Poll: Do you use a book stand?

HarryT · 04-11-2008, 06:55 AM

Just wondering what proportion of readers use a book stand, as discussed in a recent thread.

JSWolf · 04-11-2008, 07:04 AM

The only purpose I can see for a book stand is to hold a book open so you can see the pages like for a recipe book.

gwynevans · 04-11-2008, 07:05 AM

If I'm reading at a table, I othen prop the reader up against something, if I need my hands free, e.g. to eat my lunch with.

yokos · 04-11-2008, 07:07 AM

An option like "Yes, I sometimes use a book stand." is missing imho. I would vote for this.

Reading at a table with laptop and iLiad with bookstand as textbook.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-11-2008, 07:13 AM

or an option like "i don't have one and doubt i will take the effort to get one, but if i happened to acquire one i might use it sometimes".

unless the pillow in bed counts, obviously.

i could imagine it being useful if reading whilst eating lunch, as gwynevans said, because i often do this and i usually have to prop my book against *something* (often the bread must do). with pbooks it is especially tricky, because you have to prop it up and hold it in position and keep it open and then try to turn the pages with one hand and avoiding knocking it over... have i mentioned lately just how much i love my eb1150 ?

JSWolf · 04-11-2008, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

If I'm reading at a table, I often prop the reader up against something, if I need my hands free, e.g. to eat my lunch with.

So you have your hands full eating. And the reader sits there with the page you've just read. So do you have to put down your food just to turn the page? Maybe wipe your hands so you don't get food on the reader? Does the stand allow easy pushing of the page turn button without sliding or needing your other hand to hold the stand steady?

montsnmags · 04-11-2008, 08:21 AM

I'd definitely like to try one. I sometimes read on the lounge, and I'd like to sit the Iliad on my little "sidetable" sometimes (just like I've currently got my laptop on it). It would be good if one sat stably on your chest in bed too, as I get "dead fingers" from holding up a book or the Iliad (I'm not sure why - it must pinch a nerve or something). I'd definitely like one for plane travel, to sit on my little travel-tray so I could keep my head against the seat.

Jon, I think you hit on a good use for an ebook reader I'd not thought of before - recipe storage and display (with stand). Store them as appropriately-sized pdf's on my Iliad and I can even scribble notes on them (even add a "notes" page to each recipe). Conversions. Replacement ingredients. Glossary. Ingredient reference (imagine if I could get an indexed ebook Larousse Gastronomique or Stephanie Alexander's The Cook's Companion).

Mmmmm, sounds delicious.

Cheers,
Marc

NatCh · 04-11-2008, 10:33 AM

I've used one on occasion, but it's not a common thing for me.

=X= · 04-11-2008, 11:18 AM

The polls are quite limited in selection. For instance I used them a lot as a college student when reading and writing simultaneously was required. Now I do not use them for most of my reading.

Maybe add
* I use to but not anymore
* Only for Text books
* I used them but didn't find them useful

Barcey · 04-11-2008, 12:25 PM

I use one as well while eating. Not very sociable I know but it works well. Holds the book at a perfect angle. I tried one with paper books and it was too much of a bother to adjust the arms to hold the pages from turning but electronic readers work great.

gwynevans · 04-11-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

So do you have to put down your food just to turn the page? Maybe wipe your hands so you don't get food on the reader? Does the stand allow easy pushing of the page turn button without sliding or needing your other hand to hold the stand steady?

It's normally either a sandwich, in which case I can always keep a finger clean to prod the next page rocker, or something like rice, in which case I only need the one hand for the fork! :-)

As the base is touching the table all the way along, the button prod doesn't slide it around!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-11-2008, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

It's normally either a sandwich, in which case I can always keep a finger clean to prod the next page rocker, or something like rice, in which case I only need the one hand for the fork! :-)

As the base is touching the table all the way along, the button prod doesn't slide it around!

See, JSWolf, you should have guessed that if she can use a sony, then she's advanced past eating like a monkey and knows how to use a fork !

astra · 04-12-2008, 08:33 AM

Don't know which one to vote for.
I have a book chair from the local Waterstone but I was not impressed by it. I prefer to hold a book, but who knows? If I had "the perfect" book stand, probably I would use it. It is just nect to impossible to make such.

