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More Book Holders

(Updated October 2007)

I’m glad the book holder reviews have already been helpful to some people. I decided to write up my experiences with the different holders I tried because it isn’t always possible to tell from looking at a picture at a website if something will work the way you want. During the searching process, I made a list of all book holders that might work for reading while knitting. The complete list appears below for anyone who is interested in trying other options. If you know of any hands-free or nearly hands-free book holders that are not listed here, let me know. If you have a review and would like to share it, I would be happy to add a link or quote. (Note: I am not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in the reviews or below.) Thanks for looking!

• Adapt-a-Lap
• Atlas Ergonomical Book & Copy Holders
• Book Clip
• The BookGem (read review)
• BookHug See comments below for modification idea suggested by Chris.
• BookMate (various sizes, read review)
• Book Valet (currently out of production)
• Cookbook Holders There are various types (wood, plastic, wire) available in stores or online. Hege (comment in this post) and Trek (comment below) both use this type.
• Easy Book Clip Jeanne has one! Here’s what she says: It does an OK job. You have to be careful to not put it over too many pages. If it’s really tight going on and off (which you have to do to turn a page) you can damage the pages. But it will work on any sort of book.
• The Eazy Reader (website no longer available)
• FlipKlip Page Clamp
• Peeramid (bookweight most likely needed to keep pages open)
• LEVO Book Holder (floor model or desk clamp model)
• Page Tamer
• Peeramid (bookweight most likely needed to keep pages open)
• ReadUpon (discontinued) see Chris’ post for pictures & information.
• SoloReader
• That Book Thing

Other useful gadgets

The BookShade (by Neat-O Concepts)

Headlamp, with red light (to preserve night vision) by Rayovac, available in stores or online