After having bought my Kindle, I’ve been scouting around for a suitable cover for my precious device. It didn’t take me long to decide which cover would make a perfect match.

Oberon Design make some of the most beautiful Kindle covers I’ve seen so far, but is that all that’s important when choosing a good cover?

Let’s not judge a cover just by it’s cover. The things that I’d look out for when deciding on my Kindle cover are:

• The ability to easily fold the cover to the back and securing it when reading.
• A strap that is used to secure the cover when closed may get in the way while reading, so it must be built to tuck away neatly.
• The way the Kindle is secured. Elastic bands will become loose over time and any casing wrapped around the Kindle may obstruct the buttons or make it uncomfortable when holding your Kindle.
• The rest of it, like durability, lightweight and build quality go without saying.

Oberon’s then does not fit these requirements. Considering it’s price tag of USD69, it secures the Kindle poorly with elastic bands. Though I cannot tell for sure, but it appears that their covers are not able to fold to the back, which will make for cumbersome one-handed reading. When closed, their covers are secured using a rubber band. Can you imagine that dangling rubber band while reading? How annoying.

Most other covers fail to meet these requirements. All, except one – the ones built by Amazon themselves. They’ve done a superb job with their leather covers. They’ve thought of every detail and I just love how the device secures to the case without any obstruction to the Kindle itself. See it for yourself.

Now that’s how to make a cover.