Great Gifts for Book Lovers

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Welcome to my Holiday Gift Guide!

The avid reader on your holiday gift list will appreciate any of these great gifts for bookworms.

I've included a wide range of gifts from little stocking stuffers and budget exchange gifts all the way up to the big guns, aka the Kindle.

Enjoy the list and leave me a comment or a suggestion before you go.

Knock Knock Personal Library Kit

for the want to be librarian in your life

Knock Knock Personal Library Kit

Amazon Price: $10.77 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

For a bibliophile, there's no greater pleasure than sharing beloved books, but no crueler pain than losing them for good. Revive old-fashioned library circulation techniques for fun and book retention with Knock Knock's Personal Library Kit. Old-fashioned library circulation techniques for fun and book retention! The kit's self-adhesive pockets, checkout cards, date stamper, and keepsake box will have bibliophiles everywhere channeling their inner librarian. Box Personal Library Kit includes 20 self-adhesive pockets and checkout cards, date stamp, inkpad, and pencil.

I Read Banned Books Bracelet

for the fashionable book lover

I Read Banned Books Bracelet_ adult titles

Amazon Price: $24.00 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Includes tile charms of books that have been banned in libraries. Titles : Huck Finn, To Kill A Mockingbird, Color Purple, Howl, Alice in Wonderland, Go Ask Alice, Annie on My Mind.

Personalized Petite Tote Bag

perfect for carrying a few books

Personalized Petite Tote Bag

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If you're looking for a unique way to deliver your bridesmaids and groomsmen gifts, look no further than with our Personalized Petite Tote Bag. Fashioned in 100% cotton canvas, these navy blue and red totes are a unique and stylish way to display your one Details: Size: Measures 12" wide by 10" tall by 3 1/2 inches deep.

Beautiful Bookmarks to Hold Their Place

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Bookmarker Flag Pen And Bookmark

100 Self Stick Flags

Perfect for the note taking highlight loving reader ;-) The BookMarker Flag Pen & Bookmark is the ULTIMATE NOTE-TAKING TOOL! It integrates a comfortable writing pen and sticky flags that fit inside your book without breaking the spine.

Everyday Innovations Bookmarker Flag Pen And Bookmark, 100 Self Stick Flags, Black (BM1)

Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

A convenient elastic strap allows you to keep your book closed while on-the-go. The BookMarker is completely refillable/reusable with standard-sized sticky flags and mini pen refills. It's an incredible innovation designed for students, note takers, readers, journalers and more!

Clover Book Stand

Clover Book Stand (Bookstand / Bookstands / Holder / Cookbook / Music)

Amazon Price: $33.99 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

* Eye -Level Reading Provides Maximum Comfort
* Promotes Proper Posture For Better Spinal Health
* Large Size For Better Hold & Stability
* Heavy Duty To Withstand Even The Bulkiest Books
* Patented 2-Way Adjustment (Height & Degree)

Book Lover Christmas Gift Basket

Mother's Day Reading Book Lovers Gift Basket

Amazon Price: $45.99 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Know someone in the family who enjoys reading and relaxing? If so you have found the perfect gift. This gift basket contains the following items: *book light *book mark *fleece blanket *slippers (one size fits most) *holiday ceramic mug *1 coffee, 1 tea, 1 cocoa *flavored creamer, candy cane, reception stick *chocolate dipped spoon *scented holiday candle *writing journal *crossword book *holiday cookie *Russel Stover Assorted Chocolates (1.75oz) *$10 Barnes and Nobel Gift Card Items will be placed in a Holiday wicker basket and gift wrapped in cellophane with a bow

Booksling Pen Holder And Bookmark

Holds up to 2 pens or highlighters- never forget your pen!

Fits the popular Moleskine notebooks. Keep your pen with your book- write where you need it!

Everyday Innovations Booksling Pen Holder And Bookmark, Mango (BS-Mango)

Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

The elastic bookmark that attaches your favorite pen and highlighter to your book, and it marks your page! A high quality elastic attaches to the cover of your book (for soft cover books, include about 20 pages). There are two loops sized to hold your pens or highlighters (works best on writing instruments without exposed rubberized grips). The integrated ribbon keeps your place in your book. The BookSling is the perfect product for students, readers, note-takers, crossword puzzle-doers and more. Black elastic/Mango ribbon.

