Love this! I try to do most of my work at my desk, but to vary my workspace, or to use social media or surf recipes, something like this is great. It has nice padding and is comfy for your lap. I mostly use it with my laptop, but would definitely work for books too. I do wish it came in other colors, I'm not big on black as an accent in my living room, but it only comes out sometimes so that's not a huge deal.