Kindle Cover

[mcn]

I guess my main issue is how to keep the thing inside when the cover is opened.

I am just starting to make a cover for my wife's Sony reader. I bought a soft rubbery "skin" for it on ebay, my plan is to make my tooled leather cover then attache the "skin" by either sewing or gluing.

[Peter Ellis]

There's another direction altogether you can take this. My girlfriend got a Kindle for Christmas. We discussed what she wanted in terms of a "Case". Her preference was for something that she puts the Kindle in when she's not using it, rather than for something it stays in while she's reading.

So I made a felt lined pouch with a beavertail type closure. Really, really simple. Protects the Kindle from scratches when it's being carried around in her bag.

[wildrose]

Peter, I'd considered that angle too; not sure which way I'm going to go yet.

[TheDuke]

I started one for my wife and have taken it apart multiple times. The leather needs to extend past the kindle no further than 1/4 inch to be able to attach the cup at the bottom with the middle area trimmed down so you can access the switch and power plug in. The only thing that I have been able to put together for the top is elastic. I have tried thin strips and other methods but no success in this area. I hope this helps and look forward to seeing a pattern or a successful completion of one on here soon.

TheDuke

[TexasJack]

I just bought a kindle, so I've been thinking about a cover. Amazon is trying to sell me one that you can leave on the unit while you read. I think it also has a light. But, as someone else pointed out, I think I'm really more interested in something to store it in so it doesn't get messed up when I'm not reading.

BTW, if you haven't thought about getting one of these things, you really should look into it. It's maybe one of the best purchases I've made in years.

One last thing - and I don't want to hijack the thread so I'll be brief - there are surprisingly few books written on leatherwork outside of the Tandy/Stohlman reprints.

Edited May 12, 2011 by TexasJack

[Bob Blea]

Thanks everyone for their insight on this. I've been asked to make a Nook cover for a friend. He wants the case to open like a book, and we are going to take a similar cheap case and reuse the built in plastic clip to lock the Nook in place. It is great to get all of this information on the different ways to do it though.

Bob

[GlenH]

Thanks everyone for their insight on this. I've been asked to make a Nook cover for a friend. He wants the case to open like a book, and we are going to take a similar cheap case and reuse the built in plastic clip to lock the Nook in place. It is great to get all of this information on the different ways to do it though.

Bob

Here's how I did my wife's nook cover...

I'm getting ready to make one for myself, but I think I'm going to do it a little differently.

[infomage]

I like the slide aspects here you could also extend this all theway around and use a flap that folds under the device at the opening preventingit from falling out that way. It may work better on some than others but thenyou could cut out for buttons and whatever you might need but still have the supportall the way around.

Tlong

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