Kindle Oasis - will you Read with Cover On or Cover Off? - Page 3

badgoodDeb · 04-18-2016, 01:33 PM

Besides the first kindle, I've never ever read mine naked. Once I bought a cover (for protection), I keep it on the kindle and read it that way. Until this weekend. Now that I've seen the ads for the Oasis, my hands started hurting, and I was compelled to take my Voyage out of the cover (which was durned difficult to do, till I found how to do it).

So ... I will read my Oasis without the cover while at home, and dock it at night to recharge it. But, it will normally live in my purse, so that it goes with me. If I'm stuck in traffic (like, say some HUGE 2 hour snarl up), I have to have my kindle with me. In the car, I would probably take it out of the case. But reading on a bus, or in a grocery store checkout lane, I would certainly leave it in the cover while reading. For its protection.

Not that it provides the corner protection that I worry about .... So actually, I've been wondering if I can put it in an old heavy tooled-leather Oberon case I have. It's not actually a kindle case -- it's a journal case. It has 2" deep pockets to hold a hardback journal. (And it was cheaper than a case designed for a specific kindle.) The thin edge of the kindle would fit into that pocket, and the heavy leather would provide pretty good drop protection, I think. Possibly more than the provided case, since it would be bigger all round (over large edges). We'll see.

Tarana · 04-19-2016, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

But the trade off here means you're only getting a 2 week battery; the shortest in the lineup.

In the advertising, Amazon indicates that the unit has the same battery usage as the current Voyager. The cover is a battery booster, such as you buy at many hardware stores for your phone.

Won't be getting an Oasis because I just got the Voyage less than 2 months ago!

Kolenka · 04-19-2016, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

In the advertising, Amazon indicates that the unit has the same battery usage as the current Voyager. The cover is a battery booster, such as you buy at many hardware stores for your phone.

The advertising includes the battery in the cover in that timeframe (at the reveal, it was 2 weeks w/o cover, 9 weeks with). The "20 months" bit was because of the newer hibernation setup they have going on.

Barty · 04-28-2016, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

I don't know that I can afford an Oasis, but if I did I would read without the cover.

I am an adherent of naked reading, and I rarely ever use covers.

My reading twin!

I'm hoping if I wait six months to a year Amazon will sell a naked Oasis, or there will be enough people needing a new cover and that I can eBay it.

(It's not so much the money as the principle. I don't want to pay for something I won't ever use. Okay, maybe it's the money.)

Shinytop · 04-29-2016, 12:26 AM

My phone has a 5.5 inch screen. Since, like most men, I don't carry a purse when I need to read while out, dr's office etc, I read on my phone. I will probably read without the case and store it in the case. When the battery is under half on my Oasis I let it charge while I do other things. Could easily do it overnight next to my bed.

nurseshelly · 04-29-2016, 01:59 AM

I will probably also get a pouch to put it in and then store it inside of my purse when away from home. Then use the cover to recharge at home. I will have to try it first. Mine should come by Monday so I will see then which way I like it better . I do normally read one handed though so I expect without the cover will be my favorite.

HarryT · 04-29-2016, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Barty

My reading twin!

I'm hoping if I wait six months to a year Amazon will sell a naked Oasis, or there will be enough people needing a new cover and that I can eBay it.

(It's not so much the money as the principle. I don't want to pay for something I won't ever use. Okay, maybe it's the money.)

Would you really want a reading device which only has a 6-7h battery life? That's way too short for me.

dafire · 04-29-2016, 04:02 AM

I read with cover in tram and bus and without cover when at home or somewhere else more stationary

NullNix · 04-29-2016, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by nurseshelly

I will probably also get a pouch to put it in and then store it inside of my purse when away from home. Then use the cover to recharge at home. I will have to try it first. Mine should come by Monday so I will see then which way I like it better . I do normally read one handed though so I expect without the cover will be my favorite.

You could save the money on the pouch and store it in the cover inside your purse; that way by the time you got to your destination it would be charged and ready to read!

Also, when you're out, it seems like the protective function of the cover would be more useful: its principal non-charging purpose is screen protection but it seems likely that it would also protect from accidental spills, putting the thing down on a wet surface, etc etc, all things that happen more often when out than when anywhere at home bar the kitchen -- and if you're keeping your recipes on an Oasis you are richer or more foolhardy than me.

Barty · 04-29-2016, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Would you really want a reading device which only has a 6-7h battery life? That's way too short for me.

It's really that bad? Yeah I guess it is. 2weeks at 30mins per day = 7h.

If they say 6-7h that means I'll get 4-5h because I use font a few sizes larger than what they probably use for their usage testing. That is worse than my tablet and won't even get me through the day.

