This is too good to pass up. Over at Etsy (where I buy a lot of stuff) Randy is making ereader covers from vintage books. Here’s what he says:
For those who want to go hi tech but still stay classic, I am making covers from vintage books, comics and magazines, for the iPad, Kindle, Kobo, Sony, Nook and more.
The reader is held securely inside with elastic straps. It looks like a regular “old school” book, which makes it easy to identify, store and truly unique!
Some of the covers are made from vintage books and some I use traditional book binding methods to construct the cover to the highest standards and quality. The images I use on the covers are the original material and not photocopies. The best part of these is that you can choose the book cover!
I am adding new covers all the time so please stop back and check them out.
If you don’t see something you like, please email me as I have a large stock of inventory and welcome custom orders.
Covers start at about $22 and go up from there to about $50 for a vintage Playboy. The Tom Swift one above is only $22.50.
Tip of the hat to the Gadgeteer.
I made my own very easily using this tutorial: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Hollow-Book
I love how it came out and I added a few special touches, like an elastic band to keep it shut and some velcro dots to fix the Kindle in the little cavity inside. Now, I’m just waiting for my Kindle 3 to show up.
For Randy’s sake, I hope he has permissions to use that artwork or that it’s gone into public domain.
Bests,
–tr
You chopped up a Tom Swift book?!