ZaZg · 04-13-2008, 05:22 PM

I would have needed an option saying I was using a bookstand until I got my Reader.
Since I got my Sony Reader, I don't need a bookstand, because the Reader is much lighter than the huge books I used to carry around.

DDHarriman · 04-13-2008, 06:32 PM

When reading with a TabletPC sometimes I use one: reading a literature book in a 2.1 Kilo M200 TabletPC can get heavy after some time.

But with my 174 grams Cybook, no need at all, it’s a feather!!!

Best,

View Poll Results: Do you read either paper books or eBooks using a book stand?
Yes, I often use a book stand.	11	13.25%
No, I've never used one, and never would.	47	56.63%
I've not used one, but I'd like to try one.	19	22.89%
Just show me the results!	6	7.23%
Voters: 83. You may not vote on this poll

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04-11-2008, 07:04 AM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,835 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The only purpose I can see for a book stand is to hold a book open so you can see the pages like for a recipe book.

04-11-2008, 07:05 AM	#3
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	If I'm reading at a table, I othen prop the reader up against something, if I need my hands free, e.g. to eat my lunch with.

04-11-2008, 07:07 AM	#4
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	An option like "Yes, I sometimes use a book stand." is missing imho. I would vote for this. Reading at a table with laptop and iLiad with bookstand as textbook.

04-11-2008, 07:13 AM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	or an option like "i don't have one and doubt i will take the effort to get one, but if i happened to acquire one i might use it sometimes". unless the pillow in bed counts, obviously. i could imagine it being useful if reading whilst eating lunch, as gwynevans said, because i often do this and i usually have to prop my book against something (often the bread must do). with pbooks it is especially tricky, because you have to prop it up and hold it in position and keep it open and then try to turn the pages with one hand and avoiding knocking it over... have i mentioned lately just how much i love my eb1150 ?

04-11-2008, 08:21 AM	#7
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I'd definitely like to try one. I sometimes read on the lounge, and I'd like to sit the Iliad on my little "sidetable" sometimes (just like I've currently got my laptop on it). It would be good if one sat stably on your chest in bed too, as I get "dead fingers" from holding up a book or the Iliad (I'm not sure why - it must pinch a nerve or something). I'd definitely like one for plane travel, to sit on my little travel-tray so I could keep my head against the seat. Jon, I think you hit on a good use for an ebook reader I'd not thought of before - recipe storage and display (with stand). Store them as appropriately-sized pdf's on my Iliad and I can even scribble notes on them (even add a "notes" page to each recipe). Conversions. Replacement ingredients. Glossary. Ingredient reference (imagine if I could get an indexed ebook Larousse Gastronomique or Stephanie Alexander's The Cook's Companion). Mmmmm, sounds delicious. Cheers, Marc

04-11-2008, 10:33 AM	#8
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I've used one on occasion, but it's not a common thing for me.

04-11-2008, 11:18 AM	#9
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	The polls are quite limited in selection. For instance I used them a lot as a college student when reading and writing simultaneously was required. Now I do not use them for most of my reading. Maybe add * I use to but not anymore * Only for Text books * I used them but didn't find them useful

04-11-2008, 12:25 PM	#10
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	I use one as well while eating. Not very sociable I know but it works well. Holds the book at a perfect angle. I tried one with paper books and it was too much of a bother to adjust the arms to hold the pages from turning but electronic readers work great.

04-12-2008, 08:33 AM	#13
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Don't know which one to vote for. I have a book chair from the local Waterstone but I was not impressed by it. I prefer to hold a book, but who knows? If I had "the perfect" book stand, probably I would use it. It is just nect to impossible to make such.

04-13-2008, 05:22 PM	#14
ZaZg Isabelle G Posts: 24 Karma: 188 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Montreal suburb Device: Sony PRS-T1	I would have needed an option saying I was using a bookstand until I got my Reader. Since I got my Sony Reader, I don't need a bookstand, because the Reader is much lighter than the huge books I used to carry around.

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04-13-2008, 06:32 PM	#15
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	When reading with a TabletPC sometimes I use one: reading a literature book in a 2.1 Kilo M200 TabletPC can get heavy after some time. But with my 174 grams Cybook, no need at all, it’s a feather!!! Best,