The BookLift is not expensive and it holds large books as well as small.There was nothing to put together so its easy the way we like it. I use mine all the time in my office at home.
This book holder has been in use for 5 semesters now. It's great. The only drawback is the rubber "feet" on the holder quickly disappear when you fold it up and place in and out of your book bag.
This book holder is terrific. I use it for those big clumsy textbooks. Now I don't have to constantly lean over the desk to read anymore. Plus an added bonus is this device is Made in the U.S.A.
I bought this stand to use at work. But it turns out that I can't use it to hold the type of folders we use so it would be nice to use with regular books etc.