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Mainly by topic/genre Floffe Send a noteboard - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM
This is important stuff. At least to some of us. I mean me.

My bookshelf is organised not according to genre or the alphabeth or chronology, but according to how it makes sense in my head. Books that feel the same belong together. This is not only based on content, but also on how the book looks. I can have books by one author in several different locations.

Because most of my books are in Norway, and I have limited space for my books here, I find it increasingly difficult to organise my bookshelf in a way that makes me happy. Which means I keep reorganising it.

Oddly, all my school theory books are in alphabetical order according to author.

Am I mad?
How do you organise your bookshelf?

And within that, the rule is that the same author goes together. Exactly which end up together depends on how many of each I have. Pratchett gets most of two shelves, and then some other fantasy will be in the rest of the second, for example. And now it is almost midnight and I must go to sleep.
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How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:57:57 AM 2001 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1407 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1707 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1780 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1578 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1688 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1613 Views
K is law, KD is UK law, and KDC is Scots law. That's all you need to know . *NM* Tim - 27/11/2009 02:35:34 PM 932 Views
Bookshelfs are an outdated concept. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 01:34:07 PM 1755 Views
This has occurred to me Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:42:01 PM 1762 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1625 Views
Re: I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:48 PM 1647 Views
With the added bonus of... Kaldric - 24/11/2009 02:57:50 PM 1506 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1644 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1601 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1740 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1612 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1686 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1770 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1605 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1768 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1641 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1722 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1697 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1711 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1649 Views
Which Arabic dictionaries do you have, exactly? Legolas - 24/11/2009 08:50:16 PM 1424 Views
I am not fluent in every language I have a dictionary for, no. Tom - 24/11/2009 11:10:22 PM 1629 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1661 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1621 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1751 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1581 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1799 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1673 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1672 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1609 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1596 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1611 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1631 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1686 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1598 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1682 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1735 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1773 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1673 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1731 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1716 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1543 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1548 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1729 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1800 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1652 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1529 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1693 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1466 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1655 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1598 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1594 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1719 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1577 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1586 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1601 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1589 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1836 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1616 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1814 Views
The Pratchetts are in chronolgical order, and everything else is just fitted in wherever i will it *NM* Stephen - 24/11/2009 11:16:14 PM 930 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1709 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1624 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 891 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1432 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1703 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1736 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1618 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1605 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1523 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1750 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1533 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1632 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1645 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1490 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1556 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1668 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1500 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1586 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1722 Views
right now they're in stacks on the floor as i don't have enough shelf space moondog - 26/11/2009 11:57:44 PM 1556 Views
Re: right now they're in stacks on the floor as i don't have enough shelf space Camilla - 27/11/2009 08:34:52 AM 1573 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1626 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1654 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1729 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1655 Views
No it is not. Sushi might look like pickled herring but it is not the same thing. *NM* jh - 01/12/2009 06:01:07 PM 1004 Views
By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 09:26:36 AM 1564 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1595 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1773 Views
Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away random thoughts - 30/11/2009 03:27:07 PM 1453 Views
Re: Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away Camilla - 30/11/2009 03:29:03 PM 1597 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1759 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1648 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1624 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1725 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1627 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 862 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1724 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1742 Views
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