Book Light

nobicus · 12-09-2008, 02:09 AM

For those in the UK Tesco are selling their Book Light for £2 at the moment. Look in the DIY section (strange place to put a book light).
It has a clip that fastens over the back cover and an arm, containing a single bright LED, which swings over the book when you switch the light on. Adequate enough to read by.

ShellShock · 12-09-2008, 07:38 AM

Thanks - I may check it out.

I assume it takes AA batteries?

Yarrow · 12-09-2008, 01:02 PM

I can't find it on the uk tesco site - can you let us have the url address?

nobicus · 12-10-2008, 02:47 AM

I think that this is in store only.
Takes three hearing aid type batteries.
Tesco internet selling site is www.tesco.com.

ShellShock · 12-10-2008, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nobicus

I think that this is in store only.
Takes three hearing aid type batteries.
Tesco internet selling site is www.tesco.com.

Non-rechargeable batteries then?

nobicus · 12-12-2008, 02:10 AM

No. (5 characters!)

justinmg · 12-12-2008, 11:49 AM

I got mine from Morrisons for 99p. Little grey / black think with a single white LED.

HistoryWes · 12-12-2008, 03:31 PM

I've been buying a number of small cheap booklights to try them out-- some with flex-necks and some others. I just got one at Target that isn't perfect, but folds flat enough to stick in a shirt pocket. It's only $5 and clips nicely to the Reader's cover.

lilac_jive · 12-14-2008, 10:33 AM

A good booklight is hard to find. I just bought two book owls (buy one get one free at Borders on Black Friday). They clip nicely at the back of my reader but the light shines in my eyes- thinking about just taping something over that part.

I used to buy Mighty Brights, but they die way too quickly.

xanlexian · 12-15-2008, 06:26 AM

I mentioned this before somewhere on this forum -- but for the booklights that "spotlight" on the reader, are too bright, shine in the eyes, etc... I found that just taping a small piece of window tinting over the LED(s) works WONDERS!!

Not only does it cut down on the harshness of a white LED, it also 'softens' the light itself -- making it more apparent to a small incandescent light.

Never underestimate the simple solutions! (this method originally started with my alarm clock which was just way too bright. I went looking into various smoked plexies -- all the way to dismantling the thing and installing some resistors into the LED display -- then it just dawned on me -- use window tinting, cut to size, tape to clock -- done and PERFECT!) Works PERFECT for book lights as well.

12-09-2008, 02:09 AM	#1
nobicus Member Posts: 21 Karma: 22 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505S	Book Light For those in the UK Tesco are selling their Book Light for £2 at the moment. Look in the DIY section (strange place to put a book light). It has a clip that fastens over the back cover and an arm, containing a single bright LED, which swings over the book when you switch the light on. Adequate enough to read by.

12-09-2008, 01:02 PM	#3
Yarrow Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancashire, UK Device: Sony PRS500& PRS505; iPad; and Kindle	Book Light Missing I can't find it on the uk tesco site - can you let us have the url address?

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12-09-2008, 07:38 AM	#2
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,176 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	Thanks - I may check it out. I assume it takes AA batteries?

12-10-2008, 02:47 AM	#4
nobicus Member Posts: 21 Karma: 22 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505S	I think that this is in store only. Takes three hearing aid type batteries. Tesco internet selling site is www.tesco.com.

12-12-2008, 02:10 AM	#6
nobicus Member Posts: 21 Karma: 22 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505S	No. (5 characters!)

12-12-2008, 11:49 AM	#7
justinmg Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: none	I got mine from Morrisons for 99p. Little grey / black think with a single white LED.

12-12-2008, 03:31 PM	#8
HistoryWes Teacher/Novelist Posts: 632 Karma: 2274466 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nevada Device: Nook STR, iPad	I've been buying a number of small cheap booklights to try them out-- some with flex-necks and some others. I just got one at Target that isn't perfect, but folds flat enough to stick in a shirt pocket. It's only $5 and clips nicely to the Reader's cover.

12-14-2008, 10:33 AM	#9
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	A good booklight is hard to find. I just bought two book owls (buy one get one free at Borders on Black Friday). They clip nicely at the back of my reader but the light shines in my eyes- thinking about just taping something over that part. I used to buy Mighty Brights, but they die way too quickly.

12-15-2008, 06:26 AM	#10
xanlexian Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: PRS-505 / Nook GL / Kindle 3	I mentioned this before somewhere on this forum -- but for the booklights that "spotlight" on the reader, are too bright, shine in the eyes, etc... I found that just taping a small piece of window tinting over the LED(s) works WONDERS!! Not only does it cut down on the harshness of a white LED, it also 'softens' the light itself -- making it more apparent to a small incandescent light. Never underestimate the simple solutions! (this method originally started with my alarm clock which was just way too bright. I went looking into various smoked plexies -- all the way to dismantling the thing and installing some resistors into the LED display -- then it just dawned on me -- use window tinting, cut to size, tape to clock -- done and PERFECT!) Works PERFECT for book lights as well.

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