Original Kobo Aura with slick cover

I bought a Kobo Aura when they first came out and I tried it both with and without a case. I prefered it in the case because the texture of the device itself was kind of unpleasant. Other than that I liked how small and light it was. That's a very important feature for me.

I mostly read with a Voyage but the Kobo is the only thing that fits comfortably in a pants pocket and that makes it easy to carry with me.

Anyway I found one that said lightly used on Ebay last week for $50 so I bought it as a backup. This one was called Magenta although it's really sort of an orange pink. Since I planned to keep it in a case I didn't care. The price was good.

But I bought the wrong case for it so I started reading with it without the case. The outer shell is totally different than my black one. Instead of the little rased dots that are so uncomfortable this is perfectly smooth. Not slick, just smooth. It feels great without the case.

Also my original Aura had a minor defect: if I squeeze just a bit on the lower part of it it starts turning pages. This one doesn't do that. Now I'm finding myself tempted to get another one as a backup and sell my old one. :)

Anyway for those of you who have an original black Aura and don't like the feel of the case this might be good news for you.

I don't think I was aware of why I didn't like mine till I got this one. I just knew I liked it better in a case.

Barry