As we all know that the internet has ruled our lifestyle and everyday activities, especially in terms of getting information from different kind of resource. Internet has also change people in many ways, particularly reading behaviour. Meanwhile most people read from print put paper and from the computer screen in stead of read from books. This situation seems to be increasingly continued and the importance of book has become decreased among this group of people. However, there is other group of people who still see the importance of reading from books and they still be kind of books lovers no matter how much the internet has changed our life style.



This group of people continue to seek the best way to keep their books securely and one of the most popular ways to keep books is bookcase. Generally, book case is not the same as book shelf. As books case is something that you can contain just one or two of your favourite books to make sure that they are kept in a good place with maximum protection but book shelf is something that we use for keep bulk of books and book shelf does not provide enough protection. However, in some case, book case could be referred to book shelve as they have similar functions, many libraries defined bookcase as same as book shelf.

The material that commonly used for bookcase is wood due to its sturdy, handsome and traditional, reasonable price as well as durable and resist to severe temperature changes. There are some type of book case that made from metal but they still not popular because metal does not provide elegant look and aesthetic appeal, which sometime do not match to the taste of home users. Moreover, there are book cases that made form other type of materials such as granite stone or marble. But they also not popular as book case itself needs intensive care and they are very expensive.

About the design, the traditional design of book case still be the square shape with plain colour or wood color. This trend seems not to be changed in the near future as people still focus on form and function rather than design and color. If the book case could provide maximum protection to their favourite books so the design and colour are not the top priority. However, there is a great development of book case colour and design. New book cases have been developed in different shapes in a modern, stylish fashion, with shelves of different sizes and lengths. Some design even more fashionable by adding some decorative items.

Some type of book case especially if it refers to book shelf, require users to manual assemble it. By having this kind of book case, sometimes you have to spend sometimes with it. However, as mentioned above that there are many kind of book case available so you probably do not have to choose the most expensive one as they may not always worth its value. Just to make sure that you get the one that good function at reasonable price. Now you have better idea about what is book case actually as well as how to choose the proper one to fit to your need and budget.