A Book Stand Makes a Good Gift for Readers

A book stand is a valuable accessory for every real lover of books. Currently offered models range from straight forward wire creations like the Fold’N'Stow that holds a book at adjustable angles on virtually any flat surface, to the elegantly conceived and executed LEVO Bookholder which retains a book in either a floor stand design or a clamp-on model that securely clamps to just about any table, desk, or counter top. Many book stand designs function well with hard cover books, but most also can function very nicely with paperback books mounted in book holders such as an OpenPage.

The Fold’N'Stow is one of the most affordable of book stands. It folds virtually flat and is sold with it’s own convenient pouch punched for easy use in a three ring binder. It can be positioned on a countertop for cook books, or the top of your desk, table, workstation, bench, etc. Wire arms with page holders swing from the back to secure the covers and open pages of your book, and, by adjusting how far apart the arms are, smaller and larger books are easily accommodated. The back plane has horizontal pieces that may be raised or lowered to adjust the angle at which the book is held relative to the surface upon which it is resting.

The most popular model of the LEVO book stand is the LEVO floor stand model, which includes a weighted rolling base for ease of movement from chair side to bedside to desk side to beside the kitchen counter top. Wherever you choose to put it, it can support in just about any position you can imagine. With a bookboard which adjusts into virtually any position, and coupled with book mounting straps that will secure your book or other reading material, even upside down, the LEVO enables hands-free reading from just about any position.

The LEVO Clamp On model is just as convenient as its floor standing sibling, but provides a clamp that securely holds any desk, table, counter top, work bench or other flat surface up to 2 inches thick, and offers the same movements as the floor stand model, without the degree of telescoping movements vertically. By keeping your book up off the surface to which it is attached, the clamp-on model saves the weight and expense of the rolling base while conserving valuable work space, since your book doesn’t rest on the working surface.

While there are other book stand designs available, the LEVO and Fold’N'Stow book stands have stood the test of time and stand up well to constant use.