Book Lights to Help them Shine On

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Books Sky Stack Umbrella for Book Lovers

Passion 4 Fashion Umbrella - Books Stacked to the Sky

Amazon Price: $28.00 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Stunning umbrella with a large 48" canopy is decorated with books! Print says: Escape, Wonder, Imagine, Relax, Passion

Book Lover's 2012 Page-A-Day Calendar

Book Lover's 2012 Calendar (Page a Day Calendar)

Amazon Price: $12.49 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Find your new favorite book! There's Waiting for Snow in Havana, Carlos Eire's beautiful and evocative memoir of growing up in pre-revolution Cuba. The Black Flower, Howard Bahr's vivid novel of the Civil War. From Jeffery Toobin, the inside story of the 2000 presidential election, and from Hunter S. Thompson, a candid chronicle of the 1972 Nixon/McGovern race. Plus Classic Mark Twain, No%uFFFDl Riley Fitch's biography of Julia Child, and, for the history buff, Gates of Fire, Steven Pressfield's ambitious novel about Spartan heroics in the Battle of Thermopylae.

Read, Remember, Recommend: A Reading Journal for Book Lovers

Unlike anything on the market, Read, Remember Recommend keeps readers coming back to bookstores to purchase recommended books, creates opportunities for add-on and return sales, and celebrates the readers' love of books.

Read, Remember, Recommend: A Reading Journal for Book Lovers

Amazon Price: $5.40 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

The ultimate organizing resource for book-lovers and a self-published hit, Read, Remember, Recommend gives readers a one-stop shop to keep track of their reading. Featuring 60 cross-referenced lists of literary awards and notable picks (Pulitzer, National Book Award, 100 Best Books of the Century), this journal offers more than 2500 suggestions to help readers discover great literature and new authors. The journal also provides room to record books read, jot down thoughts and ideas, and keep track of recommendations, books borrowed and loaned, and book club history.

Whimsical Book Lover Black LeatherWatch

Whimsical Watches Women's S0450003 Book Lover Black Leather Watch

Amazon Price: $44.61 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

If you have a book lover in your life, then the Whimsical Watches Women's Book Lover Black Leather Watch #S0450003 is just what you're looking for. This fun and fanciful timepiece features a colorful book lover-themed scene alongside a circular white time display with gold-tone hands and Arabic numerals. Precise, high-quality Japanese quartz movement ensures time-keeping reliability, while the black leather band offers a secure, comfortable fit. A stainless steel bezel surrounds the 35-millimeter case and rounds out the details of a watch that every book lover is sure to love.

Thumb Thing Book Page Holder and Bookmark

Thumb Thing Book Page Holder and Bookmark, Xlarge (TPG-TT4)

Amazon Price: $2.95 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Simply put the Thumb Thing on your thumb and pick up a book. The two wings will hold the pages open more easily than if you just used your hand, making reading more comfortable. Ideal for reading in bed, in the bath or at the beach. Since it allows you to read with one hand, it's great for commuters, especially if you have to read standing up. When you are finished reading, place the Thumb Thing in the top of the book as a bookmark.

Hog Wild Peeramid Bookrest Pillow

I just added one of these to my personal Amazon wish list!

Hog Wild Peeramid Bookrest Pillow- Solid Gold

Amazon Price: $29.90 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Comfortable Reading Anywhere! Inspired by the great pyramids, this uniquely shaped pillow with bookmark tassel props a book at the perfect angle for reading-in bed, at a table, favorite chair, on the floor and virtually anywhere. Simply placing the spine of the book into the ledge allows readers a free hand to take notes, snack and truly relax.

Good Reading : the Magazine for Book Lovers

Good Reading : the Magazine for Book Lovers

Amazon Price: $184.45 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Good Reading is an Australian independent monthly magazine designed for book lovers. Issues contain interviews and profiles of established and emerging authors, intriguing book facts, information about reading groups, and reviews of books from all genres, including fiction, biography, & history.

My Bibliofile: A Reading Journal for Book Lovers [Diary]

My Bibliofile: A Reading Journal for Book Lovers

Amazon Price: $7.16 (as of 05/31/2012)Buy Now

The best reading journal ever :) It doesn't have a lot of useless pages for library/bookstore addresses and phone numbers as I have seen in other journals. It also contains favorites lists that you can fill out that help you document your likes/dislikes and see how your tastes evolve. The journal also includes a brainstorming section that allows you to enter a book then from there enter what other subjects or books it led you to want to explore/discover.

