Amazon has added some new cover choices to their official fabric cases for the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft. The covers are now available with clear backs.
The new clear back Kindle covers are the same price as the original covers with solid-colored backs, and the same front cover colors are available so you have green, pink, and black to choose from.
So far the clear backs are only available on the fabric covers for the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft. They don’t have the clear option for the leather covers, and none of the other Kindle models have clear cases yet either. At least not with Amazon’s official covers.
It seems like half the Kindle-related posts on social media are people posting pictures of their Kindles with stickers all over them. For some reason these people seem to prefer putting the stickers directly on their Kindles instead on the case, so having a clear case with the stickers showing through is kind of a big deal now.
Amazon even added a new picture to the product page for their fabric covers showing the back of the Kindle with stickers on it, and they’re also including a pack of stickers with these new clear covers.
As an adult male this behavior seems strange to me, as I’ve never had the desire to put stickers on anything, but I can see which way the wind is blowing, and putting stickers on Kindles is the hot trend now, so Amazon selling their own clear cases that come with stickers makes sense.
The clear backs are also a good choice if you bought either a pink or green Kindle and want the color to show through. I always thought it was weird how Amazon sold the Kindle Paperwhite with different colors, but then 95% of the color is hidden when using a case.
I want one with a clear front cover, to see the color book cover when the cover is closed! Nobody sells anything like that for any ereader, that I have found.
People sometimes apply the stickers to cardstock, a thick piece of paper that sits between the Kindle and the case, so they won’t damage the Kindle and have the option to swap out sticker collages whenever they wish.
Personally, the stickers idea is intriguing, but I’m not sure I like the idea of the feel of the plastic cover while I’m holding my Kindle. For me, the feel of the case takes precedence over aesthetics. I’m not worried about losing my grip and dropping the case, I just prefer a pleasant sensation.
I find that adding stickers on the clear back cover or on the back of the kindle helps hide fingerprints.