It looks like you can read the bottom of a page, but can't get to the top of the page easily. How does it work for reading the top half of an 8" book?
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It needs to be adjusted to your individual size and to where you normally hold what you are reading. Once that is done minor shifts take care of the rest.
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I think it might take some readjustments to the strap that goes around your neck, but I think it would work. I bought this for my mom to use when she sews and knits while watching TV, so I have not personally used it. When I asked mom about it, she said she had never read with it, but thought it was okay for sewing. She has made some alterations to hers, so it wasn't all it was cracked up to be when I bought it.
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yes, but the top self would not support a large text book, but does support smaller books
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You can download the "FBReader" from Amazon app store. This is my favorite program for reading free eBooks (mostly classics). It allows you to configure where the eBook library is stored on your tablet's internal memory or external microSDHC card. On the other hand, the screen resolution of this 4.3" tablet is too low at 480x272, so you can only view a small region of a normal book page. If you expect to do a lot of reading, get a 7" or larger tablet instead.
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I saw the same thing and wondered. I bought mine and it was the best decision I made. So much easier on the eyes then reading on the computer or my ipad. It is very slow, I was surprised by that but once you get your pdf open, its pure gold.
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I hadn't thought about that before so I gave it a try. I actually like it better for the Ipad then for a book. The small plastic book holder at the bottom, which holds the front of the book gets in the way of the center control button on the Ipad if you pull it tight but if you leave it loose is easily pulled down when you want to access the control button. All in all I could see using it for E readers or movies. Gosh I think I will get a lot more use of the book seat in the future. Thank you for bringing this question up.
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I have actually tried to do this but the way the book opens up it's very hard to get a good scan on the inside of the page where the fold is at. Otherwise it scans perfectly?
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Yes, it can. There is a dial - not great, but it works - that changes the length of the page.
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I would say to read with it around a 3' -4' radius or so. If you put it on a picnic table and it maybe elevated up a foot or so you could use it to eat with. Hope this helps
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Might be to heavy for paperbacks - 2 pages of a normal sized book no problem - I actually attach mine to a small stand and adjust it to read as I need it - Hope this helps!
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it depends on how big the book is and where you are in the book. I generally stand thick technical text books on mine for reference. in the first eighth as well as the last of the book i generally pin each page behind the plastic arms, and have to move one or the other before turning the page. other than that if the books are heavy enough, they stay open on their own and pages can be flipped as necessary without using the plastic arms. hope this helps!
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That would only work if the entire book were set up horizontally, and when you were viewing the book the binding would be at the top.
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well .. honestly No .. didn't reach the bottom of my page .. I had to put it on the side in the middle to be able to read the whole page then switch to the other page .it wasn't that bright either .. I honestly bought another set from Costco Canada which were way better ..more bright ..I hope that helps
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It just seems like it doesn't light up the whole page unless you keep adjusting it. Lights up the top then you adjust it to light the bottom.
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Well, you can, but is stands up with the long axis in the verticle, so unless you have a table which puts the open Kindle at eye level, it is not very useful for reading.
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We returned this, as it did not work for the IPad as we had expected it to. We were planning on using it 80% of the time with the IPad, and the rest for books.However, I do remember it well, and I think that if the Book Seat is indeed keeping your place, I think it would take a little effort to turn a page without ripping the page. I prefer the Hog Wild Peeramid Bookrest, which works great and I think it would work well to turn pages a lot more effortlessly. We love it, and I am so happy that after trying to find something for J, I have found something that looks nice, works well with both types of media, and wasn't outrageously expensive! D G. Good Luck! http://amzn.to/XxH3YF We returned this, as it did not work for the IPad as we had expected it to. We were planning on using it 80% of the time with the IPad, and the rest for books.However, I do remember it well, and I think that if the Book Seat is indeed keeping your place, I think it would take a little effort to turn a page without ripping the page. I prefer the Hog Wild Peeramid Bookrest, which works great and I think it would work well to turn pages a lot more effortlessly. We love it, and I am so happy that after trying to find something for J, I have found something that looks nice, works well with... » Read More We returned this, as it did not work for the IPad as we had expected it to. We were planning on using it 80% of the time with the IPad, and the rest for books.However, I do remember it well, and I think that if the Book Seat is indeed keeping your place, I think it would take a little effort to turn a page without ripping the page. I prefer the Hog Wild Peeramid Bookrest, which works great and I think it would work well to turn pages a lot more effortlessly. We love it, and I am so happy that after trying to find something for J, I have found something that looks nice, works well with both types of media, and wasn't outrageously expensive! D G. Good Luck! http://amzn.to/XxH3YF « Show Less
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The clear bars hold the pages back pretty well in all positions. I tried it out with a workbook, and it was fine. A large textbook might not do as well since they tend to have a lot of weight. I'd be more worried about the whole thing tipping over in that case, though!
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You will physically flip each page of the book. It goes pretty quick. I've found I can scan about 100 pages in an hour. The software has a feature that alternates every other scanned page 180 degrees. This way, your document is right side up through out once you're done scanning, even though you are rotating your book 180 degrees with each page turn.