Review: WORKS FOR KINDLE 3!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2011
For bargain Kindle shoppers this 2nd generation Belkin case may be your only bet as none of the cases or sleeves are cheap for the latest generation.  I, for one, didn't feel like spending half of what the Kindle itself cost on a mere foam square, so I went ahead and tried my luck with this.  Here's what I found.The first thing to note is that my only real need for a case was to keep my Kindle from getting damaged.  Form-fitting and trendy looks weren't really important to me as long as my Kindle was kept safe.  With that state of mind, this case does a fine job.  There is a clear inch or more on all sides, so it WILL move around which is a little annoying.  I'll be honest, it moves around a little more than I had hoped.  Nothing will be damaged because it's all soft n' squishy in there, but still, when I'm carrying it around I don't like it sloshing back and forth.  The most annoying thing though is that the Kindle 3 is much skinnier than the 2nd gen. so there's also a goodly amount of open space in the girth of the case.  What this means is that it will move around side to side, back and forth, up and down, against every wall of the case.  Again, no damage will occur, and it will do an absolutely fine job at keeping the Kindle 3 safe, but it is a bit irksome.  Not enough that I want to spend the 25+ on the correct case, but if I had more money to spare I probably would.~THE GOOD THING ABOUT EXTRA ROOM~As other reviewers have noted, that extra wiggle room can actually be a blessing.  Form-fitting cases don't usually allow any extra space for storing earbuds or usb memory or whatever other tiny gadget you may want to keep with your Kindle.  With this 2nd generation case, there's more than enough room to toss in an earbud or two without any problem, and doing so may actually keep your Kindle more stationary in there.~Also~I bought mine used, obviously, but fortunately my seller was offering the product brand new, which meant it came with a thin removable Kindle-sized foam shipping pad inside the case.  This padding was meant to be removed after purchase, but if you are using a Kindle 3 I actually think it might be a good idea to hang on to it.  The extra padding drastically reduces the amount of open space and actually makes the Kindle 3 fit almost perfectly girth-wise.  Side-to-side there will still be loose room, but with the Kindle fitting more snugly it will barely move around at all.All in all, I'm very happy.  I have an AMAZING e-reader that will now avoid damage as I carry it to and fro.