holding the kindle..

oncdoc · 05-03-2009, 12:00 AM

Hi, i have a kindle 2, i like to hold it with out the amazon leather case due to less weight. BUT I find the back metal finish slippery. why did they have to do this? any work around?

also how do you hold and read ur kindle.

i like to read in bed, but am frustrated with the slippery feel.

sirbruce · 05-03-2009, 12:10 AM

You can buy a skin (basically just a sticker) and put that on your Kindle 2; that might help.

But honestly, it's not that slippery. I would be annoyed if it were a sticky rubber back.

Best way to hold the Kindle 2:

1. Hold your hand palm up, open, fingers together, at a 45 degree angle.
2. Slide hand under the botom corner of the Kidle 2, along the back, until the corner butts into your palm or bottom of your thumb.
3. Rotate thumb over the side of the Kindle to rest on top, at the bottom inside corner of the Next Page button.
4. Curl hand and fingers for tighter grip as needed.

thorn · 05-03-2009, 12:13 AM

the skins cover the back of the device, and reduce slipperiness. i have the m-edge platform cover, so am not really sure how much the slipperiness is reduced by a skin.

my platform cover has a fake-suede fabric liner that the device doesn't slip on *at all*. you could also just get some kind of non-slip underlay for the device. it'd be another 'thing', which could be annoying, but could save your kindle from sliding to its death like a wet bar of soap.

Slow_hand · 05-03-2009, 09:27 PM

There are silicone skins see accessories. I have one and it has grip, the back is no longer a problem.

oncdoc · 05-04-2009, 12:25 AM

I keep dropping my kindle. the darn metal finish

fugazied · 05-04-2009, 02:34 AM

I have a rubber/latex kind of cover for mine, it helps keep a grip easy. There are a number of cases for sale on Amazon, check them out.

Jill75 · 05-04-2009, 03:04 AM

Like Sirbruce, I also bought some of the rubber skin that help me prevent the reader from clipping in my hand. I would hold it just like any hand held device over my palm in between my thumb and other 4 fingers but i hold it lying on my side.

Slow_hand · 05-04-2009, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oncdoc

I keep dropping my kindle. the darn metal finish

See this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44770

rcuadro · 05-05-2009, 01:54 PM

That is exactly how I do it

and to think I was being original

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirbruce

Best way to hold the Kindle 2:

1. Hold your hand palm up, open, fingers together, at a 45 degree angle.
2. Slide hand under the botom corner of the Kidle 2, along the back, until the corner butts into your palm or bottom of your thumb.
3. Rotate thumb over the side of the Kindle to rest on top, at the bottom inside corner of the Next Page button.
4. Curl hand and fingers for tighter grip as needed.

sirbruce · 05-05-2009, 09:02 PM

Also, can I just derail this thread a bit and say that I don't believe it's *really* a metal back? It's a plastic that's finished to make it look and feel metallic. Maybe the plastic even has metal particles in its matrix but it's not a metal back.

Slow_hand · 05-05-2009, 09:25 PM

It starts with a caress of it's rounded shoulders, then a light touch across the keyboard, suddenly I am holding it in my arms and I realize that this is a love that will last the ages...

daffy4u · 05-05-2009, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirbruce

Also, can I just derail this thread a bit and say that I don't believe it's *really* a metal back? It's a plastic that's finished to make it look and feel metallic. Maybe the plastic even has metal particles in its matrix but it's not a metal back.

Looks like the back is metal... aluminum according to one of the sites where it was deconstructed. That would account for why it's cold.

sirbruce · 05-05-2009, 10:44 PM

I've read that, but I'm still not convinced.

05-03-2009, 12:00 AM	#1
oncdoc Addict Posts: 299 Karma: 300 Join Date: May 2009 Device: kindle, pocket pro	holding the kindle.. Hi, i have a kindle 2, i like to hold it with out the amazon leather case due to less weight. BUT I find the back metal finish slippery. why did they have to do this? any work around? also how do you hold and read ur kindle. i like to read in bed, but am frustrated with the slippery feel.

05-04-2009, 12:25 AM	#5
oncdoc Addict Posts: 299 Karma: 300 Join Date: May 2009 Device: kindle, pocket pro	which silicone grip u got I keep dropping my kindle. the darn metal finish

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05-03-2009, 12:10 AM	#2
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	You can buy a skin (basically just a sticker) and put that on your Kindle 2; that might help. But honestly, it's not that slippery. I would be annoyed if it were a sticky rubber back. Best way to hold the Kindle 2: 1. Hold your hand palm up, open, fingers together, at a 45 degree angle. 2. Slide hand under the botom corner of the Kidle 2, along the back, until the corner butts into your palm or bottom of your thumb. 3. Rotate thumb over the side of the Kindle to rest on top, at the bottom inside corner of the Next Page button. 4. Curl hand and fingers for tighter grip as needed.

05-03-2009, 12:13 AM	#3
thorn Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 7940 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: currently: ipod touch	the skins cover the back of the device, and reduce slipperiness. i have the m-edge platform cover, so am not really sure how much the slipperiness is reduced by a skin. my platform cover has a fake-suede fabric liner that the device doesn't slip on at all. you could also just get some kind of non-slip underlay for the device. it'd be another 'thing', which could be annoying, but could save your kindle from sliding to its death like a wet bar of soap.

05-03-2009, 09:27 PM	#4
Slow_hand Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 326 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Amazon Kindle 2	There are silicone skins see accessories. I have one and it has grip, the back is no longer a problem.

05-04-2009, 02:34 AM	#6
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	I have a rubber/latex kind of cover for mine, it helps keep a grip easy. There are a number of cases for sale on Amazon, check them out.

05-04-2009, 03:04 AM	#7
Jill75 Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 150 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Like Sirbruce, I also bought some of the rubber skin that help me prevent the reader from clipping in my hand. I would hold it just like any hand held device over my palm in between my thumb and other 4 fingers but i hold it lying on my side.

05-05-2009, 09:02 PM	#10
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Also, can I just derail this thread a bit and say that I don't believe it's really a metal back? It's a plastic that's finished to make it look and feel metallic. Maybe the plastic even has metal particles in its matrix but it's not a metal back.

05-05-2009, 09:25 PM	#11
Slow_hand Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 326 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Amazon Kindle 2	It starts with a caress of it's rounded shoulders, then a light touch across the keyboard, suddenly I am holding it in my arms and I realize that this is a love that will last the ages...

05-05-2009, 10:44 PM	#13
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	I've read that, but I'm still not convinced.

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