When I buy something that is "build yourself" I usually expect it to be a lower quality, not as sturdy, super hard to put together, etc. You get what you pay for, right? WRONG! This was super easy to put together, maybe took me an hour. Once it was put together it was super sturdy and I felt like the quality would be something I would've paid MUCH more for at a furniture store. Way better than IKEA plus free shipping... You can't go wrong with this. One warning, 60" is shorter than I imagined haha. Be sure to measure unlike I did. I love the look of this bookcase so much though I will probably just purchase a second one to make up for the height! LOVE!