My March reviews at CK2S Kwips & Kritiques
March 24, 2007U & Ur Hand
April 12, 2007
I’m a fool for a nifty gadget. I come by it honestly – my Grandpa is an even bigger fool than I am for them. Of course, we both find some pretty cool stuff, too… We won’t talk about that hard boiled egg sheller Grandpa bought everyone one year… LOL
Being an obsessive reader, it stands to reason I’d be attracted to anything that makes reading easier or better, right? Right.
My current top 3 accessories for print books:
PageKeeper: http://www.pagekeeper.ca/
I bought this at a Books a Million store in the Nashville area. You clip it on your book, and a little wire arm marks your page for you, but still allows pages to be easily turned. But if you fall asleep while reading, the book clothes to where the PageKeeper marked your page last, which should be the spot you are currently reading.
Gimble: http://www.gimbleuk.com/
The Gimble fits around your paperback book and holds the book open while you read it. You can set it on the table and read completely hands free (except for page-turning, of course) or hold it. Holding the book with the Gimble requires less tension in the arm to keep the book open. I worried that page-turning would be a pain with this one, but it isn’t. The package I bought at Books a Million came with 2 – one to fit mass market paperbacks and a larger one for trade paperbacks.
Rayovac Pillow Light: http://www.amazon.com/Rayovac-Reading-Pillow-Light-Colors/dp/B000FKHJ86/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-3271163-2819132?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1175447894&sr=8-1
I can’t tell you how many book lights I’ve gone through until I bought this one. They were all either too flimsy, too heavy, not bright enough, etc., etc. This one sits on the pillow and shines on your book. The base is weighted like a bean bag, and shifts to accomodate the surface you’ve set it on. The light itself can be rotated to hit the book just right. It takes 4 AA batteries, a relief from those book lights that require specialty batteries. I think I’ve had this one a year now and haven’t tired of it yet.
Jennifer Ray
http://www.jenaray.com/
