Any of you use one of these?
>>23624464No but I've been tempted to get one for a while.Are they good?
>>23624486 Breaks spines for softbacks. Only good for holding hardcovers.
>>23624464Seems only good for sitting at a desk and taking notes from a text. I don't do that because I am neither a ridiculous gaylord or a student in law school, so I will continue to read on the couch or in bed.
>>23624552It's also good for laying in bed on your side and being fed grapes by a young catamite.
>>23624464Bro has the 20th century kindle
>>23624486I like them but yeah they break spines depending on how you use it.If you use it like the promo pics it will break it. But if you have the page heavy side of the book more to the edge of the board and use the other sides prong just to LIGHTLY hold the other side you should be fine. (By this I mean having the prong hold on the areas that least causes pressure)
I just read ebooks on my telephone
>>23624464that one is cringe, I made a better one from a monitor stand so you can read with the book in front of you or swing it out of the way
>>23625321Now that's good shit.
>>23624464That is a nice one. I have a cheap one that I use to read while eating, otherwise I just hold the book.But this >>23625321 looks very useful.
Isn't it inconvenient to have to unclip it every time you turn the page?
>>23625335>>23625339Thanks, anons. I've made it with furniture door gas struts which are "hotswappable" so you can put stronger ones in if you have heavier books, though the 60N one works for most paperbacks. Right now I'm thinking of adding a monitor bar light on top for reading at night with the room lights off. A lot of people like it and it really helps with neck strain because you don't have to look down when reading. I'm starting to wonder whether I should make a couple to sell?
>>23624464Yes, but only for calligraphy exemplars. Using one for reading is counterproductive.
>>23625342>hold book>unclip right side>unclip left side>turn page>clip left side>clip right sidecomplete waste of time and breaks rhythmimagine taking 5 seconds to turn a page, every time. 300 page book = 150 turns = 12.5 minutes spent turning pages. Tjat assumes no mistakes made, clips always land just right, etc.
>>23625395That's not how it works, you lift the clip and slide the page out from under it and slide it under the other clip, it doesn't take 5 seconds lmao. It's fascinating how people who don't do a certain thing have these autistically laid out opinions about how it works.
>>23625425Go time it. Even assuming 3 seconds, assuming no pages bunch up/ fold under each other and clips are laid just right, you are looking at 7.5 minutes of page turning, though I stand by the 5 seconds. Completely ineffective for virtually no benefit.
>>23625510>no neck strain>makes note taking hassle-free>don't have to move things like your keyboard just to place the book downand minor things like>doesn't get palm dirt and sweat all over the book because you don't hold it in your hands for a cumulative 20 hours>typing up something or taking digital notes becomes much easier because the book is held open at screen level next to the screen>if you slap a light onto it you get a perfectly lit book no matter how you need to adjust it for height and distance, or if you have to swing it awaybut I am designing a better way to hold it open and flip pages for lazy, whiny retards like you
>>23625550kek, still haven't timed it I see. Certainly no webm coming>whiny and lazyPure projection. I have whined about nothing. You are proud of "a better way to hold (a book) open and flip pages". There are few things lazier than finding reading to be too much labor.I exercise regularly and have no neck strain due to that and a comfortable reading chairNote taking has never been an issueMy desk has plenty of space for a keyboard and multiple booksI wash my hands and have no issue with soiled books, concepts clearly alien to youadjustable desk lampBy your own implicit admission you are dirty, lazy, most likely poor (tiny desk) and weak. Embarrassing.
>>23624464I thought about it. That looks like a pretty nice one.
>>23624552Or eating and reading.>>23624564*crushes your pedofaggot skull like a grape*
>>23625578nta but I had to break my lurking streak to tell you you're an insufferable faggot
They look nice but I want the ones used for artists.
>>23625578You're the sort of brainlet who eats raw meat and thinks using machines to dig instead of good ol' shovels is SOVLESS nontrad woke cringe, aren't you?
>>23624464No but it would probably be better for my back if I did. As of now I read a bit more like pic related
>>23625673None of those. I'm the kind of brainlet who reads books, has no issues with it and sees no reason to add further complications to one of the simplest activities in existence.Explain to me why I am lazy when you are the one who finds reading a book bothersome. Wash your hands before you type.
>>23624464I got one ages ago but I move around too much for it be useful. Just have it as my permanent bible holder now
>>23625321gigabased
>>23625321I'd pay you to make this for me, then I'd pay you for other things..
>>23625321I would give you a blowjob in return for one of these
>>23625944>>23625953a-are you g-girls?
>>23625321looks nice anon
>>23625321If you don't mind do you have a part list for that stand it is very nice and I can't seem to find comparable pre-made options online. (Please spoon feed)
>>23626247It's based on the cheapest monitor stand I could find, which they no longer sell where I am (Huzaro Motion 1.2 is an equivalent, any shitty cheapo will do). You have to have some tools though, because the stock gas springs monitor arms use are too strong (500N+) and the cheap monitor arms I've seen are made in a way where you have to drill through some of the joints in order to disassemble it, remove the strut, install a 60/80/120N furniture gas spring, then redo the joints you drilled. That's not enough to hold a book up, so I had to addd an external gas spring (which is easily swappable so I can adjust it for very heavy books) which requires a bit of welding and a bit more drilling. The wooden book stand is a cookbook holder from Amazon. If you really want to make one we'll have to move to /diy/. I made two prototypes and they both work perfectly, I'm in the process of figuring out how to add lighting. Do you anons think it's a good idea to try and sell these?
>>23624464lmao at that favela in the background
>>23625321>keygem
>>23626289Not sure what the margins would be but it would probably sell decent on Etsy. I would probably buy one. Looking on Etsy I don't see anything like what you have made.
>>23626315How much would you pay for something like this? I'm not asking this so I can milkmaxx but to gauge whether it's even worth trying. Plus, I live in the Eastern Bloc and my perception of prices is... skewed.
>>23626329Probably no more than 100 USD. Not sure what labor and material costs. I am probably an outlier as well maybe closer to 80 USD would be a better price point. Hard to say
>>23626437thanks anon
>>23625983Nom I'm a cishet moid
>>23625321based
>>23625321NEED.
>>23626301gotta get those switches from somewhere, you know
>>23624464Juup, I have three of them. One is a convertable file holder that I used for exams to relieve stress on my neck. One on the desk, one spare for when I need two or taking it to church so the intercessions-book is having a place on the side and I don't bow down too much.
reading in 2024 is pretentiousno you dont enjoy ityou do it because youre afraid someone will think youre inferior for not doing itlisten to audiobooks instead
>>23625321nice glasses fag
>>23628930precisely 80s
>>23625321I'm gonna cum.
>>23624486just buy an e-reader and prop it up on something
>>23631529>e-readerthose are for the bus/train or when you're visiting relatives, not for serious reading
>>23625983Define girl
>>23624564
>>23625321very nice anon
>>23632321All that matters is that you're reading the words. E reader or physical gets you to same spot.
>>23632828>what is praxis
>>23625251What I need is an Ebook reader that has a Bluetooth remote control for flipping pages so I can just lethargically lie on the couch and don't even need to lift my arm for flipping pages
>>23633048You cannot be this lazy.
>>23624464seems foolish
>>23625578kek. go on
>>23633135he is a 4channer, we are notorious for not getting enough sunlight, living in a basement and our only companion is a waifu, the fuck you want, an olympian?
