Do you feel it would be sturdy enough to hold heavy college text books (about 3 inches thick) for fairly long periods of time while I am reading?
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Yes it will hold it... But you wont be able to used one at a time when you have it open with College book will take all the space. But it can hold a 5 inch thick book... I used large books too..
1248305
Yes, I keep a big laptop (18 inch) on this and work for extended periods (8-12 hours).
402880
It is fairly sturdy but I don't think it would support boxes of books but I have a container of knitting & crocheting things on top of it. I love the 2 I have and need 1 more!!!
1941567
Yes. It is supporting my 13" apple laptop right now and could easily hold something heavier and wider. This is a VERY sturdy book stand.
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I don't use it for that but it is sturdy enough to handle that kind of weight. I don't think you could use it hands free due to the tight binding on books. But I absolutely love mine!
421226
Since the shelves are glass, I would be careful about putting a LOT of weight on it - but it is definitely sturdy enough to hold a few books, but I would not use it to load the full shelf necessarily.
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I've never wanted to find out how much exactly, cause I don't want it to break. But I've been able to put all of my college books on it along with my laptop and some food. I really don't think it would break unless you say on it or put something that would obviously be too much weight on it. It's also wide enough for me to do my work on.
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I don't use mine for books, but it looks like heavy books would do just fine....
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I would say a heavy book would probably cause the shelves to bend and possibly snap. When I push down on them they flex.
778373
Mine holds a lot of heavy textbooks, binders and notes for class, and all my food. So, I would say a lot.
1337794
I don't know that i would use them to hold textbooks sized but maybe paperback novels. I haven't put a whole lot of weight on mine since i use them at artist alley. The times i have used it for heavier storage it has not batted a eyelash though. As long as you don't weight it with 30 math books you should be alright.
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It is hard and sturdy. I would not put stacks of books on it....but pants and other clothes would be fine. Hope this helps..I use it for my watercolor supplies.
1993226
It can definitely hold a book that tall as long as it's not super duper thick. I have a big heavy calculus back that fits in this book stand fine. It's very sturdy.
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I don't think you'd have a problem with the bag holding up. My only complaint was that it was too small to carry text books.
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Yes, it can hold books and sturdiness is not the problem. The weave just makes it hard to stand up tall narrow objects like glasses, statues, narrow vases, etc.
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I placed college text books on the bottom to help anchor the bookcase. All of the rest of the shelves I filled with books - both paperback & hardback, along with some vases & pictures on the small areas. It seems to be totally sturdy. I don't know for sure how much weight I actually have in the shelf, but it is FULL!
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I have used mine for a year with large textbooks and it hasn't broken yet. I think it is pretty sturdy.
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Yes, I know it can. I had the same question as you did when I first purchased them, and I was nervous that the shelves would not hold. They do. While typing I am looking at them right now and the shelves are strong. A suggestion that I have is, put the heavier books on the bottom shelf, and the shelf that is the 2nd one up, because these shelves are secured to the sides. In addition to being a college student, I am also a school teachers. I put my teachers edition textbooks on these shelves, and They are holding up fine. Actually most of my books are hardback that are on the shelves. I am very pleased with how these shelves look and how they hold their weight.