The lack of a hinge option is disappointing. I'm hoping to get a Kindle 2 in the next month or so, and I wanted one of these cases because the designs are gorgeous and the leather seems nice and sturdy. But I really don't like the look of the corners. I'm also a knitter, which means that velcro is practically banned from my house because of it's sneaky tendency to ambush things that I spent many, many hours making.
I'll probably just get the Amazon case to start out with. Maybe they'll change their minds and decide to offer hinged cases later.