Ok so I came across this guy in the tube as he entered the train. He sat down opposite me and after a few moments unbuttoned his top two black coat buttons and reached within it to pull out a large padded, rather protective, probably leather, kindle holder/brick/box. He shifted in his chair as he attempted to grab the one end, where he tried to unclip the front cover to reveal the screen, which he did not very easily(after the flap released and hung down),then he positioned, moved and folded that cover/flap behind the kindle and reclipped it. I sat there watching him do this, trying to get at whatever book he had been reading and thought to myself how I'd already be through the first paragraph- and then he slowly, looking rather dignified, lowered the device to just above his knees and started reading.

Finally.

This might sound all reasonable but it's not, and I'll tell you for why:

Why the hell would you want to add to the massive complexity(sacasm) of whipping the already slim, sleek, trim and easily handled kindle, for battling to open the cover/case just to get to the thing and contending with the added bulk(which must have attributed to half the devices size), only to go through the whole thing once you need to get off the tube(which you normally only do once you realise at the point at which the tube stops that you need to get going and then the frantic shuffling begins).

I don't know but that's just too much effort - maybe I'm just not relaxed enough or zen enough, I don't know...

Sure protection - it add protection...what from you reading it too hard? dropping it like you do when you drop your book every couple if seconds? Cmon, don't get a cover for your kindle that has straps, clips etc... that's just silly. don't make hour life difficult just to protect it, it's there to make your life easier, surely.

But don't worry, I'll get over this....it's just the efficiency or lack thereof in dealing with a practical application(ease of reading) that gets me - a voice in my head(I have those) leans over to me and gently whispers into my ear...get over it man.