I got the waxed look bookcases and they are lovely looking but I do use them to store paperback as well as hardback books so there have been some issues. We have only had the bookcases 5 months and at least three of the shelves are sagging even though those shelves are not holding the heavier books. I may need to by extra brackets to make them more solid to hold my books. If I could I would request 3 replacement shelves but I don't think there is a warranty on these.