my opinion is: supporting the development of genuine e-books to replace most paper books, especially bestsellers, magazines and textbooks (electronic textbooks must be the future trend), which is beneficial to saving resources, reducing prices and facilitating academic research (especially retrieval). This is the development direction of the book industry all over the world. For example, the Encyclopedia Britannica and The Times have been completely digitized.

Although paper books have their unique charm, such as classic editions, art albums, collection appreciation, calligraphy rubbings, photocopies of thread-bound books, high-quality children's books and so on, they are still worth preserving.

the problems of China's book industry have nothing to do with this topic, so I won't say much.

I like paper books and make good use of e-books. Here, I'd like to talk about my experience and lessons in selecting books, collecting books and arranging books.

Let's talk about the lessons first, or the troubles caused by book collection.

It's really satisfying to have a room full of books, but paper books have really brought us countless troubles.

First of all, sorting and storing is very troublesome, which is the core of this topic, and then I will talk about it in detail.

secondly, the problem of moving.

Let's not talk about the troubles of bookstore relocation. Let's talk about family. When our family moved into our present house ten years ago, we always packed 81 natural bags. Natural packaging is the method of packaging books with kraft paper, which is widely used in the book industry. A package is about equivalent to 41 books of 32 volumes. Counting thread-bound books, 16 picture albums, dictionaries and other big books, a conservative estimate of 2511 books. My parents are tired and sick as people in the industry.

Later, the collection of books gradually increased year by year, and books were everywhere in the house. At this time last year, bookstores closed down, and most books were returned to publishing houses or transferred to some small bookstores and cafes. Our family was reluctant to part with some good books and chose them carefully, leaving about 41 Bao Shu. These 41 Bao Shu, we are very troubled ... < P > Now, our home has three whole walls that are floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, which is far from enough; Other spaces at home, antique shelves, chairs that you don't often sit on, balconies, bedside, books everywhere; In my shop now, there are also several bookshelves for books. In this way, there are still some books that can't be put down, so they can only be sealed in bags and piled in the corner. This kind of feeling is absolutely worthy of the name. Whoever collects books knows ...

So, learn from this painful experience. Now, in addition to ancient books and old books, our family will never add new books unless it is absolutely necessary.

magazines and bestsellers, if there is a genuine electronic version, buy it. If there is no genuine one, you will … you know …

If there is no electronic version, if a friend has it, just borrow a friend's to have a look.

in short, there is only one rule, only buy what is worth reading again and again.

then there is the problem of using and reading.

I dare say that people who collect books can't use most of them for intensive reading. Some books are only read occasionally, and some books are bought without reading at all. They are purely collections. This is a book-collecting addiction, and many people may be puzzled by it, but many people do have this addiction, which is common in our family ... Now that these books have been bought, they are reluctant to get rid of them, so we can only find ways to preserve and tidy them up.

What is actually really used for good reading must be only a small part of the book collection. Among them, the number and frequency of reading each book is definitely different.

cut the crap and cut to the next part.

arrangement of paper books

There are too many kinds of books in bookstores and libraries, which must be managed by computers. Take our bookstore for example, at least 21,111 kinds of books must be managed in strict accordance with book classification. What bookstores and libraries should do is to let readers find the books they need as quickly as possible.

As an ordinary book-collecting family, books are all collected one by one, and they are selected according to their own preferences. They may be very miscellaneous and have all kinds of books, and some categories may be only a few books, so there is no need to refine the classification.

Even if two books in the same category are used frequently, there is a big gap. For example, Liu Lihong's Thinking about Traditional Chinese Medicine, I need to look through it frequently, but Acupuncture A&B Classic is basically kept as information, so it is not easy to use it.

So, the book management system is only for the better management of large stacks, and it does not conform to the daily reading habits of ordinary families.

I take myself as an example to talk about the arrangement and selection of books, which are all personal habits and opinions. Don't spray them. Let's have different opinions ...

I was a college dropout. I used to major in economics, and my hobbies were linguistics, Zhouyi and traditional Chinese medicine. Now I am engaged in the antique and art industry, and occasionally look at geography, history and social sciences. I basically don't read modern and contemporary literature or inspirational.

