Customer Reviews

Sony Electronic Book Leather Cover (Black)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Even though I have thought that I had read a lot of reviews about the Reader I thought that it would come with no cover at all. This is why I purchased this cover. It turns out that the reader gets shipped with a cover though.

This cover is a little better than the one that was shipped with the reader. There is a little pack on the back and the inside is made of some nice material (felt if I am not mistaken) and it has some magnets on the corners, so that it clings more to the reader when closed, but my biggest grief with it is that you can't really clap it back, like you would do with the cover of a magazine or a thin book.

For a slightly better version of an item that u'll be getting with the reader itself, the price is not justified.

If you lost or damaged your cover, then this one will serve you well.

Im not giving more than 3 stars to this item, as one, who buys the reader doesn't really need this cover to start with and also because of the fact that you can fold it back...

Do not buy this cover Sony Electronic Book Leather Cover (Black). The leather part is nice enough but your $30 investment is wasted when the 10cent plastic piece in the middle (that holds the ebook reader in place) snaps off at one end. Mine broke within 60 days and neither Ace, nor Amazon, nor Sony would send me a new plastic piece ("we don't have replacement parts available") nor replace the cover. Save your money...use the cover that comes with the eBook reader. That cover has a metal retention system, not the cheap plastic one that's in this one. And, btw, NEVER ever buy from Ace. Their customer support is absolutely worthless.

This is a very nice cover, it looks like a book and isint as cheap/gaudy as the case that comes with the PRS-505. The inside is soft hide so it doesent damage the reader. The pockets in the back are nice as well.

I thought this was a third party offering but it's not. If I had realized it was made by Sony, I wouldn't have bought it - based on the crappy tan colored cover that came with my PRS-505.

This one is black leather with only a slightly softer feel than the original hard tan cover. The inside is lined with a soft felt material and there's a small pocket in the back which is big enough to maybe hold a passport - that's all. But this cover is still NOT padded.

Is it worth the money? I don't think so... but I really needed it... so I'll keep it only because I hated the tan cover...:-)

I didn't like the cheap plastic cover that came with the PRS-505. I prefer leather. So I bought the pink. It was ok but looked kind of tacky -- too "pink". So I bought the black. It is not sewn properly and the front it buckled. The inside is supposed to look like leather suede but it is obvious that it is just a cheap microfiber. As another reviewer has observed, it is not padded -- while the non-padded cover has "cleaner" lines, it is not as satisfying from a tactile perspective.

While the leather cover is still nicer than the one included with the reader, it is not worth $40.00 and should be much nicer given the expense of the e-Reader.

I noticed over on the Sony eReader site, they were selling a Dooney Bourke cover for awhile. However, they said that is no longer available... maybe you can find it on eBay. I haven't seen it in person but figure it has to be better than this one.

In all fairness, Sony is a good company and makes good products. But this so called leather book cover is an insult to leather.

The feel is plastiky, the finish is pathetic and the overall experience is something to stay away from.

Interestingly, the standard cover given by Sony with the reader is much better!

I suggest that you stick to the standard cover that comes free along with the reader. Happy reading

I think this is a must have for your Sony reader. Can you leave without it? Yes. Should you? No. No you should not. It makes the reader feel more sturdy, it covers the screen nicely so it does not get scratched in your bag. It also makes holding the reader a lot easier - I feel - than otherwise. Overall, I recommend this product.

Please disregard the review too small! I bought this on the page with the PRS-700 because of the option to buy both packages together with the PRS-700. I guess that was Amazon's mistake and not that of Sony. Anyway, just so no one else gets tricked.

It is not leather, it is some plastic, it doesn't look like a book and looks like a cheap thing you can buy for cents in the streets of midtown NY

I purchased this so that the cover that comes with the eBook reader could be changed for fashion purposes more than anything.

It is what it is, a leather cover like the one that comes with the device but choose a colour that suits your bag/taste...