Nook covers

[butterflydreaming]

I made a simple, temporary cover for D's Nook ereader out of the cardboard sheet that came in the shipping box as packaging, hair rubber bands, buttons, and thread. There are some how-to guides online on making an inexpensive cover, but I think it would be fun to add mine, since it even uses the packaging. I can improve on the simplicity of it by using paperclips instead of some of the sewing, too, I think. Someone on YouTube mentioned duct tape. I'm thinking that I could make an Instructable, but I'm feeling weird about that. Shyness, embarrassment over photos taken with my phone... general silliness.

It would be cool, too, to make a cover that has a 2nd section with a thin notebook and fountain pen. Because the juxtaposition is amusing. (The Petit1 Pilot is my current favorite because the size is perfect for my stubby hands, but I might just have to get a Platinum Preppy for comparison.)

Those of you with ereaders or who have been window shopping for one, what features would you like in a cover for your device? Do you already use an envelope, pocket, flip book, or traditional book cover style?

Comments

[enjae.livejournal.com]

I have a Nook, and I do have a cover for it (traditional book cover style). I would LOVE a cover with a second section or pocket to keep paper and a pen for jotting down notes. The Nook does have the Highlights and Notes function, but at this point there doesn't seem to be a way to show all the highlights and notes for each book; you have to page through the entire book to find them. The workaround is to bookmark each page you highlight or make a note on, and that's OK, but not ideal IMO. Anyway, until they fix this, I'm taking notes the old fashioned way: with paper and pen.

[mimerki.livejournal.com]

I think you're onto something. I've been thinking that I should start a book journal (though I typically find those pretty depressing since I sometimes start books and then don't finish them for ages because they get put aside for some new hotness) because there's no physical record of books I read on the Kindle and there are all those random library books that come home. Either a journal with e-reader holder in the front cover or a cover with a slot for a removeable (and therefore replaceable) notepad and a spot for a pen. I can envision both an upscale leather-bound version and a cheaper "make this spiralbound journal with less paper, some elastic straps maybe here and here, and a pen loop there" version.