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When selected properly, a book light can reduce eye strain by providing excellent lighting while reading, even in the darkest places, and can help to conserve both energy and money. A sturdy clip on book light design can make your light easy to securely attach to your book, book holder, or book stand, and many can also function as craft, podium, hobby or other task lighting. Light weight incandescent or LED designs can put just the right amount of light exactly where you need it, without wasting energy or disturbing those around you, like a spouse or partner on the other side of the bed.

By lighting your reading materials with just the correct amount and temperature of light, a book light can save your eyes from strain and help you read even when the lights are low. Our eyes require more light as we age, and providing the right amount of light exactly where we’re reading can be a real challenge. Obviously, the most perfect light for reading is natural sunlight shining directly over your shoulder, but we often have to read when or where sunlight isn’t available. Hence, the right book light, one we can use anywhere and anytime we choose, iscan be} an incredible convenience. Then, turning off the overheads and lamps lighting things other than our reading, we conserve considerable energy and the money it takes to pay for it.

When making the choice between incandescent and LED book light designs, 3 primary considerations include: the different color or temperature of light produced by these two technologies, the cost of acquisition, and the cost of maintenance and operation over time. Incandescent lights typically create a warm, somewhat yellowish or golden-tinged light, and incandescent bulbs typically last between 15-25 hours of use and then have to be replaced. LED lights put out a whiter, cooler light, with many designs now optimized to approximate the output of lighting from the sun. Today, most book lovers find the light of modern LED designs to be more “sun like”, producing greater contrast and making all printing easier to read. While replacement bulbs for many incandescent book light designs are readily available in local electronic retail shops, as well as over the Internet, the expense and inconvenience of replacement can really add up over time. Because LEDs provide life expectancies of 10,000 to 50,000 hours, the 10-20% greater initial purchase price quickly becomes irrelevant. Generally, then, LED book light designs are now more popular than the older incandescent.

Battery powered book light designs are the handiest, as they can be used almost anywhere. Unfortunately, batteries themselves are also a an item that must be replaced, lasting 20-30 hours of use at best, in either LED or incandescent designs. Optional A/C adapters are offered for most book lights, and another option is to make use of rechargeable batteries and a recharger. Most book light designs use either AA or AAA batteries, and many rechargeable options are on offer. Additionally, if your light is typically used near to an A/C outlet, an optional A/C adapter is usually a worthwhile investment.

Finally, the area of dispersal is also a consideration when choosing the perfect book light for a particular application. If your light is only to be used to light a standard size, mass market paperback, a simple LED or incandescent portable design will probably be sufficient; however, if you read magazines, most hard cover books or a stand full of music, you’ll need a more powerful design which can distribute the lighting over a much broader area. The ideal way to determine the best design for any particular application will be to test it in actual use. When shopping, make sure your dealer offers both good information and advice before the sale, and a good return policy, just in case your first choice turns out not to be as suitable as you had hoped. With diligence, you can acquire just the right clip on light for any use.

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