Trivial Pursuit Book Lover's Edition

If you like to read, you'll really love playing Trivial Pursuit Book Lover's Edition!

Trivial Pursuit Book Lover's Edition

Amazon Price: $28.27 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

This game combines the fun of the Trivial Pursuit game with the exciting world of books, authors and literary characters. Inside there are over 2000 fascinating questions from six different categories. You'll find questions on English and American Literature as well as popular romance novels. Your favorite childhood stories are included, too. From the Mother Goose Classics to Edgar Allen Poe to today's best-seller's list, everything fun about books is covered here!

Kindle, Kindle, Kindle!

The Ultimate Gift for the Fanatic Reader!

"New Kindle leaves rivals farther back." - New York Times

"Amazon's newest Kindle is the best ebook-reading device on the market. It's better than the Apple iPad, the Barnes & Noble Nook, the various Sony readers%u2026" - Fast Company

"Simply put, it's the best dedicated ebook reader you can buy%u2026 Amazon has managed to increase the contrast on the Kindle in a way that sets it above the Nook, Sony Readers, or any other dedicated ebook reader we've tested." - PC Magazine

Kindle Keyboard, Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display

Amazon Price: $79.50 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

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When considering an ereader, you should ensure that you are getting a device with the latest generation E Ink technology, referred to as "Pearl". Our all-new Kindle uses Pearl, resulting in the best reading experience possible with 50% better contrast and the sharpest text.

PopSci.com named our Pearl display a "Best of What's New 2010" winner stating, "The newest Kindle's most impressive achievement (among others, including a reduced size and a slashed price) is its E Ink Pearl screen, which is just an absolute pleasure to behold."

Comments or additional gift ideas?

Happy holidays!

  • LivRiley May 3, 2012 @ 11:26 pm | delete
    Nothing better than curling up with a good book. Nice lens.
  • bookbuyer Mar 18, 2012 @ 12:32 am | delete
    Do you have a 'favorite' gift? Or are they all equally ones that appeal to you?
  • AngryBaker Feb 6, 2012 @ 10:57 pm | delete
    great ideas... will be sending it to a certain someone as my birthday approaches..
  • scarlettohairy Jan 6, 2012 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    Nice gift ideas here for bookworms. Will keep this in mind!
  • TamaraKajari Dec 31, 2011 @ 9:47 am | delete
    Oh! That umbrella with books and the sky is simply adorable!
  • Jewelsofawe Dec 30, 2011 @ 10:13 pm | delete
    Cool gifts!
  • jadehorseshoe Dec 21, 2011 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    I REALLY like this lens!
  • terrapin719 Dec 21, 2011 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    Thank you :)
  • TrentAdamsCA Dec 18, 2011 @ 7:24 am | delete
    I like book stands. There are some styles here I haven't seen before.
  • BusyMOM Dec 13, 2011 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    WOW! Wish I was on your Gift list! Thanks for all the great ideas!
  • SereneSea Dec 13, 2011 @ 6:58 am | delete
    Great ideas for gifts.
  • SudokuNut Dec 10, 2011 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    Good ideas, thanks!
  • Moonbeam973 Dec 10, 2011 @ 12:02 am | delete
    There are some very clever and interesting products here - nice job.
  • YellowHammer Dec 8, 2011 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    I actually have a very simple gift idea that most book lovers would enjoy - book covers. I actually made a gag book cover for a friend of mine last year and she loved it.
  • favored1 Dec 8, 2011 @ 5:05 am | delete
    I really like the Bookmarker Flag Pen and Bookmark 100 Self Stick Flags. I could really use this.
  • AdrianaCopaceanu Dec 7, 2011 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    Absolutely amazing ideas! Love the "I Read Banned Books Bracelet"!
  • Laura Dec 6, 2011 @ 7:16 pm | delete
    I love the personal library kit! I've been looking for a little something to add to a gift for my aunt. I got her the book "A Question of Faith" by Tor Constantino (http://thedailyretort.com), and I was looking for a little something to add to the box. Perfect. Thanks!
  • Alice Nov 30, 2011 @ 4:49 pm | delete
    Lovely Ideas, thanks!

