Reading in bed - no more cold hands.

I thought of making those mini bean bags during covid when ran out of other projects but sourcing the beans was the problem with shops shut etc.... just found a big bag in attic! There are patterns online somewhere.

I've also got one of those bean-bag type stands for reading my Kindle and my tablet in bed, they are excellent.

Well that's going on my Christmas list. What a clever idea. Thank you for sharing

This sort of thing

Kindle has its own light. That's the beauty of it and the whole point actually. You can read without disturbing your bed partner.

I once gave my sister-in-law a stand for reading in bed. It would work for e-books too. I'll see if I can find a picture. You could make one yourself out of scraps, or even knit it.

My Kindle is back lit. It reads best in the dark and I do not need reading glasses. Yes you are right I read lying on my side with my head on the pillow and my Kindle held flat against the mattress.

For serious bedtime reading I sit up and read a book, but for those last few minutes as I drift asleep or if I wake in the night and do not want to wake too much, I just slide my Kindle out from under the pillow, switch it on, I have the light and colour as low as possible for practical reading and most of the bookson it are well read favourites, so I just drift off to sleep as I read.

How can you see the page if it is under cover with your hands, getting the pages turned? Do you have a torch under the bedclothes? (Shout from doorway, "Put that torch out and go to sleep! Its a schoolday tomorrow!)

Also, how do you hold the Kindle to see it without exposing your hands to the cold? Ah, you must be a side sleeper with half the Kindle under the bedclothes! If I try to read on my side either there is a howling gale down the tunnel created by my arm holding the Kindle, or my glasses are knocked sideways by my head resting on the pillow and I can't see.

Cuddled down under the bedding with my KIndle, I never get cold hands tunring the page because my hands are always under cover.

Here's hoping.

That's such a game-changer for cozy reading in bed! Hands-free page turning sounds amazing, especially in the winter. Too bad it doesn’t work with the Kindle Fire though maybe they'll add support in the future.