Would a paper back work as the first book on the shelf?
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Yes. I have several of these shelves & they are ONLY holding stacks of paperbacks.
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Not exactly made for that. The clip on the bottom wouldn't hold the paper well. If you did, you'd have to stay no bigger then 1 inch on each side our it might sag.
428229
Absolutely. We read more hardback than paperbacks. It works fine for both. I liked my husband's so much I got another for me.
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You could leave out a shelf (I suppose) as each shelf is put in individually, but that wouldn't provide the support you need for the books.
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Hi Nancy...I think it would work well. My husband has it on a small table next to his reading chair and keeps folders with information on the bottom 2 shelves. On the top shelf he keeps his Kindle and a notebook. Even though there is a bit of weight on each shelf the shelves have never seemed to sag. I think it is a pretty good little shelf unit and unless you put a huge amount of weight on each shelf I don't see a problem. I hope this helps.
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Yes! I have stacks of two for mine as a little bookshelf and so far it works nicely!
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The back walls have three hole pattern, to adjust the shelf. You probably could only do a row of short paperbacks and a row of hardbacks (top to bottom),.23in. tall 18 in. across front 11 in. deep !
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Yes. Just lay the open book on the top of the unit and press copy, making sure the book doesn't fall off during carriage movement.
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it depends on the size of the book. the oversize one will have to lie flat.
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Yes. I have many hardback books on this shelf, but one of the shelves seems to be curving a little over time. But it still holds strong.
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I have hardback novels on mine and it seems fine. However, my shelves are not totally full.
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If You Align The Magnifier Sheet With The Mid-Spine of The Book , Then it Should be quite easy to hold both together. It Will Definitely Work !!
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I am sure it would depend on how many books are on top of the bottom one. If you have a hardcover, then put it on the bottom and pile your paperbacks on top. This is a great item! Very strong!
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If you like your books, then it's a little too thick for that. If you abuse your paperbacks like I do sometimes (textbooks especially), it may work. But you couldn't close a hardback book on it.
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I suppose it would work from an appearance standpoint. I don't think there are enough shelves. Would certainly work for larger books.
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Hi! Mine is completely filled with books - however 60% are paper backs, the rest are fairly large hard cover books. FYI
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Yes. I have lots of books--very heavy--on my shelves. They are holding up well.
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I have a mixture of hardback and paperback cookbooks on my shelves and they are holding up fine. If they are average size books, I would say you should be fine. However if you are using them for college size text books on a full shelf, I might hesitate in the purchase. Also I am not accessing my books everyday like you may in a classroom. If you are working with small kids who might climb on the shelves than I would not purchase it for a classroom.