Re: Cheap Bookshelves

I'd recommend your nearest Ikea store, they have great shelving. Then resell
them when done.


"Some Guy" <noemailformethanks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm looking for a cheap temporary shelving solution for some books and
was wondering what you all recommend. Here's the situation:

* My domestic partner just bought a bunch of books at auction. Exact
count is unknown but my rough guess is 3000 or so. 90% are standard
paperbacks and the rest assorted sizes of hard & softbound.

* We have a relatively empty room to put them in for now but no free
shelving. She wants to set up shelves and sort from the boxes onto
these new shelves, sorting by author.

* Once all the sorting is done, the stuff that gets integrated into her
inventory goes online and gets filed, while the rest is disposed of in
whatever manner seems best.

* At this point we will no longer need these shelves, and we will then
use this relatively empty room for something else. It's not suitable
for long-term storage of books but is OK for the timeline we have in mind.

Bearing all this in mind, what are your suggestions for the shelving?
We would like it to be cheap, and looks are not a factor, but it has to
be strong enough to hold those books for a couple of months or so.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate. Thanks.


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