http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/chromatically-arranged-bookstore/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/chromatically-arranged-bookstore/comment-page-1/#comment-85018 Kim Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:44:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/chromatically-arranged-bookstore/#comment-85018 I know of a bookstore chain from the South that used to shelve its books in an "alpha-purty" style. You would usually find the A's on one shelf, but they would be arranged where the tallest books were on the end and the rest sloped down to the middle. Customers and booksellers alike had the devil of a time finding books. Ultimately they changed to a strict alphabetizing system. I know of a bookstore chain from the South that used to shelve its books in an “alpha-purty” style. You would usually find the A’s on one shelf, but they would be arranged where the tallest books were on the end and the rest sloped down to the middle. Customers and booksellers alike had the devil of a time finding books. Ultimately they changed to a strict alphabetizing system.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/chromatically-arranged-bookstore/comment-page-1/#comment-84816 liz Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:28:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/06/chromatically-arranged-bookstore/#comment-84816 when i lived in the bay area, i went to this bookstore time and time again during this show... beautiful books, harmoniously arranged by color, and lots of cats. i was completely in heaven! when i lived in the bay area, i went to this bookstore time and time again during this show… beautiful books, harmoniously arranged by color, and lots of cats. i was completely in heaven!

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