Zelco Itty Bitty Book Light, Volume 2

by Zelco

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The Volume 2 Itty Bitty book light by Zelco is a welcome refinement of a great original. By scaling back the footprint of the clip, the size of the light's hood, and the heft of the materials, Zelco has made this lamp sleek, compact, and practically weightless. Though slightly less sturdy than the original, the Volume 2 is still bright and strong, great for fatigue-free reading in a darkened room. The bulb, mounted on an adjustable telescoping arm, switches on automatically when the arm is extended and off when it retracts. Clipped securely onto the cover of your book, it shines only on the pages, not on your sleeping bedfellow. With a battery pack for four C batteries, the Volume 2 includes an 8-foot connection cord, a heat-triggered safety fuse, and a spare bulb. Compatible Zelco AC adapters are also available. --Emily Bedard

From the Manufacturer

Improve on the itty bitty Book Light? No way! Unless you happen to be Zelco, the creator of the original, classic, award-winning itty bitty booklight--the smallest, lightest, brightest, best-selling booklight of all time. So, it was up to Zelco to create a new, better 'itty bitty' Book light. It's Volume 2. Smaller, lighter and brighter than the original--and with a new high-tech look, it promises to be a runaway bestseller with a whole new generation of readers. Even the storage book it comes in is smaller, more compact, than the original. Better for today's faster moving, mobile reader. If you loved the fast selling classic original you're really going to love Volume 2. The package includes a battery case (4 "C" batteries not included) and an extra bulb.

About the Company
Zelco is world renowned for well-designed, high-quality, innovative products. We have won many design awards for our products. We are probably best known as the innovators of the popular "itty bitty" Booklight. We also design and manufacture many other useful products for a wide range of personal uses. To give you the best possible product, Zelco always combines tried and true concepts with rigorously-tested new technologies, materials and designs. .

Product Details

Product Manual [199kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.6 x 1.8 inches ; 0.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005R8TJ
• Item model number: 10030
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,945 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #77 in Home Improvement > Lamps & Light Fixtures > Specialty Lighting > Book Lights

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

215 of 220 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars good looking design but very poor quality, August 23, 2002

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camisdad "camisdad" (Berkeley, CA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zelco Itty Bitty Book Light, Volume 2 (Tools & Home Improvement)

I cannot go to sleep without reading. My wife, on the other hand, goes to sleep in 60 seconds except if there is a light on. So you can understand why we both thought that this book light would be a gift from the gods:-)

Unfortunately it did not turn out to be so. My wife actually gave me the vol.1 light first, as a gift. The first few hours were great: the tool is light, VERY adjustable, and reasonably well put together. However, the bulb burned out approximately 6 hours later. I took me several hours of searching over a couple of months to find a replacement, which burned 2 hours later. I did not have the time to buy a relacement bulb again for a while and the book light went back into a drawer.

I later bought the booklight vol.2 (this model), which is also quite a handy and adjustable design. After about 10 hours of use, the connection between the light and the power adapter stopped working. That was it for the second light.

Finally, my wife bought me a second booklight vol.2, which I plugged in immediately. Bulb burned up in 1.5 hours. Only replacement bulb I had burned up in another 2 hours.

So that's it for me: $100 and 3 successful purchases got me about 20 hours of total use - that's $5 an hour! This light adjusts well and looks good but its reliability is so poor that I have to give it a thumbs down - avoid at all costs.

128 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book light, but get the "Hardcover", June 28, 2003

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Don Hittle - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Zelco Itty Bitty Book Light, Volume 2 (Tools & Home Improvement)

I've tried virtually every book light, and so far this is the best all round. I tried one with an LED bulb, because the regular bulbs don't seem to last too long (perhaps burn hotter when using the AC adapter?), but the light from the LED was not sufficient for comfortable reading. It's also nice that the light and battery units are separate: makes it easier to clip to the book. The only problem is not with the product, but the fact that amazon.com is selling the "Paperback" version here, which does not include the AC adapter. The "Hardcover" version, that includes the AC adpater, is, at present, available at the same price or cheaper elsewhere. UPDATE 2008: The version that includes the AC adapter is available on Amazon at a lower price than this one (without adapter).

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars definitely not reliable, September 20, 2002

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Susan M. Adams "romantaholic" (Western New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zelco Itty Bitty Book Light, Volume 2 (Tools & Home Improvement)

I used this light for months, thrilled with it. I didn't have any battery problem, because I used the adaptor. The design was fine, the light was bright... BUT, just as another viewer said, the connection switch needs major improvement, as suddenly it would no longer turn on. I replaced the bulb, but that turned out to not be the problem. I would have rather had a regular on-off switch that might last, than the automatic switch with extension/retraction that so quickly malfunctions.