Lose yourself
in a good book.
Get up to 12x more light on your page than a 60W bulb, so small print is easier to see.
Reading lights. Struggling to see detail?
Better light can make every detail clear the moment you switch it on.
Browse the lights below, or tell us what you love doing and we will help you choose.
Help me choose a reading lightOne light fits nobody.
Most popular
HD Original
Read anything from small print to a full newspaper, with the light set just right for each.
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Most advanced
HD Pro
Read in any room, near a socket or not, and change the light without getting up.
See the HD Pro →
Most affordable
HD Essential
Read or sew in clear daylight, with one button to set the brightness.
See the HD Essential →Read, stitch and paint as clearly as you would in daylight.
An ordinary LED starts with a blue chip, so colours are missing from its light. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ starts with a purple chip and fills the gaps, so you can:
Lose yourself
See the colour
in every thread.
Match your thread and mix your paints in light that scores 98 out of 100 for colour.
See every detail
in your work.
Make out your pencil lines and brushstrokes more clearly, so you can get on with your painting.
Is it your eyes
or just your light?
Answer a few quick questions about what you love doing, and I will suggest the light that suits you.
Help me see more clearlyOr call us on 0800 032 9366, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm.
Alex Pratt OBEFounder, Serious Readers
What would you love
to see more clearly?
My booksMy sewingMy paintingMy projects
See clear print and true colours wherever you read or work.
Floor reading lights
Sit back and read for as long as you like, with the small print sharp from the first page to the last.
From £299.99
Table reading lights
At your desk or bedside, you can thread a needle first time and see every clue of your crossword clearly.
From £249.99Recommended by 500+ opticians.
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“Lighting has a huge impact on our ability to see. Serious Readers lights are well designed, simple to use, and provide accurate colour and detail representation.”
Dr Keyur PatelBSc(Hons) OD FCOptom FBCLAClinical Director, TKS Optometry
“The range of styles, warranty and customer care means I recommend with confidence.”
Michelle BriggsDispensing Optician, FBDO (Hons) LVA
“The clarity a Serious Readers lamp provides is second to none. Patients are amazed at the difference. Just like correct prescription glasses, the right lighting is so important.”
Frances LiddleOptometrist BSc (Hons) MCOptomFrances Liddle Eyecare
“Serious Lights are among the best I have come across. They provide natural, high quality light that improves comfort and clarity, easily adjusted to direct light exactly where needed.”
Lucy WinfieldOptometrist BSc (Hons) MCOptomBraunton Eyeworks
“Having the right light is equally as important as having the right glasses for a task.”
Seema ShahBSc MCOptomInsight Opticians
Owners tell us what changed the moment they switched on.
It started
with my mum.
She asked for a better reading light. I bought thirty-seven lamps and took them apart to find out what was missing, then built her one of my own.
I am still working to help people keep doing what they love, through better light.
Read the Serious storyBuilt to be the best,
not the cheapest.
We have spent forty years making lights to read by, and in 2026 our team upgraded a light that was first ordered in 2005.
Find your Serious Light See how we build a great light