Review: OK for reading/viewing, not good at all for typing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2012
I'm normally a big fan of Marware cases.  For example, my favorite case for my Kindle Touch is theMarware Eco-Flip Genuine Leather Case Cover for Kindle, Brown (fits Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle, and Kindle Touch).  In this case, this case did not live up to my expectations.It does a fine job of holding my 9" Kindle Fire at three almost identical and nearly vertical angles that allow me to watch videos or read comfortably with the device on a table.  I can rotate the display between portrait and landscape if I like.  However it is a bit difficult to turn.  Perhaps it will loosen up with age and for now I've had my tablet pop out of the plastic bracket a couple of times while I was wrestling the case from one position to the other.My main grip is that unlike my current favorite Kindle Fire case, theInnovic Multi Functional Handmade Leather Zip Bag for iPad 2 and 3 16gb, 32gb, 64gb edition and also fit with Kindle Fire HD 8.9"(which doesn't rotate), with this case you can't angle the face low enough to type comfortably.  My two other issues are that with the case I received the magnet that's embedded in the case and causes my Kindle to sleep when closed is not quite in the proper position.  The result is that my tablet pops awake occasionally when the case is closed and that causes the battery to drain.  Also, and this may be just with the case I received, it smells funny, a bit like sour milk.  Hopefully the smell will go away in time.Another problem with the case I received is that the magnets that put my Kindle to sleep when I close the cover don't always line up properly.  The result is the device sometimes stays on even after the case is closed or will turn back on while it's closed.Back to the positives so we can end on a high note, the elastic hand grip is very comfortable and the case is quite compact, just large enough to cover the Kindle.