Review: Adequate Cover
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2013
This is just an adequate cover for the Kindle PaperWhite. I'm not really fond of the pebbled leather texture and would much have preferred a smooth leather cover. Though the pebbling does give a bit of texture to aid in holding onto the thing.The magnetic clasp does an okay job of turning the Kindle on and off with only occasional flubs which require you to open and close it again or push the power button. I've painted the clasp on mine black to match the case as I really didn't care for the silver color that it comes as.The case holds the Kindle INCREDIBLY tight. I've taken my PaperWhite out of the case twice since I received it and both times I was scared to death I was going to damage the Kindle getting it out of the case. So, yeah, it securely holds onto your Kindle... with a death grip.The rubber edges provide adequate protection against bumps and bangs and the back of the case is rock hard.The cover itself is where this fails to be a four or five star item. It's flimsy. You can easily press on the cover and make it tap on the screen. It should have been made as stiff as the material on the back of the case. With the way the hinge is made and the case is put together a very stiff cover would have had little impact on holding and reading your Kindle but would have offered much better protection to the most easily damaged part of any Kindle, the screen.The opening at the bottom provides easy access to the power button and micro-USB connector.I'm going to keep mine, I'm very careful with my devices so I'm not too worried about damaging the screen but if you toss your Kindle in your purse or backpack you might want to think twice about which cover to get to protect your Kindle.