Night Elf Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 There's a picture in my newspaper today of a man sitting at his desk with several bookshelves behind him. The books on the shelves are placed on their sides horizontally. It looks messy. Is there some advantage to having them placed that way instead of vertically? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Reading the titles more easily? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 For some of our larger books I have to place them that way because the shelf is not tall enough for them. But I would not stack them that way on purpose. I do it out of necessity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I've had a few books get twisted out of shape when I placed them vertically, but the shelf wasn't completely full so they were "leaning over". Horizontal stacking would have prevented that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Less stress on the bindings and in some cases better use of the space. I mix it up, big books that gravity would cause damage to lay flat with smaller books stacked on top, this stack will sit next to and act as a bookend for a vertical group of books. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 A lot of "bookshelves" from places like ikea seem to assume that you either only have coffeetable books, or that you're really using them for knick-knacks and tall candles. I stack by books so as to make the most use of the space. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 If the books are short, like paperbacks, and the shelf is tall, it is a good use of space to stack them up. But it's harder to get at the books that way. With kids, I can just see them going for a lower book and knocking all the other ones down, and leaving them there. :P I generally have my books standing up where you can see the back binding. Some tall books don't fit that way, so I lay them down, and you can't tell what those books are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdrinca Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I stack some books horizontally if I'm running out of room on our shelves or they are in a series. Currently, the Lemony Snicket, Boxcar Children, and Little House books are shelved like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Totally thought this thread was going to be about different ways of putting on a bra.... :lol: To answer the question - most of our books are "normal" in the bookshelves, but if I'm running out of space or the book is too large, I'll start a horizontal stack. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Totally thought this thread was going to be about different ways of putting on a bra.... :lol: You aren't alone. I was thinking "book shelves" or "bOOkshelves"? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I usually stack graphic novel books. I find my boys would often just take them all at once. If they are vertical this leaves a gap in the shelve and the remaining books fall over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I do not think you would ever walk into a library and see books that are not Vertical, unless they are oversize and too tall for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) I do not think you would ever walk into a library and see books that are not Vertical, unless they are oversize and too tall for that. You also wouldn't walk into a library and see a kitchen, a bag of laundry, or a bed. There are many differences between our homes and public libraries. Among other things, libraries weed more frequently than I do! (And they've got rotary bookcases. Gosh, I could use a few dozen of those.) Edited June 18, 2017 by Tanaqui 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 In the Renaissance, books were shelved with their spines in or up. See Durer's "Saint Jerome in his Study" for an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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