Unless a book has lots of good info and recipes, I don't own it. I'll copy down a few recipes into my various electronics and keep them that way. Very easy to search and index.
For the books I do keep, I have a large teak bookshelf. It's mostly sorted by size because each shelf is set at a different height. That works OK because most authors tend to publish their next book in the same form factor as their previous book.
But it was the only way I had to maximize the storage.
My cookbooks are often in the kitchen with me. I write in them, mark them and re-index in the front pages. Recipes I use frequently get indexed in front for quick reference. And ones I use a lot get put in my Visor or Palm for instant and ever ready access. I ALWAYS keep a source reference to the original book in my electronic versions so I can give proper credit if I share it, or if i need to reference the original for some reason.
Phil |