I received the amazon black case when I got my DX I really like how it folds back and the felt that protects the kindle.I love the oberon cases but not sure if they would have the same feel as my amazon
Anyone else have the amazon one and like it and did you get a skin for your kindle mine is still naked
Tiggeerrific,
I have a Kindle2, and I bought the Amazon case. I like the case, and like you, like that it is light, folds back nice and flat, and the felt inner lining. Also like the fact that it has hinges instead of straps, or velcro. After joining this forum, I learned of the Oberon cases that so many people think of so highly.
I ordered and received the Oberon case "World Trees" yesterday. After seeing these on the web, I liked the look of the "so-called" tooled leather. My only objection was the straps or the Velcro hold down system. So................what I did was get another Amazon case, remove the entire inner lining along with the hinges (it's easy, just peel off, it's glued down). I then removed the sewn down Velcro strips that are on the back panel.(I bought the Velcro version, because I dislike the straps). I then glued down that inner lining to the inside of the Oberon case. Very easy, simple procedure.
I used the entire inner panel from the Amazon case, and covered the inner front cover and inner back cover of the Oberon. I personally do not like the little pocket on the inner front cover of the Oberon case. I see no purpose for it. Can't think of a thing that I would put in it.
If you prefer to keep that feature, simply take the one panel with the hinges, and glue that into the inner back panel of the Oberon.(You will have to cut the panels apart near the hinge)
Now............after doing this, these are my observations to this point. This is only after one day. The entire case with Kindle is heavier. It does not fold back and lay flat, like the Amazon case. This most likely is because the new leather Oberon case is still brand new, and quite stiff yet. I would hope this will change. The Kindle is better protected in the Oberon merely from the thickness of the leather. The clasp on the edge of the Oberon with the bands that go around it, secure the open side.
I decided to do this because I liked the look of the leather case, but did not like the straps or the Velcro hold down system that Oberon uses. I prefer the hinges of the Amazon. My Kindle has a custom skin and the Velcro system was out. Mounting the Velcro on the back of the Kindle would have ruined the skin. I really didn't want to do that to it, especially if you decided to read it, as they say, naked!
This sounds like a lot of work and some expense to go through, however, we all have different tastes, and to me it was worth the effort to get the look that I wanted.
The Oberon case is elegant, however, I still have an Amazon case to utilize, should I decide to change cases for whatever. One word of caution, if you like the fact that the Kindle is lightweight, you may not like the added weight from adding the Oberon case.
Hope this is a help to you!!!!!!!!!!
Fuzzy9uy
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