I read someone saying that this case is a bit too thick. Actually, that attracted me to it. This is a really well-made, strong case. I think it really is leather but I can't say for definite. It seems to provide very good protection. I know it seems a bit of an irony that the manufacturers spend all their time making their ereaders nice and thin and then folks like me come along and decide to put a nice thick case around it to protect it - but Hey! I have 5 children and they all want to use it, so it makes sense - gonna have to buy more eReaders.