Book Cradle Book Holder and Stand

Good, though meant for bigger books

I bought this for my grandma for her birthday since she likes to read during her lunch time and in bed at night. She said she loves it, and I like the feel of it, myself. When we tried it out with thicker books it worked great, but with thin things, such as magazines or pamphlets, it didn't work quite as well (the thin things sometimes would flop out.) This is a great gift for someone who loves to read but needs their hands for other things! I've also heard this is good to use while using cookbooks because it holds it up for you to see and you don't have to touch it with messy hands.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

bookholder

This looked like an absolutely great idea... until I actually tried to use it. The short piece that goes up into the spine of the book broke. I think it wasn't glued very well, but still the whole thing was rather fragile. I returned it.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

The best little book holder ever.

I love this book holder. It fits regular novels, large paper-backs, and even text books. The poseable page holders can be adjusted to whatever position is most comfortable. The prongs in the back come in handy for hands-free reading. And the strap is perfect for one-handed reading. This book holder is just right all around. Give it as a gift for anyone who loves reading books.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Book Cradle a Bit Cumbersome

This cradle can sit on a desk or be held in your hand and has two rubber adjustable "fingers" that can be manipulated to hold the pages in place. For desktop use it's sturdy and doesn't take up a lot of space - it works great for this application. As a handheld device, it will keep your pages in place, but you have to learn how to turn pages to get around the rubber fingers -- not sure if it really accomplishes much compared to holding the book unaided. Not a bad buy, and as I said, works great on a desk or table. Very well made for a few dollars more.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Book Cradle Book Holder

This item does not work as advertised. It does not work with soft cover books. It only fits in the center of a hardcover book and the flexible arms will not stay in place to hold the pages. I was very disappointed with this product.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Book Cradle Book Holder and Stand

It works even better than I had hoped. Heavy books are easy to hold and it also works great for paperbacks. You can balance book (hands free) while you eat, etc. Great product.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Useful but not perfect

There's a lot to love about the Book Cradle; it's light, handy, has an adjustable strap, and fold-out legs so that it can become a book stand as well as a book holder, it's designed to be left connected to whatever book one is reading, which limits the possibility of losing it. With all that to recommend it, I still can't give it the highest marks. First it's designed to fit inside the spine of a book, which both means it's useless if you're reading a paperback, and attaching it to a hardback book causes me to wince in sympathetic pain for the book. It's flexible arms keep the pages open well, but because they are covered with rubber, they tend to leave little tears at the bottom of the pages. The folding legs are clever but the angle that they leave a book when it is standing upon them is too shallow for me to read comfortably. The Book Cradle's design is innovative, but requires more refinement to achieve greatness.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Didn't work - at all.

The middle piece of hold the book kept coming off, everytime I tried to turn a page. Didn't work well for large books. Returned.

Broke within seconds of opening the package!

I took this product out of the packaging, placed a somewhat thick PAPERBACK book in the cradle as instructed, and the front vertical piece that holds the spine in place broke instantly. Not a bad concept actually but should not be made out of brittle plastic and super-glue.

Not to great

I barley got home and I was checking it out the first hour I bought it. I was siting on the floor and I moved my leg. That's when the right plastic leg to lean it back broke. Its not very durable and as I have told you not very sturdy. The stores are very far away from my house and its already a hasle now that I have to drive back to return it. Unless you read only small paperbacks I wouldn't advise you to buy it.

Flimsy

It worked tolerably well until the center piece which goes into the spine broke off. It is too light for thick hardbacks. It works best with paperbacks. This model should be either improved or removed.

It works

Four stars because it is the most decently price bookstand I could find. And it does the job too, my problem is I have a ridiculously thick Med-Surg textbook for school and it wasn't able to handle that too well. It offered good support although I am always scared that the legs would break, and the middle spine thing (that thing sticking out in the middle) did break on me, I kept the warranty info and all, but I chose to glue it back on myself than spend for shipping and the trouble. But if you don't have super thick books, I bet it would be perfect. I also like the book holder option, where you don't use the legs and just hold your book with its strap. And the bendy page holder (the fork-looking things), I like how I can adjust that to my needs. So bottomline, yes, this is a buy, don't waste your money on wire or cheap stands.

May I have my money back?

Bought it to read in bed...waste of my money.

Returned to the store...

I am sorry to say that the book cradle book holder and stand that we purchased at the Barnes and Noble was returned. I bought it for my thirteen year old daughter for her hardcover stories that she is reading. She lets me know that the stories can be heavy at times when they are 600-800 pages and in hardcover. I thought that the book cradle book holder and stand would help with this but she tried it a few times and said that it took the pleasure out of the reading and that it was more of a nuisance. This maybe only her thinking and I hope that others find this product helpful. We have not found another book holder; I am not sure there is one out there that will actually do the trick. No problem and good luck with your search... RelaxingK

poor Design

I returned this item. I bought one as a gift and one for myself. Returned both. I did not think it stood up to my expectations according to the description on the packaging.

a handy gadget

very handy for reading while eating lunch

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