Purple protective cover

Aunt Cindy sent a cover for my Kindle.  This is what we landed on, and we'll later

make it a nice zip up cover. (We meaning Aunt Cindy, Rhoda, and Vannan - me as in, I hope I get to pick the material).

It was splendid today holding onto my shopping list.

Anyway, my biggest concern was blows to the screen and random spills.  ...  

Pros:

It is very light weight.

It was a bright happy purple.

It fits very tightly, but still allows all the knobs and buttons and holes to be available.

There is a  thick hard plastic cover over the screen.

It got here - FAST.

It comes in a reusable plastic bag with a bit of a handle, it snaps shut at the top, and when the whole Kindle is placed inside, offers more than a bit of protection against spills.

It has a nice feel once the cover is on the Kindle.

It has a stand in the back ... useful to copy text from ... or hands free reading.

If you can't make up your mind - it is a great price for a first choice.  I expect that unless the Kindle is hit very hard or dropped in a puddle, it will help protect it for a good long time - or at least a year or so - longer if well cared for.

Cons:

The plastic feels "brittle".  I don't expect the stand part to last long.  I actually was surprised that it was so "flimsy" feeling.  Of course I didn't try to break it - it might be a much stronger plastic than it looks or feels.

Several spots are not completely snapped together - it was a very tight fit.  Most of the snaps are together completely, and those snapped easily, but the last few seem to be poorly aligned.  This is most noticeable along the bottom, where the plastic slightly gaps away from the unit.

Some of the buttons on the edge are harder to use because of the width of the plastic.  Most especially the directional button > is right up next to the opening.

There is some glare to the screen because of the plastic cover - however, the trade off to having more protection over the glass will probably be worth it to me.

The flip out stand does not actually snap into place - and while the friction feel of it keeps the stand from "swinging out" away from the back, still, it is easy enough to catch on something.