Review: Cheaper and Better than the Official Cover
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
When Amazon Vine offered the MarBlue Atlas cover for Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle and Kindle Touch, I wanted to compare it to the official Kindle cover I had purchased used at Amazon. The price of the official cover is around $45 or so, it stays closed using a magnet, the reader itself fits into a plastic bed that automatically turns the device on when the cover is opened.  It is supposed to be made of leather, but it sure doesn't look or feel like leather to me. The magnet doesn't hold well at all on the used one I purchased. I do like the overall product despite these flaws.The MarBlue Atlas does look and feel like it is made of real leather, a strap holds it closed in place of a magnet, and it doesn't automatically turn on when opened. The device is not cradled in a plastic bed; it is held securely in the cover by 4 straps that fit the corners of the device. Also, the MarBlue has a strap on the cover that the reader can use to hold it easily in one hand in two different ways. The MarBlue costs around $25 new.I must say I believe the official cover will last longer than the MarBlue as the straps that hold the device are small and will probably wear out and break in a reasonable time. When I use the MarBlue, I don't really miss the automatic start up of the device; it is just as easy to push the button at the base for a couple seconds. The MarBlue is held closed by a separate strap on the back cover that holds tightly and should last for a long time.Overall, I prefer the MarBlue for it's price, that it appears to be leather rather than a plastic of some sort that doesn't even look like leather, and the hand strap is nice. I must say I prefer the MarBlue over the official Kindle cover and recommend it.and other