Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Like a few others, I ordered this case after finding out about Kindle Touch. I wanted to take my kindle touch on a long, rough hiking trip (20 days), so I looked through the zippered covers carefully, and I ended up with this one. Here are a few things I really enjoy about it: 1. This cover is very protective. To imitate the rough circumstances I might face on my trip, I have tried punching my fists together across one cover (not two), and a few punches don't hurt a lot. Through this test, I decided that my kindle touch will be safe from any reasonable collisions. 2. The zippers pull smoothly, much better than the zippers on my average clothes. So on my trip, I won't have to worry about breaking these zippers. The reason I'm so obsessed with zippers is that they keep most of the water (from rain and rivers) outside. I'm confident this cover will get the job done. 3. Most of the cover is fiber, not leather. I know a lot of people would prefer leather, but I like fiber, because most leather can't stand hard scratches. Fiber usually can. 4. The Marware zipper handles are very nice. They are soft, durable, and smooth. I would describe it as one of quality and careful design. Now, for the two minor design flaws: 1. If you wish to place your kindle touch upright and apply the hand strap to your left hand, you'll be seriously disappointed. The reason is that the cover doesn't fold back properly; when you hold it with your left hand, you'll be forced to exert additional force to keep it folded. (I'm left handed, so it is a big problem for me). Someone has suggested doing fold-and-zip. While this can certainly be done (I've tried it, and it worked), it cannot be done without effort, because the zippers are pulled backwards. Also, since the zipper handles will be zipped to the inside after this is done, unzipping the cover takes lots of effort and endangers your zipper to breaking (I did not break mine on the first try, but I know the zippers pull weirdly when I tried to unzip it from the fold-and-zip). Clearly, Marware did not design the cover to be used this way. The only real solutions are to hold it with your right hand or insert the kindle touch bottom-up, since you will then be holding the cover by its zippered edges, allowing your thumb 's natural position to push the cover down (I've experimented with it, and this really works without intentionally exerting any additional force). *** NOTE: both the fold-and-zip and my solutions will leave a bend mark on the leather piece. 2. Even without a kindle touch in it, this cover's side pocket is very tight, so extracting almost anything from the pocket will prove difficult without tools. This renders the side pocket useless (I wanted to use it as a substitute for my wallet, but I had to change my mind). Even with these minor flaws, this is a great cover that serves the purposes of both being comprehensively protective and looking nice. I would definitely recommend this to any kindle touch user. Excellent work, Marware! *** UPDATE, with the actual kindle touch: The side pocket doesn't feel any different with the kindle touch; however, it is still too tight to be useful. The kindle touch fits perfectly, and the cover zippers can still zip and unzip without any trouble. After folding the cover and making the kindle face up, the kindle touch's weight is enough to keep the cover folded. My right hand hand strap method works, and my thumb will not touch the kindle touch screen when I use the method. It works even when I take the cover-and-kindle facing down. Plugging the charger into the kindle touch can be slightly troublesome, since the cover bends up on the sides and can get in the way. (Pushing the cover's sides down works. The cover has two zipper handles, so you can zip the cover even while charging.