Moisture in close conjunction with books is one of the most common ways to lose your collection. Even if you are able to salvage the books and dry them out, they will always show the effects of the environment. When you store them in a place with high humidity, or if a storm or leaking …

If you are looking for ways to safely keep your books in storage, you might have determined that plastic bags could keep your books dry by protecting them from plumbing leaks, high humidity, flooding and other dampness problems. Archivists and book restorers tell us that plastic bag storage may cause more problems than it solves. …

Even though some people do much of their reading using digital formats nowadays, hard bound books and their soft cover cousins can still take up a significant amount of room in a residence. When choosing the best container for storing printed volumes, there are several factors to consider. The best container to use for storing …

A book collection often grows well beyond the confines of a single bookcase or even several shelves for displaying books. When you have more books than you have indoor space to place them, searching for additional locations in your residence may lead you to consider places such as a garage. Before leaving your vehicles in …

Choosing a meaningful gift for a booklover should be an easy task, but it can be a challenge to pick the right one. If you want a gift that shows you are putting some thought into the choice, you will need to stretch your inventiveness and look outside the usual bookstore bestseller racks. Choosing a …

Annotation is the process of adding notes to comment or explain the text of what you are reading. Depending on the type of book, an annotation can be simple or complex.  Anything that adds to your interest or understanding of what you are reading is helpful. Some people use annotation as a study tool, while …

For an amateur or a professional musician, one of the things that tends to accrue is music. The collection can consist of older oversize sheet music, or more modern trade paperback music books. It is important to consider the storage requirements of the various bindings or printing formats of your music collection so that it …

Most people have input from five senses in their interaction with the world around them. Reading depends initially on sight, while audiobooks are initially dependent upon hearing. There are specific patterns in the brain which vary in the processing of the information which is gathered.  Printed books have not replaced audiobooks in spite of forecasts …

With the changes in technology and the impact of COVID-19 restrictions, many people have chosen (or been forced) to look for alternative ways of making a living. One of the side hustles that some people are considering is to record audio books for the growing market of individuals who listen to audio books while working, …

Listening to audiobooks, music, or other digital entertainment on your audio device is a great way to enjoy the benefits of personal choice entertainment without the cost of purchasing a book. Streaming audiobooks is not without cost though, You will pay for some amount of data used for each minute you spend streaming audio to …