Perfect together

After a great deal of research, I finally decided on a cover for my Kindle. It wasn't an easy decision. I rather liked Amazon's hot pink leather cover, but I wasn't thrilled with the slotted clip-in system used to keep the Kindle in the cover. I feared that the weight of the Kindle would eventually cause the "spine" of the cover to sag and tear.

I visited the Kindle discussion boards and learned about Oberon Design. This is a small company out in California. If you frequent certain Renaissance festivals, you may have seen their leather and pewter products. They've expanded into the ereader cover market and currently make covers to fit Nooks and Kindles. I watched their features video; the unit retention system is well designed and very secure. Satisfied that this cover would be durable, protective, and beautiful, I searched for "the one". I thought I had found it when mine eyes lit upon the Celtic Bold cover; I was poised to purchased when I noticed something that shocked me to my Celtic core.

The knotwork is not correct and is asymmetrical, to boot. In three of the four corners, the proper over/under repetition is maintained. In the fourth quadrant, one of the cords runs over three other cords in a row. Once I saw that, I could not ignore it. I even called Oberon to tell them about the flaw. The couldn't make me a Kindle cover using the Celtic Braid small journal cover tooling, either.

I nearly quit in frustration: Oberon's covers cost twice as much as Amazon's covers and I couldn't get either of my top two preferences. In the end, my liking for Oberon's retention system carried the day and I ordered the Celtic Hounds cover in Saddle.

Despite a potentially fatal addressing snafu, my Oberon cover finally arrived safely at chez trek. My Kindle is safe and secure.

I'm still trying to decide if I am more comfortable folding the cover back on itself for one-handed reading or removing the unit and reading it "nekkid". The leather straps which hold three of the four corners are very tight so it is a bit of effort to get it in and out but I can't say that that is a bad thing. If it takes me a bit of work to get it out when I want it out, it is that much less likely to fall out accidentally.

It may be plain brown paper,
but the wrapping job is tidy!

Zoomorphic knotwork motifs are common in ancient
Irish manuscripts such as the Book of Kells

A very snug fit is key to the cover's security.

All of the switches and ports remain accessible.

Not sure yet how I will use the little pewter charm,
but I love it.