Swivel Book Stand, Large, Solid Hardwood with a Honey Finish

by Woodform

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• ASIN: B000NK2DTI
• Item model number: 402A-14
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,342 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #63 in Office Products > Office Supplies > Desk Accessories & Workspace Organizers > Platforms, Stands & Shelves > Book Stands

Product Description

Color: Honey

This sturdy swivel book stand is ideal for holding large reference books at an easy to see and use angle. The top measures 12"x 20" and has a raised front lip to hold the book in place. The stand swivels on a heavy duty swivel with steel ball bearings. This is quality crafted in the USA with pride. Great for use in the home or office next to your computer, in a library for large reference books, in churches for altar bible and in many other places. A great gift for doctors, lawyers, ministers and others that use reference books.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice, December 10, 2007

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Daniel Ross (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swivel Book Stand, Large, Solid Hardwood with a Natural Finish (Kitchen)

I own a photography studio and bought 4 different versions of these types of stands to display our wedding photography albums. Of the 4 I got and played with, this was the best. Here's why:

1. Sturdy construction - This is a solid piece. I feel like it will last many years, even with customers constantly picking up and putting albums back down on it.

2. Nice looking - It is very basic, but they did a nice job with the stain and construction. It looks like the same quality you would get with furniture, not some homemade thing that has blotchy stain or all the pieces aren't cut just right. It looks professionally made.

3. Smooth turning - The swivel mechanism is underneath and it rotates 360 degrees, they don't show it to you in the photos. However, it is very smooth in turning and, again, feels sturdy and well made.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of point number 3 above. It is so smooth and easy to turn, I can see where it might become a little aggravating that the slightest bump will move it to a position you don't want. If they were to add a position lock to it, then it would be perfect.

Bottom line: Good looker and solid construction. Only one minor flaw, in my opinion.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid Book Stand - Sensitive Swivel, April 2, 2009

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Jonathan White (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swivel Book Stand, Large, Solid Hardwood with a Black Finish (Kitchen)

The book stand is solid and well built. My only complaint is the swivel device which allows the stand to swing is way to sensentive - therefore unless the shelf or other area you place the stand is exactly level the stand will not allow the book to faces you - it will shift left or right on its own and that can be very annoying.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Levenger is more expensive, but much better, April 15, 2011

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coolreviewer1 "coolkayaker1" (Fox Valley, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swivel Book Stand, Large, Solid Hardwood with a Dark Cherry Finish (Office Product)

Some wrote below "better than I expected." This is not better than I expected.

The wood is stained well, but is not a heavy hardwood. I have the dark cherry one, and own cherry furniture and some cherry-stained non-cherry furniture. This stand is not even close to cherry in looks. If you hope that it matches any cherry furniture you might own--like a cherry desk--it will look cheap in comparison.

Although it does hold my Oxford English dictionary, and I like the swivel (as long as it's on a flat desk, otherwise it will swivel around to it's lowest gravity position on its own, every time, as others have written), I agree with others: the tab at the bottom should be slightly wider. As it is, it's very thin and barely holds a large book like the Oxford. It stands out from the flat surface only by 1/4 inch or so--should be more generous to give a better purchase for the book and would still not interfere with page turns.

I own a Levenger "desk", an Ergodesk or Ergo Desk, you can google it, and it's much more expensive at $140 or so, but it really is an heirloom. Solid wood, heavy, adjustable tilt, back extra book holder (hard to describe, you have to see it), and it's a thing of true beauty. If someone is not cash limited and simply wants the best, Levenger's book stand is it.

I would say this stand is passable, I will use it, it does hood my dictionary (barely) and I have a flat desk so it tends not to over swivel too much. I would not buy another one, though.

I will compliment the shipping of the product. Jumbo, well-protected box and fast shipping.

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