Rosemary Book Stand (23.6 X 11.8 Bookstand / Bookstands / Holder / Cookbook / Music) by BestBookStand

So handy for studying. Can hold two large books in place while you cross reference in easy reading position. Wish i had had this decades ago.

Love this book stand. Very strong, easy to use, and best angles for reading. Really big but I needed it large anyways.

I originally bought this and the added top book holder from Wiztem when I needed to do enter in a lot of text verbatim from a textbook for a course build. I found I needed something where my head did not move at all or else I would lose my place in the long passages. So a textbook on the desk beside me was just not working. that project is now finished up, but I am still enjoying my bookstand combo. It is just the right combination of lightweight but sturdy. I even bring mine forward until the front lip hangs over the front edge of the desk which brings it into an ideal position for my Wacom Cintiq Companion pen tablet. Even with the edge being over the front of the desk, it is sturdy feeling. I tip the bottom ledge up and move one clip off to the side so my arm can rest there comfortably. I create scientific illustrations which can take 6 to 8 hours to complete, so I need a set up that is comfortable. Photo - the blank area in the top tier is where I place my iPad. I was using it to take the photos.

My primary reason for getting the Rosemary size was to read magazines, which tend to be around 10 to 11" high. Although the stand is not designed for magazines, it works well for that purpose. The hinges to the lip protrude slightly (1 or 2 mm), enough to prevent a magazine from resting squarely on the lip, but this actually gives the pages more space to turn, as the magazine is raised 1mm or so above the lip. Books are unaffected by the hinges. You can open two thesaurus-sized books side-by-side, or one dictionary-sized book. In the latter case the middle arms can hold the pages down. I am not giving five stars because it feels like faux wood, and the base is plastic. I've got a feeling that a good nick will reveal the material underlying the veneer (not even sure that's real, but it looks real). Brand new, however, it looks quite nice, and the relatively light weight is actually convenient (the weight is all in the plastic base).

It is an attractive and functional book stand easily capable of supporting two books of various sizes. It appears to be very well made. The description says that it is, “MADE FROM STRONG BUT LIGHT-WEIGHT MATERIAL (MDF).” I’m not familiar with this manufacturing standard but assume it must be a plus, given the cost of this item and the largely positive reviews. I didn’t check the weight of this book stand before ordering, yet expected it to weight more, believing, perhaps that heavier denotes better; no doubt an ‘old school’ opinion. If in fact (MDF) is a valid construction feature my expectations are uninformed. In short, I really like this attractive and functional book stand and trust that its construction value is true; as described. I would suggest that the supporting lip at the bottom of the book stand should be wider to accommodate larger books. Still, it is the best option I personally encountered and feel fortunate that I found it on amazon. I would definitely purchase this item again.

Great scrapbooking tool! Holds my huge 5" binder! This may be the best thing I have ordered from Amazon in 2018! I got back into scrapbooking recently and finally organized my hundreds of Disney stickers, cards, embellishments etc. to help me scrap 15 different Disney trips. To make searching for items easier I placed everything into an enormous 5 inch binder but I couldn't easily flip through the pages and even when I tried propping the binder up on a book some items would fall out of the top page pockets and it still took up so much table top space. This book stand solves all the display problems I had and even lets me fully open the binder cover to access the extended front cover.