paperback book storage

[juldea]

Can the kind people on my friends list assist me in finding easy solutions for paperback book storage?

I scoured Craigslist for bookshelves, but every single result was for bookshelves that are deeper and have taller shelves than required for paperbacks. While I do have hardcover and otherly-sized books, the majority of the books I own are the standard seven inches tall, five inches deep paperbacks. They're currently in boxes under my bed, and that's fine, but if there is a cheap and easy way to instead put them on a bookshelf in the living room, I would like to pursue that. However, I don't want to pay a bunch of money, where a bunch might be over $30 but is not set in stone, and I don't want to get bookshelves not fit for paperbacks that take up too much retail space in my living room. I know that a common alternative for other thrifty folk is bricks and planks, but getting either requires (as far as I know) a car and money. I'd also prefer something that looks slightly nicer than that, honestly. ;)

So, do you have any ideas? And yes, this is an actual call for help; no yelling will occur at people who offer assistance. ;)

Comments

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

What about a video/DVD shelving unit? We had one overflowing with cases before we changed our storage around in the living room. I stuck the emptied shelving unit in the dead corner space between the sewing carts and have paperbacks filling out the bottom two shelves for stability. (The upper shelves hold assorted sewing stuff and my thread rack's on top of the whole shebang.)

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Can you find an online picture to demonstrate to me what you mean?

[freerange-snark.livejournal.com]

I was going to suggest the same thing, so instead I'll chip in an example. I know this one is more than you said you wanted to pay, but it's late and I'm lazy. This at least gives you an idea—shallow, short shelves, suitable for CDs, DVDs or paperbacks.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Hmm, neat. Thanks. :)

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

Ours was around $20 at Wal-Mart a few years ago. I found a similar but larger model on walmart.com, twice as wide and about a foot taller than the unit we have: Atlantic Oskar Cabinet for 449 CDs or 240 DVDs, $41.97.

[invader-haywire.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much what I used to do. You can get varying size units at any Best Buy, FYE, or any place that sells videos or cds.

I ended up just making my own because it was cheaper.