02-11-2009, 02:06 AM | #1 |
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No included cover with Kindle 2?
I can't believe Amazon didn't include a stock cover/case with the K2, like they did with the K1. I understand the business case to charge for every possible accessory, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
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02-11-2009, 02:18 AM | #2 |
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02-11-2009, 02:36 AM | #3 |
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Amazon probably saw the growing demand of the Kindle (remember the really long wait list on Amazon) and took advantage of it with the Kindle 2. Why include a free cover when you could just sell it separately? Sure, people gripe, but I'd be willing to bet most (if not almost all) of them would buy it anyway. And there you have your profits.
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02-11-2009, 03:48 AM | #4 |
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That's sort of mean but, isn't the K2 hitting the market at a significantly lower price than the K1 did? Maybe that's one positive way to look at it.
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02-11-2009, 04:08 AM | #5 |
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It wouldn't be so bad if the device didn't seem like a step backwards (*caugh*SDslot*caugh*). At least when devices like iPod began shipping with less they weren't also removing features and functionality from the device.
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02-11-2009, 04:34 AM | #6 |
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I agree with you a basic case should have been included. its disappointing. The majority of new kindle 2 owners will want a case to protect it and they will purchase one.
Does anyone think a pouch will be included in the kindle 2 box? It was rumored to have one when the boy genius leak came out. Apple includes that crappy case when you get an ipod, and it was never listed to be included at the apple store product description. |
02-11-2009, 09:56 AM | #7 | |
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02-11-2009, 12:39 PM | #8 |
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Actually, I would have like having the ability to choose my cover for the mkI. I would have gone with the mEdge right away, rather than having two unuseable Amazon covers sitting around, gathering dust. I ordered the soft case for my mkII, becasue the Amazon cover didn't show the interior and looked suspiciously like the same old same old from the mkI.
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02-11-2009, 02:55 PM | #9 |
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I had to buy a USB hub when I found out that my second iPod could't be synced using firewire. That was an unintended accessory
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02-11-2009, 11:51 PM | #10 |
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It does have a slip case. But if you want a cover that opens and closes, it's extra.
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02-12-2009, 07:17 AM | #11 |
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Where are you getting your information that a slip cover is included? Its says nothing about this on the amazon page. If this is from that boy genuis picture that is hardly hard facts. It is not listed in included accessories so if somone doesn't atleast buy the belkin sleeve case or the standard kindle cover, they might have nothing to protect the kindle with.
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02-12-2009, 06:24 PM | #12 |
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I'm surprised they did it with the K1 in the first place to be honest. At the end of the day, they are a business and profit is their end goal.
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02-12-2009, 10:17 PM | #13 | |
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02-12-2009, 11:19 PM | #14 |
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yeah, its too bad. I don't mind they don't include a case but a sleeve would be nice and given me time to decide what case I might want to pre-order :-) So instead I am paying for the black amazon case that looks pretty nice but I also am ordering a saffire blue platform case from m-edge because I love blue but it wouldn't be shipped for probably a week or 2 until after i receive my kindle. Oh well.
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02-12-2009, 11:39 PM | #15 |
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Given the speakers are in the back would it make sense to include a cover?
(Yes, I understand many don't care about this feature or would use headphones...just saying a cover doesn't fit with the design). |
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