It took an annoyingly long time for ASUS' official case for the original Nexus 7 to become available, and even when it did, it wasn't all that great. For the 2013 version ASUS has created two cases: a travel case, which is made of a soft plastic material like the older "official" case, and a premium case, with a hard plastic outer shell, foldable cover/stand, and microfiber interior. This more functional case is now shipping from at least two Amazon vendors.

With the felt screen cover, tri-folding design, and rubberized feet, the Premium Cover looks quite a lot like the first-party tablet cases from Samsung. It's a much more functional product than the travel case, which is frankly pretty poor for the price. Speaking of price, the Premium Case is a little on the heavy side in that department. The white version is .18, from a vendor named DataVision Computer Video, and the black version runs .88 from "antonline." Neither vendor is offering Amazon Prime shipping. The Premium Cover isn't available on the Play Store or anywhere else at the moment, but ASUS does have a descriptive product page.

Even at this early stage, there are dozens of cases being created for the Nexus 7 2013 at all price points. It might be best to wait for some reviews to come in before making a choice (Android Police has at least two lined up, if you're wondering). For example, the official Premium Cover doesn't seem to have a magnetic smart cover function, which even some of the cheapo cases on Amazon are including. But if you want a first-party solution, now you've got a slightly better option.

Amazon - Nexus 7 Premium Cover (White)

Amazon - Nexus 7 Premium Cover (Black)

ASUS - Nexus 7 Premium Cover product page

Thanks, Yann!