Patent ID: 8348450

Claim:
A cover for a dedicated electronic book reader device, the cover comprising: a physical-electrical coupling located on an inside surface of the cover and configured to connect the cover to the device and to provide power to the cover from the device; and a reading light configured to slide into the cover when not in use and slide out of the cover to illuminate a bi-stable, reflective, un-backlit, electronic display of the device, the reading light comprising: a light-emitting diode light source; a shape-memory alloy connector physically joining the light source to the cover and providing power to the light source from the cover, the shape-memory alloy configured to lie flat within the cover when inserted into the cover and automatically curl over the display when withdrawn from the cover; and a gripping surface configured to slide the reading light into or out of the cover responsive to a user pushing or pulling on the gripping surface, the gripping surface remaining exposed when the reading light is inserted into the cover.