Customer Reviews

Verso Clip-On Reading Light for Kindle (White)

5 star:		(393)
4 star:		(118)
3 star:		(58)
2 star:		(33)
1 star:		(44)

 

 

I ordered this booklight with a reasonable amount of skepticism. In my past experience, booklights have been bulky, clunky, heavy, and they all seem to drain their batteries really quickly. However, this is far from the case with the stylish and small Verso. Good things come in sleek packages. The design of the product fits right in with the style of the Kindle.

First of all, the Verso is compact. It's small enough to fold up and easily fit into your purse or pocket. Second, it clips onto my Kindle with ease, and works even with the leather case I have. The design of the Verso clip is done in such a way that it conforms to the shape of your Kindle. Third, the Verso is extremely lightweight. It doesn't weigh down the Kindle, and the responsive bendable arm makes comfortable adjustment a cinch. You also don't need to have it directly over the Kindle to give you enough light while reading.

Which brings me to my final and perhaps most important point: the Verso is BRIGHT. But not 'ah! there's glare on my screen!' bright. It gives the perfect amount of natural looking light that is easy on the eyes. It also comes with two spare replaceable batteries, but I honestly can't imagine using those anytime soon. I've been using the Verso with my Kindle every night since I purchased it, and it shows no signs of fading.

With these awesome features and ease of use, the Verso was a strong contender when I was shopping for booklights. The $19.99 price just sealed the deal. Overall, it's a fantastic product for the money, and I would highly recommend it to those looking for a little e-book illumination.

Length:: 1:58 Mins

I love seeing other's video reviews and find them really helpful. I needed a book light for night reading with my Kindle and relied on fellow Amazon buyer's personal reviews to make my selection. I ended up purchasing the Verso light for Kindle and was really happy with, so here's my review.......

I have been a long time Kindle owner and have tried a bunch of different lights. I love this one. It is nice and small, very bright and light weight. The clip fits perfectly on the Kindle frame and also works great on my Kindle cover. Most importantly, there is no problem with glare like I have experienced with the other lights.

Light is bright and excellent illumination for the Kindle screen! If you don't travel a great deal, it's a delight for sleepers who have reading spouses! Have only rated it a 3-star because of a battery compartment design issue. We travel a great deal and there is no case nor protection for the on/off switch. Therefore, the light inadvertently gets turned on while in the bag, then has no battery life left when needed. To get around this problem, we must remove the batteries after each use and then re-install, which is time consuming and awkward. Please re-think the design and give us something more travel friendly.

Length:: 4:14 Mins

I wanted to cover some of the features of the light that others had left out. Hope this helps you in your buying decision.

I bought my first Kindle in late November, I disregarded reviews and bought the Kindle Lighted Leather Cover. The light is horrible, bottom half of the screen isn't lit well at all! So, looking to get better lighting...I researched options on Amazon and saw Amazon Reviewer/Shopper Erin Cormier's video review of the Versa Clip-On Light. Her video showed all of the features and convinced me to buy the Versa Clip-on Light.

As Ms. Cormier's video shows, this light clips on the top or side without covering the screen. It is very flexible so I can shift it depending on where I am reading.

Two unexpected benefits. First, I can leave the light clipped to the Kindle and bend it across the top of the closed case...I don't have to take it on and off as I expected. Second, the light came with extra batteries!

There is a reason this light keeps selling out. Don't waste money on a lighted cover, get this light instead!

I got this for my husband to go with his new Kindle and he is pleased. The light is sufficiently bright (at least for reading the Kindle) and the clip is small enough that there is no danger of clipping on the screen and causing any damage. It would have been nice if it had two light levels like some other models, but I felt the smaller clip was more important.

I've now tried all three of these lights on my Kindle 2 and while there are good features to each (and downfalls), the Verso is the keeper for me and here's why. I started out with the Mighty Bright. I liked the brightness, the spring clip that allowed me to secure it to my Kindle in its leather case with the cover folded back and the ease to change from one setting to another easily and one-handed.

When I loaned it to my son during a power outage at his house, he liked it so well, I had to buy another for myself--you know how that is :). Because the Mighty Bright is rather heavy (its only downside for me) I decided to try a different light. The weight of the Mighty Bright isn't an issue when I'm reading using a stand, but when holding the Kindle I was aware of the extra weight and depending on how I was sitting or reclining, that weight sometimes made for a balancing issue or tiring hand.

I decided to try the Belkin light because it's not so heavy. It is in fact much lighter but it had other issues. The clip is adjustable but is not a spring clip, rather it slides from a narrower opening to a wider opening, but that's all. It fit fine on the Kindle 2 alone (too big for the slimmer Kindle 3, by the way), and even accommodated the cover back, but would not fit the Kindle plus two thickness of the cover when it is folded back. Because of the Belkin's somewhat bulky clip even though you can attach it to one thickness of cover and the Kindle, or two thickness of cover when folded back with the Kindle resting in front of it, the result is too lumpy to sit smoothly in the stand and you can't even hold it well if you don't like the front cover dangling free. Not satisfactory at all. Obviously this is not a problem if you don't use a cover, but I do. I have no problem with the watch-type batteries since I can get replacements at the battery store as needed and appreciate the lighter weight, but the clip was a deal breaker.

I fully intended to order another Mighty Bright since the Belkin didn't work out for me, but the Mighty Bright wasn't perfect so I decided to try this Verso light and happily this one's a keeper. I really like it.

The small spring clip on the Verso doesn't accommodate the Kindle with folded cover either, but it is so thin at its edges, it doesn't tip or unbalance the Kindle when attached only to the folded cover so the Kindle plus light and cover still sits nicely in the stand and is comfortable to hold. It is very lightweight. The shorter neck is a plus. You don't need the greater length of the Belkin or Mighty Bright neck for the Kindle. It just adds weight. The switch setting is a one-handed operation push button which I like and the one brightness setting is all I need. All in all, this light seems the best adapted to Kindle use and the one I will stick with. Highly recommended.

I have tried a number of Kindle book lights and this one is by far the best. It is light weight and clips easily onto my Kindle both with the cover on and with the cover off. The neck is the perfect length - not too long to be awkward to use and difficult to store and just long enough to allow light to shed over the full screen. Best of all, the light is bright, yet doesn't create glare or shadows. I can comfortably read in a dark room. Finally a well designed, practical and effective light for the Kindle!

This is an excellent light for the Kindle.

I'm a long time Kindle user and read by booklight most nights. I've had a few different lights and this one is by far the best. Its solid and fits well. Very bright (brighter than other lights I've used) but no glare. Everything I need in a Kindle light.