I love this product, it really works well for my huge law books, it's also good for the smaller but thick books. The legs adjust well for page flipping. If you're the end or beginning of the book,where you have a lot of pages on one side and very few on the other, (in a 700 page book this is a big weight issue), it still gets the job done.
HOWEVER,
I also ordered the easi-reader bookstand, about $1 more (doesn't ship to Canada so I had to order it from Independent living aids so shipping was expensive). I'd have to say that the Easi-reader, although it has a more simple look, it more solid than the mighty-bright. Mighty bright metal pieces are held together with plastic while the Easi-reader is held together with metal and its over structure (hard to tell from the Amazon picture) is more solid. My books don't move around whatsoever on the latter.
Another downside, for both products, they are not good for small paperbacks. But for students with large books, cookbooks, papers, pictures they work really well. Mighty Bright Fold-n-Stow Book Holder
I bought this book holder after reading good reviews, but it is really not so good. Mighty Bright writes in the product description 'Variable slope Adjustments (it really adjusts)', but the fact is that it does not. It has one fixed slope. I sent a email to Mighty Bright, who is the seller and probably the manufacturer of this product to explain me how I can adjust the slope, if it really does, as he says. It has been several weeks by now, but I have not received any response. Another drawback is that the wires are soft and pliable and tend to bend with the weight of a hardcover high school textbook. It seems that soon it is going to be out of shape. Yes, one good thing is that it does fold, so it is easily portable.
This is a very versatile book stand that is easy to carry around and easy to store. It is ideal for smaller books and for those readers who don't need variety of reading angles. However, it can accommodate larger books as long as you are a bit careful how you use it. In addition to books, it works really well with a variety of electronic book readers and the new generation of tablet computers. I've used it with my Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) and iPad. In fact, when I was looking for an inexpensive way of propping up my iPad so that it doesn't lay flat on the table I settled for this option and so far it is working perfectly for me. In fact, I am writing this review on iPad that is propped up with it.
The only problem that I have with it is the manufacturing quality. The first holder that I bought broke after a few months of use. I still went ahead and bought a new one because I feel that its many advantages far outweigh this shortcoming, and hopefully if I am a bit more careful with how I store it and handle it it may last longer this time around.
I tried out a lot of bookholders before getting to this one and this is, by far, the best bookholder I've ever used. It's easy to move around and folds flat, so can be taken with you wherever you go. It holds both paperback and hardcover perfectly.
I'm a law student and need my book proped up so I can read and type at the same time. This was a life-saver! Held my paperback Black's Law Dictionary, as well as all the casebooks and hornbooks. And these are books of well over 1000 pages.
If you're looking for a bookholder, get this one!
This was EXACTLY the type of book stand i was looking for. When i first opened it up i thought it was very small and flimsy, but i was wrong. First of all the small size allows for maximum portability and it really isnt that flimsy. I tested the stand with a 1000 page anatomy physiology hardcover textbook and left it on the stand for 4 hours. The stand is PERFECT for hardcover textbooks (high school or college level). So pleased with the product im going to buy another one. : )
Supports most of my books well, even the huge science textbooks. Makes reading a lot easier. For those who have complained about its inability to support large books, u need to adjust it well for best fit. One con is that it is difficult to flip pages on a 1000page book. Highly recommended.
I purchased this bookholder on the recommendation of the other law student who wrote a review. I'm glad I did! This bookholder is perfect for holding big, bulky, thick lawbooks. It swings opens to fit any size textbook. I was initially concerned that it didn't have the movable "flipper" arms that other bookholders use to keep the book open to the appropriate page, however, I discovered that this excellent bookholder doesn't need them. The design itself with it's "hooked" arms keeps the pages open. In fact not having the "flipper" arms is better. I set my book open in class and hold the pages back on each side of a section of material that the professor is discussing. That way I am able to quickly flip between pages during the lecture as the professor discusses specific text. The bookholder is lightweight and packaged in a great plastic holder that is "hole punched" to fit into my notebook. Finally, it is affordable. I looked and tested many other bookholders before taking a leap on this one. I'm glad I choose wisely. - Stand - Document Holder - Bookstand - Large Book Holder'
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