luvmy4brats said:
I have both the original and the paperback size. I think they're perfect for the Kindle. I use the smaller one about 95% now that I've gotten it. It's just the right size and puts out enough light for me to see with and not wake up my husband. Make sure you use the little bookrest guide attachment thingy. It makes it much more Kindle friendly.
I also have both sizes, and use the larger one for hardback books and the smaller one on the Kindle. Fits perfectly, and as you said, use the bookrest attachment - it really helps keep the two pieces together, and makes holding them both pretty effortless. Also, they light up the whole page for me (all 4 of the ones we have work that way), so perhaps the person who said it was only a small circle of light got a defective one?
One thing I noticed is that the Lightwedge light output varies somewhat. My husband got me the large one as a Christmas gift in 2004, and I loved it. But I had requested the paperback size, he just hadn't paid attention when ordering. So in '06, he got me the small one, but mis-ordered
again and got a large one. This time, he had enough time before Christmas to get the smaller one, too, so we had *3* Lightwedges in the house after that! Then this year, I got him his own Kindle and a paperback-size Lightwedge to go with it.
The '06 large model is MUCH brighter than the '04 model (a "whiter" light versus a more yellow tone), but the '04 model has 2 brightness levels on it, so they have definitely changed things over time. Not that it matters if you buy one today of course, as it'll be an '09 version and probably slightly different again from any of the ones I have, lol.