Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is a 5 stars product to me even with its few flaws. Why?! because it works perfectly fine as a bookshelf and it's pretty inexpensive. According to the instruction, each tier can hold up to 15 lb, which is reasonable a rating for its design. General speaking the lowest shelf is the strongest, thus, the heavier books should go down there. If you look at the second photo in my review, you will see a particle board with a pre-drilled hole. That is how the whole thing is put together. There are 2 holes in each side, and each board is secured with 4 screws in each side. Because particle board doesn't have a lot of strength, this design is NOT very strong at all. While a 15 lb rating is good enough for most people, you can increase its holding power by installing few small L-brackets underneath each rack and after that it would be very nice. I can tell that the particle boards is of very high quality and it should hold up to 50 lb after installing few L-brackets. (Update: I went out and bought few L-brackets for few dollars. And After installing them, the boards are totally stable. These brackets are necessity for this shelf in my opinion, even if you don't really put too much weight in it.) The other thing I want to say is the 3 back panels. Despite of their thinness, they are actually very important for stabilizing the whole frame. The instruction doesn't say to nail in the middle section and it doesn't come with extra nails neither, but it's crucial to have nails in those strategical spots. I got my own small black nails and hammer in 12 extra nails in the middle sector. See photos. Last but not least, I will buy this shelf again. If not to put books in, it can be used as a very nice organizer for other stuffs. Shipping is surprising fast for a heavy item like this. I ordered in on Sep 8, and got it here in Sep 12, and it's free shipping.