The existing books will be initially classified according to subject categories and frequency of use:

The first category is learning and research. One's own professional books, or favorite books, that is, books that are often read or used for information search, are worth studying repeatedly. For me, it is art history, collection appreciation, Zhouyi, astronomy and Chinese medicine.

the second category is hobbies. Occasionally read casual books, such as geography, history, travel, food.

the third category, periodicals and magazines. Magazines, long-term subscriptions, or occasional purchases. For example, Sanlian Life Weekly, National Geographic and Auction Catalogue.

the fourth category is pure collection category. Books that are hardly used for reading, such as rare books of ancient books, thread-bound books, comic books, encyclopedias, all kinds of complete works (Jin Yong, Einstein, Lu Xun, Commercial Press, Zhonghua Book Company, etc.) and so on.

when sorting, you may wish to sort in reverse order according to the above four categories.

the first thing to sort out is the last category, the pure collection category. Books that hardly need to be read, for example, are only moved once a year, so put them in the least out of the way and the most difficult place to take and put them. For example:

1. Top shelf. Under some bookshelves is a cabinet with a door, which can also be put in the cabinet.

2. Of course, if you don't see it, you must put it on the bookshelf. Other rooms can have suitable places, such as the closet.

3. If it is not too expensive, it can be packed under the bed or in the storage room.

If you don't read some books, but you always want to show them off to your guests, such as the 91-year edition of Xiu Xiang Jin X Mei, the collection of China epigraphy by Cultural Relics Publishing House, or rare books of ancient books, and so on ...

Then, You can consider a bookcase made of golden nanmu (insect-proof), glass door (dust-proof), drawer (ancient books) or even lock and safe (anti-theft) ... This bookcase can be placed in the most conspicuous position in the office, living room and tea room ... < P > This is no joke, and many books collectors (tu) really do so, and the effect is good.

followed by periodicals and magazines.

If you subscribe to periodicals and magazines, and have the habit of saving them, and you will hardly read them twice after reading each issue. Then, these periodicals can be placed in the above places like collection books.

It is suggested that the first issue should be placed from left to right or from bottom to top according to the distribution order of periodicals.

We sometimes find that the contents of a certain issue of a magazine are very useful and need to be read frequently as information. Then, we can set up a small area specially, such as a shelf or a cabinet, to store this valuable single issue magazine.

However, it's easy to damage and dirty this issue, or some friends will see it borrowed, worn out or even lost, and then your magazine number will be incomplete! Not all! Not all! Not all! Book collectors obviously can't tolerate this!

generally speaking, only a certain topic is worth keeping in a magazine. Therefore, I suggest that the useful parts can be scanned and stored in the computer (network disk), and the magazine should be put together with its brothers and sisters.

recommend a scanning APP, WorldScan scanning king.

then there are hobbies.

If you don't specialize in research and learning, then most of the books you have should be selected according to your hobbies.

principles of sorting: reading frequency takes precedence, book format takes precedence, book classification takes precedence, and spine color takes precedence.

Some people arrange bookshelves according to the spine color ... It's purely obsessive-compulsive disorder, or performance art or decoration ... unless you can guarantee to remember the spine color and placement position of each book ...

Reading frequency takes precedence

In short, the more frequently used books, the closer they are to you. For example, the bookshelves beside your desk, your sofa and your computer desk vary from person to person.

As for the placement of books, when you stand facing the bookshelf:

1. The book corresponding to your face should be the one you read most often every day.

2. What corresponds to your waist to your neck should be the books you read occasionally.

3. The books above your head and below your waist should be the ones you seldom read.

you can refer to the picture below.

then what needs to be considered is the format of the book.

The really good-looking and easy-to-use placement method is to place books according to the format, that is, books with the same height are placed in the same grid.

Let me tell you another lesson. Because the width of books is different, don't push them to the back of the bookshelf. Leave some space on the inner wall of the bookshelf, and leave some space from the spine to the outer edge of the bookshelf. When you pick up a book, you can push the books on both sides a little (remember to put them back when you put them back ...). Of course, the height of the book should be appropriate, just 5-11cm shorter than the grid.

If you push the book close to the inner wall of the bookshelf, you can only dig out the book by the spine, which is easy to damage the book or your nails ...

So, your regular reading should occupy 2-3 squares of different sizes on the bookshelf, corresponding to 32-size, 16-size and special format respectively.

special format, don't put it irregularly, it is suggested to arrange it from left to right and from low to high. On the lower books, you can put a teddy bear, a brick of Pu 'er tea, a cigarette case and so on to adjust the visual effect.

or, you can stand partly and lie partly.

Take myself as an example. I often read on the whole bookshelf, which probably accounts for about one square meter.

since they often read books, I think they are just like friends, and it is natural to be familiar with their titles, spine colors and placement positions.

