I noticed that Amazon is now advertising a Limited Edition Project Hail Mary case on the product pages for the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft.
The design is a lot more eye-catching than most Kindle cases, but at $49.99 it is a bit more expensive than Amazon’s standard Kindle cases, and they don’t have any cheaper used ones available yet.
The case has the usual magnetic front to keep the cover closed, and it has the auto-wake/sleep feature that turns the Kindle on and off when opening the front cover.
I find it kind of odd that they don’t say what type of material the case is made from anywhere on the product page; Amazon usually specifies that. It would be nice if it was based on Amazon’s plant-based leather covers, but it’s probably not if they aren’t saying so. I really like the plant-based leather cover I got for my Kindle Paperwhite. I actually like it better than the more expensive premium leather cover, and the material feels nicer than their previous gen leather cases.
Whatever material it’s made from, it is slightly heavier than Amazon’s other Kindle cases based on the package weight. They have the weight listed at 5.89 ounces, whereas the plant-based leather cover weighs 5.29 ounces, the premium leather cover weighs 5.64 ounces, and the fabric cover weighs 4.94 ounces.
Oddly, those are what the “packages” weigh, not what the covers weigh. I just checked and my plant-based leather cover weighs 3.9 ounces and the premium leather cover weighs 4.1 ounces, so I don’t know how useful that information is—they should list the weight of the actual covers since that’s more important.
It’s surprising Amazon doesn’t release more custom covers like this; it seems like an easy way to sell unique accessories for popular books. Thankfully they’re not reusing the movie cover on the case, which they annoyingly changed for the cover of the ebook when the movie came out.
I like the subtlety of the cover. Much less “in your face” then most covers promoting a movie adaption. I also wish Amazon would do this more often. Heck, I wish they sold the Kids covers separately. I don’t want to go through the lottery of a getting a good Colorsoft screen when I’m happy with my no-yellow-band Colorsoft SE.