Review: A bit too expensive, but very nicely made
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 2, 2012
I was originally going to buy a cheap cover for my Kindle Paperwhite, but when I discovered that the Amazon brand cover for the Kindle Paperwhite would put the device to sleep and wake it when opening and closing the cover, I decided that I would splurge and get the official cover as well. In my opinion, $40 is a little steep for an ereader cover, but when it actually arrived, I had to admit that it is very nicely made. I really like the fact that the cover opening and closing wakes and puts the device to sleep. I own the Nook with Glowlight as well. To turn the Nook on, you have to press the N down, swipe the screen, then hold the N down for a few more seconds to activate the built in light. With the Kindle Paperwhite, you simply open the cover and swipe to unlock the screen. Much simpler. You wouldn't think the Nook would be all that aggravating. It's only an extra 2 second button press to activate the light, but doing it in the dark when you're trying to read in bed really can be annoying sometimes, especially when you have to find that N button and swipe a very narrow horizontal area in the dark. Kindle Paperwhite can be swiped anywhere on the screen to unlock, and the light comes on automatically with the Kindle cover. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is the price. If it had been $29, I would have given it the full 5 stars.