Kindle Voyage case options - Page 29

mrmoo · 12-18-2014, 02:24 PM

Just a heads up, noticed Argos UK ebay outlet are/were selling black Voyager origami covers for £17 normally £40.

Leilani · 12-19-2014, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Alsicole

That might be true Harry, but the fact that book-style cases from other suppliers appear so highly in the results list by popularity when you search Kindle Voyage case on Amazon indicates to me that people are seeking book style cases, and Amazon are missing out on those potential sales.

I can't be the only one who doesn't want a case like a flip chart!

You're not, I check every other day or so to see if Amazon has come to its senses. I'd prefer a leather case - especially considering how much the Voyage was. I don't know - I've been looking at the Oberons but just can't bring myself to spend even more than the Origami.

I temporarily (now going on two months) picked up a Bear Motion sleeve to at least get some protection while transporting ('cuz we take our reader everywhere, right!?) and I'm hoping the new year will bring some new options. Crossing my fingers.

JSWolf · 12-19-2014, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Leilani

You're not, I check every other day or so to see if Amazon has come to its senses. I'd prefer a leather case - especially considering how much the Voyage was. I don't know - I've been looking at the Oberons but just can't bring myself to spend even more than the Origami.

I temporarily (now going on two months) picked up a Bear Motion sleeve to at least get some protection while transporting ('cuz we take our reader everywhere, right!?) and I'm hoping the new year will bring some new options. Crossing my fingers.

Get a case and ditch the sleeve. The sleeve does nothing for you when you have the Reader out of the sleeve to use.

Clawdia · 12-19-2014, 08:06 PM

I've accomplished nothing for 2 days except get more and more frustrated looking for a case for the Voyage that will be mine come Christmas! I've been using a real leather Octovo case on a Kindle Keyboard - love that case - wish it would fit the Voyage. It has everything I want in a case. It's real leather (those over-priced and (to me) obnoxiously shaped origami cases by Amazon are NOT real leather except for the expensive limited edition one). It has a magnetic wake/sleep as well as a stretchy band closure for extra security. It has a pocket on the inside of the front cover that I can slip my hand into that makes holding it one handed easier. I don't know if Octovo will be making cases for the Voyage.

An Oberon would fit the bill, I think, except they're using an older model with the magnet moved. To those who talked to Oberon - are they going to actually make a case specifically to fit the Voyage, or just re-doing their web page to show better pics?
I'm tempted, at this point, even though they are oversized for the Voyage. At least I know my Voyage would be protected. In one of the oversized Oberon covers, are all the things one needs to access possible except for the rear off/on button? How is the Voyage held in the Oberon cover? Are they putting wool on the inside front cover still?

I had an Oberon for my Kindle DX for a while, but it had the wool felt on the inside and I'm very allergic to wool, so I sold it and bought a Noreve instead. I should remember how the DX was held in the Oberon cover, but I don't, and I can't tell from the pics a few pages back.

Does anyone know of one of the currently offered cheap cases that has a pocket or strap on the inside cover to hold onto? I can't even find that.

Like I said . . . I'm frustrated beyond words. I don't want to read a nekkid Voyage - with my luck, that would be the first time I ever dropped a Kindle. Any suggestions for a cheapie with a pocket on the inside cover would be great, and so would answers to what I asked about the Oberon cover.

When I say I'm frustrated, I don't mean just a little bit frustrated - I mean I'm to the point of wanting to throw things or scream (neither of which would help in the least).

Katsunami · 12-21-2014, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

Leilani and Alsicole

we seem to be a secretive group of readers

Reading Forgotten Realms novels well in your thirties requires just as much secrecy I'm afraid... All hail the ereader

Katsunami · 12-21-2014, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Amazon do an awful lot of usability testing. The fact that they decided to go with the Origami-style case almost certainly indicates that it's what the majority of their tested said that they preferred. If there's one thing Amazon are good at, it's marketing.

I wonder why the preference of "The Majority" is almost always, in all things, the opposite of my own.

HarryT · 12-21-2014, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Clawdia

It's real leather (those over-priced and (to me) obnoxiously shaped origami cases by Amazon are NOT real leather except for the expensive limited edition one).

Not true. There's a non-limited-edition leather Origami case:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leather-Orig.../dp/B00HZVDMTS

I have it and like it a lot. It is without question real leather.

Clawdia · 12-21-2014, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Not true. There's a non-limited-edition leather Origami case:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leather-Orig.../dp/B00HZVDMTS

I have it and like it a lot. It is without question real leather.

Sorry - my bad.

I was so put off by the design that I stopped reading after the first Origami cover on the product page list, and the first one is the PU stuff. There is indeed a leather Origami. It just isn't what I want.

Pangolin · 12-22-2014, 08:15 AM

Clawdia - as with almost every company not using the molded tray way of holding the device, Oberon is just going with a 'small e reader case', which is big enough for the Touch. Take a look at the photos they now have of the devices in the cases. There's quite a bit of excess around the edges.

Ed. to add: it certainly would be well protected - the covers are quite thick. Personally I would like something more streamlined that compliments the smaller dimensions of the V. I'm spoiled by the Amazon PW case which was, to me, such a good design.

