kbpaulie Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) OK, if you all know this already then I'm the only slow learner.... I recently purchased a used paperback book came with the corners taped. It was an ah-ha moment. Take about a 3" piece of clear packaging tape. Put about half of it on the corner of your book, open book and wrap the other half around to reinforce and strengthen the corner of your paperbacks and minimize wear and tear. I just finished w/ our usborne encyclopedias. Edited August 16, 2012 by kmoncelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 That is a great idea, and I had not heard of it. Thanks! My Handbook of Nature Study is quite dog-eared. Now, if I could just keep the pages from falling out of my Usborne encyclopedias... :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhjmom Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I order book covering from a library supply. It it like clear contact paper only thicker and if you order the right kind, repositionable. I also prefer matte over gloss and you can choose either. I cover all our non-consumable paperbacks with it! Love the stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Reviving thread in case someone can tell me more about the repositionable book covers fhjmom mentioned. Our paperback Saxon and AoPS books are going to go through a lot of use. I thought I'd trying covering them with contact paper, but I'm wondering if there is something easier to work with. Wrinkles would drive nuts, and contact paper and I do not get along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEGway Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Reviving thread in case someone can tell me more about the repositionable book covers fhjmom mentioned. Our paperback Saxon and AoPS books are going to go through a lot of use. I thought I'd trying covering them with contact paper, but I'm wondering if there is something easier to work with. Wrinkles would drive nuts, and contact paper and I do not get along. I was interested, too. Google led me here... http://www.thelibrar...-1554/clearseal HTH Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Reviving thread in case someone can tell me more about the repositionable book covers fhjmom mentioned. Our paperback Saxon and AoPS books are going to go through a lot of use. I thought I'd trying covering them with contact paper, but I'm wondering if there is something easier to work with. Wrinkles would drive nuts, and contact paper and I do not get along. FWIW, one of my AoPS books has an old-fashioned brown-paper-bag book cover. The other one has clear packing tape in certain sensitive spots (on the right edge of the cover and around the binding). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have begun covering the spines and corners with clear packing tape also. It really helps a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have this tape and like it. It's thicker than regular tape: Scotch Book Tape http://www.amazon.com/Scotch®-Book-845-Inches-Yards/dp/B00006IF5R/ My library recently stopped putting plastic sticky covers over paperbacks; apparently it didn't help with their most often sort of wear, which is at the binding. I bought some used books in the UK that have plastic sleeve type covers, like a plastic version of the sort I used to make when I was in school. I would only use those on very worn books, though, as I think they're kind of pricy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEGway Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 This may not be the place to ask, but is there any way to repair a paperback whose binding is coming unglued/pages falling out? Do any of the products already mentioned have a way to address that? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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