Large Bamboo Book Stand - Adjustable Foldable Book Holder Tray with Page Holder Clips - Holds Cookbooks, Receipe Books, Textbooks, Tablets, Laptops, Music Books, Documents - 15.2" x 11.2" Main Board

I studied all the similar products sold by Amazon and others before choosing this one. Some reported a greasy finish. Yes, it had a tiny bit of protective oil. Bamboo doesn’t absorb that, so after wiping for about a minute with a paper towel, the 2nd towel came up clean. No problems. The clips feel sturdy to me, but I have not used it long enough for them to “pop off” if they are going to. I’m not worried. I can easily use a better screw if these do not work, but I see no evidence to suggest they will be popping off. In fact, I love the clips! They’re great! The stand folds to a thickness of 1 ⅜ inches at its widest part. Most of it is less than an inch. Unfolded, in action, it’s dimensions are 15 inches wide by 11 inches tall by about 7 inches deep (with support extended). Of course, the stand itself is only about as deep as a book. The ledge is 1 3/16 inches deep, enough to hold most books, especially when they are open. The clips exert a lot of force. Very sturdy bamboo construction. The fold-down back support is also milled bamboo with grooves for catching the metal bail which adjusts the tilt. The sturdy metal bail will allow the surface to tilt from about 20° to 45° off the vertical. 20° being the closest it gets to vertical, and 45° the closest it gets to laying flat. Of course, in your lap you may opt to just prop it on your legs without the aid of the support stand. It’s made for tabletop, countertop, and desktop use, but if you wanted to use it in bed, you might get best results placing it on a tray, like a cafeteria tray or what we used to call TV dinner trays. Then the supporting back would have a flat surface to rest on. I think most of the similar stands are too small. This one is 15” wide which provides support for sheet music (one of my main reasons for getting it), and large reference books or coffee-table books. It will hold dimestore novels, too, but most of the similar stands won’t do justice to sheet music and the other books I just named. There are no plastic parts. Yay! The wooden parts are sturdily joined with wood screws and possibly glue. I’ve tried using it in many ways now — reading music, reading books, holding my business while I’m making phone calls and working, holding an iPad or iPhone or both — and I’m sure I’ll think of many more applications as time goes on. I believe this will be with me a long time, and because it’s all wood, if anything DOES go wrong, I can fix it in 5 minutes with a screwdriver and screws of my choosing. I doubt I’ll ever have to do that. I highly recommend this stand. It’s practically perfect in every way, so 5 stars for this!

This is the best bookstand I've found so far for under my computer screens. Nice solid bamboo construction, simple mechanism for tilt, reasonably good tines to hold papers or relatively small textbook. Foldable, in case you want to transport but mine isn't going anywhere. This one is approximately 15 inches wide by 10 inches tall. The book ledge is about 1 inch deep. My ideal would be 24 wide by 12 tall, with a 2.5 to 3 inch ledge, so it could hold the 1400 page textbook I most recently contributed to. Please let me know if you come across that ideal bookstand size in bamboo. Still, this is much better than what I had been using.

Recently I purchased an instruction manual for database software. I wanted to place it near my computer so I could read the instructions and turn the pages as I worked through complex training examples. The paperback spread open measures sixteen inches across, stands nine inches high, and has 1,091 pages. Something this size calls for a stand such as might be seen in libraries, schools, or offices. I found just the thing in the Large Bamboo Book Stand made by Linnai Products and sold through Amazon at a very reasonable price. The workmanship is good, the bamboo has a smooth, attractive natural finish, and the stand has five slots for adjusting the tilt for reading ease. The book sits on a hinged, foldout bamboo shelf with attached flexible metal fingers that hold the pages in place. The tips of the page holders are encased in soft plastic to prevent damage to the book pages. The book stand accommodates small books as well as the giants. A 9" by 7" or a 7" by 9" fits easily and the page holders swivel as needed to keep the pages in place without obscuring the text or pictures. The book stand is easy to transport as the page holders fold into a slot in the shelf, which in turn folds flat against the face of the stand. The tilt mechanism folds flat against the back of the stand, making a compact bundle for carrying.

