Review: Sub-Par in Most Every Respect.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
This is a review of the black & white Snoopy Folio Case for Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite (Snoopy on his dog house).The short list of things I like about this cover...The covers themselves are decently stiff and will provide adequate impact protection for the Kindle screen.The hinge is flexible and thin enough that the front cover can easily be folded back for one handed reading.There is nothing on the inside of the front cover that can press against the Kindle screen.The image of Snoopy with Woodstock on the inside of the front cover is cute.Things I dislike about this Kindle cover...The cover is definitely not leather. It doesn't even feel like leather. Heck, it doesn't even feel like fake leather. It's sticky feeling which is, to me, very unpleasant. At least it doesn't smell all that bad.The Snoopy artwork and iLuv logo on the cover are just cheap vinyl stickers glued to the cover. Just checking out the cover I managed to accidentally peel Snoopy's nose back.The way the Kindle is held in the cover is a joke. It's so insecure that I wouldn't leave my PaperWhite in it longer than it took to check out the cover for this review. The lower loops are wide inflexible material similar to the cover. They do hold the Kindle down fairly well and still allow access to the power button and charging port.Where this cover completely fails is the upper/top securing straps. They're so loose they will easily slip over and off the edge of the Kindle. This offers no security for your device.There is no way to secure the cover closed. This is a must with Kindle covers. When you put your Kindle in your gym bag, purse, backpack, whatever you expect it to be safe. This cover does not in any way fasten closed. This is a horrible design flaw.In Conclusion...This is cute but cheaply and poorly made. It does not offer any real protection to your Kindle and the material it's made of feels... yucky in my hands. Total pass. Shop elsewhere for a decent cover.