Kobo Aura covers

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by kingjain

Here is the case that most of us in the above posts are talking about (found 2 sellers):

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Ultra...438875491.html

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-...424461216.html

While doing this search, I stumbled upon this new design which I haven't seen before:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/PU-le...456997311.html

You might want to do a quick search on ebay for these cases because aliexpress seller's take an excruciatingly long time to process.

Thanks Kingjain. I have already hunted on ebay and that case does not exist at all anywhere, not anymore. The only cases on ebay are the ones with a frame the Aura slips into which spoil how it looks imo, or the elastic corners.

Do you know the weight of it, save me trying to contact the seller?

Thanks

[Lyn2012]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I've just picked up a Kobo Aura and am on the lookout for the lightest cover. Its not bulk so much as weight thats the factor.

I bought the official Sleep Cover at the time i bought the Aura and it weighs 112 grams. I just wondered if anyone knew how much the Classic Cover weighs?

Or any other sugestions please? The Ultra Slim cover in this thread doesn't seem to be available anymore

Thanks

My ultra slim cover weighs 86g. Sorry, I can't help with Classic cover info. I ordered from China and it took 20 days to get here - if that helps at all.

[Josieb1]

Thank you. I'll contact the sellers on Alixexpress and see if they can estimate his long an order would take to arrive. I don't really want to be without a case for too long.

[neil74]

I picked up the official sleep cover (brown) from whsmith at the weekend, £25. Would not have paid the £40 they want for the hd version.

I think it is quite nice, the only issue is as someone else stated that the cover does not easily fold back. It is nice though I think.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by neil74

I picked up the official sleep cover (brown) from whsmith at the weekend, £25. Would not have paid the £40 they want for the hd version.

I think it is quite nice, the only issue is as someone else stated that the cover does not easily fold back. It is nice though I think.

That's the one I have and like you I do like it. I did get a £5 off voucher valid from today so the girl said I could take the case back get a refund and rebuy it for £20 so if I go to town I might do that.

I have ordered one of the Aliexpress cases, but it will take around a month to get it. I won't mind having two cases.

[neil74]

I have until now just been using a sleeve an old kindle sized one but just enough to protect it when I travel. The sleep cover is nice though and feels less bulky than the one I had on my old kindle pw.

[MarciaCat]

Originally Posted by selina4books

I just ordered this one from eBay for $10.99. I got red, they had black and purple too, but they seem to be going fast, only one red one left!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MakeTrack=true

Originally Posted by MarciaCat

Thank you for the heads up on this; I didn't see it last night. Red was what I wanted so I jumped on it and ordered it.
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Looks like it already shipped; the eBay tracking history shows it as 'In transit' with estimated delivery between 12/2 and 12/18 so hopefully I'll have it before Christmas.

It arrived today, 11/21, only took eight make that seven(!!) days to get to California; I've had packages from the East coast take longer, lol!

It's a lovely fit however like Lyn2012 I've had issues with the magnet. First thing I tried was laying my HD's cover over the Aura to see if it would put it in sleep mode which it did so I knew it wasn't the Aura. Next I reversed it all trying to get the Aura cover to power off the HD, it was a lot trickier - it did briefly trigger the HD off as I eased the edge of the cover across the bottom edge of the HD.

Next I tried a refrigerator magnet on both covers and readers, just to see if I could locate the magnet positions, no luck; I was however able to use the magnet on my iPad to set it to sleep mode.

Back to the Aura, I put the reading light up real high so I would be able to see when/if the cover triggers the sleep function and gently laid the cover over the face of the Aura, easing it along, making sure the edge of the cover met with the Aura as I held it at eye level to look and see it the light switched off. I did finally find the sweet spot that switched it off and then gently ease the Aura into the snapback portion of the case and it has remained off so far.

We'll see how it goes, it's a nice fitting case that closes securely so at least my Aura has some protection now and I can take with me in my purse with less worry however I will probably use the switch to put it in sleep mode rather than fuss with lining the cover up.

Can someone post a picture pointing exactly where on the Aura (and the HD if possible) the magnet is located? I just feel like a doofus that I can't find it on mine!

