Hi
I bought an Aura two days ago. No covers available in Australia yet.
I bought this one from ebay yesterday for $US9.90 (with free postage):
Here is the ebay link:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221333040...84.m1497.l2649
Here are the features:
Features:
color:Black,Blue,Brown,Green,Purple,Red
- This case have AUTO sleep function (smart Cover),
- Open >turn on , Close > Turn Off
- The lightest and thinnest protective cover for 6 Inch kobo aura（non HD）EREADER
- Wake or put your device to sleep by opening or closing the cover
- Secures your device without straps covering the front
- Magnetic clasp ensures cover is securely closed
- PU leather exterior protects with style
- Unique Design
- Weight: 0.11 KG
Apparently this product is unique so everyone else who bought a cover that looks like one has bought an expensive imitation of this, the original aura sleep cover.
Joking aside, this one looks perfect and is very cheap, although it does weigh 110 grams which will bump the weight of my aura from 170gs to a massive 280gs.
The seller sent an email the next day advising the product had shipped and advised the shipping time would be 11-22 days. I will let you know if the cover is worth buying.
In the meantime I made a sleep cover from an old PRST-1 cover:
You will note the cover is too big so I had to sew some elastic to the top restraining band.
I figured out the placement of the magnet by moving a fridge magnet over the reading surface until the aura went to sleep:
So far I have had a Sony PRST-1 and PRST-2 and I would say the aura is a fantastic upgrade over both these products. One of my favorites is the inbuilt pocket app which allows one to save web pages to your computer and download them to your aura over wi-fi.
Although now I realise that, having gone off topic with my pocket comment, I do not have a snappy ending for this post.
Live long and prosper.
Stephen