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ms liberty

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9. I have at least that many, scattered everywhere in the house.

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:37 AM

Sep 4

I'm planning bookshelves though and I'll arrange them like my last. General subject groupings for all non fiction, then alphabetical. Fiction separated by genre, then alpha by author, and series are shelved in order first to last.

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Bibliophiles! A little help/advice. [View all] Behind the Aegis Sep 4 OP

You can read 27 languages? applegrove Sep 4 #1

There are apps for cataloguing physical books LearnedHand Sep 4 #2

Use the Dewey Decimal system. murielm99 Sep 4 #3

It Seems to Me a Very Personal Thing The Roux Comes First Sep 4 #4

Roux had some good questions. I love books. Me, I'd go for a loose grouping by subjects. electric_blue68 Sep 4 #5

If you use Dewey Decimal or Library of Congress system, shelving books in number order will automatically eppur_se_muova Sep 4 #6

My personal library is done in Dewey Decimal Coventina Sep 4 #7

LibraryThing or Libib chia Sep 4 #8

I have at least that many, scattered everywhere in the house. ms liberty Sep 4 #9

Most books published in recent times have on the publication leaf... NNadir Sep 4 #10

Just musing about my books, and storing them... electric_blue68 Sep 4 #11

Keep it simple LogDog75 Sep 4 #12

Dewey Decimal or i'ddo Figarosmom Sep 5 #13

My wife and I have thousands of books organized loosely by our interests. hunter Sep 5 #14