Lame question about book organization

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How do you guys organize your books?

Size? Genre? Alphabetical? Something else?

Sorry. I told you this was a lame question.

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I think mostly by size / author/ series conglomerated together

[MrsPotatohead]

I did color and love it!

[dragon's breath]

Subject/genre, author, then kind of by size, but not just tallest to shortest, just so it looks nice. For my son's books, if there is a series (Goosebumps, Indian in the Cupboard, The Three Detectives, etc) they would go in order of the series.

I have a ton of books...

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First by genre (usually 1 per shelf) and then its kind of a schmorgasbord after that depending on the shelf. Some of the shelves are stacked 2 deep because there isn't enough space and little paperbacks don't even take up half the depth.

So, my French shelf has all the boring grammar & technical books in the back, then all the novels and such (which are short and typically thin) aligned in front. I need to purge some of that out. My sci-fi fantasy books are arranged by author/in order of series. The Shakespeare section is by height, as is the nonfiction & technical books.

[dragon's breath]

Apr 26, 2015 12:56:19 GMT -5 @ksta said:

First by genre (usually 1 per shelf) and then its kind of a schmorgasbord after that depending on the shelf. Some of the shelves are stacked 2 deep because there isn't enough space and little paperbacks don't even take up half the depth.

So, my French shelf has all the boring grammar & technical books in the back, then all the novels and such (which are short and typically thin) aligned in front. I need to purge some of that out. My sci-fi fantasy books are arranged by author/in order of series. The Shakespeare section is by height, as is the nonfiction & technical books.

I'm still new here, so a little afraid to ask, but what kind of novels?  Would you be willing to sell?  I'm headed to France in June and really trying to brush up on my French.  We'll be meeting some distant relatives, so I would like to be able to converse a little better with them.  

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Apr 26, 2015 13:45:04 GMT -5 dragon's breath said:

Apr 26, 2015 12:56:19 GMT -5 @ksta said:

First by genre (usually 1 per shelf) and then its kind of a schmorgasbord after that depending on the shelf. Some of the shelves are stacked 2 deep because there isn't enough space and little paperbacks don't even take up half the depth.

So, my French shelf has all the boring grammar & technical books in the back, then all the novels and such (which are short and typically thin) aligned in front. I need to purge some of that out. My sci-fi fantasy books are arranged by author/in order of series. The Shakespeare section is by height, as is the nonfiction & technical books.

I'm still new here, so a little afraid to ask, but what kind of novels?  Would you be willing to sell?  I'm headed to France in June and really trying to brush up on my French.  We'll be meeting some distant relatives, so I would like to be able to converse a little better with them.  

I would be willing to sell but honestly, I don't think they'd be much good to you for brushing up on your French We're heading to France in September and they're no use to me! These are things like Madame Bovary and Jean de Florette. I'm trying to figure out brushing up my French, too! I installed DuoLingo on my phone and that helps somewhat for little details. Do you live in the Seattle area? Would you maybe be interested in meeting up a few times for coffee or something and we can practice together? I used to be highly proficient but after no one to speak to for 10 years, all I can do is constantly be aware of what I've forgotten and the mistakes I'm making

[dragon's breath]

I'm in the gorge :/ (I always sort by "new posts" so never realize what board I'm on...) Otherwise, practicing over coffee would be great. I was never really fluent, but could pick up on some.

I've been doing a lot of music (on youtube) and looking up videos. I also have some pimsleur CDs I bought years ago, so try to play those in the background as well. I hope to immerse myself in it enough to hopefully pick some up. I need to start playing it while I'm sleeping, see if that helps at all too

[dana86]

Ours are sorted by where there is room to stash them in the house. Which means we just have random books stashed all over. No rhyme or reason to any of it. Although all of my teaching books and H's flying books are probably all grouped together somewhere.

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Apr 26, 2015 14:27:52 GMT -5 dragon's breath said:

I'm in the gorge :/ (I always sort by "new posts" so never realize what board I'm on...) Otherwise, practicing over coffee would be great. I was never really fluent, but could pick up on some.

