Sure, it's an extra thin shell. But in my opinion, feels at all, as if it were only made of cardboard. If you have a few times folded the cover back. you already have the impression that this would not just last. Also, I had really hard time trying Kobo my back to remove it from this shell, without fear, to break the cover ... The color is really great, but if the rest is not true, I had the envelope unfortunately again send back. The Gecko is indeed color not as fancy, but it met all my expectations and costs the same.