Accessories Do not order a k2 case without the hinge system - Page 2

pilotbob · 02-28-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tlrowley

I'd get the M-edge cover with the hinges, if only they didn't put the straps on the right-hand side. The Kindle doesn't flop around in the Amazon case, so IMO, the straps aren't necessary. I wish they'd make them optional.

Cut them off then.

BOb

jeremy81 · 02-28-2009, 09:55 PM

I agree. The hinge was the main reason I went with the Amazon cover. My case had a very strong odor to begin with also! I smelled it as soon as I opened the box. I'm not sure if it was the dye or some glue used. It doesn't smell at all like leather. Anyhow, the odor has slowly dissipated and doesn't bother me now.

JSWolf · 02-28-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MonaLS

What doesn't smell to you may smell strongly to someone else. I am very sensitive to odors and I can smell many things others can't. Luckily only a few strong odors bother me (trigger migraines) and they can be easily avoided.

I too am sensitive to smells. I don't get ill or anything. Just some smells do bother me as I do not care for them.

krisk · 02-28-2009, 10:42 PM

Poorly tanned leather can be hideous. Obviously these cases are coming from multiple hides.

AnemicOak · 02-28-2009, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by krisk

Poorly tanned leather can be hideous. Obviously these cases are coming from multiple hides.

Must be. Other than a faint leather smell mine has no odor at all, something I'm really sensitive to.

MsAstoria · 03-01-2009, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by lisreed

I agree too. Really like the amazon cover. Also like that it has no straps or pockets so it looks really like a book cover. It stays firmly shut and also the padding inside feels good on the hands and seems very protective. Would love more color options but black will go with any skin I plan on getting. (www.decalgirl.com has about 80 choices up already).

I agree. The black leather cover may seem plain to some but for a business professional I think it looks chic! I ordered the deep red roses skin from decalgirl. That will give my Kindle some Wow and uniqueness and protect the Kindle case itself. Plus I think the white casing would get dingy in no time while the skin can be wipe off if needed.
Sniff, sniff..... haven't noticed any "smell" per se, but I just did a sniff test on it and can detect a slight leather smell, certainly nothing objectionable.

krisk · 03-01-2009, 12:22 AM

Well I'm thinking they may have gotten a bad hide. It happens. I got a fairly upscale leather purse last year that was horrid. I was traveling literally every week and could not return it. It's still hanging from a tree outside "airing out".

round 2 · 03-01-2009, 01:01 AM

does it bend back flat?
S

lisreed · 03-01-2009, 01:30 AM

Yes it does bend back entirely flat.

scotty1024 · 03-01-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by tlrowley

I'd get the M-edge cover with the hinges, if only they didn't put the straps on the right-hand side. The Kindle doesn't flop around in the Amazon case, so IMO, the straps aren't necessary. I wish they'd make them optional.

Make them optional? I think they call them scissors right? You probably have a pair lying around in a drawer.

scotty1024 · 03-01-2009, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MonaLS

What doesn't smell to you may smell strongly to someone else. I am very sensitive to odors and I can smell many things others can't.

Leather is a highly porous and absorbent organic product. A real chamois "cloth" used for drying your Rolls Royce after a wash is actually a piece of chamois antelope leather.

My Kindle 2 cover wasn't exactly hermetically sealed in the simple cardboard box it was shipped in.

It doesn't take a piece of bad cow to make leather smell bad. Just simple environmental exposure can lead to all kinds of things happening. Get some mayonaise or coca cola on your leather and you can have quite a nasty bacteria culture going making all kinds of odors.

I recommend a good quality silicone based protectant for all leather products (I personally use Kenneth Cole's product). The silicone gets down in the pores and helps keep stuff you don't want from soaking into your leather.

tlrowley · 03-01-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Cut them off then.

BOb

That would be even uglier, I think. I wonder if I could just un-stitch them?

Keeyum · 03-02-2009, 04:17 AM

I have the Amazon cover and I agree completely! I absolutely love the hinges. Keeps it from moving without velcro or straps. I really like the fact that the cover completely folds back as well. The fabric on the inside I find to be incredibly soft. I would say I am completely satisfied with my purchase. Mine did have a smell when I took it out of the box(giving me a slight headache), but the smell has dissipated since then. I have to put my nose right up to it to smell it now.

rjroubi · 03-02-2009, 07:06 AM

I like the amazon cover. I have no problem with it. When I transport my Kindle, I do put it (with the amazon cover) in the zipped Patagonia case. It's a snug fit, but I feel it stays more secure that way.

RJ

Damætas · 03-02-2009, 03:43 PM

I work with leather and intend on making my own cover. I would like to integrate the hinge system. Is the hinge itself available for purchase or must I purchase and cannibalize one of the cases that uses it?

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02-28-2009, 09:55 PM	#17
jeremy81 Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 1180 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Device: Kindle Fire & Kindle 3	I agree. The hinge was the main reason I went with the Amazon cover. My case had a very strong odor to begin with also! I smelled it as soon as I opened the box. I'm not sure if it was the dye or some glue used. It doesn't smell at all like leather. Anyhow, the odor has slowly dissipated and doesn't bother me now.

02-28-2009, 10:42 PM	#19
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	Poorly tanned leather can be hideous. Obviously these cases are coming from multiple hides.

03-01-2009, 12:22 AM	#22
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	Well I'm thinking they may have gotten a bad hide. It happens. I got a fairly upscale leather purse last year that was horrid. I was traveling literally every week and could not return it. It's still hanging from a tree outside "airing out".

03-01-2009, 01:01 AM	#23
round 2 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 16 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle 1 & 2 home	does it bend back flat? S

03-01-2009, 01:30 AM	#24
lisreed Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 1301 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upstate NY Device: Nook GlowLight 3	Yes it does bend back entirely flat.

03-02-2009, 04:17 AM	#28
Keeyum Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California Device: Kindle 2	I have the Amazon cover and I agree completely! I absolutely love the hinges. Keeps it from moving without velcro or straps. I really like the fact that the cover completely folds back as well. The fabric on the inside I find to be incredibly soft. I would say I am completely satisfied with my purchase. Mine did have a smell when I took it out of the box(giving me a slight headache), but the smell has dissipated since then. I have to put my nose right up to it to smell it now.

03-02-2009, 07:06 AM	#29
rjroubi Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2	I like the amazon cover. I have no problem with it. When I transport my Kindle, I do put it (with the amazon cover) in the zipped Patagonia case. It's a snug fit, but I feel it stays more secure that way. RJ

03-02-2009, 03:43 PM	#30
Damætas Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 152 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 2	I work with leather and intend on making my own cover. I would like to integrate the hinge system. Is the hinge itself available for purchase or must I purchase and cannibalize one of the cases that uses it?

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