Kindle Leather Cover, Black (Fits 6" Display, 2nd Generation Kindle)

by Amazon

Product Features

• Official book cover designed by Amazon for 6" Display, 2nd Generation Kindle
• Secure Kindle in place with patent-pending cover hinge and strap
• Sturdy and stylish genuine leather exterior protects Kindle
• Soft charcoal grey suede interior protects screen from scratches
• Weighs only 6.5 ounces, allowing you to read comfortably for long periods of time without adding excess weight

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• ASIN: B002Y27P6O
• Item model number: A01200-Blk
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (700 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 9, 2010

Product Description

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Protect Your Kindle in Style Designed by Amazon, this official leather book cover offers optimal protection for your Kindle (6” Display), while displaying your style. Contoured, pebble-grain leather surrounds your Kindle in sophistication, while the soft charcoal interior protects the screen from scratches.   Travel with Kindle Weighing only 6.5 ounces, this lightweight cover is perfect for taking Kindle wherever you go. The sleek and sturdy leather ensures the ultimate fit and protection without adding bulk and weight.   Read in Comfort Reading with the cover on, you can easily access Kindle's navigation features and power switch, while the rounded edges offer a perfect fit in your hands. The cover is designed to fold back, so you can also read comfortably with just one hand.   Secure Your Kindle Our patent-pending hinge system secures your Kindle to the cover, with a strap to keep the cover firmly closed. Simply attach Kindle (6" Display) into the cover, apply the strap, and rest assured it will stay firmly in place even when you're on the go.

Product Description

Designed by Amazon, this official leather book cover offers optimal protection for your Kindle (6" Display), while displaying your style. Contoured, pebble-grain leather surrounds your Kindle in sophistication, while the soft charcoal interior protects the screen from scratches.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Scratched my Kindle!, May 2, 2010

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K. Couture "Kindle Lover" (Hampstead, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kindle Leather Cover, Black (Fits 6" Display, 2nd Generation Kindle) (Electronics)

I was really hoping this cover was going to be "it" for me. I currently have the Patagonia cover (which I love) but wanted something a bit "nicer." I put my Kindle in this cover for 2 weeks and although it did not "crack" my Kindle, it certainly left deep scratches and knicks along the side where the hinges clipped into the Kindle. No one will see but me, but STILL! I was afraid over time it would damage it more. What drew me to this, was the elastic on the cover, which I did like. By the way, the Patagonia cover is the way to go when travelling. It is well padded, water resistant and fit into a carry-on nicely. I just ordered the M-Edge platform for my "nicer" cover...hopefully this one will be the one I am looking for. I would definitely NOT buy any cover with the hinges ever again. If you want to protect your Kindle, get a cover that holds it in with elastic edges.

64 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yep!, February 17, 2010

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anonymer Feigling (The Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kindle Leather Cover, Black (Fits 6" Display, 2nd Generation Kindle) (Electronics)

Just got the black one. I have an M-Edge Platform cover in 'sapphire'; wanted something a little more grownup in appearance for the commute, since I don't really use my booklight in transit.

For my purpose, this is the perfect cover. The overall styling with the pebbled leather gives it a 40's vintage appearance -- grown up and serious, but cool -- not corporate. The cover is pretty rigid. The little channel that holds the strap (which is like a bungee), works well to keep the strap neatly in place. This cover is exactly as I had imagined it would be: except that it's a little more padded, which makes it even better; and it's *very* lightweight. I just threw it onto the not-very-accurate kitchen scale. It weighs about 6-3/8 oz. (180g) -- even lighter than I'd expected; but it's still very slim despite having more padding than I'd expected. It is only very slightly larger in dimensions than the Kindle, and fits the middle pocket of my small messenger bag perfectly.

The lining is heathered charcoal, and is more synthetic flannel-like than suede-like. What's especially good about the color, is that it seems unlikely to show hand-grime over time. I like how it looks with the device, because it's closer in color to the words than it is to the page background.

As another reviewer noted, it would be difficult to mistake the back for the front. I agree with that statement. This cover does have the same hinge system as the original Amazon cover, and comes with an explicit warning not to lift the back cover. But this design also provides the means of preventing the famous 'evil accident', if one is conscientious about using the strap. The strap holds the cover closed firmly enough that if one does lift the back rather than the front, it doesn't really 'lift' independently; and if desired one can also read with the strap over the 'free' edge of the Kindle. It doesn't interfere with any buttons, and the tab situates perfectly as a place to rest one's thumb, if one happens to hold the device in one's right hand.

The *front* cover folds back neatly -- almost like reading without a cover, except that the device won't slide around.

The cover does have a strong chemical smell right now, as I expected it probably would coming right out of the box. I expect that to dissipate over time -- it's still quite new. I plan to leave it open to air out for a while and keep my nose *away*. I'm not worried about this.

Oh. And -- the packaging it came in is quite nice. I'd call it 'giftable', even. Harmonious with the original Kindle packaging.

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is not what I expected, June 12, 2010

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Latoya Cato "Kindle" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kindle Leather Cover, Black (Fits 6" Display, 2nd Generation Kindle) (Electronics)

The smell, the feel, the color, the strap I expected.
But this cover caused my Kindle to crack where the brackets attach to the kindle.
I've owned this cover for almost four months now and Amazon is replacing my Kindle because of this damage.