Adjustable Clips Cookbook Lightweight Bookstand Textbooks Bookstands Music Reviews Summary

Portability and Size

Pros:

• "It’s lightweight and portable but sturdy enough to handle a large heavy book."
• "Perfect size with good weight portability to move from room to room."
• "It's thin enough to slide it behind things to store."
• "It’s easy to fold back into a flat positions and store under my computer stand."
• "It fits in both my backpack and messenger bag with no problem."
• "They both are portable and light-weight."
• "I am totally satisfied with this product because it is practical, comfortable, light and easy to transport."

Cons:

• "The stand doesn't lock in place so it just flops all over when you try to store it folded, which is super annoying."
• "The fold out book ledge and the adjustable stand assembly tend to flop and jingle if you don’t hold everything just right."
• "The downside is that the part on the back that determines the angle doesn't lock flat, and will flop open and fall down all the time when trying to transport it, making it a difficult travel device."
• "Warped, heavy, not easy to transport."
• "If you lift the stand to move it, the backstand will fall out of place."
• "Literally doing anything to move this thing around caused the bracket and angle adjustor to flail around uncontrollably, like a fish out of water."
• "Mine had some slight cosmetic gouges in the wood."

Design and Build Quality

Pros:

• "Holds the pages firmly in place with rubber-like grippers on the adjustable arms."
• "Good for hard-bound and soft-bound books."
• "The quality of this beautiful book holder is amazing. The wood is beautiful the back has several levers to tilt it in different angles for easy reading."
• "It is strong and durable and I really like the solid frame."
• "The bamboo wood is smooth, strong and attractive."
• "The wood construction is sturdy and holds heavy books without issue."
• "This book stand is sturdy and durable."

Cons:

• "The stand up mechanism is a nuisance and flops around too much."
• "The way the bottom shelf is hinged on is more of a nuisance than I expected, it sticks into the bottom of books."
• "The wooden bamboo slats which provide the smooth finish were crooked and pulling straight off the surface of the wooden core."
• "The support hinges are not evenly aligned."
• "The page holders are not evenly aligned."
• "The bamboo itself was fine but had an enormous logo on it and was splintered in some places literally out of the box."
• "Hinges are exposed on the side where the book sits which is a nuisance when wanting your book to sit flat on the stand."

Functionality and Convenience

Pros:

• "Great eye level comfort and perfect to adjust to a different viewing angle."
• "You can adjust the angle, depending on your sitting height or desk height, and feel reassured that your book is not going to slide off anywhere."
• "The adjustable 'foot' on the rear of the book stand is also a nice design feature, as it's modular enough to allow one to vary the angle at which to display the reference being used."
• "I love the way you can adjust the slope to fit your need."
• "It's easy to turn the pages, and I'm just thrilled with this purchase!"
• "I love that you can adjust it. It's sturdy. It holds the pages great. And it's easy to use."
• "Very sturdy! It holds my textbooks well, and I can custom at what angle my book lays at."

Cons:

• "I wish the page holders were thinner - you can't see words behind them."
• "A Big However though is that it would have been perfect if it had better placed rung settings."
• "The front bottom ledge where your book, etc., rest folds up, but don’t lock in place."
• "Much more of a pain than you may think. Recommendation: buy a different brand that is sturdy and stable."
• "The clips in the front which are made to keep the pages from turning barely make it."
• "The little arms do a great job of not only holding the page back but keeping the book upright in a vertical position."
• "The arms that act as page holders are essentially useless for larger books."

Value and Satisfaction

Pros:

• "For the price - goodness! I have absolutely NO complaints!"
• "This is one of the greatest buys I’ve ever done!"
• "I have no complaints about this product, and no hesitation in recommending it."
• "I recommend it!"
• "All around a fantastic buy and you won't regret it!"
• "Very pleased with this purchase!"
• "I use this more than I even thought I would."

Cons:

• "The stand is designed poorly."
• "However, there are two flaws. First, the wood develops cracks over time. Second, and more importantly, it's not great for large books."
• "Frankly these are just poorly made and the company has terrible quality control. Simply not worth the price."
• "Good idea, lazy execution. It is made of high quality materials, but the assembly work is very poor."
• "Shame as this is a lovely thing, just needs a bit for finesse or being cheaper."
• "But there are scratches and marks that makes me suspect this one has been used and returned."
• "Either way, it’s going back."