Amazon Kindle Lighted Leather

Matthew Price 10 minutes ago
But this case isn't a touchscreen! QQ!
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David Ely 1 hour ago
I'm a bit upset that Amazon didn't plan in advance to have their cases available at release of the Kindle 4.  All I want is the regular case, without the light.  Why do I have to wait until mid-November before I can get one?  I don't like the 3rd party case which is currently available.
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Edward Kreutzer 1 hour ago
Last picture in the dark: a perfect way to go blind.
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Mr. Argent 17 minutes ago in reply to Edward Kreutzer
For some reason i feel a vague trace of nostalgia looking at that last picture...
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Plunge_Protection_Team 46 minutes ago in reply to Edward Kreutzer
Yeah your right, but the light sure came in handy when our power went out for 5 days!! Time went by so fast with no TV, no internet, no nothin just the kindle. The lasting battery power is very impressive.  I want a gray scale TV!
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Izzy 1 hour ago
Umm, no. $20 maybe, $60 is stupid for a $79 reader.
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OneLove 2 hours ago
Am sorry, but it you need a $60 light for your e-reader somethings wrong. Plus, it looks like its leeching power from the kindle?
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Stuart Hall 1 hour ago in reply to OneLove
Not used one, have you?

1. Yes, it's expensive. I still feel that nothing's particularly wrong, however.
2. Yes, it does leech power from the kindle. Most people prefer the work "draw" or "consume" as leech kinda implies that it's not designed to do so...

For me, I read in bed with the light and I /always/ fall asleep with the light left on. Pre-Kindle, this cost me a fortune in book light batteries. Post-Kindle - well, if you don't turn a page for a few mins, the Kindle turns off...and so does the light. Such a simple thing :-)

For me, this is easily worth the money. That said, new one looks much more robust. Maybe I should change up... ;-)
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Sammy King 2 hours ago
Thank goodness Amazon removed the cumbersome hinges from the previous generation covers and deployed innovation to create the new improved version of the lighted Kindle covers. It's convenient and well worth the money for a quality product. Check out
Top 10 Kindle Touch Covers and Cases
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banjoonmyknee 2 hours ago in reply to Sammy King
I hope they revisit the  Kindle branded cover for the Kindle 3/Keyboard.   My lower connector bent within a few weeks of using it and I always worry about the way the light slides in and out off the top corner.  The design of these looks much smarter.
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motwera 2 hours ago
Internet in Black and white, Yey?
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Daleksnare 1 hour ago in reply to motwera
Not really, mostly this is just for text in black and white. It's an e-reader. If you want a nice browsing experience go look at the article on the Kindle Fire.
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OneLove 2 hours ago in reply to motwera
don't be an elitist. :)
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Pootmatoot 2 hours ago
This was a must-have for the Kindle Keyboard if you do any serious reading at all.

Wonderful case. And now the light is centered! Huzzah!

I've genuinely never been so excited that an LED has moved 3 inches.
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M. "Shadyman" Lange 2 hours ago
Either that's an awfully blue light or someone needs to white balance that camera ;)
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drrjv 3 hours ago
What happened to backlighting? I'd rather see a review of the device itself. Has anyone actually tried it?
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Pootmatoot 2 hours ago in reply to drrjv
Backlighting would sort of defeat why e-ink is so readable.
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Mike Walker 3 hours ago in reply to drrjv
Backlighting isn't possible -- the eink technology is opaque.
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OCTheo 3 hours ago
I have never used an e-reader.  So without this light, you can't read in the dark. That really sucks, considering that any tablet with lcd is fully illuminated to be read in the dark. No wonder they are so cheap.

Nice feature though, but another expense that new adoptees may not know about until after purchase.  So much for low price!
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banjoonmyknee 2 hours ago in reply to OCTheo
1. Turn out all the lights in your room    2.  Read off your iPad or laptop display for a while, maybe 30 minutes, then turn it off.   3.   Note the horrible burn-in on your retinas.   Gah!  My eyes!  4.  Now try to go to sleep.

This exercise is best done with eyes over 40+.

Now do the same thing with a Kindle and its book light or your own reading lamp.   Ahhhhhhhh.....
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Pootmatoot 2 hours ago in reply to OCTheo
Reading a novel on an LCD is like staring into the sun.

The way your eyes read long sections of text in a book is very different to how they work when jumping around a computer screen browsing the internet: it's much, much more tiring on a backlit screen.
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bjsguess 2 hours ago in reply to OCTheo
Having tried both (Original Nook & Sony eReader + Touchpad and Color Nook user) I can say that one is NOT better than the other.

You can't read eInk at night without a light on. However, you get NO glare under virtually any lighting.

You can't read LCD in direct sunlight. However, it is viewable in the dark.

If you read outside then eInk is the way to go. If you read in low/no light then LCD is the better option. Both have their pros and cons.

