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MidknytOwl · 04-24-2009, 08:46 PM

I am also a beta tester, but I didn't say anything because I didn't know if it was kosher - I've never beta tested anything before.

One thing is to remember these are not necessarily the covers that will be on sale -hence the whole beta part of it. I commented on my feedback on the added size that it brought to the reader and how I probably would not pay for one at that price because of the added size and weight. However, they did ask about if the added size and weight was an issue with the cover, so they are aware of it and may be making decisions off of that.

I'll admit it is a lot bigger, I can't fit it in the cargo pocket of my shorts like I can with my other ones. I will also say that while I hated it when I first put my reader in it (it's gorgeous but the size and weight thing), it grew on me within a day of use. I'll probably use my tuff luv cover more, but then again I tend to read while eating, which is why I got the tuff luv one in the first place.

This cover, as it is right now, feels more like a book. It stays open when you read it, so you can have it lying flat against a table without touching it, or as I found waiting in line, hold it with one hand on the back spine, like you would a normal (not new) book, and it stays open, if that makes sense. I have found it the most comfortable to read while standing of the three; with the main cover I have to use the thumb-pinky method to keep the cover opened, and with the tuff luv cover I have to actively grab the reader/cover. With the oberon cover I can just rest it in my open hand.

It has it's flaws currently, which may or may not be fixed as they get the feedback from us beta testers. Would I buy one? No, but it took winning a $25 gift certificate before I finally caved in to buy the $40 tuff luv cover, so I'm probably not the best person to ask. I'm less than a year from starving college student mode, and buying the reader was a BIG purchase for me. I like the oberon cover though and would love it if I recieved it as a gift, even if I don't always use it. The fact that it has the sleeve option to use the original cover makes me think that I can double use it as a journal cover, and it is really nice. Also, since someone seemed confused, you can use the cover inside cover OR the velcro; you don't need to use both. (I'm not going to velcro my reader, personally).

Wait to see what the final product looks like before you discard the option would be my two cents.

04-24-2009, 08:46 PM	#38
MidknytOwl Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 644 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kobo Aura	I am also a beta tester, but I didn't say anything because I didn't know if it was kosher - I've never beta tested anything before. One thing is to remember these are not necessarily the covers that will be on sale -hence the whole beta part of it. I commented on my feedback on the added size that it brought to the reader and how I probably would not pay for one at that price because of the added size and weight. However, they did ask about if the added size and weight was an issue with the cover, so they are aware of it and may be making decisions off of that. I'll admit it is a lot bigger, I can't fit it in the cargo pocket of my shorts like I can with my other ones. I will also say that while I hated it when I first put my reader in it (it's gorgeous but the size and weight thing), it grew on me within a day of use. I'll probably use my tuff luv cover more, but then again I tend to read while eating, which is why I got the tuff luv one in the first place. This cover, as it is right now, feels more like a book. It stays open when you read it, so you can have it lying flat against a table without touching it, or as I found waiting in line, hold it with one hand on the back spine, like you would a normal (not new) book, and it stays open, if that makes sense. I have found it the most comfortable to read while standing of the three; with the main cover I have to use the thumb-pinky method to keep the cover opened, and with the tuff luv cover I have to actively grab the reader/cover. With the oberon cover I can just rest it in my open hand. It has it's flaws currently, which may or may not be fixed as they get the feedback from us beta testers. Would I buy one? No, but it took winning a $25 gift certificate before I finally caved in to buy the $40 tuff luv cover, so I'm probably not the best person to ask. I'm less than a year from starving college student mode, and buying the reader was a BIG purchase for me. I like the oberon cover though and would love it if I recieved it as a gift, even if I don't always use it. The fact that it has the sleeve option to use the original cover makes me think that I can double use it as a journal cover, and it is really nice. Also, since someone seemed confused, you can use the cover inside cover OR the velcro; you don't need to use both. (I'm not going to velcro my reader, personally). Wait to see what the final product looks like before you discard the option would be my two cents.