Review: nice case
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 28, 2012
This is a sturdy-seeming case that fits the paperwhite snugly. The nice thing about it is that due to the Paperwhite's smaller size relative to the Kindle Keyboard, it can fit in a pants or jacket pocket even with this case around it.I'm not sure how much actual protection it gives, though. I've managed to break four different kindles so far, almost always because of pressure stress on the screen while it was in a pocket, and it's hard to see how this case would offer that much protection against that kind of damage; it's somewhat rigid and somewhat padded but if someone sits on half your kindle, or tries to fold your jacket in half while your kindle's in the pocket, it's still going to shatter the screen. What this does protect against is incidental scratches and other light damage (I'd learned the hard way to keep my kindle screens facing away from the keys in my pocket).If your concern is keeping your kindle looking pretty and avoiding scratch damage to the screen this is worth getting; it's black and clean without annoying designs (apart from a one-word "BUILT" logo on the strap) and won't get in the way of reading or using the kindle. If your concern is protecting your kindle from the need for replacement, get the extended warranty instead; by the time that warranty runs out, you'll want to upgrade to the new model anyway, and Amazon has exceptional warranty service.