How to organize books

I mentioned in the daily thread that I was starting to organzie my books. Do I ever have lots-esp paperbacks.
I have sorted the "how to", gardening, non fiction, the recent hardcovers, all the Steven King books out. Now I have the "older" classic harcovers and lots of paperbacks. I'm thinking the older hardcoer alphabetically; but the papersback by genre??? I'm going to have to stash some of the paperback in layers and for some find one of those exchange bookshops!!
I also have a give to SIL to read and don't want back pile, a goodwill pile and I pile of "older" books (not classics) that I will investigate their value and box up and put in storage(for now).
The shelves are pretty darn dusty too!!

AHHHHH!!! It's my day off! Don't make me think about alphabetizing books

Sorry, I work at a bookstore. Yesterday I spent almost 8 hours alphabetizing and sorting books, although thankfully we have a nifty little scanner that tells you right where they go!

My books at home are sorted by size. The really big books are under the bookshelf in the living room, the larger and more expensive books are on that bookshelf, and then the really big/thick books are in the built-in bookshelf. The textbooks are in a tiny little shelf below that. The regular paperbacks are stacked in the bookcase in my room (to many to shelve correctly) in stacks of books that are all the same size. I know where books are, because I know what they look like. So I know where to look for them!

Or you could be like me and just stick your books wherever they fit! Just kidding...I really need to organize them.

It is always a problem, if you are not a professional librarian! I have mine sorted according to genre first - History, politics, philosophy, gardening, horse books, novels, PR and Marketing, English teaching etc, then sometimes I separate out subgenres - European history, and classify it by date. I also take out science fiction, historical and thrillers in the novels section, and then classify everything alphabetically by author. And I keep cookbooks in a separate place, in the kitchen. But I think as long as you know where everything is, then you must find a system that works for you.

Since we are on about books, what is the easiest way to carry books on a move??
carrying them in a box is wayy too heavy for me!

Originally Posted by fwan

Since we are on about books, what is the easiest way to carry books on a move??
carrying them in a box is wayy too heavy for me!

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When I moved last year, I put my books in a lot of boxes! Just find smaller boxes so that when the box is full of books, it won't be too heavy to carry.

I always put mine in suitcases with rollers when I move. That way, you don't actually have to carry anything!

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

I always put mine in suitcases with rollers when I move. That way, you don't actually have to carry anything!

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Well i live on the 4th floor of a apartment block with no lift, and in my new place i will be living on the first floor with no lift!

Well, I moved from a third-floor walkup to a third floor walk-up... but I made my ex boyfriend carry them up the stairs

i organize them by color. Things of the same color look pretty together.

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

Well, I moved from a third-floor walkup to a third floor walk-up... but I made my ex boyfriend carry them up the stairs

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Good idea, may as well get him to do the dirty work!

I used to have hundreds of books...

Keep about 10 of your favorites, sell the rest through Amazon.com and put the profits in the bank. lol

Now I even go to auctions to buy boxes of books to sell!