With the cover on, it'll be thicker and heavier than the paper white, so I won't use it that way. Which means I'll have to mind the battery. That isn't good.

HarryT · 04-29-2016, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Barty

It's really that bad? Yeah I guess it is.

If they say 6-7h that means I'll get 4-5h because I use font a couple sizes larger than what they show in their ads, and is what they probably use for their usage testing. That is worse than my tablet and won't even get me through the day.

That's my point. Given the fact that it won't get you through the day without the cover, I'm a little surprised by you saying that you wouldn't want to buy an Oasis with a cover.

Kolenka · 04-29-2016, 09:56 AM

Well, my thought was to read mostly without the cover, but I'm finding the cover isn't nearly as bad as it sounds from the weight. It is a bit smaller, but thicker than the Voyage (barely). Combined with the better grip makes it less of a lever in my hand than I expected. So I'd happily take it in the cover out of the house or on long trips. And I find I am reading it about half and half with and without the cover on while reading.

Without the cover, though, it is ridiculously light and comfortable.

BenG · 04-29-2016, 10:16 AM

You could read without the cover most of the day, then when the battery gets low put it back in the cover. Or use the cover occasionally during the day .

HarryT · 04-29-2016, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BenG

You could read without the cover most of the day, then when the battery gets low put it back in the cover. Or use the cover occasionally during the day .

How long does the cover take to recharge the Oasis when you connect the two?

BenG · 04-29-2016, 10:27 AM

I'll find out May 18.

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Cover On	8	9.09%
Cover Off	30	34.09%
Depends - sometimes on, sometimes off	33	37.50%
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04-18-2016, 01:33 PM	#31
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,550 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Besides the first kindle, I've never ever read mine naked. Once I bought a cover (for protection), I keep it on the kindle and read it that way. Until this weekend. Now that I've seen the ads for the Oasis, my hands started hurting, and I was compelled to take my Voyage out of the cover (which was durned difficult to do, till I found how to do it). So ... I will read my Oasis without the cover while at home, and dock it at night to recharge it. But, it will normally live in my purse, so that it goes with me. If I'm stuck in traffic (like, say some HUGE 2 hour snarl up), I have to have my kindle with me. In the car, I would probably take it out of the case. But reading on a bus, or in a grocery store checkout lane, I would certainly leave it in the cover while reading. For its protection. Not that it provides the corner protection that I worry about .... So actually, I've been wondering if I can put it in an old heavy tooled-leather Oberon case I have. It's not actually a kindle case -- it's a journal case. It has 2" deep pockets to hold a hardback journal. (And it was cheaper than a case designed for a specific kindle.) The thin edge of the kindle would fit into that pocket, and the heavy leather would provide pretty good drop protection, I think. Possibly more than the provided case, since it would be bigger all round (over large edges). We'll see.

04-29-2016, 12:26 AM	#35
Shinytop Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 59012 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Pensacola Device: Kindle Oasis	My phone has a 5.5 inch screen. Since, like most men, I don't carry a purse when I need to read while out, dr's office etc, I read on my phone. I will probably read without the case and store it in the case. When the battery is under half on my Oasis I let it charge while I do other things. Could easily do it overnight next to my bed.

04-29-2016, 01:59 AM	#36
nurseshelly Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 266734 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Arizona Device: galaxy tab, kindle oasis	I will probably also get a pouch to put it in and then store it inside of my purse when away from home. Then use the cover to recharge at home. I will have to try it first. Mine should come by Monday so I will see then which way I like it better . I do normally read one handed though so I expect without the cover will be my favorite.

04-29-2016, 04:02 AM	#38
dafire Member Posts: 20 Karma: 500 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: PRS505, Kindle DXi	I read with cover in tram and bus and without cover when at home or somewhere else more stationary

04-29-2016, 09:56 AM	#42
Kolenka <Insert Wit Here> Posts: 1,017 Karma: 1275899 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Puget Sound Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Forma	Well, my thought was to read mostly without the cover, but I'm finding the cover isn't nearly as bad as it sounds from the weight. It is a bit smaller, but thicker than the Voyage (barely). Combined with the better grip makes it less of a lever in my hand than I expected. So I'd happily take it in the cover out of the house or on long trips. And I find I am reading it about half and half with and without the cover on while reading. Without the cover, though, it is ridiculously light and comfortable.

04-29-2016, 10:16 AM	#43
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	You could read without the cover most of the day, then when the battery gets low put it back in the cover. Or use the cover occasionally during the day .

04-29-2016, 10:27 AM	#45
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I'll find out May 18.