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Jane asked me to let others know about the M-edge Antique Kindle cover. Well, it arrived today. It looks just like the pictures at Amazon. It came in a clear plastic bag with a Kindle sized piece of Styrofoam where the Kindle goes.

Two things struck me right away. First was how light it feels and second is how securely the suede lets me hold it; whatever the opposite of slippery is, this is it. It’s very easy to put the Kindle in and take it out of this cover thanks to two fixed retention straps for the base of the Kindle and two elasticized straps for the top.

Both the front and back covers are made of some ridged material but there is no clasp to hold it shut. Thanks to a hinged spine the front cover doesn’t try to pull open though.

I think assembly of this cover needs to be better thought out. The right top elastic tie down is slightly pulled away from the backing. Despite the appearance of being sewed all the way around, I suspect the gray felt inner cover is glued to the backing even though it looks stitched. A bigger potential issue is to how well the two elastic tie downs will age; over time, will it stretch and stop working? For now the M-edge Antique Jacket holds my Kindle securely.

I didn’t order it with the M-edge book light since I already have practically a collection of book lights. It accepted other brands gracefully but with the same caveats you have with all booklights.

Holding the Kindle with this jacket was more comfortable that with other ebook covers I’ve used. The cover folds back readily giving a solid grip with either right or left hand without keeping you from reaching the page buttons.

In sum, I like the cover despite the assembly flaw. At $50 you'd expect it to be better assembled. However it’s other characteristics recommend it well enough to me to keep it.