This lectern is light, practical and pretty. Comfortably It reads great books. But the central tab holding the open lectern is fragile, especially for some heavy books. It is mounted on a small hinge of very poor quality. Moreover the slots that adjust its position are really weaklings. However, the lack of a system to keep the open pages seems rather an advantage because these systems are bulky and not always effective. Personally I use wooden clothespins to hold the pages open, it's simple and it works very well.