HarryT · 12-22-2014, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Pangolin

Clawdia - as with almost every company not using the molded tray way of holding the device, Oberon is just going with a 'small e reader case', which is big enough for the Touch. Take a look at the photos they now have of the devices in the cases. There's quite a bit of excess around the edges.

Is the rear power button of the Voyage accessible in such a case? Does it have a sleep magnet?

JSWolf · 12-22-2014, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Pangolin

Clawdia - as with almost every company not using the molded tray way of holding the device, Oberon is just going with a 'small e reader case', which is big enough for the Touch. Take a look at the photos they now have of the devices in the cases. There's quite a bit of excess around the edges.

I would not want a case that costs almost as much or more then the Reader. It's just silly to spend that much (IMHO). The cost of an Oberon Kindle case is $74.

HarryT · 12-22-2014, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I would not want a case that costs almost as much or more then the Reader. It's just silly to spend that much (IMHO). The cost of an Oberon Kindle case is $74.

Depends what value you place on what's on the reading device. For me, the inconvenience of breaking my reader while I was on a long trip away from home would be far greater than the cost of a replacement, so an expensive case which provides an excellent level of protection (as the Oberon cases do) may be worth spending the money on. It's all down to the individual.

JoHunt · 12-22-2014, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I would not want a case that costs almost as much or more then the Reader. It's just silly to spend that much (IMHO). The cost of an Oberon Kindle case is $74.

Many times my purse is worth much more than the contents. No relationship really

pidgeon92 · 12-22-2014, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by joehunt

Many times my purse is worth much more than the contents. No relationship really

I hear that.

Clawdia · 12-22-2014, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Is the rear power button of the Voyage accessible in such a case? Does it have a sleep magnet?

Power button accessibility - no. But I never power down a Kindle unless it starts acting wonky. I think I've powered down my Kindle Keyboard less than half a dozen times since I got it years ago.

Sleep magnet - yes.

Protection factor - maximum, I believe.

I got one of the little cheapie cases as a "make do" until I can get something better today - boy, is it awful, made in China and smells like it, and is too small to hold comfortably, for me.

I think a case that's a little too big, like the Oberon, might be just what I need.

I don't remember the last time my purse wasn't worth more than what is in it. In this instance, an Oberon would cost less than half what the Voyage costs,
and past experience tells me that a used Oberon cover can be resold for pretty close to what I'll pay for it.

12-22-2014, 08:15 AM	#429
Pangolin Pangolin Posts: 204 Karma: 1243880 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Brussels, Belgium Device: PW 2	Clawdia - as with almost every company not using the molded tray way of holding the device, Oberon is just going with a 'small e reader case', which is big enough for the Touch. Take a look at the photos they now have of the devices in the cases. There's quite a bit of excess around the edges. Ed. to add: it certainly would be well protected - the covers are quite thick. Personally I would like something more streamlined that compliments the smaller dimensions of the V. I'm spoiled by the Amazon PW case which was, to me, such a good design. Last edited by Pangolin; 12-22-2014 at 08:18 AM.

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12-18-2014, 02:24 PM	#421
mrmoo Member Posts: 14 Karma: 4158 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Just a heads up, noticed Argos UK ebay outlet are/were selling black Voyager origami covers for £17 normally £40.

12-19-2014, 08:06 PM	#424
Clawdia Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 58 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: VA Device: Kindle (K3, DXG)	I've accomplished nothing for 2 days except get more and more frustrated looking for a case for the Voyage that will be mine come Christmas! I've been using a real leather Octovo case on a Kindle Keyboard - love that case - wish it would fit the Voyage. It has everything I want in a case. It's real leather (those over-priced and (to me) obnoxiously shaped origami cases by Amazon are NOT real leather except for the expensive limited edition one). It has a magnetic wake/sleep as well as a stretchy band closure for extra security. It has a pocket on the inside of the front cover that I can slip my hand into that makes holding it one handed easier. I don't know if Octovo will be making cases for the Voyage. An Oberon would fit the bill, I think, except they're using an older model with the magnet moved. To those who talked to Oberon - are they going to actually make a case specifically to fit the Voyage, or just re-doing their web page to show better pics? I'm tempted, at this point, even though they are oversized for the Voyage. At least I know my Voyage would be protected. In one of the oversized Oberon covers, are all the things one needs to access possible except for the rear off/on button? How is the Voyage held in the Oberon cover? Are they putting wool on the inside front cover still? I had an Oberon for my Kindle DX for a while, but it had the wool felt on the inside and I'm very allergic to wool, so I sold it and bought a Noreve instead. I should remember how the DX was held in the Oberon cover, but I don't, and I can't tell from the pics a few pages back. Does anyone know of one of the currently offered cheap cases that has a pocket or strap on the inside cover to hold onto? I can't even find that. Like I said . . . I'm frustrated beyond words. I don't want to read a nekkid Voyage - with my luck, that would be the first time I ever dropped a Kindle. Any suggestions for a cheapie with a pocket on the inside cover would be great, and so would answers to what I asked about the Oberon cover. When I say I'm frustrated, I don't mean just a little bit frustrated - I mean I'm to the point of wanting to throw things or scream (neither of which would help in the least).