Very pleased with this purchase! It was much cheaper than many of the other similar ladder book cases I've seen and it looks great! I was given an estimate of its arrival date about 2 weeks after I ordered it and it came in 3 days. It was challenging to assemble and the directions were picture only (with faded ink), however this difficulty seems to be the nature of ladder book cases. With two of us working together we were able to assemble it without too much difficulty. The bottom shelf is the sturdiest (has the extra leg) and it can easily accommodate a shelf full of books. However, you might want to be careful with how much weight you put on the higher shelves. But again, this seems to be the nature of ladder book cases. I would definitely recommend this product and buy again.