My Top Eight Book Accessories

To many who are outside of the "bookish community," it can be hard to picture how you can accessorize your books or accessorize reading. However, it's a very simple thing to do, and just like anything else you'd accessorize.

I personally differentiate between "reading accessories" and "book accessories." For me, this is mainly because while most of my book accessories can overlap with my reading accessories, not all of my reading accessories can overlap with my book accessories. However, this is my personal opinion and differentiation. You don't have to differentiate like this, and if you do, it doesn't have to be the same way I do.

Yesterday, I'll be focusing on my top six reading accessories.

Today, I'll be focusing on my top eight book accessories.

Book Accessory One: Bookshelf.

This one may be an "obvious" one, but I wanted to include it. This is mainly because, even if you don't have a traditional bookshelf, any surface that can be used for books, and that you do use for books, can be considered a "bookshelf."

Book Accessory Two: Book sleeve.

Book sleeves are great ways to travel safely with your books, especially if you want to protect your books from damage out of your control.

Book Accessory Three: Goodreads.

I use these Goodreads for specific books and to keep track of my TBR pile, currently reading pile, and read pile.

Book Accessory Four: Bookends.

I use bookends more as decoration for my bookshelf, but they are useful if you have enough space for them to hold up books on your shelf.

Book Accessory Five: Bookmarks.

Bookmarks are a great way to accessorize your books, especially when you can cycle between a few.

Book Accessory Six: Booklight.

Booklights are useful for when you're reading in the dark before bed.

Book Accessory Seven: Bookstand and/or book page holder.

This is a great way to accessorize, and they're an easy way to keep your page.

Book Accessory Eight: Personalized bookplate stamp and/or library kits.

Not only are they personalizable, but they're also a great way to keep track of books you loan out.