Review: Fancy cover, few drawbacks
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
They seem to have put a lot of effort into this case to make it as 'fancy' as possible - it's not just a 'put the kindle in the elastic tabs and close the flap' type, that's certain. When I opened the package, I had to check the description a few times to assure myself that it was leather, as it's rather hard to the touch (I'm sure it makes it nice and durable, and it helps with both protection and standing up the kindle). What I like about the case is that it's rather slim, keeping your kindle protected without adding a lot of bulk to it (good while traveling), and that there are real buttons where the on/off and volumn buttons are on the kindle hd (so it offers some more protection there). Your kindle 'snaps' into the case and it's not too difficult to put it in and out.As for the origami folding, it was pretty easy to get it to go into landscape mode. At first I thought that was ALL it could do. It wasn't easy to get it to stand portrait-style, and I'm not convinced that it's very stable this way, to be honest. I still have to play with my cover to get it to 'fold' right for portrait and it doesn't seem to fold as neatly, but maybe that's a personal issue. Also, this works best on flat, stable surfaces.It tells you on the directions that you're going to have to slide the kindle hd out in order to take a picture. So if you're planning on using the camera a lot, that might get very annoying.All in all, it's a sturdy cover with magnetic closure that will put your kindle hd into sleep mode but won't add too much bulk and seems to offer decent protection, and does offer some display capability (ymmv). Because it's not as thick, I don't have as much problem folding it back to hold it and read, but there is the odd texture because of the folds (so another thing to consider). I like this cover - it's not perfect, but I think it's pretty good. But there are some quirks that people should probably consider in light of its price.