Newspaper holder

A holding element for releasably holding at least one newspaper-like sheet of paper in a manner which obviates the transfer of print form the sheet to a user while that user holds and/or folds the sheet for reading, comprising:

• transparent front and back panels each of which includes an outer edge and an inner edge and a panel width dimension as measured between said outer edge and said inner edge and which is sized and shaped to correspond in size and shape with approximately half of the sheet of paper, said front and back panels each including at least two orthogonally oriented intersecting crease lines for permitting each of said front and back panels to be folded over itself in at least two directions whereby to fold the sheet in a manner that facilitates columnar reading of the sheet through said panels;
• a flexible spine connecting said front and back panels together at said panel inner edges in a manner such that said front and back panels can be congruently oriented on top of each other;
• and
• leaf means associated with said front and back panels and foldably mounted to fold over a corresponding one of said front and back panels, said leaf means having an outer edge and an inner edge and a width dimension as measured between said leaf means inner edge and said leaf means outer edge which is essentially equal to said panel width dimension and including a crease line located to be congruent with one of said crease lines of said corresponding panel with said leaf means is in overlying relationship with said corresponding panel for permitting said leaf means to be folded over itself when said corresponding panel is folded over itself.