Turn your Reader into a Leather Bound Book

purl4peace · 01-24-2009, 11:54 AM

I love leather-bound books of old. The only thing I "miss" about using my reader is giving up the feel of a solid hand-crafted leather bound book -- complete with the smell and feel of heavy-tooled leather.

So I was particularly interested to see the following custom cover being sold on eBay last night. This is for the Kindle but I contacted the seller and s/he thinks he could make one very easily for the Sony as well.

I am in no way affiliated with this seller nor have I purchased anything from him. But figuring there are those out there who may also be interested in the "full-book" experience from their eBook reader (not to mention a beautiful case that really protects your eBook reader from being crushed etc), I thought I would make you guys aware of this as well. Hope this doesn't seem like spamming.

Cheers...

lilac_jive · 01-24-2009, 11:58 AM

The picture doesn't work

purl4peace · 01-24-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

The picture doesn't work

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D1

lilac_jive · 01-24-2009, 12:04 PM

Oh I think this guy posted his idea on MobileRead actually.

purl4peace · 01-24-2009, 12:21 PM

Ah, sorry for the duplicate, then.

desertgrandma · 01-24-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by purl4peace

Ah, sorry for the duplicate, then.

Don't worry about it. It was a nice thought.

lilac_jive · 01-24-2009, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by purl4peace

Ah, sorry for the duplicate, then.

It happens

I'm suprised he's charging that much.

purl4peace · 01-24-2009, 01:29 PM

I saw the other thread. Certainly looks like the same design. If you are "crafty", you could even one for yourself -- which I think I'll probably try.

Based on his instructions, I would think it would be fairly easy to modify it to accommodate the Sony PRS-505. Basically, if you have the original cover that the reader came with, cut off the plastic strip/bracket. Then, glue the plastic strip/bracket to the inside cover of the leather book before the step where you are gluing in the marble paper lining. This would allow the reader to move freely back and forth in the cover just as it does with the stock covers. That would give you access to the top and bottom edge of the reader for syncing, turning on the power and inserting memory cards etc.

For relative newbies like myself and anyone that doesn't feel like "archive diving", here's the information from the earlier threads:

A review by a fellow mobilread member:

http://www.trendoriginal.com/2008/06...dle-book-case/

Detailed instructions on how to make your own:

http://imageevent.com/artsci/kindle

The earlier thread where this cover was originally discussed:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...her+Book+Cover

Cheers...

MsAstoria · 01-24-2009, 02:38 PM

ohhhh nice! I saw another Ebay vendor who sews soft covers for passports and PRS-505. Think I stop in at the fabric store and pick up some cool material and try my hand at a slip on cover. A fun wintertime project.

01-24-2009, 11:54 AM	#1
purl4peace Mommy of Many Interests Posts: 139 Karma: 660 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Device: Kindle DX, Sony PRS-505, Cybook Gen3	Turn your Reader into a Leather Bound Book I love leather-bound books of old. The only thing I "miss" about using my reader is giving up the feel of a solid hand-crafted leather bound book -- complete with the smell and feel of heavy-tooled leather. So I was particularly interested to see the following custom cover being sold on eBay last night. This is for the Kindle but I contacted the seller and s/he thinks he could make one very easily for the Sony as well. I am in no way affiliated with this seller nor have I purchased anything from him. But figuring there are those out there who may also be interested in the "full-book" experience from their eBook reader (not to mention a beautiful case that really protects your eBook reader from being crushed etc), I thought I would make you guys aware of this as well. Hope this doesn't seem like spamming. Cheers... Last edited by purl4peace; 01-24-2009 at 11:58 AM.

01-24-2009, 12:21 PM	#5
purl4peace Mommy of Many Interests Posts: 139 Karma: 660 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Device: Kindle DX, Sony PRS-505, Cybook Gen3	Leather Bound book cover Ah, sorry for the duplicate, then.

01-24-2009, 01:29 PM	#8
purl4peace Mommy of Many Interests Posts: 139 Karma: 660 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Device: Kindle DX, Sony PRS-505, Cybook Gen3	I saw the other thread I saw the other thread. Certainly looks like the same design. If you are "crafty", you could even one for yourself -- which I think I'll probably try. Based on his instructions, I would think it would be fairly easy to modify it to accommodate the Sony PRS-505. Basically, if you have the original cover that the reader came with, cut off the plastic strip/bracket. Then, glue the plastic strip/bracket to the inside cover of the leather book before the step where you are gluing in the marble paper lining. This would allow the reader to move freely back and forth in the cover just as it does with the stock covers. That would give you access to the top and bottom edge of the reader for syncing, turning on the power and inserting memory cards etc. For relative newbies like myself and anyone that doesn't feel like "archive diving", here's the information from the earlier threads: A review by a fellow mobilread member: http://www.trendoriginal.com/2008/06...dle-book-case/ Detailed instructions on how to make your own: http://imageevent.com/artsci/kindle The earlier thread where this cover was originally discussed: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...her+Book+Cover Cheers...

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01-24-2009, 11:58 AM	#2
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	The picture doesn't work

01-24-2009, 12:04 PM	#4
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Oh I think this guy posted his idea on MobileRead actually.

01-24-2009, 02:38 PM	#9
MsAstoria Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 47344 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Astoria, Oregon, USA Device: Kindle Fire HDX, iPhone (yes, I read on my phone)	ohhhh nice! I saw another Ebay vendor who sews soft covers for passports and PRS-505. Think I stop in at the fabric store and pick up some cool material and try my hand at a slip on cover. A fun wintertime project.

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