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myLot reputation of 99/100. allyoftherain (3046)   ranked 2 out of 9,001 in reading 2 years ago

If you're like me, you're an avid reader who owns lots of books. Personally, I have trouble finding places to put them all. I have one bookshelf which I have stacked the books in horizontally so that I could fit as many books in as possible. I'm also using shelves on my desk and in my closet as bookshelves. A friend of mine would shove them all in a drawer.
Where do you keep your books? Do you have an overflowing bookshelf? Do you just check books out from the library to save yourself the trouble or do you have your own personal library at home?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 99/100. 3SnuggleBunnies (8025)   ranked 550 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I don't really have much more than a few books to my name. I usually have to hide them on myself or fear they will be destroyed by my 3 SunggleBunnies. Though they have a book shelf in each of their rooms and a couple shelves in the entertainment center. Magically their books spend more time on the floor or getting dumped on then being appropriatly stored and it drives me bats. Thankfully I only spend .30 on their books so not a huge loss but it's still money & sad when it's a book I really liked reading to them.

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2. myLot reputation of 68/100. goldiegold (240)   ranked 3,919 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I used to have a book shelf but it took up too much room so I had to get rid of it. Now I just pile up my books in stacks against my bedroom wall. If it is book(s) that I am currently reading then I tend to stack them up near my bed because I usually read a lot at night. I have a lot of books some of them are quite big and heavy so they do take up a lot of space.

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3. Valentine28 (85)   ranked 818 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I am a very avid reader and I was running out of places to put my books. I ended up buying a Nook from Barnes and Noble, and I love it. I can carry my entire library with me at all times so I can read whatever I'm in the mood for without having to carry around a bunch of books.

All my books are backed up on my online library so if my Nook crashes or anything like that my books won't be lost. My warranty will cover me for a new one and all I have to do is send my library to my new Nook. I love it!

Now I keep my paperback and hardback books in a box until I can set up my own personal library.

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4. myLot reputation of 54/100. mikoiks2 (173)   2 years ago

I have library at my home but now my library it's too many book's. So, ussually I save my book's at my room. my mother like read book's, too. So, she keeping my book.

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5. myLot reputation of 70/100. LaDeBoheme (1003)   ranked 3,075 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I use bookshelves. I've got those modular, cube type units that you can add to. They span one wall and the books are stacked horizontally and vertically. I do try to keep some semblance of alphabetical order and organization, because it makes it easier to find a specific book.

A Kindle is definitely in the future though. Store all my books in one small, easy-to-find location? Oh, yeah!
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myLot reputation of 99/100. allyoftherain (3046)   ranked 2 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

Yeah, Kindles are good for you if you're short on storage space, but I despise e-books with an unmatched passion. I like having tangible books in my hands that I can turn the pages of and store in my own home collection. So no, a Kindle is not in my future.

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6. myLot reputation of 31/100. sathi_biswas (208)   ranked 7,613 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I keep my books on the table. It is not possible to keep all the books on the table. So i keep some importank books on the table and keep other books on book self. I have a lot of book in different subject. So in the table do not have enough space to keep all the books.

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. bounce58 (8389)   2 years ago

I have a few boxes in the garage where all my books go. Except for a few novels which I would like my nine-year old to start reading, the rest are in the boxes. Even books from the few courses I took for advanced learning are in there. I've already bought a few shelvings to put some semblance of order for these boxes in the garage. Still, I'd have to get them organized soon. Maybe next spring!

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8. myLot reputation of 93/100. Qaeyious (2105)   ranked 1,342 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I have two book cases, about a dozen boxes stacked in my living room, stacks in my bedroom and closet, a few in my bathroom, and one or two in my kitchen that aren't cookbooks. One of these days I may get organized.

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9. myLot reputation of 77/100. pcserver (308)   ranked 7,476 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I keep them mainly on the bookshelf and all over my hause. I don't read all the time, but whenever i wish to read I grab a book, read and then toss it somewhere. It is a bad habit, but I just can't help it. I buy a lot of books and the strange thing is there are some that i don't even read - just a few, I am always postoping because their are too hard or the least interesting and i have never read them. It is ridiculous and also funny, but I reckon that i'll read them someday - I bought them in the first place.
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myLot reputation of 99/100. allyoftherain (3046)   ranked 2 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

I buy books all the time too, but I usually don't go a week without reading them. It's very rare that I buy a book and post-pone reading it. Of course I also find myself running out of books to read all the time. It's so sad.
I have a minor bat habit of tossing books somewhere after I read them too. Thanks for your response!

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10. myLot reputation of 76/100. mendung (137)   2 years ago

I have my own personal library at home,,,

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