C.D.
There is a company called Maxi Aids that sells products for people with low vision (which are also wonderful for folks with regular vision) and they have a large selection of reading lamps and book lights that are designed to be very bright and low on glare. The prices for most of them are comparable to what you see in stores, so it would be worth looking into. The web page is www.maxiaids.com.
Good luck!