So, do you think it's necessary to put the frequent reading books in categories?

if there are books in the same series in the regular reading, of course, they should be put together.

If you have any special hobbies, you can consider putting them in gradient colors ...

Generally speaking, a person can't study in one place forever. People in different places must have different reading states.

So, wherever you often study, if possible, set up a bookshelf like this, which doesn't need to be too big, and a small desktop bookshelf can also be used. On these odds and ends little bookshelves, just put your usual books.

Take myself as an example. I spend an average of several hours reading every day, in two places: at home and in the shop.

At home, especially in the dead of night, I read academic books and do some research, so I keep all these books at home.

In the shop, although antique shops have little business, they often come to friends and guests, and reading will be disturbed. Therefore, all the books in the shop are hobbies or learning books that can be picked up and put down at any time.

This concept was summed up by myself at random ... It's probably something with rich connotations that I can't understand for a while, and it's tiring to read a long book. I can learn from it at any time, and I can throw it away at any time, such as Thinking about Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Burning Lamp, Capitalism and the 21st Century, Unscrambling Luck of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhouyi, Lingshu and Ma Weidou.

I mentioned the size of bookshelves later. This kind of large bookshelves can be placed according to the classification of books.

what to put in each box is a matter of personal interest.

Look at the number of books. For example, there are many science classes, which can be divided into several grids. But religion, philosophy and medicine are very few, so it is good to merge them together.

It should be noted that you should not fill each shelf before using another one. Please reserve enough space for your new book.

A book you often read is always finished, thoroughly read and bored. At that time, you can put it back in your bookshelf.

don't leave the books that have been thoroughly read on the common shelves! Because of this, many people's bookshelves will become more and more messy.

what's more, everyone will go out or travel occasionally.

If you go out for a short time, such as dinner, meeting people, taking a bus, etc., you may have a little spare time, so you can put some e-books on your mobile phone and other devices. It is not recommended to bring paper books.

Long-distance travel, flying by plane and train, is very boring. It is strongly recommended that you only bring a useful book that you can't read at ordinary times. Loneliness will force you to read it ... Of course, you can choose to play mobile games, chat with passengers next to you, play cards ...

Study and research books.

when you use it, you should use it almost every day, and when you don't use it, you will almost be in the cold. The finishing method is the same as above.

I'm not a formal academic, and I just do my own research blindly … I can only share some experiences:

1. Strictly classify reference books, related books and cited materials, and put them separately.

2. Make bookmarks, bookmarks and bookmarks.

3. The required citations and important references are recommended to be stored in a special folder after scanning. Be sure to scan the whole page and mark the title and page number.

4. Don't be afraid of too much information, the more the better. It doesn't matter whether it's dirty or old. Anyway, it's not for collection. If you can buy second-hand books, you can buy them. Those with notes are also very good. If you can use the electronic version, you can use the electronic version.

That's about the experience of sorting books ...

Practical and convenient first

Try to be neat and beautiful

Be good at using various spaces

Experience in selecting books-what kind of books are worth collecting?

What a big topic ... Add it slowly ...

Let's recommend some publishing houses first, and the rankings are basically not in order ...

Because I have been in contact with the previous generation since I was a child (after 51? After 61? ) Publishers are cared for by their uncles and aunts in the publishing industry. The following comments are mixed with many personal feelings.

In addition, because people have different tastes, hobbies and concerns, their views on publishing houses are also quite different. Opinions vary from person to person.

Publishing House

1. Life, Reading and New Knowledge Sanlian Bookstore: mainly academic books on humanities and social sciences, and also best-selling classics such as Jin Yong and Cai Zhizhong, keeping up with the cultural trend from time to time. I am a descendant of Sanlian Bookstore, and I must rank it first.

2. Commercial Press: Academic category, the most famous of which is Chinese translation of masterpieces.

3. Zhonghua Book Company: ancient books.

4. People's Literature: Although I don't read it, I always rank it as literature.

5. Century Publishing Group: The original N major publishing houses in Shanghai were merged, and all kinds of books are available. The overall level is OK.

6. Bei Beite of Guangxi Normal University: A rising star. In recent years, N Bei Beites have made great efforts together, especially in the utopia, social sciences and literature and art that Beijing Bei Beite engages in.

7. Shandong Pictorial: Atlas. There were many good books in the past, but later ...

8. University press such as Peking University, Tsinghua, Fudan University and People's Congress: many classic professional textbooks and so on.

9. Xiling Printing Society: epigraphy, calligraphy, ancient books and so on.