Actto BST-09 Green Portable Reading Stand/Book stand Document Holder (180 angle adjustable)

I bought this for the primary purpose of holding my Samsung Galaxy S2 Tab Nook tablet in both the portrait and landscape modes. I had previously bought the Amazon Basics Adjustable Tablet Stand for this purpose, but there was not enough support on the back of the tablet for me to use the upper left and right parts of the touch screen in either portrait or landscape form without it wobbling.AmazonBasics Adjustable Tablet Stand The Amazon stand did, however, work fine for just viewing or reading. It also worked well with some games that I play, that this Actto stand won't work with. However, this Actto Portable Reading Stand works quite well when I am tapping or swiping, on the screen. It's solidly built and provides all the support I need to use the tablet either in portrait or landscape mode.The lip of the stand is wide enough for my tablet in it's MoKo EVA Shock Proof case. MoKo Tab S2 8.0 Case - EVA Kids Shock Proof Convertible Handle Light Weight Super Protective Stand Cover Case for Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 / S2 Nook 8.0 Tablet, GREEN Other stands for the purpose of holding tablets just didn't have a wide enough lip for my tablet with it's case.However, I also got this Actto stand for actually reading real books too! It works great with almost any size book that I want to read. The arms that hold the pages open can be moved so you can turn the pages. You can also adjust the stand so you can read at an angle that is comfortable for you. There are non-skid bands on the back supporting arms and also on the arms that hold the pages down so there is no slipping.The stand when folded up could be put in a backpack but it would not be able to fit in the Ibagbar Durable Vintage Multifunction Canvas Shoulder Bag Business Messenger Bag Ipad Bag Tote Bag Satchel Bag for Men and Women Black messenger bag that my tablet with the MoKo EVA Shock Proof case can fit in. If I wanted to take a stand with me to use, I'd probably take the AmazonBasics Adjustable Tablet Stand because it can fold up easily and fit in small spaces in the messenger bag.I am very happy with the Actto stand. It can be moved easily from place to place with the tablet or book safely on it. It is a good multipurpose book/tablet stand although I'm sure the developer did not have tablets in mind when it was created! It is sturdy, made of what looks like a high impact plastic that allows for a slight flexibility, meaning that it won't break as easily as a ridged plastic would. For my purposes, it's the ideal stand.

I am enjoying using this very much. I have had a wire stand since 6th grade, but its angle is not adjustable in the back and that makes it less useful, especially for cookbooks, and heavy books tend to tip forward.I like the angle adjustment in the back very much. It's ideal for reading on my Kindle at meal time. I have my Kindle in a case, and I can put the page holder down on the left side of the case to hold it in place, and leave the other page holder up and out of the way. I set the font to a larger size, and angle it in the back so that I can read very comfortably, even with my Kindle in a ziploc. I can page forward and backward with no problem at all, and my Kindle is protected in a ziploc bag as well.It also works well in the kitchen. I can easily read a recipe and protect my cookbook with a ziploc.It's supposed to work well in your lap if you want to read in bed. I haven't tried that yet, but I think it will work. It's stable, attractive, well-made, easy to use and very light. I can recommend it.

I bought this to hold (rather large) programming texts so that I could read and type simultaneously. I was uncertain as to how well this product would work, but I followed my new, self-imposed rule of searching for what I want and buying to top-rated product without spending too much time researching every, single feature, large or small.Superficially, the color is nice, and the plastic (and it is all plastic) is alright.Less superficially, I am pleased with the features of this product. The stand on the back is adjustable, so the book the stand is holding can lay flatter or not, depending on your desk height, your height/posture, etc. The little arms that hold the book open do a good job; they stay in place, but they're easy to use. For ease of turning pages, I keep them on the looser side, that is, I don't push them up against the book as far back as it would go.Like I said earlier, everything is plastic; I'm not sure how long this will last, but as it is, I'm happy with the product. It was reasonable priced, it does its job well, and it its footprint on my desk is on the small side (though it doesn't affect its functionality at all).

This holds up my heavy and large law casebooks without a problem. The other reviewers are correct that you have to lift up the book to turn the pages which is pretty annoying. I've found that, depending on the book and my place in it, I can just put the book in front of the page holders to avoid the problem. If I'm towards the center of a book and it's titled at least as far back as the product picture shows my casebooks (large hardback books with relatively thin pages) stay open just fine. Once I move towards the beginning or end of one of those books, or if I am reading a paperback, I have to use the page holders. It's not *too* annoying, and it's definitely worth not having to hunch over my desk like some kind of arcane wizard. If I'm going to pretend to be an arcane wizard I want to be doing something way cooler than desk-hunching.I've been using this book holder for a couple of weeks now and I've been really happy with it. It's easy to adjust with a little lever in the back, and when I'm done using it I can fold it all the way down to get it mostly out of the way. It still takes up a bit of space on the desk when folded down but it's not too bad. This is so much better than all the wire ones I've seen in use.Update: I let a fellow student use this for a day, and now he's in love with it as well. The page hold-downs were the clincher for him.