[gargoyle67]

Why not just use something metal ? A paper clip or needle to find the magnet.
EDIT**

I'd say right about where my keyring stuck upright

[kingjain]

Originally Posted by MarciaCat

It arrived today, 11/21, only took eight days to get to California; I've had packages from the East coast take longer, lol!

It's a lovely fit however like Lyn2012 I've had issues with the magnet. First thing I tried was laying my HD's cover over the Aura to see if it would put it in sleep mode which it did so I knew it wasn't the Aura. Next I reversed it all trying to get the Aura cover to power off the HD, it was a lot trickier - it did briefly trigger the HD off as I eased the edge of the cover across the bottom edge of the HD.

Next I tried a refrigerator magnet on both covers and readers, just to see if I could locate the magnet positions, no luck; I was however able to use the magnet on my iPad to set it to sleep mode.

Back to the Aura, I put the reading light up real high so I would be able to see when/if the cover triggers the sleep function and gently laid the cover over the face of the Aura, easing it along, making sure the edge of the cover met with the Aura as I held it at eye level to look and see it the light switched off. I did finally find the sweet spot that switched it off and then gently ease the Aura into the snapback portion of the case and it has remained off so far.

We'll see how it goes, it's a nice fitting case that closes securely so at least my Aura has some protection now and I can take with me in my purse with less worry however I will probably use the switch to put it in sleep mode rather than fuss with lining the cover up.

Can someone post a picture pointing exactly where on the Aura (and the HD if possible) the magnet is located? I just feel like a doofus that I can't find it on mine!

Wow. Mine was shipped out almost 3 weeks ago and I still have yet to receive it....

But I'm glad you like it! Hopefully the sleep feature works out.

[jiminrussell]

Originally Posted by kingjain

Wow. Mine was shipped out almost 3 weeks ago and I still have yet to receive it....

26 days and counting for me since I placed my order, I am beginning to think it will never get here.

[kingjain]

Originally Posted by jiminrussell

26 days and counting for me since I placed my order, I am beginning to think it will never get here.

Same. Ordered mid-October. I think I'm going to stick to ebay next time around...

[MarciaCat]

Originally Posted by gargoyle67

Why not just use something metal ? A paper clip or needle to find the magnet.
EDIT**

I'd say right about where my keyring stuck upright

Thanks, that did the trick! I had tried using both a paper clip and a magnet but I wasn't even close; I was looking more toward the edge and I still can't trigger sleep mode on the reader with a magnet like others have. I had assumed the magnets were located in the bezel area not in the reader screen area.

[MarciaCat]

Originally Posted by kingjain

Wow. Mine was shipped out almost 3 weeks ago and I still have yet to receive it....

But I'm glad you like it! Hopefully the sleep feature works out.

Originally Posted by jiminrussell

26 days and counting for me since I placed my order, I am beginning to think it will never get here.

Originally Posted by kingjain

Same. Ordered mid-October. I think I'm going to stick to ebay next time around...

That's one of my primary reasons for waiting to find one on eBay, they always seem to ship faster when I buy on eBay as opposed to directly from overseas vendors (China mainly). The other reason being the ability to pay via Paypal.

I am sort of surprised you guys haven't gotten yours yet, it's been almost a month. Hopefully they'll arrive soon!

Guess it may also have helped that I'm on the West coast so it didn't have to travel very far after it hit customs in LA.

[filmo]

Find location of magnet operated reed switch with a small high powered ceramic magnet. If you have Philips Sonicare tooth brush can use very strong small magnets from worn out brush due for replacement. Mark location of switch with crossed grease pencil marks. Find location of magnet in reader cover and place scotch tape over magnet location then put thick small dot of lipstick on tape at magnet location. Close cover to transfer lipstick to reader to see how magnet and switch line up.

Could use thick dot of tooth paste, cake frosting, mustard, ketchup or ...... instead of lipstick.

Warning keep magnets away from your credit card magnetic strip and hotel key mag strip, to keep magnetic strip readable.

[Josieb1]

I couldn't find one on ebay, Alixexpress was the only place they were listed. Mine was shipped yesterday . I've been told it 'should' take three weeks using China Post so we'll see.