Customer Reviews

Fellowes Wire Study Stand-Silver (10024)

5 star:		(76)
4 star:		(32)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I purchased this product in the expectation that it was rather large (per the picture showing a big book resting on it). Unfortunately it only holds books at a depth of 1.5 inches, which is useless for the programming books, and other textbooks I own. Also the stand doesn't have a lock, it is instead combined with the page holders on the front to create a rather cumbersome mechanism. The lack of any real helpful adjustments also made this purchase a regretful one. If you are going to use books of any real thickness, look elsewhere as I know I just wasted $10.

This is a very cool product made with just three pieces of stainless steel.

It folds up into a very small space and holds a small to medium sized book in a near-vertical, open-face position with a certain panache.

But if you're working from a very thick book, you need a different bookstand. The convenience disappears when you have to be finessing some of the pages of a large book onto the outside of the vertical 'placeholder' and the rest of them on the inside.

I like the idea. 'Shame they don't make a large size, too.

I like this. It holds books well. It is holding up well and gets the job done. It is more for books you put would put on a table or desk to read. Not for say taking on a bus to read a paperback. The flipklip is great for doing that. This one is more of a "I have to type from a textbook onto my computer" kind of thing. It holds all books but thick volumes like a dictionary. This one is great for holding a cookbook while you are stirring a pot, for learning to type and it holding the book open, for hardbacks that you just don't want to hold with your hands and have it hold it open for you, things like that.

This bookstand is what any student, researcher, or writer needs, but didn't know that they needed. I had always had trouble with quoting, analyzing, and reading from my books and articles while trying to type up papers. A bookstand was suggested to me, and lo! has it helped me greatly. Now I can open a book, or rest a journal article on it, looking at it while I type.

A nice bonus of this stand is that it is double sided. One side has grips that come up to hold open stiff books. The other side is more for laying something against it, like a magazine.

A helpful device that you often don't realize you need, you will be grateful at how much assistance this little doohickey gives you!

If you have thick text books, this is not the holder you want.

I was looking for a bookstand that would not take up too much space on my desk at work, could easily be folded for storage when not in use, and on which I could read both professional magazines and my Amazon Kindle. This unit does the trick, but has its shortcomings.

I have the following comments:

1.There is no practical way to adjust the angle at which books or magazines are read. The only way to decrease the angle is by moving the back legs of this unit wider apart, but doing so moves the front legs closer together to the point where you cannot place a book on them. The reading angle is a bit more than I would like, but I have gotten used to it.

2. This unit works fine on a small hardcover book (9x6x1), but not as well on a paperback book of the same size. The reason is that a hardcover book stays open more easily by itself, and the front legs on this unit do not keep a small paperback book fully open; you will have to press it with your hands to keep it fully open.

3. There is no problem with a larger paperback book (10x7.5x1.25) since the weight of the book is enough to keep it open.

4. This unit does not really work with any book thicker than 2 inches.

There are other bookstands that have angle adjustments and hold books more easily, particularly larger books. However, those bookstands are more expensive, take up more space on your desk, and do not store as easily as this unit. Therefore you need to decide what your needs are. While this unit has its shortcomings, it is relatively inexpensive and easy to handle.

My primary use is reading my Kindle and magazines. For that this unit is adequate.

I couldn't find the dimensions of the little arms that hold the book, but I can tell you that there is less than 1.5 " of space between the arm and the back. I have a 4.5 " text book I wanted to set up, but if I divide the pages into thirds I can get it to work. It's alright, but not what I really wanted. The construction is solid, and it's a nice stand, just a pain for thick books.

This wire stand will hold large books easily and will allow you to turn the pages with ease. I should have bought two of them.
Excellent product and it's cheap.

I am a law student and was getting sick of leaning over my books all the time. I bought this and it has worked well. My books fit into it and it is portable. Sure if I designed a book holder it would be a bit different, but I didn't and this one serves its purpose.

Unlike the Insight Adjustable Book & Copy Holder, this one actually works for thicker books (and is less expensive to boot).