when i first saw this cover i really hated the idea of the 'steno-pad'-type configuration. but after thinking about it for several days, i ended up ordering the platform cover for two reasons. 1. i *need* my kindle to stand up sometimes. cooking. eating a sandwich. knitting.. and 2. i am a heavy keyboard annotator; i thumb-type on my kindle2 with my hands in 'text-messaging' position. so in the end i did not want the cover to fold on the left.
now that i have the cover in hand, i know that i have made the correct choice.
re. standing the cover. one can flip the cover back, stick the end of the closure tab into its slot/pocket with the cover inside out, and it will stand. this places the device at a fairly upright angle. at this point, the fold can be futzed with. talley (above) has noted elsewhere (?) that if the closure tab is left loose, one can achieve a steeper angle. this has been my experience as well, so i consider the standing angle to be a more or less adjustable feature.
the front and back covers are both very stiff, fairly thick boards. this was a desired feature; if it had come in at all squishy and flexible, i'd have sent it back. i wanted this for screen protection.
the cover is lined with a fuzzly light-grey synthetic suede. i believe the lining color is the same for all of the m-edge k2 covers. this lining is a good thing, as it helps to keep the device from sliding around. it sits securely in its corners. if the cover is folded back completely, the fake suede also keeps the k2 in its cover from falling off of one's lap.
i ordered 'sapphire', so it would stand out. (don't want to sit on it by accident.) to my eye it seems to be quite a saturated, deep turquoise; depending on the light it can also look teal-blue. it is far more blue than green, but is not as luminous as it appears on the amazon site -- for those who care. i didn't. note: it is really really shiny. i kind of hope this will change as it ages. it also smells a bit; i've heard that this should dissipate.
the cover measures 6-3/8" x 8-3/4" (roughly 16.5 x 22.5cm), and is juuuust shy of 1" (2.5cm) thick. so get out your tape measure. the photos online make it look far narrower. weight is 1 lb 3-3/4 oz., or ca. 562g with k2 (and no light yet) inside. mine fits just fine in my normal (not very big) bag along with my other stuff.
the cover is about 1" (2.5cm) wider than the kindle as one looks at it -- to the left of the device. this space is for storing the m-edge e-luminator light (in product picture here @amazon) (sold separately). that is being re-designed. i plan to order one. to hold the light, there is a pocket under the kindle toward the top where a tab on the light assembly will slide in -- presumably. i've heard that some people who have no plans to get the light hold the device by that edge, in their left hand, while reading. the inside of the front cover has a large pocket and a small pocket, both opening to the same side. neither is expandable.there's a black elastic pen-loop at the top, at the cover-fold above where the kindle rides.
i ordered without a very good idea what to expect, as i ordered before very many people had them for the k2. i learned more from people who started receiving theirs during my 3-week wait for my cover to arrive.
for my needs, it is pretty perfect.
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