I got this for my wife, who needed it for her new workstation. It's a great style, blends in nicely with her desk, is built well and does what it's supposed to perfectly.

It was purchased for someone with a disability, not sure what they think of it but my review will be positive. I had been looking for something clear plastic--room lighting placement isn't great and sometimes the user is multitasking, back & forth between tv and magazines and something clear would've 'opened things up'. But none of the clear were as large as this and they needed something that would support spread-open magazine pages without letting them flop back. So it's not plastic but it's the right size--it will definitely completely hold open the average sized magazine--plus it's nice looking and sturdy feeling without being cumbersome. It's really easy to set up. I like the angle adjustment options especially the fact that there's an option to stand almost straight, which is helpful depending on how they are positioned in bed. I also like the bottom lip/ledge. Flipped up, you have a smaller ledge but the option of using the page holders. Flipped down you can hold multiple pages or thicker items. All that's missing is a little light. Again, because of their specific lighting situation, the higher it's adjusted, the less light hits the pages; they already have vision issues so I had to order a clip on light to hopefully remedy that.

I loved the idea of a bamboo book holder, its attractive and that's where the good ends. It arrived with a weird oil coating that was greasy, not a surface I want to put my books on, although I wiped it good with a paper towel and it seemed fine. The reason I had to send it back was the little metal arm that holds the book open popped off the second time I used it. The wood looks stripped and the hole would need more repair than I’m able to do and what’s the chance it won’t happen again? The size is great for large and small books and it folds down flat really easy. I wish it could have worked for me.

So first, some actual dimensions and measurements. The main board has a useable height of 10-1/4 inches with a width of 15-1/4”. The book ledge has a depth of 1 inch – which does somewhat limit the use to books of this thickness if you want to be able to use both metal book arms from starting to read the book. The book ledge hinge does impede into the right angle between the main board and the book ledge when opened and in use. No surprise there – you can clearly see that it does so in the product pictures. But, there’s really no reason that the hinge could not have been mounted inset so that the book ledge made a clean 90 degree join to the main board when in use – which would have been better on book edges in use. Also, a working book ledge depth of at least 1-1/2 inches would be better. It has 5 book angles, which from the horizontal are; 46 degrees; 56 degrees; 66 degrees; 77 degrees and 90 degrees. For the heavy book in the location that I am reading I would have preferred a lower angle to the horizontal to better reduce light reflection and better suit my reading height. If the wooden stand was lengthened from 5-3/4 inched to 6-3/4 inches another notch could have been accommodated which would have allowed a 30-degree reading position – yet still allowed everything else to fold up flat as it presently does. It appears well made – and it arrived clean, ready for use, with no oil or residues on any surface. So, 4 stars as it is – three simple improvements and it would be a 5-star product with a greater range of book applicability.

This is the perfect holder for large textbooks or cookbooks! I purchased for a heavy, 350 page textbook to reference while typing and it's perfect. It has a beautiful finish that makes it attractive enough to leave out on display, but it's easy to fold up and put away if preferred.

Magazine reading; now can really study them, clip things, etc. Like the larger format of this product.

Je viens de recevoir le produit.. C est pour mettre de gros livres de cuisine.. j avais peur que ça ne soit pas assez large et costaud.. C'est bien assez large et les pâtes en bas sont étirables et de plus ça a l air très solide et pas trop lourd non plus.. TOP je recommande !!

I bought this for my uni biology textbook. The book was too heavy for me to hold and I had to use it for 3 different units. This allowed me to set it up on my desk/coffee table and read without my arms being twisted. I can see this would be a great tool for recipe books and music also

holding books good product

The book stand was delivered very promptly. It is good quality and as described. It is intended as a gift, not yet received by the recipient, but I am confident it will be well received.