How to Pack and Protect Books When Moving

 When it comes to moving, books can be a real pain. If you're moving a long distance, and movers are charging you by weight, make sure you carefully sort through your books and determine what you really want to keep and pay to move. Books are heavy. Even paperbacks can add up to weigh a lot. If you're like most readers, you tend to accumulate an entire library over a short time, so find a good home for them and know that someone else will be getting just as much joy from reading them as you did.

Secure the Bottom of the Box

Once you've decided which books you're moving, make sure you use the right box. You want to make sure that the box will support the weight and be free from any type of water damage.

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