Just got my mini today and went straight from apple to best buy to pick up an Otterbox... I think it's perfect. Not a fan of the snap on cover for the screen though.
That's why I don't mind tolerating a bulky case that keeps me from destroying the iPad. It's size makes it a lot more fragile though because of the large screen.
My iPhone 4 is made of a lot of the same materials, and I've carried it naked for months at a time beating the hell out of it with...
Look up at the top and see if you have free books selected. Last night I was browsing it and there's a button you can press where only free stuff will be displayed.
I like the Timbuk2 sleeve, but have my iPad in a iFrogz case. I'd order the sleeve and use it too, but I don't know for sure if it'll fit. Timbuk2 has great cases though, I keep my kindle in one.
I'm using the iFrogz summit case and I love it. I have seen very little about it here but picked one up from amazon and have not looked back. Great case!
I only really read on my iPad when there's low light... I thought I would use it more for reading but just don't. The kindle is smaller and the eink is awesome to read on. I also like how if I were to break the kindle its only $79 down the drain vs. 500+ so its easier to take to the beach and...
I was having the same issue and then I realized I wasn't pulling down on the screen to sync it. I was just sitting there waiting for it to download automatically like my real kindle does.