What cool cases exist for the new Kobo Aura e-reader?

September 21, 2013 6:52 AM

I just got a new Kobo Aura e-reader for a trip I'm about to take. Ordinarily, I'd check out Etsy for a creative case, but this is new offering from Kobo, so it's a different size than the previous Kobo Aura HD. Anyone know of good options? I'm open to a standard protective case, or more interesting and unique models.
posted by jeffmshaw to Technology (4 answers total)

Most Etsy sellers will make anything for any reader; if you give them the dimensions, they'll do something to fit the Aura.
posted by jeather at 6:55 AM on September 21, 2013 [1 favorite]

The wife of a friend of mine made a case for his Kindle out of an old hardback book that was otherwise worthless. The hardback she chose was relatively slim, not a really thick opus; and the pages were about an inch wider and an inch taller than the ereader. First thing she did was glue the outer edges of the pages together (she used Elmer's white glue) while the hardback book was closed; when that dried, she used a Sharpie to outline the ereader, then hollowed out the pages along that line with an exacto, to the depth of the Kindle. Finally she laid a layer of glue along the edges of the newly-cut-out hollow space.

It ain't fancy, but it works, and he likes it, although he says he's suggested she use a bigger book next time: he wants a second hollow to fit his power cord!
posted by easily confused at 7:40 AM on September 21, 2013

I did something similar to the one mentioned by easily confused, but rather than cutting the pages, I just pulled them all out and replaced it with felt and fabric.

Someone should have something on Etsy that would fit, but it is a lot of fun to make your own.
posted by Katemonkey at 7:51 AM on September 21, 2013

I love my Oberon Design case for my Nexus. They don't make one specifically for the Kobo, but these "generic e-reader" ones might fit?
posted by Runes at 4:40 PM on September 21, 2013