Octovo Kindle 3 Leather Cases for $29.99; Cases and Solis Lights for $34.99

[Lysis_and_Isis]

For those who are keeping their Kindle 3s -- excuse me, Kindle Keyboards -- and have always wanted an Octovo leather case, Amazon's running a sale on both the Genuine Book Cover and Vintage Cover for $29.99.



(Black is back, the patterned Italian leather on the Genuine's sweet and the strap matches the color, making it appear inconspicuous.)

The best Octovo deals, however, are the Vintage Cover and Solis light for the Kindle 3, packaged together for $34.99 with free shipping and the same deal for the Genuine Book cover and Solis.  

At launch, the case was $74.99 and the light was/is $29.99 ($104.98), which means you're saving $69.99.  You've essentially bought a Solis with one of the two best leather cases Octovo makes as a $5.00 add-on.



The Solis fits the "Newest Kindle" as well, according to the product description.

One last thing:

If you're fiending for that black Genuine but live outside the US and want the Solis light, too, order directly from Oberon and you'll get both for $39.74, landing you the case for just under ten bucks.

Genuine Book Case with Solis Light for $39.74

[derek alvah]

I love how the vintage one get's scarred up with use. Looks like an old journal. Stiff for protection but it's thin and adds almost no bulk to the kindle. I just think it's very cool.

[Lysis_and_Isis]

So glad you posted a picture of a cover that's attained some character. It's one thing to read about that in reviews and another to actually see it.  

Reminds me of the effects you can create by wearing raw selvedge jeans for over a year.

The Vintage looks much darker here than in the official pictures.  Did it become that way over time or was yours always that way? Or is the lighting simply making it appear to be darker?

Almost got the black case, but relented at the last minute and bought the Vintage instead.

Looks as if there are only twelve more black ones with lights.

[KindleChickie]

I am soooo tempted by the black cover.  It is just gorgeous.  But....I have way too many covers as it is.

Just checked their online site and noticed the leather sleeve for the original macbook air is $15.  Original price was $120!

http://www.octovo.com/product.aspx?cid=76&pid=3

[maries]

I ordered the Vintage Leather and the Solis light for my husband but the light was full price at the time (earlier Sunday).     It was still a good deal on the cover but not as good a deal as getting the light for $5.

[Lysis_and_Isis]

Nice find, Kindle Chickie.  

I still might pick up the black case as a second for my outmoded KK.* The look and the feel are part of it, but the other part is the lightness.  

My only other cases are discounted leather sleeves from M-Edge, which are lovely, smell like Emma Peel's Hellfire jacket and can be used with any 5-7" reader but don't allow full access, and an Antique Jacket, which is fun but feels more bulky and has wider borders than the Octovo cases.

I deliberately held back buying more covers from other companies, knowing that Octovo makes 80% cuts at the end of their products' life cycles, and that I like their sense of materials and texture.

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*   Aren't you glad we don't call these Kindle Keyboard Kovers? Grand Wizard, anyone?

I am soooo tempted by the black cover.  It is just gorgeous.  But....I have way too many covers as it is.

Just checked their online site and noticed the leather sleeve for the original macbook air is $15.  Original price was $120!

http://www.octovo.com/product.aspx?cid=76&pid=3

[BlondeStylus]

     I just love the quilted black cover!  Reminiscent of Chanel!  Love it!  I am also happy to see the Octovis
light marked down.  I'm feeling a buy coming on!

[Meemo]

Arrrggghhh. 

I swore I wasn't buying any more covers for my K3, I have two that I like a lot.  But this was an offer I couldn't refuse - got the Black quilted one with the light.  I waffled until I saw the light uses an AAA battery.  That pushed me over the edge. 

[Lysis_and_Isis]

BlondeStylus:  I agree the black's Chanel-reminiscent.  Coco brought the perfect marriage of fascinating and classic.

I hesitated to buy it myself partly because I wondered if a man could carry it around in New York City and not look metro.

What do you think?

