Mighty Bright 40516 XtraFlex2 Book Light, Pink

I love to read, but my bedroom is far away from the only window in my 420-square-foot apartment so I always needed to use the wall-mounted light to read by day or night. After being here for over five years I felt it was about time to invest in a book-light. I have had them in the past but forget why they didn't seem to work out. I looked this one over and decided it looked like it was small, lightweight, easy to use, and in my favorite color (purple) at a really decent price. When it arrived I clipped it to the book I was reading, The Executioner's Song (also ordered from Amazon) and tried it out. It was PERFECT! The only time I may have problems is when I am down to the last few pages since I did clip it onto quite a few pages which I will not be able to do once I am down to only that many pages to read. Still, it is certainly nice that when I am through reading for the night I can just turn off the book-light rather than having to get off my bed, walk around to where the wall switch is to turn off the room light, and then return to my bed. The light comes with the option to use two lights, or just one, and so far I have used both lights so I have to push the button twice to turn it off, but that is no problem. I also have a good supply of AAA's already so when I need to replace the batteries I can do so right away. I can easily adjust the flexible neck to aim the light where I need it, or raise it up high enough to fully illuminate both pages at once. If there is a con to this product, I have not yet found it.

I don't use this on books (though I would), I use it on a Kindle 4 6" e-ink reader (the cheap one from 2012).PROSComes with batteries! AAA are easily replaceable. ;-)Very bright - Neck makes it easy to adjust so that there is no glare on the screen. I use the lower (single bulb) setting.Tight, focused beam - Even though the light is very bright, it's easy to adjust the angle so that it doesn't disturb someone else. Obviously when I shine it out into a room it's like having a flashlight, but when it is hooked to a book or kindle and pointed at the screen the area of effect is reasonably smaller (about a foot).Light weight - when I saw that it took 3 AAAs I thought it might be a bit heavy. It isn't, I hardly notice the additional weight on my Kindle and weight is important to me because I have arthritis in my hands.Clamp is padded - It doesn't damage or dent my Kindle's skin. It has sensitive skin :-PCONSCLAMP IS BIG for a Kindle. The base is pretty bulky because it takes 3 AAAs. This is great if you want it to double as a standing light, but if you are hooking it to a Kindle e-reader then you will need to get creative because it is easy to block the screen because it's a bit wider than the Kindle edges. I find that centering it on the edge of the top holds it on the most solidly or along the top, but on the side. However, if you are like me and like to lay on your side and tilt the Kindle when you're in bed then the book light can slip off. If you are sitting straight up and not moving the Kindle much it's fine if you center the clamp. But I lay on my side and hold it at an angle so it tends to tilt and eventually I have to keep readjusting it as it slips. I did find a solution, since the clamp is big, and my headboard is less than 1inch thick, I was able to just attach it to my headboard and when I lay on my side I just adjust the light to a good angle and now it works perfectly for me. Clamp size is my only complaint, if it were a bit smaller I'd give it another star.---------------Overall it was a good purchase. I use it approximately 5 hours per week for the last two weeks and I haven't had any issues with battery life. It claims that it's good for about 20 hours and so far I'm inclined to believe it and this is using the default batteries they gave me.

I was in the market for a book light that would work well at night and would travel well. The light on this works great and there are two settings, both of which are pretty bright. The "neck" of the light is very bendable and sometimes starts folding itself when you don't want it to. Also, it doesn't travel well as there isn't a good way to keep the light from turning itself on if it rubs against something in your bag. With that being said, the light itself does serve its purpose so I still give it 3 stars.

I've had this book light for several years and it still works just as good as when I first got it, despite being dropped several times, so it's very durable. I love the pink color and have gotten many compliments on it. I love the large clip to clip it onto books and that the clip is lined with a soft material so as not to damage the book's pages or leave indentations. When not in use, I clip it on my lampshade next to my bed so I don't clutter up my bedside table with it and it has never left any marks on the white shade.The flex neck is excellent and allows you to easily maneuver the light to virtually any angle that you need and because it has the wire inside the neck, it will stay put in any position unless you physically move it.Additionally, I was amazed at how bright the light really is! Even in pitch dark, it lights up my entire book, even large textbooks, without lighting up the whole room and disturbing my husband while he's trying to sleep next to me as I read in bed. The light has a large span and two settings, a high and a low. Both settings are bright, but I always use the highest setting. I have used it as a flashlight in power outages as well, so it's multifunctional. This is a bit pricey, but it's totally worth it because it is high quality and works way better than the cheap $10 book lights I've gotten at Walmart. You can't go wrong with this and I'd highly recommend it!