FlipKlip Portable Book Page Holder for Hands Free Reading in Bed, on the Go - Works on Hardcovers, Paperbacks, Magazines, Piano and Recipe Books

Within the span of two weeks I purchased four different book/paper holders including this one, the Easi Stand, and the Book Magic Bookstand. I wanted them for slightly different reasons and am happy with all of them. However, the FlipKilp treadmill book holder is by far my favorite. While I did not purchase it to use on a treadmill, the same principle of use would apply just about anywhere. I regularly read textbooks and text readers for work but also enjoy thicker paperbacks for leisure reading. This FlipKlip is versatile enough to work with all of these. The FlipKlip has two hinges and clips over both sides of the book across the spine. It holds the book open flat. Turning pages is a snap by just slightly lifting one arm of the clip, folding the page over then sliding it under another page. It is not as easy to turn pages as arm free one book holder, but those tend to not work as well for small text readers that tend to be very stubborn to open flat. The FlipKlip is usually strong enough to keep those books open, and it works with books of all sizes. It might not work quite as well with an a REALLY thick standard paperback, but it beats the alternative book holders that I have tried. You do have to make sure to put it in the right direction, which is really easy to do. The longer side goes in back. Putting it around the book is simple and foolproof. You would have to work hard to mess that part up. Same with turning pages. I have had no problems with it with any book and have used it for nearly 2 years at this point. It has held up the entire time with no problems with the hinges. This thing is well made. The FlipKlip is affordable, made in the USA, and has many uses beyond the treadmill. I use it when taking notes, but it would definitely work well on a treadmill, too. It would keep the pages opened and solid without them slipping due to the movement of the treadmill. If I happen to lose my original model I would buy a new one in an instant as I used it multiple times a week.

I was going to headline this "Coolest Gadget since the Air Popcorn Popper" but it's cooler than that because we've since learned how bad "white carbs" are! I don't believe I have ever written a product review so that should tell you something about how thrilled I am with this little device. The Problem this Device Solves: I've been reading books on my stair climber for 15+ years now. It is my primary work out, 3 - 6 times per week. I also read when I travel and use the hotel's elliptical or stationary bike (sadly most places don't carry stair climbers anymore), I don't know how people work out on a machine without reading or watching TV. I tried it once and I lasted only six minutes before I was bored to tears. I'm a reader and have no interest in TV. Sometimes I am motivated to workout because I want to get back into my book. Sometimes I even read while I'm stretching. It is such a pain to keep a book open on a treadmill book stand!! I love my Kindle but I can't check out many of the books I want from the library in the Kindle version. Some books are not even available on Kindle. I've tried those big binder clips. Those are too tight to fit most books and they are impossible to then turn the pages. I've tried various big hair clips... too loose. I figured I wasn't the only one to experience this problem and that someone had probably figured out a solution. So I began my search. How FlipKlip Solves the Problem: Simply put, it keeps my book open. It is easy to put on. It is easy to turn the pages. It is easy to take off and store on the book while closed. It is perfect in its functionality as it does exactly what it is designed to do. It fits a big hardback book. It is tight enough to hold open new paperbacks. It has rubber ends that help not scratch/tear the pages or cover while allowing me to slide out a page on one side and slide it into the other side. I can even pop-up only one side to keep the book open while sliding the page in. I'm going to buy a couple more in case I lose this one because, now that I've used it, it would be painful to ever go back.

I use this because I have both fibromyalgia and carpal tunnel, so holding open books is too hard and painful for my hands to handle. So I scoured the internet for solutions and after much research found this. It works great for holding open a variety of different sized books. I read a lot, so this has saved me lots of aches and pain. It’s so simple but super helpful, and also affordable. It’s able to hold both big and small books open firmly and securly. The only thing I hate is that the little tabs holding the pages open always blocks parts on the page, so I have to lift it up or slide it down to read the words underneath. I don’t know what the solution would be, and I know nothing can be perfect, but it bugs me a bit. I also wish it had a way to prop up the book, but that isn’t what this was made to do may be asking for too much, and for the price and objective it works great.

