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Space
Don't underestimate how much space boxes of books can take up. You can stack your boxes to reduce the "footprint" of how much space they take up, but they still will monopolize any space they're put in.Climate
Books are made from paper, obviously, and paper is very vulnerable to temperature and humidity changes. Even though in May your attic may feel like it's the perfect place to store your books, come August you will realize your mistake. The wide fluctuations of temperature throughout the year and the humidity would eventually destroy all your hard work and monetary investment. Make sure that wherever you choose to store your books has a constant cool temperature and low humidity in order to preserve the quality of your books.Ease of access
Although it may be nice of your neighbor, or your parents, or your best friend to offer their attic or garage to store your books, make sure to think about the convenience factor (for you AND them). Having to go knock on someone's door each time you need a copy of your book will get old real fast. Make sure that whatever storage solution you ultimately choose is convenient to get to.Inventory control
The first thing you should do once you receive your shipment of books is to count how many boxes there are. Once you have the grand total, take a Sharpie and write on every single box, "1 of 15", "2 of 15", etc. This will help you keep track of how many boxes you have and when you're getting close to running out. Do not try to keep track of every individual book since each box of books will likely have a different amount inside. Depending on how quickly you end up going through your boxes of books, once you're down to a couple of boxes left you may want to think about ordering a re-print to replenish your supply.©2008 Lorelei J. Logsdon. All rights reserved.