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Old 06-26-2010, 10:02 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Wordcrasher View Post
My Kindle is not here yet, so I'm using this time looking for a nice cover.
I found this 2 on Amazon Uk:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A1WZLYF2TJRQSB

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3B2IIMCE8WGLV

I almost decided for the brown one...

Your advice ?
I've tested quite a few covers. For Kindle and for other readers like Sony or nook.
I found, that I personally don't like the "slip in" covers. And I don't like the covers either, which fix your reader with straps in the corners.
The "slip in" covers add bulk and never fit perfectly. There's always some space for dust, sometimes you even can put your fingernail between reader and case.
And the straps, in my opinion, just are distracting and not very "elegant".

So, if available for the respective reader, I always go for solutions like the ones from Sony: Fixing the reader at its spine to the cover. This way, you really get the "book feeling", add almost no bulk and the reader remains accessible, for example to press a reset button on the back, exchange the battery or something like that.
Covers like that are available (at least) for Sony readers, Kindles, nook, iRex 800:
http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle-...s=digital-text

For Kindle 2, there's another very nice solution: I've got a polycarbonat "full body armor shell". It doesn't cover the display, but it's perfect protection for example against dropping the reader from the sofa.

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