To provide a rotary newspaper stand usable in a narrow space and also as a book stand.

This prismatic newspaper stand 1 has a through hole 3 made of an elastic member at the center. The newspaper stand is rotatable and slidable with an appropriate quantity of resistance by the friction between the through hole 3 and a stand support 2 inserted into the through hole 3. Groove- type rails are mounted on the surface of the stand 1, and a pair of page pressers slidable along the rails are set on the rails.