MisterP58

Yes, that is why the Army is cutting 80,000 troops over the next five years: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/army-to-cut-its-forces-by-80000-in-5-years.html

Those are the most recently announced, but all of the services are reducing manpower to some degree.

Syria is getting a lot of coverage ... whether or not it's accurate, I can't say. But it's kind of a hot topic in the mass media right now, although it ebbs and flows.

Thumbs up for listening to NPR in the car every day, though!

This is a great answer.

I've been looking for something like this for a long time: http://imgur.com/a/bkE2U (The Roost for Books / Notebooks)

I want to prop up textbooks while working at my computer.

However, $60 for a bookstand is bit on the high side, and I have a desktop, not a laptop. And textbooks can get heavy, but I doubt I'll ever run into a 200-pound book.

On the other hand, the collapsible feature is appealing for storage. I would be interested in a cheaper version of the Roost that might not be made of such strong materials, but is meant only to hold books.

Just thought I'd mention it, if you ever saw the demand.

I know, just like how redditors pointed out other notebook stand options, there are options for books. But they are either like this (not cheap, sturdy, but take up a lot of desk space): http://www.amazon.com/Book-Stand-Bookstand-Bookstands-Holder/dp/B001J9SFXK or like this (cheap, collapsible and look like they can't hold shit): http://www.amazon.com/Fellowes-Wire-Study-Stand-Silver-10024/dp/B00006B8HT/ref=pd_sim_op_1

Most book holders I've seen are $15 to $35.

The biggest concerns I can think of would be:

A way to keep pages from turning. A way to keep a heavy book from falling to the left or right if the reader is at the beginning or end. A way to keep a softcover (maybe hardcover too) book from closing and falling through the back of the Roost.

These could turn out to be non-issues with the current design, but it's hard to tell since the photo only shows a three-ring binder.

Like I said, not sure if there's demand for this, or even if it's possible to make such a device at an affordable price.