How to prevent books from falling or tipping and keeping them vertical

If you are a physical books lover you have surely faced this problem many times in your life. Books are not only for reading, it’s also the way they look and feel. I have a bookshelf, one common problem I face while keeping books nicely and vertically is that they keep falling or tipping. Especially books which are thin or skinny, that do not have a wide enough stable base for support.

This is where a bookend or a pair of bookends come into play. A bookend is a simple book support stand that prevents your book from falling or tipping. They come in various shapes and forms. But I prefer the ones which are slim, take up low space, and are almost invisible.

Please check out the video below where I explain how a typical bookend works: