Good morning, e-reader friends!

I purchased a Kindle Paperwhite 12th gen to my dilemma of my newer Kindle Fire keeping me awake at night when I was reading it despite maxing out all the low light settings. I love it. ADORE IT!

I've ordered a number of cases to try on it so far, and have narrowed it down to two presently with similar features: they both have the magnetic back and sleep/wake capabilities when the cover is opened and closed, the strap for holding it (extremely helpful for walking & reading like I often do), and they both have the stand (which I probably won't use). More or less, what I can't decide on is the material. They also both have the "insert" area for the Kindle inside the binding, pointing toward the crease, which I feel is more secure (I have been known to trip and nearly take diggers when walking and reading 😆), plus is way easier for me to get the Kindle in and out if I need to clean it or whatever. One just has a flap to hold it in, while the other has the flap that secures with velcro... more below.

1. Case 1 is a fun floral, and turns out is the exact same case my mom has for her Kindle she purchased 2-ish years ago. That wasn't intentional - it just had great reviews and was the cheapest color option in the lineup from that particular maker when I ordered it and I thought I could live with it. The covering seems fairly durable, and given I've seen mom's case after two years of use now and it appears to still look pretty good despite her lack of concern for caring for it and keeping it clean is worth keeping in mind for me... since no device lasts forever, I DO want the case I choose for it to last the lifespan of the device. This is the case with the added security of velcro on the strap that holds the Kindle in the device, which I think is a nice win.
2. Case 2 is a "pleather" Book-look style like the picture shown, and it is soooooooooooooo pretty. I love the idea of it looking like a real book, because it contains books inside, after all! But my concern is over the material and how long it will last and stay looking nice. Ladies, you probably get what I mean if you've ever purchased a faux leather handbag... use them long enough and despite truly careful care, most of them start to "flake" and reveal the materials beneath the surface of the overlay. It gets ugly. And it is no longer presentable nor does it make me happy at that point any longer. This is the one with just a "pleather" strap that folds over the Kindle where it inserts into the case, though in this case my device fits much more snugly than in the floral one, and to be honest it'll take a bit of effort to get it in and out, so maybe that's a mute point.

I paid the same price for each of them, so that's not a factor.

For those of you that have owned and used "pleather" e-reader cases/covers, please share your experiences with me!!!

Which one is going to last longest and be the best value and look the nicest still if/when it's time to lay this device to rest and get a new one sometime that I pray is a loonnnnggg time in the future?