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Zoot · 11-20-2007, 07:27 PM

Well, the case for the Kindle is nothing like as nice as the Sony's. The Sony (at least my 500) has a clever attachment mechanism on the back for the wraparound case, and a nice magnetic closure.

The Kindle provides really no anchor points for a case and so the provided leatherish case simply has a couple corners that the left side fits into and absolutely nothing to hold down the right-hand side of the unit or prevent it from simply falling out of the case when you don't have the elastic strap around it when closed.

Ok, reading the manual there's sort of a plastic tab on the case that's supposed to engage with the bottom of the unit, but honestly it just doesn't work. The stiff stitched leather construction is simply inadequate to form-fit and hold the device.

I didn't think the cover was actually intended intended to fold back around the way the Sony's does, but the manual says it is. The first time you fold it around it sounds and feels just like breaking the spine on a hard-backed book.

I'm not sure how you would go about making a better case (starting with something more controllable than this leatherish stuff for a start maybe), but hopefully Amazon or someone will do so.

Since there's really no good way to secure the unit into a case, I think something simpler like a sleeve or tiny laptop style case that you remove the device from completely for use would be more practical.

Z.

11-20-2007, 07:27 PM	#9
Zoot Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 34 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Amazon Kindle	Well, the case for the Kindle is nothing like as nice as the Sony's. The Sony (at least my 500) has a clever attachment mechanism on the back for the wraparound case, and a nice magnetic closure. The Kindle provides really no anchor points for a case and so the provided leatherish case simply has a couple corners that the left side fits into and absolutely nothing to hold down the right-hand side of the unit or prevent it from simply falling out of the case when you don't have the elastic strap around it when closed. Ok, reading the manual there's sort of a plastic tab on the case that's supposed to engage with the bottom of the unit, but honestly it just doesn't work. The stiff stitched leather construction is simply inadequate to form-fit and hold the device. I didn't think the cover was actually intended intended to fold back around the way the Sony's does, but the manual says it is. The first time you fold it around it sounds and feels just like breaking the spine on a hard-backed book. I'm not sure how you would go about making a better case (starting with something more controllable than this leatherish stuff for a start maybe), but hopefully Amazon or someone will do so. Since there's really no good way to secure the unit into a case, I think something simpler like a sleeve or tiny laptop style case that you remove the device from completely for use would be more practical. Z.