2. I f you l ove r eadi ng books and you al r eady have
l ot s of di f f er ent t ypes or genr es, you shoul d
al r eady need a book shel f . I n t hat way you can
take care of your books. It can also be a design into
your house. Just because you already finished reading
a book, it doesn’t mean that you don’t need t o t ake
car e of i t or you j ust t hr owi t . I f you al r eady
f i ni shed r eadi ng a book, you shoul d keep i t ;
maybe t her e wi l l be a t i me t hat your f r i ends or
f ami l y member s wi l l need t o r ead i t . I t i s ver y
i mpor t ant t o ar r ange or or gani ze your books.
4. I f you have l ot s of books or your book shel f i s
al r eady f ul l and you st i l l have l ot s of books
t hat have no space i n t he books shel f , you need
t o do a separ at i on. Remove al l t he books i n t he
books shel f and separ at e t he books t hat you l i ke
or you want t o keep and t he books t hat you want
t o r emove or gi ve away. I n t hat way, you can make
sur e t hat t he books i n your book shel f ar e
i nt er est i ng.
Remove the books
5. When you ar e ar r angi ng t he books i n t he book
shel f make sur e t o cl ean each book. You need t o
r emove ext r a paper s i nsi de t he book l i ke
bookmar ks. I f t her e ar e t i ny obj ect i nsi de t he
books l i ke bookmar ks or even cl i ps, i t wi l l
consume space i n t he book shel f . You can use a
pi ece of cl ot h t o cl ean or t o r emove t he dust or
di r t i n t he book.
Clean each book
6. I f you want your book shel f t o l ook good, you
shoul d f i x t he books t hat ar e damaged. Separ at e
the books that are needed to be fixed. In that way, you
will be able to fix them at once. You won’t al so have
a pr obl emwhen you r ead t hemespeci al l y i f t he
book i s ver y i nt er est i ng. I nst ead of buyi ng a
newone, you can j ust f i x i t i n or der t o save
money.
Fix books
7. I f you have l ot s of books t hat ar e si mi l ar t o
ot her books t hat you have and you t hi nk i t has a
val ue, you can r esel l i t . I n t hat way, you wi l l be
abl e t o ear n. You can al so use t he money f r om
r esel l i ng books t o buy a newone. You can post
and sel l your books i n t he i nt er net or t o peopl e
who mi ght need t heml i ke f r i ends or co- wor ker s.
I t i s al so a good way t o pr event l ot s of books
bei ng st ock i n your house.
Resell
8. If you don’t want to sell your books, then donate them.
Put all the books that you don’t want i n a box or bag
and look for some stores that accept donations. You
can also give them into a relative or a friend that
might need them. Don’t donat e smel l y books or
books that are totally damaged. They will definitely
throw them away. Just donate the books that you don’t
l i ke t hat i s st i l l r eadabl e.
Donate
9. You definitely don’t do t he cl eani ng f or a l ong
t i me, i f you al r eady cl ean your books, t hen you
should clean the book shelf. Clean the book shelf using
a cleaning spray. It won’t look good if the books are
clean and the bookshelf is not. If you don’t cl ean t he
book shel f , t he di r t wi l l onl y st i ck on t he
books.
Clean the book shelf
10. You shoul d al so deci de on howyou ar r ange your
books. Ther e ar e di f f er ent ways on howt o
ar r ange books l i ke ar r angi ng t hemby col or , si ze,
and genr e or by l evel of i nt er est . You can al so
put l abel on ever y l evel of t he book shel f . I n
that way, if you want to know about a certain subject
or topic, you can easily get the book and you don’t
need t o sear ch ever y t i t l e of t he book.
How you organize the
books