The pleasure of touch leather is undeniable but especially the seams are well made, a sign of good quality which is why the manufacturer offers a 5 year warranty against manufacturing concerns.
The inner pane is more useful than one might believe.
Finally, and very importantly, the ability to play or charge your Kindle without having to remove the cover is very convenient.
One wonders what could fault this excellent product apart from the possibility of inserting a pen to take notes and somewhat more accessible keys if you are a perfectionist like cursor down but the buttons are often fragile in this type of equipment and protection is essential: it would be a shame to have a reading light HS because of a button)
Note for those who prefer a different color purple that this product is available in 4 other colors: red, pink, black and brown.