Review: One of the best lights - it just feels right on the Kindle!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2010
I have several book lights for my Kindle. I started off with a cheapie one for under ten bucks (don't remember the brand and I threw it away long ago) and quickly realized that I needed to fork out the dough for a decent light. These eyes ain't what they used to be!While I use, and generally like, the M-Edge e-Luminator2 Booklight for Amazon Kindle (Fits 6" Display, 2nd gen) there have been a few frustrations with it - namely the absolutely awful headache it is to change the battery given that I was doing it on a weekly basis (I read for 3-4 hours every night). Fun it was not. Shake Shake Shake and it seemed to be luck or the moon phase deciding whether I was gonna get the battery out or not. Ugh! It does provide great light but this was enough to send me searching for another...Hit up the local store and found aMighty Bright TravelFlex Book Light, Silverwhich clips nicely to a Kindle case. Note it does not clip to a Kindle. I bought it for my paperbacks but ended up using it for both DTB (Dead Tree Books) and my Kindle. However my teen also needed a booklight so I found myself yet again looking for another light..Enter the BELKIN LIGHT. This is it. My journey has ended. It is outstanding AND it lets me read my Kindle naked (no not WHILE naked...but sans cover..OIY!) which I love as it makes it much lighter than with a case. For around the house naked can't be beat (keep that mind out of the gutter folks).This has a very even light - it is more yellowish/goldish than the M-Edge Eluminator one mentioned above but it casts well and lights the whole screen on either of the two settings. No hot spots and it can be easily adjusted for glare. I like how it fits on (no muss no fuss) and it stays on in spite of a bit of the wobblies occasionally. It works with or without a case. It uses 3 AAA batteries (not included so if you want to read right out of the package hit up the dollar store first or add the batteries to your ammy order).I love it. The video review here is exactly right. Fantastic!