dust jackets

[Elizabeth86]

Do you use them or hate them or toss em out as soon as you get a new book.

 

I hate them on kids books especially and so does my dh so we toss em. They just get ripped.

[maize]

They get tossed when I find them on the floor away from their book :)

[Lanny]

Use them...  A couple of years ago, I bought  4 Used mass market hardback non-fiction books (autobiographies).  they have the Dust Jackets on them. I hope that will protect them a little.  I've read one of the books and am about 60% finished with the 2nd one.  Which reminds me I need to dedicate some time each day to reading them...

[marbel]

I generally get rid of them unless they're beautiful.  The beautiful ones I set aside while I read the book, then put back on when I'm finished.  

 

 

[regentrude]

They stay on the books. We never had the get ripped.

[HomeAgain]

They stay on the books here.  We've rarely had an issue with them ripping, and they usually make the book more appealing.  I have a plastic one that will need to be tossed, sadly, having cracked down the spine.  It is clear but had all the writing on it for the back cover.  I still don't want to take it off because of that.

[gardenmom5]

I keep my dust jackets.  they're to protect the book.  I cover them in clear contact paper - and they protect from dirt, grime and wet spots - and are easy to wipe off.

[PuddleJumper1]

If the cover of the book is the same as the dust jacket it generally goes (especially on ds' books as they get ripped pretty quick). If the dust jacket is different, the book cover is plain or it's a special edition then the cover stays. How's that for a clear cut answer. :laugh:  

[Ali in OR]

The only books with dust jackets in our house that I can recall are children's books. I removed them and saved them on an upper shelf in their closet for many years, then put them back on the books when the chance of destruction was low. My kids were always pretty careful with books--they didn't need board books because they were gentle. But I took the dust jackets off anyway.

 

I read library books and paperbacks--no dust jackets.

[alisoncooks]

If the cover of the book is the same as the dust jacket it generally goes (especially on ds' books as they get ripped pretty quick). If the dust jacket is different, the book cover is plain or it's a special edition then the cover stays. How's that for a clear cut answer. :laugh:

Same here.

[Night Elf]

I've always kept them on while the book is on the shelf but I take them off when I read the book. 

[kewb]

Dust jackets make the best book marks.  I always keep them. Then insert flap on the page I am stopping on.  I am fascinated by people who can just toss the dust jacket.  It protects the book.  

[Pam in CT]

I am not a particularly fastidious reader -- I drop at least a book a year into the bathtub -- but my dust jackets never rip. When my kids were toddlers, sure, rips happened, on the cover but also inside the book itself.  One of children's first developmental tasks in our household was to learn how to handle books properly.  Once they did, I added better books to the paperbacks and board books and library sale editions on the bottom shelves within their reach.

 

I also do the inside-cover-as-a-bookmark thing.  Cuz I was raised that dog-earing was a mortal sin.  Old habits die hard.

 

This is an area of significant marital divergence with my husband -- he grew up removing dust covers, and thereafter promptly losing them.    :willy_nilly: I hate uncovered books on the shelves -- I tend to remember what they look like, the colors and font size, so I can't find anything if the covers are off.  I sneak around behind him and rescue his covers.  Fortunately he doesn't read many books, he's more a magazine and Kindle guy.

Edited July 10, 2017 by Pam in CT

[ILiveInFlipFlops]

I've always kept them on while the book is on the shelf but I take them off when I read the book. 

 

This is what I do as well. Occasionally a jacket has gotten ruined while it's off the book, and then I have no problem tossing it. Otherwise, I do try to keep it if I can. Not really a big deal to me either way though. I'm way more concerned about the spines!

[ILiveInFlipFlops]

I sneak around behind him and rescue his covers. 

 

:lol:

[stephanier.1765]

I take them off and put them in a safe place while the book is in use. When we are done with the book, we put it back on and either place it on a shelf as a keeper or take it to the used bookstore. The bookstore gives us more when there is a jacket on the book.

[meena]

I keep them on. I'm a weirdo who doesn't like the way the naked cover feels when I hold the book.

[Bluegoat]

I hate them passionatly.  They are always getting in my way and tearing.  I would get rid of them all if it were only up to me.

 

Dh thinks this is crazy and we should keep them.  No dust on his books.

[lllll]

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Edited July 25, 2017 by tentwelve

[nixpix5]

I love them....I mean LOVE them. I love hardback with dust jackets so much that I buy library binding and put them on all of my books to make them beautiful and durable. I might be in the minority on this but when I buy used books I love when they are from libraries already with their binding. It is a wonderful sensory response for me to open and read a library bound covered book. Must be from my years growing up going to our public library :)