# Kindle Skin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-skin/582279>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 18, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-skin/582279 "2011-05-18T03:22:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-skin/582279/1 "2011-05-18T03:22:12Z")

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I’m looking for a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy themed skin for my new Kindle that I’m getting. Any ideas on where I could find such a thing?

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**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-skin/582279/2 "2011-05-18T03:39:51Z")

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You could try [etsy.com](http://etsy.com) and search for “kindle skin.” A lot of artists on etsy are willing to do custom orders.

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**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-skin/582279/3 "2011-05-18T13:31:43Z")

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I also think that the bigger vendors like [DecalGirl](http://www.decalgirl.com/category.view/Amazon-Kindle-3-Skins)and [SkinIt](http://www.skinit.com/)will let you provide your own design, then cut it for your device (be that a Kindle or something else). So if you already have a “Don’t Panic” design in mind, you could upload it and they’d create it for you. Not sure if it’s more expensive, though.

Checking, checking…I definitely see the Create Your Own tab on the SkinIt site, but I’m not finding something similar on DecalGirl. Nor did a search for “Don’t Panic” or “Hitchhiker’s Guide” return anything there, either.

I have a DecalGirl skin for my Kindle, and I really like it. Was easy to apply, as well. It’s not super-protective (as in, padded), but it’ll keep superficial scratches and scrapes off the housing, which I like. Plus, pretty!

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-skin/582279/4 "2011-05-18T14:33:09Z")

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Excellent idea, btw. If it’s not already out there, there’s a fortune to be made. . .

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**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-skin/582279/5 "2011-05-18T19:33:36Z")

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> [@TruCelt](#):
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> Excellent idea, btw. If it’s not already out there, there’s a fortune to be made. . .

I’d probably get one. What could be more fitting?