Cheap Bookshelves

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.

"Some Guy" wrote in message
...

* 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.

Well, it is easy to work out the arithmetic. To shelve all
simultaneously would require more than 250 feet of shelving,
which at 7 shelves high would need 36 linear feet of wall.
You may find it faster to short this quantity first into Keep
and Dump and only later worry about alphabetical order.
When you know how many you wish to shelve, you can
estimate the cost of suitable shelving.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Some Guy" wrote in message
...
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.


I've heard of people using wood from trees. You might want to try that.

Don Phillipson wrote:

"Some Guy" wrote in message
...


* 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.


Well, it is easy to work out the arithmetic. To shelve all
simultaneously would require more than 250 feet of shelving,
which at 7 shelves high would need 36 linear feet of wall.
You may find it faster to short this quantity first into Keep
and Dump and only later worry about alphabetical order.
When you know how many you wish to shelve, you can
estimate the cost of suitable shelving.


Yes, triage. Divide them into (a) keepers; (b) throw aways; (c) have to look
into. That will shorten the job.


A dealer I know keeps most in boxes and goes through about 800 to 1,000 a month,
so that it does not become unpleasant work. The rest wait to the next month.


Francis A. Miniter

On Jan 29, 9:16 am, "foaddoc" wrote:
.I've heard of people using wood from trees. You might want to try that

Wood from trees, eh? As opposed to the wood from your head?

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


"Some Guy" wrote in message
...
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.

IKEA does have some great stuff, but I'm just gonna guess -- since the
original post was made on January 28 -- that it's a moot point by now.

Alice
May 21, 2007


"marcusdave" wrote in message
ink.net...
I'd recommend your nearest Ikea store, they have great shelving. Then
resell
them when done.


"Some Guy" wrote in message
...
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.

my-wings wrote:
IKEA does have some great stuff, but I'm just gonna guess -- since the
original post was made on January 28 -- that it's a moot point by now.

Alice
May 21, 2007


"marcusdave" wrote in message
ink.net...
I'd recommend your nearest Ikea store, they have great shelving. Then
resell
them when done.


"Some Guy" wrote in message
...
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.




It's doubly moot, since my partner unfortunately passed away in March at
the relatively young age of 46. Now I'm having to dispose of all this
excess inventory before it could even be organized (well, all the
inventory, actually).

"Some Guy" wrote in message
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It's doubly moot, since my partner unfortunately passed away in March at
the relatively young age of 46. Now I'm having to dispose of all this
excess inventory before it could even be organized (well, all the
inventory, actually).

I'm sorry for your loss.

Alice

my-wings wrote:
"Some Guy" wrote in message
...

It's doubly moot, since my partner unfortunately passed away in March at
the relatively young age of 46. Now I'm having to dispose of all this
excess inventory before it could even be organized (well, all the
inventory, actually).

I'm sorry for your loss.

Alice



Thank you.