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One thing I really don't like about printed books is when the paper is glossy, making it tricky to get lighting that doesn't glare off the page. Also, bookstan

• electromagnetic 16y ago
  > Also, bookstands. Has a truly good one ever been made? The best I've ever used was actually mini-drafting table. It was the perfect size for a hardcover book and, depending on the type of binding, it either sat on the lower wooden ledge or the hardback could actually be forced behind the rule (with the lie-flat books). It's ironic that a thing made to hold books completely sucks at the task, but a thing made to hold only a few pieces of paper (at most) is ideal. I also have to agree, that a good 95% of non-fiction books are on the horrible glossy paper. I remember detesting them in college as florescent lights were the worst as instead of a glare you'd see an aura from the entire tube.
  • jonhendry 16y ago
    I have a Levenger "editor's desk", which is close to a mini-drafting table that sits on top of your desk. It gets a little iffy, though, at the start or end of a book, where the "thin side" of the open book doesn't have enough mass to hold itself down. What I found that helped with that were the giant rubber bands you can get at art supply stores, that are typically used to hold things to a drawing board. Two of them around the editor's desk do a fine job of holding a book open, bands stretched across the top and bottom margins.