I have wanted to do this, but someone told me that it's not good for the CDs to be 'touching' the fabric/cloth/something when they are in a case like that. When they are in the jewel cases, they "float" and have less chance of getting scratched or ruined. Do you have an opinion about this?

we keep all our cds and dvds (even software cds) in cases like these.

eventually we'll move to a better organized case (by genre, alphabetical, etc), but they save much space and are perfect for easy access. my daughter can look through the book and easily find the movie she wants to watch by looking at the cover.

i have yet to have a problem with anything being ruined/damaged/etc. we have been doing this for many many years now. most of my cds were like this (i was in college, it was easy to tote) and those cds are still in great condition.

i have had no issues with damage.

i think so many of us are up loading our cds onto the computer, so this also eliminates the constant sliding in and out of the disk.

maybe purists would feel that this isn't the best way. but i love the accessibility and have found no problem with damage.

If you do this, please offer the empty jewel cases to your local library. They usually need more to replace broken ones.

i love this idea about donating them to the library!

I'm a cover art junkie, so this is a no-go for me.

If you can get those binders with a closure other than zippers, that is great - otherwise you're more likely to scratch the playing surface on the zipper when you take the CD out of one of the top pockets (my kids did this with their DVDs - won't make that mistake again).