I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but then something else would come up that I would post about instead. Since I haven’t quite finished my 2008 Year in Review post, I figured this would be as good a time as any to post this handy-dandy Kindle tip.

I LOVE my Kindle which, btw, is named Margarette after my grandmother who passed on her love of reading to me. As much as I love her though, I haven’t been such a fan of the default case that comes with it. Even with the little lip inside the case on which it is supposed to rest, I found Margarette was often slipping out which I found rather annoying.

Many Kindle owners resorted to an adhesive-backed Velcro® solution. They would place a piece of either or the hook or loop portion on the back of the Kindle and the opposite hook or loop on the case. While I agree this is certainly a viable solution, I didn’t want to have to put anything adhesive on Margarette.

As I was reading the KindleKorner Yahoo group one day, someone mentioned a tip they had seen floating around on one of the various Kindle blogs for a way to more securely hold the Kindle in place in the native case without resorting to any additions. It was simple a matter of once you have the case opened, to slip the elastic band up and over the lower right-hand corner of the Kindle. I gave it a try to see how it would work. BRILLIANT! I never had a problem with Margette slipping out of the case any longer and it certainly makes it easier to carry her around with me while I’m reading if need be as well.

In case my verbal description left a bit to be desired, here are a couple of photos showing how to do it. As always, you can click on the image for a larger view. It really does work great!

Since I doubt I will post again before everyone starts ringing in the new year, although I’m sure many of my non-US readers have already done so, I just want to take a minute to wish each of you a very safe, healthy, and happy new year. I hope we all have an amazing 2009!!