My two cents worth. We have two Kindles here and bought a third as a present. I found the standard cover works just fine so far as long as a couple of pieces of Velcro (tm) are added to the back of the Kindle and its cover. I have also placed a shim made of a small folded strip of business card (creased lengthwise to help keep it in place.) under the right hand buttons to lower their sensitivity to being accidentally pressed. You will love your Kindle, Lots of good advice and help in this thread. Stand by for increased book buying (although there are many good freebies).