Meemo:  Welcome to the edge.  I just might join you there.   90% of my shoes and belts are black or brown.  I suppose my covers should be as well.

[Meemo]

Meemo:  Welcome to the edge.  I just might join you there.   90% of my shoes and belts are black or brown.  I suppose my covers should be as well.

Thanks for the enabling - dang, we could've held hands as we jumped over the edge!

[Lysis_and_Isis]

Thanks for the enabling - dang, we could've held hands as we jumped over the edge!

Trouble is, I'm just dark enough to find that idea romantic!  Thelma and Louis, anyone?

[hudsonam]

Oh tempted!... This is really hard to pass up! I want that light, but my Oberon cover is just fine.... Is the light compatible with an Oberon?

[clawdia]

Anybody know if the inside of the brown cover is black?  In the pics, it looks black - but not sure if they didn't use the same pics from the black case for some of those pics.

[lovesangelrn]

Oh tempted!... This is really hard to pass up! I want that light, but my Oberon cover is just fine.... Is the light compatible with an Oberon?

Yes, the Octovo light work just fine with the Oberon cases.

[BlondeStylus]

BlondeStylus:  I agree the black's Chanel-reminiscent.  Coco brought the perfect marriage of fascinating and classic.

I hesitated to buy it myself partly because I wondered if a man could carry it around in New York City and not look metro.

What do you think?

Meemo:  Welcome to the edge.  I just might join you there.   90% of my shoes and belts are black or brown.  I suppose my covers should be as well.

Lysis, I do think it can easily pass as a Manel type cover rather than a Chanel, for those men with discriminating and very good taste!
Go for it!

[Lysis_and_Isis]

Thanks for that important vote of co-dependence, BlondeStylus.  Grabbing the case right now on your say-so (or is that type-so?).

Clawdia:  Haven't gotten mine yet, but every photo I've seen suggests the lining of the Vintage Case is as black as the strap.

In the autumn years of my K3, I'm becoming the owner of two new cases, bringing the final tally up to three. Now to find it a tiny umbrella and some button-muffs.

[clawdia]

Thanks for that important vote of co-dependence, BlondeStylus.  Grabbing the case right now on your say-so (or is that type-so?).

Clawdia:  Haven't gotten mine yet, but every photo I've seen suggests the lining of the Vintage Case is as black as the strap.

In the autumn years of my K3, I'm becoming the owner of two new cases, bringing the final tally up to three. Now to find it a tiny umbrella and some button-muffs.

Thanks - I went ahead and ordered last night.  I was afraid to wait because sometimes Amazon's prices go up as fast as they go down . . . got one of each color since my daughter and I both have K3s that are less than two months old, so we'll be sure to get a lot of use from these cases.  One will be a Christmas present for her - I'm just not sure which one yet!   

[Meemo]

I just looked closer at the pics of the inside - it looks to me like all 4 of those straps are elastic - which means I think this cover would also work for the Fire.....

[maries]

I just looked closer at the pics of the inside - it looks to me like all 4 of those straps are elastic - which means I think this cover would also work for the Fire.....

I had that same thought.   

[Lysis_and_Isis]

The odd thing is, I just posted about that very thing in two places, only to return here and find the two of you having the same thought.

Great minds, grapevines and all that. 

[WolfePrincess73]

I wanted the light. Since it was only few dollars more, I ordered the Vintage case w/light. LOVE the light. The case is nice too. I don't think it will replace my Oberon anytime soon,
but it's always nice to have a back up! 

[Lysis_and_Isis]

That's good news, WolfePrincess.  Looking forward to my Solis.

Sounds like we have different priorities in cases at the moment.

I'm a fan of Oberon Design's leather and craftspeopleship, but even my M-Edge Antique Jacket seems too heavy for the Kindle I carry with my laptop and Galaxy S, let alone an Oberon masterpiece. 

What I'm liking about the Octovo cases is (i) the combination of stylish leather textures and lightness and (ii) the fact there's not a literal etched pattern or picture in expensive leather, which seems a tad conspicuous for a midnight train ride through the Bronx.

