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Originally Posted by jscris
... Propped sideways in bed it's not handy to have to pick it up and close and reopen the cover and then get it propped again on a pillow. I guess I'm just lazy, but a button that isn't covered is much easier to deal with. Same would be true propped on a desk if you stop reading for a few minutes and then go back and find it asleep. Button covered. At least it looks that way in the picture (the Aura One Kobo cover).
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I know what you mean, jscris... I read that exact same way (on my side in bed, ereader kind of sideways and propped up against a pillow). I hadn't thought about that issue with the newly located button on the KA1. When I scrutinize those pix of the cover on Kobo's page, there are some things I wonder about.
Some of those pix make it look like there's a gap intentionally created between the folded-back cover and the back of the device/fitted cover, along the top. But it's really hard to tell for sure. (And is it enough to slip your finger into and press the button thru the custom hole in the fitted back part of the cover?) They did make a point of leaving open access to the USB port at the bottom, so maybe there's a design feature for accessing the back button, too.
One of the other things I keep noticing in those pix is that the angled hinge part of the cover (that becomes the fold-out stand) can obviously swing either way, which makes me think it would be too floppy and/or wear out at the fold. But again, let's hope we can trust the design and materials are compensating for such issues (at that price - hopefully!).
I do wish someone would review the cover, before it's time to make the quick decision at pre-order time!