Aspiring to Rise Higher in the World of Books: One More Borders Thought

[beamjockey]

Among the fixtures now being sold at the local Borders bookstores are rolling bookshelf ladders, the kind that run along an iron rail near the top of the bookcase. I think every bibliophile has daydreamed about owning these.

A ladder I examined had a price tag of $600. Fixtures are now 75% off... so one could snag this ladder for $150. But the rail it rides on is extra. And it's the wrong color for my house. And I don't really have a space so tall it requires a rolling ladder. But still....

For comparison, here's a custom rolling-ladder cost calculator. Because long after Borders is gone, you may find yourself with enough money to build your dream library. Then you'll need this URL.

Comments

[fmsv.livejournal.com]

I thought about one of those, but I don't have a rail for it, and my library doesn't have the right configuration anyhow. I've settled for two book carts (one of them the kind that lets you stack books in a corner and move them from one place to another (which came in handy a few months back when we moved 2 bookcases around), the other [which I'm not actually sure where it will live] a 4-shelf double-sided cart).

[stickmaker.livejournal.com]

Ah, memories... When I was young my maternal grandmother worked in a shoe store with one of those. My sister and I would give each other rides on it. :-)

BTW, the rails are probably made from mild steel, rather than cast or wrought iron, unless that store is pretty old.

Hmmm... I think I've even seen these with hardwood rails. A good carpenter could probably rig something which would work fine for the limited use one of these would get in a home.

[kathythorne.livejournal.com]

We actually need one of those for the built-ins in the new house and to reach the shelf under the front dormer. I'll have to find out where the closest Borders was. I don't think they have one in our area.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

What dreams are made of.

K.