 03-23-2009, 09:35 AM

My Kindle slips out of his cover everytime we curl up together. When we are out in public he stays properly covered, but in bed at night? Au natural!

Old Man · 03-23-2009, 07:04 PM

My K2 also goes au natural when we are reading together. But for protection in public I bought the Belkin slip case sold by Amazon. Perfect fit and zips up to hold my K2 safely. Does have a strong oder when you first receive it, but after a week of airing the oder disappears.

ratflinger · 03-26-2009, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ratflinger

Yes, I may give the slip case a try. I ordered a decalgirl skin for it so the slip case should work great in conjunction with that.

No. I have large hands. The bottom corner fits in between my pinky & ring finger (either hand), 3 fingers under it for support & thumb on the Next Page key.

The only upside I see to the Prodigy is the way the lamp fits in the cover, but of course you can't get one yet.

I received the sfbags.com slip case & it's great. Fits snug but not to tight. I would like a velcro closure on top, just in case. Right now it won't slip out, but I assume some stretch. I'm going to install the decalgirl skin tonight

ratflinger · 03-26-2009, 08:35 PM

Just added the decalgirl skin. Easy to install & looks great! I am very pleased.

weatherman · 03-27-2009, 03:04 PM

@ratflinger: have you got any pictures? Do you know how it compares to the Amazon cover?

I have the Amazon cover myself and I'm a little disappointed. I don't like the fact that it doesn't have a latch in the front, and that it flops around in the back because it doesn't have the tabs to hold it in place. Also, it triples the bulk and doubles the weight, and I'm much more inclined to read my Kindle naked than with the cover as a result. Scratch that. I mean read my naked Kindle. Well, without the case. You know what I mean...

Anyway, I'm drawn to the M-edge cases, and if they're even a little thinner or a little lighter, I'll probably get one. Or maybe I'll go with a sleeve and a skin, though in all my gadgeting life I've never had a sleeve for any device and even the thought makes me queasy.

Also, if you decide not to go with the Prodigy case, I'd be interested in taking it off your hands if the price is reasonable.

ratflinger · 03-28-2009, 01:44 PM

weatherman - sorry, I returned it for credit.

03-21-2009, 12:22 AM	#1
ratflinger Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 55926 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: K3, Touch, Paperwhite 3G	Received my Prodigy cover today Got the pebble black & functionally there is nothing wrong with it. However after a couple of trips w/o said cover I've gotten used to the slim feel of the Kindle w/o any cover. It's light & easy to hold. Kindle in the cover feels bulky. I want some protection, but I'm not sure this is it.

03-28-2009, 01:44 PM	#15
ratflinger Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 55926 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: K3, Touch, Paperwhite 3G	weatherman - sorry, I returned it for credit. Attached Thumbnails

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	You don't find the Kindle2 slippery?

03-21-2009, 02:26 AM	#3
lisreed Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 1301 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upstate NY Device: Nook GlowLight 3	I would recommend www.sfbags.com for a sleeve or a slip case then. Very nice and protective and meant for if you prefer to read out of the case.

03-21-2009, 03:25 AM	#4
kyliedork Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 106 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Yes, i think lighter covers are the best. but hey, you don't know until you try

03-21-2009, 09:51 AM	#5
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I got the Patagonia case. Light in weight and it zips up, offering a lot of protection. And the reader comes out easily if you want to hold just it.

03-22-2009, 03:16 PM	#7
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I like my Prodigy but I'm waiting for the light.

03-22-2009, 09:48 PM	#8
klrodrigues Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: VA Device: Kindle 2	I have the Amazon cover & am very pleased with it. I can hold it like a book, prop it on a table if I am doing something or I can fold back the cover for 1 handed reading.

03-23-2009, 01:29 AM	#9
shima 読みすぎる Posts: 27 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Device: Kindle 3	My prodigy cover shipped yesterday, so I'm hoping it arrives tomorrow, Tuesday or Wednesday... I ordered Jade Green.

03-23-2009, 09:35 AM	#10
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	My Kindle slips out of his cover everytime we curl up together. When we are out in public he stays properly covered, but in bed at night? Au natural!

03-23-2009, 07:04 PM	#11
Old Man Member Posts: 23 Karma: 316 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NW Arkansas Device: Kindle 2	My K2 also goes au natural when we are reading together. But for protection in public I bought the Belkin slip case sold by Amazon. Perfect fit and zips up to hold my K2 safely. Does have a strong oder when you first receive it, but after a week of airing the oder disappears.

03-26-2009, 08:35 PM	#13
ratflinger Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 55926 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: K3, Touch, Paperwhite 3G	Just added the decalgirl skin. Easy to install & looks great! I am very pleased.

03-27-2009, 03:04 PM	#14
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	@ratflinger: have you got any pictures? Do you know how it compares to the Amazon cover? I have the Amazon cover myself and I'm a little disappointed. I don't like the fact that it doesn't have a latch in the front, and that it flops around in the back because it doesn't have the tabs to hold it in place. Also, it triples the bulk and doubles the weight, and I'm much more inclined to read my Kindle naked than with the cover as a result. Scratch that. I mean read my naked Kindle. Well, without the case. You know what I mean... Anyway, I'm drawn to the M-edge cases, and if they're even a little thinner or a little lighter, I'll probably get one. Or maybe I'll go with a sleeve and a skin, though in all my gadgeting life I've never had a sleeve for any device and even the thought makes me queasy. Also, if you decide not to go with the Prodigy case, I'd be interested in taking it off your hands if the price is reasonable.