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I've received the MoKo cover.
It's tight, well made, runs all around the bezel (no sharp corners), no unneeded or overly large cutouts. It's perfect.
It also doesn't put the reader to sleep AT ALL. Never. Not even once. As I refuse to give up that function, the cover is useless to me.
Could I live with a reader that doesn't have an auto/sleep function? Sure. If the KA1 *didn't* have one, there wouldn't be a problem. I'd just use the button on the back, and I would have known it didn't have a sleep function at the time I bought it.
However, it *does* have one, just like my old Kindle, where it has worked very well for years. I refuse to disable a function which I know can work reliably if executed properly.
It's a matter of principle.
I've contacted Noreve about the cover not staying shut as they promised, and it putting the reader to sleep when folded back. They requested a video, so I made one showing them the problems (and the fact that it does work with a different case). They gave me a return address.
I'm going to also request returns for the Forefront and MoKo covers as well, and then return everything somewhere this week.
After that, I'll reset the Aura One, package it up into its original box, and put it up for sale. I've given them a fair chance, but after tinkering for a week with CSS and patches to actually USE all of the screen estate, seeing the bugs in the firmware that don't get basic functions right (battery drain, not updating reading stats, which should be simple enough), and bugs/problems with the lighting and sleep function, I've just had it.
With the Kindle, I bought a cheap knock-off cover similar to the original one; it worked, but I didn't like it. I exchanged it for the cover I have now, and everything has worked splendidly from day one. OK, it doesn't have calibre-managed collections like the Kobo, but THAT is not a dealbreaker for me. I only have a few books on the device at any time.
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