Barska? Really? I've never found anything they make to be worth bothering with. In fact, even if they were given to you, they wouldn't be worth their own weight.
These are excellent binoculars for the price.
Keep in mind that you may not want anything more powerful than 8-10X, as the image may not be stable enough to read. The higher the power, the harder it is to hold the image steady.
My wife uses 8X, and I use 10X.
These are bulky, but these are pretty good for the budget minded.
The Nikon
Monarch line is a pretty good value too for lower end binoculars.