Properly selected, a book holder can reduce or even eliminate hand, wrist, neck and arm fatigue for book lovers, keep the book its holding from harm, and protect the reader’s privacyfrom prying eyes. While book holders can be a real necessity for readers facing certain disabilities, most book lovers don’t initially realize the convenience of a book holder. However, almost all book lovers quickly discover they prefer reading with one once they’ve used a well conceived design.
Some book holder designs can also function as a stand to support and position a book for convenient reading without the need of any other supporting device, thus providing “hands-free” reading pleasure. Some designs are simple wire creations that clip onto pages of the book to hold it open, while other designs form stands for use on flat surfaces and can be folded flat for easy storage or transport. Other designs include floor stands that can be rolled from a favorite easy chair to bed to kitchen counter top, to a desk, etc., for use at home, in the dorm or at the office. Other designs incorporate spring steel inside vinyl covers that wrap around a book to hold it open for reading and snap closed for protection during travel.
Other book holder designs can do double duty as magazine holders, copy holders, newspaper holders, etc, thus extending the range of benefits its user enjoys. There are book holders designed to float in a pool or tub for those who want to read while in the water, and there are book holders that will hold your book or other reading material attached to your computer or laptop screen. And there are book holders designed to securely clamp to a table, counter top or desk to support a book weighing up to five pounds while conserving valuable work space. These are particularly useful for cook books, instruction manuals, user manuals, repair manuals, and other reading materials you need to keep handy when working, but where work space is at a premium.
By buying the right book holder(s), a book lover’s enjoyment can be increased significantly.









