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Still in the hunt for a decent cheap iPad case, I decided to give a folio-style case a chance, and purchased the AcaseLeather Flip Book Jacket/folio. My biggest reason for trying a case this style is because whenever you’re sitting somewhere  you have to put the iPad down on a flat surface, you need to find something to prop up one side. So, I was in the hunt for a decent looking case that had a variety of ways to prop it up, without sacrificing the ability to use it flat. I chose the a case because it was low priced, but had a nice black leather look to it (it’s not real leather, though, despite the name). Functionally, I’ve enjoyed the case, One of the ways you can flip the end around makes a great position for typing, it’s easy to just flip the cover behind and use the iPad vertically (that’s how I’ve found I prefer to use the device as an e-reader) and there are multiple angles you can stand the iPad up when you’re demonstrating or watching something on it. Additionally, if you need to pull the iPad out, the system for holding it in place (elastic bands on the side and two corners) makes it easy to pop it in and out. Having read all that, you’d probably think I’d recommend the case, and I would with one major caveat: it is not kid-proof. Unfortunately, this is also a requirement for me and sadly, I left the iPad with my 2 year old for a few minutes, looked over, and in an attempt to remove the iPad from the case, she pulled one side of the side strap out, and it’s now broken. It seems to me that you shouldn’t have been able to do that so easily, so my guess it that the craftsmanship of the straps is shoddy (the other side is about 1/2 way off as well), and sadly, Ill be looking for yet another case.