the main reason I don't want the magnets is that I've managed twice in the past to demagnetize credit cards from magnet closures on hangbags. And since my ereader often gets stowed in my handbag or in my laptop case ... there's a good chance magnets will again cause havok.
I really like the gecko cases ... I'd get one, if it weren't that shipping will take 3-4 weeks and the tax and shipping to north america costs half again what the reader does. i guess when i'm back in england this summer, if i still haven't found one, i could try getting one then. but i'd prefer to have one this month.