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patrickt · 11-03-2017, 10:54 AM

I think Amazon really needs to give more thought to case/cover design. I am a klutz. My hands are strong but were never meant for fine work. No watch repair, fly tying, or handling thin, lightweight Kindles.

In my opinion, the best Amazon Kindle case/cover was, and still is, the Paperwhite. It opens like a book, has the wake/sleep function, and protects the device. It makes the Kindle something I can hold on to.

The cutesy Origami cover for the Voyage made me think of something designed in California. It opened like a reporters tablet and the floppy cover was, for me, a nuisance. I bought six third-party covers and they were disasters. The first one I got hid the amber/green light so you couldn't tell when the device was charged. Some of the others had wake/sleep functions that didn't work and they were all hard, smooth plastic which allowed the Voyage to start sliding as soon as it was set on a smooth surface that wasn't completely flat.

Then I got the Oasis 2. I was hopeless trying to hold it and dropped it twice. Knowing I'm a klutz I was sitting on the bed but I rarely read in bed. I ordered a cover when I ordered the Oasis but the Oasis arrived and the cover didn't. Two days later I was told the cover would be available in December, maybe. That's from Amazon.mx. Amazon.com in the U.S. refused to send me a case/cover. So, my Oasis is going back this afternoon.

I will think about whether or not I want to order one when cases are available. The only thing I really liked about the Oasis was the ability to enlarge the system font. That's great. The only thing I disliked, other than no case, was that it won't slip into my pocket. My Paperwhite in it's Amazon case will slip into a lower pocket in my Guayabera shirt or a pants pocket.

11-03-2017, 10:54 AM	#15
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	I think Amazon really needs to give more thought to case/cover design. I am a klutz. My hands are strong but were never meant for fine work. No watch repair, fly tying, or handling thin, lightweight Kindles. In my opinion, the best Amazon Kindle case/cover was, and still is, the Paperwhite. It opens like a book, has the wake/sleep function, and protects the device. It makes the Kindle something I can hold on to. The cutesy Origami cover for the Voyage made me think of something designed in California. It opened like a reporters tablet and the floppy cover was, for me, a nuisance. I bought six third-party covers and they were disasters. The first one I got hid the amber/green light so you couldn't tell when the device was charged. Some of the others had wake/sleep functions that didn't work and they were all hard, smooth plastic which allowed the Voyage to start sliding as soon as it was set on a smooth surface that wasn't completely flat. Then I got the Oasis 2. I was hopeless trying to hold it and dropped it twice. Knowing I'm a klutz I was sitting on the bed but I rarely read in bed. I ordered a cover when I ordered the Oasis but the Oasis arrived and the cover didn't. Two days later I was told the cover would be available in December, maybe. That's from Amazon.mx. Amazon.com in the U.S. refused to send me a case/cover. So, my Oasis is going back this afternoon. I will think about whether or not I want to order one when cases are available. The only thing I really liked about the Oasis was the ability to enlarge the system font. That's great. The only thing I disliked, other than no case, was that it won't slip into my pocket. My Paperwhite in it's Amazon case will slip into a lower pocket in my Guayabera shirt or a pants pocket.