Well...it is a holder. Maybe a case is considered hard plastic.

>Thanks for clearing that up, I was wondering the same thing myself.
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>Why didn't they call it a "CD case" then? When I heard the phrase "CD holder", I thought of something designed to hold one CD, and was trying to figure out the purpose of it.
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>>A round little faux-leather case with envelopes within to hold CDs
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>>>Just curious, whatta-hell is a "CD holder"? And how have I lived without one?