Tip #20: Don’t slouch on book arrangement

Written By Dmitri Schmidt

Tip #20: Don’t slouch on book arrangement.

How do you organize your books? By color? By title? Author? Believe it or not, there is a correct answer!

If your goal is to preserve the integrity of the collection, you’re going to want to store them by height.

Slouching isn’t just bad for our backs, it’s also bad for the backs of our books. Even when stored vertically, books have the tendency to wobble and lean over. Bookends help prevent this, but so does arranging your books by height. This way the books support each other and you don’t have a much shorter book trying to hold up a taller one.

Want to learn more about other threats facing your book collection? Check out our webinar on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUZnW3sA-kI

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Dmitri Schmidt
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