How to -- Hold Your Book Open Hands-free Without Losing Your Place!

Look! No hands (to hold it open, anyway)

See the clip at the top of the book, on the left side?

And this, folks, is how you hold your paperback book open while you read so that you don't have to use your hands! You can thank me and my lovie for our awesome riggin' abilities! I am used to reading on my Kindle these days, and having to hold my book open with both hands was starting to feel out dated. I like to snuggle up and only peek my hands from under the covers if I have to turn the page, so I had to think up a way to fix that. I wanted to be able to read without having to hold my pages open. Originally, I tried paper clips, but that only lasted for about 10 pages into my book, so then I tried a little clamp like you see in the photo (no idea what they're actually called, so if any of you know, please share!) and soon, the little clamp wasn't enough to hold the pages! So I thought I'd need to find one of the super large clamps like this only mine were gone.

Then along comes my extremely handy lovie. To the rescue! He rigged the book right up for me & this has so far, worked with every single book no matter its size! 

What he did was, took the little clamp (he calls them purse clamps because they look like purses upside down) and clipped it from the front cover to the page I was on. Once the pages fill the clamp, add another and attach it to your last page so it all holds open. Repeat! I hope my explanation here makes sense. If not, let me know and  I will elaborate.