Handmade Covers for Kindle 3

[christianmarie]

Thanks, Alice, very kind.
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.       :-)

@Christian: Kindle Fire, yes. That'll be a hot seller for sure. I made a big post about the new Kindles:

http://ereaderjoy.blogspot.com/2011/09/kindle-fire-is-released.html

Such prices! Dang.

I know, I can't wait! I wish there was a way for me to get my hands on one early so I could have covers ready before they come out. I don't think people will want to buy them if they can't see a picture of the Fire inside one of the covers.

[Eolake]

If you have a Kindle with wifi (which I guess is all of them), then than will work all over the world. The thing I think is US-only is buying digital content, ebooks etc, on Amazon when you're not in the US. They have not said it is disabled when you leave the country, but that's my impression. I think it's based on media copyrights in different territories.
Same reason there's no reason for me to buy a Nook, can't use it outside the US, other than generic content from Gutenberg Project or whatever.

[Eolake]

I know, I can't wait! I wish there was a way for me to get my hands on one early so I could have covers ready before they come out. I don't think people will want to buy them if they can't see a picture of the Fire inside one of the covers.

Go to a Photoshop board and ask if somebody can photoshop a Fire into one of your covers! Many people like little play jobs like that. You could give them a cover for it.

I actually did a Photoshop mock-up of a color Kindle last year, but it took me a while:

http://eolake.blogspot.com/2010/09/composite-photograph.html

[Alice Coyl]

Go to a Photoshop board and ask if somebody can photoshop a Fire into one of your covers! Many people like little play jobs like that. You could give them a cover for it.

I actually did a Photoshop mock-up of a color Kindle last year, but it took me a while:

http://eolake.blogspot.com/2010/09/composite-photograph.html

You just gave me an idea. I was planning on sending Christian a custom machine embroidery design to make a cover for me. Now, I will look for "Fire"... I'll post back here if I find one that will work.

[christianmarie]

Go to a Photoshop board and ask if somebody can photoshop a Fire into one of your covers! Many people like little play jobs like that. You could give them a cover for it.

I actually did a Photoshop mock-up of a color Kindle last year, but it took me a while:

http://eolake.blogspot.com/2010/09/composite-photograph.html

I thought about that, but it feels sort of deceptive to me. I also want to make absolutely sure that it will fit before I start sending them out. I think I'm gonna make a fake paper mache Fire using the dimensions listed on Amazon and use that for now.

[Alice Coyl]

If you have a Kindle with wifi (which I guess is all of them), then than will work all over the world. The thing I think is US-only is buying digital content, ebooks etc, on Amazon when you're not in the US. They have not said it is disabled when you leave the country, but that's my impression. I think it's based on media copyrights in different territories.
Same reason there's no reason for me to buy a Nook, can't use it outside the US, other than generic content from Gutenberg Project or whatever.

One time I did some research for a person living in a country where Amazon does not ship Kindles. If I were visiting that country, I could download books from Amazon.com as though I were home. I could even download using 3G (if that is available in that country) at no additional cost. If no 3G was available for my K3 then I would have to look for a wifi site. I presume that the Kindle Fire will work like that also. As long as I have a US account and mailing address, I can use the K3 all over the world.

[Eolake]

One time I did some research for a person living in a country where Amazon does not ship Kindles. If I were visiting that country, I could download books from Amazon.com as though I were home. I could even download using 3G (if that is available in that country) at no additional cost. If no 3G was available for my K3 then I would have to look for a wifi site. I presume that the Kindle Fire will work like that also.

Yeah, but the music and video content makes it a different beast. Video content is being guarded very very jealously, by bigger companies.  Maybe the books will still work. I guess we may have to wait to see how it behaves in the wild.
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[Alice Coyl]

This is the design that I am sending to Christian for my new Kindle Fire cover. I think it will work out great.

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[Eolake]

This is the design that I am sending to Christian for my new Kindle Fire cover. I think it will work out great.

That rocks, Alice. Like an ex-libris design.

Did you send it to her physically, already embroidered?

[christianmarie]

Hey ya'll, my Kindle Fire came in and the K3 case fits perfectly! I'll be listing some new covers over the next few days, but in the meantime, here's a coupon code for free shipping: KBOARD.