This is a great bookshelf for the price.  I would have expected to pay much more (and saw it for more on other sites).  It has a nice bar across the back to keep books from falling off behind the shelves.  Although you do need to put it together, you are just attaching the shelves to the sides which are already assembled so takes about 20 minutes at the most.  If you need a nice, counter height bookshelf I would recommend this one.