Review: Need to Explain! This review is of the appearance and the
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2012
padding of the Kindle Cover. When I ordered it, I did not realize it would not fit my Kindle 3G with Keyboard, as the copy said it fit Kindle, as well as Paperwhite and Kindle Touch. While I liked the appearance of the cover very much, being partial to red and to things that appear to be handcrafted by an artist, I know I would not use this product for a Kindle -- it is not sturdy enough in my opinion for me to feel secure using it. The Kindle is held in place by four straps that do not seem secure to me, and there is not enough padding. I have a better-padded leather Kindle cover that I paid less than $20.00 for on Amazon, and even it did not fully protect a previous Kindle I owned when I tripped and fell upon it. And that Kindle was in the cover inside a quilted tote bag, and still suffered damage that necessitated my purchasing a new Kindle. In my opinion, based up the padding and the straps, as well as my own previous experience, what seems more like a piece of stiff cardboard covered with some sort of fabric seems risky to me. But, for in-home use (if no one is going to fall upon it) it may be adequate. At any rate, it is very attractive and I intend to find some use for it, perhaps for photographs.