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 Great product! Jul 16, 2010
I've tried a variety of solutions for holding my book open while on a treadmill, including holding it with my hand the whole time and using a bent clothes hanger. I use the FlipKlip every time I work out, with paperback and hardcover books. I don't have a problem with turning pages, but I did take the tip from another reviewer to put the back protrusions inside the dustcover, but outside the book cover, for hardcover books.
I would also add that it is helpful to play around with placement. For example, the FlipKlip does not have to be exactly in line with the spine of the book. Sometimes it doesn't hold the book open flat, and in that case I move the FlipKlip more to one side, which helps a lot.
It works well, and I have bought a few more to use with textbooks and cookbooks around the house. It's the best, most reasonable little gadget I have found for this purpose.
Gotta Love the Klip! Jun 30, 2010
The FlipKlip has worked quite well for me at the gym. I've used it for large hardcover and trade paperbacks. I have no trouble turning the pages and I've found it much preferred to my old method (rubber bands) which kept leaving me with little tears in the pages. As for smaller paperbacks, I've found it works best when I'm towards the middle of the book (meaning things were rather even on each side). I was very happy with my FlipKlip relationship until, tragically, one day my FlipKlip broke. AGGH! I emailed the manufacturer (BlueZap) and received a very nice and prompt response from Bob (the inventor) who addressed my concerns and immediately made good on the one-year warranty by sending me a new FlipKlip. A real response from a real person?! A miracle in this day in age! A good product + good customer service = a product I'd certainly recommend.
Handy and Helpful Cool Little Book Holder Feb 10, 2010
Being that I am doing a lot more book reading these days, and need to read at every opportunity, I turned to Google to look for a book holder-opener to use when I am on the treadmill (having misplaced the other doodad I was using). The first product to pop up was the a cool little book holder called the FlipKlip. The FlipKlip is manufactured by BlueZap in beautiful C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho. The owner of the company is Bob Begin, also known as Mr. Wizard.
The premise behind the FlipKlip is to keep a book open when you are engaged in activities where two hands are not necessarily available - such as knitting, typing, cooking and exercising. Eureka - the treadmill - perfect!
Recommended places to use the FlipKlip (as cited on the BlueZap website) are:
* On your computer desktop
* Reading bed
* In the kitchen (perfect for holding open a cookbook)
* On the bus or train
* On the airplane tray table
* At Home
* At the Gym
* At School
* While Eating Lunch
I have been trying out the product for a couple weeks, and it has proven to be quite useful and durable. I am getting a lot more reading done, and it encourages me to get on the treadmill, where the tendency (or excuse?!) may be "I need to read; I can't spare this hour on the treadmill." The FlipKlip kills two birds with one stone! I have used other gadgets over the years, but the FlipKlip tops them all!
I appreciate the fact that it's a perfect size, and, when not in use, it can be clamped onto the book for safe and easy portability. It comes in a variety of colors: Ortega Green, Deep Charcoal, Twilight Purple, Sunset Pink and Aruba Blue. And, best of all, it is manufactured in the USA!
The FlipKlip was generously provided to me by Bob Begin at BlueZap for review purposes.
Reviewed by Andrea Schultz - Ponderings by Andrea - [...]
Perfect book holder Sep 13, 2009
This book holder is exactly perfect for holding pages of a book open while using a treadmill! Judith
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 Not bad, not great Aug 10, 2009
I have used my flip clip a couple of times, but it is so flimsy, I am afraid to break it. So far I have used it on large books, and so I use it to hold one side of the book open, because it won't fit on the top or bottom. Time will tell how long this will last. As I said, it feels pretty flimsy. I may just end up buying one of those large clear book holders, however cumbersome it may be to carry to/from the gym.
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