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Twelve South Releases BookBook and SurfacePad for 9.7" iPad Pro

Wednesday August 24, 2016 8:30 AM PDT by Joe Rossignol

Twelve South has announced that its BookBook and SurfacePad covers are now available for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro.

BookBook is a leather case reminiscent of a vintage sketchbook and includes a built-in kickstand and Apple Pencil holster. The case retails for $79.99 for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, while the Rutledge Edition is $99.99.

SurfacePad is a Smart Cover-like leather cover with a built-in kickstand for multi-angle viewing and magnets for automatic sleep/wake functionality. SurfacePad for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is available in Camel and Jet Black colors for $79.99.

BookBook is also available for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, while the SurfacePad is compatible with the iPad Air, iPad Air 2, and all iPad mini models.

Tags: BookBook, Twelve South

Top Rated Comments

sracer

124 months ago

These guys have created a great niche in the case market. It's an anarchism for such a classic style book cover containing modern technology but it works!

They lost me at the leather frame covering the bezel part. If they used a more elegant plastic frame where the iPad could snap in, it would perform and look much better.

I've always found these type of cases to interfere with using the tablet. Especially with iOS where swiping in from the screen edges performs various functions.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

TechZeke

124 months ago

They lost me at the leather frame covering the bezel part.

Glad I'm not the only one who absolutely can't stand stuff like this. It doesn't look good and makes using the tablet worse.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

AWeber3030

124 months ago

Am I the only one who thinks the naming for these things are terrible?

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

S.B.G

124 months ago

The SurfacePad looks rather nice, but I'm not sure I'm willing to fork out $80 for one. I can get an Apple one that does mostly the same thing for $50.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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