I saw this cover on another site when I was shopping for my kindle, but thought it was a little too expensive there. So when I saw it here for less money, I snapped it up. The description says "refurbished", but I'm positive it's brand new. Not a single sign of previous use or wear. I bought the apple green. It's just a tad darker in real life than it looks on my computer monitor, but is still a bright cheerful color. Gray felt interior. The kindle snaps in super easily and is very secure. You can open the cover to read it like a book, or you can fold the cover all the way back and hold it in one hand. So far doing that doesn't seem to have caused any extra stress on the cover spine (though I've only been using it for a few days). All in all, a great cover at a great price, and I would highly recommend it.