Kindle Leather Cover (Fits 6" Display, 2nd Generation Kindle) Studio : Amazon.com by Amazon.com Brand : Amazon Model : A00700 Release Date : 2009-02-23 Publisher : Amazon.com Material Type : Leather Availability : This Item is currently Not Available Color : Black EAN : 0892685001157 UPC : 892685001157 Avg. Customer Rating:(based on 3088 reviews)
Features Of 'Kindle Leather Cover (Fits 6" Display, 2nd Generation Kindle)'
Official book cover designed by Amazon for 6" Display, 2nd Generation Kindle
Secure Kindle in place with patent-pending cover hinge
Sturdy and stylish genuine black leather exterior protects Kindle
Soft charcoal grey suede interior protects screen from scratches
In addition to what others say about it, I thought I would add that when you fold back the cover, the back surface is a rough suede and when sitting on the ground with my knees raised, there is enough friction to hold the kindle on my nearly vertical thigh without using my hands. It was a nice discovery on a hike this weekend. I can also do it in bed. The standard Kindle without cover is way too slick to do this. I just hope the cover I'm getting with my new Kindle 3 works as well.
AVOID, will crack your Kindle case
This case is a nice one. Seems to be good quality, but a serious design flaw leads to cracked cases. The right side of the Kindle is not secured to the right side of the case. After a little while, the hooks on the case that insert in to the Kindle gradually bend upwards. Since they are inside the case, you cannot see them. They continue to apply upward force in to the plastic face until it gives way and cracks. I did not drop it, Kindle damaged by case in everyday use after 5 months. Not real happy with Marketadvisory on this one.
Very Basic
This Kindle cover is easy to install and use. However, for this price, it doesn't offer nearly as much as it should. It does protect my Kindle from scratches and dust, but the list of the things it doesn't do, is much longer than the list of what this cover does accomplish:
1. Not only doesn't it have a reading light, it also makes it very hard to attach and use the reading lights that I already have;
2. Unlike the covers for Kindle 1, it has no pocket, not even a tiny little one. In spite of that, it weighs a lot. It hardly makes a whole lot of sense to have a Kindle cover that weighs more than the Kindle itself but this is what you get with this cover.
3. The way it looks fails to make your Kindle look more attractive. Just the opposite, it detracts from the beauty of this amazingly sleek device. It feels like such a shame to have to hide a beautifully looking Kindle under this frumpy looking cover.
I'd say that it makes sense to buy this kind of cover for 10 bucks. Any price higher than that is hardly reasonable.
Great Cover
I've been using this for a year now, it is so durable.
And doesn't show wear or dirt at all.
Watch Out!
I chose this cover/case for price and sleek look as well as for protection. I noticed that after eight months of regular (and maybe slightly freakish level) use a crack started to form in the plastic area just below the next page button on the left hand side. At first I did not attribute this crack to the cover, thinking that it possibly got cracked in my purse. A week later another crack appeared above the previous page button and it finally dawned on me to take it out of the protective case. The metal brackets that hold the case inside the cover are the reason for the cracking as it doesn't have a strap to hold the kindle into the cover. With cracking resulting from using this case, I highly recommend you look further.
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