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I am not sure such a patronising reply was necessary 
Nobody is forcing anyone to purchase a particular cover. Just share our experience. |
Astra:
I didn't intend to make patronizing remarks about your posts or anyone else's. What I meant to do was make a mission statement: to explain why, when I receive the TMC case, I won't review it in a reflexively positive way just because I own it. If I seemed to suggest otherwise, or slighted you or anyone else in any way, then you have my apologies.
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It is very important for new owners. They come here and wonder what cover to buy. Usually they see topics about over hyped different covers and miss the original Sony completely.
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This is exactly why my last post goes into great detail comparing different cases. Ideally, the new user should be able to understand, from clear descriptions, lists of features and user experiences, which case might suit their needs best -- particularly when official cases are becoming harder to find. This is esp. true for the PRS-650 in the U.S.
Your point shows why I feel it will be important to review the TMC case as objectively as possible after I receive it.
However, I should clarify my thoughts on your concern. I agree that cases can be overly hyped and more practical alternatives undermined. But I've seen that happen more often with the Kindle than Sony's latest-generation Readers.
Additionally, official Kindle covers seem to remain available at reasonable prices beyond the life of the device. But when I bought my Sony lighted cover on April 8, it was the last one in the last store in the chain in New York. The PRS-350 is still available right now, but the covers have not been in Best Buy, Borders, the Sony Store, or any of the other stores I checked.
Sadly, the official cover for the 650 has not been not available Stateside for a decent price in any of the places I've looked but eBay. The person who runs the eReader counter at the Borders in Penn Plaza told me that she herself owns the 650 and that it's her favorite reader, but that she'd had to buy a third-party case on Amazon because her store was always out of it.
This is another reason I think it's important to discuss every option.