I'm looking to get an LED book light for my mom.
If you don't know, they're small lights that clip on to a book that help you read in the dark/low light.
I'd like one that charges in a USB port, has a Li-Ion battery, and has a warm white tint.
I don't mind ordering directly from China to get a good deal.
What's a good bang-for-your-buck book light?
I did a Google search for:
best book lights
...and followed many, many links.
(Most of the links were to Amazon.)
I've narrowed it down to these two, which look same except for the color:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IOMH8H8
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MDVPMYT
or this one:
Did you see the ad/survey/giveaway/whatever from Litom? Variable brightness, CW/WW switchable, chargeable, etc.
Looked pretty nice.
Did you see the ad/survey/giveaway/whatever from Litom? Variable brightness, CW/WW switchable, chargeable, etc.
Looked pretty nice.
Ah, found it…
This was NOT what you asked for but I gave this Xiaomi USB light to my wife.
Plus a powerbank so she can revive her tablet, phone, digicam, etc. when we’re on holiday.
With a combination like that, you’re killing 2 birds with 1 stone.
The newer ones have a switch in the foot.
I did.
That's what got me interested in book lights.
I forgot about the variable brightness! 
Because of that feature, I'll be sure to check out that book light.
I think they (reading lamp) are not usable for paper books. (and most of them for e-readers too)
They are too narrow lighting and too weak. For paper book you want that it lights 2 pages and you can turn page too. Also that it dont add weight to your book (paper books are heavy 
) if you hold it with one hand. How you can clip (fasten) it to book.
Headlamp or table/clip lamp
I got a generic clone…and it’s too short to be useful. May work on a powerbank like in the picture - and I don’t have such a boxy one - but otherwise seems useless.
A guy on Reddit posted this, and I bought immediately. I slap some small magnets on the back and now it’s either in my book or on the fridge. The 3000k temperature is amazing.
DEWENWILS Rechargeable Book Light… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TKTMCXK?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
As a fellow lanternist showed in another thread:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000314394781.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.7d9d3c00YW3cYd&mp=1
I have ten book lights bookmarked, but only one has "stepless dimming."
So I'm leaning towards the one Lightbringer mentioned.
That looks like it would make a good lit sign if it were laser etched, or if you used those sign markers on it
And found it on Ali.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32822404157.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.2a3c269eAcZpj7
Gonna experiment with a couple in a month or so.
bang-for-your-buck. $4USD.
this is what i used while i was
recovering from surgery.
yes. i wore the hat in bed.
I really like these a lot:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014F1UKI6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_B-rtFbSGR0CEF
Kootek music stand light. It’s not “warm” though, It’s ten LEDs that I assume are 5000K.
It’s far from “itty bitty”, which I like. The gooseneck is substantial, and it has a nice big clamp.
I don’t like the charger. It’s USB but instead of using a micro USB port like everyone else in the world, it’s a 2mm barrel plug USB adapter.
I’m thinking about modding one of these, keep the head and the gooseneck, but mount it to a pro-A/V type of clamp and possibly replace the battery box with an 14xxx or 18xxx power bank. The head is as good as anything out there in the pro audio world, the base and clamp not so much. The battery is some sort of general purpose lithium battery. I’ve had a bunch of these for my piano, above and below my synthesizer rig, illuminating my pedalboard, I’ve used them for desk lights, for a reading light, and until I got my FC11, it was my only flashlight.
I wish I knew enough about flashlights to identify the LEDs and say more about the battery.
So use a library ? Auto recycling there.
Something like this is nice:
Much better is an ebook reader with backlight. I’m using one since a decade and haven’t looked back.
I have to ask, doesn’t a head lamp on LOW make more sense than to have something hanging on your book? Don’t you have to remove it every time you turn the page?
Head lamp makes more sense.
Comments Please
I have a bunch of headlamps (at least 10). I don’t have any that work for me for reading. Too much hot spot and not able to get to a low enough level. Believe me I have tried.
The clamp is a bit of a pain for sure, though I did it like this for a good while. It does slow down reading a bit for sure. I ended getting a floor lamp with something like 12 leds. Shine it over the back of my recliner. Adjustable color temp and brightness. Works great.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LYQRTHY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It was on sale for $18 at the time. The best purchase I have made for reading.
I would like to see a company design a headlamp purely for blackouts, designed for use in the home and kitchen, playing card games and board games, and for reading only, not outdoor activities, not hiking or running.