This article explains how to remove the cover from a third-generation Kindle device.

What to Know

  • Start with the Kindle on a flat surface and the cover open.Push down the metal nub near the top of the Kindle, then push the Kindle away from the nub and rotate it away from the upper hinge.

How to Remove the Kindle 3 Cover

It works great, but a quick glance of the Kindle discussion boards shows that while securing a Kindle 3 to a new cover is a snap, more than a few people have run into problems trying to remove the cover afterward.

There’s a slight trick to removing the cover from your Kindle, but all you need to do is follow the easy steps listed below.

  • Set the Kindle on a table or other stable surface and open the cover.
  • Note the metal nub sticking out about two-thirds of the way from the top of the Kindle. This is the locking mechanism that prevents you from popping out the Kindle.
  • Push the metal nub (or latch) down in the direction of the bottom of the Kindle. It should slide down by a fraction of an inch. This releases the latching mechanism.
  • Push the top of the Kindle horizontally, away from the metal nub. This action frees the top of your e-reader, but the bottom slot of the Kindle is still attached to a crescent-shaped hook.
  • Rotate the Kindle away from the upper hinge, using the bottom hinge as the pivot or point of rotation to free your Kindle 3 of the cover.

Set the Kindle on a table or other stable surface and open the cover.

Note the metal nub sticking out about two-thirds of the way from the top of the Kindle. This is the locking mechanism that prevents you from popping out the Kindle.

Push the metal nub (or latch) down in the direction of the bottom of the Kindle. It should slide down by a fraction of an inch. This releases the latching mechanism.

Push the top of the Kindle horizontally, away from the metal nub. This action frees the top of your e-reader, but the bottom slot of the Kindle is still attached to a crescent-shaped hook.

Rotate the Kindle away from the upper hinge, using the bottom hinge as the pivot or point of rotation to free your Kindle 3 of the cover.  

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