How to Pack Books

Readers around the world might have gotten used to ebooks and digital text, but nothing beats the experience of holding a book in your hand and flipping across those faintly aromatic pages. You just can’t replace books irrespective of the extent to which technology has been integrated in our lives. 

Every day, hundreds of books are moved from one place to other. Even if we think beyond transportation requirement of books, there are many who would prefer storing them till the time they are actually needed. In both conditions, it is important to pack and store the books safely to minimize risks of damage to them. if you don’t pack the books properly, then moving the books can prove to be a daunting task that you would definitely not like to undertake. 

Just follow these tips and you should be able to pack the books without any trouble. 

1. Start with a good cardboard box. It should not be too big or too small. Just get one that feels right. Anyways, you don’t have to stuff the box completely with books, so a little space left on top should be much of a problem. 
2. Start by reinforcing the bottom of the box with two layers of packing tape. Make sure you tape all the seams so that the bottom is secured completely.
3. Line the inside of the box with a layer of crushed packing paper. Crushed packing paper is the best option for providing cushioning to the contents and also for filling up the void. 
4. The next step involves sorting the books by size and preferably, their type (hardback, paperback, etc). This would make it easy for you to arrange them in the box and ensure better storage safety. 
5. Hardback books need to be placed spine to spine while paperbacks should be stacked vertically. Special books and important resources should be wrapped in packing paper and taped off before putting them in the box. 
6. The most common ways of packing books includes the standing position, stacked and spine down placement. 

• For the standing arrangement, place the books just like you would do in a shelf. Make sure the pages are directed towards the outside walls of the box with the spine facing inward. For a second row, repeat the process with the spines touching each other this time. If you have room for a third row, separate it by using some packing paper. 
• For stacked arrangement, place the pages towards the external wall with the spines facing inwards. Fill in the gaps with crushed packing paper. 
• For the spine down position, the spines need to be touching the base with the pages directed towards the top. While this may be a good option, but you won’t be able to fit in as many books as is made possible with other arrangement methods. To finish up, place some crushed packing paper on top and then close the box. 
• Once you have placed the books in the box along with the required cushioning, tape it off and seal the ends carefully. 
• Mark and label the box and you are good to go. 

Now that the books are packed and prepared, you can either store them in your storeroom or you can send them off on their new destination without worry too much about damages. With such carefully selected packaging supplies and creative packaging solutions, your books will never be subjected to damage ever again.