Every bookworm knows how to get addicted to a commodity the book.
Hours pass before you realize that your hands are cramping and your eyes are itchy.
To help you out, we have compiled a list of really useful book tools that can help you read longer and comfortably.
They will also help you remember what you’ve read and keep track of your favorite passages, while you’re busy getting lost in the story.
Whether you are a big fan of books, whether you want to get out of range reading crisisOr if you’re not sure what to buy for your book-loving friend, they are all tested and approved by BookTok.
Some are necessary, some are useful add-ons, and the rest, well, just for a pure dopamine booster.
Let’s go.
Color-coded clear sticky notes
The best books are filled with scriptures that force us to stop and read again. And unless you have a photographic memory, even the most thought-provoking, beautiful, and breathtaking words are lost.
So adding tabs to your favorite clips is a game-changing memory aid.
Annotations are not only useful for future reference, but can help you read more actively, helping you better remember and understand the book.
Perhaps you are an anarchist who loves to write directly in books, but if not, clear sticky notes are a great alternative.
Improve it by creating a key (maybe you want to remember the things that made you laugh or cry or write down character development moments?) to annotate them with rainbow sticky tabs.
arrows book
Much like sticky notes, darts helps you take notes on a specific page or section that you want to go back to.
The main difference with dart boards is that they are metal so you can reuse them, and they look cleaner and more durable.
page owner
After opening a heavy book for a long time, the hand cramp is real. Page holders are a simple and affordable little tool which means you can hold an open book with one hand, and free the other for coffee/water/wine.
Wood panels are a more durable alternative to plastic and come in different sizes.
clip reading lamp
Reading lamp is essential for night reading. Straining your eyes to read in the near-dark tires them out more quickly – our eyes can tire as much as any of our muscles.
The portable mount lamp is great for travel or when you want to read in bed without disturbing your partner. While it can be a little tricky and needs recharging, it seems to work just fine if you clip it on the lid, and the battery below from the Tazler has great battery life.
It has three brightness levels and spreads the light evenly across the entire page.
flat book lamp
Another BookTok favorite is the LED flat panel light. It’s a rectangle of glass surrounded by light, so you can place it directly on the book to illuminate the page.
You may want to get a glass cleaner for this one, or else you won’t be able to read the book through all of your fingerprints.
neck reading lamp
Finally, in the lamps range is the hands-free neck lamp, which is much less effective than a clip-on lamp.
Simply place it around your neck and the two lights on either side will illuminate your pages.
You want to avoid the blue light at night, and the rechargeable light below completely eliminates that. You can alternatively choose between yellow, warm white, and cool white depending on the brightness you need.
Personalized book / embossed stamp
Well, it’s not strictly necessary – but we love it. Embossed stamp Personalize all your books with a beautiful 3D logo? Yes please.
An Etsy library-inspired wax seal gives the same effect as vintage wax seals, so you can officially mark your best books as part of your library.
book review book
GoodReads has changed the book reviews game, but they can’t stop the temptation to create a collection of handwritten reviews. The A6 review notebook below is really cool.
Accessories storage pocket
Now that you’ve purchased all of these accessories, where are you going to store them?
Insert your pen into the Bookaroo pen pouch that rotates around your book, slide the sticky tabs under it, and you’re done.
Buy it now from Literary Book Company
book cover
This would be a great gift for a friend who loves their favorite books.
Quilted fabric book cover will prevent your books from ripping, bending or damaging as you read. This small company sells sleeves of various designs, such as the ones below Celestial.
prism glasses
These may not win awards for freshness, but they are a neck-strain savior for reading in bed.
The ultimate laziness tool, these eyeglasses’ prisms rotate your vision 90 degrees toward your feet, allowing you to read a book while lying on your back.
cute bookmarks
If you’re not a regular BookTok user, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that a bookmark is just a long piece of plastic card that slides between pages. And of course, if you’re trying to save money, any old bookmark will work.
But if you want to treat yourself, there are some pretty cool ones to choose from, including those with curved swords and spoons with engraved messages on them.
If you tend to lose things, but the thought of turning the corners of the page makes you sick, it’s probably best to stick to scraps of paper, to be honest.
Reserve a seat
Tired of using your arm muscles to hold a book like an idiot? This book holder is for you.
Seriously, though, they’re great for resting your book on preventing neck pain and helping with posture, for hands-free reading when you’re in the bathroom, or for supporting a cookbook while you’re cooking. It also makes reading accessible to people who need a hands-free experience.
The book below comes with a handy pocket for storing other book accessories on the go.
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