I've been doing a lot of music (on youtube) and looking up videos. I also have some pimsleur CDs I bought years ago, so try to play those in the background as well. I hope to immerse myself in it enough to hopefully pick some up. I need to start playing it while I'm sleeping, see if that helps at all too

Try Duolingo (Its also online).

[dragon's breath]

Apr 26, 2015 14:46:21 GMT -5 @ksta said:

Apr 26, 2015 14:27:52 GMT -5 dragon's breath said:

I'm in the gorge :/ (I always sort by "new posts" so never realize what board I'm on...) Otherwise, practicing over coffee would be great. I was never really fluent, but could pick up on some.

I've been doing a lot of music (on youtube) and looking up videos. I also have some pimsleur CDs I bought years ago, so try to play those in the background as well. I hope to immerse myself in it enough to hopefully pick some up. I need to start playing it while I'm sleeping, see if that helps at all too

Try Duolingo (Its also online).

Thank you!  I meant to reply that I would check it out

[FrozenSunshine]

I solved this problem by boxing them all up and hiding them in a closet. I hate dust and clutter.

[MrsPotatohead]

Apr 26, 2015 14:46:21 GMT -5 @ksta said:

Apr 26, 2015 14:27:52 GMT -5 dragon's breath said:

I'm in the gorge :/ (I always sort by "new posts" so never realize what board I'm on...) Otherwise, practicing over coffee would be great. I was never really fluent, but could pick up on some.

I've been doing a lot of music (on youtube) and looking up videos. I also have some pimsleur CDs I bought years ago, so try to play those in the background as well. I hope to immerse myself in it enough to hopefully pick some up. I need to start playing it while I'm sleeping, see if that helps at all too

Try Duolingo (Its also online).

omg this is awesome!

[tacocat]

I organize by author and subject

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Apr 26, 2015 16:02:50 GMT -5 FrozenSunshine said:

I solved this problem by boxing them all up and hiding them in a closet. I hate dust and clutter.

 We just finally got bookshelves to hold them last year and get them OUT Of the garage!! We missed our books so much <3

[FrozenSunshine]

I have like 1 book I refuse to get rid of. Everything else is H's and NEVER ONCE in our relationship has he re-read a book. We just move them from place to place. Bookshelves are in my office, I don't want to stare at them. That is precious space.

[dragon's breath]

Apr 26, 2015 14:46:21 GMT -5 @ksta said:

Apr 26, 2015 14:27:52 GMT -5 dragon's breath said:

I'm in the gorge :/ (I always sort by "new posts" so never realize what board I'm on...) Otherwise, practicing over coffee would be great. I was never really fluent, but could pick up on some.

I've been doing a lot of music (on youtube) and looking up videos. I also have some pimsleur CDs I bought years ago, so try to play those in the background as well. I hope to immerse myself in it enough to hopefully pick some up. I need to start playing it while I'm sleeping, see if that helps at all too

Try Duolingo (Its also online).

Just had to bump this to say I love it! I missed one night because it was a bad day, but I have it on my laptop and phone, and have reached my goal (30) all the other days.
The little owl reminder annoyed me to do it last night, and I did, even though I had a class and got home late.
Anyway, thanks again!

[spa]

Hah! H would love to tell you about my book 'organization'

I have 3 bookshelves -

1. Bedroom - School and science books relevent to my engineering degree and random books that do not fit in my other shelves, also binders

2. The front hallway- By genre/author: So my redwall series are on one shelf, and the random shopaholic type books are on another.

3. The Garage shelf- top 2 are cookbooks, then kids, and old school books.

Also I have stacks of books that I collect 2nd hand stored all over the house. Particularly the kids books from the 70s....

I like book too much

[InBetweenDays]

I know this isn't helpful, but my organization is the dewey decimal system. At the library I honestly don't buy books anymore. I do have some old very books that were my grandmothers but I don't have any special way of organizing them.