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dcalder · 12-27-2007, 04:15 PM

One try and I've got the (almost) perfect booklight for my Cybook. I have a Tensor full spectrum floor lamp for reading, so when I spotted this little Tensor book light in Staples for a reasonable $14.99, I snapped it up in a second. Staples doesn't seem to have it in their online catalogue, unfortunately, but I did find the same one (albeit with some extra accessories, like an AC power adaptor and carrying case) on QVC, either singly or as a pair. The only drawback that I can see is possibly the weight, since it takes three AA batteries (which, after three long evenings of use, are still going strong, and the alkalines I'm using are cheap Rayovacs, which I find better value-for-money than Energizers or Duracells). I don't have any problem with the weight (either with a pbook or my Cybook), but I gave one of these lights to my mom for Christmas and she found that, with a hardcover pbook, she needed to use a pillow behind the book as a support for longterm comfort.

My only other observation/concern with this, or any other clip-on for that matter, is that it's going to mark the leather cover. When I removed the light, there was a definite indentation in the padding of the front cover (which I'd folded back and attached the light to). The indentation gradually faded over the next little while, but I'm concerned that it will eventually become permanent, with repeated usage of the clip.

If anyone's interested, I can try to take & post some photos of the light in use. The gooseneck makes it ultra-positionable and the length of the light itself gives extremely even coverage.

12-27-2007, 04:15 PM	#1
dcalder Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 9856 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS-300/Kindle Keyboard/iPad Mini	Tensor Full Spectrum Book Light One try and I've got the (almost) perfect booklight for my Cybook. I have a Tensor full spectrum floor lamp for reading, so when I spotted this little Tensor book light in Staples for a reasonable $14.99, I snapped it up in a second. Staples doesn't seem to have it in their online catalogue, unfortunately, but I did find the same one (albeit with some extra accessories, like an AC power adaptor and carrying case) on QVC, either singly or as a pair. The only drawback that I can see is possibly the weight, since it takes three AA batteries (which, after three long evenings of use, are still going strong, and the alkalines I'm using are cheap Rayovacs, which I find better value-for-money than Energizers or Duracells). I don't have any problem with the weight (either with a pbook or my Cybook), but I gave one of these lights to my mom for Christmas and she found that, with a hardcover pbook, she needed to use a pillow behind the book as a support for longterm comfort. My only other observation/concern with this, or any other clip-on for that matter, is that it's going to mark the leather cover. When I removed the light, there was a definite indentation in the padding of the front cover (which I'd folded back and attached the light to). The indentation gradually faded over the next little while, but I'm concerned that it will eventually become permanent, with repeated usage of the clip. If anyone's interested, I can try to take & post some photos of the light in use. The gooseneck makes it ultra-positionable and the length of the light itself gives extremely even coverage.