    More gift ideas for book lovers at http://bookreportradio.com The Book Report is a weekly radio show - they don't sell anything but their program line-up for this week has some ideas on book gifts.
  • Ruthi Nov 26, 2011 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    Great gifts for book lovers! I love the banned book bracelet and the umbrella.
  • WordCustard Nov 26, 2011 @ 6:35 am | delete
    As a book lover I was captivated by this list and have a few things I'll be hoping for. :)
  • Sylvestermouse Nov 17, 2011 @ 3:02 pm | delete
    These are all great gift suggestions! I would love to have the book readers pillow and my bookmarks are very special gifts that I do indeed treasure.
  • terrapin719 Nov 17, 2011 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    That pillow is awesome, I really need to get one soon. I was sitting in bed reading last night and realized how useful that pillow would actually be!
  • Mia-Mia Oct 14, 2011 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    Some great ideas, but I'm the reader! I may have to get some of these for myself.
  • terrapin719 Oct 14, 2011 @ 6:38 pm | delete
    Nothing wrong with that plan ;-) I confess to buying my own gifts often!
  • LissaKlar Sep 7, 2011 @ 7:15 pm | delete
    I love the pyramid thingy. I could really use one of those!
  • DessertLover Jun 7, 2011 @ 9:38 am | delete
    Great gift ideas here!!
  • bames24 May 14, 2011 @ 11:01 pm | delete
    I love the "I read banned books" bracelet.... :D
  • TeamSTM May 13, 2011 @ 11:58 am | delete
    The Wireless Kindle DX it really Taking off and these are some Great Ideas!!
  • hlkljgk May 9, 2011 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    terrific ideas
  • MamaRuth Dec 24, 2010 @ 5:50 am | delete
    Loved these ideas. (I may have to buy some of these for myself!)
  • Nightowl_John Dec 17, 2010 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Came back to give this a Squid Angel blessing.
  • terrapin719 Dec 23, 2010 @ 12:07 am | delete
    Thank you!
  • mukunda22 Dec 17, 2010 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    Books make me feel secure. That may be because my mom had 1000 books on bookcases which lined the entire living room wall of our family home.

    The great escape!
  • faithfuljim Dec 16, 2010 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    Actually, that lense was not made with the Holday gift guide template, so I made another, a mirror lense and may delete the former. The new URL is:
    http://www.squidoo.com/the-gift-of-reading
    Your lense is featured and lensrolled.
  • faithfuljim Dec 16, 2010 @ 11:41 am | delete
    Wow! Great lense and the perfect compliment to my gift guide: "The gift of reading" at http://www.squidoo.com/giftofreading
    I'm going to feature yours on mine and also lensroll it to it. I'd appreciate it if you could see your way clear to return the favors. Thanks, Jim.
  • PleasantValley Dec 9, 2010 @ 1:18 am | delete
    This idea is cute, well crafted, and I bet all the librarians and book lovers will enjoy it.
  • MisterJeremy Dec 8, 2010 @ 8:56 am | delete
    Congratulations on the purple star! This is a really nice lens.
  • MarkUpshaw Dec 7, 2010 @ 5:01 pm | delete
    Excellent lens on gifts for book lovers. Well deserving of a purple star.
  • Bus_Stop_Toy_Shop Dec 7, 2010 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    We're avid readers in our house - I think between my wife and I, we'd love every one of these gifts.
  • WorldVisionary Dec 7, 2010 @ 11:10 am | delete
    Great picks!
  • Lisa-Marie-Mary Dec 6, 2010 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    Yep! Yep! Mark's right! I love this lens and tons of the stuff on it! Great job and congratulations on another Purple Star!! :-)
  • terrapin719 Dec 7, 2010 @ 11:31 am | delete
    Thanks!
  • WindyWinters Dec 6, 2010 @ 2:22 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your Purple Star!
  • terrapin719 Dec 7, 2010 @ 11:31 am | delete
    Thank you! So unexpected, what a nice surprise.
  • WindyWinters Dec 4, 2010 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    Awesome and Unique Selection of Gifts! Happy Holidays!
  • vallain Dec 3, 2010 @ 7:51 pm | delete
    Very nice selection for the readers on our gift lists. I'll lensroll it to Gifts for Librarians and Book Lovers
  • vallain Dec 3, 2010 @ 7:51 pm | delete
    Very nice selection for the readers on our gift lists. I'll lensroll it to Gifts for Librarians and Book Lovers
  • Corrin Nov 29, 2010 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    The banned books bracelet is fabulous!
  • JanetClifford Nov 29, 2010 @ 8:24 am | delete
    What a great idea for pressies for booklovers - I love it
  • moonlitta Nov 27, 2010 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    I'd get the banned books bracelet. But simply a good book also would do!
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