Pipishell Bamboo Book Stand, Large Cookbook Stands Reading Book Holder with 5 Adjustable Height, Foldable Wooden Cookbook Holder for Textbook, Receipe, Music Books, Tablet (13.4 x 9.5 in)

I'm a digital artist and I was looking for a stand I could use to hold up my 15 inch laptop so I could draw directly on the screen more comfortably. This stand feels sturdy and the lip is wide enough to hold my laptop even when it's folded shut as a drawing tablet. The wood pieces are thick and smooth and look/feel very appealing. The only thing I wish were different is I wish it was a little harder to collapse the stand while moving it. You can adjust the height of the stand by sticking the metal rod on the back into a wooden slot, but it's not weighted in any way and there's nothing holding the rod in place other than gravity, so you have to be careful with picking it up or setting the rod in a notch too far forward. It is if the book or device you're using is a little heavy, it may tip forward on the front most rung. In addition, if you try to pick up the stand its very easy for the slot and rod to fall away from one another and make it unstable when placing it back down, so it's a bad idea to move the stand while anything is on it unless you're being extremely careful. A minor inconvenience but it could be annoying if you've got a recipe book on there and need to move it around your kitchen or something like that.The page holders are very nice but so far I haven't had much use for them. If you're not using the page holders, there's a spot on the front to place them. It's also very easy to slip them off the surface and let them lay off to the side, but if you pick the stand up they will fall down and get in the way when you try to put the stand back down. The little rubber feet on them also slip off pretty easily while doing this. I know this is not the intended use or placement of the page holders, but I almost never use them and the stand is uncomfortable to draw on if they are placed as intended. Luckily they're easy enough to take off and put back on with a standard screwdriver, so you can take them off if you don't use them or feel they're getting in the way.While I recommend this for recipe books and standard tablet usage, if you want it to draw on something thinner than a 2 in 1 and are looking for a stand, the lip may be too wide and press uncomfortably against your arm while you draw. Also, be very careful if you plan to place a heavy book or device on it or move it around a lot during use. Otherwise it's a very nice size and feels like it's good quality. I'm very happy with it.

I was looking for a way to hold my large art and anatomy reference books open and propped up while drawing or notetaking. Most are large paperbacks, some hardbound. The thick paperbacks in particular are hard to hold open with one hand, even when flat. This book stand does the job, gripping thick books firmly open and at an angle of from about 45 to 90 degrees. Of course it can hold them open flat on a desk also, simply by collapsing the stand on the back to the storage position.The key is the little arms on the front. They swivel 360 degrees and are STRONG springy steel. I don't know how long they will stay strong and springy, but they seem to be good quality. I expect them to be last indefinitely.This is a sturdy, well made, 100% wood (bamboo, I guess) stand which will fold up for easy storage like a book on the shelf or under the chair or in a desk drawer. Really nice.Two of the pictures I've attached are of a 8.5" x 11.5", 1" thick 350 page paperback of anatomy for artists by Geo. Bridgman. I took one with the book open roughly in the middle and a second almost to the end of the book with 300 heavy pages under the left arm. No Problem. The other photo is a book on J. C. Leyendecker the famous illustrator who preceded Rockwell. It is 10" x 11.5" x 1" thick hardbound. Worked fine. No damage to the pages or the spine on either book.

It's a pretty simply product but it is sturdy, works well, looks nice and is an all around good value. It collapses for storage easily (literally 2 seconds) and also sets up in about 2 seconds. All the edges are smooth and I've found no splinters or rough spots on the surface.The arms are out far enough to accommodate a fairly thick book or a single recipe card, although it's usually not needed (the card/paper simply rests on the bottom ledge). The stand goes from upright to approx 45 degrees so should be good for viewing from any angle.Overall this is very functional, sturdy, attractive and does exactly what it's supposed to do, all at a good price.

I really like this stand. The bamboo is more solid and better quality than I expected. Setup is easy. The size is large and helpful for my bible and other larger books like commentaries and textbooks but probably wouldn't fit a book much thicker than 1.5 inches. The only flaw in the construction of this stand are the screws that hold on the metal "fingers" meant to hold the book in place. As I've adjusted the fingers the screws have loosened and don't hold the book in place as good as it did at first. I've already tightened the screws once and need to find a more permanent solution because it's already started to happen again.

I was looking for something NOT plastic that I could use for my XP Pen Artist Pro drawing monitor which is huge and also serves as a third display while working from home in the new normal. I was concerned at first that it wouldn't work at a full 90 degree position but the page holders at the bottom are really strong (steel) and stabilize it perfectly without blocking the screen. Also like how easily it positions to other angles for when I actually draw with it. Love this simple and very sturdy bamboo stand for that purpose. It's the perfect weight for support but it is high quality solid bamboo, so not really something you should buy if you're planning on carting it around with other things all the time. Great for at home or an office. For the price, just buy one for each. I don't see how spending more on similar products would be a good idea.