You also don't need this light. You can pick one up that does the exact same thing for $8 on eBay.
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Daleksnare 1 hour ago in reply to bjsguess
An e-ink screen with a booklight is still much easier on the eyes than a backlit LCD for most people. And this booklight doesn't ever need new batteries or fall off. And you can't forget it. Also, it disappears into the case and doesn't take any extra room.
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Dustin Schultz 3 hours ago in reply to OCTheo
But LCD tablets are very uncomfortable to read for long periods of time and won't last a flight from say Seattle, WA to Saint Petersburg, Russia.  Just saying... LCD tablets are not the best thing for actual reading.
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dranon 1 hour ago in reply to Dustin Schultz
wOW SO JUST PLUG IT IN?  I do with mine...
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facebook-536442413 3 hours ago
Why leather? Why?
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Stuart Hall 1 hour ago in reply to facebook-536442413
Mooooo!
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sh1sh1 2 hours ago in reply to facebook-536442413
Blame the cows.
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Phil Turnbull 2 hours ago in reply to facebook-536442413
Durability? Why not?
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M. "Shadyman" Lange 2 hours ago in reply to Phil Turnbull
And because it's sexy? Leather is awesome.

/Cue PETA vs Amazon protests
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sh1sh1 3 hours ago
What are those strange objects behind the kindle? They look like tablets, but thicker. they must be single-cored.
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Maximillion82 3 hours ago
If rumours are true and you really can't use the 3G network to browse then this thing is crap
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Pootmatoot 2 hours ago in reply to Maximillion82
Tell me of this exciting world of yours with 3G cases. Can cases also play Angry Birds?
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Maximillion82 2 hours ago in reply to Pootmatoot
Didn't mean the case, clicked on the wrong link, I meant the Kindle haha. But here is the rumour anyways http://mashable.com/2011/10/03...
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Pootmatoot 2 hours ago in reply to Maximillion82
It's sort of inevitable. You can only get 3G free forever because the usage is so minimal (emergency browsing, and book buying).

As touch improves the experience, and as e-ink refresh rates improve, more people use 3G to actively browse. There comes a point where you can't provide that for free due to the increasing data flow.

Basically, as the experimental browser becomes more pleasant to use, you have to stop people using it. It's there to buy books and look-up.
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Quasistellar 3 hours ago
Looks too bright, actually.  I'll stick to the book-light I got for free with Snuggie.
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Marco Esquondoles 3 hours ago
It looks well engineered and well thought-out.  The problem is I bought the new Kindle 4 because I'm on a pretty tight budget at the moment.  There is no way I'm buying a $60 case for an $80 ereader.  And like you wrote, it almost doubles the weight.

I picked up a nice black leather sleeve designed for the Kobo Touch, which has the same physical dimensions as the Kindle 4:

PS - you won't find a better deal for this case, I searched hard:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...
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UserFormerlyKnownAsDave 3 hours ago
I'd like to know what impact the light has on the Kindle battery.  That might have been a useful point to cover in the review.
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banjoonmyknee 2 hours ago in reply to UserFormerlyKnownAsDave
If it's anything like the Kindle 3/Keyboard, not much.

I mean, maybe you're talking one or two less days out of the 2 months of battery that you'll get, assuming you don't leave the wifi on all the time.
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Pootmatoot 1 hour ago in reply to banjoonmyknee
That doesn't match my usage. Using the light every night knocked a single charge for the Kindle down to about a week.

Still obviously an age, but a significant whack on the caseless usage.
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Jameseh 3 hours ago
So $5 chinese case next month, a book light from the dollar store and $54 in the bank.
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Guest 3 hours ago
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BMichaels 3 hours ago in reply to Guest
What a relevant post.
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cjschris 3 hours ago in reply to Guest
Wait, what?
Not only is it a generally positive hands-on, but it's for a product that is over-expensive.
I own the Kindle Keyboard cover and, to be honest, it is good.
But it's a rip off, especially with the price of shipping to Australia.

If you found this to be negative, it wasn't because it wasn't Apple. Engadget has been positive with Kindle's. And to say that they make money off it is the final nail in your moronic coffin. Open your eyes and discover that not every negative review or hands-on is because it's a non-Apple product. It's because there are some genuine problems.
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stall101 3 hours ago in reply to cjschris
-------->         The Joke
: O                 You
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OneLove 1 hour ago in reply to stall101
The joke arrow is in his open mouth?
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Amit Patel 3 hours ago in reply to Guest
i love your name...derp
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Will Heineman 3 hours ago
I will wait for a cheap Chinese Knockoff
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Amit Patel 3 hours ago
60 dollars for a case?!, this better transform it self into a samich maker amirite?
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sushibandit 3 hours ago
I like how the light swivels out of the center, but that price is... too high given the cost of the device.

"Should I buy 6 books or this cover?"  Hmmm, tough call (not really).