I still might pick up an Oberon for my next reader, though -- especially if I find enough work in Portland, Oregon to move there from New York City. So far, I'm still partial to the Bold Celtic in black and the Medici in chocolate. 

And if they ever take my suggestion to do a Les Fleurs du Mal cover (in honor of my childhood idol, Baudelaire), believe me, I'm in.

I wanted the light. Since it was only few dollars more, I ordered the Vintage case w/light. LOVE the light. The case is nice too. I don't think it will replace my Oberon anytime soon,
but it's always nice to have a back up! 

[Lysis_and_Isis]

Update: Received both cases and the light this morning.

Initially, I worried about the redundancy of another light and vintage-style case.  I needn't have.

The eLuminator Touch is clunky, wobbly and fussy compared to the Solis:  You have to continually adjust it, move it back into place and only touch it just so. Using the Solis comes closer to my experience with the Sony Pocket Reader and official lighted cover (the design of which I prefer to Amazon's because it's thinner and your device's battery doesn't power the light):  In the dark, with Solis's flat and firm postion preventing third-wall reflections, the pearl screen looks like a ghostly title card from a silent film -- the effect that made me love eInk in the first place.

I'm not as thrilled with the black case as the Vintage, but that's probably because my particular case has numerous imperfections, including a severely wrinkled spine.  I'm sending it back to Amazon and haven't decided whether I'll ask for a refund or a replacement.  Looks good with the silver Solis, though.

With both Octovo cases, the fit is like a European made-to-measure suit, and folding back the cover (which you can secure with the elastic band if you like) gives you a full-on black-with-screen experience -- your own little 20s movie house with intertitles.  

The KK is immediately lighter, easier to hold and more fun as an object than it ever was with the M-Edge kit.  I'm strangely proud to carry it around even though all the people around me seem to be using an iPad.

If anyone's looking for an excuse not to upgrade for a year or so, this will make your reading and carrying experience lighter, more fun and less fussy.  Very glad I made the purchase.

[Meemo]

Glad you mentioned that you'd received yours - it made me check Amazon to see what my expected delivery date was, and it said it had been delivered yesterday.  Which made me realize that maybe my husband hadn't checked the mail yesterday (I knew I hadn't).  Which made me walk to the mailbox.  Where I indeed found my package from Octovo because in fact no one had checked the mail yesterday!  

Love the light weight of the cover (I got the black one, which doesn't seem to have the issues yours has) - it seems to be about the same weight as the mEdge New Yorker cover I have.  I really do hope it will work for the Fire - I'd love to keep it as protected, yet light weight, as possible.  But you're right, those elastic straps are a tight fit - I'm almost thinking my Oberon might work a bit better for the Fire (which would be fine with me too, although a bit heavier.)  I'll just have to wait & see....maybe I should keep using the Octovo cover on my K3 and see if that'll loosen up the elastic just a bit...or there's always velcro.  

And I do think I'll like the Solis light - I usually read on my Nook Color in bed at night (in night mode, white print on black background, with brightness turned way down) but this will be nice when I'm on the sofa without a lamp nearby and need just a little lighting help.  

Thanks again for the heads up on the deal!

Oh and I agree about the Sony covers, especially the lighted ones.  Their covers aren't fancy but I always loved the simple clip system they use.  And I especially loved their lighted covers. 

[Lysis_and_Isis]

Glad you shared your first impressions of the case, Meemo. I nearly complained about the fit in my previous post until I learned how efficient and sleek it turned out to be.  You can pretty much do anything you like -- fold the cover back, secure it with the strap, add the Solis -- without its becoming an awkward bulky contraption.  It stays thin and fashionable.

My issues with the black case are specific to the particular one they sent: it has the kind of one-off imperfections you see at an outlet store. I doubt that most buyers have received their cases in that condition.  (If anyone else does, though, I hope you'll post about it here.)  

I still might exchange rather than return it even though I'm satisfied with the Vintage.  I want to see how I feel about the black case when it's in perfect condition. I want to experience its gestalt as a visual/tactile object.