From: psperson@old.netcom.invalid
On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 01:41:24 -0600, Lynn McGuire
wrote:
>On 12/2/2025 9:05 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
>> Things I Wish I'd Known When Starting a Book Collection
>>
>> Handy advice for overly enthusiastic bookworms (you know who you are)
>>
>> https://reactormag.com/things-i-wish-id-known-when-starting-a
book-collection/
>
>I only have 4,000 books at the moment. Plus 500 books in my SBR
>(strategic book reserve). I keep them in seven 6 ft tall by 3 ft wide
>bookcases, triple stacked, in my bedroom. Triple stacked is a front
>row, a back row, and a top stuffing of books on each shelf.
If they are vertical, you might be able to save some space by stacking
them horizontally. Depending on how much space there is between the
shelves and the size of the books, of course. Doing two rows like this
can cause loading problems on the shelves (ie, if they are adjustable,
they may bend enough to come loose; if not, then the shelf might bend
or even break).
>I have asked my wife if I can install an eighth bookcase in our bedroom.
> She said no. And then she said I should get rid of one of the bookcases.
>
>I am getting rid of the 8,000+ books from my parents. Half were
>hardbacks. It has been difficult. The local library has taken over a
>thousand books so far.
>
>What do you do with a 60+ year old complete set of the Hardy Boy books ?
Find a collector and sell it. Or at least give it away.
Find a cash-starved grade-school library that has space on its shelves
but no Hardy Boys and donate it..
Box them up, store them, and let somebody else solve the riddle at
some point in the future.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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