skeeterbug Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 On children's books I generally remove the dust jacket so they don't get ruined. So I've ended up with this big stack of them and I'm not sure why I'm keeping them. I guess with the thought that I might eventually sell the book and having the dust jacket will increase the value. Worth it? What do you do with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 If the hardcover itself is printed (where it looks exactly like or similar to the dust jacket), I toss the dust jacket. If not printed, I tend to keep the dust jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I toss them. I am not a saver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeofgrace Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I toss them. Can't stand them. They just fall off, get torn, etc. I will say that it did take me a while to be able to throw them out,but like you I ended up with a stack of them. I finally gave myself permission to throw them out! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I keep them in the closet with the same thoughts running through my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I throw them away. I don't like the way they hang off and flap around, and we don't have a lot of storage space in our house. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I keep dust jackets on the books. I also cover them with clear contact paper so I can enjoy the dust jackets - and they don't get ruined. (they also help to protect the book - which is their job.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu822 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Recently I've been saving some to frame and hang. :-) Otherwise I leave them on. I've been known to add Mylar covers to absolute favorites. I still remember the day I learned to cover books from my librarian mother. :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I keep the dust jackets on the books because their purpose is to protect the book - not to be protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I keep dust jackets on the books. I also cover them with clear contact paper so I can enjoy the dust jackets - and they don't get ruined. (they also help to protect the book - which is their job.) What a good idea! Wish I had heard of this early on. I tossed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in TN Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 If the hardcover itself is printed (where it looks exactly like or similar to the dust jacket), I toss the dust jacket. If not printed, I tend to keep the dust jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in TN Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 If the hardcover itself is printed (where it looks exactly like or similar to the dust jacket), I toss the dust jacket. If not printed, I tend to keep the dust jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in TN Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I do this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Toss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I keep the dust jackets on the books. DD likes to remove them, but I prefer to keep them to protect the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Mine are all stuffed in shelf in the closet. I understand that their purpose is to protect the book but the darn things just don't stay on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Yes, but I don't know why. I don't think I'll ever sell them because I love them. That would be the only reason to keep them, IMO. They are in a box in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I used to carefully save them in a stack but eventually decided I was okay with tossing them. I see the argument for them but they don't work in our busy house with lots of kids and they make a book harder to hold in one hand to read while nursing a baby. Also, I don't mind that it makes our wall-to-wall floor-to-ceiling bookshelves just a tad more visually calming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom2011 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 They are annoying! I toss them as soon as I get the book, unless the book does not have a printed cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineinthesand9 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I'm a tosser, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I keep them on the books. Very few of them have ever been torn and they don't seem to bother anyone here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillian Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I tried to keep them and failed. Now I toss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Not only do I keep them the dustjackets for hardcover books, I buy Brodart covers and wrap the dustjackets. The cost of the Brodart covers does add up, but since we have relatively few hardcovers with DJs intact (most of our books are used) I like to protect them when I can. The covers are also useful for "rescuing" very old used-book dustjackets that have seen better days. Even if a DJ is chipped and torn, you can do some repair work (taping up the tears from the inside, etc.) and then encase the whole thing in the cover. I actually just did this with a first edition of The Year at Maple Hill Farm--the DJ was torn almost in half and the edges were quite chipped, but it's been rescued! It doesn't look perfect, but I consider the cover art on that particular DJ to be essential to the book (the cloth-bound book itself has almost no decoration on the boards), so I'm glad I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I absolutely keep the jackets for childrens books. Not sure why other than the fact I like to keep books in as close to their original state as possible. Like a weird respect thing. However, for non-fic books that I buy for myself....they are high-lighted, filled with sticky notes and have notes in the margins. And I like it that way :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Toss 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I swear I read an eerily similar post a couple of months ago. Maybe it's just déjà vu. Anyhow, I keep them on until they are ripped or so ugly I can't stand it anymore. Then I toss the jackets and my books go naked from then on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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