This is a great book light for several reasons. First, it's a bit smaller and lighter than other lights I've owned, much better for paperbacks. More importantly, though, is the light it gives off. It seems so much brighter than other book lights with more bulbs, and it seems to cast light in a wider area, allowing me to cover both pages at the same time. PLUS, I love that it is not rechargeable. I have another, much more expensive book light that I just threw away because I can't find the stupid charger. Honestly, does every piece of electronic equipment have to have its own, proprietary charger?? Thank god for good old-fashioned batteries that I can replace - and I'm sure they rarely need replacing.