Behold: the Book Seat!

[vilakins]

We went to Whitcoulls bookshop last week so that I could spend some vouchers. I rarely buy books unless I know I'll reread them, so I looked at DVDs. There again, unless I want to watch them more than once, I'd rather rent them. I did fancy Doctor Who: War Games, and would have bought it too, but it was twice the price of the other old Who serials there--and two thirds the price of a whole season of new Who. So I wandered around disconsolately, wondering what I could use my vouchers on. I was sniggering at a book of Barack and Michelle Obama paper dolls when I saw it.

The Book Seat.

I've got a lot of use out of it already. It's a great design which holds a book firmly and still lets you turn the page easily, and I use it on the table when eating and on my lap. It stops my hands getting sore when holding up a large book for hours and I can drink tea and read. :-)

Let Vic show you how it works. Once again, not posed. I just saw him sitting there and grabbed the camera.



Vic, by the way, is a very intellectual cat. He reads the newspaper, and also does crosswords.

The book is the hard-cover library version of Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson, and I highly recommend it. It isn't just excellent SF, it also has fascinating characters.

The cushion is brown suede and one of a set of three I bought. They're "Delta" brand which is very appropriate as they look (and possibly feel) like my favourite Vila outfit. :-)

Comments

[zoefruitcake]

wow, I want one! Does it come with a free Vic to demonstrate it, BTW?
I looked on the website and they don't seem to do my side of the planet :0(

[vilakins]

They do! I looked under "Contact us" and found this:

Emerging Products trading as
The Book Seat Ltd
78 York St
London W1H 1DP
United Kingdom
Ph: 0197 8715 073
Fax: 0207 9003 471
Email: info@thebookseat.co.uk

I don't think they stock Vics, and your furry little guys would object anyway. ;-)

[zoefruitcake]

excellent!
I shall email them!

thank you :0)

I shall have to train Quincy and Maddie to do his job instead ;0)

[vilakins]

It comes in different colours if you want to pick one that suits your place. :-)

[zoefruitcake]

I've been thinking how useful it would be a work, when we are working from large books

[vilakins]

You'll have to make them pay for it--and make sure no one nicks it from your desk. Or did you mean getting a few as shared property?

[zoefruitcake]

I'd get one for me and see how it went :0)

[vilakins]

I bet you'll want one for home as well!

[zoefruitcake]

almost certainly ;)

[zoefruitcake]

I've sent them an email enquiry

[san-valentine.livejournal.com]

If I were to get one of those, it would have to be the one in Shiraz Red *points to icon*

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Of course you would! It's a nice colour too. I got latte because there was only one Book Seat in the shop from what I could see, but it's perfect for the living room furniture.

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

I really must read Blind Lake. I liked Wilson's Spin a lot.

My immediate reaction to the book seat is something along the lines of, "Bah, the day I can't hold my own book...!", but I nevertheless have the suspicion that it might be one of those things it's hard to live without once you've tried it. :)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I saw them in another town last year and was tempted... I think I'll seriously look for one, quite a lot of my books are large and heavy, and it would, methinks, make them much easier to read...

[arenee1999]

Oh wow. I so want one of those.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Well if Vic thinks it's a good buy...

[vandonovan.livejournal.com]

The War Games is ten episodes compared to most four/six episode serials, so that's why it's so much more expensive. The bookseat looks very interesting and useful though. I definitely get tired of holding up books.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I already borrowed Spin to read.

And really, it's so convenient, especially when I'm eating or drinking. I never found a good way of propping a book up at the table so I used to lean over it. I do sometimes get sore hands holding up larger books.

Greg wasn't impressed with the purchase, but he thinks it's a really cool idea now.

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

I have one of those. :) They are great, aren't they. :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You can buy them on line too. I'd certainly recommend it; it's really comfortable to use, and it's also very light so there's hardly any weight added to that of the book.

I already have a perspex book stand which is good for recipe books, but it only goes on flat surfaces, and you have to take the book out to turn the page, so I never used it to read from. This is good for use anywhere.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It looks as if they'll post to overseas. It's very light so it shouldn't cost much in freight.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It definitely is; I'm using it every day. I don't think Claudia and Tessa (my previous cats) would have like it because they loved to sit on me while I read, which meant I had to balance books on the arm of the chair.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I wondered if it was that, but it's still expensive compared to the new Who season sets (not that I'd want to buy those anyway).

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

They certainly are! How long have you had yours? I note they don't seem to make then in purple. ;-)

[arenee1999]

It seems they have a location in New Jersey, so it may not have to come from overseas.