Selected properly, a book holder can reduce or even eliminate hand, wrist, arm and neck fatigue for readers, protect the book it holds, and protect the reader’s privacy. While book holders can be a real necessity for book readers facing certain disabilities, most readers don’t initially realize the convenience of a book holder. However, virtually every book reader quickly come to prefer reading with one just as soon as they’ve actually used a well crafted design.

Some book holder designs can also function as a stand to support and position a book for convenient reading. Some designs are simple wire creations that clip onto pages of the book to hold it open, while others form stands for use on flat surfaces and can be folded flat for easy storage or transport. Other designs include floor stand models that can be easily moved from a favorite easy chair to bed to beside. Other designs incorporate spring steel inside plastic covers that wrap around a book to hold it open while reading and snap closed for protection during travel.

Other book holder designs can perform double duty as copy holders, magazine holders, newspaper holders, etc, thus extending the number 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 designed to hold your book attached to your computer or laptop screen. And there are book holders designed to securely clamp to a table, counter top or desk to hold a book up to 5 pounds in weight while freeing up valuable work space. These are particularly great for cook books, instruction manuals, user manuals, repair manuals, and other books you need to have readily visible when working, but where work space is at a premium.

By selecting the right book holder design, a book lover’s pleasure can be increased significantly.