Review: Watch out.. Cover is good but the elastic strap disolves
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 10 20, 2013
I have used my Kindle 2 and enjoyed it, replaced it with a Paperwhite then went back to use the Kindle 2 and discovered the elastic strap which holds the cover together, in the closed position, had failed.  Not broken, the material inside the strap had dissolved into a black mush.  This is a material design defect.  The Kindle 2, c/w cover, hasn't been exposed to any environment that would initiate this type of failure.