Are e-readers still too underdeveloped to be worthwhile?

GloopyJon

I'm happy with it.  I haven't really looked in detail to see what the material is but have no reason to doubt their description.  It's not ultra-sleek but it's fine and it fits my Kindle perfectly well.  I don't find that the cover interferes with the operation of the buttons (it's maybe a tiny bit more awkward to turn it on and off, but that's really minimal).  The covers are quite thick and sturdy, and I think it would take a lot to damage the Kindle when it is closed.  The cover closes magnetically, and that seems to work quite well (the stand also closes magnetically to the cover, preventing it from flapping around).

The only real vulnerability is that the screen is not protected when the case is open, so if you're particularly worried about that you could buy some screen protectors.  I haven't bothered, and don't yet feel the need for them.  For me, the main purpose was to protect the Kindle when it's being carried around in a bag or something like that; the price was an advantage and the stand is an added bonus.

I think it's well worth the price, particularly in comparison with Amazon's covers, which are very nice but just too expensive.

Dazimus

I've just got a little neoprene case that cost £6 from eBay. I prefer to hold the Kindle without a cover when reading anyway and the neoprene case stops it being scratched when being carried in my bag.

Pecker

1 - As far as I know the two models are identical externally.

2 - The light is useable, but is completely separate to the rest of the unit.

Here's my review from Amazon:

So if you want to take the light with you it's a totally separate physical entity, which has no 'pocket' for it in the cover, so you have to carry the (covered) Kindle and light as two objects.

That's the only downside.  For me I can't imagine a circumstance where it'd be a problem.  I leave the light by my bedside, which is where I'd usually use it.  If I were taking it elsewhere (holiday?) it'd fit in my hand luggage easy enough.

Steve W

1LeeDenton

Thanks for all the comments guys. Will have a scroll through and go for one on Monday when I'm armed with some bday Amazon vouchers

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mattlongman

I got a couple of screen protectors so I could cover the kindle up as soon as I got it, but less than a minute after putting it on, I took it back off, because it completely undermined the best feature the kindle has to offer.

The screen is amazing; the e-ink couldn't be better for reading, and a screen protector suddenly turned it all glossy.

If it's in a case, don't worry about a protector. (as someone was talking about what case to get, I got one of these: For Amazon Kindle 3 PU Leather Wallet Case Cover Black | eBay UK and was very happy with it. Cheap, but actually high quality. Holds the kindle in well, without obscuring anything, and magnetic latch.)

Peridot

This Archos 705 case fits the Kindle perfectly and costs £5.43 delivered

IronGiant

Just ordered one of these, will let you know what we think.

DURAGADGET Black Genuine Finest Nappa Leather Book: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

Theydon Bois

I'll tell you what the bloody prospect of getting a Kindle has done for me, it's killed my boot fair book purchases, that's what it's done...

I picked up books that I probably would have bought to read at some point in the future, such as Lee Child and a few other authors that I have not read any of their books, and then put them down again, thinking, I am getting a Kindle in the next few months, I don't need a stack of paperbacks.....

EarthRod

I spend quite some time browsing round the second-hand (sorry - nearly new) book stalls in the market while the missus is shopping for stuff. Pick up a few books now and again.

Books have a touchy-feely texture and notes or annotations can be made in the margins. I like the smell of old books. Also, different editions have different covers. For example, I like the covers of the James Bond paperbacks published by Pan in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

The Kindle is a clinical and clean way of reading; also very expensive for what it does (currently £111   cost of cover). When the price comes down to about £40 including a cover I might be interested.

No doubt Kindle has a place for reading stuff. But not for me... Well, not yet!

Theydon Bois

Ah...I am not talking about the 'collecting' side of book reading - that satisfaction of tracking down a missing 60's Bond paperback with an unblemished spine is akin to panning for gold in the wild west, a rare treat. A Kindle for me will never replace my 'core' authors that I buy Hardback versions, not will it stop my scouring ebay for better (ideally non library hardbacks) versions of Gemmell books I already own.

I mean the book you buy on holiday, the paperbacks you pick up at boot fairs or the market, books that are piled up on your shelves, not stacked and displayed. Those books.