is this appropriate for reading books and mail or is this suggested just for crafts.
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The lens is plastic, so my wife who has limited vision found that it distorted everything.
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Yes it is. We purchased it for my mother who has very bad eyesight and she uses it to read the newspaper.
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Bought this for my Dad, who has severe macular degeneration and is in a care center. He is able to read the daily newspaper with this, using his glasses also. Without this he can see NOTHING but light with his glasses only and is unable to read anything. He LOVES this! It was just "the ticket".
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Yes, I use it to read books all the time. One of the books I use it for is probably 1200 pages
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I have used it for documents and pictures. It is very high quality and I have been very happy with it. I'm not sure about books as I have scanned things flat without the middle being bent.
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I have thought of using it for that but I don't want to squish it and have it lose it's shape. I have the BedLounge Classic that you can buy on this website. I use that to sit up in bed and read.
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I would not recommend this for anything to extensive, so if your majoring in something with big text books(biology, chemistry, physics etc. etc.) and you have a laptop, and other school stuff I would say no don't buy it. If you need a bag for light use with maybe an Ipad and a few notebooks and paperbacks or small text books to read then it's ok. It's not terrible but not great either.
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It is very good for reading books and newspaper. You can change the setting on the APP. It will allow you to use brown or green background if you are using kindle app. It depends on the app you use.
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I bought 3 different type magnifiers for a friend and she found them all to be great for different purposes as she reads, shops, etc. She doesn't live nearby and we 'chat' only in letters but would guess she wouldn't know that answer. I doubt that she leaves the flexible one where it sits on wood and gets the sun.
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I think it will allow for reading, but it will largely depend on the wattage and type of bulb that you use. The bulb type will greatly affect the amount of light that you will get as well as the height of the table that it's on. We haven't used it for reading a physical book but regularly use electronic devices next to it (e.g., iPad, Kindle, etc).
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you could but it is really too large for that purpose. It is meant for ereaders etc.
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It can be used for reading, but is not nearly as well suited for this purpose as a normal magnifying reader. You would have to move your book too often. OK for short term use for this purpose, but not so good for a primary reader.
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If the strap is adjusted where the plastic slide is not in the back, then yes it would be good for lying down and reading. The beam however is very bright so it may wash out many pages or create a glare. If you need a bright light for reading however, this is the hot ticket.
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I use it to read in bed and find it very comfortable... imagine it might be good for breastfeeding....
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Yes it is but it is not a big space to write. It is great for holding big books open, though.
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I use mine mostly to read ebooks to be honest, but occasionally i play sudoku or make a shopping list and add a contact. Um... in the eReader format right now I have 43 books on it and maybe 4 or so in the pdf format (eReader files are smaller than adobe)
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I would have used it for that. It's not a super bright light, just enough to see by. When I use it on the porch, it throws enough light to read by up close to it. I love mine.
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I would think that it should work fine. It is fairly flexible so it won't be like a hardback book when you finish, but it will be well protected. Good luck.Woody
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No - it doesn't work very long - I had it less than 3 months and barely used it when it completely stopped working. When it did work, it didn't work well for reading.