Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:20:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Nelson <nelson_mr at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Book shelves and cases
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

--- Gayle Surrette <davinci at chesapeake.net> wrote:

> I don't think anyone has yet mentioned the IKEA bookshelves.
> They have a tall (6 shelves) and short (3 shelves).  I think
> they call them Billy's.  We have been buying them over time
> our oldest ones have survived 7 moves.  They are a bit heavy
> but if you remove books and shelves they can be moved by one
> person.  Very study and the shelves don't bow under the
> weight of the books.

They're a little bit of an overkill for paperback books.
Billy bookcases are 11" deep.  A typical paperback book
is less than 4-1/2" wide.  You could double them up like
some people do, but then you can't see the books in back.

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