I was disappointed by mine as well. I went for a custom one in metallic reddish tones since I really want but can't justify buying a Sangria red Reader. The resulting skin ended up being more toward maroon than red and no hint of metallic. (I did realize that was a longshot) I did manage to get complete coverage with maybe a sliver showing on the back near the cover 'hinge'. It was a real pain to get the holes lined up; like PsyDocJoanne I'm a bit OCD
about that, the bookmark and text size ones were off centered once I got the rest lined up. I also didn't care for the red numbers, they seemed rather garish. I would have preferred the contrast of black or white instead. Then there were the stretch marks around the upper left corner where the material was such a narrow band and other pinpoint imperfections that my eyes were drawn to consistently. All in all it was too much distraction from what I was reading so after a month or so I took it off.
I do like the new laptop cover I got yesterday in one of their new Mandala patterns even it the background is more of an ecru than the pure white they showed and has subtle markings to make it look stone-like I suppose.