• ITGuyLevi@programming.dev
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    11 hours ago

    Hey fellow 505 owner! It really is the best damn e-reader I could imagine, I bought mine back in 2009 and it is still perfect… Well except the case, it’s been peeling and looking rough for a good decade now.

    Interestingly 1984 was the first book I read on it, but I agree, Fuck Amazon!

    • lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de
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      10 hours ago

      I tried finding a good case, but all of them are just rotten at this point. I even got the one with the integrated nightlight and it turned into literal dust in my hands.

      At this point I am honestly considering making my own, out of some leather. It can’t be that difficult, can it? :D

      • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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        6 hours ago

        I’m just thinking out loud but maybe a sleeve would be easier to DIY and then the reader would feel lighter in your hands without a case.