I must say I like my flipklip very much. It does exactly what it advertises: its a small, thin clip (about 5 inches long), it 'pops' open and 'pops' closed onto a book, and holds the book open for you, very reliably. Basically I use it in those cases where normally I'd have used a bookstand: -With this, you dont need a separate bookstand for most things. You can just use the flipklip, cuz it holds the book open, and then the book 'stands up' by itself if you want it to. Its much smaller and portable than a full sized bookstand. -I have a handheld scanner, and the flipklip holds the book 'flat' for me as I scan text. -It works very consistently, whether i'm reading page 1 or page 100 (ie, the variable thicknesses of the book on the left and right side dont affect it), and I've used 500 page books with it. -Its made from plastic with vinyl covered fingers to hold the pages. Turning pages is easy; the vinyl ends are just the right grippiness where they dont stop you from easily turning pages and they dont slip off either. In sum: You'll use it more often than your bookstand. Its not necessarily for everything: for instance, I generally wouldnt use it to hold open a book that I'm just reading straight thru (anyway they have those thumb-things that can hold a book open for that). And yes, sometimes nothing beats a full sized bookstand. However, for such a cheap price, its really handy to have and for most things you'll find yourself reaching for the flipklip rather than a bookstand.

The FlipKlip is a good idea, and probably it works well on paperbacks and smaller books. But I bought it to hold open textbooks when I'm studying, and there are a couple of drawbacks. For one, it is not easy to turn pages, because the FlipKlip is much closer to the insides of the pages than the edges. For another, I often like to look back a page or two to find something, and it is definitely not easy to do that. I don't have any hard feelings about the FlipKlip, and I'll probably use mine when I'm reading paperbacks or magazines or small books. But for larger books, one of those bean bag thingies that you just lay across the pages would work much better.

This works better on hardcover books. It's a bit too long for paperbacks, but it does the job by holding the paperback open. More finesse is needed to turn a paperback's page because of the Klip's length. The margins on a paperback are smaller than those on a hardcover, so the FlipKlip's rubber tips cover some text. Upon turning a page, a bit of constant maneuvering is needed to reveal and read the covered words. A bit of fumbling is involved in turning a page and tucking it under the other rubber tip, and once tucked, the pages can work their way loose. My biggest complaint is that the spring isn't as strong as it should be. I'm constantly readjusting the FlipKlip as I read. It has a tendency to work its way off the top of the book. If the paperback is a thick one, as most are today, the FlipKlip, after a time, will loosen and need to be replaced on the book. But despite all the quirks, this thing does what it's suppose to do, which is hold open books. Readers with arthritis need not think twice about getting one. Clip it on a paperback, lay the book on your lap, and it's hands free until it's time to turn the page or adjust it. I love it. There's no more hand cramps from trying to hold open a paperback book. There are a few oddities about the clip. It could be better. But based on what I've seen, it's the best that's available.

As my title says, it worked great until it broke the second time yesterday. I've had mine for over 4 years, and a few years into using it, one of the "inner" arms broke off near the hinged base. I was able to keep using the clip, with one set of arms holding the book and the other "outer" arm just pushing against the rest of the book. This broken method worked better for hardcovers than for smaller paperbacks. When the second "inner" arm broke off, it was rendered useless. If this was machined out of aluminum, I'm sure it would last forever. But that thin plastic of the arms just couldn't last. I'm glad I paid less than ten for mine, as I got plenty of use from it (4.5 years). I'm thinking about 3D printing replacement arms, thicker and without the grooves in them.

I love this little item! It is lightweight and really holds books well including drawing books and song books. It is a minor inconvenience to have to turn the pages by flipping the arms out and back but no big deal, considering how much pleasure it gives you! It holds the book open so you can read without losing your page and without using your hands to hold it open. Paperbacks work great with this and we all know how tiring it can get to hold a paperback open for long periods of time. Goes anywhere and holds a book together for moving around by putting it on the side of the book like a clamp. Would be great for someone handicapped and can't open a book too. I think students would like it for homework. I love it for cookbooks as well! I couldn't be happier with this one.